mental health

Surviving ‘Blue Monday’

January 15, 2019

GAVIN T. MURPHY :: Six guidelines on how to endure or even transcend the third Monday of January which has become known as the bleakest day of the year.

Read more
Dancing into wellness at Clongowes

December 12, 2018

Students of Clongowes Wood College celebrated their second Wellness Day for mental health awareness

Read more
Loving my support network

December 5, 2018

GAVIN T. MURPHY :: The blogger, who lives with bipolar disorder, goes on a mission to hear and respond to the needs of those who care for him.

Read more
‘Bursting out in praise’ in Cork

October 25, 2018

Mental health blogger Gavin T. Murphy presented a talk to a packed audience at the Dominican Retreat Centre in Ennismore

Read more
Minding myself, minding others

October 16, 2018

GAVIN T. MURPHY :: For people with mental illness, there are certain critical considerations when it comes to living with others.

Read more
Enduring our dreams

August 11, 2018

GAVIN T. MURPHY :: It takes guts, courage and heart to find peace and serenity in the midst of an often chaotic world of stress and anxiety.

Read more
The soft sound of praise

July 13, 2018

GAVIN T. MURPHY :: Enjoying life doesn’t always come with Hallelujah moments of acclamation. As can be found in the lives of three saints, it is often less obvious at...

Read more
New eyes, new dreams

June 6, 2018

GAVIN T. MURPHY :: The blogger leads the reader through a short step by step journey of mental health recovery.

Read more
Call for generosity at reception centre

May 31, 2018

Judge calls for government to be generous with asylum seekers in their right to work, at JRS event in Balseskin Reception Centre

Read more
Faith and mental health

May 16, 2018

Gavin T. Murphy tells his story of living with bipolar disorder and describes what has worked for him over the years

Read more