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Screen Time and Relationships: A Couples Therapist’s Insights
Screen Time and Relationships In our hyper-connected world, digital devices permeate every aspect of our most intimate relationships. As a couples therapist, I’ve witnessed firsthand how excessive screen time erodes communication, deepens emotional distance, and [...]
Power in the Therapy Room: Who Holds the Power?
Why do we place a person on a pedestal and get angry when we see them look down upon us? By Alan Oates As an existential psychotherapist, I have long been interested in the idea [...]
The Choices we make. Grief of what I am missing. The reflection of an American intern moving to Ireland
Angelina VargasJanuary 22, 2026Grief Awareness WeekTo me, grief means mourning the loss of anything. Contrary to the belief that grief onlyinvolves the death of someone, it does not have to be a physical entity. I [...]
Blue Monday is over, lets look to a new beginning
Angelina Vargas January 20, 2026 The Day After Blue Monday What is Blue Monday? Blue Monday is the third Monday of January and is considered the saddest day of the year. The term was created [...]
What Is Grief? And How Can Therapy Support the Bereaved?
In the quiet aftermath of a funeral, as you stand beside an empty chair that was once filled, the weight of absence feels undeniable, almost tangible. National Grief Week, 26th Jan 2026, encourages us [...]
What the Irish Mothers Left in My Blood
I was born of women who learned strength from stone and sea, from bodies bowed to wind and weather, from prayers whispered into famine air, of women who never retracted. Their feet were known on [...]
