Loneliness

SELF

How to navigate and overcome loneliness at Christmas

Tis the season to be jolly, right? Not so! The theme of loneliness is one that I’m coming…

By Niamh Ennis

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SELF

‘I am forty, single and losing all hope’

What to do when you celebrate your fortieth birthday, have a decent career, and yet you've lived the…

By Rhona Mcauliffe

Christmas tree in an attic

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Grieving at Christmas: ‘Lung cancer may have taken Martin but the memories of our Christmases past will remain intact’

Following the sudden loss of her husband and father-of-three Martin in 2018, Venetia Quick writes how Christmas has…

By Venetia Quick

lonely

SELF

Are you lonely or just on your own?

Giving yourself time and space to be on your own affords you the opportunity to explore your thoughts,…

By Niamh Ennis

LIVING

Eating disorders, motherhood, loneliness: Florence Welch’s most candid interview ever

With songs that read more like diary entries than lyrics, refreshing honesty has come to be a trademark…

By Sarah Finnan

The immunocompromised are still in lockdown
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SELF

‘Sleepless nights, constant worrying are part and parcel of these new normal times’

Hearing the sentence ‘it’s great to be getting back to normal’ leaves Fedelma feeling like she’s being left…

By Leonie Corcoran

STYLE

Sentimental in the City: The podcast that made me miss SJP but made me miss my friends more

Listening to the cackles and banter of Dolly Alderton and Caroline O'Donoghue on their podcast is giving me…

By Sarah Finnan

loneliness

SELF

Why is the shared experience of a pandemic making me feel more alone?

Everyone is feeling fairly crap at the minute. But do our shared challenges unite us, or make us…

By Niamh Ennis

Christmas travel

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“I’ve made the decision not to travel home for Christmas”: How to get through an unfamiliar December

Christmas will look a little different this year for many, writes Louise Slyth, but why not take it…

By Louise Slyth

SELF

Second-wave anxiety: Psychologists on how to cope with our new normal

We’ve come to terms with the immediate urgency that coronavirus has brought, but now what? Amanda Cassidy speaks…

By Amanda Cassidy

EDITORIAL

‘It’s associated with shame’: How can we stop feeling so lonely?

Loneliness affects 1 in 10 Irish people, and recent study said that 16-24-year-olds experience loneliness more often and…

By Jennifer McShane

EDITORIAL

Things Fall Apart: Sometimes you have to ‘lean in’ to loneliness

When Liadan Hynes' marriage fell apart, she had to work on adjusting to the new reality. In her weekly…

By Lia Hynes