Blue Monday, flipped. One day for you, and a plan to keep yourself on the to-do list.

Monday 18 January 2027 is Blue Monday. Supposedly the most miserable day of the year. We picked it on purpose.

Instead of getting through it, you'll spend it on yourself. Breakfast, good conversation, journalling and a sound bath at The Garden Room, Keadeen Hotel. No inbox, no school run, no one needing anything from you.

The Pause isn't just about the day, though. Most of us know we should look after ourselves more. The hard part is doing it on a Tuesday in February, when everything else is shouting louder. So the day is built around making it stick. How do you keep yourself on the list once life's back to normal?

How the day works

We'll start the day with a healthy breakfast and a cuppa to break the ice. Our panel shares what's actually changed for them, how they keep overwhelm down, and what they do when the plans slip. Then Hannah Sukkar takes you through a journalling and goal-setting workshop. First, where things really are for you right now. Then how to turn that into things you'll actually do. Lunch is a buffet style casual vibes, there's a sound bath in the afternoon, and we finish with a letter to your future self. It ties into our Mid-Year Reset, so we'll be checking back in.

The panel

Led by Donna McCullagh, with:

Maj Cunningham, pharmacist, on women's health, perimenopause, fertility and functional medicine.

Sue McNulty, Executive Director and a solo parent, on the turning points that changed things for her.

Fiona Coyne of Flóraith Skincare, on overwhelm and building small rituals that stick.

Laura Burke, personal trainer at Laura Burke Fitness, on movement and why it matters so much in our lives.

Dr Victoria Moreno, GP, on the changes women go through across their lives, and what to bring up when you're talking to your own GP.

What's included

Breakfast, lunch, all sessions, Sound Bath and a goodie bag to take home.

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