Eastern Region Newsletter
Take a sneak peek at the Eastern Region’s wonderful Autumn 2021 Newsletter. ‘Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see” – Mark Twain Click here to read more: Autumn2021 Eastern Region News
September 2021 Newsletter
Step 12 – 12 Steps of Recovery & Growth
Positive Living
By James Corcoran, Claremorris Group When I came to live in Limerick in August 1979, I found it hard to settle in, Up to that time I did things on impulse and this was not a good way to solve problems. Then I began to go to Grow meetings and people there helped me […]
Step 11 – Growing daily closer to maturity
By Maria As a child of the sixties. large classrooms were commonplace. There were fifty-four pupils in my class and one teacher. It was easy to feel invisible, and as a quiet child voiceless and unimportant. The louder children drowned out my attempts to speak, and I lost confidence in who I was. I came […]
‘We are more durable than vulnerable’ – Coping During Covid-19
By George I hope as you read this, you are safe and well. The Covid-19 virus has certainly shook us up. I’ve learned that life doesn’t come with instructions‼️ Learning to live with the virus has been challenging. I recognise that this is a difficult time for all of us and we might be out […]
Healthy choices in a pandemic
By Caroline Crotty Confession: I am tired of Covid-19! I am looking forward to life without masks and recognising people from their whole face, not just eyes and eyebrows! I am also looking forward to hugging, kissing and handshakes – each of which, I also confess, I took for granted! Covid-19, referred to as a “novel coronavirus […]
July 2021 Newsletter
Step 10 – 12 Steps of Recovery & Growth
Men’s Health Week 2021
https://grow.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Seamus-short-2.mov To all the men out there: we see you, hear you & appreciate you! Brave men like Seamus share their stories at our support groups every day and realise that they are not alone. The theme of this year’s Men’s Health Week is ‘Making the Connections’ and we really hope you do. Join one […]
Building Trust
Extract from ‘Faith, Hope, and Fantasy’ by Anne Waters If we are always anxious, we have a basic problem with trust. We worry too much about security. Instead of assuming things are going too well unless we hear otherwise, we always try to anticipate every conceivable and inconceivable problem that could happen. Though no […]
June 2021 Newsletter
Summer is in full swing and we couldn’t be happier to see the sun! This month we celebrate Pride in who we are and inclusion of everyone.