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"Log all of those positives: every compliment, every smile, every nice comment." Photo: Getty Images

How to boost your self-esteem

Well being / 18 Nov

"What recovery means is the capacity to live, work and love again"

A guide to going back to work after a mental health illness

Work & careers / 10 Oct

"A greater understanding of mental health illness is needed in order to ensure that negative biases do not impact upon individuals' abilities to join the workforce"

How to be a better employer when it comes to mental health

Work & careers / 09 Oct

"Irish society's ability to condemn, institutionalise, and castigate persons due to differences is ever present"

How asylum systems haunt Irish writing

Brainstorm / 24 Sep

"In keeping with their community-led ethos, the beauty of the GAA is the effort to include players of all sporting capabilities"

How an organisation like the GAA can help vulnerable young men

Ireland / 16 Sep

Psychedelics cause greater connectivity between brain areas which don't usually communicate

A beginner's guide to the psychedelic renaissance

Health / 05 Sep

Is the relentless stream of bad news affecting our ability to empathise?

How do we cope with negative news stories?

Psychology / 23 Aug

"40% of young Irish women aged 18 to 25 are dissatisfied with their bodies"

Why body-positive role models like Lizzo matter

Body Positivity / 16 Aug

"Even 6-year-olds would understand the meaning of sharing a secret"

How do we choose our friends?

Friendship / 15 Aug

"Parental imprisonment affects an estimated 6,000 children in Ireland at any one time"

How would you cope as a child with a parent in prison?

Prison / 20 Aug

This year's reality TV star,Love Islander and Longford woman Maura Higgins

What's the psychology behind our obsession with reality TV?

Reality TV / 25 Jul

Young Irish women have the highest rate of depression in Europe Source: Getty Images

Why young Irish women suffer depression at twice the rate of men

A home to call your own: "what happens to your mental health and well-being when you find yourself locked out?"

How long-term renting is impacting on our mental health

Housing / 16 Oct

There has been a recent surge of interest in supporting the mental health and wellbeing of those involved in sport and their supporters (Photo: ©INPHO/Bryan Keane)

The importance of wellbeing interventions in sport

Mental Health / 24 Jun

""Whilst the majority of the population experience good mental health, there remains a significant minority for whom trauma exposure has led to severe and enduring mental illness" Photo: Jnoz Balzs/ EyeE/Getty

"Protestants keep toasters in the cupboard"

Mental Health / 17 Apr

Jockey Mark Enright after riding Make it Hurrah at the Fairyhouse Racing Festival 2018. Photo: INPHO/Morgan Treacy

How jockeys cope with a tough and demanding sport

"Responsible media reporting is not limited to the ways in which deaths are portrayed"

How to ensure responsible discussion of suicide online

Mental Health / 25 Mar

"Childhood has long been considered to be the most important period of human development"

Addressing the mental health needs of vulnerable children

Mental Health / 20 Nov 18

"It's said that adolescence begins in biology and ends in culture"

Are you an adolescent until your mid-twenties?

Adolescence / 12 Nov 18

"Once a person has been determined as insane, the label sticks to them forever" Photo: iStock

Can we tell the difference between sane and insane?

Psychiatry / 16 Aug 18

"Few people are aware that the senior clinicians who draw up the diagnostic manuals have admitted that these labels are not valid scientific categories"

A new approach to documenting mental distress

Mental Health / 26 Jun 18

There might be a simple solution to the mental health issues commonly affecting older men

Walking football: Tackling social isolation among older men

Mental Health / 25 Jun 18

"In talking to any fashion professional, they will acknowledge that the industry is tough". Photo: iStock

Does fashion have a mental health problem?

Fashion / 01 Jun 18

Are we stressing our children out?

Stressed / 23 May 18

"What is perhaps still not being discussed enough is that a majority of these disorders begin in young adulthood"

How to provide better mental health services for young people

Youth Mental Health / 26 Apr 18

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