Opinion

By Aoife Burke  Cooking has long been renowned for its therapeutic properties. What can be more relaxing than preparing food? To choose the food, wash, cut, peel, then cook. It’s very good for the soul. Cooking allows the mind to drift and you can play music while cooking, which I have seen many people do. When you are focused on the task at hand, it gives you a break from … [Read more...] about Cooking up some therapy

By Rachel Garvey  The inspiration for the title did indeed come from Little Mix’s ‘Woman Like Me’, a song that hit the charts in October 2018 and a song I have been listening to repeatedly because of the recent worldwide celebration of International Women’s Day, which took place on Sunday 8th March 2020. Ah yes, the day where women celebrate on a global scale for the … [Read more...] about Could you handle a woman like me?

By Niamh Casey    It seems everything today in our modern society has a political message to share, particularly in the past few years. Nowadays, the political climate is hard to escape, but possibly for good reason. In reality, people have always been political. Today, however, with social media platforms, people have a much farther reach with their voice.    There … [Read more...] about Do music and politics go hand in hand?

By Rachel Garvey  If my future boyfriend ever asked me to choose between who I loved more, Baby Yoda or himself, I would without a doubt choose Baby Yoda. No offence to my future partner, I’m sure he will be great in every single thing he does, but when it comes to that little green face, my heart turns to liquid, all the arteries and valves just disintegrate and it feels … [Read more...] about Read me you must

By Daryanna Lancet    The hope for this article is to name reasons for stress and offer suggestions on processing or channelling stress that feels positive and kind towards yourself.     Reason 1: There’s too much do — I feel “AHHHG”/and or tired and numb.  Processing Suggestion: Write it all down—in whatever medium you prefer! When it’s down on paper, it’s no … [Read more...] about Reasons to Stress and How to Process