Mindfulness Why?

by emmacushnan // October 19, 2019 // No Comments

“You can’t stop the waves but you can learn how to surf” Jon Kabat-Zinn, founder of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). Mindfulness is a mind-body approach that can help us to think and react differently to experiences we may face in... 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 →

Unloveable

by emmacushnan // March 28, 2017 // No Comments

In the depths of struggling with mental health we can feel unlovable. I am unlovable. This is what I believe. How could someone love something so flawed, so broken as me? I doubt my own worth, Doubt that I... Continue reading →

Grieving what is lost

by emmacushnan // February 19, 2017 // No Comments

The tears fall staining the front of my dress. Sobs rack my body and I struggle to catch my breath. There is pain deep in my chest, twisting knots that feel like my heart is tearing. This is grief. Grief... Continue reading →

I matter too

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

“It does not matter how slowly you go, As long as you do not stop.” I admit I have struggled. Lost in uncertainty. Wondering about my self worth and the path I am treading. I yearn to belong, yet I... Continue reading →

In the eye of the beholder

by emmacushnan // December 28, 2016 // No Comments

The saying goes, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” and I have been thinking about this a lot. but My mind kept coming back to this saying, we know it to be true of beauty but what about... Continue reading →

The Gift you could not take from me

by emmacushnan // December 28, 2016 // No Comments

THE GIFT YOU COULD NOT TAKE FROM ME No one saw it tearing me insideNo one saw the pain I couldn’t put aside It took away my laughterIt took away my happy ever after It robbed me of sunny daysIt... Continue reading →

Beyond the darkness

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

“What happened in the past that was painful has a great deal to do with what we are today” William Glasser “Are you not over it yet?” someone said to me the other day. Someone I hadn’t expected had voiced... 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 →

Parenting – are you expecting too much of yourself?

by emmacushnan // May 26, 2015 // No Comments

“Surround yourself with love and protect your heart with peace” When it comes to mental wellbeing having a baby is an especially challenging time, not only is pregnancy a time of change for your body, but hormones are running... Continue reading →

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