Emotional Wellbeing

When you go off to sixth form, college or uni, or look for a job, it’s common to feel a bit lost and lonely. So it’s good to have some ideas about how you’ll look after yourself. With special thanks to Samaritans of Blackburn with Darwen, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley, who funded this animation. _ …

Mental Health Ireland’s Men’s Mental Health event October 2021

When you’re going through or recovering from a mental health difficulty, knowing you have a group of people to support you can be a huge boost and reassurance. Family, friends and carers can be there to listen, to share, and to help you recognise when you might need some extra support. You might also find …

Journaling is the practice of keeping a diary or journal that explores your thoughts and feelings around the events of your life. It can be a really useful tool for stress reduction, self-knowledge, emotional healing and more. Dr Declan Lyons, Consultant Psychiatrist at St Patrick’s Mental Health Services, takes us through the power of journaling …

Our mind likes to travel through time: it jumps into the future and pops back to the past. Dr Claire O’Driscoll Lawrie of St Patrick’s Mental Health Services leads us through an exercise in which we take a few minutes to observe where our mind goes. Take a few minutes out just for you and …

Progressive muscle relaxation is a practice that helps to reduce high emotion in your body by having you tense and then relax every muscle. Take some time out for your wellbeing to enjoy this practice, guided by Dr Claire O’Driscoll Lawrie of St Patrick’s Mental Health Services. For more wellbeing activities and practices, subscribe to …

What a difficult but wonderful task! Our members try to sum up Grow Mental Health in one word for World Mental Health Week 2021!

In the last step of this wonderful series, Seasoned Grower Jonathan Mullen recounts living with schizophrenia, isolation, bipolar, and depression, and explains how he used Step 12, ‘We carried Grow’s message to others in need’ to help others on his journey.

Seasoned Grower Carina tells us about how her health and wellbeing was impacted by family issues, suicide, and grief, and how she used Step 11; ‘We grew daily closer to maturity’ to get her life back on track.

In this special Pride Edition of our 12-Step series, Becky Harold shares her empowering story of transitioning gender with Síle Tracey and discusses how Grow Mental Health and the LGBTQI+ community helped her along the way.

Alice, Jigsaw Youth Advisory Panel member and Sinead, Jigsaw Clinician talk about the effects of stress and how to support a friend who is stressed.

Ricky, aged 24, talks about going to Jigsaw for help with his mental health.