Music and the Mind

Music and the Mind

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Musician Shane Mitchell, from Irish folk band Dervish, and psychologist Shane Martin explore the interaction between music and our minds. Produced by Amandine Passot Devine for 9AM Productions. If you have been affected by any of the content on this podcast, go to yourmentalhealth.ie (Ireland) or helpguide.org/find-help.htm

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    • Jan 3, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 24m AVG DURATION
    • 11 EPISODES


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    Bonus: Patricia O'Shea on the role of music in her pain journey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 13:15


    Patricia O'Shea has been suffering from chronic pain since a road traffic accident  fifteen years ago. As a Physical Education teacher, she was always very active and found it hard to accept her new reality. While on her pain journey, she discovered Music Therapy.Resources & thanks:Chronic Pain IrelandDr Katie Fitzpatrick, Dr Hilary Moss and all the team at ULTo help us spread the word on the positive impacts of music, please follow and share Music and the Mind online.Find our socials via https://linktr.ee/musicandthemindpodcastMusic and the Mind is a voluntary project by 9AM Productions.If you have been affected by any of the content on this podcast, go to yourmentalhealth.ie (Ireland) or helpguide.org/find-help.htm

    Prof Luke O'Neill: My Life in Music

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 26:10


    Luke O'Neill became known to many in Ireland during the Covid-19 pandemic. As professor of biochemistry in the School of Biochemistry and Immunology at Trinity College Dublin, he was often seen or heard in Irish media, helping the public understand the virus and how to protect ourselves and each other.  Maybe less well known is the fact that he is also a musician with the band The Metabollix. In this episode, he talks about both aspects of his life. To help us spread the word on the positive impacts of music, please follow and share Music and the Mind online.Find our socials via https://linktr.ee/musicandthemindpodcastMusic and the Mind is a voluntary project by 9AM Productions.If you have been affected by any of the content on this podcast, go to yourmentalhealth.ie (Ireland) or helpguide.org/find-help.htm

    Music & Resilience: chronic pain, cancer... can music help?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 35:48


    We discuss the role of music when dealing with pain and how it can help foster resilience. With Dr Katie Fitzpatrick, music therapist who specialises in chronic pain and cancer patient Paul Bond.To help us spread the word on the positive impacts of music, please follow and share Music and the Mind online.Find our socials via https://linktr.ee/musicandthemindpodcastMusic and the Mind is a voluntary project by 9AM Productions.If you have been affected by any of the content on this podcast, go to yourmentalhealth.ie (Ireland) or helpguide.org/find-help.htm

    Adrian Dunbar: My Life in Music

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 20:33


    Music is crucial to us as human beings, says actor, director and singer Adrian Dunbar. In this episode, he speaks about the influence of his musical mother, his eclectic taste in music, and what music means to him.To help us spread the word on the positive impacts of music, please follow and share Music and the Mind online.Find our socials via https://linktr.ee/musicandthemindpodcastMusic and the Mind is a voluntary project by 9AM Productions.If you have been affected by any of the content on this podcast, go to yourmentalhealth.ie (Ireland) or helpguide.org/find-help.htm

    Music Therapy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 28:38


    With Paul Noonan. The frontman of Irish rock band Bell X1 is now also a music therapist. He speaks about what music means to him, reflects on some of his interventions as a music therapist, and how the two sides of his career feed into each other.To help us spread the word on the positive impacts of music, please follow and share Music and the Mind online.Find our socials via https://linktr.ee/musicandthemindpodcastMusic and the Mind is a voluntary project by 9AM Productions.If you have been affected by any of the content on this podcast, go to yourmentalhealth.ie (Ireland) or helpguide.org/find-help.htm

    Music & Bereavement

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 23:54


    Father and daughter David and Brídín McGowan both work in the funeral business. Brídín is also a harpist, a singer and a composer. They speak to psychologist Shane Martin and musician Shane Mitchell about the role that music can play in the grieving process.To help us spread the word on the positive impacts of music, please follow and share Music and the Mind online.Find our socials via https://linktr.ee/musicandthemindpodcastMusic and the Mind is a voluntary project by 9AM Productions.If you have been affected by any of the content on this podcast, go to yourmentalhealth.ie (Ireland) or helpguide.org/find-help.htm

    Music & Anxiety

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2024 25:05


    A natural response to stress or perceived threats, anxiety can become persistent and interfere with daily life. Could music help alleviate anxiety symptoms? This is what we explore with neuropsychologist and author Dr David Lewis, and Scottish musician and composer Ross Ainslie. To help us spread the word on the positive impacts of music, please follow and share Music and the Mind online.Find our socials via https://linktr.ee/musicandthemindpodcastMusic and the Mind is a voluntary project by 9AM Productions.If you have been affected by any of the content on this podcast, go to yourmentalhealth.ie (Ireland) or helpguide.org/find-help.htm

    Music & Identity

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024 32:58


    We discuss the music industry in Ireland, its interaction with America, and explore the part played by music in identity formation.With Dr Michael Mary Murphy, music lecturer at the Institute of Art, Design and Technology, and a leading authority on Irish music history.To help us spread the word on the positive impacts of music, please follow and share Music and the Mind online.Find our socials via https://linktr.ee/musicandthemindpodcastMusic and the Mind is a voluntary project by 9AM Productions.If you have been affected by any of the content on this podcast, go to yourmentalhealth.ie (Ireland) or helpguide.org/find-help.htm

    Music & Flow

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 25:09


    “It's harder to be anxious when we're engaged in something we love doing”, says psychologist Shane Martin to explain his interest in psychological flow. But what exactly is psychological flow and what happens when a musician experiences it?Shane Martin and Shane Mitchell speak with fiddle player Martin Hayes and psychologist Dr Jolanta Burke, who specialises in positive psychology.Music: Hughie Travers' Reel, Martin Hayes & The Common Ground EnsembleTo help us spread the word on the positive impacts of music, please follow and share Music and the Mind online.Find our socials via https://linktr.ee/musicandthemindpodcastMusic and the Mind is a voluntary project by 9AM Productions.If you have been affected by any of the content on this podcast, go to yourmentalhealth.ie (Ireland) or helpguide.org/find-help.htm

    Music & Dementia

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2024 34:30


    We explore the role that music can play both as a therapeutic tool and as a means of raising awareness about dementia. With musician and Global Brain Health Institute Fellow Mike Hanrahan; musician and music therapist Dr Josie Nugent; and singer Liz Ryan from the National Concert Hall dementia friendly concerts. Hosted by psychologist Shane Martin and musician Shane Mitchell; produced by Amandine Passot Devine for 9AM Productions.To help us spread the word on the positive impacts of music, please follow and share Music and the Mind online.Find our socials via https://linktr.ee/musicandthemindpodcastMusic and the Mind is a voluntary project by 9AM Productions.If you have been affected by any of the content on this podcast, go to yourmentalhealth.ie (Ireland) or helpguide.org/find-help.htm

    Season 1 Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2024 2:00


    Join Shane Martin and Shane Mitchell as they explore the interaction between music and the mind, with the first episode dropping on 21st March 2024.To help us spread the word on the positive impacts of music, please follow and share Music and the Mind online.Find our socials via https://linktr.ee/musicandthemindpodcastMusic and the Mind is a voluntary project by 9AM Productions.If you have been affected by any of the content on this podcast, go to yourmentalhealth.ie (Ireland) or helpguide.org/find-help.htm

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