The Mind Yourself Podcast

Join us for an insightful podcast episode featuring Emma Kirwan delving into the intricate world of loneliness.

Discover the latest findings, the science behind it, and practical strategies to combat this pervasive societal issue. Whether you've experienced loneliness yourself or want to better understand its impact, this conversation promises valuable insights and potential solutions.

Tune in to explore the human experience of loneliness and the quest for meaningful connections.

Emma's Links:

Researcher Profile - https://www.ul.ie/psychology/about/postgraduate-researchers/emma-kirwan-pg-researcher-profile

Twitter/X - @EKirwan8

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This week’s podcast explains the ins and outs of secondary school transition.

Join us as we dive deep into the challenges and opportunities that come with this pivotal step in a student's life. Whether you're a parent, educator, or just curious about the adolescent experience, this conversation offers valuable insights, practical tips, and expert perspectives to help navigate the intricacies of the secondary school transition.

From academic adjustments to social dynamics, we uncover the essential factors that shape this critical phase of development. Tune in and gain a better understanding of what it means to navigate the exciting yet challenging path from primary to secondary!

Links:

• https://www.researchgate.net/publication/260413071_Moving_to_the_next_school_at_age_10-14_years_An_international_review_of_psychological_development_at_school_transition
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30210385/
• https://www.ucl.ac.uk/pals/research/clinical-educational-and-health-psychology/research-groups/school-transition-and-adjustment

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Welcome back to a new season of The Mind Yourself Podcast!

In this intro episode Christy and Eoin will be discussing the theme for this seasons podcast and sharing some updates about Motus from over the last year.

In this season we will be diving into a number of varying topics all currently the theme of a particular PhD. We will be speaking to the academics covering topics such as boredom, trauma, loneliness, identity, mental health education development.

And don't worry about not being a qualified psychologist, a big focus of this season is to translate this research into interesting insights that anyone can grasp and learn from, so we know you will enjoy it.

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Join us for an inspiring podcast episode featuring successful clinical psychology doctorate student Heather Mithen who shares her journey from aspiring psychologist to Clinical Psychology Doctorate student in the UK.

In this illuminating conversation, she offers invaluable insights into the application process, shedding light on the strategies that helped her stand out and secure a coveted spot in her program. Get an exclusive peek behind the scenes as she discusses the rigorous yet rewarding experiences within her clinical psychology doctorate program, providing a glimpse into the world of psychological assessment, therapy, and research.

Whether you're considering a similar path or simply curious about the life of a clinical psychology student, this episode promises a wealth of information, guidance, and inspiration. Tune in and discover what it takes to thrive in the field of clinical psychology!

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Want to travel and get relevant psychology experience?

Prepare for a captivating podcast episode with Kate McGovern who has garnered invaluable psychology experience down under in the beautiful land of Australia. Join us as we embark on a journey through her unique experiences, from working in diverse clinical settings.

This conversation offers a rare glimpse into the world of psychology in the Southern Hemisphere, exploring the cultural nuances, professional opportunities, and personal growth that come with practicing psychology in Australia. Whether you're an aspiring psychologist or simply curious about the global landscape of mental health, this episode promises fascinating anecdotes, insights, and a deeper appreciation for the field.

Tune in to expand your horizons with a dose of Australian psychology!

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This week we move away from Clinical Psychology and into a new field, Organisational Psychology. Christy sits down with a former Motus team member, Deirbhrin Hanratty, to discuss her experiences moving into the business world and studying a Masters in Organisational Psychology at Manchester University.

This advanced course gives you a route into occupational psychology that is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS). This course helps you build theoretical understanding and research skills required by the Division of Occupational Psychology of the BPS in the following seven areas:

1. Psychological Assessment at Work
2. Learning, Training and Development
3. Leadership, Engagement and Motivation
4. Well-being and Work
5. Work Design, Organisational Change and Development
6. Research Design, Advanced Data Gathering and Analytical Techniques
7. Applying Psychology to Work and Organisations

Links: https://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/masters/courses/list/02302/msc-organisational-psychology/#course-profile

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In this episode we have Christy sit down for another solo monologue but this time to discuss his experiences on his current PhD.

Christy’s research focuses on the impact of social emotional learning on psychological well-being among early adolescents, with a particular focus on emotion regulation and stress regulatory capacity. Additionally, Christopher has an interest in preventing mental health issues among children and adolescents through education on cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness and neuroscience.

