Wellness Articles

Karl Henry ensures that you are doing it properly and how to keep your progress going, avoiding the results plateau that demotivates so many people.

Mindfulness is all about becoming aware of your senses and how they are affected by the world around you. This is extra useful for children, because it can help them learn how to deal with complicated feelings they don’t quite understand yet, and help them regulate their emotions and calm themselves down. Try some of these activities with your little ones to learn how everyone can apply them in their daily lives.

A part of the new GDPR is the establishment of a ‘digital age of consent’ -an age at which children can ‘sign up to/join’ an online service which collects, uses and processes their personal data, without the need of parental consent. In this blog, Forensic Psychologist Dr Maureen Griffin talks about the Digital Age of Consent, setting up social media accounts and how to talk to your kids about online safety.

Chemo- and radiotherapy have surprisingly specific dress codes. Author and fashion writer Annmarie O' Connor shares some advice to help if you are undergoing chemotheraphy. 

Self-care is something that many people struggle to prioritise. Orla Barry discusses why it is important to make this a priority as you plan the year ahead. She also leaves you with her top 7 tips for practicing self-care.

Author Annmarie O' Connor talks about how being grateful can help your anxiety and how keeping a gratitude journal should be your new resolution. 

Here at laya healthcare we take pride in being a diverse team. 

Lorraine Walsh, Director of Customer Experience talks about Ireland’s first dedicated Healthcare Concierge Service

Our research indicates that 75pc of people believe that stigma still exists around mental wellbeing. In order to dispel some myths, we enlisted the help of Counselling Psychologist and Clinical Lead on Laya Healthcare's 24/7 Mental Wellbeing Support Programme, Dr Sarah O’Neill. Here she explains what really happens in a counselling session.