Erris FM 90.8Today's Mind Maintenance was inspired by Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin that was on over the past weekend. The focus is on the pain and sadness associated with the loss of friendship. This is a particular type of loss and is captured wonderfully in McDonagh’s film. It is particularly interesting since it ends with no resolution and no hope of recovery of the friendship. Loss can bring us to confront our inner aloneness, reflection like this is an opportunity to bring awareness to inner hurts and using our own inner resources, bring repairing and strengthening to those parts.

We catch up on the Lauren Padden RIP fundraiser for North West STOP-Suicide Prevention- 0818 444 000 NW STOP provide a free confidential counselling service in Erris, where you can safely talk about loss, stress, confusion, feeling alone, conflicts and other pain in your life. If you find that you are self-harming, suicidal and feeling hopeless, NW STOP can help you by calling the counselling service on 0818 444 000, where their counselling coordinator will organise the best available counsellor to help you.