Links:

Dunning-Kruger Effect: https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/dunning-kruger-effect

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This week Christy sits down with Rebekah Hare to discuss her experiences on the Masters program at UL in Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology and also how she managed as a Dubliner heading down to Limerick to study.

This MSc programme seeks to equip candidates with a sound understanding of theory and research and develop core competencies and professional skills across a range of key domains including performance psychology, exercise and mental health, professional issues and ethics, and research design. The core aims of the programme are to create an outstanding and distinctive learning experience through innovations in teaching, instilling a scientist practitioner approach across both sport and exercise contexts, and highlighting the role of ethical considerations in practice.

Links: https://www.ul.ie/gps/course/sport-exercise-and-performance-psychology-msc

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This week we have Christy sits down with another member of the Motus family, Rebecca McDonnell, to discuss her experience studying the MSc in Applied Developmental Psychology at Queens University, Belfast.

Applied developmental psychology is the application of basic developmental science in applied contexts. The School of Psychology has expertise in development in adverse contexts and atypical development in an educational context. The school also has expertise in basic developmental science which will be an important element of the course. The topics covered in the MSc include: quantitative and qualitative research methods, atypical development in the classroom, childhood adversity: from basic science to improving outcomes, and theoretical perspectives on child and adolescent development.

Links:

https://www.qub.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate-taught/applied-developmental-psychology-msc/#overview

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This week we have Christy on his own to discuss the Masters he completed at the University of Edinburgh.

The program includes courses on the theoretical and methodological aspects of cognitive neuroscience, clinical neuropsychology and brain imaging, and you will complete a dissertation on one of these areas. You will also receive thorough training in advanced academic skills and research methods within psychology, including a comprehensive coverage of statistical modelling and research design using the R statistical language.

Links:

Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? - Franz De Waal (Book) : https://amzn.to/3OarkcM

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This week Christy is joined by two wonderful guests , Kate O'Meara and Luke Murphy, who have worked at Motus and completed the Mental Health Masters at University College Cork.

The MA in Applied Psychology (Mental Health) gives you an advanced understanding of the discipline of psychology in mental health settings. The course is designed to help you to appreciate both the potential and values of applied psychology, to think critically about psychological theory and practice, and to give you the opportunity to explore your own particular interests. It offers you an opportunity to develop a clear understanding of the practice of a professional psychologist, to advance understanding of mental health services, and to connect theory to practice under the supervision of either a clinical or counselling psychologist.

Links: https://www.ucc.ie/en/ckd39/

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In this episode Christy sits down with Dayna and Ciara who have worked on the Motus team to discuss their experience in UCD, Dublin for their Psychological Science Masters.

The focus of this programme is on acquiring basic applied psychology skills to equip you for doctoral studies in clinical, counselling, educational or organisational psychology, or for progressing to a PhD in psychological research. Over the course of the year students work with a staff member to complete a research project.  In keeping with the skills-based focus of the programme, the research is written up as a journal article that conforms to the publication style of an identified journal.  Applicants are invited to review the research areas of the School's Academic Staff. In most cases, students work on one of their supervisor's ongoing research projects.

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First episode of Season 5!

This season we focus on what it takes to get into a career in Psychology. 

We'll be talking to people who have completed/are completing masters, PhDs and doctorates in Ireland and abroad. The knowledge gap between getting a psychology degree and becoming a qualified psychologist is complicated, and we felt we needed to address it. 

To kick things off Christy will be describing his own path in the psychology industry.

Links:

Stumbling on Happiness by Dan Gilbert - https://www.amazon.com/Stumbling-Happiness-Daniel-Gilbert/dp/1400077427

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Have you ever consider sport and its impact on society? 

Well Eoin and Christy sit down to discuss just that.  In the final episode in series 4 of the podcast the lads discuss how sport shapes societal values outside of just giving people an outlet to exercise. While there are benefits to how sport can build confidence in kids and teach them to appropriately deal with winning and losing; sport can also have a big impact on driving certain values across broader society and so its is important that the values promoted with individuals in sport are positive so the broader impact of that sport on societal values are positive. A deep topic indeed but one that offers a nice alternative perspective on the importance of sport and nicely wraps up the season on the back of some fantastic conversation with athletes and experts from various fields! 

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What a pleasure it was to sit down with the fantastic Greg O'Shea.

Olympian, Presenter, Media Personality, Fitness Instructor, Love Island Winner and Law Graduate! Talk about one hell of a CV.

