Rachel John Counselling Services

03/09/2025

24/08/2025

🌸The countdown is on!
It's just 12 days until Hummingbird Studio opens its doors for our autumn season of Art and Meditation!

This September, I'm welcoming
🌟Grown up and me: Art and Play for toddlers and grown-ups
🌟Children discovering creativity +meditation+ nature after school
🌟Adults slowing down in morning and evening courses

💥Dont forget - I still have a few spots left in my three FREE Art and Meditation events at the end of August. It's a great opportunity to try out before you join.

I can't wait to see everyone in the studio in September!!

Xx
Tricia

28/07/2025

So true

16/07/2025

Love this

"If you didn’t do it at forty, then do it at sixty. The only thing that matters—is that you do it!"

My grandmother, who lived to be 97, always told me that life only gets better with time. And now? I finally understand what she meant.

Age is a funny thing. We live in a world obsessed with timelines—marry by this age, succeed by that age, retire by another. Miss a milestone? Society tells you the moment is gone forever.

But here’s the truth: that’s a lie.

If your twenties were full of doubts, make your forties wild.
If your forties were consumed by responsibilities, dance through your sixties.
If you didn’t burn brightly back then—ignite now.

There’s no deadline on joy. No expiration date on reinvention. No too-late for dreams.

So wear the bold colors. Book the ticket. Learn the language. Start over.

Because late? Is always better than never.

✨
— Tilda Swinton

09/07/2025

Welcome to the Grown up and Me Creative Club- a laid back and joyfully messy morning for mom's, dad's, grandparents and their little ones (0-3) who are ready to explore, play and create. This is a space where adults can reconnect with themselves through creativity, meet other like minded parents

08/06/2025

I feel it’s the same here

Beverly Craig says her son Casey, 14, and daughter Autumn, 12, "go into meltdown" anytime they go near their school.

15/05/2025

Hello!!
I'm delighted to be holding July and August 5 day summer camps at the Hummingbird Art and Meditation Center in Collis Sandes House Tralee.
🎨July Art camp from Monday 30th June- Friday July 4th from 10-1pm AGES 4- 10 with sibling discount
https://www.triciaoconnor.com/.../easter-camp-1-57fhb-y4mdj

🎨July Tween + Teen Art + Meditation Camp 14th-18th of July
Ages 11-16 2pm-6pm
https://www.triciaoconnor.com/.../teen-art-camp-11-16...

🎨 AUGUST CALM CREATIVE CAMP FOR NEURODIVERGENT AND SENSITIVE Kids Monday August 4th- 8th 10-1pm with Special Need Assistant
https://www.triciaoconnor.com/.../easter-camp-1-57fhb...

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Tricia

13/04/2025

May 4th Sunday 12-2pm Nature Workshop

This is a two-hour journey into a deep presence, guided by the wisdom of trees, plants, and the elements.

This is a donation-based offering—there’s no set charge. Kids also welcome!

Join me and Thomas Scanlon for a two-hour immersive meditation experience where the trees, wind, and earth become our guides.

Allow yourself to release stress, empty the mind, and return home feeling lighter and deeply restored.

The two hour workshop in Collis Sandes Woods will involve
✨ Gentle breathwork & movement to relax the body
✨ A slow, mindful walk through nature to awaken the senses
✨ A guided stillness meditation to empty the mind and connect with the wisdom of trees & plants

Dm to book in
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Tricia

27/03/2025

For most people, it is safer and more straightforward to present the ‘I’m doing GREAT; I’m so BUSY’ version of ourselves. This is a common conversation piece that gets played out:
“How are you?”
“Good, good. Busy. How’s yourself?”
“Yeah all’s good!”
“I’m sure you’re busy yourself.”
“Busy surely, and time is just flying in!”
“I know, it just seems to go quicker!”
“Anyway, I have to run, lovely seeing you!”
“You too!”
Quite often there is a subtext just beneath the words, a barely audible whisper of yearning which is too risky to say aloud: "What if I told you I’m not okay? What if I admitted that I’m not just busy, but overwhelmed? What if I confessed that behind the smiles and the quick exchanges, I feel so lost and lonely and sad at times that it almost takes my breath away?" These are the things we conceal behind the veil of productivity, the things we don’t have the courage to share for fear of burdening others or being seen as weak. So, we settle for the easier script, the one that requires no vulnerability, no real honesty.
In truth, we may be longing for someone to ask, “How are you, really?” But those words are rare, often falling in the silence between the casual chatter of daily life. And so, we keep moving, keep busying ourselves, masking the gaps with the familiar dance of pleasantries, all the while wishing someone might stop long enough to notice the cracks in our carefully curated exteriors.
Surround yourself with safe people...they make a difference. 🥰

22/03/2025

21/03/2025

One of those weeks 💗

20/03/2025

Webinar: Parenting Anxious Children and Teenagers
Thursday 10th April 7.00pm
Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1_4QNrDuQpG_55RmW86hew

Parenting has become an incredibly complex business. Whilst some children and teenagers are a dream to rear and give no bother at all, others are always pushing the boundaries as parents become concerned about their attitude, outbursts and immature behaviour. However, an increasingly common presentation is anxiety. We have reached almost epidemic proportions of children and teenagers crippled with anxiety. These young people are struggling to attend school and navigate peer friendships. They exhibit all manner of anxiety symptoms including panic attacks, OCD, rigid eating and exercise patterns, overthinking and dreading the future. They sometimes place unbelievably high expectations on themselves and, as a result, live with tremendous pressure. The stress creates a body response as many also endure such symptoms as GI tract issues, skin disorders, stress headaches etc. It is not unusual for self-harming behaviours and suicidal thoughts to emerge. Intuitive parenting skills and breathing techniques may help momentarily, however, they typically don’t resolve the underlying problem of how to address the negativity, self-doubt and feelings of not being good enough. All of this becomes heightened as the school year starts again - and the whole family is held hostage to the anxiety. Join Bronagh Starrs, internationally renowned psychotherapist and mental wellbeing consultant for this evening talk for parents. Participants will gain an indepth understanding of the dynamics of anxious presentation in childhood and adolescence, illuminating the mindset of the anxious young person. A trove of effective parenting strategies will be presented.