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Can Neuroscience Add to our Understanding of Mindfulness? Dr. Phil Noone

Can Neuroscience Add to our Understanding of Mindfulness? Dr. Phil Noone @dr_philnoone  Introduction Mindfulness practice has existed for many centuries and has traditionally been associated with Eastern culture and spirituality (Siegel et al. 2008). From the mid-20th century onwards, mindfulness became incorporated into psychological based interventions as a means of reducing psychological distress and enhancing well-being …

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Reading Resources for Doctoral Students

Cone, J. D., & Foster, S. L. (2006). Dissertations and theses from start to finish: Psychology and related fields (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Grimm, L. G., & Yarnold, P. R. (1995). Reading and understanding multivariate statistics. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Grimm, L. G., & Yarnold, P. R. (2000). Reading and understanding …

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‘Kurt Cobain and his Sideways Stance’ by Dr. Conor Hogan

​’Kurt Cobain and his Sideways Stance’ by Dr. Conor Hogan I had minor scoliosis in junior high, and since I’ve been playing guitar ever since, the weight of the guitar has made my back grow in this curvature. So when I stand, everything is sideways. It’s weird.”-Kurt Cobain in taking with Jon Savage in Weddle, N. …

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FINDING YOUR SIGNATURE STRENGTH by Dr. Phil Noone

From Mental Health For Millennials Volume 3: On Happiness (pp. 4-16, Published by Book Hub Publishing, 2019).  Introduction What is happiness? According to the Dalai Lama the purpose of our existence is to seek happiness (Dalai Lama & Cutter 1998, 5). His message is that, “We don’t need more money, we don’t need greater success …

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‘Surviving and Thriving amidst COVID-19’

‘Surviving and Thriving amidst COVID-19’By Mairead Carroll “Allow yourself to sit with your deepest hidden emotions, become friends with the shadow part of you. Sit under the moon and stars and fall back in love with yourself again like you did when you were three, riding wild with a carefree ease.Write away your worries onto …

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2019 Reflections on my Thesis on the Abortion Debate in Irish Print Media

2019 Reflections on my Thesis on the Abortion Debate in Irish Print Media by Rachael Hussey I am Rachael, a journalism Masters Degree graduate from Dublin, now working with The Book Hub Publishing Group. I moved to Galway four years ago while finishing my Masters degree to start a new life, joining my husband in …

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Finding Your Signture Strengths by Dr. Phil Noone

FINDING YOUR SIGNATURE STRENGTH Dr. Phil Noone *(Chapter reproduced with permission from the series editors from the book, ‘Mental Health For Millennials, Vol 3’, Published by Book Hub Publishing, 2019). Introduction What is happiness? According to the Dalai Lama the purpose of our existence is to seek happiness (Dalai Lama & Cutter 1998, 5). His …

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Toxic Inhibitions – The Impact on Societal Wellbeing

Toxic Inhibitions – The Impact on Societal Wellbeing, John Madden MA, BA, PG Dip, Guest Editor, Mental Health for Millennials Volume 1 Introduction Wellbeing, like so many things, is something that we take for granted and doesn’t it always seem to go, we don’t know what we’ve got until it’s gone. We do, however, have …

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‘Letting Go’ by Susan McKenna

‘Letting Go’ Susan McKenna, B.A., Dip., SocScience, Director, Book Hub Publishing& Co-author of ‘Between Two Lands’ Introduction This is a time of profound uncertainty with the global COVID- 19 pandemic. It is a time where we have all been forced to look into ourselves, to draw from our resiliency and where we have been allowed to …

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‘Habit Formation’ by Dr. Phil Noone

Introduction We are creatures of habit and tend to repeat the same behaviours in recurring contexts.  I became interested in the yin and yang of practices as I negotiated to work at home during the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. From March-June 2020, during government-imposed ‘lockdown’, I re-negotiated my ‘work-space-time’ routine in ways that were incredibly positive …

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