‘Once somebody shares the fact they are thinking about suicide, there’s a connection to life’
A €2 million investment in counselling supports for men aims to help break the silence around mental health
Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
Bad therapy: ‘After some of our sessions I couldn’t go into work the next day’
Making the decision to go to therapy is a huge exercise of trust, but what can you do if that trust is misplaced?
Why it is important to get the right therapist for you
A strong relationship between a therapist and their client is key in determining the effectiveness of therapy, says Dr Damien Lowry
‘My 10-year-old daughter is very quiet and we think she may be autistic’
Ask the Expert: Taking time to consider whether your child may be autistic might yield a better understanding of their needs. Also, there is a growing positive identity around being autistic
How to beat the winter blues: exercise, socialising and healthy eating can help to keep your spirits up
As the days become shorter and the weather grows colder, it’s common to start feeling low, but there are plenty of ways to brighten up your winter
Waiting for test results? Don’t catastrophise. Keep busy. Try not to look up Dr Google
The waiting game won’t last forever. The time will pass and you will soon have answers
The inner critic: how to stop it from dominating your life
Do you have an aggressive internal voice that keeps putting you down? There are ways to shut it out and replace it with a kinder voice
How to manage ambition: Question it, create boundaries and drop the pressure
Excess orientation around achievement can have a down side
Holiday anxiety: Don’t put pressure on yourself by comparing your break to other people’s
We can put huge pressure on ourselves, robbing us of precious downtime joy
Eoin Kernan: ‘I decided I’d start changing myself through the food I was eating . . . It became very dark very quickly’
Men’s Health Week: A watersports coach who battled an eating disorder believes in talk therapy and in redefining expectations of men
How to spot a toxic workplace: Results are rewarded, no matter how they were achieved
In a toxic workplace, results are rewarded, no matter how they are achieved
How to appreciate your partner: Often what attracts us is what eventually irritates us
Avoid comparisons to idealised other couples, appreciate good intentions and adapt to change
Jen Hogan: Maybe my kids will look back and think their childhood was grand (in spite of dropped balls)
Jen Hogan: I obsess about wanting my kids to be happy and content
We need to accept change as key part of life
Padraig O’Morain distils ideas from his new book and shows how acceptance of change is something that evolves
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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