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SoundEffect

The teams at A Lust for Life and Pieta House are joining forces to launch #SoundEffect a campaign that turns up the volume on the power and importance of being sound to each other and to ourselves.

Thank you to all of the sound people who embraced #SoundEffect

Thank you to all of the sound people who embraced #SoundEffect

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The teams at A Lust for Life and Pieta House would like to extend a huge thank you to all of the sound people who embraced our #SoundEffect campaign
Message from President Michael D. Higgins in response to the #SoundEffect campaign

Message from President Michael D. Higgins in response to the #SoundEffect campaign

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As President of Ireland, I want to welcome the #SoundEffect campaign and wish it every success
Message from An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in response to the #SoundEffect campaign

Message from An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in response to the #SoundEffect campaign

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As Taoiseach I would like to support the #SoundEffect Campaign and wish it every success
A Lust for Life joins forces with Pieta House to launch #SoundEffect

A Lust for Life joins forces with Pieta House to launch #SoundEffect

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#SoundEffect is a campaign to turn up the volume on the power and importance of being sound
Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean

Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean

Niall Breslin and Brian Higgins
The gradual development of A Lust for Life although deeply rewarding has not been a journey vacant of obstacles or de-tours
Get involved! How to share your #SoundEffect

Get involved! How to share your #SoundEffect

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We’re amplifying our collective soundness, because most people are in fact sound. Soundness will conquer all!
The Science of Sound

The Science of Sound

Dr. Malie Coyne
In the context of an alarming increase in mental ill health in Ireland and urgency around how we are going to tackle the real pain faced by many, we need to focus our energies on promoting “being sound” and overall wellbeing
#SoundEffect Campaignvideo

#SoundEffect Campaign

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On an August morning in 2017 the A Lust for Life team took to the streets to ask the public to share with us their ‘sound stories’
The Little Book of Sound

The Little Book of Sound

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A Lust for Life have created our first ever publication co-written by our team and we think it’s special. Hope you do too
The Wall of Sound

The Wall of Sound

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As part of our national #SoundEffect movement, we are capturing many amazing 'sound' stories from people throughout Ireland
Electric Picnic Full Line-Up

Electric Picnic Full Line-Up

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We are massively excited to be bringing you 6 powerful discussions in partnership with Pieta House in the Mindfield Arena at Electric Picnic
EP Friday @7pm ‘And Still We Rise’ – Irish Women’s Podcast in association with The Irish Times. Inside the hearts, minds and bodies of women in Ireland

EP Friday @7pm ‘And Still We Rise’ – Irish Women’s Podcast in association with The Irish Times....

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The Women’s Podcast in association with A Lust For Life/Pieta House at Electric Picnic 2017
EP Friday @8.30pm Locker Room Talk – Masculinity and Mental Health

EP Friday @8.30pm Locker Room Talk – Masculinity and Mental Health

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Masculinity and Mental Health. What are the issues closest to the hearts, bodies and minds of men in Ireland today?
EP Saturday @6.30pm Are our systems sound

EP Saturday @6.30pm Are our systems sound

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What is our government doing to care for the mental health of the people of Ireland? Waiting lists to talk to someone, organisational inconsistency, the growing rates of anxiety and depression, staff recruitment issues, budget cuts, archaic policies - the system is failing us
EP Saturday @8pm How can we be well in a sick sea

EP Saturday @8pm How can we be well in a sick sea

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How we be true to each other while living in a post-truth world? How can we stay connected in age of nihilism and narcissism? Where do we go from here?
EP Sunday @6.30pm Pieta House – Bringing a voice to stigma, the silent killer

EP Sunday @6.30pm Pieta House – Bringing a voice to stigma, the silent killer

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Pieta House opened its doors 11 years ago and has since helped over 30,000 people in suicidal distress or engaging in self-harm
EP Sunday @8.15pm #SoundEffect – The Art of being Sound

EP Sunday @8.15pm #SoundEffect – The Art of being Sound

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What does it mean to be sound in a world that often amplifies negativity? The truth is that most people in the world are sound
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URGENT HELP
A Lust for Life does not provide crisis support, so if you or someone you are concerned about is in crisis and needs help urgently, please contact:
Pieta House
PIETA HOUSE
1800 247 247
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Samaritans
SAMARITANS
116 123 (ROI & UK)
Childline
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CHILDLINE
1800 666666
A Lust For Life | Mental Health Charity Ireland
URGENT HELP
A Lust for Life does not provide crisis support, so if you or someone you are concerned about is in crisis and needs help urgently, please contact
Pieta House
PIETA HOUSE
1800 247 247
.........................................................................
Childline
SAMARITANS
116 123 (ROI & UK)
.........................................................................
Samaritans
CHILDLINE
1800 666666
Howaya! We hope you’re enjoying A Lust for Life.
While you are here… can we ask you a favour?
We know, pop ups are absolutely no craic. But seeing as you are here anyway, which means you must be a sound head, we thought we’d tap you on the shoulder and ask for your help.
Make a one-time or regular donation
We rely on the generosity of the public to fund our work and so far together we have achieved great things! Please do continue to support us so we can provide future generations in Ireland with the resources to recognise and talk about their emotions, and equip them to navigate the ever-changing world around them as they grow.
Howaya! We hope you’re enjoying A Lust for Life. While you are here… can we ask you a favour?
We know, we know, pop ups are absolutely no craic. But seeing as you are here anyway, which means you must be a sound head, we thought we’d tap you on the shoulder and ask for your help
We rely on the generosity of the public to fund our work and so far together we have achieved great things! Please do continue to support us so we can provide future generations in Ireland with the resources to recognise and talk about their emotions, and equip them to navigate the ever-changing world around them as they grow
Make a one-time or regular donation