Wow, Christmas is over already and Ireland enters another Tier 5 lockdown. Like so many things this year, New Year’s Eve is going to look quite different, but that doesn’t mean we cannot enjoy it with gratitude and look forward with...
Read moreWell, Christmas is almost upon us! And what a rather different and strange Christmas it will be, given what is happening with the coronavirus pandemic. Even during the best of festive seasons, there are many of us who find that the holiday season...
Read moreWow, it is December already, despite it sometimes feeling like the longest year ever! As Covid restrictions are being eased in Ireland we can now finally begin to plan our Christmas season, and consider who we will be spending those special days...
Read moreI know, I know… If you see another post about having gratitude you are going to throw up. I get it. We’re inundated by well-meaning advice-givers telling us to be thankful. And sometimes it can feel as if we are being accused of being UNGRATEFUL...
Read moreAre you starting to experience the winter blues? This winter may feel even more dark and depressing for many of us as we face it under the now constant stress of coronavirus measures as well. All the things that make the winter bearable will not...
Read moreCounselling psychologist Owen Connolly is not only the Centre’s founder and director, but also an avid gardener. We have featured his garden and his love of working in the garden for relaxation in our blog and social media a number of times...
Read moreWho hasn’t felt anxious before? If we are honest, then we can all raise our hands and say that anxiety has come upon us at certain times in our lives. And in these times where it seems that there is more stress in the atmosphere than usual...
Read moreDo you consider yourself a genuine person, not wearing a mask or a fake persona? Most people would rate authenticity as an important requirement for a relationship, even if it is in business, but especially in friendships or romance. Yet, we all...
Read moreBeing let go sound so much better than being fired, doesn’t it? Fired sounds like it is somehow all our fault, that we did something terrible and deserve to be dismissed. When the reality is that sometimes these things are not in...
Read moreAlthough the pandemic is over, the upheavals and disasters in the world fill our news and social feeds, and many of us find ourselves still in a see-saw of emotions. One week we are coping, doing better than that even – back to achieving...
Read moreAt times it seems that the world has gone mad, with conflict raging wherever you look. These days much of the conflict, on social media especially, is related to Covid-19. With so much of society now affected by the coronavirus, it is no surprise...
Read moreWho would ever have imagined that we would have so many people in society working from home like we have had this year? Will working from home for those who can become the norm? How do we manage our home office life better than we’ve being...
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