Mornings, ughhhhhhh! Is there anything more annoying than that one person who is insanely perky and happy first thing in the morning when all you want to do is be a zombie for a while and drink your tea/coffee and wake up properly? We recommend you sit down for this one because we are going
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We were put in contact with Róisín, a Transition Year student, about a project she was working on. Her teacher was astounded with her work and thought it needed to be shared with the world, and wow, we think the same! We hopped into action and contacted Róisín because we needed to know why she
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Have we got news for you! 😉 You’re going to have to sit down for this one. Are you ready? Thanks to our podcast extraordinaire Samantha Tabaldo, we are ready to drop our first ever series of our new Shona Project podcast “Tell Me About It”. Our first series focuses on women that
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Do you want to change the world? Do you have an interest in Technology and Innovation? Well, we have an exciting opportunity for you! Our friends at the Digital Innovation team at Permanent TSB are very passionate about both of these things, and together we’ve come up with a very exciting programme called GirlsPITCH. The
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During the lockdown, many of us picked up some new hobbies. One of those may have been reading and now you are a big-time book worm. Does that sound like you? Well if it does, this is the article for you! We chatted with some of our very our Shona book worms and they have
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Recognise that face? What are we thinking, of course you do. It’s our very own Steph. Some of you may know her from her weekly “Ask Steph” articles for Shona, some may know her from her counselling and psychotherapy work or if you are very lucky, you may have met this fab lady in person.
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Talking to my friends about weight gain. (I changed their names to keep their privacy!) I have gained and lost weight countless times since the age of 13. There were times in my recovery from anorexia where weight gain happened without trying, and times where no matter how hard I tried I just couldn’t
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Jackie Fox is the mother of Nicole Fox Fenlon, affectionately known as ‘Coco’. The name stuck when her little cousin couldn’t pronounce ‘Nicole’. Nicole was loved by everyone in her family and they were all extremely close. Her mother’s favourite thing about her was that she always had a giddy, cheeky smile on her
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Hey Steph, You’re going to say I’m imagining things but ALL of my friends are smarter than me. Literally ALL of them. I got the lowest grades in my subjects compared to them (except for Irish but that’s only because I went to a gaelscoil). They’re all going to sail through the JC and I’m
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So, is it just me, or is the go-to solution that is at the tip of everyone’s tongue for when you say you are stressed is, “have you tried meditation?”. That then is often followed by an eye roll, a scoff, or a combination of both by the stressed person. Don’t lie, we know that’s
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@see.en.nuh@xobrooklynne this is no doubt better than any other tik tok chain created♬ Side to Captain Hook – sound.remixes Having a belly that hangs over your jeans is normal. Having a belly that doesn’t is normal too. Having any kind of belly is, you guessed it, normal! Having an endless TikTok scrolling session is
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Hi Steph, I read somewhere that you work with eating disorders and stuff like that…well I don’t have an eating disorder but I really don’t like my body, like at all. I’m bigger than all my friends, and I’m taller too. We’re going into 5th year now and I know the girls will be starting
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Life can be hard, and at the moment life is especially hard. We’re all feeling stressed, scared, and a little bit lost. Some of us are really missing our friends, our teachers, our coaches, those who we could turn to when life got tough, and now we need them more than ever. So, in order
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I still struggle to come to terms with all that I have lost. There were holidays booked, concert tickets bought and plans made that all had to be sacrificed. It seems selfish to complain that my privileged existence was disrupted so that we could literally save lives. Especially because I am so lucky to be
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We all learn algebra in school, and some of us wonder what use it serves for our life. Pythagoras’ theorem is cute, sure, but when will we ever actually need it? Well, here’s an equation that we think actually holds the key to life. E + R = O There it is! Simple really. Here’s
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Hi Steph, I’m not sure if you can help or not…every few days I get really overwhelmed and I’m not able to cope. Some days I’m fine but then I get days where my mind is just racing, thinking of everything that’s wrong, with me and my life (and the world sometimes too) and I
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Dear Steph, I’m really worried about going back to school. Lockdown meant I lost time with friends in school and not being able to hang out lots means that I don’t really have a best friend. Could you help? How do I deal with it when I can’t figure out how to make friends? And
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My morning routine has shifted drastically during quarantine, so I normally wake up close to noon. I wash my face, brush my hair, shower, and drink a cup of strong coffee. I eat a bowl of dry cereal, check the messages on my phone, and then I take my medication. One little pill, smaller than
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