Amanda Cassidy

Contributor to IMAGE.ie

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Hidden homelessness: ‘I didn’t live on the streets but I had no safe haven for my girls’

Amanda Cassidy speaks to one Limerick woman who describes what it is like to live without a home."I…

By Amanda Cassidy

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Postpartum Psychosis: ‘It hit me completely out of the blue’

Postpartum psychosis is one of the most underdiagnosed and undertreated illnesses that a new mother can face. So…

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‘Everything I had to learn about grief’

After the death of her daughter Jasmine, Patsy Freeman decided to write a book about her journey through…

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SELF

When did parenting become a competitive sport?

Maternal one-upmanship is exhausting. So why don't we simply step off the hyper-parenting merry-go-round?Raising children is a privilege,…

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‘I needed the therapist to be the perspective’: How couples therapy can help to repair a marriage

There are many factors that impact the potential success or failure of a marriage. Couples therapy is one.…

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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…

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SELF

‘Suddenly alive again’: The heartbreaking joy of finding a deceased loved one on Google Maps street view

A viral Twitter thread revealed bittersweet Google Maps images that people revisit, seeing lost parents gardening in a…

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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…

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PARENTHOOD

Parental burnout: ‘I’m just so tired of barely holding things together’

Exhausted parents open up to Amanda Cassidy. I'm thinking it's a leftover dinner night. I'm thinking about the…

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EDITORIAL

‘I was neglected during childbirth. Now I’m scared to have another baby’

"I had just presumed that when you are in hospital, seeking healthcare, that you would be taken care…

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SELF

Why are so many mothers in discomfort, even months after giving birth?

Solicitor Niamh Ní Mhurchu speaks to us about the inadequate care for new mums especially those with post-birth…

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REAL-LIFE STORIES

‘My sister won’t allow children at her wedding. Should I insist?’

The should-I-have-kids etiquette when it comes to the Big Day can be divisive. Amanda Cassidy speaks to brides…

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