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An impromptu New Year's Eve episode to check in on the podcast, and make the most of my multiple subscriptions that I've continued to pay since June!!
Wishing you all a wonderful New Year! And hopefully, I return to some sort of regular routine with the pod in 2022! When I work out the work-life-home-family-leisure-wellness-exercise-projects etc balance ... -
This week I share my Summer Solstice musings, Nineties Reminiscing, and hope for an Education Renaissance!
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
The Consilience Project: https://consilienceproject.org/
Louise Nealon, author of Snowflake: https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/louise-nealon-there-is-an-overwhelming-silence-and-shame-in-irish-culture-1.4552316
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This week I am joined for a chat with Brian O’Loughlin, one of the founders of Movement 101. I joined up to their online programme last year after having a few different injuries, and just getting fed up with one injury leading on to another! So it was great to chat in person with Brian and hear more about the ethos behind the movement!
Brian and his business partner Rob recognised the need for people, in general, to first learn to move their bodies better before they then go on to engage in whatever sport or activity they choose. Their thinking is that we can overcome most pain and injury if we work on the daily movement of our body first. As opposed to maybe working 5 days a week sat slouched over a computer and then wonder what is wrong with us when our back gives way when we go say, surfing on the weekend. We’ve gone from 0 to 90 and then feel let down by our body when it can’t cooperate with the rapid transition!
Importantly, Movement101 advocates that rather than letting that back pain (or whatever pain) define what we can continue to do (or not do) in the future, they propose we can return to active sport, once we have integrated daily movement and preparation of the back, spine or whatever body part, first.
The chat moves on to introduce a new men’s only platform that they are launching this week, called Telos. I think this is a very interesting development in their journey to integrate learning more about the body, the mind, and personal development holistically. Brian explains why they chose to make it a men’s only space, and what they have in store for the Telos journey.
The 3 Principals of Movement 101: Responsibility; Empowerment; EducationMovement 101 helps people to do what they want to do with their body A modern, sedentary lifestyle does not require us to physically move to surviveWhat is your 'why' when you show up to exercise? Recognising the relationship between physical pain and stress in our livesMovement101 (M101) take a multifaceted approach to clients presenting with painChallenge there is any such as thing as a "wrong" movementImplementing rituals, systems, and beliefs to build the life you really want Telos personal development platform launches this week - M101 men's only mentorship frameworkHow mentors help him to achieve his personal and professional goalsAs an entrepreneur, advocates for 'Money, Impact, & Freedom' M101 works with high-profile sportspersons to include professional world adventurer, Damian BrowneMen, social media, and body ideals Journalling - "Read to learn more, Write to learn more about yourself"
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Movement101 website: https://movement101.com/
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I’m mixing things up a little this week and turning the mic on me! I am sharing a chat I had on the Paper Tuesdays podcast a few months ago with Michael Dwyer and Marc Halpin.
Learning about ourselves through sports competition - pushing out of our comfort zones and battling the egoPower structures and society Is social media and technology the new religion? Why we need Emotional Intelligence & Self-Awareness Social media distracting us from living a more meaningful lifeThe hollowness of consumerism Nature & Higher PowerChallenging the traditional working life model in the modern western world The Joy of the SeaHow can I be in the marketing education space, and also challenge overconsumption, and champion sustainability? New retail opportunities in the Circular Economy Karl Marx’s Commodity Fetishism, the fashion industry & modern-day slavery The necessity of critical thinking for all people in current times The problem with stereotyping masculine and feminine traits Care and the emotional loadImagining a dystopian world where all women were wiped out! The overwhelming role of parenthood and the necessity of sharing the workloadPerpetual learning for building continued self-awareness and deeper thinking
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About the Paper Tuesdays podcast and hosts: https://wexfordweekly.com/2021/02/21/paper-tuesdays-podcast/
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I am joined this week by Aidan McCullen, a former professional rugby player, who played with Ireland, Leinster, and Toulouse during his rugby career. Aidan has since reinvented himself in a number of different career transformations. But I came across him first in his capacity as host of The Innovation Show podcast about 4 years ago. I actually would say it was one inspiration behind me starting this podcast.
Aidan has now written a book, ‘Undisruptable, A Mindset of Permanent Reinvention for Individuals, Organisations, and Life’.
The book, I would say, is inspired by the culmination of all the phenomenal guests Aidan has attracted to his show over the last six years - some of the key strategic thinkers of the 21st century.
But for every interview, he actually reads each guest’s book before they come on his show. So, I would say his book could be described as a distillation of all this acquired knowledge, filtered through Aidan’s creative mind to arrive at, Undisruptable, Aidan’s own take on how we need to do business in an increasingly changing, volatile business landscape.
