Amanda Cassidy

Contributor to IMAGE.ie

SELF

“I told my husband ‘they’ve found something suspicious in my brain, we’re going to have our baby tomorrow night'”

In this searingly honest piece, Mayo-born Tara Nestor tells the dramatic story of her son's birth and the…

By Amanda Cassidy

dyspraxia

SELF

‘How a diagnosis of dyspraxia changed my daughter’s life’

What if your child looked like any other, but had a host of coordination and behavioural issues that…

By Amanda Cassidy

SELF

My child and autism: ‘I’ve accepted that my son will march to the beat of his own drum’

A diagnosis of autism can be difficult to come to terms with. Amanda Cassidy speaks to Lenore Good…

By Amanda Cassidy

AGENDA

Where is the Dublin I used to love?

Amanda Cassidy doesn't recognise the city where she grew up anymore.I thought my city and I had each…

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ADVICE

The top ‘icks’ that put people off relationships, according to daters

"I fancied him so much. Until he clapped his hands when we landed," admits Olga who called it…

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helicopter parenting

SELF

Children are becoming less resilient and it is because of our parenting style

We’ve never been so involved in our children’s lives – scheduling play dates, assisting with homework and cross-examining…

By Amanda Cassidy

SELF

The truth about motherhood: ‘I had to recalibrate myself from the care-free version of myself’

How you describe yourself pre- and post-baby might be different for everyone, but there is no doubt that…

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SELF

Why your wild child is destined for success

Go big or go home. That’s life with a high-spirited and defiant child. Amanda Cassidy can relate. I…

By Amanda Cassidy

parenting

SELF

What you think parenting is like versus what it is actually like

Parenting is an alternate universe of things you’d never imagine signing up for. Amanda Cassidy on reality versus…

By Amanda Cassidy

narcissistic relationship

SELF

‘He’d twist things I said to make me feel that I was in the wrong. It was pure manipulation’

Battling depression, suicidal thoughts and gaslighting from her partner, one woman details her struggle to leave a narcissistic…

By Amanda Cassidy

REAL-LIFE STORIES

This thread on the joy of not being perfect has gone viral for good reason

Perfection is glorified, but there's a certain joy in embracing imperfection.We live in a world where perfection is…

By Amanda Cassidy

AGENDA

‘I am tired of people saying I don’t look or sound autistic’

Marie O’Riordan from Limerick is head of PR at Prepaid Financial Services. She opens up to us about…

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