“Give yourself permission to do less, don’t overlook your own needs, and leave plenty of breathing space so that you can fully enjoy the festive season” – (Image Magazine, 2021) Coping this Christmas As the Christmas period is just upon us, in a time where everything seems to pass us by at an ever-increasing…
Does it feel like the whole world looks forward to the end of the year festivities except you? If so, you’re actually not alone. Many people struggle at this time of year for different reasons. In this article we will explore the holiday blues, why it can be so hard to face the festive season…
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…
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…
Another Lockdown is upon us and to heighten it even more it is in the middle of winter. However, I do believe the darkest hour is always the hour before the dawn, so while we are waiting for that dawn, I wanted to talk to you about maintaining yourself care while in lockdown. …
Déjà vu – we have all been here before. In March 2020, it felt like we had woken up in the middle of a scene from a Steven Spielberg movie, as COVID-19 manipulated its way into our lives, up-ending life as we knew it. Now, we do it all again! Even though…
October – wow, time really does fly when you are having fun!! But seriously how is it October already? October means; cold, wet, miserable, dark, lonely evenings all of which lends itself nicely to the topic of this month’s blog – OVERTHINKING. Now I am going to ask you to be honest with yourself and…
The last 6 months have been the most disconcerting of my life and unfortunately, they can be summed up in a series of slogans and catchphrases. First, we were ‘Stopping the spread’, followed by ‘Flattening the curve’, swiftly backed up by what we were told was the ‘New Normal’. This month the Irish Government gave…
So here we are, Phase 3, returning to “normal life”, whatever that may mean or look like to you. I think this is an important time to discuss and reflect on the feeling of loneliness that some of us may have experienced during isolation, before isolation and even now after isolation. The important word here…