Dr. Gabor Maté : Finding ourselves and freedom

Topics covered : Friendships, fun, rest, boundaries, loneliness, over-thinking. Alana Kirk is a coach, speaker and author who helps women find more balance, direction and joy in their lives.  She is a mother to 3 girls, is divorced and is in a certain phase in her life of juggling motherhood, along with her career and her social life, and she also helps to look after her Dad who is unwell at the moment. In this episode she zones in on the importance of having a strong friend circle and having fun. Her current book is 'Midlife, redefined: Better, Bolder, Brighter' a guide to help yourself through the magic and mayhem of life. She can be found at www.themidlifecoach.org and on Instagram @midlifecoach.   And her next workshop is in March: The Overwhelm Breakthrough Session - Reclaim your time, energy and sanity. Click here for more https://www.themidlifecoach.org/overwhelm-session  I hope you enjoyed this conversation with Alana and if you haven’t heard our previous episodes I recommend you go back and listen to them! Book mention : ‘Bird by Bird’ by Anne Lamott Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Topics covered : Overwhelm, ‘good girl’ conditioning, patriarchy, unlearning, importance of rest, empowerment.    This week I speak to an author and coach who helps women find more balance, direction and joy in their lives. The wonderful Alana Kirk is back on the pod! In this conversation Alana talks about the practical, invisible and emotional burden that women often carry and more importantly, how to change it! Her current book is 'Midlife, redefined: Better, Bolder, Brighter' a guide to help yourself through the magic and mayhem of life. She can be found at www.themidlifecoach.org and on Instagram @midlifecoach.  And her next workshop is in March: The Overwhelm Breakthrough Session - Reclaim your time, energy and sanity. Click here for more https://www.themidlifecoach.org/overwhelm-session  If you haven’t heard our first conversation together yet, I strongly recommend you listen to it. Questions to ask ourselves… Who are we doing it for? Who is telling us to keep going? If you’re a fan of what I do, please follow, rate and review in all the usual places. And thanks, as always, for your support of Ready to be Real. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trigger warning : Disordered eating A few years ago I spoke to Aoife O’Brien about life with and after an eating disorder. Aoife now lives in Co. Clare with her fiance Damian and their 2 little boys, Liam (5) and Samuel (2). She is a Nutritionist (MSc), Body Image and Wellbeing Coach with a specialist interest in disordered eating and through AOB Coaching, she helps women develop a healthy, balanced and peaceful relationship with food and their bodies.  For years she was controlled by an eating disorder which went unnoticed for a long time. Now having fully recovered she is passionate about getting the message out that life after disordered eating, is very much possible. In this conversation, we discuss diet culture, the signs of eating distress and how best to address it. Helpful questions for journaling… 1. What did I do well today? 2. What did I learn? 3. What would I do differently? To connect with Aoife... Home If you like this podcast, please show your support by leaving a rating or a little comment on Apple and by clicking follow on Spotify, thank you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Topics covered : Anorexia, grief, shame, perfectionism, recovery, gratitude, the inner critic, CBT, social media, filters, boxing, meditation, femininity, spirituality, letting go. In this episode I speak to one of the most impressive people I’ve ever met, boxer Mary Kate Slattery. Originally from Dublin, Mary Kate spent parts of her childhood in Lahinch in Co. Clare. She’s the eldest of three girls, a law graduate from Trinity College Dublin and when she was only 9 she developed anorexia. She spent time in and out of Crumlin children’s hospital in Dublin and eventually had to go to London to receive treatment at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. In this conversation we speak about her battle with anorexia, perfectionism, therapy, meditation, femininity, letting go and her love of boxing. It’s such an inspiring yet challenging conversation in parts, so please be aware before you listen. Also as you can hear in this episode, Mary Kate is very thankful to her psychiatrist Fiona McNicholas for helping her recover from anorexia and if you're worried about yourself or someone you love, you can reach out for help here... Bodywhys | The Eating Disorders Association of Ireland Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Topics covered : Body acceptance, shedding shame, diet culture, disordered eating, body image, unlearning, motherhood, loss of identity, blended family, love, responding over reacting, self-talk, respect, bouncing forward, self-worth, stretch marks, regret, healing, empowerment.  In this episode I speak to the truly wonderful Sarah Nicole Landry. She’s a body acceptance advocate, a speaker, a writer, an occasional model and podcaster and she’s better known online as ‘The Birds Papaya’. Sarah Nicole is married to Shane and she’s the mother of 4 kids, she has 3 teenagers from her previous marriage and their daughter Lemmie is 2. She’s one of the most important voices right now on diet culture and body acceptance and her Instagram page alone has 2.3 million followers! In this conversation she covers a multitude on the topic, so if you want a feel-good episode that will potentially give you goosebumps (as it did for me!) this is the pod for you. If you’re a fan of my pod, please follow, rate and review in all the usual places. And thanks, as always, for your support of Ready to be Real. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.