Today we speak with Dr Trudy Meehan, who has specialised in Social, Clinical and Positive Psychology. Trudy gives us a clear definition of mental health and practical tools for how we can address our own personal wellbeing.

We discussed PERMA, the "Model for Happiness & Wellbeing" as defined by positive psychology - a framework which we can all use to monitor our own wellbeing:
1. Positive Emotion
2. Engagement
3. Relationships
4. Meaning
5. Accomplishment

Trudy believes that "people want more than the absence of suffering" - sharing how we can all get to a place of positive emotion, the importance of accepting pain and suffering in our lives and the responsibility we have to identify and support each other through times of need.

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