Grace Hoffman is a Fellow at the American Council on Women, Peace, and Security. In this episode, we talk about how her studies in Trinity College, Dublin influenced her professional and personal journey to the current position at the Defense Security Cooperation University.

Christmas is a time when everyone takes a break from work, study and routine to be with family and friends. There's no other time when everyone does this in unison, and that's why it really is ‘the most wonderful time of year’. This special time, however, can be hard-earned!

Sometime back in the summer I noticed a photograph on the front of a newspaper. It had been a very warm day and the picture showed the Henry Moore marble sculpture in the front Square of Trinity college, Dublin. Reflected in the marble was the figure of a young woman lying out in the sun reading.

When we think of the word or virtue of diligence we automatically think of someone who is hard-working and gets things done. But the etymology of the word suggests that it means a lot more.

Technology has helped in the invention of so many wonderful things that make life easier and more efficient. However, it’s fair to say that we are now learning that some of these ingenious inventions have left a negative mark on the environment.

Career fulfilment is when you find a career that balances your interests and your skills and combines your passions and your strengths. Having a sense of fulfilment with your career can lead to overall satisfaction and happiness with your job.

We’re now facing those months of winter when all we want to do is curl up in front of a cosy fire with a hot drink and a good book.

The week I began to write this piece on mental toughness, one of my children became very ill. I hardly had time to finish the first paragraph when things escalated and within days, five of my tiny people were on antibiotics. I might not have felt tough but the situation certainly was.

In today's podcast we discuss how making a commitment to something, whether in your personal life or your professional life, is one of the most fundamental activities of success.

Can you be the master of yourself? Why is self-mastery something we should strive for? It is not something that is controlling or negative. Instead, self-mastery is about cultivating an openness to constant improvement.

Decisions – the pain of making them … how well we know it We crave clarity. We know deep down that we do not have all the answers.

Do you find yourself rushing through your days ... your life? Perhaps getting impatient with those around you? In this podcast episode, we explore the virtue of patience.

In this podcast episode, our guest Carmel Kelly, a family doctor, talks to us about her life growing up in Boston, Clare and her working life in the other Boston in Massachusetts. We explore the influence family and upbringing have on us as adults and the impact they have in shaping our core values.

Maybe some of us are still waiting for summer to come, for those long days of endless sunshine and heat. Why wait? Let’s seize the moment and enjoy our summer right now. Especially as the longest day of the year has recently passed us by. How can we do this?

Joy is what we are called to as Christians. And yet, so often, we find we are less than joyful!

It’s that time of year again - long lazy days of sunshine, or days spent under a tree in the garden, or lying on a warm beach. And of course, we all want to escape and spend time in another world that is different from the one we inhabit.

There are many great podcasts out there … but sometimes it can be hard to find an episode that you know you’ll really enjoy and doesn’t have you scrolling for the next one. Here is a short list of 6 of them we know you’ll love.

With Covid and all its implications; lockdowns, working from home and everything else, we now all realise that we live and depend on technology and soon this technology is moving onwards towards a more digitalised era. That in itself is enough to force us to future-proof our life, our choices, and indeed our careers.

On this podcast episode, Jennifer Kehoe talks about how to get your house clean and welcoming while even enjoying the process, within the time and budget you have.

It’s always good to consider the ways that we need to improve. But there’s a difference between self-reflection and negative self-talk. Negative self-talk isn’t constructive, and it rarely motivates us to make any changes.