For anyone with an interest in new ideas, or in doing business in VUCA times (that is under Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous times), or who is just a fellow fan of The Innovation Show, this episode is for you!
TOPICS DISCUSSED:
Starting podcasts and creating habits! The Innovation Show podcast - currently booked up until 2024!Mental models and learning: how to consume contentInspiration behind writing his new book, 'Undisruptable'Idea behind The Permanent Reinvention Mindset? Explaining S-curves, and the need to learn in permanence Return on Capabilities (RoC), and 'Assets in the Ashes' Walt Disney's career - perfect example of a permanent reinvention mindest where he continually pushed boundaries and jumped S-curves The science behind visualisation boards, journaling and practicing gratitude Reticular Activation System (RAS): filtering system in our brain to attract that which we have told our brain is importantWriting your goals, and remember to be grateful when you achieve your goals - gratitude attracts more great things (RAS in action) The Immortal Jellyfish and Fujifilm: permanent reinvention in nature and business!RESOURCES MENTIONED:
The Innovation Show website https://theinnovationshow.io/Aidan McCullen's 'Undisruptable: A Mindset of Permanent reinvention' book: https://theinnovationshow.io/undisruptable-book/Barbara Oakley and learning how to learn: https://barbaraoakley.com/ R. Buckminster Fuller: https://www.bfi.org/about-fullerClayton Christensen, world's top management thinker: https://claytonchristensen.com/Joe Dispensa: https://drjoedispenza.com/
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My guest this week is the charismatic Kathleen Duffy, psychotherapist, dream analyst, and author of Awaken to the Wisdom of your Dreams. Kathleen is well-known in the field of dreamwork within psychotherapy practice and regularly runs workshops to share her own wisdom and experience on this fascinating topic.
I had the privilege of chatting regularly with Kathleen over the years about analysing dreams, and I’ve always been drawn to the curiosity of this other realm and all that we don’t fully understand in our conscious mind. So, when Kathleen agreed to join me on the podcast, I was so delighted.
We get personal as Kathleen unpacks my dream! We don’t go too deep as it was a pretty vivid and personal dream, but it helps to demonstrate the process of how to recall your dream in the morning, and then how to figure out the message your subconscious mind is trying to resolve for you.
Kathleen demonstrates how Gestalt therapy works by asking me to move from describing a favourite pair of pants, to me becoming the pair of pants! Sounds odd, but it works! The exercise really hit home for me as it pinpointed so many significant symbols that were relevant to me this week in particular. I don’t share them all, but you can hear from our interaction, the exercise hit home!
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The first person to bring psychotherapy to Mayo!Letting go of the conscious mind (ego, left-brain), into the subconscious dream world (creative, right-brain)We need to listen to our dreams, information is trying to bypass our busy, distracted, conscious mind "Sleep on it" ... bringing balance to the (rational) left & (irrational) right side of the brain The function of dreams is to bring balance to the psycheTheorists of the dreamworld: Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung and then Fritz Perls & Gestalt Therapy The 'wisdom' of our dreams - our dreams are more than the limitations of our conscious mind Connecting Jung's dream symbolism and free associations with a LEGO Serious Play Workshop!Bert Hellinger's group work: Family constellations and the wisdom of the collective unconscious - stepping into an intuitive realm Guiding steps from Kathleen's book to help you recall your dreamsKathleen demonstrates how we can analyse our dreams, using a dream I shared from the previous nightDreams brings to us whatever it is we are denying during the day, to balance our psycheWhy do we have recurring dreams? Jung's Universal and Personal Archetypes or SelvesThe dreaded 'Leaving Cert' dream!!Is Deja Vu connected to the dream world? Linear versus non-linear time "I am a purple pair of pants!" ... Kathleen demonstrates Gestalt therapy on meRESOURCES MENTIONED:
Kathleen's book website: http://www.awakentoyourdreams.com/aboutFamily Constellations Ireland: https://www.familyconstellationsireland.com_______________________________________________________
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My guest this week is Orla Finn, a local business owner in our village and very well known to so many locally – she is the founder of Mojo Fitness, an award-winning outdoor Bootcamp which she started 6 years ago. By designing training classes and programmes to accommodate in particular the lives of busy parents, Mojo Fitness has been an absolute lifeline for many here in Donabate.
