{"podcast":{"title":"The Uneducated PT","slug":"the-uneducated-pt-6835077","podcast_index_feed_id":6835077,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5840452/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-uneducated-pt--5840452","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ece68363a668f3b0bcf613e6315d0be2.jpg","author":"Karl O Rourke","episode_count":165,"summary":"Welcome to the uneducated PT. This show is to learn as much as we can about a range of different topics. I want you to come on the journey of self discovery with me.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T22:17:31.447971+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-uneducated-pt-6835077"},"episode":{"title":"Ep: 140 Self Harm Panel Talk","slug":"ep-140-self-harm-panel-talk","published_at":"2026-02-23T14:33:59+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-uneducated-pt-6835077/ep-140-self-harm-panel-talk","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-uneducated-pt-6835077","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-140-self-harm-panel-talk--70226457","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70226457/girls_panel_talk.mp3","summary":"In this second panel of Higher Conversations Ireland, we focus on one of the most urgent and heartbreaking trends of the last decade: Why are rates of self-harm among teenage girls rising so sharply? Since around 2010, there has been a significant increase in self-harm among young girls in Ireland — a trend that closely tracks the rise of image-based social media platforms such as Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok. According to the National Suicide Research Foundation (2010–2022): • Self-harm increased significantly among girls aged 10–17 • Girls aged 15–19 had a self-harm rate more than three times higher than boys of the same age This panel explores the cultural, social, and digital pressures shaping the lives of young women today — and what can realistically be done to support them. Topics Discussed: 🔹 Why are so many teenage girls self-harming — and what would actually help reduce it? 🔹 The impact of online harassment, image-based abuse, and reputational attacks 🔹 The findings of the “Behind the Screens” report (2021) 🔹 Body image pressure, disordered eating, and social comparison culture 🔹 How parents can recognise warning signs — and avoid unintentionally making things worse 🔹 What message we would give to a young girl struggling right now This is a serious, honest conversation about social media, youth culture, parental responsibility, and the mental health of the next generation. If you are a parent, educator, policymaker — or a young woman navigating this world — this discussion matters. 🔔 Subscribe to Higher Conversations Ireland for more in-depth panel discussions, interviews, and real conversations about the issues shaping Ireland today. 📢 Join the conversation in the comments and share your thoughts.","meta_description":"In this second panel of Higher Conversations Ireland, we focus on one of the most urgent and heartbreaking trends of the last decade: Why are rates of sel…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2134,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-uneducated-pt-6835077/episodes/ep-140-self-harm-panel-talk/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-uneducated-pt-6835077/ep-140-self-harm-panel-talk.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}