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Sharing our story with the nation
Image courtesy of RTÉ A few weeks ago Helen and I found ourselves walking down the steps, carefully so as not to trip, onto the set and into the arms of Ryan Tubridy, the host of Ireland’s long-running television chat show. Wow. It followed our piece on his radio show last year where we seemed […]
International Women’s Day 2020
Today we celebrate International Women’s Day. I have had the privilege of having an insight into the world of women. I grew up in very much a female dominate household. I have no brothers but two sisters. Early in my development, I gained a confidence of being in the company of women. I, perhaps, developed […]
Happy Pay Day Ladies!
Today, 4th March 2020 is considered to be Women’s Pay Day in the UK. Today is the date on which female employees start getting paid compared to their male counterparts, indicating that women work 63 days for free. In Ireland research shows that women are generally paid 16% less than their male colleagues. We are working our […]
Running
I remember when I was getting back into the workforce after a long time being unemployed. I found it quite difficult. My confidence was not great, and I felt I would not be able to complete the six-month probation period. I felt I would be fired. Unemployment can be a difficult period in anyone’s life. […]
Storytelling
Telling your story is a powerful act. To bare your soul, to tell someone something you have never shared with anyone else can be empowering and therapeutic. This was well known throughout history where this ancient tradition of storytelling, so rich and rife in all cultures, may have been the earliest form of psychotherapy. Of […]
Be Who You Are Supposed To Be
I recently found a letter I had written to myself when I was 12. It was intended to be opened on my 21st birthday but I was nearer 40 when I discovered it! In my letter I wrote that my favourite things were nature, reading, writing, poetry and meditation. I saw my grandparents as the […]