This International Men’s Health Week Owen Connolly shares his own experience of having to take care of his physical health, in order to encourage men to look after their own health, both physical health and mental health. Don’t just...
Read moreOwen Connolly, founder and counselling psychologist at the Connolly Counselling Centre, was interviewed this week by Johnny Brew for Irish newspaper The Independent. Johnny caught up with Owen in his beautiful garden in County Dublin and asked...
Read moreThis week we have a different kind of article for you, showcasing the goodwill and tenacity of one of our team members. Podiatrist Angela Ferris recently completed an expedition to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania to raise money for...
Read moreIn today’s short #ThursdayThoughts blog post, we give you a glimpse into Owen Connolly’s views on how human beings are designed to survive, and how this relates to their personal development. Owen is the founder of the Connolly...
Read moreIn this #ThursdayThoughts post, we return to a common theme in our series of articles taken from Owen Connolly‘s book “Standing on the Shoulders of Giants”: Men – their roles in society and their importance in the lives of...
Read moreCHILDREN LEARN WHAT THEY LIVE If children live with criticism, They learn to condemn. If children live with hostility, They learn to fight. If children live with ridicule, They learn to be shy. If children live with shame, They learn to be...
Read moreWe’re back to our regular #ThursdayThoughts blog post today with a short but thought-provoking excerpt from Owen Connolly’s book for fathers entitled “Standing on the Shoulders of Giants”. As always Owen’s advice to...
Read moreFor today’s rather chilly #ThursdayThoughts blog post, we have a longer post to read while you are hopefully tucked away warmly at home. We consider the reluctance of Irish parents to compliment their children. Owen Connolly shares his...
Read moreSometimes a parent can feel taken for granted, or perhaps that their input isn’t required or necessary, but in today’s #ThursdayThoughts post Owen Connolly gives us some food for thought on the involvement of fathers in encouraging...
Read moreContinuing on with our mini-series focused on the intimacy needs of childhood, today’s #Thursday Thoughts blog post discusses the third main intimacy need. Reviewing these needs and doing our best to meet them, can help us as parents to ensure...
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