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- 03/07/2024 - Four TIPP skills to manage strong emotions
- 02/22/2024 - Magical thinking in anxiety
- 02/08/2024 - The “law of attraction” is dangerous nonsense
- 01/25/2024 - It’s not wise to devalue happiness
- 01/11/2024 - CBT tips to correct negative thinking
- 12/28/2023 - Dealing with social anxiety over Christmas
- 12/14/2023 - Don’t disqualify the positives in your life
- 11/30/2023 - Have you forgotten about happiness?
- 11/16/2023 - Things you should know about anxiety
- 11/02/2023 - Five lessons from the father of CBT
- 10/19/2023 - Look for good intentions in others
- 10/05/2023 - Understanding health anxiety
- 09/21/2023 - Eight myths about suicide
- 09/07/2023 - Why do we do things that make us unhappy?
- 08/10/2023 - Beck’s thoughts about thoughts
- 07/27/2023 - Do you give people the benefit of the doubt?
- 07/13/2023 - Is your social life really worse than others?
- 06/29/2023 - Be more self-compassionate, you wimp
- 06/15/2023 - Anticipatory anxiety: bleeding before you are cut
- 06/01/2023 - Anticipation is free happiness
- 05/18/2023 - Scams, conspiracy theories and being wrong
- 05/04/2023 - Doomsday cults, smoking and cognitive dissonance
- 04/21/2023 - Making room for the new in life
- 04/06/2023 - Can boredom lead to cruelty?
- 03/23/2023 - Nine tips to manage anger
- 03/09/2023 - Do you need to manage your anger?
- 02/23/2023 - It’s normal to have mixed feelings
- 02/09/2023 - Are you really more moral than others?
- 01/23/2023 - Become a better, calmer thinker in 2023
- 01/12/2023 - New year, new behaviours
- 12/30/2022 - Don’t buy into the new year hype
- 12/16/2022 - Tackling anxiety means tackling avoidance
- 12/01/2022 - What have you lost to anxiety?
- 11/24/2022 - Online therapy is here to stay
- 11/03/2022 - Our happiness forecasts are often wrong
- 10/20/2022 - It’s important to weigh up the pros and cons
- 10/07/2022 - Four tips to overcome hopelessness
- 10/03/2022 - Learning to worry more effectively
- 09/08/2022 - Mind-reading fuels social anxiety
- 08/25/2022 - Don’t be afraid of mistakes
- 08/11/2022 - The difference between worrying and problem-solving
- 08/03/2022 - How to respond to toxic parenting
- 07/16/2022 - Why do some parents hurt their children?
- 07/01/2022 - What is toxic parenting?
- 06/16/2022 - Treating others as you want to be treated
- 06/02/2022 - Give up on your own double standards
- 05/19/2022 - More tips on how to be unhappy
- 05/05/2022 - How to be unhappy
- 04/21/2022 - Tackling positive beliefs about worry
- 04/07/2022 - The difference between worrying and caring
- 03/24/2022 - Putin’s delusions: Learning from CBT
- 03/10/2022 - Staying hungry as you get older
- 02/24/2022 - Stay positive for a longer, happier life
- 02/10/2022 - Naomi Osaka, perfectionism and learning to have the 'greatest attitude ever'
- 01/27/2022 - You are more free than you think
- 01/13/2022 - Beat the blues by getting active
- 01/03/2022 - Curiosity is the antidote to anxiety
- 12/16/2021 - How to defuse from negative thoughts
- 12/02/2021 - Managing emotions with an opposite action
- 11/18/2021 - Talking to strangers can make you happier
- 11/04/2021 - Exposing yourself to happiness
- 10/21/2021 - Exposure and response prevention (ERP): How to face your fears
- 10/07/2021 - Does relaxation make you anxious?
- 09/23/2021 - Clutter can hurt your mental health
- 09/09/2021 - How to change your perfectionist behaviours
- 08/26/2021 - How to change perfectionist thinking
- 08/12/2021 - The problem with perfectionism
- 07/29/2021 - Exposure, immunity and anxiety
- 07/15/2021 - How to handle relationship OCD (ROCD)
- 07/01/2021 - Relationship OCD: 'Is he the one?'
- 06/17/2021 - Be kind to yourself but don’t kid yourself
- 06/04/2021 - Have you got re-entry anxiety?
- 05/20/2021 - “I’m defective”: changing your core beliefs
- 04/29/2021 - Are negative core beliefs hurting you?
