Lifelines

HIGH JUMP: Dublin man Barry McKiernan attempts the highest bungee jump in the world on November 23rd in Cape Town, South Africa to raise funds for Grow, the mental health organisation. Grow is celebrating its 50th year of helping people with mental health problems. In Ireland, Grow has a network of over 145 groups. See www.grow.ie or tel: 01-8734029 for more details or to make donations.

ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY EVENT: The Peter Bradley Foundation Acquired Brain Injury Services and BRÍ, the Acquired Brain Injury Advocacy Association, are hosting a two-day information and education event on acquired brain injury on November 27th and 28th in the Radisson SAS Royal Hotel, Golden Lane, Dublin.

The event will be addressed by experts in health policy, therapeutic services and other issues. Admission is free to survivors of an acquired brain injury and their families. Tel: 01-2804164 for more details. See also www.peterbradleyfoundation.ie.

LOVE TALK: The Inner Marriage: Love, Relationship and the Search for Wholeness is the title of a public lecture by Jungian psychotherapist and author Benig Mauger on Friday at 8pm in the Swift Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin. Mauger will examine love as both a human and a divine passion and look at how we continue to seek love outside of ourselves despite knowing that it lies within us all. Tickets at the door are €25/€15. See also www.soul-connections.com.

© 2007 The Irish Times

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