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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 8000 In ROI Call 116 123 to speak to a Samaritan England -  https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/mental-health/find-an-urgent-mental-health-helpline Wales - 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.html Australia- 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 8000 In ROI Call 116 123 to speak to a Samaritan England -  https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/mental-health/find-an-urgent-mental-health-helpline Wales - 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.html Australia- 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 8000 In ROI Call 116 123 to speak to a Samaritan England -  https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/mental-health/find-an-urgent-mental-health-helpline Wales - 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.html Australia- 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 8000 In ROI Call 116 123 to speak to a Samaritan England -  https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/mental-health/find-an-urgent-mental-health-helpline Wales - 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.html Australia- Lifeline (call 13 11 14)

This week we have a special guest, Martha Campbell, a systemic psychotherapist/family therapist. She enlighted us about the approach to family therapy she uses in her work and how this supports families to explore the relationships between the members. Emma struggles to stop making it about 'the problem' and Hannah struggles with a bad cold. But ultimately in relationship we make some discoveries about this therapeutic approach. In Northern Ireland contact lifeline on 0808 808 8000 In ROI Call 116 123 to speak to a Samaritan England -  https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/mental-health/find-an-urgent-mental-health-helpline Wales - 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.html Australia- Lifeline (call 13 11 14)

This week we open the can of worms that is bad therapy- we know it is not all sunshine and pickles and perfect therapy relationships. In this episode we share a number of listener and personal experiences of less than satisfactory therapy. Including being ghosted by a therapist, heavy-handed use of reflection and a rugby obsession. In Northern Ireland contact lifeline on 0808 808 8000 In ROI Call 116 123 to speak to a Samaritan England -  https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/mental-health/find-an-urgent-mental-health-helpline Wales - 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.html Australia- Lifeline (call 13 11 14) Update Description

In this episode we talk about phobias. Not content with two other Halloween themed episodes we expand our discussion of fear by delving into the definition, explanation and treatment options for phobias, both specific and general. In Northern Ireland contact lifeline on 0808 808 8000 In ROI Call 116 123 to speak to a Samaritan England -  https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/mental-health/find-an-urgent-mental-health-helpline Wales - 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.html Australia- Lifeline (call 13 11 14)

A bonus Halloween episode in place of our regular episode this week. We hope you will enjoy our true and unexplained stories from our past. You can decide if it was psychic ability or normal intuition, actual ghosts!! or as Jung might say the 'phenomenon of solitude'