The Craic

In the past few years I've started the year talking about hopes & dreams for the year ahead. Many of us start the New Year thinking about our goals for the year and many industries look to exploit these ambitions. You'll see no shortage of ads at this time of year for diet programmes, gym… Continue reading New Year, New You?

As we approach the end of the year, we often look back on the year behind us and have one eye on our hopes for the year ahead. There is an unspoken implication that we should reminisce fondly and look forward hopefully but this isn't always an accessible state of mind to us all. For… Continue reading I Don’t Need Therapy!

Tis the season to be jolly.. Only, what if it's not? Christmas can be a wonderful time of year but it can also present us with challenges that, for many, leave us with a sense of dread. It’s party season and maybe the office Christmas party is looming on the calendar, get-togethers’ and dinner with… Continue reading Party Season & Social Anxiety

Every High Street is awash with posters & signs in the window. TV & Radio are saturated with supposedly 'Special' offers and you cannot check your social media without being bombarded news about discounted goods you never knew you needed. Our 'FOMO' - Fear Of Missing Out - is a trait that merchandisers know can… Continue reading Black FOMO

A few years ago I was in the changing rooms at the gym when I noticed a pill-strip laying on the floor. Concerned that children also use the changing rooms and might get their hands on whatever the medication was, I picked it up to throw away. But curiosity got the better of me &… Continue reading Train, Eat, Repeat…?