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Mensana Fest 2026 – Info Stand at Let’s Talk Menopause Event
We have an information stand at the CCDP Let's Talk Menopause event. Call over for a chat and information about…
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Mensana Fest 2026 – Park Run Information Morning
We're opening Mensana Fest 2026 at the park run. Walk it, jog it or run it, whatever suits you on…
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Mensana Fest 2026 – CMHA Info Stand at Carlow Farmers Market
Find us at the Farmers Market alongside LUNA. Call over for a chat, pick up information on local supports, and…
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Mensana Fest 2026 – Coffee Shop Conversations: How Mental Health Impacts Our Physical Body
Speaker: Maurita Delaney, Wellwood Centre. How our Mental Health impacts our Physical Body. Have a coffee and a chat. All…
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Mensana Fest 2026 – Outside Broadcast with KCLR
Join us for a fun-filled morning as LUNA moves into her new home. Face painting, petting farm and a cup…
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Mensana Fest 2026 – 5 Ways to Wellbeing
Join Gina Delaney from Mental Health Ireland as Gina explains how to fit the 5 Ways to Wellbeing into everyday…
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Mensana Fest 2026 – Age Friendly Info Stand at Mount Wolseley
We will have our information stand at the Carlow Age Friendly Event at Mount Wolseley. Call over for information and…
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Mensana Fest 2026 – Meet Up During Mensana: Coffee Morning at the Involvement Centre
Join us with the staff and volunteers in the Involvement Centre for a coffee morning. Drop in for a cup…
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Mensana Fest 2026 – Let’s Try Indoor Bowls
This session offers the opportunity to try indoor bowls with Carlow Tennis Club. All events are FREE.…
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A quick reminder to mute the background noise of other people's opinions Please stop letting the whispers, the judgments, or the looks of strangers dictate how you live your life. Most people are way too worried about their own messy lives to actually care about what you are doing anyway. If you are paralyzing yourself trying to guess what everyone around you is thinking, remember this: It doesn't matter what they think, let that sink in: • Their opinions of you are a reflection of their own personal issues, not your worth: People project their own insecurities onto others, so do not take their bitterness personally. • You cannot build a happy life if you let critics hold the steering wheel: The people who judge you from the sidelines aren't the ones out there playing the game. • Their validation will never fill the void if you don't love yourself first: Stop trading your authentic happiness for the temporary approval of a crowd that doesn't care. • At the end of the day, you are the author of your own unique story: Do not let someone who doesn't even know your heart write the chapters of your future. Give yourself permission to let go of the crowd's expectations and just focus on your own path. Walk with your head held high, live out loud, and let the critics talk while you keep thriving. 🤍 #mensana2026 #mentalhealthmatters #carlowmentalhealthassociation #carlowmentalhealth #cmha
We continue our coffee shop conversions for Mensana this Thursday evening in Neighbourhood Cafe on Barrack Street. Our guest speakers are Samantha, Orlagh and Maria from Whites Pharmacy speaking about Winter Wellness. All are welcome. #mensana2026 #mentalhealthmatters #carlowmentalhealthassociation #carlowmentalhealth #cmha #neighbourhoodexpresso #whitespharmacycarlow
Some of our photographs from the coffee shop conversation in Sweet Baking Mama Thanks to Maurita Delaney from @thewellwoodcentre explained how our Mental Health impacts our physical body. It was great to see all that came for the coffee and chat. Our next coffee shop conversation is in #neighbourhoodexpresso on Thusrday October 15th at 6pm. #mensana2026 #mentalhealthmatters #carlowmentalhealthassociation #carlowmentalhealth #cmha #thewellwoodcentrebagenalstown #sweetbakingmamacarlow
