Norah Finn Therapy

09/04/2026

IN BOOKSTORES TODAY. I’m waiting on this day. When I can walk into a bookstore and see Louise Nealon’s book on the shelf. What a beautiful cover. And to see myself listed in the acknowledgements! I’m honoured. Thank YOU Louise.

This book will not disappoint. If you haven’t read “Snowfkake” I highly recommend. And “Everything that is beautiful” is exceptional. I am blown away at how Louise told this story. I fell in love and was brought into each of the characters world. (Watch out for Elvis - although a serious topic, this book does not lack laugh out loud moments).

I won’t ruin it for you, but this story had to be told. And tell it you did Louise. In your very own unique and exquisite way. No stone left unturned. No dynamic in this story that is deeply wounding left unexplored. How u did it I just don’t know, but then, that’s what you do my friend. You write stories. Exquisitely!

For any of my colleagues or supervisee’s, this book explores a delicate and very real dynamic that we all work with daily in our therapy rooms. I would see this book as a great support to all therapists. How do we stay compassionate when we hear stories that are deeply painful for our clients? When we grow hard, we have not yet honoured where there was once love. No healing can take place where there is hardness. And where there is love, there is a capacity for great pain. Louise, you truly acknowledge “Everything that is beautiful” in your book.

You open with, “What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life? The world would split open”. Muriel Rukeyser. This quote touched my soul so deeply. In your book, no truth is hidden.

Louise, my heartfelt congratulations and gratitude. I am honoured and privileged to know you personally. You are a woman I deeply value and admire. Simply put, you are an EXQUISITE human being.

May you be enjoying every single moment of giving birth to your 2nd book. I wish you everything that is beautiful in your life Louise. With all my love,
Norah ###

09/04/2026

09/04/2026

WE DON’T GO TO THERAPY BECAUSE WE’RE BROKEN, we go to therapy to seek support through life changes, and if we’re growing, then we’re changing. Therapy supports us to grow deeper in awareness of the unconscious patterns we’re acting out of that hinder us in relating effectively with others in our world. We all have a part to play in breaking the stigma attached to seeking emotional support. Talking with a trained professional is an emotionally healthy choice.

“It’s good to talk”, really, it’s necessary to talk, to seek support. We cannot bypass the process. It allows us to grow in awareness of self. Going to therapy is a life long process. If you’re going to anyone for support in your life, make sure you check out that they too engage in the process of therapy. Never seek support from anyone who doesn’t avail of their own ongoing exploration and growth of self. Therapy is not something you complete, it’s a process that is a part of your ongoing support plan.

I do not meet broken people in my therapy room. I meet really well people who are seeking support in discovering who they are and why and how they operate as they do in this world. It really is time that the world dropped the outdated view that therapy is for people who are broken. I never worry about anyone who attends for therapy, I worry about those who avoid therapy, or see themselves as not in need of it, or as a process they’ve completed. We all deserve to live our life with peace of mind. Accept nothing less for yourself. 💜

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08/04/2026

DON’T GET CAUGHT UP IN THE HOPIUM EPIDEMIC. It is escapism from our reality. It is our attempt to numb the loss, the pain. Acceptance is a place of grace. It is the moment we stop trying to control what has happened. Stop trying to change what has already unfolded. Stop wishing the clock could turn itself back.

We cannot make someone choose differently. We cannot force someone to change their mind. We cannot rewrite the past.

Acceptance is letting go of the hope that things could have been different.

And sometimes, that letting go is what finally brings peace. It’s not something we switch on to. It’s somewhere we arrive at, when we allow ourselves to grieve.

Hanging onto hope only delays this process of acceptance. Maybe it will fix itself, but in the meantime, it will serve you better to move forward in your life with acceptance.

Don’t wait around clinging to hope. Your life may just pass you by. Clinging to hope keeps us stuck. But acceptance? Acceptance sets us free.

Acceptance is the moment we stop trying to control things. It’s when we stop trying to change what has already unfolded. When we know there is no point in hoping the clock could turn back.

We cannot make someone choose differently. We cannot force another to change, or want what they don’t want.

Acceptance is letting go of the hope that things could have been different.

Hanging onto hope delays this process of acceptance. Maybe it will fix itself, but in the meantime, it will serve you better to move forward in your life with acceptance.

Don’t wait around clinging to hope. Your life may just pass you by. Clinging to unrealistic hope can keep us stuck. But acceptance? Acceptance sets us free.

Acceptance doesn’t mean you lose. It means you are awake and aware. Acceptance allows us to view the situation through a sober lens.

