Tag: MENTAL HEALTH

  • Curtain Pole Repair

    At last, some more of the tools purchased in recent months get a chance to prove themselves useful when a household fixtures and fittings repair job opens the door to another shed adventure.

  • Left searching for appropriate words

    What you are about to read is basically a follow-up to the last column which appeared here. Produced by way of reassurance. Perhaps mostly to myself, but also for people who read the last piece. For I have been blown away and humbled by people’s support and kindness since it was published. As was alluded…

  • One day at a time

    One day at a time

    There’s no set menu for dealing with depression. No quick fixes. Absolutely no sense of one-size-fits-all. What there can be, however, is copious amounts of improvisation. Adapting. Finding ways of coping. It’ll come as no surprise to anyone who knows me well enough that the greatest form of escape is often from observing sport. What…

  • Heroes with or without their boots

    It’s doubtful if – even though it was Friday the 13th – on the evening the Covid-19 restrictions were introduced in Ireland that anybody thought the chaos would still be ongoing nearly seven months later. Now read on… While this corner wouldn’t go anywhere near as blunt about it as a certain Mr Trump, I…