Extract from the book ‘Essays on Covid-19’ published by Book Hub Publishing 2022 “As I reflect on our experience of Covid 19, I am immediately drawn to the work of sociologist Ulrich Beck, titled ‘Risk Society: Towards a New Modernity’ ([1986],1992). Written in 1986, it has an incredible capacity to tap into the underlying anxieties and insecurities …
A Millennial’s Insight into Irish Republicanism and the Northern Ireland ‘Troubles’ Introduction The inspiration behind this publication came from my Dissertation studies, which I completed at the end of April 2016 in University College Dublin, Ireland. The dissertation focused on specific issues and events during the period of 1968 – 1998 that are widely accepted …
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On being Homeless and Maintaining My Wellness Jantien Schoenmakers I was homeless. It all started one afternoon in late August 2018. Our letting agent informed us that the landlord decided to sell the apartment we’d been living in with our child for nearly three years. He wanted to ring us in advance to tell us …
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From the book, ‘Exploring #Connectedness: Millennials and Generation Z (Published by thedoccheck.com 2021) ISBN:978-1-8383142-7-9 Darina Callanan, MA., and Susan McKenna, B.A. Dip. SocSci “The young have become the pigeons of the public realm, only remarked upon for their poor mental health or when they leave litter in a park.” — The Guardian 6.4.2021 Zoe Williams INTRODUCTION …
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Introduction My name is Karen Gallen and I am a mother to two beautiful teenagers, one boy and one girl. My contribution to this book is around life with my daughter who has additional needs. As this term is used quite freely for a range of needs, I will explain that my daughter has both …
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Niall MacGiolla Bhuí, PhD (Extract from the book, Mental Health For Millennials, Vol 5 ‘On Resiliency’. Book Hub Publishing. Galway. 2021. pp1-8). No talk is ever given without first indicating your humility. “I am an ignorant man; I am a poor man” – all the talks start this way – “I don’t know nearly as …
I can hear some of you ask just exactly who or what is an Eldrick? and more importantly, what has this to do with RESILIENCE. To make things easier for any person who has no interest in sport or more specifically an interest in the world of golf, or who has just emerged from the rock …
From the book, ‘Accepting And Connecting With Muscular Dystrophy’ (Book Hub Publishing, 2021) In the months that followed my counselling sessions I was feeling quite content but on the other hand I felt like I was in a bit of a slump. My ego was telling me to settle down, pay my rent, continue to …
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Why I have Embraced the Open Waters during the Global Pandemic: Introduction I’m a twenty-five-year-old millennial living just a twenty minute walk to the ocean in Galway, Ireland. And the ocean is where I’ve been spending quite a bit of time these past eight months. Swimming. Deep breathing. Living. And it’s exhilarating. It’s resilience in every …
I can hear some of you ask just exactly who or what is an Eldrick? and more importantly, what has this to do with RESILIENCE. To make things easier for any person who has no interest in sport or more specifically an interest in the world of golf, or who has just emerged from the rock …
