By Amanda Roe The right amount of stress can be motivational, energising and give you the confidence to preform at your best. However when you move over that threshold and the balance is no longer there, stress can effect your health and your fertility levels. Interestingly stress is accumulative and […]
Health
Three months ago the story of Megan Cullen (26) from Bantry chopping off her own finger was all over the national newspapers. It wasn’t the first time that Megan had attempted this act – there was a failed attempt with an axe in 2015 – but this time she succeeded. […]
Amanda Roe If you have experienced a pregnancy loss, first of all I’d like to say I’m sorry, you are probably feeling more sadness than you ever thought possible. I want to reassure you that you are not alone and to help others empathise with something they may not understand. […]
With the publication in April of the fifth interim report of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation, the disturbing spectre of the dead who were confined in those institutions of shame and segregation continues to haunt us. Although the women and infants who died in those institutions were […]
Ireland’s first perimenopause coach, Catherine O’Keeffe is on a mission to change the attitude towards the menopause in Ireland, something that many women find difficult to talk about. West Cork People finds out more. Also known as the Wellness Warrior, Catherine, 48, previously worked in investment banking before going back […]
Tom Conlon is a psychotherapist and group facilitator living in Glounthaune, Co. Cork. With a particular interest in the health of men, Tom has worked with men in a number of settings, including a group within the Men’s Shed and with men serving time in the prison system. A ‘Positive Living […]