Cathy Chiplen Compassionate Therapies

15/11/2025

Siblings. So often the forgotten mourners.

15/11/2025

I’m back in for Day 2 of Lifting the Lid International Festival of Death & Dying, very inspiring already!!!

14/11/2025

Very much enjoying this fantastic learning opportunity ‘Lifting the Lid International Festival of Death & Dying 2025’ a three day online Conference that runs right through the night in different time zones, amazing line-up of talks.

13/11/2025

A bit late on my social media admin but here’s my posterity post for last week, back in Dublin for Module 3b Organisational Staff Support & Self Care with our wonderful module tutor Elaine O’Callaghan. I honestly love this course, & my fellow students, & the wonderful module tutors. Thank you IHF! 💗🙏💗 Also super excited to room share with my amazing friend on an exhibition trip studying for her PhD 💗💗💗

13/11/2025

Visibility saves lives. To our trans friends, family, and community. You are seen. You are loved. You belong.

11/11/2025

I spent a beautiful day today teaching Reiki Holy Fire (level one) to two lovely ladies. Absolutely love sharing this, a wonderful way to spend a day. Recent Reiki students have reflected on how a day learning Reiki with me feels like a mini-retreat. I simply love my work. Deep gratitude to all who walk this path, & to the gorgeous Jan Muse my own Holy Fire Reiki Master, & to lovely Mirelle for initially introducing me to this beautiful branch of Reiki 🔥💗💗💗🔥 ® ®master

10/11/2025

Absolutely beautiful 💗

09/11/2025

In honour of Remembering Sunday, Armistice Day, and all those who are grieving someone who was part of the armed forces, we share words from Laurence Binyon's 'Ode to Remembrance'.

08/11/2025

The Trevor Project

08/11/2025

Fascinating ….

A groundbreaking study from Wuhan University is turning everything we thought we knew about Parkinson’s disease upside down. Researchers now believe the disease may not start in the brain at all, but in the kidneys.
The study found abnormal clusters of alpha-synuclein (α-Syn) proteins, the same ones heavily linked to Parkinson’s, inside the kidneys of affected patients. These proteins are known to trigger neurological damage when they build up in the brain. However, in animal experiments, healthy kidneys successfully cleared these proteins. When kidney function was impaired, the α-Syn proteins began to travel to the brain, setting the stage for Parkinson’s.
Shockingly, even people with chronic kidney disease but no neurological symptoms were found to have α-Syn buildup. This discovery suggests the kidneys might act as an early “reservoir” for toxic proteins, which could later spread through the bloodstream or nerves and affect the brain.
Though early and based on limited data, this research could completely change how we understand and treat Parkinson’s. It raises the possibility that monitoring and protecting kidney health might one day help prevent or delay the onset of this devastating condition.

05/11/2025

On my way back to Dublin for Module 3 of my Masters in Loss & Bereavement. The flight timetable has changed for the winter so I think leaving the house at 5.30am to be there for lectures tomorrow says something about my level of dedication & how blooming amazing this course is, how knowledgeable & engaging the tutors are, & how fantastic my lovely colleagues/classmates are too. Bring it on, can’t wait!!!