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  • The Misuse of Therapy Language on Social Media: Understanding the Dangers of Weaponizing Psychological Terms. Pop psychology is a genre of psychology that simplifies complex concepts and makes them accessible to the general public, often through media such as self-help books, articles, and social media posts. While pop psychology can offer valuable insights and support,…

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  • The Deafening Silence of Sadness: Exploring the Unspoken Emotion

    In a world filled with noise, where conversations, music, and the hustle and bustle of daily life never seem to cease, there is something profound about the silence of sadness. It’s a silence that often goes unnoticed, drowned out by the cacophony of life. Yet, within that silence lies a world of emotions, thoughts, and…

    The Deafening Silence of Sadness: Exploring the Unspoken Emotion
  • Grief. What it is and what it’s not.

    You will not fully heal, however you will be able to mourn and you will be able to move on. Grief is powerful, it is something we all experience some time in our life, and it has the potential to change how we function every day in the world. Surprisingly (or not) a lot of…

    Grief. What it is and what it’s not.
  • A letter of Self Care

    Hey, I hope you’re reading this. I know you carry a lot of weight on your shoulders, and I can see that. You don’t have to carry it all by yourself. Has anyone I wounder ever rested their head on your shoulders and shared a funny story with you? Are your shoulders allowed to rest…

    A letter of Self Care
  • Losing myself

    Love – weather its romantic, self, or otherwise – it is rascally. A few undiligent weeks and you can lose yourself completely, parts of you breaking falling away from you every day as the sun rises and sets. Going into cruise control is not an option, you can’t ignore the shifts and starts and stops…

    Losing myself
  • Just being yourself is not good advise.

    Common advice for people is just to be themselves. Usually given to people who struggle in certain situations. Widely given to people going on a first date for example. In that moment you are truly being yourself, because telling someone how you don’t know how to act on your first date is the truth, and…

    Just being yourself is not good advise.
  • My special superpower, creating problems that don’t exist. The over thinker……am I superwoman?

    I am a multitalented person. I can write stuff, and I can create problemsthat do not exist. The first one, I am happy about, however the second one, notso much, I could easily live without this talent. I could give a masterclass on over thinking and win a Nobel prize for it.Been able to use…

    My special superpower, creating problems that don’t exist. The over thinker……am I superwoman?
  • Women……you need to start owning sex

    We definitely shouldn’t ever be congratulated for being sexual beings. After a blog I wrote a few months back “How Long is too Long” a friend congratulated me about being proactive and openly talking about women’s sexual needs, which is rare for a woman apparently. I do really like a compliment like the next person…

    Women……you need to start owning sex
  • Glendalough

    Wicklow, “the garden of Ireland”My mom is from Wicklow so I’v always had a connection with this stunning county. So on Saturday we decided to take a trip and do some hill walking. We arrived a little late, and knew we had limited time to achieve what we wanted. It was very busy and it…

    Glendalough
  • Dear 2020 please be kind.

    Let’s just say that 2019 was the most challenging, emotional and spiritual year of my life. In the past year I have been through more upheaval than some people will experience in a life time. My marriage, my health, my family, my finances and my emotional wellbeing were in pieces around me. Much of what…

    Dear 2020 please be kind.