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Sober curious? A psychologist s tips for cutting down on alcohol
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Sober curious? A psychologist s tips for cutting down on alcohol
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A psychologist s guide to dealing with pandemic fall-outs
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Updated / Thursday, 29 Apr 2021
10:54
LGBTI+ rights are human rights.
Niamh Delmar is a Counselling Psychologist and Mental Health Freelance writer. Here, she writes about how gender identity goes beyond the label of male or female.
Gender identity refers to how individuals identify with their own gender. It embraces a range beyond the binary of male or female. A non-binary person rejects the concept of gender and does not identify with being exclusively a woman or man. According to Researcher Ari Berkowitz, our biology is not binary and many people have traits that are not in the male or female dichotomy.
Exploration, fear, a lack of understanding and support are some of the contributing factors to adverse mental health issues. A national study of the mental health of LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) in Ireland found higher rates of severe depression, anxiety and stress among adolescents in this cohort.
How to cope with the stress of parenting in a pandemic
Updated / Wednesday, 27 Jan 2021
11:10
While we are parenting in a pandemic and the restrictions, it is also an opportunity to bond, build resilience and foster independence.
Niamh Delmar is a Counselling Psychologist and Mental Health Freelance writer. Here, she shares her advice for those coping with the stress of parenting in a pandemic.
I would like to be writing this from a position of calm and positive parenting while working, writing, cleaning, pseudo-teaching and a myriad of other tasks, but I can t. Some days flow, while others cave in.
Getting outdoors has been our familial antidote. While eustress (good stress) helps with motivation and performance, negative stress puts a strain on daily functioning, including parenting. Stress occurs when the demands of, and changes within, our environment exceed the resources we have to meet them.