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# wellness

This year
2024
Niamh O'Reilly: I looked around the rage room I'd just trashed and had the urge to tidy up
Niamh O'Reilly
Updated 21 Feb
18.1k
18
Doctor: How to live longer and help the planet at the same time
Dr Lisa McNamee
18 Feb
11.9k
23
Parenting: I've had it with January, is it nearly over?
Margaret Lynch
20 Jan
24.7k
24
Last year
2023
Therapist: The key to minding yourself this Christmas? Nurture your routine
Monica Jackman
25 Dec 2023
12.9k
6
Dr Catherine Conlon: Tips on ways to stay healthy this Christmas
Dr Catherine Conlon
23 Dec 2023
10.2k
5
Therapist: Christmas is a time for giving – but not from an empty cup
Linda Breathnach
21 Dec 2023
8.7k
3
Opinion: 'I was 20, alone in the hospital and they told me I had a brain tumour'
Katie Sweeney
15 Oct 2023
48.7k
13
Some ultra-processed foods should be labelled ‘addictive’, scientists suggest
10 Oct 2023
23.4k
72
Therapist: Don't let the social media feed of others' perfect holidays get you down
Maxine Walsh
15 Jul 2023
11.7k
6
Opinion: There are helpful ways to navigate the pressure surrounding the 'perfect summer body'
Ellen Jennings
11 Jul 2023
7.7k
2
Opinion: Many carers feel isolated with no confidence after being out of paid work for so long
Caroline Lawless
6 Jul 2023
8.6k
7
Physios: Incontinence, piles and painful sex - issues new mothers face that no one talks about
Eimear Lynch and Aoife Harvey
2 Jul 2023
27.8k
69
Opinion: As Lewis Capaldi pulls back, he cuts through an unspoken form of ableism
Niamh Jimenez
Updated 30 Jun 2023
32.8k
37
Opinion: The consumer-driven concept of self-love has little to do with real self-respect
Niamh Jimenez
24 May 2023
8.9k
1
Ulcerative colitis: I kept losing weight and was exhausted - I collapsed every time I stood up
Brian Tyrrell
23 May 2023
25.4k
7
Parenting: 'Learning the art of resting was a gamechanger for me'
Margaret Lynch
6 May 2023
16.2k
6
10 days silent meditation in Ennis: No phones, no talking, and no outside contact whatsoever
Cormac Fitzgerald
29 Apr 2023
42.9k
26
Extract: 'I didn't see a future for myself then and never imagined I'd reach where I am today'
Jennifer Carroll
1 Apr 2023
23.0k
7
Opinion: Struggling to keep your New Year's Resolutions? It's all about short-term goals
Dr Emma Howard
7 Jan 2023
7.1k
4
All time
Therapist: Christmas can be tough - here's some strategies to help you mind yourself
Joe Heffernan
23 Dec 2022
14.3k
8
Opinion: Imagining better days in hopeless times - tips for managing the stress of the world
Dr Trudy Meehan
5 Mar 2022
14.1k
4
Opinion: Five a day will keep the doctors away, or will they?
Dr Jolanta Burke
1 Jan 2022
30.9k
12
Opinion: Go easy on yourself in relation to New Year's resolutions - we've been through a lot
Siobhán Murray
31 Dec 2021
11.1k
5
Opinion: This year, let go of the 'perfect Christmas' and choose self-compassion
Dr Jolanta Burke & Dr Trudy Meehan
22 Dec 2021
19.9k
6
Opinion: It's important to prioritise your mental health this Christmas
Krystian Fikert
Updated 21 Dec 2021
19.2k
20
Opinion: Feeling anxious this Christmas? There are steps you can take to cope
Bernie Hackett
18 Dec 2021
19.1k
14
Opinion: 'My prostate cancer diagnosis whipped up an emotional whirlpool that spun me around'
Stephen McIntyre
11 Nov 2021
20.2k
9
Opinion: The mental health impacts of this pandemic are yet to be understood
Dr Stephen McWilliams
12 Sep 2021
16.9k
14
Opinion: Your pelvic floor might have suffered in pregnancy but you can get help
Aoife Ni Eochaidh
Updated 26 Aug 2021
26.8k
3
Opinion: Nutrition can empower women through menopause alongside medicine
Jackie Lynch
3 Jul 2021
24.4k
15
Opinion: 'Frontline workers are close to falling over the burnout cliff'
Johnny Moran
7 Apr 2021
23.5k
28
Opinion: It's OK to feel anger in this crisis, but there are healthy ways to manage it
Peter Devers
27 Mar 2021
16.0k
5
Opinion: This Covid lockdown is particularly hard, so it's important to mind your mental health
Bernie Hackett
24 Jan 2021
47.8k
57
Dr Deirdre Forde: Untreated menopause can be seismic for a woman, but help is at hand
Dr Deirdre Forde
1 Jan 2021
77.2k
37
Opinion: For a change this New Year, try the 'One Word Resolution'
Siobhán Murray
31 Dec 2020
23.7k
15
My 2020: Bibi Baskin on why she loved lockdown just a little too much
Bibi Baskin
27 Dec 2020
34.1k
4
Big increase in number of Irish adults wearing fitness trackers in 2020, study finds
23 Dec 2020
22.0k
15
Opinion: Staying well at Christmas - some tips from a therapist to help you mind yourself
Liz O’Driscoll
23 Dec 2020
17.4k
1
Consultant spine surgeon: Movement is key to avoiding back pain in the remote working era
Derek Cawley
13 Dec 2020
62.6k
8
Opinion: What is crisis fatigue and have we reached that point?
Dr Philip Kieran
29 Nov 2020
30.2k
20
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