Digital delivery of mental health interventions - apps, online counselling, EMDR

Hannah and Emma discuss social media and mental health and the risks and benefits.

Special episode for NI Mental health and arts fest. The separation of lockdown, loneliness and the return of gathering at social and arts events.

Self help. Self improvement. Self-directed therapy. Group therapy. Support Groups

Break ups. Separation. Divorce. Co-parenting. Couples counselling. Attachment.

Grief. Bereavement. Family. Loss of a loved one. The stages of grief.

In our review of the year episode, we cover a lot of ground beginning with some notable athletes who have contributed to destigmatising mental health in 2021. We also discuss how the pandemic is dysregulating our nervous systems and leading to fatigue and 'pandemic brain'. Finally, we talk about stress research with Hans Selye and his rats and give some top tips on how we can address some of these symptoms.In Northern Ireland contact lifeline on 0808 808 8000In ROI Call 116 123 to speak to a SamaritanEngland -  https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/mental-health/find-an-urgent-mental-health-helplineWales - C.A.L.L. Mental Health Helpline for Wales - 0800 132 737 (FREE and available 24/7) Text help to 81066.Scotland - https://www.seemescotland.org/urgent-help/The USA - If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call 911, go to the nearest emergency room, call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) to reach a 24-hour crisis center or text MHA to 741741 at the Crisis Text Line.Canada - https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/mental-health-services/mental-health-get-help.htmlAustralia- Lifeline (call 13 11 14) 

Happy Solstice! Part two of our holiday special Hannah and Emma touch on the potential loneliness some experience and then return again to discussions of family tensions, the potential triggering of childhood wounds, finding the best way to spend the holidays for you and the ancient origins of the festival. Also featuring some entries from the family poetry competition! Wishing all our listeners a peaceful holiday season however they spend it!In Northern Ireland contact lifeline on 0808 808 8000In ROI Call 116 123 to speak to a SamaritanEngland -  https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/mental-health/find-an-urgent-mental-health-helplineWales - C.A.L.L. Mental Health Helpline for Wales - 0800 132 737 (FREE and available 24/7) Text help to 81066.Scotland - https://www.seemescotland.org/urgent-help/The USA - If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call 911, go to the nearest emergency room, call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) to reach a 24-hour crisis center or text MHA to 741741 at the Crisis Text Line.Canada - https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/mental-health-services/mental-health-get-help.htmlAustralia- Lifeline (call 13 11 14) 

Emma and Hannah's holiday special part 1 - when it comes to this podcast that means breakdown exactly what bothers us, stresses us or distresses us about this supposed season of joy. So if you too feel less than jolly or are interested in finding out why some people do then please join us!!In Northern Ireland contact lifeline on 0808 808 8000In ROI Call 116 123 to speak to a SamaritanEngland -  https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/mental-health/find-an-urgent-mental-health-helplineWales - C.A.L.L. Mental Health Helpline for Wales - 0800 132 737 (FREE and available 24/7) Text help to 81066.Scotland - https://www.seemescotland.org/urgent-help/The USA - If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call 911, go to the nearest emergency room, call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) to reach a 24-hour crisis center or text MHA to 741741 at the Crisis Text Line.Canada - https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/mental-health-services/mental-health-get-help.htmlAustralia- Lifeline (call 13 11 14)

We know that not everyone 'freaks the bag' when it comes to thinking about endings but they are always significant. We discuss how ending in therapy should be intentional and planned especially when engaged in deeper work for example in humanistic or psychotherapuetic modalities. And it is eyebrows time for Hannah as Emma discussed the 6 session model she used and Solution Focused Brief Therapy.In Northern Ireland contact lifeline on 0808 808 8000In ROI Call 116 123 to speak to a SamaritanEngland -  https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/mental-health/find-an-urgent-mental-health-helplineWales - C.A.L.L. Mental Health Helpline for Wales - 0800 132 737 (FREE and available 24/7) Text help to 81066.Scotland - https://www.seemescotland.org/urgent-help/The USA - If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call 911, go to the nearest emergency room, call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) to reach a 24-hour crisis center or text MHA to 741741 at the Crisis Text Line.Canada - https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/mental-health-services/mental-health-get-help.htmlAustralia- Lifeline (call 13 11 14)