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Calodagh’s top wellbeing recommendations at the Annual Delegates Conference for the INMO (Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation)
Published in the INMO WIN, June 2021.Read now
Spiritual Earth’s Calodagh McCumiskey featuring on RTE’s Nationwide
Nationwide came to the Spiritual Earth centre to understand the power of meditation and wellbeing. Watch now
5 proven lessons for Olympic and worldly success
I recently attended a talk by the Head Coach of the US Boxing Team and Wexford legend, Mr. Billy Walsh. He shared his five proven lessons for Olympic success. While he was talking about boxing,…
Solutions to STRESS as we learn to live with COVID
A doctor friend of mine recently texted me saying: “It is the best of times and it is the worst of times”, drawing from Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities written in 1859. Mr. Dickens…
My former career working in disaster zones has prepared me well for situations of challenge and uncertainty
Published in MarketWatch on March 30, 2020 ‘As a society, we are social distancing, but strangely we are also more connected, and it’s all because of this harrowing public-health crisis’ The physical restrictions of living in…
The art of finishing
What has wellbeing got to do with completing things you may wonder? They are perfectly related and here’s why. When people have a lot of things going on and pending, their minds tend to be…
Are you too busy? Think again
In the same way that entrepreneurs are encouraged to reflect and act on the concept of working on the business versus working in the business, we can all benefit from giving quality time to ‘working on ourselves’ rather…
Just do it
For the most part, we know what is good for us and what to do to improve ourselves and our situation. If you want to lose weight, eat less. If you want to get fit, exercise…
Invisible barriers to personal productivity
Modern life can be busy. There is a lot to fit in and get done. We have a work, home, and social life, and an internal world with different responsibilities to fulfil, lessons to learn…
How to slow the chattering mind
One question I often get asked and it came up again at a workshop last weekend is: ‘how to stop the constant busyness and chatter of the mind’. Busy minds create stress in the mind, body and our breathing system and adversely affect…
Stress, and how it affects us
I recently asked a group of 40 people at work if they were surprised by a poll that says 22% of people in Ireland are stressed ‘all or most of the time at work’? Interestingly,…
Finding inner peace
If you look in the online power thesaurus, it has 579 antonyms or words that are the ‘opposite of peace’ in it. This covers everything from war to conflict, hatred, unrest, agitation, pain, agony and…
Stress + No rest = Burnout
The WHO has recently announced that ‘burnout’ will be recognised in the International Classification of Diseases manual. It is described as a syndrome “resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed”. Burnout has…
Self-acceptance is fundamental to reaching your potential
I went to the IBEC Keepwell summit in Dublin last month. There were many highlights but a particular one for me was Nigel Owens, the Welsh Rugby Referee sharing his story. You could hear a…
What does wellbeing mean to you?
Wellbeing is defined as ‘the state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy’. These can mean very different things to different people. Too much focus on comfort can be bad for both health and happiness! Anyone…
Letting go of the need to be right
Do you want to be right or happy? A good friend asked me this 13 years ago. It is etched in my memory as it caused me to pause for thought. When I spoke about…
Employee engagement and company growth
There is a lot of talk about employee engagement these days. It is a term that was coined and became popular in management theory in the 1990s. With business growth, the number one objective for…
The importance and role of a good personal mentor
If you feel you are not fully living the life you want, or being who you want to be, the support of a good mentor can be invaluable. You cannot see all of yourself at…
Problems – Why me?
How you view and deal with your problems is a big factor in your wellbeing, stress levels and growth in life. As long as we are alive, we will have problems. Some are bigger and…
Celebrate the smaller milestones of your life and growth
Boost your success through celebration Life can be very busy. There is a lot happening in our smaller and in the wider world on a daily basis. There are many weapons of mass distraction. It…
How to leave work at work?
I am often asked by people how they can stop worrying about work when they are off, on holidays or at 2 am. This is a good and key question and one that requires good…
How to get back on track after you mess up?
We all make mistakes every day. None of us are perfect. Sometimes, we do things we would prefer not do unintentionally and unknowingly. Other times, it is because we are distracted or even tired –…
The not to do list
We are all familiar with the ‘to do’ list but the lesser known family member of this famous list, the ‘not to do’ list is also valuable. I recently asked a range of trusted friends…
Financial wellbeing
Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pound ought and six, result misery. Charles Dickens, David Copperfield. Financial distress is not a new story. It…
Stress less, achieve more
Stress is the epidemic of our time. The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work recently reported that 22% of employees in Ireland experience stress at work “always” or “most of the time”. This is…
Mindfulness in schools
At a time when many are questioning what the British Government are thinking (with Brexit and everything else that is going on), it is encouraging to see them make the intelligent decision of trialling mindfulness…