At the start of wellbeing week we had three speakers, Simon Harris, Alison Canavan and a nutritional therapist who were all talking to us about our mental health. They addressed that as we grow up we are given talks and learn a lot about of physical health but mental health is almost never talked about. Simon Harris is the minister of health in Ireland and is one of the seven people in the cabinet. He showed up that there is an updated version of the food pyramid, where they swapped the carbohydrate and fruit and vegetable sections with each other. Making fruit and vegetable at the bottom of the table, which means that we must try to consume fruit and vegetable the most out of all of our foods. It was really cool to have someone who is very influential in our country to come to our school and talk to us. He came in because our YSI group, which I am in, had emailed and got in touch with him and asked if he would mind coming in. He kindly took time out of his busy schedule and we all really appreciated it and learned from the experience. Simon Harris addressed that our diet impacts all parts of our physical and mental health because food gives you energy which doesn't only impact your movement but your attitude toward everything. Alison Canavan was our second guest speaker and I really enjoyed her talk as well. She is an ex-supermodel who began modelling at only fifteen years old. She dropped out of school to participate in modelling full time and at the beginning she loved it. As everything was happening she developed anxiety and this eventually led to an alcohol dependent lifestyle. She began to realise that this wasn't the correct way and at 32 years old she had a baby. This baby gave her the inspiration to turn her life around and she found peace through meditation. She wakes up now everyday at 5:30 am and meditates for an hour. She works hard jobs and goes to school and night to create a better future for her son. She is an inspiration and a hard working person. Our third speaker was a nutritional therapist. The nutritional therapist gave us the science behind how food really does impact our mental health. It addresses how the bacteria within our stomach actually makes us feel normal or ill. Finally on the last day a man called Steve Bryne came in and gave us an awareness talk that I really enjoyed. He talked about handling stress and he was a really nice and easy guy to talk to. I loved well being week because we addressed so much stuff that is often ignored.