Dr Sean Foy is Director of The Learning Curve Institute, Ireland’s leading specialist trainer in mental health and addiction. Being in the field for over twenty-five years, every day is still “a learning day”. In this interview, Dr Foy shares his story and influences, as well as how he sees the future of mental health and addiction evolving.
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Responding to widespread mental health problems in Zimbabwe, Professor Dixon Chibanda took to unusual methods – training a team of grandmothers in creating safe spaces for people to talk. ‘Friendship Bench’ is a result of their teamwork – organised around culturally embedded concepts surrounding wellbeing and belonging. In this interview, ‘Friendship Bench’ share with me the full story and meaning behind their project, and what message they ultimately wish to spread.
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Cleverness matters, but not as much as kindness. Charlotte Fox Weber is a psychotherapist and founder of the School of Life psychotherapy service. She has a profound interest in emotional issues, working relationally with clients where they feel stuck, lost or without meaning. In this interview, Charlotte shares her story, as well as her views…
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In their paper, ‘Beliefs About Delusions’, Psychologist Vaughan Bell and his colleagues describe how some improbable reports are mistakenly assumed by mental health clinicians to be evidence of psychiatric symptoms. They write that this is due to a failure in accurately verifying whether the events have really taken place, despite how ridiculous they may seem.…
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Shada Lambert is an international career nanny, parent coach and potty training and sleep specialist. Her childcare experience ranges from working with children of all age groups up to teenagers, but she has a keen interest in the early years sector. Previously a freelance Dance and Drama teacher, she has now completed a Master’s degree…
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If you are feeling hopeless and desperate right now, you are not alone. Now that the virus has spread across the world, and we are reminded of that fact by breaking news every day, it can be difficult to remain calm and maintain a sense of hope, particularly when faced with disheartening stories and shortages…
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An exploration of contemporary studies that support and challenge this widely held question.
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How does it feel to view Earth from space? Exploring the psychological phenomenon that led to an “explosion of awareness” and improved mental wellbeing in a number of astronauts.
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“It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor”
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How can one develop self-confidence? Is it something that can be moulded and strengthened to a level we wish it to be?
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