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Niamh Jimenez

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As seen in: HuffPost, The Telegraph, The Irish Times, Irish Independent, The Sunday Independent, Irish Examiner, Belfast Telegraph, TheJournal.ie, Quillette
Freelance journalist covering mental health. Words in: @irishtimes, @irishexaminer, @Independent_ie. Views my own. Email: niamhclarejimenez@gmail.com
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Running on empty? Here is how to manage the 'work' of chronic fatigue

Running on empty? Here is how to manage the 'work' of chronic fatigue

As someone living with unremitting fatigue, I routinely account for why I'm not working, why I still have a b…

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'Mental illness is a big white elephant in the room. You can't hide it'

'Mental illness is a big white elephant in the room. You can't hide it'

There is a lack of societal understanding about the debilitating nature of severe mental illness and the type…

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Talking Heads: The New Science of How Conversation Shapes Our Worlds

Talking Heads: The New Science of How Conversation Shapes Our Worlds

An author capable of revealing the centrality of memory in formation of our shared social realities

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New North-South project aims to identify mental health apps that resonate best with Irish youth

New North-South project aims to identify mental health apps that resonate best with Irish youth

Between the soaring cost of living, difficulties accessing housing and third-level education, as well as the …

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Is Irish psychotherapy falling short of racial and ethnic inclusion?

Is Irish psychotherapy falling short of racial and ethnic inclusion?

In the US, research has shown that more than 80 per cent of ethnic minority clients report experiencing at le…

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My Ex Raped Me. Here's Why I Told Myself It Was Just 'Bad Sex.'

My Ex Raped Me. Here's Why I Told Myself It Was Just 'Bad Sex.'

At first, he stood motionless, his eyes staring through me. Then, rather suddenly, he began to hyperventilate…

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Rethinking Authenticity

Rethinking Authenticity

At its best, authenticity can lead us to be more sincere and straightforward in our dealings with other peopl…

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Reject the Rules of the Social Media Game

Reject the Rules of the Social Media Game

I joined Instagram in 2020. I posted one photo of a book and suddenly the words "Welcome to Bookstagram" appe…

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Attitudes to refugees are polluted by deep-rooted racial and religious biases

Attitudes to refugees are polluted by deep-rooted racial and religious biases

You don't grow up black in Ireland without learning the social importance of being able to blend in. The refr…

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Against False Privilege

Against False Privilege

Prejudice is universal. Growing up a black kid in Ireland, I thought that Jehovah's Witnesses were odd becaus…

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