White Light Meditation
I am so delighted to welcome Grainne from Reiki Healing From Within back to Happy Magazine today. Grainne has specially recorded this beautiful White Light…
Using yoga to help yourself through treatment
At some stage during my cancer treatment last year I started doing gentle yoga at home. I think it was after my chemotherapy and surgery…
How to wrap great Turbans! By Georgie Crawford
Have you been following Georgie Crawford on Instagram? Georgie is the Entertainment Editor at Spin Radio here in Ireland and she has been going through…
“Coming, Ready or Not”
Today Life Coach and Breast Cancer Survivor Niamh Gaffney joins us to share this beautiful piece about the importance of coming out of hiding after a cancer…
A few words on joy and fear… And some Music Therapy
You know, not every day can be a great day. Or even a good day. Sometimes there are days with a little bit of joy,…
Irish men urged not to be ‘skin c(h)ancers’ this summer
This post is for all the men out there, or all the men in your life: Research has revealed that Irish men have the highest…
Shampoo and Conditioner from The Handmade Soap Company + A Giveaway!
Have you been thinking about changing your shampoo and conditioner to a more natural alternative since your cancer diagnosis? Switching out all my cosmetics and…
Cool and comfortable headwear for during chemo
An email from a friend who has just shaved her hair after her first chemo brought me back to the same time for me, last…
And the winner of our 1st Birthday Giveaway is…
LISA DINEEN! Congratulations Lisa! Lisa entered our First Birthday Giveaway post by leaving a comment on the post. Lisa has won a beautiful hamper of…
Bra fitting services after a breast cancer experience
Today’s post is from Catherine Wallace, a nurse and trained bra and breast prosthesis fitter based in Wexford. Catherine got in touch recently to ask…
Greek Salad from The Little Green Spoon
Those of you that keep an eye on the Happy Magazine Instagram account will have seen that I treated myself to a copy of the…
Essential Oils for Beginners – a free eBook from DoTerra
I really only discovered the power of essential oils during my cancer treatment last year. Before that, I had never really heard of them and…
Music for a Bank Holiday Sunday :-) Simple by Florida Georgia Line
Simple – Florida Georgia Line The way your fingers fit in mine It’s five plus five, not rocket science This day in time, that’s hard…
Public talk: ‘Keeping Fit, Stopping Cancer’ from the Irish Cancer Society
The Irish Cancer Society has announced that its next Decoding Cancer public talk ‘Keeping Fit, Stopping Cancer’ will take place at 1pm on Wednesday 22 August at The…
Boots Ireland Launches ‘Feel Like You Again’ Campaign to Support People Living with Cancer
I noticed the Boots ‘Feel Like You Again’ campaign almost immediately when it was launched this week – have you seen it yet? It’s really…
Making the most of cancer treatment pauses
Cancer Therapist Clare Reed is back with us today with a few ideas of how to make the most of any pauses you may get in-between your…
The new Day to Night Collection from Pukka
Did you know we are big fans of Pukka Teas here at Happy Magazine? My favourite is the Mint Matcha Green tea and it would…
Cancer Treatment & Lymphoedema
Today I am very pleased to have a special post all about lymphoedema here on Happy Magazine. It has been contributed by the team at…
12 Happiness & Wellness Practices Around the World
Today’s post is a fun graphic from Berries.com about different health and wellness practices from around the world. You might recognise some of them as…
Jane Iredale Eyeshadow Kit Review by Honestly Áine
Today I am delighted to welcome Áine from her blog, Honestly Áine, here to Happy Magazine for the first time. I’ve been loving Áine’s beauty…
Faith, Hope & Cancer documentary – FREE to watch THIS WEEKEND ONLY
The new Faith, Hope & Cancer documentary could be helpful to you. There’s interesting info here, around the importance of faith, diet and mindset in the…
Total Body Yoga – Deep Stretch video from Yoga With Adriene
Yesterday morning after my breakfast I felt a little tense. My body felt like it needed a good s-t-r-e-t-c-h out in every direction. As soon…
Finding solutions – Foot pain after chemotherapy
Yesterday I made a little discovery that I’m just thrilled about. I came across a post on a Facebook Group that I am a member…
How to avoid colds & infections while going through chemo
Your immune system is extremely vulnerable when you are going through chemotherapy. Your medical team will advise you in detail about this and it’s important…
Ireland’s Most Beautiful Drives
I came across a free eBook from Chill Insurance this week. It’s about Ireland’s Most Beautiful Drives and I thought it might inspire some of…
Escape into the Jack Reacher books from Lee Child
Reading was a much-loved hobby of mine growing up but when college and then my career took over in my twenties, I never seemed to…
Happiness is an inside job – 12 self-care ideas
Happiness is an inside job. It’s something we’ve all heard before but how many of us have really spent some time thinking about this and…
It’s our First Birthday + A Giveaway!
Today, 21 July 2018, Happy Magazine is one year old!! This day last year I posted the very first post here on HappyMagazine.ie and it’s…
And the winner of our Happy Pear competition is…
…Orlaith Monks! Congratulations Orlaith. We will be in touch to arrange sending you your copy of Recipes for Happiness from The Happy Pear. Tomorrow, 21…
Anxiety and Perspective Printables from The Happiness Planner
A couple of years ago I worked with The Happiness Planner on some photography of one of their original hardback planners. Since then, I’ve watched…
