We are all tired of Covid – tired of hearing about it, tired of talking about it, tired of living with it. Yet, it remains on all our minds and weighs on our emotions as we continue to grapple with the realities of it in our lives. No...
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 moreEven though most of us are no longer living in #lockdown, the Covid-19 pandemic continues to affect our lives – especially our relationships and social interactions. Loneliness, that unspoken shadow in many lives, has loomed larger than...
Read moreAs many countries begin to ease the restrictions they had imposed on their citizens to manage the Covid-19 pandemic, people are beginning to consider the future and how they will return to “normal”. But what will the new normal look...
Read moreFollowing on from last week’s post about how to cope with being quarantined during the coronavirus pandemic, today’s article looks in more detail at how we can all be managing stress and anxiety during a pandemic, or indeed any...
Read moreLife has changed dramatically for us all. Covid-19, or coronavirus, has had a profound effect on the worldwide population in ways never expected by anyone. Everyone has had to adjust and at times many of us have felt unable to cope. People have...
Read moreAnd just like that, life has changed dramatically for all of us. For some of us that change will be more seismic than for others. Some have needed to relocate from the office to home. For others the changes in employment will be more pronounced...
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