Bursting Out in Praise

The author draws on his own hard-earned wisdom for this series of reflections on spirituality and mental health. He covers a range of experiences including: upsides, downsides, recovery, balance, loving life and spirituality.

Gavin Thomas Murphy is from Coolock, Dublin and lives with bipolar disorder. A psychology graduate of the University of Scranton, USA, he volunteered with the Mercy Sisters as a HIV/Aids counsellor and mentor at a boys' orphanage in Guyana, South America. He was an Irish Jesuit novice based in the UK and is a frequent writer on spirituality and mental health with the Irish Jesuits. He has a master's in applied spirituality and draws much strength and inspiration from the Jesuit contemplative tradition.