Tag: Health & Wellbeing
almost 2 years ago
independent.ie

Today is Blue Monday – is it really the most depressing day of the year or just another cynical e...

Today, Blue Monday, is reputedly the most depressing day of the year.

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almost 2 years ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Comedian Paddy Raff supporting rollout of Epilepsy Action Northern Ireland’s free counselling ser...

The Talk and Support service at Epilepsy Action Northern Ireland has the potential to support the 20,000 people here ...

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almost 2 years ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

These books will change your life… if you let them

The end of one year and beginning of another has many reaching for self development reads. Aine Toner has rounded up ...

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about 2 years ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Northern Ireland health service braced for ‘severe pressures’ this winter warns Robin Swann

Additional funding packages are being introduced into the Northern Ireland health system as Robin Swann warned winter...

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about 2 years ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Bangor woman becomes personal trainer after shedding the pounds at local women-only gym

A Bangor woman who lost two and a half stone after joining a women-only gym has now become a personal trainer helping...

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over 2 years ago
independent.ie

Fitness guru Karl Henry: ‘Moving to west Cork in my 40s is adventure – and it’ll help me slow dow...

Operation Transformation’s Karl Henry has spoken of his move to west Cork, as part of a quest to switch off and relax...

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over 2 years ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

‘Endo Warrior’ Caroline McElnea on her 13-year struggle to get endometriosis diagnosis: ‘My hormo...

Caroline McElnea was only 13 when she began experiencing very heavy periods, with stomach cramps that she describes a...

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over 2 years ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Why staying informed on health and wellbeing matters is just a click away

Turning to digital help for all manner of health concerns is nothing new: a mindfulness app to help unwind after a bu...

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over 2 years ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Cancer Focus NI chairperson Ivan McMinn: ‘You only pass this way once; if you can go through it h...

At age eight, Ivan McMinn completed his first sponsored 10-mile walk for The Ulster Cancer Foundation (now Cancer Foc...

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over 2 years ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Northern Ireland football talent Paul Ferris on being diagnosed with prostate cancer: ‘You want y...

It would be understandable if Paul Ferris had thought life dealt him a poor hand.

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over 2 years ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

‘It’s not only the care home residents we look after but their loved ones too’ – Care home manage...

Mauro Magbitang is the Home Manager for Four Seasons Holywood Care Home, moving from the Philippines in 2000. He has ...

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over 2 years ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Health hubs: ‘Everybody’s mental health is unique to them… there is no one way to fix everything’

A number of new micro businesses helping people whose mental health has been affected by Covid-19 have recently moved...

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almost 3 years ago
independent.ie

‘I thought I’d never see this day’ - Jenny McCarthy ‘so grateful’ for successful brain tumour sur...

Wedding photographer Jenny McCarthy said she is “so grateful” after her brain tumour removal surgery was successful.

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almost 3 years ago
belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Breast cancer survivor: ‘All you want is the cancer to go away, you want it gone’

The retired teacher and mum-of-two had had a routine mammogram nine months prior to her breast cancer diagnosis in 20...

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about 3 years ago
independent.ie

Go bananas: Athletes to help find Ireland’s Fittest School

Olympians Phil Healy and David Gillick have recorded a series of workouts to help find Irelands Fittest School.

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over 3 years ago
independent.ie

Almost half of Irish professionals say ‘hybrid working’ is not fit for purpose - survey

Almost half of Irish professionals say ‘hybrid working’ is not fit for purpose, according to a new survey.

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over 3 years ago
independent.ie

Life after lockdown: Mental health experts share five tips for those anxious about restrictions e...

As restrictions are beginning to ease many people may be feeling anxious about re-entering the world.

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over 3 years ago
independent.ie

A more family-friendly workplace ‘essential’ to children’s wellbeing post-pandemic - UNICEF

A more family-friendly workplace is essential for children’s wellbeing and critical to post-pandemic recovery, Chambe...

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almost 4 years ago
independent.ie

The Happy Pear: ‘We just didn’t put enough energy into it. We overextended ourselves...’

The water temperature is around 9°C — far from freezing — but there’s something about jumping straight in that feels ...

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