{"id":13022,"date":"2025-11-19T11:56:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T11:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/?p=13022"},"modified":"2025-12-09T14:43:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T14:43:25","slug":"minding-our-mental-wellbeing-through-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthnews.ie\/winter-health\/minding-our-mental-wellbeing-through-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Minding our mental wellbeing through winter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2;color:#32373c\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-profile-box round ab-has-avatar ab-font-size-18 ab-block-profile ab-profile-columns\"><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-avatar-wrap\"><div class=\"ab-profile-image-wrap\"><figure class=\"ab-profile-image-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"ab-profile-avatar wp-image-13023\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/11\/19114737\/vicky-1763552857-MyMind-Temp-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/11\/19114737\/vicky-1763552857-MyMind-Temp-headshot.jpg 200w, https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/11\/19114737\/vicky-1763552857-MyMind-Temp-headshot-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ab-profile-column ab-profile-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"ab-profile-name\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Austen Donohoe<\/h2><p class=\"ab-profile-title\" style=\"color:#32373c\">Communications &amp; Digital Marketing Manager<\/p><div class=\"ab-profile-text\"><\/div><ul class=\"ab-social-links\"><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>With winter at its height, thoughts turn to guarding our health against the elements. Do we take the same care with our mental health?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>A reasonable response might be: \u201cWhat are the signs to watch for when it comes to mental health, and where can I find support?\u201d The answers are central to <a href=\"https:\/\/mymind.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MyMind\u2019s<\/a> existence as a charity providing accessible talk therapy for everyday mental health challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-minding-the-signs\"><strong>Minding the signs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Life happens, bringing with it worries over money, family, work and the innumerable concerns of 21<sup>st<\/sup>-century living. Low mood, irritability and lingering tiredness are some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/mymind.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">warning signs to watch out for<\/a> when it comes to mental health.&nbsp;These are the mental health equivalents of a scratchy throat and sinus pain signalling an oncoming cold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Low mood, irritability and lingering tiredness are some of the warning <br>signs to watch out for when it comes to mental health.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<div class=\"healt-article_body\" id=\"healt-2984607318\"><div class=\"healt-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><div id=\"healt-2779310592\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.needtopee.ie\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"vicky-1761838822-Half Page Desktop@2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/10\/30154033\/vicky-1761838822-Half-Page-Desktop%402x-scaled.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/10\/30154033\/vicky-1761838822-Half-Page-Desktop%402x-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/10\/30154033\/vicky-1761838822-Half-Page-Desktop%402x-768x256.png 768w, https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/10\/30154033\/vicky-1761838822-Half-Page-Desktop%402x-1536x512.png 1536w, https:\/\/s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com\/cdn-site.mediaplanet.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/10\/30154033\/vicky-1761838822-Half-Page-Desktop%402x-2048x683.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" width=\"640\" height=\"213\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-support-is-here\"><strong>Support is here<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/mymind.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MyMind<\/a>, we believe that common, everyday mental health challenges are fully deserving of professional therapeutic support. Issues like burnout, relationship struggles and bereavement are some examples that, left untreated, can lead to more serious mental health challenges down the line. This is why we advocate for early intervention, knowing that engaging in counselling or psychotherapy early yields results sooner \u2014 and with lasting effect.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Making our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knowandgo.ie\/?cmp=0fe248c1-f101-46b8-873d-34faf22d021b&amp;ttype=QRC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">services accessible<\/a> is absolutely fundamental to successful early intervention, and we achieve this on several fronts. We provide appointments without waiting lists or the need for referral and aim to always have sessions available to book within 72 hours of registration. Appointments are held face-to-face from 11 locations across Ireland, and online, in over 20 languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are not-for-profit, with a fee structure tied to employment status. This facilitates a low Standard Rate of \u20ac60 per session, while funding from the HSE makes it possible to offer \u20ac30 appointments to anyone earning less than \u20ac25,000 annually, including retirees and full-time third-level students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MyMind\u2019s message for winter is one of hope. Support is here, it is accessible, and just as we\u2019re wrapping up against the elements, we should also be mindful of our mental health over the darker months.<\/p>\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><div style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-button ab-block-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mymind.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ab-button ab-button-shape-rounded ab-button-size-medium fb-pixel\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#000000\">Click here to learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With winter at its height, thoughts turn to guarding our health against the elements. Do we take the same care with our mental health? 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