Waves Wellbeing Psychological Services

Waves Wellbeing Psychological Services Psychological Services in County Waterford.

📢 URGENT CALL TO ACTION: SHAPE THE FUTURE OF CAMHS 📢 Enough is enough. For too long, the systemic failings within Child ...
20/11/2025

📢 URGENT CALL TO ACTION: SHAPE THE FUTURE OF CAMHS 📢 Enough is enough. For too long, the systemic failings within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) have continued. Some of the systemic issues I see locally are:
🛑 Parents of Autistic children report that they are being denied access to CAMHS, despite research showing 70-95% have co-occurring mental health needs.
⚫ ADHD services are a black hole, meaning families lack vital assessment and treatment pathways.
🚧 Geographical Nightmare. Families in West Waterford are forced to travel hours to Ferrybank for care, highlighting an unacceptable access gap.

‼️BUT THIS IS OUR MOMENT: The Mental Health Commission is developing the first-ever National Standards for CAMHS. This is a landmark opportunity to end these issues and demand high-quality, consistent, and equitable care.

🗣️ Parents & Professionals: Your voice is the essential evidence. Share your experiences to ensure the new standards end systemic exclusion and mandate proper care for all children with mental health needs. 📝

ACT NOW and shape the future of mental health services.

📨 Share, Share, Share! Let's get everyone's voices heard!

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✨️Let's empower ourselves with understanding! Seeing tantrums as stress overload, resistance as a need for control, and ...
20/11/2025

✨️Let's empower ourselves with understanding! Seeing tantrums as stress overload, resistance as a need for control, and mean words as a cry for connection can transform our interactions. Be the detective, not the judge! 🧡

💪 BEHAVIOUR = COMMUNICATION 🗣

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💡Using Your Mind's Spotlight: A Key to Presence ✨​We often feel like our mind is trying to process everything at once, b...
18/11/2025

💡Using Your Mind's Spotlight: A Key to Presence ✨
​We often feel like our mind is trying to process everything at once, but psychologically, your attention works more like a spotlight 🔦. ​The "Spotlight of Attention" is an evidence-based concept from cognitive psychology 🧠. It means your brain has a limited capacity to process information, so it focuses its energy, or its "spotlight", on a small, specific area at any given time.
​📖 Research shows you have the power to choose where you shine your personal spotlight. When you let it flicker everywhere, your energy is scattered. When you gently direct it, you find calm and clarity right where you are 🙏.

So how do you intentionally direct your spotlight? 🔦 Here are three simple ways to reclaim your focus and nurture a more present life:

​Stop & See 👀: When moving from one task to the next (e.g., getting in your car, walking through a door), pause for two seconds and intentionally focus your spotlight on one simple, tangible detail around you. What specific colour are you seeing? What texture are you touching?

​Mindful Munch 🍎: Turn off distractions during one meal today. Direct your full attention (your spotlight) to the taste, temperature, and texture of the food. This grounds you in a simple sensory experience.

​Anchor Breathing 🌬️: When your mind starts worrying about the future or rehashing the past, gently pull your spotlight back. Direct it to the simple, rhythmic feeling of your breath moving in and out of your body. This acts as a consistent anchor to the present moment.

📸📍 People's Park, 人民公园, Chengdu, China

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🙏​Thank you for your patience while we took some time off. During my break, I went on an adventure to Asia! ✈️​Being in ...
18/11/2025

🙏​Thank you for your patience while we took some time off. During my break, I went on an adventure to Asia! ✈️
​Being in China 🇨🇳, especially a booming city like Chengdu, with its population of over 21 million, can be an incredibly busy, loud, and overstimulating experience. But here, within the walls of the Wenshu Monastery, I found a moment of utter peace🕊
​I committed to the quiet ritual of calligraphy for a full hour✒️, fully disengaging from the external buzz. I feel such deep gratitude for this profound stillness, which was a powerful lesson in presence.🙏
​Buddhist mindfulness practice teaches us that the noise of the world (and the noise in our heads💭) is always there. Our job isn't to silence the city, but to create a private anchor for ourselves. ​Much like Chengdu, our everyday lives are bustling, demanding, and overstimulated. This is why creating time to feel grounded and connected to yourself is non-negotiable. It's the only way to navigate the crowd without getting lost in it.

