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Trinity College Dublin students share their experience of mental health problems. For info or support email Welfare Officer Stephen Garry: welfare@tcdsu.org

TCDTalks

It's good to talk - here some university student's open up about their experience of depression, anxiety, fear and more... an excellent insight into the symptoms of mental health issues.

It's Good To Talk

Amy Cuddy TEDTalks

'How your body shapes who you are

Kelly McGonigal TEDTalks

A talk on how making connections with others and how reviewing our thoughts/beliefs can heal and increase our resilience to stress

A whole new way tho think about stress that changes everything we've been taught

Brené Brown TEDTalks

The Power of Vulnerability

Brené Brown TEDTalks

Listening to Shame

Articles

Irish Times

The Pursuit of Happiness: A Psychological Puzzle

New York Times

Representing the success of Counselling and Psychotherapy for the elderly.

How Therapy Can Help In the Golden Years

Irish Times

The recession may contribute to mental stresses and we can move beyond that.

People who suffer mental illness can live, love and work again

Vicky Kavanagh thejournal.ie

An insight into the experience of living with an eating disorder; 

‘I was in a secret, emotionally abusive relationship with myself’ 

Brené Brown Huffington Post

Shame in school classrooms

Mindful Magazine

Feeling Overwhelmed: Remember Rain; 4 Steps to Stop Being so Hard on Ourselves

Links

Aware http://www.aware.ie/

Console http://www.console.ie/

Oneinfour http://www.oneinfour.ie/

Dublin Simon Community http://www.dubsimon.ie/

Positive Options http://www.positiveoptions.ie/