Amanda Cassidy

Contributor to IMAGE.ie
saint brigid

AGENDA

Brigid: The original female trailblazer

With all the snakes and showmanship of some of the Irish saints, it's no wonder Brigid didn't get…

By Amanda Cassidy

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SELF

Suicide loss: ‘This year, I’ll set one less place at the Christmas dinner table’

Christmas is one of the times of the year that magnifies sadness as well as happiness. On the…

By Amanda Cassidy

SELF

This is what no one tells you about being pregnant at Christmas

Ah, the holiday season. The most wonderful time of the year, people will tell you. Those people probably…

By Amanda Cassidy

Christmas perfectionism

SELF

This year, let’s shatter the illusion of a “perfect” Christmas

Why are we setting ourselves the impossible task of creating a "perfect" Christmas when none of it is…

By Amanda Cassidy

SELF

‘I was a child who received a Christmas shoebox. This is what it meant to me’

Latvian-born Sinjita Sheerin received a Christmas shoebox as a child during a time when her country was living…

By Amanda Cassidy

SELF

The 12 fights of Christmas that every couple will recognise

“We’re going to have the hap-hap-happiest Christmas since Bing Crosby tap-danced with Danny f--king Kaye. And when Santa…

By Amanda Cassidy

SELF

‘I sometimes wonder what my life would be like if I didn’t have kids’

It's the ultimate taboo; the parents who regret having children. Amanda Cassidy speaks to those who, *whisper it*…

By Amanda Cassidy

Ask the midwife

PARENTHOOD

10 things to ask the midwife before you leave the hospital with your newborn

You’ve just had a baby, now what? As well as being the most joyful time in your life,…

By Amanda Cassidy

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SELF

How working with a nutritionist helped me stop using food as a reward

What's the healthiest way to change your relationship with food? Amanda Cassidy weighs in.I’m a grown woman. I…

By Amanda Cassidy

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SELF

The surprisingly easy way to build your child’s emotional intelligence

Amanda Cassidy on the power of play and why we need to stop being over-protective party poopers. “No wrestling…

By Amanda Cassidy

Finding The One

SELF

‘I spent my life looking for the fairytale love story. It nearly destroyed my relationship’

Amanda Cassidy speaks to those who refused to compromise when it came to finding The One. The results…

By Amanda Cassidy

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SELF

‘I realised I’d been packing my husband’s suitcase as he holidayed with his mistress’

Eight years ago, Sarah stumbled upon information that pointed to her husband of five years cheating on her.…

By Amanda Cassidy

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