Afleveringen
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In today's episode, we are talking about love. Not just romantic love, but how you can let yourself feel more love in your everyday life. Last weekend was super sunny and I find the Irish are great at soaking in the good weather when it's here - the shift in mood is very obvious and understandable! But I also discuss ways we can find more sunshine in our life without just relying on the weather. I also talk about birthdays (considering mine has just passed), my experience at the 'Where Is My Mind' live podcast, & the power of letting go.
If you enjoyed today's episode, you can support the show through buying a cup of coffee here. No pressure as you are already doing a lot by listening 🌻 Thank you!
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In today's episode, I am joined by Ciara Meere, the founder of SAOR. SAOR is a wellness community that creates a space for people to feel free within themselves. Ciara and I discuss anything and everything including:
- What it's like to create a new community
- The low points on the road to success and why it's important to speak about setbacks when trying new things
- Pushing past the need to be liked and learning to show up as your authentic self instead
- The benefits of sea swimming
- Setting boundaries as a people pleaser
- Overcoming the fear of failure by embracing risk-taking!
- The September SAOR weekend retreat that I'll be taking part in
Check out @saor_free to hear more from Ciara, upcoming saor events or to book onto the September retreat!
**Note: apologies that my sound system isn't up to scratch. My usual high quality microphone wasn't working, but you will be able to hear Ciara's lovely voice clearly! Promise it's worth sticking with.
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Zijn er afleveringen die ontbreken?
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In this episode, I share some challenges that have come up while adjusting back home to Ireland after living abroad and how I have faced them. I also chat about the pressure to be constantly living it up in this fast-paced yolo world & why it's okay to feel this and not follow what everyone else is doing. We may feel a need to be doing more with our lives than what we already are, but sometimes just being here is enough.
If you enjoyed today's episode, you can support the show through buying a cup of coffee here. Never any pressure as you are already doing a lot by listening 🌻 Thank you!
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In this episode, I talk about crying.
Ever wonder why one friend cries easily and will openly share their problems, then another friend will never tell you what they are feeling let alone show it?
There's a bit of a social shame and awkwardness attached to crying, especially in situations that feel 'unsafe' like social gatherings. I chat about the benefits of crying, alongside how each of our individual upbringings can shape how comfortable this feels. I also delve into how discouraging men from crying can lead to internal struggles.
If you enjoyed today's episode, you can support the show through buying a cup of coffee here. Never any pressure as you are already doing a lot by listening 🌻 Thank you!
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Today's episode was a go with the flow Q&A. Topics Include:
- Is the obsession with needing to turn hobbies and interests into careers/business healthy
- Playing for the sake of playing VS always just doing and producing
- How I played as a child as well as joyful childhood memories/ambitions
- Taking pictures for showing off what you are doing VS capturing moments for the memories
- The year I won so many raffles I began to dread entering competitions
- Feeling like a little kid trying Muay Thai, but learning more about myself after the session
- Revelations I had in Thailand
- Times where I felt proud
- Using your pain to help others
- Lessons we can learn from the BFG
- Shibby the cat and his new girlfriend
If you enjoyed today's episode, you can support the show through buying a cup of coffee here. Never any pressure as you are already doing a lot by continuing to listen 🌻 Thank you!
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In this episode, I delve into what being a 'teacher' means: the textbook definition of a teacher VS my definition of a teacher. The expectations placed on teachers in classrooms to be a superhuman parent and how there is always more than one teacher in every child's life.
I talk about how teaching has impacted my own life and how I believe you don't just have to work in a school to be a teacher.
Let me know your thoughts on this @agoodkindofscary
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I recorded this week's episode over ONE YEAR ago when I was living at home in Ireland. I am currently living abroad & this episode reminded me of things I love about home.
The episode focuses on things I appreciate about Ireland and includes some ridiculous impersonations as well as anecdotes. If you want to listen to a casual chat about all things Irish, this one is for you.
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This week's episode is a visualization meditation I wrote to help you feel grounded and embrace gratitude in your life.
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This episode left me feeling like an insecure teenager all over again! I chat about what it was like being socially anxious as a teen in Ireland and why alcohol was a convenient normalized social crutch. I explore my relationship with alcohol: the rebellious teenage years, college nights, the bad hangovers, and how my relationship with alcohol has changed throughout the years. What was most difficult while recording this was sharing how much I used to isolate and criticize myself after a night of drinking.
Please let me know if you find this episode useful, helpful, or relatable.
Always open to feedback at @agoodkindofscary or email [email protected]
Heads up: the episode, like many of my others, is personal and touches on topics like death, grief, and anxiety.
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Social media is a tool used to share stories: stories of our personal lives, stories of the world around us, stories of what can benefit and harm us. What story is your social media sharing? Or do you use it to consume stories rather than create stories? And is the story you are portraying accurate to the life you are living?
