How to avoid food guilt this Christmas
How to avoid food guilt this Christmas

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‘For the first time, we weren’t alone… Somebody would listen to us’
‘For the first time, we weren’t alone… Somebody would listen to us’

Lia Hynes

This Christmas, hold space for those carrying the quiet burden of grief
This Christmas, hold space for those carrying the quiet burden of grief

Dominique McMullan

Inside the glittering Dublin home of jewellery designer, Chupi Sweetman-Durney
Inside the glittering Dublin home of jewellery designer, Chupi Sweetman-Durney

Megan Burns

‘For every festive freak, there are those who don’t consider this the most wonderful time of the year’
‘For every festive freak, there are those who don’t consider this the most wonderful time...

Suzie Coen

Five delicious vegetarian recipes to enjoy over the Christmas season
Five delicious vegetarian recipes to enjoy over the Christmas season

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This year, let’s shatter the illusion of a “perfect” Christmas
This year, let’s shatter the illusion of a “perfect” Christmas

Amanda Cassidy

‘I was a child who received a Christmas shoebox. This is what it meant to me’
‘I was a child who received a Christmas shoebox. This is what it meant to...

Amanda Cassidy

An ode to Christmas Eve mass, the festive season’s greatest social occasion
An ode to Christmas Eve mass, the festive season’s greatest social occasion

Edaein OConnell

How to host Christmas without breaking the bank
How to host Christmas without breaking the bank

Megan Burns

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‘I was so stressed about money, I didn’t want to get out of bed’


by Jennifer McShane
03rd Jun 2022

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The Irish aren’t known for their openness when it comes to talking about money, but with the cost of living skyrocketing after two years of a pandemic, more people are suffering with the symptoms of Financial Trauma. But what is Financial Trauma and how can you move forward from it? We ask a mental health expert and hear from one woman who has suffered from it.

There’s never a good time to talk about money – at least not openly. The Irish aren’t known for their openness when it comes to finances. But in Ireland in 2022, as with almost every country in the world, post-Covid, there’s no getting around the cost of living crisis on our shores. Almost everything is creeping up in price from rent to food to petrol and energy bills (which have sky-rocketed), and unfortunately, wages aren’t...

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