Eilis Carton

I am an Irish Psychologist who lives in Rostock, Germany. I have completed all my training in Ireland but all my professional work has emphasised inclusive practise across diverse groups. I believe we are shaped by our experience and I am very interested in the idea of what has life taught you? - Has life taught you to trust that people are generally good, or has life taught you to be weary or even fearful of others - Has life taught you that you will persevere or has life taught you that you need to struggle for your survival. - Has life taught you that you are enough or has life taught you need to prove yourself in order to be loved. Life has very difficult moments, painful and maybe even unfair moments too. Although we cannot always control that or remove these experiences we can learn how to respond to those experiences, and be kind to ourselves during those experiences. Most things in this world exist on a spectrum and we must find balance in order to find our inner peace. I work on this everyday, and some days that balance is harder to find and other days it can feel very easy. Mental health is never something we achieve, but rather it is a continuous process of checking in and being mindful of how we are doing.