Episodes
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Molly has Aisling Power on this episode to discuss Dysfunctional Relationship Dynamics. Molly and Aisling use Love is Blind Season 7 to discuss examples of dysfunctional relationship dynamics. You don't have to have watched the series to listen to the episode. Molly and Aisling give enough context in the episode for you to be able to follow along. As usual, Molly extracts the lessons from the series, and both Molly and Aisling discuss similar situations they have been through and what they have learned.
At the end of the episode a clip from Drivetime on RTE Radio 1 is played which discusses the topic of "Can men and women be friends". There is also a discussion about absent fathers and women who enter relationships with them. And finally, ensuring you are your authentic self when starting a relationship to save time and pain. Enjoy the episode!
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Sinead Crowe and Shauna Gibson from Intuitive Eating Hub join Molly for an incredible discussion around how to improve our relationship with food. Topics covered:
Experience of binge eatingWhat is intuitive eatingEvelyn Tribbly and Elise Resch and their self care eating frameworkWeight loss clinicsPsychology of forming relationship with foodProblems with dietsOrthorexiaSlimming WorldScams that convince us our natural bodies are not good enoughIntuitive Eating HubResilience and fierce self-compassionShameBinge eatingFood addictionMagic Chef ToolAnd so much more.....Sinéad is an Intuitive Eating Counsellor, Nutritional Therapist and Perinatal Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist, other expertise includes, training in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Strategic Intervention and Behavioural Family Therapy. She has also completed a Masters in Mindfulness Based Interventions in UCD.
She experienced binge eating for over 20 years and enforced rigid food rules for her eldest two children. She has since had two more children and has raised them as intuitive eaters.
Shauna Gibson is an Intuitive Eating Counsellor and Psychotherapist who specialises in the treatment of Eating Disorders and disordered eating. A dieter from a young age she became a Slimming Consultant, for several years. Disillousioned by the slimming industry Shauna embarked on training in Eating Psychology.
She moved into private clinical practice in Belfast in 2013 and found that weight management approaches do not work and can actually cause harm. But actually working in a weight neutral way where the focus is on health promoting behaviours is better for long lasting effective change. Intuitive Eating is the main evidence based weight neutral approach and, Shauna is passionate about this self care framework.
You can find Sinead and Shauna on Instagram @intuitive.eating.ireland @intuitive.eating.nior online at www.intuitiveeatinghub.comMusic played was Famine by Sinead O'Connor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZIB6MslCAo
Healing Gals Podcast Season 3 is sponsored by Lashdolls Academy of Beauty. Follow them on Instagram @lashdolls_ireland and explore their courses on www.lashdolls.ieHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The conversation with Psychotherapist Aoife Edwards continues.
Topics covered:
The parentified childUnmothered mothersAttachment stylesBeing a good enough parentSelf-parentingBeing estranged from your parentsBoundaries: what they are and what they're not.Our parents did the best they couldParenting in the different generationsEmotional AbuseCreating safety to repair relationshipsTeaching people how to love youRecommendations:
Instagram Page @sitwithwhit
Tiktok on Unmothered Mothers; Creator EVITA PK
Aoife Edwards is also an artist and uses art as a form of expression. Her pieces are very interesting. They explore themes that come up in therapy. If you're interested, give her art page a follow on Instagram @maala.studio
Enjoy the episode!
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Aoife Edwards is an integrative humanistic psychotherapist who specializes in childhood trauma.
Topics covered:
Body imageThe power of women as we get olderJealousyLoving yourselfModeling self-love to children and younger peopleStarting inner child workDifficult childhoods lead to abusive relationshipsRepetition compulsionFeeling safe in relationshipsIf safety is not consistent, it's not safetyWhy women stay in bad relationshipsDeconditioningTherapy explainedAoife Edwards is also an artist and uses art as a form of expression. Her pieces are very interesting. They explore themes that come up in therapy. If you're interested, give her art page a follow on Instagram @maala.studio
This episode will be continued next week...
Enjoy the episode!
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Molly sits down with her friend Sinead Walsh from the Health and Society Podcast to discuss Female friendships. As usual, the topic traveled on to other interesting topics such as Irish Funerals and the concept of Unconditional Love.
Topics covered:
Brooke Shields documentary "Pretty Baby".
Exercising for health versus exercising to be "skinny"
Periods
Misogyny and internalized misogyny
Learning the value of female friendships
Outgrowing friendships
Being the villain in someone else's story
RSD Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria
PMDD
Emotions versus feelings
Generational gifts
Boundaries
Jonah Hill boundaries scandal (google it)
Making up stories when other people treat us badly
Enjoy the episode x
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Inspire HER is a women's Christmas event in The Betsy, Swords on 15th December Molly is a guest speaker and in this episode, she speaks to the organisers of the event as well as the guest speakers. You'll get a chance to hear where these inspiring women came from and how they grew their business' against the odds. Inspire HER is the appropriate name for this reason.
