Mental wellbeing

mornings

EDITORIAL

6 simple changes that could make your mornings less hellish

The shrill of the alarm. The endless lists of tasks ahead. The desire to Just. Get. Ten. More. Minutes.…

By Jennifer McShane

EDITORIAL

Instagram bans filters with ‘plastic surgery’ effects to improve mental wellbeing

With reports suggesting that young people are opting for plastic surgery "to appear like the filtered versions of…

By Jennifer McShane

EDITORIAL

World Mental Health Week: what’s on

Today marks the start of World Mental Health Week and there are a number of events on around…

By Hannah Hillyer

Denise Welch speaks about depression and mental health

EDITORIAL

Denise Welch’s videos prove mental health awareness has a long way to go

'Loose Women' co-host Denise Welch has spoken out about her experience of clinical depression – something she's been…

By Grace McGettigan

Depression and anxiety during college

EDITORIAL

‘I’ve been there’: Why it’s no surprise Irish college students have depression and anxiety

I struggled a lot with my mental health when I was a student in UCD – so much…

By Grace McGettigan

Sophie Hingst

EDITORIAL

Sophie Hingst: Lies, deception and a young woman in need of help and support

Trinity graduate, German blogger Marie Sophie Hingst was living in Dublin when her life was turned upside down. Germany’s…

By Jennifer McShane

Amy Hart

EDITORIAL

Love Island: Amy Hart should be praised for speaking about her mental health

Amy Hart has transformed since exciting the Love Island villa, but she still says she's committed to therapy…

By Jennifer McShane

Zachary Williams

EDITORIAL

Zachary Williams: ‘It felt like helplessness… I didn’t know what I could do’

The son of late actor Robin Williams has spoken about the helplessness he felt trying to support his…

By Jennifer McShane

Love Island

EDITORIAL

Have we gone too far with the Amy Hart commentary on ‘Love Island’?

Has the online commentary gone too far surrounding 'Love Island' contestant Amy Hart? We investigate... Is it kind…

By Edaein OConnell

Jacinda Ardern

EDITORIAL

We could all learn something from Jacinda Ardern’s ‘wellbeing budget’

New Zealand has unveiled a new ‘wellbeing budget’ as a Government priority - with a focus on mental…

By Jennifer McShane

Kit Harington

EDITORIAL

#EndTheStigma: Why Kit Harington’s wellness retreat coverage is very troubling

Stigma is a significant problem for people who experience mental health conditions. As news emerged yesterday that actor…

By Jennifer McShane

Birth

EDITORIAL

‘Many women can feel they have no voice or power when birth happens and they were reminded of that’

Following a segment on last Friday's Late Late Show involving a simulated birth, RTÉ received a number of…

By Jennifer McShane