​✨️ Tips to Find Your Own Monastery Moment:

​💡5-Minutes of Presence: Choose a single, focused activity (like writing, pouring a cup of tea, or folding laundry) and commit to doing it with 100% presence for just five minutes. I
💡​Sensory Anchor: When feeling overwhelmed, name five things you can see, hear, smell, touch, and taste. This instantly grounds you in the present moment.
💡​Digital Detox Corner: Designate a chair or corner of your home as a "No Phone Zone" where the only focus is quiet reflection or reading. 🧘‍♀️

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📢 Parents! You've got 48 hours to save your sleep! ⏰ We're skipping the slow roll-out and going straight to the last-min...
23/10/2025

📢 Parents! You've got 48 hours to save your sleep! ⏰ We're skipping the slow roll-out and going straight to the last-minute hack for the "fall back" time change.

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📢 Please note that we will be closed for annual leave from October 25th to November 17th. 🌴 During this time, emails and...
21/10/2025

📢 Please note that we will be closed for annual leave from October 25th to November 17th. 🌴 During this time, emails and social media will not be monitored. 📵 If you have any urgent queries, please reach out by Thursday! 🗓️ Thank you for your understanding! 🙏

📢 BIG NEWS! 📢We're thrilled to announce that our brand new Stress Buster Bootcamp is launching in 2026! 🎉Ready to take c...
16/10/2025

📢 BIG NEWS! 📢
We're thrilled to announce that our brand new Stress Buster Bootcamp is launching in 2026! 🎉
Ready to take control of the stress in your life? This 6-week online programme is designed for adults to learn practical skills to manage stress, tackle negative thoughts, calm stressed behaviours, and even handle panic, all while improving your sleep!

Here’s what you can expect:
✨ 6 Weekly Topics: From "What is Stress?" to "Stress and Sleep," we cover it all!
✨ Learn New Skills: This programme focuses on equipping you with tangible techniques.
✨ Convenient & Private: It's online, 90 mins/week, and you won't be asked to share your stories. Your learning journey is personal.

Investment in your wellbeing: Just €89!

Swipe to see the weekly topics and details! ➡️ (Imagine swiping to the two posters we just created!)
Let us know in the comments if you're interested in joining us in 2026 or tag someone who needs this! 👇

Happy World Mental Health Day! 🌎💚✨ This year, let's reconnect with the incredible healing power of nature to nurture our...
10/10/2025

Happy World Mental Health Day! 🌎💚✨ This year, let's reconnect with the incredible healing power of nature to nurture our minds. 🧘‍♀️🌿 From mindful walks in green spaces 🌳🚶‍♀️ to simply bringing a bit of the outdoors in 🏡🪴, these 5 simple tips can help boost your well-being. How do you find peace in nature? ☀️🐦 Share your favorite ways to connect below! 👇

Also, check out .ireland page to find inspiration on how to bring more nature into your life 💚🪴

Jump in your car and join the car convoy at 5pm today! Hang your flags out your windows and let's make some noise for Pa...
02/10/2025

Jump in your car and join the car convoy at 5pm today! Hang your flags out your windows and let's make some noise for Palestine 🍉🇵🇸

💔 Feeling a profound heaviness about Gaza and the illegal interception of the humanitarian aid flotilla this morning. 🍉W...
02/10/2025

💔 Feeling a profound heaviness about Gaza and the illegal interception of the humanitarian aid flotilla this morning. 🍉

Watching a genocide unfold and feeling completely helpless is unbearable. I can’t just sit by. I've channelled that desperate need to act into putting pressure on those with power: I have emailed all 174 Irish TDs and Ministers of State this morning.

📧 If you would like a copy of the full email and the list of all 174 TDs' contact details, please DM us your email address.

I urged our government to take action by:
-Securing the immediate release of detained Irish citizens from the humanitarian aid flotilla.
-Pushing the UN General Assembly to invoke the Uniting for Peace resolution
-Authorising an immediate Multinational Protection Force for Gaza.
-Championing comprehensive measures like a military embargo on Israel and the creation of a criminal tribunal.

We need to keep the pressure on. If you also feel that desperate urge to act and make your voice heard, please consider sending this email yourself.

Let’s turn our collective heartache into a roar for justice. We must not stay silent.

Free Webinars for Parents! 🤩​The Tipperary Parent Hub is hosting a series of FREE webinars with experts covering popular...
30/09/2025

Free Webinars for Parents! 🤩
​The Tipperary Parent Hub is hosting a series of FREE webinars with experts covering popular topics like:
​🧠 Executive Functioning Skills
​🏫 Childhood Anxiety & School Avoidance
​📱 Impact of Technology on Mental Health
​😊 Psychological & Emotional Happiness
​Check out the full schedule, dates, and times in the image and register to join them!
​📲 Scan the QR code in the image for more info!

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