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A series of conversations about support. This podcast doesn’t offer a magic solution to the complex emotions we’re feeling, but it does offer a safe space to hold those emotions, to engage with them and take a moment to mind our mental health.

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    • Apr 29, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 15m AVG DURATION
    • 54 EPISODES


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    Pieta Darkness Into Light 2022: Podcast Special | Louise Cooney

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2022 17:32


    Keith Walsh in conversation with Lifestyle Blogger Louise Cooney about how a loss in her family led to a strong connection with Darkness Into Light and the importance of breaking the stigma of speaking about mental health. Support information is available on RTE.ie/helplines

    Pieta Darkness Into Light 2022: Podcast Special | Shane Carthy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2022 22:07


    Keith Walsh in conversation with Dublin footballer Shane Carthy about overcoming his mental health struggles, the importance of having a toolbox of methods to tackle difficult times and how much he's looking forward to this years Darkness Into Light for Pieta. Support information is available on RTE.ie/helplines

    You OK? Pieta Special - Guided Meditation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 9:17


    Join author and meditation teacher Conor Creighton for a short guided meditation, as part of our special season for Pieta Darkness into Light 2021.

    You OK? Pieta Special – Darkness Into Light

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 17:46


    To mark Darkness Into Light 2021, we discuss the significance of the event to those impacted by self-harm and suicide as well as exploring stories of recovery and supports available through Pieta.

    You OK? Pieta Special - Boys Don't Cry

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 25:51


    Ahead of Darkness into Light 2021, Author and meditation teacher Conor Creighton discusses toxic masculinity and how it can foster emotional repression, curb individuality and lead to mental health issues.

    Take 5 for Mental Health: Self-Compassion

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 5:59


    Dr Sinead Lynch, a Counselling Psychologist and Clinical Psychotherapist, explains how we can start to cultivate a bit more self-compassion

    Take 5 for Mental Health: Older People | You OK

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 4:24


    Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist at St. Patrick's Mental Health Services, Dr Declan Lyons, talks about some of the challenges posed for older people right now.

    Take 5 for Mental Health: Walking | You OK

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 5:23


    Coaching Psychologist, Lecturer, author, and former UN peacekeeper Hugh O'Donovan can help to shift your perspective on the value we can glean from even the simplest of walks.

    Take 5 for Mental Health: Control | You OK

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021 5:59


    Performance psychologist Gerry Hussey shares his take on why it is important for us to reflect on the things in our lives that we can control

    Take 5 for Mental Health: Anxiety | You OK

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2021 5:54


    Cognitive Behavioural Therapist Niam Connolly shares practical tips for managing our anxiety and turning on our ‘rest and digest' system.

    Take 5 for Mental Health: Gratitude | You OK

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021 6:57


    Counselling Psychologist and author Aisling Leonard Curtin explains how valuable practising gratitude is to our mental well-being.

    Take 5 for Mental Health: Supporting Children | You OK? Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 4:57


    Dr Colman Noctor, Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist and Assistant Prof at UCD, shares practical advice for how we can help children right now

    Take 5 for Mental Health: Present Moment | You OK? Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 4:41


    Dr Sinead Lynch, a Counselling Psychologist and Clinical Psychotherapist, explains the benefits of being in the 'present moment'.

    Take 5 for Mental Health: Sleep | You OK? Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 4:39


    Consultant Clinical Psychologist Dr Claire Hayes talks about some of the dos and don'ts around sleep.

    Episode 39: Hope | You OK? Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 23:52


    Consultant Psychiatrist Prof. Jim Lucey explains why hope is essential to our wellbeing, how we can restore it and the power of leaning in to the ordinary.

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    Ep 38: You OK? at Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2020 29:52


    In this episode we attempt to process the last 12 months with help from Dr. Sinéad Lynch and Oliver Skehan. We also chat about minding our mental health this Christmas and navigating tricky family dynamics.

    Episode 37 – Feeling Lonely | You OK? Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 22:22


    Prof. Roger O'Sullivan from The Institute of Public Health discusses loneliness – what it is, the stigma and stereotypes associated with it, how the pandemic has impacted levels of loneliness in society and what we can do to address personal feelings of loneliness.

    Ep 36 Working in a pandemic | You OK? Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 40:26


    Exploring the changing nature of work with tips on how to create a work culture that is open to people asking for help, strategies for minding mental health when working from home and advice for dealing with the stress of job loss.

