Introduction The inspiration behind this publication came from my Dissertation studies, which I completed at the end of April 2016 in University College Dublin, Ireland. The dissertation focused on specific issues and events during the period of 1968 – 1998 that are widely accepted in academic literature as having transformed the Provisional Movement from an anti…
WHY WYOMING . . . ? Going Home to Wyoming, the Later Selected Poems 2000–2020 of John Ennis by Book Hub Publishing, complements his earlier Selected Poems (Dedalus, 1997). This “Later Selected” includes poems from publications of the author’s work since his Selected Poems (Dedalus, 1997). Thirteen publications are drawn upon, starting with Tráithníní (Dedalus, 2000) and finishing with Turangalîla-Palestine (Dairbhre, 2019).…
Catherine Fitzgibbon aka “The Culinary Celt” “Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food” -Hippocrates My Slice of Happiness A long history of working in both food marketing and education allow me to contribute, communicate and convey my respect for the land and all it offers. It is vital for everyone to be aware that our food is not…
Introduction This paper explores the issue of mental health. It will briefly explain the main theoretical approaches to the issue, before presenting a case study and a model that I have found useful in my work as a counsellor/psychotherapist supporting people to achieve and sustain positive mental health. Understanding Mental Health Life can be difficult.…
Growing up surrounded by the quiet countryside of Kildare during the nineties, I developed a great interest in the natural world. I enjoyed walks and cycles on my quiet country roads and got my teeth stuck into the local football pitch. Unphased by mud, wind and the constant rain, the outdoors was my playground and,…
Introduction This is a time of profound uncertainty with the global COVID-19 pandemic. It is a time where we have all been forced to look into ourselves, to draw from our resiliency and where we have been allowed to reimagine how and why we engage as we do with the world and our communities. This…
The Best Man The alarm goes off at 07.30am and after snoozing it too many times, I’m now late. I turn over for a cuddle and spoon the pillow, realising it’s not her, she’s gone, long gone for years and sharing a bed with someone will never be the same again. I lie, then sit up…
From Mental Health For Millennials Vol 4 ‘On Wellbeing’ (2020). Look at a tree, a flower, a plant. Let your awareness rest upon it. How still they are. How deeply rooted in being. Allow nature to teach you stillness’ (Tolle, 2003: 5). This chapter looks at wellbeing in the context of resilience, which is the…
“Let Us Always Meet Each Other With A Smile, For the Smile Is the Beginning of Love” Mother Teresa Whilst travelling by train from Schiphol airport to Hoorn in North Holland this September, something lovely happened. As is the case on most forms of public transport across the world in 2020, everyone was wearing a…
The Millennial Appetite for Culinary Wellness by Catherine Fitzgibbon “The doctor of the future will no longer treat the human frame with drugs, but rather will cure and prevent disease with nutrition.” – Thomas Edison WELL let me Begin… It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to my state of being comfortable, happy and…