Our Past – A burden to carry or a foundation on which to build?

by emmacushnan // November 14, 2019 // No Comments

“The farther back you can look, the farther forward you will see.” Winston Churchill We all have past experiences, some are good, some are difficult. Our past is powerful and can inform our present and also shape our future. For... Continue reading →

Finding the life in your years.

by emmacushnan // October 26, 2019 // No Comments

In the end it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years. Abraham Lincoln There is a striving for the extending of life. From gene therapy and pioneering medical advances, to beauty products that... Continue reading →

Are you filling up your ‘Wellbeing Bucket’

by emmacushnan // April 24, 2018 // No Comments

You scroll down the pictures, your phone alight with happy, smiling faces. A day at the zoo, games in the park, happy days spent in the sun, oh and look your friend has posted the unicorn cupcakes she has made... Continue reading →

Fairest of them all – Accepting the changes in me

by emmacushnan // April 10, 2018 // 6 Comments

Mirror Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all? Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs I look in the mirror and stare at the face before me. Fine lines dart from the green eyes that still sparkle,... Continue reading →

When the fairytale is broken

by emmacushnan // February 21, 2018 // No Comments

I have always loved fairytales. Magical worlds in which to escape full of intrigue, hero’s, villain’s, and of course, the fight between good and evil. I use to have my own fairytale, my own story of how I dreamed my... Continue reading →

Springs Promise

by emmacushnan // December 30, 2016 // No Comments

Expectation is in the air. Winter begins to release its grip and the coming of warmer days holds promise. The trees are waking from deep slumber, tiny buds appearing , pushing forth to feel the returning warmth of the sun.... Continue reading →

Autumn and the seasons of life

by emmacushnan // December 27, 2016 // No Comments

Flames of Red, flicking golds, bright yellows and sparkling browns, ah yes Autumn is here. Gone are long, lazy, summer days, the sun’s power fading, disappearing from our skies in the early evening, to leave cool, misty nights and... Continue reading →

Why are so many parents struggling?

by emmacushnan // December 9, 2015 // 6 Comments

I spend a lot of time around parents, whether they be first time parents or seasoned parents of three or four little ones. I run a support group, I see them on home visits, on postnatal wards and clinics. There’s... Continue reading →

Supporting Breastfeeding for a Baby in NICU- Part 1

by emmacushnan // March 30, 2015 // No Comments

“My feet may be very small and the way maybe be hard but I do not walk alone” If your baby is in NICU then breastfeeding can be especially challenging. Depending on how many weeks your baby is when... Continue reading →

Navigating the Challenges – Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

by emmacushnan // March 5, 2015 // No Comments

When my first daughter was born 6 weeks premature I was thrust into the world of NICU and it was scary. When I went down for the first time to see my tiny daughter in her incubator it was a... Continue reading →

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