More and more in the media today we hear the term; “Gaslighting” but what exactly is gaslighting? And how do you know if it’s happening to you? Psychologists use the term “gaslighting” to refer to a specific type of manipulation where the manipulator is trying to get someone else (or a group of people)…
Some of you avid monthly readers will remember my blog last year (I cannot believe it was a whole year ago!!) about IMPOSTER SYNDROME (if you missed it you can find it here; https://thedmcclinic.ie/imposter-syndrome/). Based on the comments and feedback from this blog I thought that this would be a good opportunity to revisit this…
While studying child and adolescent counselling and psychotherapy I found myself becoming engrossed in all thing’s attachment related and I feel this is something we all need to understand, especially our own personal attachment styles. Recently, I have found myself on my own path of discovery, unearthing and trying to comprehend my own personal…
What is Your Gift? Did you know that there are things that you can do that only you can do? One of the most difficult things to overcome when it comes to thinking about this is not being able to identify those things that we are truly awesome at ourselves and hence my…
“Fear is the most powerful, natural and primitive human emotion” Fear has a very strong effect on our mind and body, the more we fear something, the more energy we give it, the more we manifest it. Reframing Fear Fear is a natural response to a threat that can be either perceived or…
I heard this term used recently and it really resonated with me because before COVID this was definitely something that I did a lot of and I am not going to lie, during COVID, this is something I have really struggled with letting go of, because, frankly, I, like so many others, have had absolutely…
“There is no rule book. No time frame. No judgement. Grief is as individual as a fingerprint”. Much has been said when it comes to understanding grief, thousands of books exist on the subject, but until you breathe it and feel every facet of it, no one has any idea how and if…
Following on from last month’s blog – “The Art of Happiness” (available here; https://thedmcclinic.ie/blog-the-art-of-happiness/), I began to reflect on ways to increase or add to my own personal happiness. (To disconnect to reconnect) I found myself focusing on all the negativity in the world right now, as we navigate living our lives through extraordinarily difficult…
“I believe that the very purpose of our life is to seek happiness” (Dalai Lama) I have been reading the book; “The Art of Happiness” by the Dalai Lama & Howard Cutler and for this month’s blog I thought I would share some insight into what really makes us happy, according to his…
“To let go does not mean to get rid of. To let go means to let be. When we let be with compassion, things come and go on their own.” –Jack Kornfield 2020 has been a year for the history books! One I have no doubt we will be talking about for decades to come.…