Psychology

When you think of looking after your mind and body, what do you think of? Perhaps it is getting your fruit and veg five a day, cutting down on alcohol, watching your cholesterol, or getting enough exercise. But do you give a thought to…

Perfectionism is a concept that we use all the time in daily life. It can be talked about as a good thing, with a hint of pride. There’s a ring of the high achiever about it: I have high standards, I like to do things well.…

"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space lies our freedom and power to choose our response. In those choices lie our growth and our happiness." - Stephen Covey I studied Choice Theory during my Psychotherapy…

 “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation” - Audre Lorde Christmas can be a difficult or even excruciating time for many people, and unfortunately we cannot avoid it. It's always there, potentially reminding…

When I was doing therapist training in the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, we looked at a number of thought intervention exercises to experiment with when an unhelpful thought is anchoring you in a place of self loathing, or self criticism or…

John Broadus Watson was born in 1878, the fourth of six children. His father, Pickens Butler Watson, had fought for the Confederates in the Civil War and had never really settled down afterwards. He spent most of his time away from home,…

Do you ever think about what you really need to be fully the person you are, and to what extent you need those things? The things you need to be in place in order to be you, all of you, fully you. I need my dog and my friends and my work.…

If you banish the dragons then you banish the heroes   - Andrew Solomon In your darkest days you might have heard chirpy platitudes like “everything happens for a reason!” and “what's meant for you won't pass you!” and “it was meant…

Most people are horrified that a person they know and love, or even a stranger, would feel the urge to take their own life. For many of us, the desire to end one’s self is a profoundly incomprehensible thing as it is so far outside our own…

“The Sun will rise and set regardless. What we choose to do with the light while it's here is up to us. Journey wisely.” Alexandra Elle I wanted to become a therapist a few years ago when I started to become interested in my own…