Mindful Living Guide

After a very busy year where we had to put the Podcast on hold, the Mindful Living Guide Podcast is back.  I am looking for Guests at the moment so if you know someone with a great approach to life that our listeners may learn from or maybe you have a story to share yourself.
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This week is an extra special episode.  Before starting this interview, I knew very little about my guest Fiona Doherty, a Psychotherapist for teachers.   She was highly recommended by a friend, as Fiona "has deep interest in Mindfulness and radiates Positivity".   
I was quite nervous about the interview, to be honest.  I felt a little like Tommy Tiernan speaking to a mystery guest on his show.  However,  it turned out to be one of the most interesting conversations I have ever had.  
Fiona was a teacher for many years before transitioning into Psychotherapy.  She has worked in some very challenging roles, yet she still managed to really connect with her students on a deep level and be there for them, at some of the most difficult times.  Our conversation touches on many elements of her life, from deep spiritual experiences when she was younger to the grief of loosing a parent.
I really hope you enjoy listening to this beautiful soul and learn from the wisdom she shares about what Mindfulness has brought to her life. 

This week on the Mindful Living Guide, I have the pleasure of talking to Amanda Delaney, a business Mentor, Tedx Speaker, Founder of We Can and We Will Talk networking events.

We chat about the recent event she organised around the theme of Compassion as well as how compassion has made a major difference to her this year.  Amanda shares what she learned from her TEDx talk and the journey that led her to share her story on that famous Red dot.

Its a journey of standing up for what you believe in and never giving up on yourself.

This weeks episode is a change to the usual format.  I was invited recently to speak to a group of business owners at an online event about Compassion.  The event was part of the networking group called We Can and We Will and is run by Amanda Delaney.

Amanda has very kindly allowed me to share the recording from the night so I have converted it to a Podcast Episode for today.  In the talk, I speak about a 3 core concepts of Self-Compassion:
The Compassionate Mess
The Two Arrows
Self-Compassion Break by Kristin Neff

I was actually nervous about this talk so I decided to Pause the talk at the start and demonstrate how we can easily take a Self-Compassion break.

In this weeks episode of the Mindful Living Guide, we return after a few months rest between episodes.  I am joined by Selene Brennan, a Self-Love Coach, Podcaster and all round amazing individual.

Selene made the transition from Personal Training to Coaching a few years ago and has never looked back.  We speak about Selene's journey as well as the 3 guiding Principles that she lives by in her journey to Self Love.

This week I speak to the beautiful Debbie Boyle of Angelic Connections about her journey from a Police Officer in the Ireland to a Holistic Teacher. 
We touch in on how she started on this path and the difference it has made to her life.

We also talk about the history and importance of sacred sites in Ireland such as the Hill of Tara as well as the influence Angels have had on her life and her own practice.

If you have ever been curious about Angels, this episode is for you.

TRIGGER WARNING:
This episode discusses the topic of Death by suicide 

This weekend (8th May 2021) 100's of thousands of people around Ireland will walk at Sunrise to raise awareness of Death by Suicide and the effect it has on people.  This is the silent killer in our society and our guest this week knows all too well about effect it can have on a family.  We talk about the effect this has had and the difference it has made to her own path in life. 

It is my hope that having open conversations like this might help someone have a conversation with a friend or family member that they have been putting off. 

There are times in life when we need to dig deep and our guest this week is stranger to digging deep.  In 2018, Paul was diagnosed with a rare form of Cancer and giving just a 10% chance of survival.
Paul shares his journey from that shock diagnosis to where he is today. He also shares how Mindset made a massive difference in that journey as well as the reason he would not give up.

It is quite often the quietest voice in the room that holds the most wisdom.  This week I have the pleasure of talking to Life Coach and Author, Siobhan Mungovan about her journey from being "the quiet person in the room" to the inspirational voice she is today.
Siobhan has overcome so much in her life from growing up with Spina Bifida to Kidney failure later in life.  We talk about the difference it makes when you give yourself permission to be yourself and not just grow but glow.
I know you will learn a lot from Siobhan and the great advice that she share in this episode.

It is quite often the quietest voice in the room that holds the most wisdom.  This week I have the pleasure of talking to Life Coach and Author, Siobhan Mungovan about her journey from being "the quiet person in the room" to the inspirational voice she is today.
Siobhan has overcome so much in her life from growing up with Spina Bifida to Kidney failure later in life.  We talk about the difference it makes when you give yourself permission to be yourself and not just grow but glow.
I know you will learn a lot from Siobhan and the great advice that she share in this episode.