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Welcome to the Ian Callaghan Blog: Resilience, Growth, and Real Talk
Life isn’t just about surviving—it’s about thriving. Here, we dive deep into personal growth, mental resilience, and the real challenges that shape us. From overcoming self-doubt and limiting beliefs to embracing the power of transformation, this blog is a space for honest conversations, actionable insights, and a community that truly gets it.
With stories drawn from my own journey—from military life to navigating mental health struggles and finding strength in adversity—this is where we talk about what really matters. Whether you’re seeking motivation, mindset shifts, or just a place where you’re understood, you’re in the right place.
Let’s break barriers, challenge old narratives, and build a stronger, more empowered version of ourselves—together.
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ColdWater Therapy
ColdWater Therapy There has been a lot written recently about coldwater therapy and wild swimming. As children, we just called it swimming, from an early age we swam in the River Usk at Newbridge on Usk or as we called it Gypos tump. We would ride bikes that we often...
Journaling
Journaling What is Journaling There is nothing new about journaling, there records of the stoic philosophers keeping journals from Epictetus to Marcus Aurelius. Through history people such as 1. Leonardo da Vinci · 2. Frida Kahlo · 3. Marie Curie · 4. Anne Frank · 5....
Coming out of Covid
It has been a while since I wrote on here and as are coming out of covid all be it to a very new "normal". I thought I would write a bit about how I have been the last few months since last writing here. Many of us have had a pretty shit year in one way or another,...
Covid and my mental health
Covid and My Mental Health. This is by no means an exhaustive post of how I have gotten through this year so far, just a quick post listing a few of the tools I have used to manage my mental health. During this year I have had several episodes if that is what you wish...
Contrast showers
CONTRAST SHOWERS I have done contrast showers for years and there are proven benefits to the hot and cold contrast. Contrast showering is basically ‘therapeutic contrasting’ – the act of quickly changing body temperature from hot to cold and back again. This is...
Habits
Habits Your life today is essentially the sum of your habits. How in shape or out of shape you are? A result of your habits. How happy or unhappy you are? A result of your habits. How successful or unsuccessful you are? A result of your habits. What you repeatedly do...
Nature the outdoors and mental health
Nature the outdoors and mental health I have written about this subject in the past the power of Nature the outdoors and mental health. We are living in very strange times. Nature the outdoors and mental health, my medicine, my antidepressants, my therapy room and all...
Coasteering and kayaking
Coasteering and Kayaking in Pembrokeshire National Park This post is a bit of a break from my normal posts but something I will be doing more of showing a bit of the other side of me away from my passion for cooking. Coasteering and kayaking, I love to be in or...
Depression, Addiction, self-medicating
Depression, Addiction, Self-Medicating Where to start with this post about depression, addiction, self-medicating. Along with wit depression or any mental health issue, the first step to recovery is admitting to yourself that you have a problem. So I have never...
Ian Callaghan
Ian Callaghan is a mindset coach and meditation expert dedicated to helping individuals overcome self-limiting beliefs and unlock their true potential.