placeholder image
Deirdre Ryan

Latest articles

Some children never seem to stop; the flight responseplaceholder image

Behavioural patterns in children: the restless child

The second in our six-week series on behavioural patterns in children. This week, the child who can never sit still

Deirdre Ryan

What you see online is just a fraction of that person’s life. placeholder image

When you compare yourself to others, it’s rarely a fair fight​

Why can’t we just rest?placeholder image

​Why does resting feel so hard?

Stop and think: are you feelings in the driving seat, or are you? placeholder image

Our feelings have more power than we realise

You can't control what happens to you, but you can control what you do next, once it has. placeholder image

The only choices you can control are your own

Let go what you can't controlplaceholder image

​You can’t control the weather - learning to let it go

placeholder image

Sometimes a blue tick, is just a blue tick

placeholder image

​Catastrophising: finding the difference between fact and fear

Confidence means that if you need to, you can perform. placeholder image

The difference between confidence, and a sense of self-worth

With weeks to go, a listening ear is all they wantplaceholder image

Keeping things light when exam stress hits

Worry and anxiety are two different thingsplaceholder image

COMMENT: ​Worry or anxiety: how to know the difference

Powered by
Register
Follow us
© 2026 Formpress Publishing LTD. All rights reserved.Cookie SettingsTerms and ConditionsPrivacy notice