‘The biggest struggle I have faced is the perceived stigma that I live with...
I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder with psychosis in my mid-twenties. I would particularly like to explore the difficulties I have faced in my...
Tips for sleeping well: stress and trauma can have a huge negative impact on...
Since my previous and first piece written for Mad In Ireland last year, I bit the bullet and resigned from 12+ years working as...
”First, do no harm.” I tried to complain. “Policy,” they said.
The tale contained in this piece took place amidst an entire summer of mayhem. I was later told it was a ‘dysphoric mania’. As...
A glossary of ‘mad’ terms in Gaelic -an ancient empowering language
Gaelic or Irish was taught to most of us here in Ireland in a repressive & sometimes violent way. I know people who were...
Social connections and discovering ‘true identity’ central to the new paradigm
Recently I attended a symposium organised by Community Work Ireland which was called ‘Shifting the Paradigm on Mental Health -A Call to Action-‘. The...