Supper Club: Kevin Dundon’s courgette and feta pasta salad
Supper Club: Kevin Dundon’s courgette and feta pasta salad

IMAGE

This bright family home with a beautiful garden is on the market for €275,000
This bright family home with a beautiful garden is on the market for €275,000

Sarah Finnan

WIN a day of pampering for two at The Shelbourne Hotel
WIN a day of pampering for two at The Shelbourne Hotel

Shayna Sappington

BBQ season is finally here, and these serving dishes make for an ideal centrepiece
BBQ season is finally here, and these serving dishes make for an ideal centrepiece

Sarah Gill

This stunning property with uninterrupted views of Kenmare Bay is on the market for €775,000
This stunning property with uninterrupted views of Kenmare Bay is on the market for €775,000

Sarah Finnan

May 30: Today’s top stories in 60 seconds
May 30: Today’s top stories in 60 seconds

Sarah Finnan

‘Doctors told me I was fine, but I couldn’t shake the feeling that something was very wrong’
‘Doctors told me I was fine, but I couldn’t shake the feeling that something was...

Leonie Corcoran

Women in Sport: Distance runner Courtney McGuire
Women in Sport: Distance runner Courtney McGuire

Sarah Gill

This charming traditional cottage in Cork is on the market for €295,000
This charming traditional cottage in Cork is on the market for €295,000

Sarah Gill

This former industrial premises in Dublin 12 has been turned into a family home with two workspaces
This former industrial premises in Dublin 12 has been turned into a family home with...

IMAGE Interiors & Living

Image / Self / Health & Wellness / Real-life Stories
premium
SELF

‘I keep all the plates spinning because if I stop, I’m forced to face my thoughts’


by Amy Lynch
24th Jan 2022

Freeimages

blank

Here's a truth bomb: high-functioning anxiety looks just like keeping all the plates spinning in your life. The two jobs, the kids' weekend schedule, the friends, the dog, all of it. Because what happens if you drop a plate? You feel like you're not productive, missing out or that you are a failure. It's something Amy Lynch is working on...

“I was so bored,” my hairdresser recently recalled about the first lockdown, the one where we were boxed into a 2km radius of our homes. The salon was closed and she had burned through as many Netflix series as she could think of. Boredom, I’m sorry to say, was not something I experienced during lockdown.  That’s because I had too many plates spinning. You see, there was my first job – a charity worker, scrambling...

You have reached a premium article.

For unlimited digital access to the stories worth paying for, subscribe now to IMAGE from just €4.99 a month
Subscribe