Often it is difficult for parents with young kids to get out to exercise, socialise, or even engage in an adult conversation all day, and it can be very isolating. Which of course can have a knock-on effect on our mental health and wellbeing. But Orla designs her programmes with that ‘busy mum’ or ‘time-strapped dad’ in mind, to get out and get a really good session in, while also building a community and forging friendships
Orla has designed a realistic training programme for relatively novice runners to train & complete a half-marathon, and with this, she has helped people who never dreamed of running 5km to instead experience the achievement of crossing a finishing line of a half marathon.
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Pivoting roles from the career we "should" have, to the career we actually loveBuilding a community-driven outdoor fitness group Mini-goals to give clients a training focus Supporting clients to go from zero kms to completing half marathonsIf you have the want, you can do anything Designed a more realistic marathon training plan for busy parents Training & early motherhood ... Buggy Bootcamp!"Mojo saved my life" - the importance of community, friendship & camaraderieWhat does a PT (Personal Trainer) look like?Voted 'Best Bootcamp in Ireland' at the Irish Fitness Industry (IFI) Awards 2019Exercise & movement gets us through the mentally & emotionally tough timesHow to keep young girls in sport?Setting personal goals - next up, 6km sea-swim from Lambay Island to Tower Bay, Portrane to support new local social enterprise, EggHeadzMojo Fitness: http://www.mojofitness.eu/
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Solocast musings with your host, Dr. Dee Duffy
"Shed not a clout, till May is out" ... I should have listened to my mammy!Re-learning self-care practicesAchieving a personal goal and hitting all of Glasser's 5 Basic Needs (Choice Theory)The 'Yes Day' Essay: swapping out the 7 Deadly HabitsWhat are we sending kids to school for? To do what they are told? Or to be creative, imaginative, and innovative thinkers?Darkness Into Light 2021: what we planned versus how it happened
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RESOURCES MENTIONED:
Mobility training: https://movement101.com/
Swim Ireland: https://www.swimireland.ie/news/return-to-open-water-april-2021
William Glasser's 5 Basic Needs: https://wglasser.com/quickstart-guide-to-choice-theory/#basic-needs
Sir Ken Robinson "Do Schools Kill Creativity?" TED talk: https://youtu.be/iG9CE55wbtY
Darkness Into Light: https://www.pieta.ie/
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This week I chat with Mark Donnelly, founder of the clothing brand HUH, standing for How’s Your Head? I’ve been following Mark’s journey with interest since he launched the business last year as he was a former retail degree student of mine. So, of course, I was delighted to see him braving a new business venture.
The brand has really taken off over the last year so that now it really has created its very own brand community. In a chaotic consumer society, so many people more and more want to align themselves with brands that have a purpose or a meaning. The sentiment behind this brand is really compelling. But Mark also donates 10% of all his sales to mental health charities – that’s a very significant share and adds the feelgood factor to the brand.
And as an added bonus, his jumpers are sustainably made, with the GOTS standard logo – Global Organic Textile Standard. I’m happy to report firsthand I invested in a HUH crewneck at the weekend, and I love it. Super-fast delivery, the jumper is like a big hug it’s so soft! And to top it all off they arrive with handwritten thank you notes, and a packet of Haribo jellies! What’s not to love about this brand?!
In our chat, I ask Mark perhaps a controversial question about college, and whether he thinks 4-years of studying for a degree is necessary for someone who wants to go the entrepreneurial route. Maybe an awkward question given I was once his lecturer! And of course, I assured him I would not take his answer personally!
But this is a question I am always curious to explore with graduates after they have left college. It can be hard to know why you are in college when you are doing the 4-year grind. So, I love chatting about this with graduates who have worked a couple of years and have had some time to reflect on their choice to go to college. Mark shares his take on this question during our chat.
So in the vein of the HUH brand’s message, if you’re not already moving while listening to this, grab your earphones and listen in to our chat while you’re out getting fresh air, taking in nature, and getting your exercise in! Take care of your mental health this month of all months – May is mental health awareness month – a great time to lift the spirits with summer coming in, and lockdown restrictions lifting. Plenty to be hopeful for!
TOPICS INCLUDES:
A day in the life of a new start-up entrepreneur Why a mental health clothing brand?Becoming an advocate for mental health How the HUH brand can open the discussion - How's Your Head?The power of brand community - people buying into brand meaning, not the clothingTotally transparent journey showcasing the evolution of the HUH brand through social mediaThe pro's & con's of social media How Mark decided to "just go for it" with his business idea Dropshipping as a means to get your business started Leadership styles - how putting trust in your people will encourage them to thrive What do 4 years of college really teach you? Next steps for the HUH brandHUH Clothing website: https://huhclothing.com/
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My guest this week is entrepreneur and podcast host, Gary Fox of The Entrepreneur Experiment. I have been following Gary’s podcast for well over a year now and admire his podcast format. He typically has one interview per week with either an established entrepreneur or one coming up through the ranks. Plus, he puts out a shorter Ideas Lab episode weekly where he shares tips, tools, and ideas for aspiring entrepreneurs. I think he adds tremendous value to his listeners week in and week out, and that is why the podcast has stayed prominent on my own playlist.
