A happy home is one of the most important things we can have in our lifetimes. It’s a place that we can go to at the end of the day to relax, be comforted, and feel safe. Our homes have kind of crossed a new boundary this year though. They’re now spaces we occupy, pretty… Read More »
It’s the eternal parental problem – but with a difference. Where do we take the kids this holiday and what do we pack? How does COVID-19 change those choices? As the school holidays beckon, the virus intrudes. Wherever you go – a “staycation” or on a trip – the rules apply: keep your distance from… Read More »
The Golden Arches. The Hamburglar. McNuggets. Happy Meals. It’s a restaurant so beloved it pretty much has its own instantly recognisable lexicon, and after nine weeks of a McDonald’s-free life, we can now return to its familiar fare. ell, sort of. Dubliners can enjoy McDonald’s via one of six drive-thru restaurants. Naturally, the fast-food chain… Read More »
Your stress response to both — the increase in your body’s cortisol level — is the same. Anyone who has seen one of those horribly cliché staring-out-a-window-while-it’s-raining TV commercials for antidepressants knows that the accompanying long list of potential side effects is equally horrible. When I do some how to be happy on antidepressants I’m… Read More »