    Parents and Children | You OK? Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 39:31


    Jan Ní Fhlanagain returns with Series 2 of You OK?. Children are back at school, we're all trying to adapt to living with the virus – but how are parents and kids really coping and what can they do to plan for a long winter ahead?.

    Ep 34 - Top 3 exercises for mental wellbeing this summer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 19:03


    We've been through a lot and much as a trip to the hairdressers or a pint in the local can be transformative, it's going to take more than that to process everything. In the final edition of You OK? for this season, we highlight exercises and meditations to help maintain mental wellbeing as the summer progresses.

    Ep 33 - Pride Special | You OK? Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2020 25:41


    In this special episode, Executive Director of BeLonGTo, Moninne Griffith, Broadcaster and DJ, Kate Brennan Harding and Head of Fundraising & Events at Dublin Pride, Eddie McGuinness, talk about the importance of Pride, how vital self-acceptance is to mental wellbeing and the impact of Covid-19 restrictions on the mental health of LGBTQ+ people.

    Ep 32 - Managing re-entry anxiety | You OK? Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020 27:24


    We've all spent so long in a state of hyper-vigilance now, that for some of us it's proving difficult to adjust to the re-opening of the country. Consultant Clinical Psychologist Dr. Claire Hayes explains why we're experiencing re-entry anxiety, she shares some strategies for managing it and talks about ways to support others going through it.

    Ep 31 - The arts and well-being | You OK? Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2020 26:13


    We explore how the arts connect us with Philip King, poet Stephen James Smith talks about life as an artist in a pandemic and Dave Reid tell us about a new programme of supports designed to Mind Creative Minds.

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    Ep 30 - You Ok Mick Finnegan? | You OK? Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020 25:22


    Mental health advocate Mick Finnegan talks about the importance of prioritising our mental wellbeing, the power of kindness and how he went from sleeping rough on Dublin's Grafton St, to studying at Trinity College in the space of 20 years.

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    Ep 29: Parenting in a pandemic | You OK? Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 26:42


    Louise McSharry and Niamh Connolly on parenting in a pandemic, what is happening to our brains and bodies when we feel overwhelmed and what are some strategies that can help.

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    Ep 28: You OK Donal Skehan? | You OK? Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2020 26:19


    Donal Skehan talks about the stress of embarking on a transatlantic relocation during a pandemic, the mood boosting benefits of an early morning walk and how even he sometimes hasn't a clue what to cook for dinner.

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    Ep 27 - It's going to be ok | You OK? Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2020 20:40


    In 2012 an accident left Jack Kavanagh paralysed from the neck down. He explains how even the worst situations can afford us hidden opportunities.

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    Ep 26: You OK - Top 3 tips | You OK? Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2020 10:59


    Jan Ní Fhlanagáin reflects on the first 25 episodes of You OK?, which now exist as a handy bank of support that you can dip into at any time.

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    Ep 25: You OK Neven Maguire? | You OK? Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2020 11:12


    Head-chef and owner of MacNean House, Neven Maguire, shares his heartbreak at having to close his restaurant but the joy of helping others through this challenging time.

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    Ep 24: The biggest behavioural experiment ever.| You OK? Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 16:17


    Behavioural specialist, Pádraig Walsh explains some of the reasons why we're finding current restrictions so hard and what might help us to dig-in and stay the course

    Ep 23: Switching off our fight or flight response | You OK? Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2020 17:06


    Cognitive Behavioural Therapist Niamh Connolly shares practical tips for managing our anxiety and turning on our ‘rest and digest' system.

    Ep 22: Mindful Walking - Getting the most out of your 2km

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 11:25


    If you're feeling penned in by current 2km restrictions, Coaching Psychologist, Lecturer, author and former UN peacekeeper Hugh O'Donovan can help to shift your perspective on the value we can glean from even the simplest of walks.

    Ep 21: Grieving without the usual rituals | You OK? Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2020 12:59


    Chartered Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Ursula Bates, talks about the role rituals play in helping us to process our grief, what alternative options might be available for us at the moment and how the wider community can continue to support people in their grief, despite restrictions.

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    Ep 20 How feeling fed-up can actually help your wellbeing | You OK? Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 14:17


    Dr Sinead Lynch talks about feeling fed-up and how it can actually be a catalyst for improving our wellbeing.

