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Learning From loneliness

04 Jul 2016

We all have solitary moments and most of the time that’s okay. Some people even thrive in isolated conditions, however, it starts to ...

What is Tocophobia?

25 May 2016

In this piece, MyMind psychotherapist Lorraine Hackett and other experts talk about tocophobia – an extreme fear of childbirth. ...

Mental wellbeing at work

08 Apr 2016

As we promote physical health and wellness for Workplace Wellbeing Day 2016, we need to also remember how important positive mental ...

Beneath the helmet

03 Mar 2016

This week, MyMind Ambassador Brendan Doyle is writing from the Winter Olympics training centre in Lake Placid, NY. Brendan talk ...

Understanding Eating Disorders

25 Feb 2016

As #EDAW2016 comes to a close, we share this blog post about how eating disorders can originate and ways in which they can be preven ...

An interview with Patrick Fitzgerald

15 Feb 2016

This month, we’ll be talking with psychotherapist Patrick Fitzgerald about mental health, rural isolation and the problems faci ...

Love and your mental wellbeing

12 Feb 2016

What is love? Love, often treated as an enigma, can be defined as a strong feeling of affection one experiences towards another per ...

Protecting Mental Health

09 Feb 2016

This is an extract from Dr Keith Gaynor’s book ‘Protecting Mental Health’.  ‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers – That perches ...

Brendan Doyle: My journey to wellbeing

02 Feb 2016

Brendan Doyle is an ex-Garda and Winter Olympics hopeful from Dublin. Close to seven years ago, Brendan’s life was turned upside dow ...

School transition: Grieving the old and welcoming the new

25 Jan 2016

“Who are you?..” said the caterpillar “I-I hardly know, Sir, just at present” Alice replied rather shyly, “at least I knew who I wa ...