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Evermind offers professional and confidential counselling and psychotherapy services in Athlone, Ros Everyone is unique.
Evermind offers professional and confidential counselling and psychotherapy services in Athlone and the wider Midlands area. Having a safe, private space to talk about issues that are troubling you can be helpful, and in time, facilitate change. Working with a non-judgemental therapist can allow you to better understand yourself, to explore difficult issues and to understand how you might work thr
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On this International Women's Day 2018, remember a woman is the full circle...
‘Shyness didn’t happen overnight. It was a process of feeling exposed’
"Don't be shy!" they say, as if it's ever as simple as that...a personal account of overcoming shyness, that looks at the impact of shame, denial and self criticism. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/feb/04/shyness-didnt-happen-overnight-it-was-a-process-of-feeling-exposed
theguardian.com For Hayley Webster, shyness was a way of hiding herself in life. But finally she decided she didn’t want shyness to hold her back any longer…
It's been a long, dark, wet and windy Winter. But this too, shall pass...
Wise words from Ms Woolf, on this her birthday...
The New York Times
“There is no right or wrong in grief; we need to accept whatever form it takes, both in ourselves and in others.”
Grief is not a problem to be solved or resolved. Rather, it’s a process to be tended and lived through in whatever form and however long it may take.
On this "Blue Monday" remember...
Vita House Family Centre
"[We need to] stop treating the symptoms. The symptoms are a messenger of a deeper problem. Let’s get to the deeper problem.”
A very interesting article about depression, anxiety and medication (via Vita House Family Centre.)
"If you are depressed and anxious, you are not a machine with malfunctioning parts. You are a human being with unmet needs."
A long read, but really interesting, and well worth your time.
It's important to note that every case is different, and some psychological illnesses do require medical intervention, but depression and anxiety may not necessarily fall into that category.
True then, true now. Staying true to ourselves - so important, but often so very difficult...
Evermind coverage in local media this week...
I didn’t have a ‘drink problem’, but I had a problem with the way I was drinking
This week is Awareness Week for Alcohol Related Harm, the theme of which is Alcohol and Cancer. In addition to the many negative physiological impacts of regular imbibing, there exists a myriad of social, emotional, relational and psychological problems as a consequence of how we drink. This article by Jennifer O'Connell really resonates with me, particularly the line, "I'd been comforting myself with the fact that I wasn't, really, by Irish standards, a 'drinker'..." https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/i-didn-t-have-a-drink-problem-but-i-had-a-problem-with-the-way-i-was-drinking-1.1416905
irishtimes.com A combination of moments have made me tackle my alcohol intake
Vulnerability is not weakness...
Aisling Bea: ‘My father’s death has given me a love of men, of their vulnerability and tenderness’
It has been widely read and reported on already, but you may have missed it, and it's too important not to share. Aisling Bea's powerful and heartbreaking account of the impact of her father's su***de https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/nov/04/aisling-bea-my-fathers-death-has-given-me-a-love-of-men-of-their-vulnerability-and-tenderness
theguardian.com The comedian’s father killed himself when she was three. She was plagued by the fact he made no mention of her or her sister in the letter he left. Then, 30 years after his death, a box arrived
It’s good to talk – if you’re getting older and fearing the worst
You're never too "old" or too "set in your ways" to find comfort in talking. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/oct/30/talk-fearing-worst-age-uk-over-55-mental-health-problems-treatments-facilities
theguardian.com According to Age UK, half of adults over 55 have experienced common mental health problems. The good news is the stiff-upper-lip approach to problems is breaking down – now all we need are widely available treatments and facilities
Little Things - yourmentalhealth.ie
Today is International Stress Awareness Day. By finding positive, healthy ways to manage stress as it occurs, we can look after and improve our mental health. Here are some tips that can help.
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HSE, Building a Better Health Service
Nothing befalls a man except what is in his nature to endure...
Why is change so hard, and why do we often continue to repeat our past? http://evermind.ie/news/
News | Evermind Ireland
The challenge of change...http://evermind.ie/news/
evermind.ie News 15.10.17 The challenge of change… “So, now that you are aware of it, you can change it”. These words were said to me recently about my posture, which in recent times has left me with persistent neck and shoulder pain. Constructive advice, for sure, but I’ve known it for a very long time. I have...
The "perfect" stick we beat ourselves with...http://evermind.ie/news/
Nevermind, forget about it, I’m grand, it’s fine… What is denial, and why do we do it? http://evermind.ie/news/