James Kavanagh: Anxiety had me in a chokehold ... I wasn’t able to leave the house
The influencer and food entrepreneur on overcoming anxiety, finding his tribe and life in the countryside
Mental health
‘Immense progress’: Use of restraint and seclusion in mental health centres falls
Mental Health Commission report finds 43 per cent reduction between 2018 and 2024 in number of patients secluded
Eating disorders: What are they and how do they affect patients?
Reason why people develop such disorders is unknown but low self-esteem and trauma are among them
How eating disorders are changing: ‘I’m not the stereotype. I’m a man, I’m plus-sized’
People with complex eating disorders face challenges in their illness, in accessing treatment in Ireland and on the road to recovery
‘I saw a lot of graphic content’: Meet the Gen-Zers who are switching off their smartphones
It’s not easy to live in the modern world without a smartphone or social media, but a growing number of young people are actively choosing to reduce the time they spend on them
Samaritans plans to close at least 100 branches across Ireland and Britain over next 7-10 years
Charity wants to move volunteers into larger regional hubs and to have volunteers handle calls at home
Nineteen children and young people connected to care system died last year
None were in care, but two were in aftercare and others were known to social work services
Rise in young people’s mental health difficulties partly due to housing insecurity, says charity
Youth mental health charity Jigsaw delivered more than 62,000 clinical contacts last year
How many steps a day do you really need for improve your health? It’s not 10,000
New study has found the right number of steps to walk daily to protect your health
A US animal lawyer in Wexford: ‘There’s a real social cost here: if you’re not fun, you’re gonna pay’
Peter Brandt moved from Portland, Oregon to Wexford in 2021
Spinal cord recovery: Assistive technology was a liberator for me
Tadhg Paul says writing helped him embrace to life again and regain mobility after his spinal cord injury
‘The pull of heroin is so strong, you need some serious consequences’ to get clean
The Dublin-born American writer on panic attacks, getting addicted to heroin as a coping mechanism and coming out the other side
Psychiatrists call for ban of psychoactive substance that ‘has done major damage’ to teens’ mental health
The legal cannabinoid substance was the second most common drug used by patients presenting with psychosis over a 21-month period, research found
Brothers’ abuse of sisters was hidden in Dublin family for years
Three sisters were sexually abused by brothers in Rathfarnham home
‘The way to a human’s brain and immune system is through the gut’
Dr Muiris Houston: More scientific evidence is emerging to show that our gastrointestinal system interacts with our nervous system
We’re happiest in our 20s and again in older age, but 47 is the most miserable age
For women, the midlife happiness slump is often accompanied by more emotional volatility and higher rates of anxiety and depression
‘You just felt it all through your body’: Derry carers find their rhythm with Japanese taiko drums
A group of women carers come together for fun, a new focus and even improved mental wellbeing through this centuries-old Japanese art form
Endometriosis in Ireland: What is it, and how is it treated?
The disease affects roughly 10 per cent of women and girls of reproductive age globally, according to the World Health Organisation
We need to stop thinking recovery for mental health works just like physical health
Mental health recovery doesn’t have a set formula; it looks different for everyone
‘I’m in my mid-30s and split up with my long-term boyfriend, but now I think I still love him’
Tell Me About It: ‘I had stopped all physical contact, and we were essentially living together as flatmates’
What happens when your therapist or GP asks: ‘Have you ever wondered if you might be neurodivergent?’
A diagnosis may offer a new perspective that helps life make more sense
Heston: My Life with Bipolar: Gripping account of celebrity chef’s journey from denial to diagnosis
Television: One of the themes of this fascinating and admirably honest film is Blumenthal’s fear that the drugs that help his mind may have snuffed out his creativity
Health takes a back seat when working and raising young children. We just get on with it
Women’s health in work: When you are working and raising young children, you have little time to think about your own health or your physical and mental needs
Relationships and ... postnatal depression: ‘We still live in a society where men’s feelings and emotions are often suppressed’
Birth stresses are not confined to one parent, with at least 10 per cent of new fathers experiencing mental health difficulties
‘When I’m singing, I don’t think about my grief’: Choir of patients enriching their lives through music
A Dublin GP practice is the unlikely location where a group of patients meet to sing every week
The Black Pool: A memoir of forgetting - A new high in inebriated escape
This addiction and recovery memoir is a masterpiece in making the reader feel out of it
Strange new worlds and a summer camp murder: YA reads for June
Skipshock by Caroline O’Donoghue; Best of All Worlds by Kenneth Oppel; The Brightest Star by Meg Grehan; The Last Wish List by Jacqueline Silvester; Exit Stage Death by Ava Eldred
The Sleep Room by Jon Stock: Could an Irish version of this frightening scandal in British psychiatry yet emerge?
A chillling account of psychiatrist William Sargent’s treatment of women patients in the 1960s
The Dublin scout leader who died a day before his trial and the men who accuse him of abuse
Neville Kearns died in a crash in 2024, a day before he was due to stand trial on charges relating to assault, rape and attempted rape of boys in the 1980s and 1990s
Mary Ann Kenny: ‘I was crying out for help, for myself and for my children’
The Women’s Podcast with Róisín Ingle
Mental Health Bill bypassing health committee ‘sets a dangerous precedent’, says chair
Minister for Mental Health says she wants to ensure Bill is enacted by end of year
‘My 16-year-old son doesn’t like the way he looks. He seems to be struggling with puberty’
Ask the Expert: ‘He has now said he doesn’t want to hang out with his friends at school any more but won’t say why’
Ireland’s young adults on the future: ‘We are lost, forgotten about, no prospects’
From the housing crisis and precarious work to putting off big life decisions such as marriage and children, four people aged 19-37 are wary of what’s ahead
How to set boundaries in your personal and work relationships, and why it’s important
Wellness Wisdom: We cannot change people, but we can change how we interact with them. Here’s how
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