Greg sat down with Christy and Eoin for a very open and honest conversation. They discuss his experiences building up to and competing at the Olympics and the stresses that brought. Greg is very transparent about the pressures of being an elite athlete and speaks about how he dealt with it.

Naturally he also covered the challenges he has had since winning Love Island and transitioning into a career as a media personality and influencer after retiring from rugby. Not an easy transition for anyone but made much harder doing it all in the public eye.

As a high profile individual who naturally suffers from a lot of public scrutiny, Greg has a refreshing take on his own life and the lessons he has picked up along the way where we has ticked off an impressive array of sporting and professional achievements.

This is an opportunity to listen to Greg O'Shea completely unfiltered and honest from start to finish and we are sure you will have more than a few tips you can take from this discussion.

Links:

Greg's Instagram - @gregoshea

Greg's TikTok - @gregosheaofficial

BettrWithGreg Instagram - @bettrwithgreg

BettrWithGreg Website - https://bettrwithgreg.com/

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Christy and Eoin sit down to take a scientific look at sports performance and see how some positive emotional health practices can lead to increased performance. 

They cover things such as habits, motivation, the theory of having a workout partner and also discuss how humour can reduce stress and why this is important to an athletes performance. 

Finally they touch on body image and how sports has a real issue in this area. For a touch of science and theory with easy tips you can take away, this is the episode for you! 

Links: 

Simon Sinek (Find Your Why) - https://simonsinek.com/books/find-your-why/ 

Andrew Huberman Podcast - https://hubermanlab.com/ 

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This week Eoin and Christy are back together to dive into another key topic for athletes; Failure. This is a key area of sports psychology because its a challenging experience all athletes must learn to overcome and learn from. But also overcoming failures is part of life for everyone. 

The lads discuss how failure is linked to goal setting, the emotions of shame and pride and how failure if addressed in the right way can be a powerful force to create a positive outcome in the end.

This is a topic that resonates with everyone not just elite athletes so you don't want to miss it.

Links:

Coach Carter - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0393162/

Any Given Sunday - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0146838/

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This week we have the pleasure of inviting one of our own onto the podcast as our latest guest.

Aine Byrne has been with us from our early days and with her sports and fitness background has helped us with the fitness aspect of our services as our Fitness Consultant. She is also currently working as a Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Coordinator at BlueZone Fitness who we have partnered with for all fitness advice for our programs.

Aine has a lot of experience as an athlete herself also with many successes in Camoige and Gaelic Football. She comes with a degree in Exercise Science to help provide research backed fitness advice. 

Christy and Aine explore all aspects of personal training and the fitness industry while also putting a special lens on motivation as an aspect of health and fitness that many people struggle with and could do with more help with. So you want to tune in for this great conversation!

Links:

BlueZone Fitness Instagram - @_bluezonefitness

BlueZone Fitness Twitter - @BlueZoneFitnes2

Aine's Instagram - @aine_bluezonefitness

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A globe trotting ballet dancer, Suzan Sittig has travelled a lot in her pursuit of a ballet career. From being born and spending her early years in South Africa where she was first exposed to dancing before moving to the UK where she grew up and where she she took her ballet career to the next level as a student at the Royal Ballet School in London. 

Now as a Classical Ballet Dancer in the Vienna State Opera is a fully fledged professional dancer. She comes with a lot of experience and knowledge of the pros and cons of a dancing career and has a very refreshing view on the mental health implications of a career in the arts while also some great advice for any aspiring dancers from her years in the industry. 

As a sporting discipline that doesn't get the headlines like your popular sports such as football, rugby etc. this is a really fantastic insight from a less publicised sport but one that is intriguing to learn more about. This is a conversation that is worth a listen for everyone, not just dance enthusiasts! 

Links: 

Suzan's Blog - https://suzanwithaz.com/ 

Suzan's Instagram - @not.a.bunhead 

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Former Thai Boxer, Ultra-athlete, podcaster, Ultimate Week Survivor and Mental Health Advocate; talk about some serious life experiences.

Conor O'Keefe is an excellent role model with an eclectic sporting background and some exciting experiences such as appearing on a documentary that covered mental health and taking part in 'Ultimate Hell Week' tv show which is one of the toughest challenges anyone could experience.

His experiences from childhood have stood him in good stead as an adult and from this conversation you will see he has a very healthy view on life. Today he is a regular podcaster with his thought provoking show, 'Flip the Script', with a fantastically diverse set of guests covering everything from life and well-being to music, comedy and history.

