Marie Duffy
@donegalabu.bsky.social
Creeslough and Donegal woman, Mental health advocate, Arsenal fan, reader, writer and lover of notebooks.
Going to see Kae tempest tomorrow night and am so excited.
November 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Going to see Kae tempest tomorrow night and am so excited.
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