As another year lays ahead of us, it is prime time to whip out the ‘New Year, New Me’ attitude and, most likely, feel disappointed and criticise oneself when things don’t pan out as planned. We all do it, or have done it at some stage: Give up smoking, eat […]
Mental Health & Mindfulness
As I sit writing this month’s column I could swear that Halloween was only last week yet it is the middle of November. I can be fairly certain that by the time you read this, you will also have seen Christmas decorations in shops and heard The Pogues or Mariah […]
Mental health is everyone’s business. This is the main motto of the West Cork Feel Good Festival that runs throughout the month of October across West Cork. It started on a modest scale in 2012 and continues to grow year on year. Another theme is ‘Connection’ and that is certainly […]
Boundary. If you look this word up in a dictionary or explore its origins in language you will find it refers to setting limits. Quite often a boundary is referred to when talking about land, an important thing to have in place to avoid conflict and confusion: Usually represented physically […]
“You can’t make it perfect. Life has a habit of popping up to remind you of impermanence. Be graceful in letting go, in releasing that perfect dream. Let yourself come gently down to reality, to how it really is and to the constant change that happens whatever we do…” The phrase […]
In last month’s column I wrote about how to find a therapist and a therapy method that is the right fit. Quite a significant part of the decision to attend therapy can also be around time and schedules. How and when to fit the therapy sessions into a busy and/or […]