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…
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…
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…
About Autism By Dr. Niall MacGiolla Bhuí I’ve just completed co-editing a book on the theme of autism and how one family, Áine and Gerry Crosse, in the west of Ireland, are navigating their way in life with not one, but three of their children who have been diagnosed on the autism spectrum. To say…
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…
Mental Health For Millennials Introduced by John Madden. MENTAL HEALTH REMAINS at the forefront of conversation, and rightly so. Our awareness has grown exponentially and so too has our crusade to help those who need it most. With that in mind, I would like to welcome you to our second Volume of Mental Health for…
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…
‘Prone to Panic and Accustomed to Anxiety’ Jocelyn Cunningham, B.A. (Hons) @psyclingqueen (Excerpt from a forthcoming chapter in Mental Health For Millennials, Vol 2 (publication date of October 2018) ‘A panic is an episode of intense fear of abrupt onset, usually peaking within a minute. The fear, often bordering on terror, is generally accompanied by…
What Determines Business Performance? John Conway MBA Business Performance Coach Email: john.conway@elitepmsystem.com @johnconway855 Introduction Knowledge is the source of all competitive advantage in business. It is what a company knows that determines its success. These two statements, gleaned from recent academic research on the drivers of business performance, added fuel to a fire that was ignited…
The Importance of Picture Books for Children Susan McKenna, The Book Hub Publishing Group Introduction Picture books, although being published less than heretofore by the larger Publishing Houses around the world, remain a key source of learning for children. This is the case for a number of reasons explained later in this brief reflective piece…
