Episode 51: Lessons from the first 12 months after having a baby

My son Eoin is approaching his 2nd birthday and looking back I had recorded a facebook live video in my FB group all about that first year and the lessons I learned.  In this episode I talk about my struggles with pregnancy and women’s nutrition, postnatal depletion, the immune system and time and energy management … Continue reading Episode 51: Lessons from the first 12 months after having a baby

Episode 50: Why Mainstream Stress & Anxiety Advice Doesn’t Work

Where you sit on the stress - anxiety - burnout continuum is important to figure out because that will determine which strategies are going to actually work to reduce your stress and anxiety effectively. Many of the mainstream tips and recommendations will only work when we implement them at the lower end of the continuum. … Continue reading Episode 50: Why Mainstream Stress & Anxiety Advice Doesn’t Work

Episode 49: The Difference Between Stress & Anxiety

There is a lot of overlap between stress and anxiety. In this episode I explore the differences and the similarities between the two and explain why I believe we should look at these definitions as more of a continuum rather than two separate issues.  If you’ve wondered whether you have anxiety or are just under … Continue reading Episode 49: The Difference Between Stress & Anxiety

Episode 48: Why exercise feels terrible when you have anxiety

This podcast is one part of a facebook live training I did inside my free Facebook group about trouble with exercising. But not the usual trouble of simply finding the motivation to exercise… I’m talking about symptoms that come up like a racing heart, heart palpitations, muscle weakness, trouble breathing, a cough or even asthma … Continue reading Episode 48: Why exercise feels terrible when you have anxiety

Episode 47: How I Gain Control Over My Thoughts

Recently I’ve been talking about our inner world creating our outer world and how our mindset shapes our life experience. In this episode I explain a couple of ways I catch and break my own negative thought loops so that I spend less time in analysis paralysis and more time moving forward. PLUS it is … Continue reading Episode 47: How I Gain Control Over My Thoughts

“What do you do for fun?” – if you can’t answer, you need to hear this.

This question was a catalyst to my burnout recovery. I had no answer, and the problem with that was not a simple solution of just having more fun! How do we as women, allow ourselves the time and space to do things purely because we enjoy them? For most of us busy women, this is … Continue reading “What do you do for fun?” – if you can’t answer, you need to hear this.

Episode 43: Burnout & Adrenal Fatigue – The Message You Need To Hear

It’s not just the high flying corporate business women that are prone to burning out. It’s women in general as our nature is to please people, prove ourselves and present a ‘got it together’ front that in itself is exhausting to maintain. In particular, women in professions like teaching, health care, social work, law, emergency … Continue reading Episode 43: Burnout & Adrenal Fatigue – The Message You Need To Hear

SPECIAL EPISODE: Coronavirus update

Today we closed our gym and yoga studio as case numbers are climbing and the country is getting ready to shut down. In this episode I give my thoughts on the COVID-19 pandemic from the transmission of the virus to prevention recommendations, and on a personal level how I’m feeling and what we’re doing as … Continue reading SPECIAL EPISODE: Coronavirus update

Episode #39: The 1 thing successful people do and why we should all be doing it now more than ever

It’s easy to see others succeeding and wonder how they manage to have it all together.  But what we see is the glossy cover of the magazine… the highlight reel… the Instagram version of their lives. What we don’t see is the failures, the re-do’s, the many attempts and pivots on the way to success. … Continue reading Episode #39: The 1 thing successful people do and why we should all be doing it now more than ever

Episode #37: The Perfect Morning Routine (Busy ladies you need to hear this!)

If you’re anything like me, you’ve googled “how to be a morning person” about 800 times.  My morning ‘routine’ has changed over the years from university, to adulthood, to parenthood and business ownership. But one thing that really changed the game for me in terms of success and happiness, is how I thought about my … Continue reading Episode #37: The Perfect Morning Routine (Busy ladies you need to hear this!)