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Richard Hogan

Family Psychotherapist.

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Richard Hogan: Do you think you should be happy all the time?

Happiness takes work, and thinking it's something that's easy is dangerous

Wed, 28 Sep, 2022

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Richard Hogan: Why you need to get rules in place for kids' screen time

Boundaries are a gift, you can have them without being a dictator

Wed, 21 Sep, 2022

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Richard Hogan: Kids want boundaries — give them to them for a happy home

A family without rules, principles and values so quickly descends into an inverted hierarchy

Thu, 15 Sep, 2022

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S Richard Hogan: My child is in an abusive relationship. What can I do?

It's a predicament that renders parents powerless and hopeless

Wed, 07 Sep, 2022

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Richard Hogan: Coercive control slowly reduces the victim to 'nothing'

In my experience, people who have been coercively controlled can feel as if they are losing their minds

Wed, 31 Aug, 2022

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Richard Hogan: Sanna Marin has to fight for her right to party

Marin's night out has nothing on Berlusconi's 'Bunga Bunga' parties. Is the media making much ado about nothing?

Thu, 25 Aug, 2022

Richard Hogan: Michael Collins and the legacy of a leader lost too young

Richard Hogan: Michael Collins and the legacy of a leader lost too young

My wife’s parents' house overlooks the back garden of Michael Collins' original homestead in Woodfield. I often think of him

Wed, 17 Aug, 2022

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Richard Hogan: Our outmoded schooling system is redundant to teenagers

Post-pandemic education must equip our children for critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration

Thu, 11 Aug, 2022

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Richard Hogan: Financial strain takes emotional toll on families

Parents can often feel obliged to maintain the lifestyle their children have become accustomed to

Thu, 28 Jul, 2022

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Richard Hogan: How can I cope seeing my ex-husband with someone new?

To complicate things further, the person he is dating is someone we both know and he wants to bring our daughter on holiday with them

Wed, 20 Jul, 2022