This week, we have personal trainer and founder of EFitness, Emma Bowden. 

With a degree in exercise science, Emma gives us insight into the relationship between exercise and mental health, eating disorders and the mental strain of bikini modelling.

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This podcast concludes the five ways of well-being, looking at the importance of learning, giving and taking notice. This coincides with step 4 in our workshop and the final sections of how to maintain the WOW challenge. Enjoy!

Some links mentioned:

Martin Seligman : Positive Psychology - https://www.ted.com/talks/martin_seligman_the_new_era_of_positive_psychology/transcript?language=en

Carol Dweck Book : Mindset - https://www.amazon.com/Mindset-Psychology-Carol-S-Dweck/dp/0345472322

Edinburgh University discredits Growth Mindset - https://www.ed.ac.uk/news/2019/no-benefit-in-growth-mindset-theory-study-says

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Breege Leddy is a sleep physiologist and Director of The Insomnia Clinic Ltd. 

Due to lockdown effecting lots of peoples’ sleep, we felt it was a good time to release this. Breege explains the relationship between sleep and mental health, what effects our sleep and how to sleep better. 

Breege hosts clinic at Cremore Clinic in Glasnevin, Dublin and McDaids Pharmacy in Cavan. She also runs Skype sessions which mean even during lockdown you can avail of her expertise.

For more information and advice, please visit her website www.insomniaclinic.ie

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This week’s podcast explains 2 of the 5 ways of well being in detail. We discuss exercise, sleep and diet under the term of being active, and social media under the umbrella term of staying connected.

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This week’s post is with registered dietitian Paula Mee. There is plenty of misinformation in circulation surrounding nutrition so it’s essential that we only intake education from experts. In the podcast, we discuss the science of microbiota, the benefits of the Mediterranean diet and inclusion of all diet types, including vegans, coeliacs and those with Irritable bowel syndrome.

Check her out at www.paulamee.ie

 Hope you enjoy!

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Due to the urgency of this advice, we have decided to release two podcasts this week! Dr. Eithne Hunt is an occupational therapy professor at University College Cork who specializes in adolescent health and routine. Dr. Hunt explains the link between sleep and emotional wellbeing, the development of habits and most importantly, routine. When Dr. Hunt refers to routine on holidays, it is particularly relevant to right now.

Find Eithne :

Twitter : @mindmemindyouie

Email : [email protected]

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We are constantly being told that the biggest fears about self-isolation is how people are going to occupy their time and not lose their minds. The WOW challenge, based on the 5 ways of well being is something easy to maintain that will go a long way in developing habits. This podcast explains each aspect! 

#WOW2020 #Routine #5WOW #WellBeing #COVID19

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This episode involved Niamh Connolly of TransformCBT deciphering what CBT is and why it can be beneficial to anyone. 

We also discuss how to implement CBT into parenting, the state of mental health today and why we shouldn’t think positively. 

To follow Niamh, take a look at her social media platforms or her website :

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/transformcbt/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NiamhConnollyCBT

Website: https://transformcbt.com/

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Eoin and Christy are back to discuss the connection between mental health and our brains.

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This week’s discussion surrounds the neurobiology of dementia and depression and current developments being made in dementia research. Deaglan also discusses interesting research into our voting habits, pharmaceutical companies and what good teaching is. We cover a range of fascinating topics and we ourselves learned loads from the chat. Hope you enjoy!

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