How are you coping with what 2020 has thrown at you so far? Even those people who have stable relationships, jobs and health, have been feeling the stress of this unprecedented time in our generation. Those of us who are unfortunate enough to...
Read moreHow is everyone’s 2019 going so far? Did you make new any year’s resolutions? Have you kept them so far? We make promises to ourselves all the time (and we break them too), not just at the start of a new year. And many of these...
Read moreContinuing on with our series on LGBTQ issues, today’s blog post from our therapist, Teyhou Smyth, looks at the negative effects of stigma. If you or someone you know is struggling with the pressure of GSM stigma, we list some resources at...
Read moreThis blog post is the second in our LGBTQ-focused series by Centre therapist, Teyhou Smyth. In this article she looks at the causes and results of discrimination against people identifying as part of the LGBTQIA+ community. Perhaps you can...
Read moreOver the last few weeks we have looked at a number of interlinked issues related to raising children well. These included a mini-series on helping children’s self-esteem through meeting their intimacy needs, what to do about bullying, and...
Read moreIn today’s #ThursdayThoughts blog post, we are going to look at Owen’s advice on how parents can teach their children empathy. This is a good follow-on from last week’s post on bullying, as often bullying behaviour can stem...
Read moreOwen Connolly shares his insights on why some teens are driven to kill in the new CBS Reality series “Teens Who Kill”. Read the full article in the Independent here.
Read moreOwen was interviewed at the end of February in the Irish Times about a situation a number of years ago that he was involved in, where he helped authorities with a radicalised teenage girl in the UK. Owen discusses the process he used to speak to...
Read moreOwen Connolly was contacted recently by iono fm, a radio station in Cape Town, South Africa where they interviewed him about the psychological issues that surround teenagers who buy into misconstrued ideology, such as that of ISIS. This topic has...
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