Thanks Therapy!

This week Hannah and Emma talk about digital delivery of mental health interventions, and how it differs from inperson working. We cover the infamous headspace episode - leading us to explore other helpful smart phone apps, and detail some published research studies into online EMDR. 

Hannah and Emma discuss social media and mental health and the risks and benefits. From Socrates to now there have always been concerns that the new thing will corrupt the youth. We go from Bebo to TikTok and discuss the difference between a digital native and an elder millennial (hint- it involves reels). Finally, we provide quite an unconvincingly delivered guide to taking a social media break - Hannah isnt a quitter and Emma has too many twitter accounts to just abandon them. Get in touch if you have successfully taken a social media break and if it helped your mental health.

Our special episode for the Northern Ireland Mental Health and Arts Festival NIMHAF  https://www.nimhaf.org/  We discuss the returned ability to gather, what that means especially for artists and why some of us might struggle with the return to social life. Also Emma shares a song written on the topic.

After our unintended break (covid...x2) we are back with an episode all about the pitfalls of the self-improvement movement. Self-help is a multibillion-dollar industry - so it must be doing some good, right?! Listen to find out what we think!! Also if you like what we do you can buy us a coffee - we are raising money for promo pics and our website!  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thankstherapy

An anti-valentine's episode (it was unintentional); this episode is about breakups and divorce including parents separating. We discuss why breakups are so painful, and what impacts on how we react, from our attachment styles to our ego ineffectively controlling the implusive id. We also discuss the aims of couples counselling.

This week's episode is a little different, returning after a short hiatus following a bereavement, Emma and Hannah deal with this in the only way they know how, with radical authenticity and emotional depth. This may be a difficult listen for anyone recently bereaved. But we invite you if you feel able, to join us in this informal exploration of grief and love. As always do seek support if needed. 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) 

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' 

It is our Halloween episode where we discuss how people like to microdose fear at this time of year and through horror films and even fairy stories. Hannah talks about Jung and the Shadow, Emma talks about the relations between anxious tendencies and true crime obsession AND we answer two listener questions!! 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)

The second part of our meaning and purpose double bill; we further discuss the existential therapy of Irving Yalom in more detail, logotherapy as devised by Victor Frankel and get advice from children, friends and Disney about what really matters in life. We also respond to a listener problem about destiny. If you are in distress, crisis, or need urgent help contact The Samaritans in your current location. OR: 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)

In the first part of this two-part episode, we discuss meaning and purpose. And we cover a lot of ground; we introduce the existential therapy of Irving Yalom; find out about our core values, what happens when you act contrary to core beliefs, the choice between peaches and chocolate cake, and we answer a listener question. If you are in distress, crisis, or need urgent help contact The Samaritans in your current location. OR: 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)

In this episode, we have our very first guest, one of London's top personal trainers and award-winning journalist Zack Cahill who is going to help us discuss exercise and its influence on our mental health. Will Emma ever shut up about jogging and is Hannah really impervious to endorphins? Find out!! If you are in distress, crisis, or need urgent help contact The Samaritans in your current location. OR: 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)

In this episode we talk about body image issues, including unrealistic, unwanted, and unhelpful thoughts about one's own body. We also talk about the diagnosis of body dysmorphia and give some anti-advice to a listener problem. If you are in distress, crisis, or need urgent help contact The Samaritans in your current location. OR: 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)

In this episode we start by going over some basics of engaging in counselling such as boundaries and confidentiality which leads us on to discuss the characteristics you look for in a therapist. If you are in distress, crisis, or need urgent help contact The Samaritans in your current location. OR: 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)

In this continuation of the last episode we talk about Maslow's hierarchy of needs. We also talk about common anxiety management techniques and the four f's of fight, flight freeze and fawn. If you are in distress, crisis, or need urgent help contact The Samaritans in your current location. OR: 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)

Hannah and Emma discuss mindfulness - is there any trick to it, are you doing already or doing it wrong? what is their beef with #selfcare? If you are in distress, crisis, or need urgent help contact The Samaritans in your current location. OR: 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)

Hannah and Emma discuss understanding our emotions and when our emotional experience might indicate the need for therapeutic intervention. If you are in distress, crisis, or need urgent help contact The Samaritans in your current location. OR: 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 discuss the main types of therapy you may encounter out in the world. A little Freud, a little Jung, a touch of Roger's and just a smidge of EMDR. If you are in distress, crisis, or need urgent help contact The Samaritans in your current location. OR: 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)

Our very first episode introduces the topic by discussing how to get started with therapy. If you are in distress, crisis, or need urgent help contact The Samaritans in your current location. OR: 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)