Don’t numb yourself with hopium. Living in reality is where your true power lives. 💜

07/04/2026

GLASSERIAN PSYCHOLOGY AND INTERNAL CONTROL PSYCHOLOGY is a beautiful way to live a mentally healthy life. We move inwards. We take personal responsibility. We become our own problem solvers. We all have a need to be heard, valued, and seen. We all have a right, and more importantly, a need, to critically think. If we don’t critically think and come up with our own answers, then we’ll always be a slave to someone who attempts to control us by believing they know what’s best for others. No one has a right to negate our active cognitive process. No one can tell you what’s right for you. Except you.

The days of running to someone looking for our answers are gone. No one is an authority on our lives. We don’t need anyone to grow our awareness. Our awareness is an inside job. We look at what we desire to look at when the time is right for us. There is no need to be the best version of yourself. If we’re moving through life and we’re not harming anyone else, then we’re absolutely perfect just as we are. Life itself teaches us according to its clock. We do not have any control of external factors, only how we choose to respond to them. There are no teachers. There are just information givers. That’s all we have to give to another. If the information is relevant to us, it will be useful. If not, we’ll discard it.

Psychology teaches us why and how we operate as human beings on this earth. As Friedrich Nietzsche so beautifully said, “If you know the why, you can live any how.” Your only teacher is you. Psychology gives us information and tools to answer our own internal questions. That’s personal empowerment. And empowered people empower the people around them, Our internal expansion of self indirectly ripples outwards. Everyone benefits. 💜

06/04/2026

GENERATIONAL HEALING 💜
The next FAMILY SYSTEMS CONSTELLATION WORKSHOP will be on
Sunday July 27th,
10am-5pm. €95.

Contact me on 0851277002 to discuss if this workshop would be suitable for you, and to secure your place. Places for this workshop fill up quickly so please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you’re interested.

Our journey through therapy is to heal the past, present, and future generations. Until we heal what’s behind us we’ll blindly carry it forward into what’s ahead of us. We are each responsible to live a life free from suffering. That’s the only worthwhile inheritance we’ll pass to our children. 💜

(7 hours CPD available and if desired)

06/04/2026

HAPPY BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY 💜
Good friendships are vital for your mental health. Pay attention to:
- Who claps when you win.
- Who doesn’t flinch when you’re going through a rough time.
- Who respects you enough to be honest enough with you when you need to step it up.
- Who puts the effort into connecting with you.
- Who you can laugh and have fun with.
- Who you can be yourself with.
- Who has your back when you’re not in the room.

These are your people. Never take them for granted. These are the people you celebrate and share with, and if you have this, you’ve invested in the right people. When your life is flowing and growing, it’s a reflection of those you have around you. The opposite is true too. Be wise where you invest your energy. Every action has a consequence.

I wish you a bank holiday Monday filled with beautiful memory making plans. If you haven’t got plans, maybe it was your turn to make the arrangements? Never allow yourself to become lazy with the people who love and value you.

Up and at it - those good choices won’t just make themselves! 💜

05/04/2026

Happy Easter to you all from . May your day be filled with loving and fun filled connections and relationships, all topped with plenty of Chocolate.

I wish you the best Easter Sunday,
With love,
Norah 💜

04/04/2026

YOU HAVE YOUR OWN ANSWERS.
And if you don’t know what to do right now, don’t worry - you will. You’re not idly sitting by, you’re gathering information. Observing. Learning. Building yourself up. Empowering and educating yourself.

When you have all the information you need, you’ll act. Naturally. Without force. Without doubt.

No one should ever push you to act when you’re not ready. If you’re not ready, it will be a disaster. And when you are ready, you’ll know. You’ll be on your feet doing what needs to be done, without questioning if it’s right.

That’s intuition. A period of stillness is not wasted time. It’s “in-tuition” - you have gone inwards to teach yourself something. Gathering information. Listening. Understanding. Educating yourself. Becoming.

After you’ve gathered the information you need, your gut knows exactly what to do. You don’t have to force anything. It will move through you.

How could anyone else possibly know your answers? How could anyone else know what’s right for your life? Run from that level of egoic behaviour.

Don’t hand your decisions over to others. That’s where things go wrong. It is your life to evaluate, your path to walk.

Therapy isn’t about being given answers, it’s about creating a space where you can hear your own voice, thoughts, feelings - out loud.

Sometimes, telling your own story out loud is all it takes to finally listen to that quiet wise voice within you.

It good to talk in spaces where you’re heard, seen, and valued. Don’t underestimate the value of having that supportive space for yourself. 💜

01/04/2026

We’re all over the moon for you. Can’t wait to meet my first grandchild. You’re going to be amazing parents together. ❤️❤️❤️