You can follow the gals below:
Karen Grehan @lashdolls_ireland
Chloe and Sarah @femmeclub_irl
Andrea Kirwan @drewayacademyclinic
And of course Molly @healinggals
You can purchase the last few tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/femme-club-irl-x-lash-dolls-ireland-presents-inspire-her-christmas-event-tickets-1050892436567?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&_gl=1*ekkg2k*_up*MQ..*_ga*OTc5Nzk0MzMyLjE3MzA1NjI4NDc.*_ga_TQVES5V6SH*MTczMDU2Mjg0Ni4xLjAuMTczMDU2Mjg0Ni4wLjAuMA..
If you have any questions or dilemmas for Healing Gals listener's episode, send them into [email protected]
Enjoy the episode!
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Big Brother Star Trish comes on to discuss her experience in the Big Brother House and her struggle with PTSD when she came out. Trish discussed openly the mental health crisis she experienced as a result and discussed her healing. Trish explores the usual Healing Gals topics with Molly i.e. the messaging she received which formed her beliefs about herself, how she cares for Little Trish and lessons she learned from her unique life experiences.
We discuss racism and the harmful stereotypes put on black women and how we can be allies. Trish is an incredible woman and Molly was grateful to have this important discussion with Trish.
Enjoy the episode!
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Molly sits down with a friend, Aisling Power, to discuss lessons we wish we knew when we were younger. Their conversation covers a multitude of topics from deconditioning what we learned as children to body image and much more. This is a really great episode!
Molly recommends:
Beyond Men and Masculitnity on Netflix
Normal People with Paul Mescal (she couldn't remember his name)
Molly speaks about inappropriate touch from an employer when she was 16 so be aware this discussion might be difficult for some listeners.
Healing Gals has been nominated for TWO Irish Podcast Awards:
Best Health and Wellness Podcast andBest Self-Improvement PodcastIf you could vote, that would be amazing. Click on this link here: https://irishpodawards.ie/listeners-vote
ALso if you want to go to the Christmas Event that Molly is speaking at in December here is the link: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/femme-club-irl-x-lash-dolls-ireland-presents-inspire-her-christmas-event-tickets-1050892436567?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&_gl=1*1y0f4gh*_up*MQ..*_ga*MjA2OTg1MjQzMC4xNzI5MzY1MTMx*_ga_TQVES5V6SH*MTcyOTM2NTEzMS4xLjAuMTcyOTM2NTEzMS4wLjAuMA..
Enjoy the episode!
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Molly talks about the beliefs we have about weddings i.e. that we have to get ourselves into debt to have one. She speaks about her own wedding and how she and her now husband came to the decision to go against the grain and have a different kind of celebration. Molly also talks about learning how to live without parents and meeting the need for parents with parental figures, including a chat about emotional maturity. Enjoy the episode!
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Molly discusses Acceptance which is a huge part of her healing process. Molly sits with Aine Uninfluenced to catch up with all of the big moves Aine is making of late! They discuss Aine's planned trip to the jungle in South America to learn how to deliver Kambo, an indigenous medicine to South America which AIne will be delivering here in Ireland. Then Molly and AIne discuss how to find healthy love after relationship trauma. Molly discusses her biggest lessons from being with Karl with a K and two near misses before she met Kev!
Enjoy the episode gals x
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In this episode, Molly discussed gratitude and doing things afraid. Then Molly and Ash have an enlightening and empowering discussion with sex and intimacy specialist, Grace Alice O'Shea. The discussion covers so many topics and themes:
-Vaginismus
-Saving the compliments we receive for when we feel low or doubt ourselves
-The lack of sex education in our country
-How core beliefs affect our feelings about our body
-How to question core beliefs
-You'll never see you, how others see you
-Normalising ageing
-Foreplay: what it is and what it isn't
-Sex is not just penetration
-Making a sex menu
-Appreciation in day to day life promotes desire
-Non sexual intimacy
-Using your imagination
-Using imagination and creativity to remove complacency
-How division of labour affects sexual desire
Enjoy the episode gals x
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Trigger warning: Discussion about gender based violence. Molly attended the protest in Dublin on 22/06/2024 in solidarity with Natasha O'Brien and discussed the experience of being at the protest. Molly had a difficult incident out for lunch on her own where a man took a photo of her and discussed this.
Molly then has a discussion with Steph Meagher from the Instagram page Babes Without Beers. In this discussion both Steph and Molly discuss how Steph came to create Babes Without Beers, the journey to cutting down drinking, What to say (or not) when one person in the group is not drinking, how core beliefs affect decision making and other important parts of this discussion.
Two books mentioned in the interview with Steph were Mindful Drinking by Rosamund Dean and The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle.
Enjoy the episode gals x
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Molly has a discussion with psychotherapist and COO of Hair Together Ireland, Gemma McHugh, about the documentary on Netflix called Beyond Men and Masculinity. They discuss the biggest takeaways of the documentary and how we can support men to reconnect with their feelings and have a healthier relationship with themselves, which will hugely improve healing for everyone. Gemma talks us through her tip on how to raise healthy boys that grow up to be emotionally mature men.
