This week is a very exciting episode where Eoin had the opportunity to sit down with Cormac Ryan to discuss his mental health journey.

A former Dublin county hurler Cormac has dealt with his own mental health challenges culminating in an eating disorder which he is still learning to live with.

His journey to recovery has led him to become an advocate for mental health awareness online with positive messages and updates on his progress across his social media. He also took part is a very eye opening documentary on Irish television which investigated the lives of 3 men suffering from eating disorders,

He now puts his attention to cycling challenges and is soon to embark on his biggest yet - Cycling alone across the United States from West to East. The entire expedition is in aid of Body Whys (an Irish eating disorder charity) and the promotional campaigns around this huge challenge is all centred on mental health awareness.

Cormac is a great guy with a great personal story but whats even better is he has also taken learnings from his experiences to try and help others.\

Links:

Donate to Project EDucate - https://www.idonate.ie/projecteducate

Unspoken Documentary - https://www.rte.ie/player/movie/unspoken/242007592177

Eating Disorder Interview with Cormac - https://www.the42.ie/cormac-ryan-dublin-5603345-Nov2021/?utm_source=shortlink

Achill to Athens interview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8IcUd6NEUE&feature=youtu.be

HUH Clothing - https://huhclothing.com/

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Christy and Eoin are back for the latest edition of our series on sports and sports psychology.

This week they dive into the topic of habits and how they form a key part of an athletes preparation and also how normal people can implement habits into their days to get more out of it. 

They also take a look at the validity of self-help books to see if they actually have genuine value or is it a lot of hot air.

Books:

The Power of Habit - https://charlesduhigg.com/books/the-power-of-habit/

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This week we are delighted to sit down with Dr. Ciara Losty. 

Ciara is a lecturer in applied sport and exercise psychology in Waterford Institute of Technology and course leader for the MSc in Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology programme. She is accredited as a Professional Member by Irish Institute of Sport Professional Quality Assurance Committee in in the area of sport psychology delivery. Cíara was part of team Ireland sport science and medical team for the London 2012  Olympic games. She served as Team Ireland's holding camp sport psychology support at the London Olympic Games - a role which involved working across all sports with athletes, coaches and team managers. She also worked with a range of Olympic athletes in preparation for Tokyo 2020. Currently Cíara works with modern pentathlon,  track and field, jump and flat jockeys and various Gaelic athletic association senior teams. Ciara is the current sport psychology service provider for the jockey pathway. The jockey pathway provides sport science and  sport psychology support to all licensed jockeys.   

Ciara's work : 

University Research - https://www.wit.ie/about_wit/contact_us/staff_directory/ciara_losty

Twitter - @CiaraLosty

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After a long hiatus, Christy and Eoin are back with the latest instalment of The Mind Yourself Podcast. This season they are investigating the relationship between sport and mental health. We will be speaking with experts in the field of sports psychology. 

We wanted to cover this topic because sport is often the only way that some children can develop discipline, gain one good adult, and even improve their emotional intelligence. We will have a range of sports psychologists, athletes and exercise scientists this season, who vary in expertise across individual and team sports. In this first episode we will cover some of the key personality traits that are common in elite athletes. We will look at how these characteristics can enhance sport performance while also seeing how they can help anyone to improve their mental health and wellbeing.  

Link to research source - https://www.neurotrackerx.com/post/7-traits-of-super-elite-athletes 

Our other sport podcasts:

https://anchor.fm/motus-learning/episodes/The-Mind-Yourself-Podcast-32---Cormac-Byrne-esi75q

https://anchor.fm/motus-learning/episodes/The-Mind-Yourself-Podcast-19---Niamh-Fitzpatrick-edrcf2

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For the final episode of Season 3, Eoin and Christy are back on the mics together to review the guests and what they learned during this season.

They give some tips for what you can take away from our different guests and advice on how to manage your mental health during the increased lockdowns we are facing.

They also give a preview of what to expect for Season 4 which will launch in the new year.

So we hope you like this shorter episode and look forward to seeing you back here in 2022!

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We have a huge guest this week! 

Sinead Hegarty started out as an influencer in the fitness and fashion sphere and built up a strong following through documenting her life in Australia and the highs and lows of her relationship at the time. Originally from County Tyrone in Ireland, Sinead is now based in Bali and has since turned her attention to studying psychology and emotional intelligence and now is one of the fastest growing influencers in the Wellness industry with almost 200,000 followers on instagram. 

On top of this she is an author of an e-book on anxiety as well as being a successful entrepreneur with her own meditation courses.

She offers comfort and inspiration for so many going through mental health challenges or ideas on how to better manage their mental health. Through her own mental health journey and through her learnings from building an online wellness business she has fantastic advice to share regarding anxiety, relationships, meditation and mental health education for children.

You don't want to miss this conversation!

To learn more about Sinead and her work check out the links below:

Website - https://www.sineadhegarty.com/

Instagram - @sineadheg

TikTok - @sineadhegarty

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This week Christy and Eoin sit down to discuss a very exciting development with Motus and our education services. For the last year we have been developing an app to help us reach more children and schools.

The lads discuss how the app will provide untold potential to educate more children, how it will work in the classroom and what age groups it will support at the beginning. Eoin and Christy both agree that the other huge advantage of the app will be it will allow children to continue their emotional intelligence education after our workshops while also giving the teachers a brilliant tool for their arsenal that ensures they can effectively provide weekly mental health education for their students that they can trust is backed by science and research.

If you are a parent or teacher who would like the app in your school, please contact us using the information below.

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This week Christy sits down with the very accomplished Aimée-Louise Carton. The founder of KeepAppy and one of Ireland's leading welbeing advocates.

Following a suicide attempt, she has used her pain and recovery to found Europe’s fastest growing wellness platform KeepAppy, the wellness app and mental health gym. She uses her mental health journey to connect and empower individuals to take control of their own mental health.

KeepAppy offers users a wide variety of features that act as 'gym' equipment, allowing users to take control of their mental health and make mental health treatment more accessible to all. They don't claim to be a cure for mental illness but a service that can help support the medical treatment while also allowing everyone to be more proactive with their mental health exercise!

Christy and Aimée discuss her mental health journey that inspired KeepAppy, the background of the app and how it works and her views on mental health treatment and the future of the industry. You don't want to miss this!

Find out more about Aimée and KeepAppy here:

Website: https://keepappy.com/

Twitter: @aimeecarton

Instagram: @aimeelouisecarton

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aim%C3%A9e-louise-carton-165b0581

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The tables are turned between Christy and Eoin this week as Christy tries to pick Eoin’s brain on the secrets of Digital Marketing.

Eoin attempts to breakdown his insights from his experience in the field that should help you use the internet in a safer and more mentally healthy way.

They cover topics such as personalised advertisements, data privacy and critical analysis.

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Christy sits down for a very interesting conversation with Emily Power Smith, the one and only Clinical Sexologist in Ireland. 

They discuss all areas surrounding safe and health sex, sex myths, the psychology associated with sex and the hot topic of consent.

Find out more about her work at her website - https://www.empowersme.com/

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And as always; Mind Yourself :) !