But recently one particular episode caught my attention, which Gary aptly labeled ‘The Worst Year of my Life’. And sure enough, Gary shares in this episode how the last year decimated his business in the travel industry, and the ensuing toll this took on this own physical health and mental wellbeing. I just think it was a brave decision to share this honest account of how tough the last year has been, and caution others to be aware of how stress and anxiety will take their toll on your physical body.
Even when you think you are able to distract your mind from the worries, as Gary says, he tried to adopt a ‘stoic’ attitude to the demise of his business, but your body will eventually start to exhibit these feelings through physical or biological illness, which can then exasperate the mental unwellness when our bodies perceivably ‘let us down'. You will hear us chat about this particular story, and the steps Gary took to get back on a healthier track.
TOPICS DISCUSSED:
Podcasting - the highs & the lowsUsing podcasting for own learning & knowledge What podcasters can learn from YouTubersMeandered into entrepreneurship, no master planWhat is the entrepreneur mindset? What fuels an entrepreneur to keep growing?The science and art of building your team in businesses How do you find good people for your business? What makes a good work culture?What motivates staff to do their best work? Balancing workload with personal & emotional wellbeingEmployers increasingly supporting their employees physical and mental health"The Worst Year of my Life" podcast episodeHow going to counseling helps to become more open and honest about lifeThe importance of talking through our problems - everything is not 'grand'!! The Entrepreneur Experiment community: building a community of entrepreneursRESOURCES MENTIONED:
The Entrepreneur Experiment website: https://www.mrgaryfox.com/podcast
EPISODE 112: 'The Worst Year of My Life' podcast:
https://www.mrgaryfox.com/podcast/2021/4/8/ee-112-the-worst-year-of-my-life
Fall: the Mystery of Robert Maxwell book by John Preston: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/312/312953/fall/9780241388679.html
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My guest this week is Carrie Ann Moran, Sustainability and Circular Business Professional, Partner Success Manager for Thriftify, and Country Coordinator for Fashion Revolution Ireland.
Retro-shopping in Dublin 'back in the day' Drinking coffee in Temple Bar in the 90s - notions!The emerging fast fashion brands arriving in the mid-nineties'Capsule wardrobes' and 'the sharing economy' were just the norm Designing her fashion collection from waste materials was frowned upon in the noughtiesHeading up the Rediscover Fashion programme at the Rediscovery Centre, BallymunHow the Rediscovery Centre at the boiler house in Ballymun came to be Building a connection and relationship with our clothes Living more sustainably in a mass consumption society is very difficult for any individualSpearheading the first Circular Economy Conference at the Rediscovery CentreWorking with Thriftify, an e-commerce platform for charity shops to retail online Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy being implemented in IrelandWhat's happening for Ireland's Fashion Revolution Week 2021
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RESOURCES MENTIONED:
Carrie Ann Moran and Fashion Revolution Ireland: https://www.fashionrevolution.org/europe/ireland/
The Rediscovery Centre: http://www.rediscoverycentre.ie/
Emma Gleeson: https://emmagleeson.com/
First Circular Fashion Conference:
http://www.rediscoverycentre.ie/rediscover-fashion/circular-fashion-conference/
Thriftify: https://www.thriftify.ie/
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation: https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/
Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy:
https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/4221c-waste-action-plan-for-a-circular-economy/#
Textile Mountain: The Hidden Burden of our Fashion Waste: https://www.textilemountainfilm.com/
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This week it's a solocast with me, Dr. Dee Duffy with some thoughts and ideas around having fun, and the science of happiness.
The Science of HappinessGlasser's Five Basic Human NeedsThe Importance of FunEphemeral Fun versus Ongoing HappinessThe Perils of Perfectionism"Nothing good in life comes easy"Connecting modern lifestyles and modern illnesses Are we making ourselves sick for false states of happiness?
