Ah, Christmas. That magical time of year when the kids become feral with anticipation , adults develop a mysterious relationship with Baileys, and every one of us swears we’ll be more organised than last year and absolutely none of us are. There’s a moment somewhere between the teenagers raiding the fridge again , the fairy lights dying again , and you realising it’s somehow December already  when you just think: Fuck it. Let’s keep going. Because Christmas in your mid-40s is a whole new...

We are living through what many have begun calling the loneliness epidemic . Across Ireland and the UK, rates of reported loneliness and mental ill-health are climbing at unprecedented levels. Despite being more digitally connected than ever before, people are feeling increasingly isolated, from their communities, their workplaces, and even themselves. The world may have reopened after lockdowns, but for many, the sense of disconnection has never felt deeper. Work, once a cornerstone of...

There’s a quiet danger that creeps into our minds when we scroll, watch, or listen too long to the noise around us - comparison. It’s subtle at first, disguised as curiosity or admiration, but soon it becomes a habit that steals from us something sacred: joy! We compare our beginnings to someone else’s highlight reel, our struggles to someone else’s successes, our behind-the-scenes to their carefully curated moments. And before we realise it, our gratitude shrinks. What once felt beautiful in...