NAVIGATING NEGATIVE THOUGHTS and EXPERIENCES

As a psychologist who runs courses on Mindfulness which include positive psychology research and techniques, I often have questions from people who are afraid that I am going to ask them to deny their feelings,  to force them into “positive thinking” …
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AUTUMN 2023 Newsletter

­ ANXIETY AND PRESSURE TO SUCCEED ARE ON THE INCREASE Over the summer, I was interviewed for a couple of newspaper articles, one by Olive Keogh in the Irish Times on Anxiety, and the second by Sharon Ní Chonchuir in …
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Irish times feature: Anxiety in the workplace

Margaret was interviewed in The Irish Times article “Anxiety in the workplace: ‘I see it in CEOs and in young people starting and everywhere in between’” by Olive Keogh Friday Jul 14 2023 – 05:00. Organisational psychologist and psychotherapist Margaret …
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Margaret Forde featured in Irish Examiner aritcle on happiness

“Joy To The World: Having a happy and mindful Christmas”, published Friday 23rd December, 2022 in the Irish Examiner. From the article: …Margaret Forde suggests making time for a hobby that you enjoy. “Unhappiness can stem from overthinking things,” she says. …
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WHEREVER YOU GO, YOU BRING YOURSELF WITH YOU.

A friend of mind went for a Covid test out at the centre near the airport last week. As she described her experience, it was like a review of a first class hotel. The receptionist was very welcoming. She looked very …
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Boost Your Feel-Good Factor

Never has the symbolism of the lotus, with its roots in the muck, but its beautiful flower rising above it, been more apt.With the news that we are probably facing a few more months of lockdown, how can we rise …
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Thanksgiving Meditation

This, of course is Thanksgiving Day in the US, so I thought it might be opportune to write a few words about gratitude. In the year that we have had, it is more important than ever to make a list …
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World Meditation Day – the Path to Freedom

“All spirituality is about waking up” Anthony de Mello. De Mello was an Indian Jesuit, well versed in yoga and eastern philosophy which regards the “normal” person as being asleep, hypnotized by their past, running on automatic pilot, looking at …
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