TOPICS INCLUDED:RESOURCES MENTIONED:
Royal College of Surgeons Ireland (RCSI), The Science of Health and Happiness course:
https://www.rcsi.com/dublin/about/faculty-of-medicine-and-health-sciences/centre-for-positive-psychology-and-health/science-of-health-and-happiness
The Pavel Wheel: file:///Users/451367/Downloads/RCSI%20Science%20of%20Happiness%20-%20PAVING%20the%20Path%20to%20Wellness%20(2).pdf
William Glasser's 5 Basic Needs: https://wglasser.com/quickstart-guide-to-choice-theory/#basic-needs
Professor Brendan Kelly's book 'The Science of Happiness':
https://www.gillbooks.ie/mind-body-spirit/the-science-of-happiness
World Happiness Report 2020: https://worldhappiness.report/ed/2020/
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This week’s guest is Sustainability and Climate Advisor, Ali Sheridan. And for those of you thinking environmental issues are not really of interest to me, I really do encourage you to listen in, because if there is one person who can impress on you the understanding that climate action is critical to every single citizen, I think it could be today’s guest. I met Ali Sheridan 2 years ago when she joined a panel discussion I hosted at my university where we asked the question: Was Sustainability – A fashionable trend, or a social movement? It was a really great evening with a fantastic panel of speakers. I remember being so impressed by Ali’s endless knowledge of sustainability in business supply chains. At the time she was working with IKEA as their Country Sustainability Leader. She is now independently consulting for a variety of businesses and projects; she hosts her own podcast show Climate Allies, and she is doing a Ph.D. exploring sustainability leadership at Maynooth University.
What I really like about Ali is that she is an absolute font of knowledge on this subject matter of climate change, and she just delivers her message in a very clear, practical & pragmatic manner. She doesn’t preach what she knows, she just shares the facts and figures as they are. And even though the statistics can make for grim listening, she injects a lot of hope and sees a lot of opportunity in how we could develop a healthier society overall, if we just act now – If we could maybe collectively act with the urgency of someone who realises their house is indeed on fire.
Interest in the environment - every citizen's concern Connecting wellness & nature with wider environmental & climate change issuesOpportunities for real change - in slow tourism, preloved fashion systems, a vibrant nighttime economy, etcWhy is the groundwork left to consumers to decipher what has been produced ethically? Businesses realising the need to calculate climate change risk into their business opsDesigning for the circular economy - designing products with the end in mind Customer experience - designing a circular lifecycle for garments & take-back models for worn clothingRetrofitting homesGardening & Growing connects us to the natural cycle of life & nature There's no 'perfect sustainability' Sulitest questionnaire & sustainable literacy Climate literacy -how to embed sustainability into business modelsWe need the next generation sitting at the decision-making table - let them decide what future they wantNeed an intergenerational & interdisciplinary approach to address climate changeThe biggest fight of our lives
TOPICS DISCUSSED:RESOURCES MENTIONED:
Ali's podcast Climate Allies: https://www.climateallies.ie/
Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: https://www.seai.ie/
Grow It Yourself with Mick Kelly: https://giy.ie/
Sulitest.org: https://www.sulitest.org/en/index.html
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This week it was my pleasure to meet with consumer culture researcher and sustainable influencer, Carys Egan-Wyer. I reached out to Carys after I came across her blog and social media brand, Buy Less Be More. I was intrigued from the get-go. I have been researching the area of consumer culture for many years, and in particular, exploring the issue of sustainability within the retail sector. And when you do start to explore this area in any depth, it is very difficult to ever return to a life of mindless consumption. You just cannot ignore the stark facts and shocking stories behind the clothes we wear.
So when I heard Carys had made a pledge to become a non-consumer for one-year, I was intrigued to hear her backstory. I wanted to know what compelled her to take this drastic step, and especially, was it possible? Was it possible to live in our current consumer society, and not consume? We discuss it all and Carys shares her tips for anyone who might be inspired to test themselves to live outside of our consumption-oriented world, even for a month! Take a listen!
The accumulation of 'stuff' in a consumption-oriented societyPledge to become a non-consumer - is it possible? Abstaining from the instant gratification of consumption can quench your desire for the material object over time Interesting preloved Swedish site, Sellpy Upcycling projects - fun, creative, learning new skillsSwapping consumption time, for more quality timeGift-giving, swapping material gifts for experiential giftingShowing love through consumption Swedish society supporting family lifestyles and gender equalityMicro-rental platform sites for short-term rental of everyday items in Sweden"Why is it so hard to stop shopping?"Clothing to perform our identity Neoliberal democracies put the responsibility on citizens to make 'the right choice' Non-consumer versus Anti-consumer? 5 Tips for anyone who wants to make an anti-consumption pledge!
