Record demand for mental health supports among students, Oireachtas committee hears
Colleges struggle to cope with demand for counselling from students under pressure
Colleges struggle to cope with demand for counselling from students under pressure
Roe McDermott, John Sharry and Trish Murphy explain how they respond to your sex, relationship and parenting problems
Where would we be without it? At each other’s throats, most likely
Remote learning, lockdowns and pandemic uncertainty have increased anxiety among adolescents
The Irish Times experts answer your questions
Focus on the simple things, and be kind to yourself and others, says our advice columnist
Tell me about it: Up until two years, he was a fun-loving, gregarious boy with lots of friends – now he has completely isolated himself and has started to fail in school
There really is no right way of tackling this but being open will offer children option of working through their feelings
The author has been exposed as a serial liar. But how did he get away with it for so long?
Moaning about Mondays can create a false reality, writes psychotherapist Trish Murphy
Let’s make sex and intimacy something to be celebrated and not something to be feared
Back pain is one of the main reasons why people take time off work but we now know that staying off work is unhelpful for back pain
A high-stress environment and bullying are blamed for the increasing incidence of mental-health issues among Ireland’s chefs
Boundaries around consent on college campuses are changing. But are we are at risk of reducing flirtation to an anxiety-ridden affair?
Radio review: Newstalk host airs pet peeves, while Miriam hears of liaisons in Luggala
A shifting matrix of biological, psychological and social factors influence our sex drives
‘Everybody just wants a tangible memory of their child...the cot let us bring Ellen home’
In this introduction to friendship week, Laura Kennedy looks at how friendships often take a back seat to romantic or family relationships despite studies that show they are essential to health and happiness
Take stock, set goals, re-form habits and refocus: ditching harmful routines sounds easy
Trish Murphy says youngsters start accessing material from early puberty
Our recent survey included the following previously unpublished material on pornography use. Here, therapists and psychologists offers their views on the results
A recent Irish Times survey suggests pornography is being widely used in Ireland. Therapists say it distorts our sexuality and – for some – is a gateway to prostitution
The sex survey: Bringing phones and laptops to bed is impacting negatively on your sex lives
What you told us about your body image, ability to orgasm, and erectile dysfunction
What is ‘average’? When it comes to sex, it’s comforting to know we are not as strange or weird as we might think
On Monday we publish the full results of our sex survey, which more than 12,000 of you participated in. As a taster of what's ahead, here’s what you told us about cybersex
One in five respondents said they have done it, rising to one in four among 17-24-year-olds
Almost half of sexually active men do it more than once a week, compared with a quarter of women
Seven in ten female respondents aged 25 to 34 said they have used them
More than 12,000 readers participated in The Irish Times sex survey, with some surprising results
Expert advises on how parents with children travelling abroad can manage their fears
Our online survey will give us a snapshot of the sexual practices and experiences of Irish people
Stephen Fry recently married a man 30 years his junior. What factors determine the chances of success of such relationships?
Foot-long marine turtle did not survive landing on rocks of Rossnowlagh beach
There are thousands of therapists out there, but it’s not easy to assess their qualifications, particularly in the throes of a crisis. Here’s our guide to finding help
More than 200,000 people looking for ‘no-pressure intimacy’ are tapping into Cuddlr. How confident is the app’s maker that it will remain about over-the-shirt encounters?
Analysis: Tilda study shows mothers particularly suffer loneliness and depression after children emigrate
Although most arguments by couples never get resolved it is the way they fight that is key to maintaining a good relationship says Dr Trish Murphy
About 1 per cent of the population feels little or no sexual desire or attraction towards either gender. ‘Aces’, as they are increasingly known, say it is not a choice
Vintage Summer: Mary Marryat’s column in Woman’s Weekly shows just how much attitudes to sex, death and abuse have shifted
She doesn’t like him because he says he will never get married and have children, and he made this clear to me from the start
Gwyneth Paltrow has been sharing her domestic divinity for years - you can bet she won’t be gaining three stone and feeling depressed about the divorce
It was heaven for a while, until recently, when I discovered he was in love with someone else (much younger and single)
From bridesmaids planning an exit to wrestling your reception away from your parents, Kate Holmquist is here to help you navigate up the aisle
Not having children leads to exclusion for couples, even more so if they have decided not to reproduce
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices