Posted on 09. Jul, 2020 in Christian Values, Depression, Mental Health
Depression is ‘the common cold’ of our psychology. The illness effects approximately one in every five people. According to the Vatican, it is the biggest disease in the world. In this piece from the archives, Fodhla McGrane, from Kells, Co. Meath, is an Oblate of St Benedict. She leads retreats on “Depression from a Christian Perspective”. […]
Posted on 02. Jan, 2020 in Achievement, Christian Values, Community, Depression, Gospel Values, Mental Health
Gavin T. Murphy, blogger with the website, I love bipolar talks about the spiritual journey that the highs and lows of bipolar have brought him on. He has also presented a series of reflections on his life’s journey with RTE Radio One’s A Living Word programme. From that series he was asked to write a […]
Posted on 29. Aug, 2019 in Depression, Mental Health, Relationships, Suicide, Young people
Fr Tony Coote passed away on Wednesday, August 28th, following a battle with motor neurone disease. He was a much loved priest and in particular well remember for his time in UCD as a chaplain helping others. In this piece from 2007, we hear him talk about the work he did for parents who had […]
Posted on 11. Jan, 2018 in Depression, Mental Health, Suicide, Young people
In this piece from 2007, Miriam looked at how people can deal with the January Blue. They looked at how after all the Christmas festivities finish, there is often a feeling of anticlimax in January. Nowhere is this more obvious than in a university. Miriam Gormally met Tony Coote, chaplain for UCD and one of […]
Posted on 18. Feb, 2016 in Christian Values, Church Teachings, Depression, Grief, Suicide
Rebecca Ryan is best known for her roles in I.R.A.: King of Nothing (2006), The Tudors (2007) and The Draft (2006). She was also in Fair City. Despite all this external success, abuse she’d experienced as a child caused her to go down the dark road of self harm and even attempted suicide. She was saved at the last […]
Posted on 12. Feb, 2015 in Depression, Stress, Suicide
National suicide prevention and bereavement charity Console has appointed fitness coach Pat Divilly as its youth mental health ambassador. The well-known Galway sports trainer and author has vowed to get one thousand people together under the Console banner to form the biggest team ever to enter the worldwide Tough Mudder fitness challenge. He is even planning a trip to […]
Posted on 15. Jan, 2015 in Depression, Health, Mental Health
In this second story from somebody living with Bipolar, Gary explores some of the possible lifestyle approaches that somebody can take in order to “clear the fog”. Having experienced the highs and lows of extreme moods for most of his life he looks at how bipolar needs to be better understood by everybody from a […]
Posted on 08. Jul, 2009 in Depression, Mental Health
Don Mullan is a well known Irish Humanitarian worker, Author and Photographer. Amongst other things Don has worked in AFrI, Concern and produced films about Bloody Sunday and the Omagh Bombings. Here Don speaks candidly with Miriam Gormally about how he fell into depression and more importantly how he found his way out.
Posted on 04. Mar, 2009 in Depression, Mental Health, Suicide
“Listening to someone who is perhaps depressed, worried, frightened and/or suicidal and who doesn’t know where to turn to, is perhaps the most valuable thing we can do for a fellow human being” Samaritan Volunteer, Elaine, believes it is the most rewarding thing she has ever done. The Samaritans are always looking for volunteers as […]
Posted on 04. Feb, 2009 in Depression, Economy, Mental Health
As people struggle daily to cope with the gloom and doom of the economy, jobs and general uncertainty – where can they turn for help, who is there to talk to? Suzanne Costello Director of Samaritans Ireland, told Eileen Good about a new initiative from the Samaritans and why they were having a radio campaign […]