In our chat Conor is very open and honest about his own life struggles and drops a lot of wisdom on how he tries to maintain a healthy and balanced life. So get out your notebooks because there will be advice in here you will want to remember!

Links:

- Flip The Script (Spotify) - https://open.spotify.com/show/78Cdc6H7dbG5fvRKst9Wxf

- Flip The Script (Youtube) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuX7qzmLrR6Tgt8NurBPjPg

- Ultimate Hell Week - https://www.facebook.com/ultimatehellweek/

- Conor's Instagram - @cokeeffe

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This week we have a great episode from when Eoin had the pleasure of sitting down with the impressive Hannah Tyrrell.

Hannah is a former Ireland Women's rugby union international. She represented Ireland at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup. She was also a member of the Ireland team that won the 2015 Women's Six Nations Championship. Tyrrell is also a former Ireland Women's rugby sevens international. She has also played two other football codes at a senior level. As a women's football player, Tyrrell played for St Catherine's in two FAI Women's Cup finals and played for Shamrock Rovers in the Women's National League. She also currently played Senior Ladies' Gaelic football for Dublin.

In 2015 Tyrrell first spoke publicly about her teenage struggles with mental health and an eating disorder and how playing sport helped her recovery. She was also previously an ambassador for the Tackle Your Feelings campaign headed by the Irish Rugby Union Players Association.

Talk about an impressive CV. This is an inspiring conversation with a role model for any young sports person. So make sure to leave a review if you enjoyed the episode.

Links:

Twitter - @hannahtyrrell21

Instagram - @hannahtyrrell21

Tackle Your Feelings Campaign - https://www.tackleyourfeelings.com/

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This week we are diving into nutritional side of athletic performance. Christy sits down with Kathryn Stewart, a registered dietitian, to discuss how diet can impact performance and ability to recover between events.

Kathryn qualified as a dietitian from Glasgow Caledonian University with First Class Honours. She has worked as a dietitian in both the UK and Ireland covering a range of clinical areas such as bowel surgery, gut disorders, oncology, stroke, respiratory conditions, heart health and weight management. She has also completed Level 1 Behaviour Change. Kathryn is trained in low FODMAP diet.

She also has some very interesting insights into the impact of over training and poor diet on your hormones which can be especially concerning for women as it can impact their menstrual cycle. Kathryn also covers tips and tricks for parents to help them develop good eating and diet habits with their kids.

Links:

Dublin Nutrition Centre - http://www.dnc.ie/

Instagram - @edible_evidence

Twitter - @edible_evidence

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This week, Eoin and Christy are back on the pod together to discuss the responsibility for coaches and parents of young athletes. 

They cover a wide range of topics from how sport can be a positive life learning experience for children as well has how important the role of a coach can be in the development of young athletes both in their sport and in their lives.

A very thought provoking and educational episode for parents or active/aspiring coaches in any sport.

Links:

James Leonard Podcast - https://anchor.fm/motus-learning/episodes/The-Mind-Yourself-Podcast-35---James-Leonard-The-2-Norries-Podcast-eu98lk

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This week is a very exciting episode where Eoin had the opportunity to sit down with Cormac Ryan to discuss his mental health journey.

A former Dublin county hurler Cormac has dealt with his own mental health challenges culminating in an eating disorder which he is still learning to live with.

His journey to recovery has led him to become an advocate for mental health awareness online with positive messages and updates on his progress across his social media. He also took part is a very eye opening documentary on Irish television which investigated the lives of 3 men suffering from eating disorders,

He now puts his attention to cycling challenges and is soon to embark on his biggest yet - Cycling alone across the United States from West to East. The entire expedition is in aid of Body Whys (an Irish eating disorder charity) and the promotional campaigns around this huge challenge is all centred on mental health awareness.

Cormac is a great guy with a great personal story but whats even better is he has also taken learnings from his experiences to try and help others.\

Links:

Donate to Project EDucate - https://www.idonate.ie/projecteducate

Unspoken Documentary - https://www.rte.ie/player/movie/unspoken/242007592177

Eating Disorder Interview with Cormac - https://www.the42.ie/cormac-ryan-dublin-5603345-Nov2021/?utm_source=shortlink

Achill to Athens interview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8IcUd6NEUE&feature=youtu.be

HUH Clothing - https://huhclothing.com/

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Christy and Eoin are back for the latest edition of our series on sports and sports psychology.