- 04/08/2021 - Don't get angry on social media
- 03/25/2021 - Don’t judge a decision by its outcome
- 03/11/2021 - The importance of ritual
- 02/25/2021 - I want to change... but not yet
- 02/11/2021 - Marsha Linehan: If you’re a tulip, don’t try to be a rose
- 02/04/2021 - Exercise: mental health and motivation
- 01/28/2021 - The ‘five stages of grief’ is a myth
- 01/14/2021 - Marsha Linehan on radical acceptance
- 12/10/2020 - 'Awe walks’ can boost your mental health
- 12/03/2020 - Donald Trump’s magical thinking
- 11/26/2020 - 3 simple tips to improve your mood
- 11/12/2020 - How to handle anticipatory anxiety
- 10/22/2020 - Relationships: do ‘small things often’
- 10/08/2020 - The ‘magic ratio’ in relationships
- 09/24/2020 - Don’t be afraid of change
- 09/10/2020 - Your brain was not designed to make you happy
- 08/27/2020 - Coping with the fear of Covid-19
- 08/06/2020 - Self-harm: what you need to know
- 07/24/2020 - “Selfish idiots!”: dramatising the virus
- 07/09/2020 - Think like Tony Holohan
- 06/25/2020 - Kicking the reassurance habit
- 06/04/2020 - How do you talk to yourself?
- 05/21/2020 - Will you take the car crash test?
- 05/07/2020 - Nobody has it easy in life
- 04/23/2020 - Why we're bad at forecasting our feelings
- 04/09/2020 - Why self-compassion beats harsh self-criticism
- 03/26/2020 - Tips to manage coronavirus anxiety
- 03/05/2020 - How to overcome an animal phobia
- 02/20/2020 - Are you stuck in a vicious circle?
- 02/06/2020 - Denial: choosing fantasy over reality
- 01/23/2020 - Health anxiety: living in fear of illness
- 01/13/2020 - Irish Independent article
- 01/09/2020 - Why do people believe in astrology?
- 12/18/2019 - Social anxiety – "self-consciousness on steroids"
- 12/05/2019 - How should you deal with difficult people?
- 11/14/2019 - Give up on black-and-white thinking
- 10/31/2019 - Don’t say you’re back to square one
- 10/10/2019 - No, everything doesn’t happen for a reason
- 10/01/2019 - How to beat impostor syndrome
- 09/12/2019 - Do people believe what they want to believe?
- 08/29/2019 - How to deal with intrusive thoughts in OCD
- 08/08/2019 - Intrusive thoughts and Pure OCD
- 07/25/2019 - How to have a better holiday
- 07/18/2019 - Mental health tips for concerned parents
- 07/04/2019 - Why feelings aren't facts
- 06/20/2019 - There's something funny about the 'worry trick'
- 06/06/2019 - Is superstitious thinking hurting you?
- 05/30/2019 - Latest column
- 05/23/2019 - Are you afraid of flying?
- 05/16/2019 - Latest column
- 05/02/2019 - Who's driving the boat?
- 04/25/2019 - Latest column
- 04/18/2019 - Anger is contagious; so is kindness
- 04/10/2019 - Latest column
- 04/04/2019 - Kicking the worry habit
- 03/28/2019 - Southern Star column on worrying
- 03/21/2019 - Whose life are you living?
- 03/14/2019 - Latest column
- 03/06/2019 - Aware Life Skills course in Kinsale
- 02/28/2019 - Life Skills course in Kinsale
- 02/21/2019 - Focus on the here and now, not the past
- 02/14/2019 - Are you afraid of happiness?
- 02/07/2019 - Southern Star column on fear of happiness
- 01/24/2019 - Mental fitness: the mental health benefits of exercise
- 01/17/2019 - Southern Star column on the mental health benefits of exercise
- 01/10/2019 - New Year resolutions to boost mental health
- 01/03/2019 - Southern Star column on new year resolutions
- 12/20/2018 - New year’s festivities bring increased suicide risk
- 12/20/2018 - Southern Star column on increased new year's suicide risk
- 12/13/2018 - The spotlight effect: are people really looking at you?
- 12/06/2018 - Southern Star column: The spotlight effect
- 11/29/2018 - CBT – what's it all about?
- 11/22/2018 - Southern Star column: Explaining CBT
- 11/15/2018 - Help to manage your child's school refusal
- 11/08/2018 - Southern Star column on school-refusal behaviour
- 11/01/2018 - Are you a complainer?
- 10/25/2018 - Southern Star: Are you a complainer?
- 10/18/2018 - People like you more than you think
- 10/11/2018 - Southern Star: People like you more than you think
- 10/10/2018 - No, life isn’t always fair
- 10/04/2018 - Are you a complainer?
- 09/20/2018 - Three questions to help you manage worries
- 09/13/2018 - Southern Star column on managing worries
- 09/06/2018 - Variety really is the spice of life
- 08/30/2018 - Southern Star column on the importance of novelty and variety in life
- 08/23/2018 - Why bad is stronger than good
- 08/16/2018 - Southern Star column on our negativity bias
- 08/09/2018 - Some regrets are more painful than others
- 08/02/2018 - Southern Star column on regret
- 07/26/2018 - OCD is no laughing matter
- 07/19/2018 - Southern Star column: OCD is no laughing matter
- 07/12/2018 - No, things are not getting worse – they’re getting better
- 07/05/2018 - Southern Star column: The world is getting better, not worse
- 06/28/2018 - Fight your fear of flying with CBT
- 06/21/2018 - Southern Star: Fear of flying
- 06/14/2018 - Nine thinking errors that hurt your mental health
- 06/07/2018 - Southern Star column on cognitive distortions and CBT
- 06/04/2018 - For kids, not all praise is good praise
- 05/24/2018 - Southern Star column on praising children
- 05/17/2018 - Letting go of negative stressors
- 05/10/2018 - Southern Star column on letting go of negative stressors
- 05/03/2018 - Anxiety: the myths and the realities
- 04/26/2018 - Latest Southern Star column: anxiety myths
- 04/19/2018 - Is laughter the best medicine?
