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A sense of belonging
A sense of belonging
Giving Back
Giving Back

I wonder, if - like me - you’ve discovered, perhaps by chance, how good ‘giving back’ can make you feel

To heal or to cure: what’s the difference?
To heal or to cure: what’s the difference?
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Here we go again
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Your own pace
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Making the effort
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An unusual skill
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Foraging
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Your own strength
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Workshop in Athlone
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By association
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A reconnection
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Off to the woods
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Making connections
What’s in a name?
What’s in a name?
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Boulder, Colorado
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Movement session
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San Francisco
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Progress
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Gold medals
The upside
The upside
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A rainy trip to Athlone
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Sound sleep
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Mark's story
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Greener grass
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Bucket list
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Happy accident
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Making assumptions
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Happy Easter
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Defying expectations
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Happy Easter
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Defying expectations
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Letting it go
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Easily convinced
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Hannah's story
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Happy New Year!
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A trip to Kilkenny
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Clara's story
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Practise what you preach
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Shy bairns get no sweets
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Making connections
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A calming influence
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Taking time off
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Blackberry picking
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Making the best of it
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Sharing success
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Simple things
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More than we bargained for
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Trying it
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Conference in Canada
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Cut yourself some slack
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Good habits
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Getting out
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Looking up
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Samantha's story
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Talking to yourself
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Passing it on
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Euan's story
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Going small
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Give and take
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Let it snow
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We won!
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Standing out
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Building resilience
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Burning out
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Prescribing fun
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Looking forward
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No silver bullet
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"I was spinning too many plates and my cup was empty"
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Good company
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Starting from scratch
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Dear former self
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Taking a rest
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Making the dream work
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Encore!
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To my former self
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Some good news
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Chronic and acute pain
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Amy’s story
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Into the unknown
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Christmas in January
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Escaping, once in a while
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Saying thanks
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Lucy's story
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Adventuring
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Glass half full
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Moving on
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Should you go to your reunion?
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Gerard's story
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Yes yes yes
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Gerard's story
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Take a break!
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On top of the world
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Old friends
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Mixing it up
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Taking a stand
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Making it work
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Up for a challenge
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Lucy's story
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Would you believe it?
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Big talk
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Lift-off
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Rescue mission
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Going on a bear hunt
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Happy new year!
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Thank you
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Silver linings
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Defying the darkness
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Good news
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Open to surprises
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A bit of joy
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Having it easy
Are you carrying the load?
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Rites of passage
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Isabella's story
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Number one
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Small discomforts
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Ticked off
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When to stop
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Making the right choice about spine surgery
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Stormy weather
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Having better conversations
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Don't forget the fun
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Finding calm in a crisis
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The joy of small things
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The kindness of strangers
Christian Chenay
The 98-year-old doctor who cares
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A brief history of unexplained pain
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Can you learn to look on the bright side?
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A lost art
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Changing direction
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New Year, same you
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Christmas, your way
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Give a little, get a lot
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Resolving Chronic Pain: Some exciting news
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Telling stories
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Learning something new
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Winter, the Danish way
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Why would you ski to the North Pole?
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Looking good, feeling great
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Ready, check, go!
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Have you taken your culture vitamins?
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The unexpected superpower
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Stop searching for your passion
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Mindful Injury Recovery and learning to move without fear
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Whose Life Are You Leading?
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What does exercise actually do for mental health?
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The letter you will never send
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What nobody told me about running a marathon
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Can the hand jive help you do mental maths?
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Sweating the small stuff
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The Road Not Taken
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Choices, choices choices
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Spring and new beginnings
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The magic of doing nothing at all
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Admitting mistakes and making changes
Chronic pain relief
Why do my New Year’s Resolutions falter?
Body Language and Confidence
Body Mind or Mind Body Connection?
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Illness Beliefs and Highly Sensitive People
You're never too old to move!
Can how you breathe really affect your level of pain?
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Audio: An introduction to Resolving Chronic Pain
Let's not focus on the pain, shall we?
Chronic Pain: To suppress, manage or cure?
Does it matter what we believe?
Presentation in Westport, Ireland on Sunday 19th April
Praise for RCP Virtual Programme