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RESOURCES MENTIONED:
Carys's Buy Less Be More blog: https://buylessbemore.squarespace.com/
About Carys's research at Lund University, Sweden: https://portal.research.lu.se/portal/en/persons/carys-eganwyer(4a88974d-838f-4824-a730-75f2ba20c926).html
Sellpy -preloved clothes Swedish website: https://www.sellpy.se/
Hygglo - Swedish short-term rentals website: https://www.hygglo.se/
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This week I chat with Niamh Gallagher – Niamh has many skillsets, she is a Reiki Master & Teacher, a Healing Practitioner, a Meditation Teacher, & Yoga Nidra Facilitator – but the qualification she lists that I like most of all is her listing of Life Experience!
It is clear Niamh has faced challenges in her life, but she has also had the courage to explore what it all means and to explore the fictional version of life we are often sold by family, society, and popular culture. We can often be offered truths in our younger life that transpire to be fiction, or do not correspond to how our lives are going – and that can be detrimental to our sense of self, identity, and belonging. It can feel like the rug being pulled out from underneath you. And you are left alone to make sense of this adult version of life. This is what led Niamh to explore alternative medicines like Reiki to find support, healing, and renewed strength.
TOPICS DISCUSSED:
Do we have coping mechanisms for when life doesn't follow the idyllic life trajectory?Recognising life as a series of cyclical seasons, rather than one linear process Niamh shares how family trauma and subsequent health problems led her to explore alternative medicines How stress as a young child replayed out in her body in her twenties - the body remembersReiki likened to a bubble of care, calm, and relaxationA spiritual connection to something Higher awakened a curiosity to question all aspects of her life What does Reiki 'feel' like?Mirroring back one's 'Essential Self', not who we think we are supposed to be Connecting body organs and illness to particular unresolved emotions in our body Shift in parenting/teaching to be more honest with children and admit our mistakesThe isolation of new motherhood - a traumatic, unsupported shift in life for mothersWhere are the communities supporting new mothers? "It takes a village to raise a child" .... so where is our village?!We all need to think creatively about how we can raise children and continue to participate in the workforceThe penalties women pay once children come along The silencing of so many of women's rites of passage throughout life - the tyranny of shameReclaiming women's power and celebrating women's bodies Caring work and healing work has been undervalued in societyReclaiming women's intuition and wisdom - validating our gifts and place in the world A need to build a network of female support and mentorship Important to honour the feminine and masculine within one body
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
Niamh Gallagher's website: https://niamhgallagher.com/
Reclaim Leadership programme: https://niamhgallagher.com/reclaim/
Elizabeth Lesser: https://www.elizabethlesser.org/about
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Norah Finn is a psychotherapist and faculty member of the William Glasser Institute Ireland. Norah delivered my first introductory session in choice theory psychology and shared with us the ideas and concepts developed by psychiatrist, William Glasser. The training attracts people in psychotherapy and counselling fields, but also educators – teachers & academics, and lead managers – HR & Business leaders.
The training is very much a self-awareness and personal wellbeing journey, you cannot help but learn about yourself and how you interact with others in the world. It is designed in such a way, through case studies, journaling, reflective writing, and presentations, to help you apply Glasser’s theories, in practice, to your daily life.
Norah is inspirational in that she leads by ‘doing’, or maybe ‘being’ is a better word, a choice theorist. She believes in what she is teaching, and I think that is the magic – to be taught by someone who eats, sleeps, and breathes their subject matter – in a living way and not just an abstract, or academic way. You can’t help but be inspired!TOPICS DISCUSSED:
We are internally motivated people living in an external control world"Unhappy people evaluate others, happy people evaluate themselves"The importance of self-evaluation in our lives"The greatest gift we can give to another human being is to help them to help themselves"Choices & consequences: good choices: good consequences..."Nobody can insult me without my consent" - Eleanor RooseveltWilliam Glasser, a trained psychiatrist, never medicated even one of his patients - he said, mental health issues were that person's best response to what was happening to them at that timeWhat are the qualities of a good listener? .... 2 magic words!!!People don't need advice, they just need to be heardThe importance of Fun in our lives Necessary to positively stimulate the learner's mind to release happy hormones in the brain - this allows them to be receptive to the learning Glasser's 'revolutionary' approach to parenting, particularly with teenagers"Children don't do what they're told, they do what they see"We need to equip young adults to make their own decisions and support them to accept responsibility for their choices, without criticism or judgmentTaking on ourselves as a case study: "Who Am I?""Our psychology becomes our biology"Outside of the body, near-death experience, Awareness, and the question, "What is Consciousness?"RESOURCES MENTIONED:
Norah Finn on Choice Theory: https://www.alethea.ie/choice-theory/
William Glasser Institute Ireland:https://wgii.ie/
Norah Finn Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/NorahFinnTherapy/
Online Choice Theory for Children: https://www.alethea.ie/online-choice-theory-for-children/
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This week I pay tribute to International Women's Day by sharing some of my own thoughts, observations, and experience of gender disparity. I am primarily focusing on the experience of working mothers in this podcast, as this is what I can talk to. I can’t speak on behalf of all women’s experiences, just my own experience, and observations. But I do know there are many commonalities in my own experience and numerous other women I have spoken to.
