In 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...
Read moreUnfortunately, with today’s post we reach the end of our mini-series on childhood intimacy needs and how they affect us into adulthood. We hope you have found Owen’s insights helpful and thought-provoking. Whether you found the...
Read moreLast week we started to look at how we can address our own unmet childhood intimacy needs. In the post, Owen discussed the general process of attachment and bonding that children go through with their parents and how things can sometimes go awry...
Read moreWe are starting a new series here on our blog called “Therapists’ Thoughts” which will run once a month with an article contributed by one of the Connolly Counselling Centre’s therapists. To kick this series off...
Read moreOwen was recently interviewed on Spirit radio about dealing with radicalised teenagers. The podcast is now available and you can download it or stream it here. Owen has extensive experience in counselling teenagers and their families. You can...
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