In this episode of the HSE Talking Health and Wellbeing Podcast, host Fergal Fox speaks with Dr. Eithne Hunt, an Occupational Therapist and Lecturer at University College Cork, about practical tips for students to support their health and wellbeing in third level education. This episode is full of useful information for students, parents and teachers […]
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Barry and Jenny talk more about the power of your personal story, why we tell it, how we summon the courage to share, and the absolute gift we give the listener when we do. Barry recently joined the Grow Content Creation Team to continue giving back beyond his Grow Group. He believes that we are
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Georgia Bell was a great runner as a child – but in college she fell out of love with the sport. She hung up her running shoes – and they gathered dust until Covid hit and she began to run again for fun. Turns out that aged 30, she’s one of the fastest women in
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In this episode, Dr. Rick and Forrest explore the all-too-common challenge of social anxiety. They break down what it really means to be socially anxious (hint: it’s not just being shy), where those feelings come from, and why they stick around. Rick explains the roots of social anxiety, highlighting the role of attachment styles and
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Anxiety can feel like something that is there to ruin our life, but the little alarm system going off inside us is actually incredibly important in giving us warning signals and keeping us alive. In this week’s episode Niall is joined by Dr. Richard Hogan, renowned psychotherapist and clinical director of Therapy Institute. Richard’s work
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It feels like our world is deeply polarized. We seem to fundamentally disagree with so many people – and with those disputes comes anger and hatred. Can anything bridge these yawning divides? It turns out that we aren’t as divided as all that. Our minds often fool us into thinking we disagree with people more
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Forrest explores how we can harness perfectionism’s strengths without getting captured by its vulnerabilities with therapist and author Katherine Morgan Schafler. They talk about perfectionism’s bad branding, and how our relationship with perfectionism can lead to it being either a superpower or a stumbling block. They discuss the different types of perfectionists, the limitations of
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Welcome back to a brand new season of Owning It. Join me and author/scientist/lawyer Anu Gupta to talk about the role and relationship between bias and anxiety, the impact bias on us and others and how it’s at the root of almost every social and cultural issue we experience.
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Dr Laurie HATES boredom! Since childhood she’s found it so painful that she’ll do anything to avoid being bored. She’ll watch crappy TV. She’ll find extra work to do. She’ll snack. But boredom is actually an incredibly useful tool to boost our happiness and creativity. With the help of leading boredom experts, Dr Laurie learns
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Sometimes people cross our paths that provide the perspective and language to deepen our understanding of our own journeys. Dr. Jim Lucey is one of those people and we were lucky enough to cross paths when he spoke at the Grow Mental Health National Weekend. Dr. Lucey spoke about the true power of story in
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Dr. Rick and Forrest explore one of the most interesting concepts in psychology: Carl Jung’s concept of the shadow. The shadow includes the “the things a person has no wish to be,” the uncomfortable aspects of ourselves that we deny or ignore. Facing those parts can be difficult, but becoming aware of the shadow, accepting
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Many people know that our free Grow Mental Health support groups are funded by the HSE (yay!), but what about the rest of our resources? It is through fundraising and donations that we are able to offer supports and connection beyond the groups. John and Stephen completed an epic cycling challenge in August to raise
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