Happy Anniversary?
We all enjoy celebrating the anniversary of happy memories. Birthdays, weddings, first dates etc.But what if the anniversary is of a time or event that was sad or hutful.How do...
Life after suicide?
Death is always difficult.Death by suicide has the added complexity of the question: Why? and the feeling of unbearable guilt. You may have clicked on this blog for any number...
When Humanity goes Ape
Has humanity’s view of its self changed much in the last 50 years?Do we see ourselves more positively or negatively?Do we believe humanity has evolved in our ability to live...
Words to the broken hearted
Sometimes a word spoken or read is all we need to change our life around for the better. Words can hurt us deeply or they can uplift the soul. It...
Supporting the fragile
Friendship and family is a great gift. What value can we place on the relationships with those whom we care for and we know they care for us? It is...
You can stop this
You have arranged to meet your friend but they haven’t turned up. You phone and it goes to message. You go to their home around the corner. You knock but...
Suicide: Can Counselling help?
You believe that your loved one may need help. Their mood is continuously down. They are self-critical. They are isolating. Activities they used to love they are no longer engaged...
Dying to survive
Suicide.The mere word makes people uncomfortable. Is there anybody in Ireland who has not been affected by it, even if very remotely? Suicide is part of our cultural consciousness. We...
The problem with food
The area of eating disorders is a complex issue of disordered thinking and related behaviour. In my experience I have seen how families are torn apart by it. They see...
Failure – The darkness around every corner
We are all failures… J.M. Barrie I am possibly being unfair to J.M. Barrie, (the author of Peter Pan), to not give the full quote. I will later. In this...