Stress. It makes your heart pound, your breathing quicken and your forehead sweat. But while stress has been made into a public health enemy, new research suggests that stress may only be bad for you if you believe that to be the case. Psychologist Kelly McGonigal urges us to see stress as a positive, and […]
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Can a smartphone add a new dimension to fostering mental health? Margaret Morris reveals how subjects successfully interacted with their phones throughout the day — mapping moods, charting physical responses and getting instant ideas on confronting situations — and rather than expressing concerns about privacy, they wanted to share their emotions with others.
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Neuroscientist Kay M. Tye investigates how your brain gives rise to complex emotional states like depression, anxiety or loneliness. From the cutting edge of science, she shares her latest findings — including the development of a tool that uses light to activate specific neurons and create dramatic behavioral changes in mice. Learn how these discoveries
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Nearly 450 million people are affected by mental illness worldwide. In wealthy nations, just half receive appropriate care, but in developing countries, close to 90 percent go untreated because psychiatrists are in such short supply. Vikram Patel outlines a highly promising approach — training members of communities to give mental health interventions, empowering ordinary people
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In our WIMS Wellbeing Webinar for Young People event on 8 March 2021, Grace Tutty, Occupational Therapist with St Patrick’s Mental Health Services, examined the meaning of self-care and the kinds of daily choices young people can make to look after their wellbeing. Self-care is about daily choices, and making decisions to look after ourselves.
St Louis Secondary School, Monaghan won the Secondary School | Short Film category in our 2020/21 Frame of Mind short film competition. Frame of Mind aims to improve mental health awareness and remove the stigma associated with mental health difficulties. See all our competition winners and find out more at walkinmyshoes.ie/campaigns/frame-of-mind
Runner-up in the 2020/21 Frame of Mind short film competition went to John the Baptist Community School in County Limerick. Frame of Mind celebrates film as a means to creatively challenge mental health stigma or highlight a positive health message. Find out more at walkinmyshoes.ie/campaigns/frame-of-mind
“It’s the hardware, not the software”. RTÉ 2fm’s Eoghan McDermott speaks with Professor Paul Fearon, Medical Director at St Patricks Mental Health Services, to put the biological factors that contribute to our mental health and wellbeing under the microscope. Learn about the fascinating ways that our brains work, and how knowledge about the connections between
Whether you are back in the office, working remotely, or parenting from work, the impact of COVID-19 means that working life has undergone a dramatic transformation in a short space of time. Watch back as Chief Executive Officer of St Patrick’s Mental Health Services (SPMHS), Paul Gilligan; SPMHS’ Advocacy Manager and registered occupational therapist, Louise
“Mindfulness isn’t difficult. We just need to remember to do it.” Sharon Salzberg. Enhance your morning routine, increase your attention, and focus and improve your overall wellbeing with a beautiful, guided mindfulness workshop from Debbie Van Tonder of St Patrick’s Mental Health Services. This practice formed part of our WIMS Live 2020 programme: for more
When a person in your life is going through a mental health difficulty, knowing how you can best support them can feel like a bit of a puzzle at first.
This exercise will help you slow down and engage with what is happening around you.
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