Marie Duffy
@donegalabu.bsky.social
Creeslough and Donegal woman, Mental health advocate, Arsenal fan, reader, writer and lover of notebooks.
What a second half by Kerry. They'll be hard to beat!
June 29, 2025 at 8:54 PM
What a second half by Kerry. They'll be hard to beat!
Will Jimmy continue his winning streak tomorrow? #Donegal #JimmysWinningMatches
June 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Will Jimmy continue his winning streak tomorrow? #Donegal #JimmysWinningMatches
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Emotional collapse in disagreements is proportional to a history of not being heard rather than unstable personality structure. #TraumaNotPD #AutismNotPD #ADHDNotPD
June 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Emotional collapse in disagreements is proportional to a history of not being heard rather than unstable personality structure. #TraumaNotPD #AutismNotPD #ADHDNotPD
Landed back in rainy Belfast airport. Have to wait 2 hours for a bus to Derry. Then get a lift from Derry to Donegal. Flying to Liverpool was the easy bit. #TravelAdventures
June 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Landed back in rainy Belfast airport. Have to wait 2 hours for a bus to Derry. Then get a lift from Derry to Donegal. Flying to Liverpool was the easy bit. #TravelAdventures
It can be disempowering to be a mental health advocate. It can be a lonely place to share your personal experience of mental health. But conferences like #BIGSPD25
June 12, 2025 at 9:56 AM
It can be disempowering to be a mental health advocate. It can be a lonely place to share your personal experience of mental health. But conferences like #BIGSPD25
Really enjoying my time at the BIGSPD annual conference. I enjoyed a fascinating talk by @dr-kjgardner.bsky.social this morning on the significance of location of self harm on the body. Really interesting insight in the research from clinicians and those with lived experience. #bigspd25
June 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Really enjoying my time at the BIGSPD annual conference. I enjoyed a fascinating talk by @dr-kjgardner.bsky.social this morning on the significance of location of self harm on the body. Really interesting insight in the research from clinicians and those with lived experience. #bigspd25
@dr-kjgardner.bsky.social Really interesting presentation. Thanks for sharing your research. It's really important. #bigspd25
June 11, 2025 at 10:02 AM
@dr-kjgardner.bsky.social Really interesting presentation. Thanks for sharing your research. It's really important. #bigspd25
Looking forward to learning new ways I can use my lived experience when I return home to Ireland. Feeling inspired already and it's only day one of the conference! #bigspd25
June 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Looking forward to learning new ways I can use my lived experience when I return home to Ireland. Feeling inspired already and it's only day one of the conference! #bigspd25
I am so proud of my niece and her Donegal team, who won their all Ireland shield final in Kilkenny on Sunday, beating Limerick 2-0. She even got joint player of the match. #Speirgorm
May 20, 2025 at 10:51 AM
I am so proud of my niece and her Donegal team, who won their all Ireland shield final in Kilkenny on Sunday, beating Limerick 2-0. She even got joint player of the match. #Speirgorm
This week, I've been in beautiful Dubrovnik for a much needed break. If you're a Game of Thrones fan, you're in for a treat.
April 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
This week, I've been in beautiful Dubrovnik for a much needed break. If you're a Game of Thrones fan, you're in for a treat.
Last week, I spoke at the Sharing the Vision mental health conference in Dublin Castle. It was a privilege to be part of the panel discussion on lived experience. #MentalHealth
April 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Last week, I spoke at the Sharing the Vision mental health conference in Dublin Castle. It was a privilege to be part of the panel discussion on lived experience. #MentalHealth
Just back from indoor football -15 women all aged 30+ kicking around a football on a Thursday night. Best way to blow off steam! Highly recommend it.
March 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Just back from indoor football -15 women all aged 30+ kicking around a football on a Thursday night. Best way to blow off steam! Highly recommend it.
My heart is sore for the families who lost two young men in a car crash in West Donegal last night. I pray that those who are injured make a full recovery.
March 1, 2025 at 10:47 PM
My heart is sore for the families who lost two young men in a car crash in West Donegal last night. I pray that those who are injured make a full recovery.
Today, I organised a wellbeing day for the U12s I coach at Dunfanaghy Youths. We had some icebreaker games, yoga, talks from the FAI on nutrition, recovery, and staying in sport and finished up the day with a few matches and a penalty shootout. Good for body, good for mind.
March 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Today, I organised a wellbeing day for the U12s I coach at Dunfanaghy Youths. We had some icebreaker games, yoga, talks from the FAI on nutrition, recovery, and staying in sport and finished up the day with a few matches and a penalty shootout. Good for body, good for mind.
The last two pups of the litter. The brown goes to a good home on Saturday. We're keeping the other one. Any name suggestions?
February 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The last two pups of the litter. The brown goes to a good home on Saturday. We're keeping the other one. Any name suggestions?
I had an amazing acupuncture treatment lastnight. I feel like I'm walking on clouds today.
February 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I had an amazing acupuncture treatment lastnight. I feel like I'm walking on clouds today.
Lovely walk on the beach today.
February 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Lovely walk on the beach today.
Really good summary
February 7, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Really good summary
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Word of the Day is ‘bayard’ (16th century): one who has the supreme self-confidence of ignorance.
February 5, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Word of the Day is ‘bayard’ (16th century): one who has the supreme self-confidence of ignorance.
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We've just joined and feeling a little lonely. Give us a follow and say hi! #SpeirGorm
February 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
We've just joined and feeling a little lonely. Give us a follow and say hi! #SpeirGorm
Love this ❤️
February 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Love this ❤️
Met my old psychiatrist at a conference today. It's been 7 years since I was his patient, but he remembered me. Last time I saw him I was very unwell. Today I was representing the voice of lived experience at the conference. Things can get better.
January 29, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Met my old psychiatrist at a conference today. It's been 7 years since I was his patient, but he remembered me. Last time I saw him I was very unwell. Today I was representing the voice of lived experience at the conference. Things can get better.
Been reading a bit about the Celtic calender and the Celtic wheel. Does anyone have any recommendations of reading materials? #SpeirGorm
January 12, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Been reading a bit about the Celtic calender and the Celtic wheel. Does anyone have any recommendations of reading materials? #SpeirGorm
Back to work tomorrow. Eek.
January 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Back to work tomorrow. Eek.