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 Ireland, Dr Katie Fitzpatrick, Dr Hilary Moss and all the team at UL.

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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.

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“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 Ensemble

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.