Regular readers of our blog will be aware that our previous two blog posts dealt with anxiety. This week’s blog post looks at a condition that goes much deeper than anxiety – post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD. Centre founder Owen...
Read moreFollowing on from last week’s blog post examining anxiety, we thought it would be a good idea to provide a few tips on how to manage anxiety. Here at the Centre, we don’t believe in only identifying problems or issues in our...
Read moreAdvice for Parents on Dealing with the Momo Challenge Unfortunately the Momo Challenge “game” has come to Ireland. Parents are concerned about their children playing it and being negatively effected by it, as has happened in other...
Read moreAs we enter into the new year and reflect on our lives, it is good to also reflect on the state of our society as a whole, so that we can examine our own lives in context. In today’s Thursday Thoughts blog post, London-based Centre...
Read moreAs we pause between Christmas and New Year (collectively loosening our belts!), before we start to look forward to 2019 it is good to look back at 2018. And our focus should be on what we can be thankful for. Allowing gratitude to permeate our...
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 moreWell, time has simply flown by – it is hard to believe the junior certificate exams are over and the leaving certificate finishes tomorrow. We hope that it has all gone well for our young people, and that the exam stress buster tips posted...
Read moreThis week we are disrupting our usual blogging routine with a special feature for all our students writing Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate exams. We know that it can be a challenging, stressful time for teenagers and their parents, so...
Read moreAlways and never. Right and wrong. Passionate and apathetic. Sometimes teenagers can be a mess of contradictions and difficult emotions, making them hard to engage with. Today’s #ThursdayThoughts blog post considers teenagers and their...
Read moreIn today’s #ThursdayThoughts we are pleased to publish the second article in our “Therapists Thoughts” series. This time the theme is Biofeedback and how it can be used in therapy to control anxiety. This guest post is by Centre...
Read moreScreaming toddlers. Out-of-control children. Disrespectful teenagers. Rude adults. Sometimes it seems that one thing inevitably leads to another. How can parents help their children live a better way, with a healthier emotional life? In...
Read moreBringing up children can often be a difficult task with many conflicting opinions and advice being offered to parents trying to do their best by their children. Some things parents do are thoughtful and deliberate, while others become part of...
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