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Music and the Mind

by 9AM Productions

Musician Shane Mitchell, from Irish folk band Dervish, and psychologist Shane Martin explore the interaction between music and our minds. Produced by Amandine Passot Devine for 9AM Productions. If you have been affected by any of the content on this podcast, go to yourmentalhealth.ie (Ireland) or helpguide.org/find-help.htm

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Episodes

  1. Bonus: Patricia O'Shea on the role of music in her pain journey

    Patricia O'Shea has been suffering from chronic pain since a road traffic accident fifteen years ago. As a Physical Education teacher, she was always very active and found it hard to accept her new reality. While on her pain journey, she discovered Music Therapy. Resources & thanks: Chronic Pain...

  2. Prof Luke O'Neill: My Life in Music

    Luke O’Neill became known to many in Ireland during the Covid-19 pandemic. As professor of biochemistry in the School of Biochemistry and Immunology at Trinity College Dublin, he was often seen or heard in Irish media, helping the public understand the virus and how to protect ourselves and each...

  3. Music & Resilience: chronic pain, cancer... Can music help?

    We discuss the role of music when dealing with pain and how it can help foster resilience. With Dr Katie Fitzpatrick, music therapist who specialises in chronic pain and cancer patient Paul Bond.To help us spread the word on the positive impacts of music, please follow and share Music and the…

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  4. Adrian Dunbar: My Life in Music

    Music is crucial to us as human beings, says actor, director and singer Adrian Dunbar. In this episode, he speaks about the influence of his musical mother, his eclectic taste in music, and what music means to him.To help us spread the word on the positive impacts of music, please follow and…

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  5. Music Therapy

    With Paul Noonan. The frontman of Irish rock band Bell X1 is now also a music therapist. He speaks about what music means to him, reflects on some of his interventions as a music therapist, and how the two sides of his career feed into each other.To help us spread the word on the positive impacts...

  6. Music & Bereavement

    Father and daughter David and Brídín McGowan both work in the funeral business. Brídín is also a harpist, a singer and a composer. They speak to psychologist Shane Martin and musician Shane Mitchell about the role that music can play in the grieving process. To help us spread the word on the...

  7. Music & Anxiety

    A natural response to stress or perceived threats, anxiety can become persistent and interfere with daily life. Could music help alleviate anxiety symptoms? This is what we explore with neuropsychologist and author Dr David Lewis, and Scottish musician and composer Ross Ainslie. To help us spread...

  8. Music & Identity

    We discuss the music industry in Ireland, its interaction with America, and explore the part played by music in identity formation.With Dr Michael Mary Murphy, music lecturer at the Institute of Art, Design and Technology, and a leading authority on Irish music history.To help us spread the word…

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  9. Music & Flow

    “It’s harder to be anxious when we’re engaged in something we love doing”, says psychologist Shane Martin to explain his interest in psychological flow. But what exactly is psychological flow and what happens when a musician experiences it? Shane Martin and Shane Mitchell speak with fiddle player...

  10. Music & Dementia

    We explore the role that music can play both as a therapeutic tool and as a means of raising awareness about dementia. With musician and Global Brain Health Institute Fellow Mike Hanrahan; musician and music therapist Dr Josie Nugent; and singer Liz Ryan from the National Concert Hall dementia...

  11. Season 1 Trailer

    Join Shane Martin and Shane Mitchell as they explore the interaction between music and the mind, with the first episode dropping on 21st March 2024.To help us spread the word on the positive impacts of music, please follow and share Music and the Mind online.Find our socials via...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Musician Shane Mitchell, from Irish folk band Dervish, and psychologist Shane Martin explore the interaction between music and our minds. Produced by Amandine Passot Devine for 9AM Productions. If you have been affected by any of the content on this podcast, go to yourmentalhealth.ie (Ireland) or helpguide.org/find-help.htm

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Musician Shane Mitchell, from Irish folk band Dervish, and psychologist Shane Martin explore the interaction between music and our minds. Produced by Amandine Passot Devine for 9AM Productions. If you have been affected by any of the content on this podcast, go to yourmentalhealth.ie (Ireland) or...

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