MHS Live
By Shauna WB
A podcast by Maynooth University’s Mental Health Society.
Every week Jess and Shauna will be interviewing mental health experts, activists and students on various topics. From how to keep a positive attitude during challenging times to mental health in diverse communities to different mental health based events around campus, this podcast is the perfect place to learn and relax from your own home.
Check out our Instagram (@mhsmaynooth) and Facebook page (MU Mental Health Society) for more of our resources!
Every week Jess and Shauna will be interviewing mental health experts, activists and students on various topics. From how to keep a positive attitude during challenging times to mental health in diverse communities to different mental health based events around campus, this podcast is the perfect place to learn and relax from your own home.
Check out our Instagram (@mhsmaynooth) and Facebook page (MU Mental Health Society) for more of our resources!
MHS LiveFeb 22, 2022
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Self-Care in Stressful Times
Welcome back to MHS Live, Maynooth Mental Health Society’s podcast! After a short break, we’re back with a new episode. Today we’re talking about minding our mental health during stressful times, whether it’s a more global stress or a personal one! Listen in to hear some tips!
Mar 29, 202231:13
Women Who Inspire Us!
Today our Vice President Sarah joins me (Shauna) to celebrate International Women’s Day! We’ll be chatting about women who inspire us, and see where that conversation takes us! It’s a nice, feel good one today so I hope you enjoy! And keep an eye on our Facebook and Instagram stories for you to send in the women who inspire you!
Mar 07, 202218:01
Body Image & Eating Disorders
Hey everyone! This week is Eating Disorder Awareness Week, so this week’s episode focuses on eating disorders and body image! If you want to learn more, you can visit www.Bodywhys.ie for lots more information! Here is a breakdown of the topics in this episode in case you want to skip over any sections: 0:00 to 3:20 - Intro, 3:20 - 13:02 Eating Disorders, 13:20 - 20:37 Prevalence and why they are prevalent in our generation, 20:37 - 29:52 Body Image & Social Media, 29:52 - 34:18 unhealthy eating culture in college, 34:18 - 37:17 BodyWhys, 37:17 - 45:11 How to Help A Friend & Outro
Feb 28, 202245:11
We’re Back!
Hey everyone and welcome back to our podcast! Life has really changed since the last time we published on here, and it turns out it’s gotten really busy! Because of this, we want to start sharing some of the educational aspects of what we do at MHS Maynooth on here, to make sure that no matter how hectic your schedule is, you’re still not missing out on these really important messages about mental health! In today’s episode, I (Shauna) will be talking about why we’ve decided to bring the podcast back, what we do at MHS, why I became interested in mental health promotion and a little bit about the supports Maynooth offer! Make sure to join our WhatsApp group and follow our Instagram @mhsmaynooth so you can be part of the conversation and send us the questions you want to hear answered! Enjoy!!💜💜
Feb 22, 202234:32
Jigsaw Meet MHS Live
This week on MHS Live Shauna and Jessie are joined by two youth volunteers with Jigsaw, Jess and Dean. Jigsaw is a free service for mental health in Ireland for young people aged between 12 and 25. Jess and Dean chat about their roles, Jigsaw itself and about how they’ve been minding their mental health in quarantine amongst much more! If you’d like to avail of Jigsaw’s services, visit their website jigsaw.ie for more guidance on how to get in touch with a local service or freefone 1800 JIGSAW (544 729).
Jun 14, 202014:02
Mike Edgar - Founder of Spark Soc
On this week’s episode, Jessie and Shauna are interviewing Mike Edgar, SU Officer of Clubs and Societies in IT Tralee and founder of Spark Soc, a Mental Health Society which won best new society at last year’s BICS. Mike chats to us about quarantine, mental health, how clubs and societies changed his college experience and a fundraiser he’s doing at the weekend for SpunOut.ie anchor.fm/mhslive/episodes/Mike-Edgar---Founder-of-Spark-Soc-ee0r9b
May 14, 202016:48
#4MentalHealth with Spun Out
For our first episode, Jessie and Shauna are joined by Niamh from Maynooth and Courtney from UCD from Spun Out. They, along with other members of Spun Out, have just launched a fantastic Mental Health initiative in Ireland to help support crisis supports through the Covid-19 pandemic.
To get involved with the campaign, use #4MentalHealth and text SPUNOUT 50300 to make a donation.
To get involved with the campaign, use #4MentalHealth and text SPUNOUT 50300 to make a donation.
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