Mindfulness with Olive Houston

Based in Dundalk, Co. Louth, Olive offers classes, workshops and retreats to community groups and organisation’s, both in person and online. Olive also offers individual, 1:1 sessions. Her background includes Nursing in the UK and Ireland; Creative Mindfulness course Trainer, Advisor and Practitioner.

Olive has been delivering her “Introduction to Mindfulness” online course to participants within the MS Society community since 2020. The classes have been a wonderful support to those attending as they offer an opportunity to cultivate a personal practice of Mindfulness and Compassion and help participants connect, share and support each other, from the comfort of their own homes.

Following on from the success of these classes, Olive also developed a follow-on set of sessions, “Time to Rest”, to further support participants as they continue to grow their practice personally and together in the group setting.

The classes are suitable for those new to the practice of Mindfulness and for those with prior experience, and while there is a plan each week, Olive will always listen to what the needs are at each session and respond accordingly.

Olive’s classes are based on her training with Louise Shanagher as part of Creative Mindfulness Ltd. IMMA and Life Practice Academy UK ACCPH

Contact Olive

Facebook: Mind Yourself

Instagram: Mindyourselfdundalk

Email: mindyourselfdundalk@hotmail.com / olivehouston@hotmail.com

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At MS Ireland, our work would not be possible without the dedication, compassion, and generosity of our volunteers. In this podcast, we are proud to highlight the remarkable contributions of five outstanding individuals whose support continues to make a difference across our organisation.

Maurice O’Connor

Maurice has been a valued member of our Board of Directors and continues to contribute his time and expertise in various ways. He plays a vital role in advancing our capital projects and national initiatives, such as the MS Ireland National Conference. Maurice also lends his voice and insights to our community through his role as a podcast host—bringing stories and information to life.

Paul Hatton

We are delighted to introduce Paul Hatton from Perrigo. Perrigo has been one of the most significant financial supporters of our MS Care Centre for many years. Beyond generous donations, Perrigo have provided volunteer support, spearheaded by Paul himself. Paul’s commitment as a donor, volunteer, and advocate exemplifies true partnership and enduring friendship with our Care Centre.

Lorna Preston

Lorna is one of our newest befriending volunteers at the MS Ireland Care Centre in Rathgar. She dedicates her time during the week to support residents, assisting them with activities and outings in and around Dublin. Her warm and caring presence is already making a positive impact in the lives of those staying at the Centre.

Rebecca Maguire

Rebecca has volunteered with MS Ireland since 2019, serving on our Board of Directors and as Chairperson of the Research, Information and Communications Committee. As an Associate Professor of Psychology at Maynooth University, Rebecca has contributed her extensive academic expertise to help us evaluate our services and guide the development of new, evidence-based supports.

Jillian O’Sullivan

Jillian has been a cornerstone of the MS Ireland South Kerry Branch for many years. Serving as Treasurer, she manages the branch’s finances while also using her skills as an experienced event planner to organise vibrant social events for people with MS in her local community. Her dedication has helped foster connection and joy for many.

For more information on volunteering with MS Ireland go to https://www.ms-society.ie/get-involved/volunteer

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Robert Joyce was diagnosed with Relapsing Remitting MS in 1992 and now has Secondary Progressive MS. He has a blog and podcast where he shares his experience of living with MS and chronic pain (www.a30minutelife.com).

Dr Jonathan Egan is an academic and chartered health and clinical psychologist. He has also trained in both attachment and affect phobia therapies. His research has been in relation to trauma, its effect on a person's psychophysiological well-being. His other clinical and research interest is in how our own learned internal models of relationships which we learn in childhood can affect both professional caregivers and in people who are diagnosed with chronic health conditions and whether they can learn to improve their ability to seek help effectively (without shame) in order to receive effective care and to be 'met as a person' who is an expert by-experience in their own health status and needs.

https://www.ms-society.ie/

https://twitter.com/MSIRELAND/

https://www.facebook.com/MultipleSclerosisIreland/

https://www.instagram.com/multiple_sclerosis_ireland

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The views, information or opinions expressed during MS Explored – The Podcast are solely those of the individuals involved and do not represent those of MS Ireland or Novartis Ireland Ltd. The primary purpose of this podcast series is to educate and inform and is not a substitute for professional diagnosis or treatment. This podcast is supported by funding from Novartis Ireland Ltd.

If you have been affected by any of the content in the series please contact your healthcare professional or the MS Ireland Information line on 1850 233 233.

MS Ireland – The Podcast is a partnership between the MS Ireland and Novartis Ireland Ltd. For more information go to MS-Society.ie.

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The views, information or opinions expressed during MS Explored – The Podcast are solely those of the individuals involved and do not represent those of MS Ireland or Novartis Ireland Ltd. The primary purpose of this podcast series is to educate and inform and is not a substitute for professional diagnosis or treatment. This podcast is supported by funding from Novartis Ireland Ltd.

