Orla discovers how small actions deliver the biggest gains when it comes to self-care.
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Unrequited love is universal, and so is that first teenage infatuation. Orla Neligan reflects on crushes, boyfriends - and A-ha.
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How family camping trips are the most ‘work’ of all holidays, but one of the best ways to truly drop out of normal life and notice what is important.
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Covid has complicated our relationship with spending, but notwithstanding that, feelings of guilt and shame have always been attached to having a splurge. Orla Neligan wonders why.
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Orla Neligan reflects on the pearls of wisdom she’s learned on her midlife journey, and gives her 25-year-old self a good talking to.
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Is anxiety the cultural condition of our times, or are we particularly vulnerable in midlife? Orla Neligan ponders the emotional strain of our middle years.
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When Orla Neligan’s life reached fever pitch, she turned to motivational guru Mel Robbins for some simple life hacks, which forced her take a long hard look in the mirror.
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Our female friends provide the safe, acceptant, nourishing, nurturing and joyful space we all need to flourish, writes Orla.
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Orla muses on the culture of comparison we all fall foul to from time to time. Yes, even at this age.
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The idea of a midlife crisis has been a negative one for too long, writes Orla. It can and should be replaced with the vigour that comes with a new chapter.
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Many mothers are familiar with that niggling feeling of Mom Guilt. Here, Orla talks about shedding hers.
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Sometimes, the wisest of life lessons come from our children, as Orla recently realised.
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WhatsApp has been a lifeline for so many of us in the past year, Orla considers how the platform allows us to live in parallel when not in person.
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Orla celebrates the life of her beloved best friend Alison, whom she lost to cancer in 2018, aged 43.
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