This week they dive into the topic of habits and how they form a key part of an athletes preparation and also how normal people can implement habits into their days to get more out of it. 

They also take a look at the validity of self-help books to see if they actually have genuine value or is it a lot of hot air.

Books:

The Power of Habit - https://charlesduhigg.com/books/the-power-of-habit/

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This week we are delighted to sit down with Dr. Ciara Losty. 

Ciara is a lecturer in applied sport and exercise psychology in Waterford Institute of Technology and course leader for the MSc in Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology programme. She is accredited as a Professional Member by Irish Institute of Sport Professional Quality Assurance Committee in in the area of sport psychology delivery. Cíara was part of team Ireland sport science and medical team for the London 2012  Olympic games. She served as Team Ireland's holding camp sport psychology support at the London Olympic Games - a role which involved working across all sports with athletes, coaches and team managers. She also worked with a range of Olympic athletes in preparation for Tokyo 2020. Currently Cíara works with modern pentathlon,  track and field, jump and flat jockeys and various Gaelic athletic association senior teams. Ciara is the current sport psychology service provider for the jockey pathway. The jockey pathway provides sport science and  sport psychology support to all licensed jockeys.   

Ciara's work : 

University Research - https://www.wit.ie/about_wit/contact_us/staff_directory/ciara_losty

Twitter - @CiaraLosty

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After a long hiatus, Christy and Eoin are back with the latest instalment of The Mind Yourself Podcast. This season they are investigating the relationship between sport and mental health. We will be speaking with experts in the field of sports psychology. 

We wanted to cover this topic because sport is often the only way that some children can develop discipline, gain one good adult, and even improve their emotional intelligence. We will have a range of sports psychologists, athletes and exercise scientists this season, who vary in expertise across individual and team sports. In this first episode we will cover some of the key personality traits that are common in elite athletes. We will look at how these characteristics can enhance sport performance while also seeing how they can help anyone to improve their mental health and wellbeing.  

Link to research source - https://www.neurotrackerx.com/post/7-traits-of-super-elite-athletes 

Our other sport podcasts:

https://anchor.fm/motus-learning/episodes/The-Mind-Yourself-Podcast-32---Cormac-Byrne-esi75q

https://anchor.fm/motus-learning/episodes/The-Mind-Yourself-Podcast-19---Niamh-Fitzpatrick-edrcf2

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For the final episode of Season 3, Eoin and Christy are back on the mics together to review the guests and what they learned during this season.

They give some tips for what you can take away from our different guests and advice on how to manage your mental health during the increased lockdowns we are facing.

They also give a preview of what to expect for Season 4 which will launch in the new year.

So we hope you like this shorter episode and look forward to seeing you back here in 2022!

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We have a huge guest this week! 

Sinead Hegarty started out as an influencer in the fitness and fashion sphere and built up a strong following through documenting her life in Australia and the highs and lows of her relationship at the time. Originally from County Tyrone in Ireland, Sinead is now based in Bali and has since turned her attention to studying psychology and emotional intelligence and now is one of the fastest growing influencers in the Wellness industry with almost 200,000 followers on instagram. 

On top of this she is an author of an e-book on anxiety as well as being a successful entrepreneur with her own meditation courses.

She offers comfort and inspiration for so many going through mental health challenges or ideas on how to better manage their mental health. Through her own mental health journey and through her learnings from building an online wellness business she has fantastic advice to share regarding anxiety, relationships, meditation and mental health education for children.

You don't want to miss this conversation!

To learn more about Sinead and her work check out the links below:

Website - https://www.sineadhegarty.com/

Instagram - @sineadheg

TikTok - @sineadhegarty

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This week Christy and Eoin sit down to discuss a very exciting development with Motus and our education services. For the last year we have been developing an app to help us reach more children and schools.

The lads discuss how the app will provide untold potential to educate more children, how it will work in the classroom and what age groups it will support at the beginning. Eoin and Christy both agree that the other huge advantage of the app will be it will allow children to continue their emotional intelligence education after our workshops while also giving the teachers a brilliant tool for their arsenal that ensures they can effectively provide weekly mental health education for their students that they can trust is backed by science and research.

If you are a parent or teacher who would like the app in your school, please contact us using the information below.

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This week Christy sits down with the very accomplished Aimée-Louise Carton. The founder of KeepAppy and one of Ireland's leading welbeing advocates.