If you have been affected by any of the content in the series please contact your healthcare professional or the MS Ireland Information line on 1850 233 233.

MS Ireland – The Podcast is a partnership between the MS Ireland and Novartis Ireland Ltd. For more information go to MS-Society.ie.

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The views, information and opinions expressed during MS Explored – The Podcast are solely those of the individuals involved and do not represent those of MS Ireland or Novartis Ireland Ltd. The primary purpose of this podcast series is to educate and inform and is not a substitute for professional diagnosis or treatment. The podcast is supported by funding from Novartis Ireland Ltd. 

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Robert Joyce was diagnosed with Relapsing Remitting MS in 1992 and now has Secondary Progressive MS. He has a blog and podcast where he shares his experience of living with MS and chronic pain (www.a30minutelife.com).

Dr Susan Coote is a physiotherapist specialising in neurological rehabilitation. For over 15 years she led the MS research team at UL researching the benefits of exercise and physical activity to reduce symptom severity and improve quality of life for people with neurological conditions living in the community.

Prof Coote has published over 70 research papers and received over €1.5m in research funding supervising many PhD students in the area of exercise and MS.

She currently works in MS Ireland running projects funded by SlainteCare integration fund, the Social Innovation Fund and Disability Services which implement into practice the research findings and learnings of the benefits of exercise.

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During the interview Una mentioned two studies and these are the links.

PMSMatTrain (which stands for progressive MS-Material-Training): https://pmsmattrain.eu/

AIMS-RN (which stands for All-Ireland MS Research Network): https://aims-rn.org/

Robert Joyce was diagnosed with Relapsing Remitting MS in 1992 and now has Secondary Progressive MS. He has a blog and podcast where he shares his experience of living with MS and chronic pain (www.a30minutelife.com).

Dr FitzGerald's research focus is on developing an understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative disorders such as multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease. After graduating from NUI Galway with a BE (Industrial) in 1983 and an MSc in Biotechnology in 1985, she worked in the biotech sector for five years before returning to academia to copmlete a PhD in molecular biology at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. Dr FitzGerald returned to Ireland in 2003, taking up a lectureship in biomedical engineering at NUIG in 2005. Since then the main focus of the FitzGerald group has been multiple scelosis and other brain disorders including Parkinson's disease. The group has also studied the normal development of the cerebellum.

Dr FitzGerald is the Director of the Galway Neuroscience and she represents MS Ireland on the MS International Federation's International Medical and Scientific Board. She has also recently joined the committee of the Dementia and Neurodegeneratin Network, Ireland. Since May 2019, she is coordinating a €3.9 million EU-funded project that aims to work with researchers from Denmark, Germany, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain and the Czech Republic to create new devices and treatments for multiple sclerosis.

In effort to reduce the negative impact that lab research has on the enviroment, Dr FitzGerald initiated the 'Galway Green Labs' effort at NUIG, triggering the implmentation green practices the CÚRAM lab, in preparation for green lab certification' (see mygreenlab.org), which was awarded in late 2019. For more information on this achievement, watch our documentary movie 'The time to green our labs is now' (https://vimeo.com/375847945).

https://www.ms-society.ie/

https://twitter.com/MSIRELAND/

https://www.facebook.com/MultipleSclerosisIreland/

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Robert Joyce was diagnosed with Relapsing Remitting MS in 1992 and now has Secondary Progressive MS. He has a blog and podcast where he shares his experience of living with MS and chronic pain (www.a30minutelife.com).

Dr Jonathan Egan is an academic and chartered health and clinical psychologist. He has also trained in both attachment and affect phobia therapies. His research has been in relation to trauma, its effect on a person's psychophysiological well-being. His other clinical and research interest is in how our own learned internal models of relationships which we learn in childhood can affect both professional caregivers and in people who are diagnosed with chronic health conditions and whether they can learn to improve their ability to seek help effectively (without shame) in order to receive effective care and to be 'met as a person' who is an expert by-experience in their own health status and needs.

https://www.ms-society.ie/

https://twitter.com/MSIRELAND/

https://www.facebook.com/MultipleSclerosisIreland/

https://www.instagram.com/multiple_sclerosis_ireland

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Robert Joyce was diagnosed with Relapsing Remitting MS in 1992 and now has Secondary Progressive MS. He has a blog and podcast where he shares his experience of living with MS and chronic pain (www.a30minutelife.com).

Dr Jonathan Egan is an academic and chartered health and clinical psychologist. He has also trained in both attachment and affect phobia therapies. His research has been in relation to trauma, its effect on a person's psychophysiological well-being. His other clinical and research interest is in how our own learned internal models of relationships which we learn in childhood can affect both professional caregivers and in people who are diagnosed with chronic health conditions and whether they can learn to improve their ability to seek help effectively (without shame) in order to receive effective care and to be 'met as a person' who is an expert by-experience in their own health status and needs.

https://www.ms-society.ie/

https://twitter.com/MSIRELAND/

https://www.facebook.com/MultipleSclerosisIreland/

https://www.instagram.com/multiple_sclerosis_ireland

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Robert Joyce was diagnosed with Relapsing Remitting MS in 1992 and now has Secondary Progressive MS. He has a blog and podcast where he shares his experience of living with MS and chronic pain (www.a30minutelife.com).

