A Mental Health Journey

A Mental Health Journey Podcast: #23: Nutrition and Mental Health with Margaret O’Brien

Podcast, Emotional Wellbeing /

In this episode, Conor is joined by the founder of Balance My Life, Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach, Margaret (‘Mags’) O’Brien to discuss the important roll that our nutrition can have in our mental health. They discuss how food impacts the serotonin in our bodies, how it effects our sleep, how it influences our energy and […]

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A Mental Health Journey Podcast: #22: Becoming More Mindful in Day to Day Life

Podcast, Mindfulness /

This episode is all about becoming more mindful in your day to day life. It recognises that mindfulness doesn’t need to be meditation. Mindfulness in its most simple form is having an awareness of your present experience, without any judgement for that experience. That could mean you are mindful when you recognise how tough your

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A Mental Health Journey Podcast: #21: Improving Your Mental Health

Podcast, Emotional Wellbeing, Men’s Mental Health, Women's Mental Health /

In this podcast, Conor follows on from episode #20 with ways, in his experience, that we improve our mental health when we think it could be declining, or just in general. Take 20 minutes and see what you think 🙂 Conor is not a therapist so these thoughts are his own and from his own

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A Mental Health Journey Podcast: #20: Noticing A Mental Health Decline

Podcast, Anxiety, Coping Skills, Depression, Emotional Wellbeing, Stress /

Mental health issues are a weird one where often times you yourself are the last person to notice they exist. Before we can reflect and act, we have to notice. The challenge is that noticing isn’t always as simple as it sounds. In this podcast, Conor shares his experiences of not noticing he was anxious/depressed/panicked

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A Mental Health Journey Podcast: #18: Helping a Loved One

Podcast, Breathing Techniques, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Coping Skills, Counselling, Depression, Emotional Wellbeing, Men’s Mental Health, Parent's Section, Recovery, Relationships, Resilience, Self Care, Women's Mental Health, Youth Section /

The question I get asked more than any other is “How can I support my partner/brother/sister/friend/colleague when they have anxiety or depression?”. In this podcast, I wanted to share what types of things people have done to help me in my mental health journey, and hopefully do so in a way that helps you to

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A Mental Health Journey Podcast: #17: Growing Up In War & Taking the Fight To ill Mental Health with Mandana Ahamadi, CEO of Aya

Podcast, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Resilience, Stress, Women's Mental Health, Youth Section /

Mandana Ahmadi is someone that I have only known for a few weeks but the moment I heard about her life story, I knew that I needed to have her on the podcast as my third interviewee.   Mani has a PhD in Computational Neuroscience and is the CEO of an exciting mental health start-up in

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A Mental Health Journey Podcast: #16: The Toughest Days of My Depression

Podcast, Coping Skills, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Depression, Emotional Wellbeing, Men’s Mental Health, Resilience, Stress /

This is a podcast for anyone who is having a sh*tty time at the moment. I have talked about my depression a lot, but in this podcast I want to share what my toughest days looked like, how I got through them and where I am now. Essentially, I get it. Just know that you

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A Mental Health Journey Podcast: #15: Wellbeing at Work with Dr. Nick Taylor, CEO of Unmind

Podcast, Coping Skills, Emotional Wellbeing, Employee Wellbeing, Self Care /

Dr. Nick Taylor’s interest in wellbeing began in his youth, while growing up with a sister who has down syndrome. His interest in the area led him on a path to becoming a trained clinical psychologist and eventually being appointed the NHS’s lead clinical psychologist in Central London. It was in that role that Nick

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A Mental Health Journey Podcast: #13: Self Compassion – Finding the courage to love yourself

Podcast, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Coping Skills, Emotional Wellbeing, Self Care /

When a friend or a loved one is going through a difficult time, our compassion comes out to comfort them and support them. So how come we often struggle to show the same compassion to ourselves in our moments of vulnerability and need?  In this episode, Conor shares his difficulties with having a naturally self-deprecating

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A Mental Health Journey Podcast: #14: The Physical Effects of Stress, Anxiety & Depression

Podcast, Anxiety, Body Scan, Breathing Techniques, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Coping Skills, Depression, Emotional Wellbeing, Recovery, Self Care, Stress /

The physical effects that stress, anxiety and depression can have on our bodies is incredible. For me, these have been the most challenging aspects of living with mental illness but through therapy, CBT and self-reflection, I have worked out how I can adapt and continue to live a full life. In this episode, I share

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A Mental Health Journey Podcast: #12: Children’s Mental Health & Well-being

Podcast, Children's Section, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Emotional Wellbeing, Mindfulness, Parent's Section, Youth Section /

Conor is not a parent but through his years in therapy and studying mental health, he has a number of reflections on his childhood and what he thought did help and what could have helped his wellbeing as he grew up. Episode includes references to #self-esteem building, activity participation, emotional understanding, #mindfulness and #CBT for

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