- 04/12/2018 - Southern Star column on the power of laughter
- 04/05/2018 - Never, ever humiliate someone
- 03/29/2018 - Southern Star column on humiliation
- 03/23/2018 - Depressed? Watch the words you use
- 03/15/2018 - Southern Star column on the language of depression
- 03/08/2018 - Emotional reasoning: why feelings are not facts
- 03/01/2018 - Southern Star: Feelings are not facts
- 02/22/2018 - Emotional pain hurts more than physical pain
- 02/15/2018 - Southern Star column on emotional and physical pain
- 02/09/2018 - Vietnam, heroin and breaking bad habits
- 02/01/2018 - Southern Star column on breaking bad habits
- 01/31/2018 - Why do people get happier as they get older?
- 01/19/2018 - Southern Star: Older, wiser and happier?
- 01/11/2018 - New year resolutions and CBT: Fail better
- 01/05/2018 - Southern Star: New year resolutions
- 12/21/2017 - Dealing with Christmas stress
- 12/14/2017 - Coping with Christmas stress
- 12/08/2017 - The psychology of gratitude
- 12/07/2017 - Daniel Gilbert: Lessons from Professor Happiness
- 11/30/2017 - Column: Life lessons from Professor Happiness
- 11/23/2017 - Nobel prizes and Michelin stars: Kahneman and Beck on coping with disappointments
- 11/17/2017 - Column: Coping with disappointments
- 11/16/2017 - Southern Star supplement: Six tips for positive ageing
- 11/09/2017 - Positive ageing piece in Southern Star
- 11/09/2017 - Southern Star: CBT and the burglar in the bedroom
- 11/03/2017 - Column: CBT and the burglar in the bedroom
- 11/03/2017 - Southern Star: Learning life skills with CBT
- 10/19/2017 - Public talk on CBT and mental health at Scannell's Pharmacy, Ballineen
- 10/19/2017 - Column: Learning life skills with CBT
- 10/12/2017 - Southern Star: The dangers of 'positive' thinking
- 10/06/2017 - Column: positive thinking is not a cure-all
- 09/21/2017 - Southern Star: Test your thoughts with behavioural experiments
- 09/21/2017 - Column: Behavioural experiments
- 09/16/2017 - Southern Star: Almost everyone likely to experience mental illness
- 08/31/2017 - Southern Star: Watch out for the 'three major musts'
- 08/24/2017 - Column: Watch out for the "three major musts"
- 08/10/2017 - Southern Star: Unhappiness is more common than you think
- 07/27/2017 - Southern Star column: Don't fall for the Trump effect
- 07/13/2017 - Southern Star: Postnatal depression, no need to suffer in silence
- 06/23/2017 - Column: The psychology of gratitude
- 06/23/2017 - Southern Star: Talking to children about terrorism
- 06/09/2017 - Column: Talking to children about terrorism and other bad news
- 06/01/2017 - Southern Star: Coping with exam stress
- 05/26/2017 - Tips for exam stress in Southern Star
- 05/18/2017 - Southern Star: Anxious parent, anxious child?
- 05/12/2017 - Column: Anxious parent, anxious child?
- 05/05/2017 - Southern Star: Dealing with stress
- 04/28/2017 - Column - Getting to grips with stress
- 04/21/2017 - Southern Star: Mindfulness - a passing fad or the real deal?
- 04/15/2017 - Column: Mindfulness - passing fad or the real deal?
- 04/06/2017 - Southern Star: Tackling the Worry Bully in children
- 03/31/2017 - Column: CBT, children and the Worry Bully
- 03/24/2017 - Southern Star: Living with uncertainty
- 03/16/2017 - Column: Living with uncertainty
- 03/09/2017 - Southern Star: would you tolerate an abusive parrot?
- 03/03/2017 - Active Retired talk in Kinsale
- 03/03/2017 - CBT, low self-esteem and the poisoned parrot
- 02/22/2017 - Column: Disarming the anxiety gunslinger
- 02/16/2017 - Disarming panic and chronic anxiety: Southern Star column
- 02/08/2017 - Southern Star column: Addressing the problem of anxiety
- 02/02/2017 - Latest column: Addressing anxiety
- 01/25/2017 - Southern Star: How to beat those January blues
- 01/21/2017 - Southern Star piece
- 12/31/2016 - My Southern Star piece on New Year resolutions