In today's episode, I talk about how what we use social media for has changed in many ways and stayed the same in other ways. I explore the impact on our mental health. I chat about the power of visualisation meditation and taking time away from your phone, sharing why I never go on social media in the moring. I also discuss how social media has saved my life in many ways: how it can be used as a comfort when the world around you is bleak.
But why is it now becoming the responsibility of everyday humans to share the truth and can this be a good thing? The world is waking up to the corruption of governments and the horror of what's happening in Palestine because we are seeing footage on our social media.
Message me with any thoughts, ideas or comments on Instagram @agoodkindofscary
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In this episode, I start off by reflecting on my upbringing and question if the way we are raised can influence our ability to spend time alone and travel. Further into the episode, I chat about why I like to solo travel, what I do and don't like doing when I travel & how I make it affordable. I also give some personal tips on what you can do to ease yourself into solo traveling if it's new to you.
As well as this, I speculate:
Are we attracted to people who have the traits we desire for ourselves?
Do we need to tick off a to-do list and see every part of a city to truly experience it?
I'd love to hear your opinions on this. Send me a message on Instagram @agoodkindofscary or email [email protected]
Thank you for listening!
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I am so excited to share today’s discussion with award-winning writer Kit De Waal. Kit shares what it was like growing up in Birmingham with an Irish mother and an African-Caribbean father, and the process of rewriting her story in a memoir. We discuss the struggles of being from a working-class background when pursuing a career as a writer and how a key component to wellbeing is having someone believe in you and your ambitions.
We chat about the multiple ways that stories can be told aside from writing and how snobbery to this is what prevents people from ever trying.
How do you find the persistence to keep going when there’s no guarantee of being published? Are you willing to start over, let go of a novel that isn’t working and try something new?
We talk about all of the above and more in today’s episode.
Check out her website & books here
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Follow Kit on Twitter here
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In this week's episode, I chat with Michael Pedersen about his memoir 'Boy Friends'. We discuss the importance of having close friendships in life and why he chose to write about this in his book. We also delve into how to find a balance between solitude & socialising, particularly when you are a writer. This conversation flowed in many directions so I hope you enjoy it!
Check out Michael's website here.
Follow him on Instagram here.
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Today’s episode is with spiritual coach, podcaster, and blogger MaryRose Shanahan. Mary Rose is passionate about bridging the gap between self-help and spirituality. She left a high-paying career & relationship to travel afar and connect more with herself. We chat about what it’s like to step outside your comfort zone, using your gut as a compass for where to go next, and how to figure out who you are outside of everyone around you.
(Also - happy 50th anniversary to the podcast!!)
Check out Mary's Instagram page @alignwithmaryrose_
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In the first episode of 2024, I question the commercialised 'new year, new me' mentality. I chat about the benefits of slowing down VS speeding up, when we can find value from each and how they've both benefited me in my life. I also touch on how we can navigate when it's worth staying stilent VS speaking up.
You can follow @agoodkindofscary for more.
Sign up for a free life coaching discovery call here
Sign up to my 'writing for wellbeing' course here
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On this podcast, I reflect on five questions when looking back at 2023.
I focus on what I learnt, what you can take from it and how to navigate the below questions:
What were my most interesting moments and unique experiences?
What challenges did I face, professionally and personally? How did I grow from these?
What new skills did I develop/improve last year?
What have I learnt about myself, how I work, and what I need to be at my best?
What am I most proud of?
p.s. apologies for the few random dog barking disturbances
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Listen to me chat away about all the books I read throughout 2023. The books I finished, the books I half-finished and the ones still sitting on my shelf. I delve deep into what I learnt about myself from reading.
Have a browse through my Goodreads account for the full list because it's too long to put here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/37152334
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On today's podcast, I chat about the 3 Cs that I believe are crucial for wellbeing:
Community, Cuddles & Connection.
(And of course, creativity too, but that's another day's episode)
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In this week's episode, I welcome addiction counsellor Justin Campbell. Justin played hurling with Galway for years so is passionate about the GAA. We chat about how the community can be an excellent safety net for a lot of people, but also how the binging/gambling culture can be detrimental for our mental wellbeing.
We explore different types of addiction, how we can become aware of addictive behavior & the impact on loved ones. Justin talks about how recovery can be an exciting time and we should celebrate the possibility of turning your life around. We brainstorm how we can improve as a society, particularly in normalizing talking about our mental health or just talking in general.
Book a session with Justin or contact him here: https://justincampbell.ie/
Read more about Movember & the 'Ahead of the Game' program here: https://aheadofthegame.movember.com/
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This week is anti-bullying week. I chat with Chris Sherlock about his personal experience of being bullied, which led to him dropping out of school at thirteen. Chris now speaks openly about his story to help spread awareness. We talk about different forms of bullying, how we can spot it & ways we can help those around us. Throughout the conversation, Chris refers back to the importance of kindness in life.
Read more about Chris below:
Instagram: click here
LinkTree: click here
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