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Opinion: The increase in toxic positivity driven by social media is destructive and unhelpful

Jan 22nd 2022, 7:00 AM 30,553 Views 21 Comments

Therapist Bernie Hackett says the culture of ‘staying positive’ denies a person their true feelings and stifles healing.

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Opinion: For a change this New Year, try the 'One Word Resolution'

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Opinion: For a change this New Year, try the 'One Word Resolution'

Dec 31st 2020, 12:30 PM 23,583 Views 15 Comments

Resilience coach Siobhán Murray says it’s time to forget the overwhelming and unreachable resolutions and to instead focus on one key word for 2021.

Poll: Will you make any New Year’s resolutions?

# Your Say

Poll: Will you make any New Year’s resolutions?

Jan 1st 2020, 9:00 AM 18,793 Views 36 Comments

New year, new you?

Poll: Have you been sticking to your New Year's Resolutions?

# New Year New You

From The Daily Edge

# New Year New You

Poll: Have you been sticking to your New Year's Resolutions?

Jan 17th 2019, 8:00 AM 1,557 Views 0 Comments

No pressure.

If you fancy sticking to your resolutions, this site will let you write a letter to your future self for the end of 2019

# This Next Year

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# This Next Year

If you fancy sticking to your resolutions, this site will let you write a letter to your future self for the end of 2019

Dec 31st 2018, 9:28 AM 1,857 Views 1 Comment

Fancy taking part in a virtual time capsule?

New Years resolutions are a total scam - I’m not making any and you shouldn’t either

# New Year Same You

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# New Year Same You

New Years resolutions are a total scam - I’m not making any and you shouldn’t either

Dec 29th 2018, 7:30 PM 2,994 Views 3 Comments

Why make January any worse than it has to be, tbh?

New Year's resolutions down the drain? Here's exactly how to salvage them

# Habit Changing

New Year's resolutions down the drain? Here's exactly how to salvage them

Feb 4th 2018, 6:30 PM 6,494 Views 1 Comment

It’s now January, and for most people, those ideas are long forgotten.

Giving up smoking? Most effective method makes it three and half times more likely for you to quit

# Smoking Cessation

Giving up smoking? Most effective method makes it three and half times more likely for you to quit

Feb 4th 2018, 8:45 AM 58,146 Views 60 Comments

Although smoking rates are declining, smoking-related deaths remain the leading cause of avoidable deaths in this country, writes Dr Des Cox.

Column: 'Sex resolutions for 2018 to advocate for your own sexual pleasure and health'

# New Year's Resolutions

Column: 'Sex resolutions for 2018 to advocate for your own sexual pleasure and health'

Jan 14th 2018, 3:00 PM 57,433 Views 48 Comments

Every one of us needs to have a think about how we can make Ireland a more sexually awesome place for ourselves, and each other, writes Shawna Scott.

GIY: 'Don’t think about giving stuff up, think about taking things up instead'

# Column

GIY: 'Don’t think about giving stuff up, think about taking things up instead'

Jan 13th 2018, 12:30 PM 13,459 Views 6 Comments

Learn a skill, eat delicious things, sow a seed. Be kind to yourself, writes Michael Kelly.

6 resolutions all Irish drivers should make this year

# New Year's Resolutions

6 resolutions all Irish drivers should make this year

Jan 8th 2018, 3:46 PM 11,847 Views 16 Comments

New year, new driver.

Here's how you can actually stick to your new year's resolutions

# New Year's Revolution

Here's how you can actually stick to your new year's resolutions

Jan 7th 2018, 8:00 PM 14,553 Views 16 Comments

How are you getting on?

Declutter your friends: 'Trying to keep old friendships alive ties you to the past'

# Column

Declutter your friends: 'Trying to keep old friendships alive ties you to the past'

Jan 7th 2018, 3:00 PM 139,179 Views 39 Comments

If you’re not spending a lot of time together and don’t have much in common any more, it really is OK to let that friendship go, writes Gill Hasson.

