The Wounded Healer

The Wounded Healer Eoin Shanahan

🗣 Counsellor/ Psychotherapist based in Lucan

👦🏻 In-person

💻 Online

🚶🏻‍♂️ Walk & Talk

🏅 Pre-Accredited Member of the IACP

Let's create self-awareness, build boundaries, grow relationships (including the one with yourself), navigate life trans...
11/10/2025

Let's create self-awareness, build boundaries, grow relationships (including the one with yourself), navigate life transitions etc.....and let's you do it in a way that values you, honours you, and swaps clinical for casual!


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10/10/2025
09/10/2025

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NOW AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE 😊This short on-demand workshop, featuring the wonderful  , provides you with thebasic informat...
06/10/2025

NOW AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE 😊

This short on-demand workshop, featuring the wonderful , provides you with the
basic information around the autumn/winter months, and
how they can negatively affect our mental health...
..we discuss the symptoms, the reasons behind the
symptoms, and the small changes in behaviour we can
make to help prevent and manage these challenges.

Building the awareness to recognise and identify these
symptoms early is a vital tool for our wellbeing!

DM, Text, or Email me to arrange purchase...


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03/10/2025

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Your body is a loud and clear communicator...notice it, listen to it, and be curious about what it has to say... 🫶🏻     ...
01/10/2025

Your body is a loud and clear communicator...notice it, listen to it, and be curious about what it has to say...

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A great tool for you to become more self-aware...and for you to help the kids...Part 2! 🫶🏻                              ...
28/09/2025

A great tool for you to become more self-aware...and for you to help the kids...Part 2!

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Self-awareness isn’t just about “knowing yourself” — it’s about noticing the deeper layers that shape how you think, fee...
24/09/2025

Self-awareness isn’t just about “knowing yourself” — it’s about noticing the deeper layers that shape how you think, feel, and show up in the world.

From your inner voice to your values, patterns, and even the blind spots you’d rather avoid… every part plays a role.

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When you feel stressed...from daily stresses to complete overwhelm...that’s your amygdala at work.This small, almond-sha...
22/09/2025

When you feel stressed...from daily stresses to complete overwhelm...that’s your amygdala at work.

This small, almond-shaped region of the brain helps process emotional experiences and signals your body how to respond, whether it’s a rush of joy, a racing heart from fear, or the warmth of love.

Research shows that poor brain health can shrink the amygdala, contributing to both emotional and cognitive decline.

The good news: prioritizing brain-supporting habits can help keep this vital emotional center strong and resilient.

Explore the image to find foods and habits that help to calm down the activity in your amygdala and support your emotional balance.

As you can see, the foods you eat play a significant role in the health of your amygdala.

Research has shown that the MIND diet, designed specifically to support brain health, is linked to larger gray matter volumes in the amygdala. Having more gray matter in the amygdala means stronger emotional processing and better ability to respond to stress, fear, and other emotional triggers.

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A great tool for you to become more self-aware...and for you to help the kids!  🫶🏻                                 ***de...
15/09/2025

A great tool for you to become more self-aware...and for you to help the kids!

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05/09/2025

Let's Therapy!!!


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Gray matter is the control center of your brain — packed with neurons that handle memory, decision-making, self-control,...
02/09/2025

Gray matter is the control center of your brain — packed with neurons that handle memory, decision-making, self-control, and emotional balance.

When alcohol shrinks gray matter, it chips away at all of these functions. That’s why heavy drinking is linked to poor focus, higher anxiety, depression, and faster brain aging.

👉 Alcohol shrinks it.
Alcohol is directly neurotoxic. It shrinks the hippocampus (memory) and prefrontal cortex (focus + decision-making), accelerates brain aging, and raises the risk of depression + anxiety.

👉 Sobriety helps it heal.
Quitting alcohol halts the damage. MRI studies show gray matter can rebound within weeks to months. Focus sharpens. Memory strengthens. Emotional balance returns.

👉 Meditation supercharges it.
Meditation doesn’t just protect gray matter — it builds it. Studies show it thickens the hippocampus (memory + learning), strengthens the prefrontal cortex (focus + self-control), slows brain aging, and calms the stress response.

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