Addressing The Elephant: Recent Episodes

The Green Elephant

A podcast having open conversations about mental health in an aim to normalize talking about our mental health.

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Part 6 of 6 in the series in collaboration with IACAT, the Irish Association of Creative Art Therapists, exploring what IACAT does, and looking into each of the different modalities of the creative art therapies. This episode features Keshet, Boaz and Vered who are IACAT Council Members and Expressive Art Therapists.

Music Credits: Joseph McDade

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Part 5 of 6 of a series in collaboration with IACAT, the Irish Association of Creative Art Therapists, exploring what IACAT does, and looking into each of the different modalities of the creative art therapies. This episode features Leslie Wrenn and Jessica Harris who are IACAT Council Members and Music Therapists.

Music Credits: Joseph McDade

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Part 4 of 6 of a series in collaboration with IACAT, the Irish Association of Creative Art Therapists, exploring what IACAT does, and looking into each of the different modalities of the creative art therapies. This episode features Noémie Cattez who is an IACAT Council Member and a Dance and Movement Psychotherapist. 

Music Credits: Joseph McDade

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Part 3 of 6 of a series in collaboration with IACAT, the Irish Association of Creative Art Therapists, exploring what IACAT does, and looking into each of the different modalities of the creative art therapies. This episode features Heather Turkington who is an IACAT Council Member and a Dramatherapist. This episode also features Willa, who speaks about her daughter's experience of availing of dramatherapy.

Music Credits: Joseph McDade

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Part 2 of 6 of a series in collaboration with IACAT, the Irish Association of Creative Art Therapists, exploring what IACAT does, and looking into each of the different modalities of the creative art therapies. This episode features Heidi Morrison who is an IACAT Council Member and Vice Chair, and an Art Therapist. We discuss what is art therapy, what does it involve and how can it help, and get an insight into Soearth Projects.

Music Credits: Joseph McDade

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Part 1 of 6 of a series in collaboration with IACAT, the Irish Association of Creative Art Therapists, exploring what IACAT does, and looking into each of the different modalities of the creative art therapies. This episode is an introduction with Rachel O'Leary, IACAT Council Member and Art Therapist.

Music Credits: Joseph McDade

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I had a chat with Jakub about how he is managing his wellbeing during Covid-19 restrictions, and also his experience as a young person.

Music Credits: Joseph McDade

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In 2020, The Green Elephant surveyed people about their experience of and need for mental health services in Ireland. We have just completed a report of this survey data which is available on our website www.thegreenelephant.ie 

Music Credits: Joseph McDade

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Continuing on with the collaboration series with Sexual Health West, I am joined by Grace O'Shea, a sexual health educator and we delve into the world of body image, body positivity, social and societal perceptions and standards.

This is part 2 of 2.

Music Credits: Joseph McDade

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Continuing on with the collaboration series with Sexual Health West, I am joined by Grace O'Shea, a sexual health educator and we delve into the world of body image, body positivity and what it means for each of us.

This is part 1 of a 2 part recording.

Music Credits: Joseph McDade

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As part of our collaboration with Sexual Health West, we had a conversation with Lorraine O'Connell, their Sexual Health Education Coordinator. This is part two of our conversation.

Music Credits: Joseph McDade

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As part of our collaboration with Sexual Health West, we had a conversation with Lorraine O'Connell, their Sexual Health Education Coordinator. This is part one of two of our conversation.

Music Credits: Joseph McDade

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Delighted to collaborate with Sexual Health West on a number of episodes. This episode is split into two parts and I chat with Meagan O'Neill, a sexual health educator about shame.

Music Credits: Joseph McDade

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Delighted to collaborate with Sexual Health West on a number of episodes. This episode is split into two parts and I chat with Meagan O'Neill, a sexual health educator about shame.

Music Credits: Joseph McDade

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Join me for a conversation with my lovely mother about mental health and how her faith is a good sense of community for her.

Music Credits: Joseph McDade

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Given all that has happened in 2020 and the time of year it is, join me on a ramble about gratitude and being thankful.

Music Credits: Joseph McDade

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Having a chat about ways I normalize talking about mental health, including my own mental health, Kevin.

Music Credits: Joseph McDade

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Greg joined me this week and we had a conversation about growing up, finding purpose and junk values.

Music Credits: Joseph McDade

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Joseph joined this episode of Addressing the Elephant and was open about his diagnosis with Bi-Polar disorder at 15, his journey towards recovery and maintaining a very active and involved life with his diagnosis!

Music Credits: Joseph McDade 

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Join me on a ramble about different terms which are used, and why mental health and mental illness are not the same things.

Please Note*: While I do have a mental health qualification, I am not a clinical mental health professional and the opinions expressed in this podcast are my own.

Music Credits: Joseph McDade

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A quick introduction to my experience with my mental health. If I am expecting people to share their experiences, it is only right that I do the same.

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An introduction to Addressing the Elephant, the mental health podcast. Join us as we aim to have open and informative conversations about mental health and the many different strands associated with it.

Music Credits: Joseph McDade