Recovery

In this fascinating workshop delivered by Regional Chairperson of Grow Mental Health, Gertrude Howley, we learn the importance of Step 8, ‘We learned to think by reason rather by feelings and imagination.’

Seasoned Grower, Rob Stephen, explores how he overcame shyness and maintained his mental health with exercise in Step 7 of this series on the 12 Steps of Recovery & Growth- ‘We took care and control of our bodies’.

You may be currently experiencing trauma symptoms from the stress and crisis of your relationship. This can affect all aspects of your life. It is important to educate yourself on the symptoms and treatment of betrayal trauma. The first 20 minutes is psychoeducational, the rest of the video is a question and answer session. Kristin’s …

In this Step 6, ‘We committed to the journey even through the tough times,’ Seasoned Grower Zameel Brierley shares her story with Area Coordinator, Tracey Halloran, recounting her journey with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as a result mental illness, suicide and violence in her family.

Invites participants to reflect on their own thinking and consider how thinking patterns can impact  wellbeing. _______________ A new video-based mental wellbeing programme called Minding Your Wellbeing is now freely accessible. Brought to you by HSE Health and Wellbeing, this evidence-based programme provides a unique opportunity for people to learn more about mindfulness, gratitude, self-care and …

In the fifth step of our 12-part series, Grow’s Síle Tracey discusses the importance of ‘We also tackled our weaknesses and failures’ with Seasoned Grower, Christine Fitzgerald. Christine explains her journey from low self worth, depression and suicidal thoughts to hospitalization and eventually Grow Mental Health.

In this forth Step, Seasoned Grower Andy McLelland shares his journey of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Grow’s Area Coordinator Tracey Halloran. He explains how Step 4: ‘We acknowledged our gifts and our strengths’ has helped him along the way to recovery.

In this episode, Seasoned Grower Seamus Kelly recounts his experience with depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts with Grow’s Síle Tracey. This deep discussion is focused on Step 3 of the 12 Steps of Recovery & Growth, ‘We trusted the greater power of life, love and the world around us’.

In Step 2 of this 12-part series, our Seasoned Grower Wayne Kavanagh discusses how the words ‘We took our courage in our hands and asked for help’ played a major role in his own remarkable story of depression, anxiety and ultimate recovery.SHOW MORE

The first video in our 12-part series explores Step 1: We admitted we had lost our way and needed direction. Seasoned Grower Mike Watts chats to Area Coordinator Tracey Halloran about the ways he used this step in his own life to improve his mental health.

JD Schramm: Break The Silence for Suicide Attempt Survivors Even when our lives appear fine from the outside, locked within can be a world of quiet suffering, leading some to the decision to end their life. At TEDYou, JD Schramm asks us to break the silence surrounding suicide and suicide attempts, and to create much-needed …

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