Playing with toys and losing yourself in your imagination is not just nice for a child, but actually therapeutic and a significant part of their cognitive development, says Richard Hogan

From his own mother, to the mother of his children, to mums everywhere... Richard Hogan says it's time to honour all the women who gave so much so that their children could have a healthy and happy future

A recent injury forced Richard Hogan from the road to the gym... and then on to crutches. It proved a wake-up call for his health

It may be viewed as an Irish-American city, but Boston has some elements that are alien to visitors from the Auld Sod

After years of avoiding them, Richard Hogan eventually fell under the spell of books and says Ireland Reads Day this month is a great opportunity to captivate the next generation

Social media platforms plucked our children from real life activities and friendships and imprisoned them in their rooms, Richard Hogan

Here's my advice if you find yourself becoming consumed with anxiety and uncertainty when the boss starts to pick on you

Whenever I see a person in a shop overreacting to the shop assistant that isn’t moving quickly enough, or someone raging in traffic, all I see is the hurt little child that felt unseen or abandoned

How we talk to each other during conflict impacts on intimacy. I hear this so often in my clinic

It was one of those days in West Cork where the weather is remarkable. It was 4.30pm when we started the sauna. When we got into the water the sky was the most remarkable colour. The water was freezing, but every time you went back and did the sauna for 15 minutes the water became warmer for some inexplicable reason