Finding time for some solitude in lifeMIND MOVES: "I went into the forest because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see…Tue May 20 2008 - 01:00
A moral well rooted in a simple children's taleTONY BATES MIND MOVES "He did not know how long he sat there or what was happening to him, but at last he moved as if he were…Tue May 06 2008 - 01:00
By the young, for the youngMIND MOVES: NUI Maynooth's annual charity cycle this year donated to Headstrong's Jigsaw Galway initiativeTue Apr 22 2008 - 01:00
How having a ball can make all the differenceMIND MOVES/TONY BATES: PADDY'S DAY... a chilly eastern breeze under clear blue skiesTue Mar 25 2008 - 00:00
Understanding troubled teens is not child's playMIND MOVES: LATELY, YOUNG people have come to our attention for the wrong reasonsTue Mar 11 2008 - 00:00
Stepping across the divideMind Moves: In the life of every young person, there are those moments when he or she leaves childhood behind, steps across …Tue Jan 08 2008 - 00:00
Creating a silent spaceMind Moves: In 1967, Suzanne, a 16 year-old high-school student from California, wrote to a Trappist monk living in a hermitage…Tue Nov 27 2007 - 00:00
Going in the right directionMind Moves My early years as a trainee clinical psychologist involved, for the main part, administering IQ tests to schoolchildren…Tue Oct 30 2007 - 00:00
Beauty rings a BellMind Moves: "What is this life, full of care, We have no time to stop and stare" - (W.HTue Oct 16 2007 - 01:00
Making a call on suicideMind Moves: Young people find it hard to talk about suicide, but hearing about it these days as frequently as they do, they …Tue Oct 02 2007 - 01:00
Suicide riskMind Moves: Last week's World Congress of the International Association for Suicide Prevention in Kerry brought together some…Tue Sept 04 2007 - 01:00
Finding inner calmMind Moves: The first time Ariadne saw Theseus, that hero-slayer of the Minotaur, she fell instantly in loveTue May 29 2007 - 01:00
Find your happy feetMind Moves: The prospect of a good time at the end of a stressful work week is a pleasure we all savourTue May 15 2007 - 01:00
Get out of jail cardsMind Moves: I am teaching a mindfulness-based course to a group of people recovering from severe addictions, in a drug project…Tue May 01 2007 - 01:00
Reaching out to our youthMind Moves: When it comes to reaching out for help, some young people simply don't want to go thereTue Apr 17 2007 - 01:00
Lessons in mental healthMind Moves: At any time, one in five students in every Irish classroom will have a significant mental health difficulty and …Tue Mar 20 2007 - 00:00
Inspiring youth via the webMind Moves: On my current learning tour of youth mental health initiatives in Australia, my first stop was to an organisation…Tue Mar 06 2007 - 00:00
Youth mattersMind Moves: Perhaps the most frequent phone call I receive is from a parent of a young person who appears to be in some kind…Tue Feb 20 2007 - 00:00
Making change possibleMind Moves: I want to unfold. I don't want to stay folded anywhere, because where I am folded, there I am untrue - (Rilke)Tue Jan 23 2007 - 00:00
Is your world enough?Mind Moves: he world is not enough But it is such a perfect place to start..Tue Jan 09 2007 - 00:00
The 'Eureka' momentMind Moves: A chance meeting. An old friend I hadn't seen in a while. We stepped in out of the rain for a coffee.Tue Oct 03 2006 - 01:00
Sting of stigmaMind Moves: Sitting in a crowded sexually transmitted infection (STI) clinic can be an unsettling experienceTue Jul 25 2006 - 01:00
Focusing on young needsMIND MOVES: 'Mental health, whether in young or old people, is almost like a bad wordTue Jun 27 2006 - 01:00
Enhance life by a smileMIND MOVES: Two recent experiences have wormed their way into my subconscious and have sustained me.Tue Jun 13 2006 - 01:00
A perfect day in mindMIND MOVES: Last January, I extended an open invitation to people working in health settings to meet and explore how mindfulness…Tue May 30 2006 - 01:00
Keep going or give up?MIND MOVES: To believe that some goals can be achieved and to "hang in there" against all the odds until, eventually, you succeed…Tue May 02 2006 - 01:00
Resurrect your own lifeMIND MOVES: Something exciting seems to be happening in our collective consciousnessTue Apr 18 2006 - 01:00
A story about recoveryMIND MOVES: Tara had just turned 20 when the jolts of anxiety began to appear from nowhereTue Apr 04 2006 - 01:00
Holiday with a differenceMIND MOVES: My absence from these pages over the past month was due to a break I had in South Africa.Tue Mar 07 2006 - 00:00
Vision of mental healthMind Moves: Most of you are probably aware that we have a new mental health policy that will shape our planning and development…Tue Jan 31 2006 - 00:00
Mindful of a new approachMIND MOVES: Last week I attended a meeting in Oxford University that gathered mindfulness teachers from across Europe to review…Tue Jan 17 2006 - 00:00
Time for real action on suicideMIND MOVES: Death by suicide is a disturbing reality that continues to impact directly on the lives of many people in this State…Tue Jan 03 2006 - 00:00
Treasure your true friendsMind Moves: How could I have come so far? and always on such dark trails? I must have travelled by the light shining from the…Tue Dec 20 2005 - 00:00
Train etiquette derailedMind Moves: Sitting on this train, in close proximity, we busy ourselves in different ways and bide our time as the purple-grey…Tue Nov 22 2005 - 00:00
Get the therapy rightMIND MOVES: The experience of psychotherapy is a deeply personal one for both the client and the practitioner.Tue Nov 08 2005 - 00:00
Finding our own voiceMIND MOVES: It's a curious thing that tiny animals, which we instinctively regard as unsophisticated compared with ourselves…Tue Oct 25 2005 - 01:00
Sensible talk therapyMind matters: When I returned to Ireland in 1982 after completing a fellowship in cognitive therapy with its founder, Tim Beck…Tue Sept 27 2005 - 01:00
Wading through graniteMind Moves: "Life is just one damn thing after the other, if you're lucky; but life is the same thing, over and over again, …Tue Sept 13 2005 - 01:00
Finding our identityMind Moves: It's a well-worn truism to say that Ireland of today is not what it used to beTue Aug 30 2005 - 01:00
'Sacred Cow' and its doubtsMind Moves: The poem, The Midnight Court (or Cúirt an Mheán Oíche ), confronts elements of life experience that perplexed the…Tue Aug 23 2005 - 01:00
A week in honour of LuciaMIND MOVES: Today is the birthday of Lucia, James Joyce's only daughterTue Jul 26 2005 - 01:00
A true meeting of mindsMIND MOVES: Psychotherapy and spirituality have always been uneasy companionsTue Jun 28 2005 - 01:00
Having the right attitudeMind moves: Have you noticed how sometimes your most creative thinking emerges when you feel relaxed and at ease with the world…Tue Mar 22 2005 - 00:00
Failing those in our careMind Moves: We regularly hear experts having their say about the merits and shortcomings of our mental health serviceTue Feb 22 2005 - 00:00
Life in a global senseMind Moves: We have started this year with a lot of pain. It seems like the whole human race is in mourningTue Jan 18 2005 - 00:00
Claim your own seasonMIND MOVES: I turned the corner and saw her standing thereTue Dec 21 2004 - 00:00
Mass attack of madnessMind Moves: Sunday mass in Dublin City centre. A full houseTue Nov 23 2004 - 00:00