The insanity of motherhood in the 21st century for working women Current society and workplace has been slow to adapt to the changing needs of employees with young families Our childcare routines for full-time working parents are just not conducive to a healthy family lifestyleBusy, tired mothers of young children do not have the time or energy to be at the decision-making tables (in their current format) There is currently less than 25% female representation in the Irish Government When women leave their work to raise children, they lose their financial independence and become economically vulnerable Insufficient recognition or remuneration for care work carried out in our societyWe need to challenge archaic systems and modes of operation that no longer serve all of societyThe provision of a state-funded, quality childcare system for all children would help achieve gender parityEqual partnership with a similar division of labour is as good for romantic partnerships as it is for a business relationship
I draw on the research of Professor Linda Scott in her recent publication, The Double X Economy, and from the writing of Melinda Gate's The Moment of Lift to highlight how my experience is not unique, but there are so many parallels between working mother's experiences globally. How women around the world carry the parental load and often fall behind in their career trajectory for the greater good of their children and family. And yet the world over, we don't recognise, celebrate or fully appreciate this unpaid care work.
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RESOURCES INCLUDE:
The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World by Melinda Gates: https://www.amazon.com/Moment-Lift-Empowering-Women-Changes-ebook/dp/B07FCJPWST
The Double X Economy by Professor Linda Scott: https://www.doublexeconomy.com/
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This week I talk with Labour Councillor, Seána Ó’ Rodaigh. Seána calls herself an ‘accidental politician’. I find this a really interesting aspect of her journey into politics.
In Ireland, we are familiar with parties practising nepotism and supporting political family dynasties. Yet this can perpetuate a narrower perspective of what Irish citizens actually want. Seána however is not from such a background. She never envisioned a life in politics. Until she was approached to run for the Labour Party in 2019. And we chat about this in the podcast today. How so many of us don’t ‘see’ ourselves in key community roles, yet only by being politically active and engaged, can we instigate the change we wish to see and be in the world.We talk about the male-dominated space of politics, and how it is still not set up for female representation – currently, Ireland does not have legal provisions for elected members of parliament to take maternity leave. We discuss the consequences of low female representation in Irish politics. One issue is the ongoing lack of adequate childcare in Ireland. We make the unfortunate connection between Mother & Babies Homes in Ireland’s recent past, and the continuing lack of adequate childcare today. Research tells us it is only through childcare that women can be empowered to continue to work and provide a decent quality of life for their family. All these years later, it is still single mothers in particular that are left vulnerable if they cannot access childcare.
I can’t help but deduce if there were more female representation, such issues would be prioritised. I am grateful to women like Seána who are stepping up to level the game and bring a female lens to the political arena.
TOPICS DISCUSSED INCLUDE:
The male lens applied to policy-making is not going to reflect or represent women's perspectives on key issues Gender quotas Women re-envisioning senior leadership roles Co-founder of Be-Well Do-Well, mental health training programmes Gender equality and policy-making The exhaustive pace of life pre COVID-19Casual sexism in politics 'Women for Election' training. The report launches 1st MarchInternational Women's Day, 8th MarchRESOURCES MENTIONED:
Seána Ó'Rodaigh's website page: https://www.labour.ie/seanaorodaigh
Be-Well Do-Well mental health & well-being training programmes: https://bewell-dowell.com/
'Women for Election' training programmes: https://womenforelection.ie/
Women's Participation in Politics Report (2009) found that the obstacles to women’s equal participation in politics can be described as ‘the five Cs’ – Cash, Childcare, Confidence, Culture and Candidate selection procedures: https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/committee/dail/32/joint_committee_on_justice_and_equality/reports/2009/2009-11-05_women-s-participation-in-politics_en.pdf
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This week is a good one for anyone interested in the current state of the fashion industry. I chat with my wonderful colleague, Katriona Flynn. Katriona is a fashion designer and educator, a graduate of the National College of Art & Design (NCAD) here in Dublin, and Central St Martins in London. She went on to design with brands as diverse as Urban Outfitters and the luxury brand Burberry, before joining our fashion buying programme team at TU Dublin over 3 years ago now. Katriona is an absolute tonic to work with, full of enthusiasm and energy, and she loves chatting fashion. So I wanted to pick up with Katriona a conversation I had contributed to a couple of weeks ago with an RTE journalist, about the future of high street fashion, post-Covid and post-Brexit. In the end, we go down various rabbit holes, but it’s all fashion-related, so if you want to hear an academic take on an oft-thought frivolous matter, listen in!
