Belfast Men's Health Group

Today Joe Barr is going to talk about how he got into cycling and endurance cycling. He will tell us how he deals with the highs and lows of being an elite athlete.

James McIlroy talks to Paul O'Kane about he got into running and how he dealt with the highs and lows of being an elite athlete. He is now the race director of the Antrim Coast Half Marathon, which has twice attracted his friend, Sir Mo Farah, as well as Jo Pavey, Scott Overall and Kevin Seaward among others.

Shane is a psychologist dedicated to teaching the very best evidenced based psychology to help people protect their mental health and enhance the quality of their lives. Shane has been a keynote speaker at numerous conferences on a range of topics around wellbeing, positive mental health, recovery and happiness.

Paul Doran was diagnosed with head and neck cancer. He will tell us a we bit about his journey from being diagnosed, his treatment and finally his recovery.

Norman Bowman teaches Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or CBT. In this Podcast, Norman will talk about CBT and it's benefit. He will outline his background starting work in Psychiatry and then leaning about CBT.

Paul Smyth is the Executive Director at Politics in Action. He works with young people on issues related to the conflict and training youth workers, teachers and others to do the same. He has also worked closely with colleagues in conflict regions around the world. He believes in being creative and tries hard to adapt these to his work.

Eoin is from Dublin: is a water sport enthusiast and is living with an eating disorder. Eoin will talk about eating disorders and where you can get help.

Naomi Thompson is a world authority on smoking and vaping and has been helping smokers quit for more than 20 years. She works for Cancer Focus NI.

Gary "Spike" O'Sullivan is a professional middleweight boxer from Cork. Spike will talk about how he got into boxing and how he deals with the highs and lows of being an elite athlete.

Robert West is Emeritus Professor of Health Psychology, University College London and a world authority on smoking and addiction. He has been a key player in the UK's Stop Smoking Services and has also written a number of books on stopping smoking and addiction.