Mental Health & Wellbeing

Health is not just about what we eat, it’s also about what we think, say and do. Explore our recommendations on literature around mental health and overall wellbeing

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Mental Health: A Person-centred Approach

Mental Health: A person-centred approach adopts an all-encompassing approach to engaging with, responding to and supporting people with mental illness and substance abuse. This substantially updated second edition incorporates the latest mental health research, including a new chapter focusing on psychotropic medications, while retaining the strong narrative approach of the first edition. Readers are encouraged to connect theory, practice and the lived experiences of consumers and carers.
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How Your Mind Can Heal Your Body

Body and mind are inseparably connected, which is why physical conditions triggered by underlying mental health causes can sometimes be difficult to rule out.

Author Dr. David Hamilton has shared some radical explanations of what happens to our body at the cellular level when we have poor mental health. The book covers an A to Z list of how we can use imagery as a healing mechanism for chronic pain and other physical conditions.

Hamilton’s groundbreaking research and findings are inspiring, and the book urges readers to step up and take charge of their well-being.
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The Social Skills Guidebook: Manage Shyness, Improve Your Conversations, and Make Friends, Without Giving Up Who You Are

You think your social life could be better. You’ve felt shy as long as you can remember. Your conversations have more awkward moments than you’d like. Maybe you don’t need a ton of friends, but you’d like to have some people to hang out with on occasion. You want to make changes, but you don’t know where to start. Lots of people have been in your shoes, so you’re hardly a lost cause, and it’s never too late to turn things around.
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Mental Health Book Recommendations

Recommended Reads: Mental Health

Podcast: The Laughs Of Your Life with Doireann Garrihy

The Laughs of your Life is a podcast with Doireann Garrihy at helm. In this series, Doireann aims to delve into the beauty of having a laugh, speaking to guests from all walks of life. From first memories of laughter to being laughed at to “if I didn’t laugh I’d cry” moments, these markers will shape the interviews, bringing out the best in some of Ireland’s most influential people.
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