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Dates for your diary

Workshops on managing fear

Feel the Fear and Do It Anywayis the theme and title of three workshops this month based on the best-selling book of the same name by Susan Jeffers. Run by life coach and stress manager Carolyn Curtis, the workshops will be held in Galway, June 14th-15th; Limerick, July 21st-22nd; and Dublin, October 11th-12th. Tel: 087-641 9912 or visit  www.empoweringworkshops.com.

Lecture in sexual orientation

Sexual orientation and mental health is the theme of this month's public lecture organised by the depression support charity, Aware.

Odhrán Allen, director of mental health strategy of the Gay and Lesbian Equality Network, will examine how personal and societal attitudes to sexual orientation affect the mental health of individuals.

The lecture takes place tomorrow at 7.30pm in St Patrick's Hospital, James St, Dublin. Admission is free. See www.aware.ie.

Eating and lifestyle course

A weight management course which focuses on eating healthy foods and exercising runs for six evenings, starting on June 26th in Rathmines, Dublin.

The course will include individual consultations with dietary and lifestyle advice and a healthy cooking demonstration.

Classes run each evening in the Castlewood Clinic, Rathmines, 7.30pm-9pm. Cost €360. For more details tel: 087-619 9126 or www.positivenutrition.ie.

Project on rare disorders

A new research project in RehabCare will examine the support needs of people affected by rare disorders including Prader Willi Syndrome, Cornelia de Lange, Rett Syndrome and Fragile X. For details, tel: 01-2057210 or e-mail  caroline.hart@rehabcare.ie