Is fashion brand, Topshop relevant anymore? Will we miss these high street stores on the physical high street? Why are the less design-led brands surviving the fashion fallout?Channel 4's 'Inside Missguided: Made in Manchester' - a sad reflection of what the fashion industry is becoming - more focused on social media & marketing, than product and designDresses for 8p on Pretty Little Things on Black Friday - demeaning to fashion design The price war is to the detriment of the industry Why are we still over-consuming even in a pandemic when we have nowhere to go?Are we addicted to the consumption of fashion?Do this generation of fashion consumers just accept low-quality clothing as the norm?Future of Fashion: People, Planet & ProfitWill we care more about the fashion industry after this pandemic? Care where our clothes came from, and care who made them?Fashion: all an illusion, concealing a nightmare - All Smoke & MirrorsOpportunity for digital technology to reduce waste in the sampling & developing process in luxury brandsCheck your care labels!!Garments made to become obsolete - hard-wearing clothing seen as unprofitable to the fashion industryUltimately, there is need for regulation in the fashion industry to instigate the urgent change we need to save our planet Is the meaning of 'sustainability' & 'luxury' lost in fashion?Is fashion all a little soulless right now? You are what you wear - fashion & identity Karl Marx & commodity fetishism - the problematic separation of consumption from production Future of the high street? Brands with a point of difference will surviveMarket share & brand personas
TOPICS INCLUDE:RESOURCES MENTIONED:
The Psychology of Fashion by Dr. Carolyn Mair:
https://www.apa.org/research/action/speaking-of-psychology/fashion
Channel 4's Inside Missguided: Made in Manchester:
https://www.channel4.com/programmes/inside-missguided-made-in-manchester/episode-guide/
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This week’s guest is Samantha Kelly (aka Tweeting Goddess), a female entrepreneur who has impressively turned her life around for herself and her family. Samantha openly shares her personal journey of being a single mother of 2 girls and reliant on social welfare for a very long time. She began to turn her life around when she chose to cut alcohol out of her life 13 years ago and took the brave step to try and become financially independent through entrepreneurial endeavours. This led to her becoming a contestant on RTE’s Dragon Den, and to many other exciting opportunities, including giving a TED talk in 2015.
Samantha came to realise her great strength was in building social networks and business communities, connecting small business owners and offering them a variety of business supports through her networks. Samantha now runs the Women Inspire Network (WIN) and has over 420 active members. I think these support networks are an invaluable way for women to empower other women, through even simple things like sharing advice, making an introduction, or just lending a supportive ear.
I enjoyed hearing Samantha’s story – she is down to Earth and honest about the highs and the lows of both her business and personal life. I always find it so shockingly refreshing when people share their vulnerabilities – so I really thank Samantha for this.
TOPICS DISCUSSED:
Building supportive communities for small & medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)Turning 40 and a succession of life-changing events, motivated Samantha to just go for it and set up her own business, which led her to participate in the tv show, Dragon's DenFemale entrepreneurship and business support networks - encourages all SMEs to seek out mentorship through business networksBuilding relationships and networking through social mediaBe kind and give back in business, people will rememberThe importance of being human and real in businessMoving out of social welfare and into business helped Samantha to feel more of a "useful member of society" now that she "can contribute and add value" Never underestimate the power of a useful introduction in business Recognises the importance of having a great team to build her businessAmbassador for Sober St Patrick's Day as Samantha shares she is 13 years soberRESOURCES MENTIONED:
Women's Inspire Network (WIN): https://www.womensinspirenetwork.com/
The Tweeting Goddess Little Book of Twitter Magic by Samantha Kelly: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tweeting-Goddess-Little-Twitter-Magic/dp/1912328399
Samantha Kelly's new podcast Twitter Tales: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4GkFMg01NETGrBpDqKhXOR?si=GRVa2ikRRWqp0Nsw0W-HmQ
The Double X Economy book by Prof. Linda Scott: https://www.doublexeconomy.com/
Sober St Patrick's Day: https://www.soberstpatricksday.org/
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