Go Fund Me link to support Hair Together securing a new premises so they can expand on their amazing work: https://gofund.me/bfcb8692
Enjoy the episode gals x
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Trigger warning:
In this episode, Molly sits down with Shauna Maxwell in the shed (lol) to discuss Shauna's story of trauma and how she went from striving to thriving. Shauna is raw and honest and open about some very difficult times in her life and she shares this in an effort to support others. Molly shares her experiences throughout and her tools that were helpful in different situations.
The themes discussed are:
-Feeling lost as a child
-Expressing healthy anger
-The four agreements
--The importance of social care workers doing the work
-Suppressing emotions v letting emotions flow
-Lessons from the universe
-Postnatal depression/ suicidal ideation/self-harm
-Childbirth
-Importance of regualtion
-Modelling behaviours and coping skills
-Parent Plug-Ins
-How to regulate your nervous system
-Resilience in children
-The mother wound.
Enjoy the episode gals x
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Season two is back with a bang! Molly starts the episode by talking about her relationship with her sister, Tan, and how that has healed. Nicola Connelly Byrne joins Molly to talk about where the powerhouse that is NCB came from and how Soulworks was born. Nicola also talks personal development and the life changes it brings. Then through discussions, Nicola shares her knowledge with us about consciousness, higher-self and setting boundaries. Enjoy the episode gals!
At the start of the episode Molly discusses the book that helped her healing with Tan How To Do The Work by Nicole LePera https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwjzlqnP6LqGAxX3j1AGHURhAM0YABADGgJkZw&ase=2&gclid=CjwKCAjwjeuyBhBuEiwAJ3vuoTL10NCWV0IauIZW14kahYdb8UZWpRZZtCjFphaR5KiCNo2_M22SvhoCJhsQAvD_BwE&ei=T0tbZuKRKpS3hbIPwbSOkAs&ohost=www.google.com&cid=CAESVuD2uR9RxjPD3zPr14-UosMJQru6KJ4MT3hRH2bFmN0fydkCsbNhn_a3RomBDelFOPMxiDcFJUOoeRSxKuBY2GUmoZiNiYn_gsnWJOW7E4RfvGlmx2Iy&sig=AOD64_01-HGA8OI6IFpcXgn-UCUujpEX7Q&ctype=5&q=&nis=4&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwii9aLP6LqGAxWUW0EAHUGaA7IQ9aACKAB6BAgFEBE&adurl=
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Trigger warning: difficult discussion about harmful method of weight loss. In this episode, Molly and Ash talk about the lessons they learned in the process of recording season one. Ash opens up about some difficult emotions around body image. The girls discuss their favourite episodes, some listener feedback and recommended some books and podcasts:
Books:
Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski https://www.amazon.com/Come-You-Are-Surprising-Transform/dp/1476762090How To Do the Work by Nicole LePera https://www.amazon.com/s?k=how+to+do+the+work&i=stripbooks-intl-ship&crid=2JOPYDGLR6JA7&sprefix=how+to+do+%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C148&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_3_10
Podacsts:
The Sinead Says Podcast: How to be happier using Neuroscience with Alexis Fernandez. https://open.spotify.com/episode/6KoR5SAbRqCKHkAcoaeVyg?si=RgUJFT_4TFGlvkEzEkYuTQ
Soulchats with Nicola Connelly Byrne. Episode with Eavan Murray/ episode with Carmel Egan. https://open.spotify.com/episode/3yQ9cqYUp7fGNIv2SKrD5e?si=45d07f15b118428a
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In this episode, Molly has a discussion about the female experience of menopause, the mental load and imposter syndrome with Brenadette from @yoga_with_bee
Bernadette is a yoga teacher and regularly holds workshops for menopause, pregnancy and post-natal yoga. Bernadette has wonderful insights on these topics and articulates very well the experience of being women experiencing these stages in our lives. Enjoy the episode!
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In this episode, Molly takes Sinead Walsh through the Four Horsemen that Block our Healing i.e. Generational Trauma, Negative Messaging, the Patriarchy and Overstimulation. In exploring the four horsemen that block our healing, Molly and Sinead discuss being stressed, under-resourced independent parents and the effects this has had on themselves but also on their relationship with their daughters. Sinead discussed her recent diagnosis of adult ADHD and tips for managing this.
Molly and Sinead mentioned two documentaries; Beyond Men and Masculinity and Surveillance Capitalism.
Sinead mentioned her upcoming podcast Health and Society, which will be debuted on 30th April 2024.
Enjoy the episode, it's a special one.
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In this episode, Molly has a discussion with Eileen McHugh. Eileen is an amazing woman who shares her story of heroin addiction and recovery to starting an award-winning social enterprise Hair Together. More information on https://hairtogetherclg.com/
Eileen shares her hardest moments and the tools she uses to take care of her mental health. Molly also discusses some tools that support good mental health in young people. Enjoy the episode.
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TRIGGER WARNING: In this episode Molly sits down with Stephanie Healy to discuss miscarriage and stillborn. Stephanie is an incredible woman who is open and honest about what it is like to experience this awful loss. Stephanie speaks openly about the experience itself, as well as all of the complex emotions that go along with such a loss. Stephanie is also absolutely hilarious and her laugh is just gorgeous. We laughed, we cried and we learned a lot, I hope you enjoy the episode.
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