Music and the Mind
by 9AM Productions
Latest episode
Bonus: Patricia O'Shea on the role of music in her pain journey
Bonus: Patricia O'Shea on the role of music in her pain journey
About this podcast
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
Episodes
- Bonus: Patricia O'Shea on the role of music in her pain journey · 13 min · Season 1Patricia 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…
- Prof Luke O'Neill: My Life in Music · 26 minLuke 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…
- Music & Resilience: chronic pain, cancer... Can music help? · 36 min · Season 1 Episode 8We 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…
- Adrian Dunbar: My Life in Music · 21 minMusic 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 Therapy · 29 minWith 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…
- Music & Bereavement · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 5Father 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…
- Music & Anxiety · 25 minA 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…
- Music & Identity · 33 minWe 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…
- Music & Flow · 25 min · Season 1 Episode 4“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…
- Music & Dementia · 35 min · Season 1 Episode 1We 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…
- Season 1 Trailer · 2 minJoin 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…