Following a suicide attempt, she has used her pain and recovery to found Europe’s fastest growing wellness platform KeepAppy, the wellness app and mental health gym. She uses her mental health journey to connect and empower individuals to take control of their own mental health.

KeepAppy offers users a wide variety of features that act as 'gym' equipment, allowing users to take control of their mental health and make mental health treatment more accessible to all. They don't claim to be a cure for mental illness but a service that can help support the medical treatment while also allowing everyone to be more proactive with their mental health exercise!

Christy and Aimée discuss her mental health journey that inspired KeepAppy, the background of the app and how it works and her views on mental health treatment and the future of the industry. You don't want to miss this!

Find out more about Aimée and KeepAppy here:

Website: https://keepappy.com/

Twitter: @aimeecarton

Instagram: @aimeelouisecarton

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aim%C3%A9e-louise-carton-165b0581

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The tables are turned between Christy and Eoin this week as Christy tries to pick Eoin’s brain on the secrets of Digital Marketing.

Eoin attempts to breakdown his insights from his experience in the field that should help you use the internet in a safer and more mentally healthy way.

They cover topics such as personalised advertisements, data privacy and critical analysis.

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Christy sits down for a very interesting conversation with Emily Power Smith, the one and only Clinical Sexologist in Ireland. 

They discuss all areas surrounding safe and health sex, sex myths, the psychology associated with sex and the hot topic of consent.

Find out more about her work at her website - https://www.empowersme.com/

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Christy and Eoin are back on the mic to continue their discussion about technology and social media use. This week, they’re discussing the impact of free speech and the age of influencers.

They cover topics such as 'everyone is entitled to their opinion’, how social media companies can better protect their users from 'fake news' and the type of education that everyone should have to monitor online news.

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This week’s Christy sits down with Dr. Elayne Ahern, who is a postgraduate researcher at the University of Limerick. 

We felt that this podcast was extremely relevant to mental health week, because it addresses the role of technology in mental health therapy. 

Dr. Ahern’s research spans from the effectiveness of online therapy to the application of cognitive development to combat depression. This is an excellent discussion, not only for psychology students and clinicians but also anyone interested in psychology. It’s one of our favourite podcasts to date and provides insight into how therapists can improve their standard of practice. 

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This week Eoin is on the mic without Christy alongside him to investigate the influencer and social media industry. He sits down for an insightful conversation with Ciaran Mullan from Rumour Mill PR Agency to discuss the pros and cons of social media, the behind the scenes lives of influencers and the future relationship between social media and our mental health.

Ciaran comes with a wealth of experience given his work with a social media PR agency that works with influencer and brands everyday. He sees the good, the bad and ugly of this industry and provides us with an alternative view of this space. It may surprise you what the influencers go through and stress about daily and hopefully will inform you on how to manage your social media use in a healthy way. We hope this conversations provides a balanced opinion as part of our investigation into technology and mental healths relationship. Ciaran also speaks openly and honestly about his own mental health struggles and how he has adapted his life to better manage it.

Links mentioned:

https://rumourmillcomms.com/

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Eoin and Christy are back again on the Mind Yourself Podcast and this week they are discussing the pros and cons of technology for our mental health. They look at the different apps and trends taking place in the technology industry and discuss the positive or negative impacts these could have for our mental wellbeing.

A thought provoking discussion with some statistics and insights that should give you an alternative view on how our mental health and the digital world can co-exist successfully.

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Today we have an exciting episode for Mental Health Awareness Week where Eoin is joined by Anna Phelan and Valerie McHugh from the Ohana Zero Suicide team.

Ohana Zero Suicide are a group of individuals from all over Ireland who have come together with a goal to reduce the suicide rate by promoting, protecting and preserving life. Their focus is primarily on changing the conversation around suicide in this country and beyond.

They provide education that will enable anyone to identify the signs that someone may be suicidal, to employ the correct language in asking the appropriate questions and to ultimately direct that person to the appropriate help.

To learn more about the work of Ohana Zero Suicide find them on social media or their website:

Website - https://www.ohana.ie/

Instagram - @ohana_zero_suicide

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Christy and Eoin are back for the final episode of Season 2 of The Mind Yourself Podcast.

They wrap up what was covered throughout our guest episodes and our discussion on stress. They also give an update on what we are working on at Motus and our plans for our Social and Emotional Education workshops and initiatives going forward and the future plans for the podcast.

We'd like to thank you all again for the consistent support of the podcast and for tuning in every week. Please share the podcast on to friends and family and we will be back very soon with an exciting new series.

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