Lorna Spellman

Since graduating in 2015 with a degree in Health Promotion and Physical Activity, I wanted to pursue a career that focused on people’s health and well-being.

I discovered the world of Occupational Therapy and found it aligned with my values and my passion to enable people to increase their independence in a way that is meaningful to them. I returned to academia in 2017 and completed a Masters in Occupational Therapy.

Since then, I have worked with a broad range of people across a variety of practice areas in both the NHS and HSE Health services As Occupational Therapists, we focus on enabling engagement in daily activities and promoting both physical and mental health.

https://www.ms-society.ie/

https://twitter.com/MSIRELAND/

https://www.facebook.com/MultipleSclerosisIreland/

https://www.instagram.com/multiple_sclerosis_ireland

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Robert Joyce was diagnosed with Relapsing Remitting MS in 1992 and now has Secondary Progressive MS. He has a blog and podcast where he shares his experience of living with MS and chronic pain (www.a30minutelife.com).

Dr Jonathan Egan is an academic and chartered health and clinical psychologist. He has also trained in both attachment and affect phobia therapies. His research has been in relation to trauma, its effect on a person's psychophysiological well-being. His other clinical and research interest is in how our own learned internal models of relationships which we learn in childhood can affect both professional caregivers and in people who are diagnosed with chronic health conditions and whether they can learn to improve their ability to seek help effectively (without shame) in order to receive effective care and to be 'met as a person' who is an expert by-experience in their own health status and needs.

https://www.ms-society.ie/

https://twitter.com/MSIRELAND/

https://www.facebook.com/MultipleSclerosisIreland/

https://www.instagram.com/multiple_sclerosis_ireland

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Robert Joyce was diagnosed with Relapsing Remitting MS in 1992 and now has Secondary Progressive MS. He has a blog and podcast where he shares his experience of living with MS and chronic pain (www.a30minutelife.com).

Dr Conor Kerley

In 2003 and after 3 major relapses in only 8 months, Conor was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at the age of 15. Up to that point Conor was a healthy athlete and student. Inspired by his own circumstances, Conor went on to receive his degree in human nutrition and dietetics from Trinity College in 2010. He commenced nutritional research studies at Connolly Hospital and the National Children’s Hospital and earned his doctorate from the School of Medicine and Medical Sciences at University College Dublin.

His research has been published in international peer-reviewed medical journals and has attracted over €210,000 in research funding to date.

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Robert Joyce was diagnosed with Relapsing Remitting MS in 1992 and now has Secondary Progressive MS. He has a blog and podcast where he shares his experience of living with MS and chronic pain (www.a30minutelife.com).

Dr Jonathan Egan is an academic and chartered health and clinical psychologist. He has also trained in both attachment and affect phobia therapies. His research has been in relation to trauma, its effect on a person's psychophysiological well-being. His other clinical and research interest is in how our own learned internal models of relationships which we learn in childhood can affect both professional caregivers and in people who are diagnosed with chronic health conditions and whether they can learn to improve their ability to seek help effectively (without shame) in order to receive effective care and to be 'met as a person' who is an expert by-experience in their own health status and needs.

https://www.ms-society.ie/

https://twitter.com/MSIRELAND/

https://www.facebook.com/MultipleSclerosisIreland/

https://www.instagram.com/multiple_sclerosis_ireland

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Note to listeners – there are references to the losses that living with MS can bring.

Contact the Mid West Regional Office: 061 303802/ midwest@ms-society.ie

Western Regional Office: 091768630/ western@ms-society.ie

https://www.ms-society.ie

https://twitter.com/MSIRELAND/

https://facebook.com/MultipleSclerosisIreland/

https://www.instagram.com/multiple_sclerosis_ireland

Thank you to Zbigniew Zborowski for the music.

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Note to listeners- there are references to the losses that living with MS can bring.

Contact the Western Regional Office:

Phone: 091 768630

E-Mail: western@ms-society.ie

https://www.ms-society.ie/

https://twitter.com/MSIRELAND/

https://www.facebook.com/MultipleSclerosisIreland/

https://www.instagram.com/multiple_sclerosis_ireland

Thank you to Zbigniew Zborowski for the music.

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Contact the Mid West Regional Office:

Phone: 061 303 802 

E-Mail: midwest@ms-society.ie

https://www.ms-society.ie/

https://twitter.com/MSIRELAND/

https://www.facebook.com/MultipleSclerosisIreland/

https://www.instagram.com/multiple_sclerosis_ireland

Thank you to Zbigniew Zborowski for the music.

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