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 unpleasant bodily sensations, difficulty in reasoning, and a feeling of imminent catastrophe (Rachman, S & De Silva, P, 2010, p.2). I DECIDED TO WRITE THIS piece on anxiety-related topics…
Dr Phil Noone, Series Co-Editor, Lecturer in Nursing Studies, NUIGalway From Mental Health For Millennials Vol 4 On Wellbeing. (2020). Galway: Book Hub Publishing. Pages 3.-15. 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…
The Millennial Appetite for Culinary Wellness “The doctor of the future will no longer treat the human frame with drugs, but rather will cure and prevent disease with nutrition.” – Thomas Edison WELL let me Begin… It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to my state of being comfortable, happy and healthy. When presented…
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…
‘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…
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…
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…
