Dr Tony Bates: Acceptance is at the heart of good mental health 

Clinical psychologist Dr Tony Bates starts a new series on the connection between the heart and the mind in Feelgood today. We chat to him about his philosophy of living life from the heart

Dr. Tony Bates. Photograph Moya Nolan

DR TONY BATES is a renowned clinical psychologist. Formerly the head of the Department of Psychology at St James’s Hospital, Dublin, he established the MSc in cognitive psychotherapy at Trinity College Dublin and founded Jigsaw, the National Centre for Youth Mental Health. He regularly appears on the Brendan O’Connor Show on RTÉ Radio 1 and is a published author.

In his book Breaking Open the Heart, Bates talks about the separation and losses he experienced as a child and the effect they had on his mental health.