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Personal Development, Social Issues

Psychological self-defence: A guide to protecting your inner world
NOTE: The following article was written specifically for the Irish Police Force (An Garda Síochána) magazine and was aimed at helping members prioritize and protect their mental health whilst performing a highly stressful job. Despite the intended audience, the…
December 26, 2015by Karl Melvin
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Self Esteem, Social Issues

Letting go of guilt
Guilt has always played a big part of my life and it would weigh me down like a helmet made of stone. I would act naturally, speak my mind, do what felt right and then go home and play…
December 14, 2015by Karl Melvin
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Social Issues

The effects of divorce on children
One of my most vivid memories from my childhood is walking in on my parents having a huge row in the kitchen. I was around 6 years old and was playing in the field near my home when I…
November 9, 2015by Karl Melvin
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Social Issues

Men’s Health Week
Men's mental health
My fellow therapist (Tony Dunne, seen below with Dublin politician Derek Keating) and I recently gave a Men’s Mental Health talk as part of International Men’s Health week (June 15th – June 21st).

The purpose of the talk was …

June 28, 2015by Karl Melvin
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Social Issues

Cyber bullying
Cyber bullying
A topical issue at the moment is cyber bullying and unfortunately with the ever expanding range of social media services the problem is only going to get worse in the coming years.

With this in mind I have outlined below …

June 24, 2015by Karl Melvin
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My name is Karl Melvin and I’m a Psychotherapist based in Dublin. I have created this site to help people detach from the toxic people, emotions and situations which are holding them back from living their lives their way.

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