Published: thejournal.ie
The Health Check with Irish Life Health
Expert Opinion: Dr. Malie Coyne

“Stress can have a significant impact on relationships as the person suffering can isolate themselves from others or react defensively when under significant pressure.”

For Dr Coyne, the impact of these social connections can have an immediate impact on the very symptoms that make us feel stressed:

“A meeting of the minds or a good laugh with the right person can activate optimal levels of our ‘feel good’ brain chemicals and drastically lower stress by relaxing heart rate and blood pressure.”

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Published: RTE Lifestyle
Expert Opinion: Dr. Malie Coyne

Feeling stressed? You’re not alone. RTÉ’s new two-part series, Stressed, looks at the science of stress and how it’s impacting negatively on Irish society.

Catch up on episode 1 of 2 on the RTÉ Player now. watch the second episode tonight on RTÉ One at 10.15pm.

During the show, we’ll get the results of the ‘How are You Ireland?’ survey of mood and well-being – developed by the Science Foundation Ireland Insight Centre for Data Analytics in UCD.

Throughout the show, you may hear words like ‘mindfulness’ and ‘anxiety’ or terms such as ‘CBT’ and ‘CFT’. To help break down all this jargon, we have Psychotherapist and Counsellor Siobhan Murray and Clinical Psychologist Dr Mallie Coyne.

Read article on Stressed documentary with unseen clips embedded