10 realistic New Year's resolutions for the modern parent

# Talkin' Bout A Resolution

10 realistic New Year's resolutions for the modern parent

Jan 2nd 2018, 4:05 PM 3,787 Views 0 Comments

From enjoying pyjama days to putting down that phone.

Pick A Colour And We'll Give You A New Year's Resolution To Make

# Quiz

From The Daily Edge

# Quiz

Pick A Colour And We'll Give You A New Year's Resolution To Make

Jan 2nd 2018, 8:00 AM 7,728 Views 2 Comments

Start your year off right.

'If you want something different out of life in 2018, try something new'

# New Year's Resolutions

'If you want something different out of life in 2018, try something new'

Jan 1st 2018, 7:30 PM 37,609 Views 12 Comments

Doing the same thing over and over won’t lead to change, writes Derval Chambers Petit.

Are you making a New Year's Resolution? Tell us!

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# Spill

Are you making a New Year's Resolution? Tell us!

Jan 1st 2018, 1:00 PM 4,491 Views 4 Comments

Come in and hold yourself accountable.

Poll: Will you make a new year’s resolution?

# Your Say

Poll: Will you make a new year’s resolution?

Dec 31st 2017, 9:15 AM 15,872 Views 45 Comments

New year, new you?

Ditch the diet: 'Your plan for 2018 should be not to make grand plans'

# New Year's Resolutions

Ditch the diet: 'Your plan for 2018 should be not to make grand plans'

Dec 29th 2017, 7:30 PM 16,633 Views 7 Comments

Concentrate on making small steps and you are less likely to become overwhelmed and throw in the towel, writes nutritionist Ciara Wright.

Vanity Fair apologises for Hillary Clinton 'knitting' video, Trump then attacks apology

Dec 28th 2017, 10:25 PM 25,828 Views 92 Comments

The video suggests that Hillary Clinton should take up knitting or “…anything that will keep you from running again”.

Fitness truths: 'Exercise might be uncomfortable, overwhelming. It's supposed to be'

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Fitness truths: 'Exercise might be uncomfortable, overwhelming. It's supposed to be'

Jan 2nd 2017, 8:00 PM 1,809 Views 9 Comments

Change your attitude – and even the goals themselves – to achieve real results. Here’s some advice from fitness expert Carl Cautley.

Life Coach: 2017 is the year for you. Ditch your old-but-comfy habits

# New Year New You

Life Coach: 2017 is the year for you. Ditch your old-but-comfy habits

Jan 1st 2017, 5:00 PM 5,146 Views 19 Comments

2017 could be the year you make a new start, develop new habits, plan something new or just start thinking about options for the future, writes Derval Chambers Petit.

New Year's Resolutions: 'Forever chasing a whole new us isn’t self-help, it’s self-harm'

# You're Grand

New Year's Resolutions: 'Forever chasing a whole new us isn’t self-help, it’s self-harm'

Jan 1st 2017, 7:30 AM 151 Views 4 Comments

Forget unrealistic goals and just be nicer to yourself and others in 2017, writes Lorraine Courtney.

More cooking, fewer interviews: Famous Irish folks on their New Year's resolutions

# Goals

More cooking, fewer interviews: Famous Irish folks on their New Year's resolutions

Dec 31st 2016, 8:45 PM 16,365 Views 15 Comments

2016 was a tough year for many – so what are our high-profile citizens looking forward to in 2017?

The diet is dead: 'Many of us spend far too long feeling unhappy with our bodies'

# New Year's Resolutions

The diet is dead: 'Many of us spend far too long feeling unhappy with our bodies'

Dec 31st 2016, 6:00 PM 353 Views 36 Comments

According to research most of us gain back any weight lost while dieting. Here are some food resolutions you can keep, writes Karina Melvin.

Want to quit smoking? 6 unexpected benefits of giving up

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Want to quit smoking? 6 unexpected benefits of giving up

Dec 20th 2016, 12:35 PM 18,142 Views 22 Comments

Have you made your New Year’s resolutions yet?

