It is hard to wrap our heads around the fact that this Covid-19 pandemic has been with us for over a year now. And as restrictions in Ireland continue over the Easter period, it is fair to say that we are all weary of it all and long for a return...
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 moreAs we've been making our way through the first part of this new year and new decade, many of us have been considering our lives and looking forward to making positive changes for the future. Here on the blog post we've had articles that tie in...
Read moreLast week our blog post focused on resilience in the entitled surroundings of social media. And it occurred to us that perhaps not everyone is as familiar with the term “resilience” as those of us in the mental health field. So in...
Read moreAs we prepare to enter into the Christmas season, many of us may be dreading the onslaught of the Christmas hype on social media. So much of our worth seems to be measured against the seemingly fantastic lives of others that we see online, even...
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