    Ep 19: You OK Donncha O'Callaghan? | You OK? Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2020 14:46


    Donncha O'Callaghan on life in lockdown, homeschooling and staying positive in these testing times.

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    Ep 18: A triggering time for people with eating disorders | You OK? Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2020 15:27


    Psychotherapist and clinical director of Insight Matters, Anne Marie Toole, discusses how this crisis may be proving particularly challenging for people with eating disorders.

    Ep 17: Minding mental health while cocooning | You OK? Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2020 13:22


    Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist at St. Patrick's Mental Health Services, Dr. Declan Lyons, talks about some of the challenges posed for older people during this crisis.

    Ep 16: Supporting children and families living with autism in these challenging times | You OK? Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2020 15:13


    Aidan Corr is a Senior Educational Psychologist. In this episode, he talks about some of the challenges facing those living with autism during the Pandemic, and ways to cope.

    Ep 15: Supporting Leaving Cert students in these challenging times| You OK? Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2020 14:40


    Senior Psychologist with the HSE Peadar Maxwell discusses how parents and students can manage the challenges of these uncertain times and shares techniques for keeping the lines of communication open.

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    Ep 14: Psychological flexibility in a changing world | You OK? Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 14:14


    Counselling Psychologist Aisling Leonard-Curtin explains the concept of psychological flexibility and how developing it allows us to hold firm when all around us seems to be shifting.

    Ep 13 - You OK Alison Spittle?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2020 10:56


    Alison Spittle who talks about her wonderful online social outlet #covideoparty and how she dreams of her first post-pandemic trip home to Westmeath.

    Ep 12 - Accessing mental health services | You OK? Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 17:02


    Paul Gilligan from Saint Patrick's Mental Health Services shares advice on how to safely access help and what we can expect when we do.

    How gratitude can sustain us in tough times | You OK? Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2020 12:10


    Counselling Psychologist Aisling Leonard Curtin explains how valuable practicing gratitude is to our mental well-being and how it can sustain us when times get tough.

    Ep 10: A healthcare worker special | You OK? Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2020 19:28


    Dr Eva Doherty speaks about how frontline healthcare workers can manage their own mental health during the pandemic, under sustained stress and pressure.

    Ep 9: Using the body to calm the mind | You OK? Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2020 8:55


    Dr. Sinead Lynch, a Counselling Psychologist and Senior Clinician at Jigsaw, explains what ‘being in the present moment' means, why it's calming and how we can practice it.

    Ep 8: You OK Maia Dunphy? | You OK? Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2020 11:53


    On Saturdays we chat with familiar faces to hear how they're finding life at the moment. Today's guest is broadcaster and writer Maia Dunphy who talks about parenting, struggling sourdough and the comfort of feeling that we're all in this together. Listen out for a priceless cameo from her son Tom!

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    Ep 7: Love in the time of Corona | You OK? Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2020 15:10


    Trainee psychotherapist and co-founder of counselling and psychotherapy service Insight Matters, Dil Wickremasinghe has been through relationship counselling and has some great insights about how anxiety can fuel anger, how staying connected can help to reduce irritability and how communication is key.

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    Ep 6: Supporting teenagers through social distancing | You OK? Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2020 8:22


    Dr. Colman Noctor, Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytical Psychotherapist at St. Patrick's Mental Health Services, shares practical advice for how we can help to support teenagers struggling with social distancing and feeling frustrated that so many of their hard won freedoms are now restricted, albeit for very good reasons.

    Ep 5: Hate change? Focus on what you can control | You OK? Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2020 12:12


    Performance psychologist Gerry Hussey shares his take on why it is important for us to reflect on the things in our lives that we can control.

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    Ep 4: How to trade a critical inner voice for a kind one

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2020 12:43


    Many of us have a pretty critical inner voice that can be quite harsh and judgemental. Dr. Sinead Lynch, a Counselling Psychologist and Senior Clinician at Jigsaw, explains where the inner critic comes from, why it can be bad for us and how we can start to cultivate a bit more self-compassion.

    Ep 3: How to support children in their loss | You OK? Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 11:25


    Dr. Colman Noctor, Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytical Psychotherapist at St. Patrick's Mental Health Services, shares practical advice for how we can help our children to process the sense of loss that they are no doubt feeling during this crisis.

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