This week we had the absolute pleasure of being joined by Dr. Deirdre O'Shea on the podcast.

Deirdre is a Work and Organisational Psychologist and Senior Lecturer in University of Limerick. She is one of top specialists in her field in Ireland with numerous publications. She also spoke on the RTE Documentary 'Stressed' as well as writing a number of articles for RTE.

During the episode Deirdre and Christy discuss wellbeing and it's connection to career progression, how Covid-19 has impacted the role of organisational psychologists, stress management techniques, the psychological aspect of entrepreneurship and lots more.

To find out more about Deirdre and her work you can google her along with her university, UL, or her email is [email protected].

Check out our website and follow us on social media for more tips and advice:

Website - motuslearning.com

Instagram - @motuslearning

Facebook - @MotusLearning1

Twitter - @MotusL

And as always Mind Yourself :) !

Christy sits down with James Leonard, from The Two Norries Podcast, for a hard hitting conversation on the challenges of drug addiction and its impact on your mental health. James is very open and honest about his own battles with Heroin and gives a fascinating insight into the life of an addict. This is definitely an episode you don't want to miss!

James is from Cork City’s northside and spent over ten years in addiction which led him to prison & hospital many times. James finally got sober in 2013 and has spent the last six years in education. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Youth & Community Work, a Master’s Degree in Criminology and is a Ph.D. candidate at the Department of Sociology & Criminology, University College Cork. His research interests include drug use, drug policy, desistance and related topics.

Listen to The Two Norries Podcast here - https://thetwonorriespodcast.com/

Follow them on instagram - @2norriespodcast

Follow James on Twitter - @jamesleonard85

Check out our website and follow us on social media for more tips and advice:

Website - motuslearning.com

Instagram - @motuslearning

Facebook - @MotusLearning1

Twitter - @MotusL

And as always Mind Yourself :) !

Eoin and Christy are back for the final instalment of their Stress discussion.

Today they look at Stress Management and how we can all look to better regulate our stress.

They cover anger management, the difference between coping methods and emotional regulation, the 5 Ways of Wellbeing and lots more.

This episode provides a satisfying summary of the Stress series and should give you actionable tips that you can incorporate into your daily life to reduce your stress.

Check out our website and follow us on social media for more tips and advice:

Website - motuslearning.com

Instagram - @motuslearning

Facebook - @MotusLearning1

Twitter - @MotusL

And as always Mind Yourself :) !

In this episode Christy and Eoin bring their stress conversation back to the root topic of Mental Health. 

What is the impact of stress on our mental health both in the short term and longterm? 

How does stress make mental health assessment easier?

What mental illnesses can be linked to excessive stress?

Learn all of this and more in this informative and far reaching chat.

Joseph LeDoux (Emotional Memory) - http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Emotional_memory

Check out our website and follow us on social media for more tips and advice:

Website - motuslearning.com

Instagram - @motuslearning

Facebook - @MotusLearning1

Twitter - @MotusL

And as always Mind Yourself :) !

Christy and Eoin continue their conversation on Stress and this week they expand on last weeks episode with David Kavanagh and consider the link between stress and sex and how this can impact our mental health.

They tackle topics such as sex education, pornography, social media and how we can better discuss our sexual health.

The lads try to show how the taboo nature of discussing sex and the lack of modern education can lead to stress and mental health issues for young people and adults. We hope this conversation can help make the topic more accessible for everyone.

Links:

The effects of excessive exercise on female sexual development - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6775000/

TED Talk - How Porn Skews Sexual Expectations - https://www.ted.com/talks/cindy_pierce_how_porn_skews_sexual_expectations

Check out our website and follow us on social media for more tips and advice:

Website - motuslearning.com

Instagram - @motuslearning

Facebook - @MotusLearning1

Twitter - @MotusL

And as always Mind Yourself :) !

This week Christy sits down with David Kavanagh to discuss relationships, sex therapy and how this relates to our mental health.

David Kavanagh is a qualified sex therapist that specialises in relationship counselling and sex addiction. 

After working with hundreds of couples, David gives insight into how to improve relationships during lockdown, the new digital age of online dating and the need for a new sex education curriculum.

If you want to learn more, see links to David's various projects and websites below:

Love Rewired by David Kavanagh (Book) - https://www.davidkavanagh.tv/shop/

Sex Addiction Counselling - https://www.sexaddiction.ie/about-us/

Headwise - https://www.headwise.ie/about/

Mindlab - https://www.mindlab.ie/about-us/

Check out our website and follow us on social media for more tips and advice:

Website - motuslearning.com

Instagram - @motuslearning

Facebook - @MotusLearning1

Twitter - @MotusL

And as always Mind Yourself :) !

Stress, Pregnancy and Child Development - How are these connected?

Learn how the experiences of the mother both physically and mentally can be passed on to the child and also Christy tells Eoin an interesting story about how Peter Pan is connected to a childhood traumatic experience.

All this and much more; a great insight into the impact of stress and very informative for parents.

Mental Health Foundation UK Study - https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/statistics/mental-health-statistics-stress

Check out our website and follow us on social media for more tips and advice:

Website - motuslearning.com

Instagram - @motuslearning

Facebook - @MotusLearning1

Twitter - @MotusL

And as always Mind Yourself :) !

Siobhan Murray is a qualified psychotherapist and resilience, burnout and stress coach. When not working with adults, Siobhan is also a parent and a consultant for teachers at US charter schools.  

In this far reaching conversation, Siobhan explains the relationship between stress and personality, perfectionism in parenting and teacher burnout. If you would like to follow Siobhan’s work closer, visit her website at https://www.twistingthejar.com/about-me/

Check out our website and follow us on social media for more tips and advice:

Website - motuslearning.com

Instagram - @motuslearning

Facebook - @MotusLearning1

Twitter - @MotusL

And as always Mind Yourself!:)

Nobel prize races, drinking bacteria and poo, this week's podcast involves Eoin and Christy sitting down to begin their discussion on stress.

Eoin gets a biology lesson and the boys discuss what stress is and how it can impact heart disease, diabetes and suppressed immunity.

Check out our website and follow us on social media for more tips and advice:

Website - motuslearning.com

Instagram - @motuslearning

Facebook - @MotusLearning1

Twitter - @MotusL