Saying goodbye to 2016: What big changes will you make next year?

# 2017

Saying goodbye to 2016: What big changes will you make next year?

Nov 25th 2016, 11:00 AM 7,197 Views 33 Comments

It’s been a tough one, so all hail 2017.

New year, new me? Why I abandoned my ambitious healthy living plans for 2016

# Opinion

New year, new me? Why I abandoned my ambitious healthy living plans for 2016

May 1st 2016, 8:15 AM 239 Views 12 Comments

It’s one thing to start a new fitness regime and quite another to stick to it, writes Andrew McGinley.

Open thread: What are your goals for 2016?

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Open thread: What are your goals for 2016?

Jan 22nd 2016, 4:34 PM 29,733 Views 43 Comments

We took to the streets of Dublin city to find out if people have good intentions for 2016 – and if they’ve been sticking to them so far.

13 New Year's resolutions every Irish twentysomething should make in 2016

# New Year New You

From The Daily Edge

# New Year New You

13 New Year's resolutions every Irish twentysomething should make in 2016

Jan 4th 2016, 6:00 PM 10,014 Views 2 Comments

“I will stop downloading Tinder every time I get a little bit bored.”

What Should Your REAL New Year's Resolution Be?

# NYE

From The Daily Edge

# NYE

What Should Your REAL New Year's Resolution Be?

Dec 30th 2015, 1:00 PM 7,304 Views 5 Comments

We know best.

From The Daily Edge

Poll: Have you kept your New Year's resolutions so far?

Jan 31st 2015, 4:21 PM 2,114 Views 1 Comment

January has a way of wearing people down. Did you make it through with resolutions intact?

7 reasons to celebrate the end of January

# Spring Forward

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# Spring Forward

7 reasons to celebrate the end of January

Jan 31st 2015, 3:07 PM 5,266 Views 2 Comments

February: Officially better than January.

9 reasons you should definitely quit smoking this year

# Quitting

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# Quitting

9 reasons you should definitely quit smoking this year

Jan 17th 2015, 1:03 PM 21,931 Views 35 Comments

It’s time.

Opinion: Keeping a new year’s resolution can be difficult – here’s how you can succeed

# Hang In There

Opinion: Keeping a new year’s resolution can be difficult – here’s how you can succeed

Jan 17th 2015, 12:00 PM 48 Views 5 Comments

Don’t worry if you’ve slipped up a little – get back up and try again.

12 New Year's resolutions every 20-something should make

# New Years Revolution

From The Daily Edge

# New Years Revolution

12 New Year's resolutions every 20-something should make

Jan 3rd 2015, 8:15 PM 39,422 Views 21 Comments

The time has come.

Poll: Have you made any New Year's resolutions?

# Your Say

Poll: Have you made any New Year's resolutions?

Jan 1st 2015, 9:29 AM 10,744 Views 38 Comments

Are you full of good intentions this morning?

Ireland's gyms will probably be packed from next week

# Gym'll Fix It

Ireland's gyms will probably be packed from next week

Dec 29th 2014, 1:28 PM 14,634 Views 87 Comments

But for how long?

The 2011 New Year's resolutions of one couple that washed up in Dublin

# Message In A Bottle

The 2011 New Year's resolutions of one couple that washed up in Dublin

Jan 5th 2014, 5:26 PM 31,016 Views 22 Comments

Did Karl and Isobel ever manage to work harder or be nicer to strangers? Will we ever know?

Column: New Year's resolutions are dreams – and anyone can achieve their dreams

# Opinion

Column: New Year's resolutions are dreams – and anyone can achieve their dreams

Jan 1st 2014, 8:30 AM 89 Views 23 Comments

Thinking of going to Everest as a lady weighing 23 stone probably wasn’t a realistic expectation, but it was a dream. I used my determination to achieve my goal – and you can too, writes Teena Gates.