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 _______________________________________________________ Subscribe to Journeying YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3jLTdaq Rate & review Jo...

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 ...

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. TOPICS DISCUSSED: 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...

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...

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...

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 a...

Solocast musings with your host, Dr. Dee Duffy TOPICS THIS WEEK: "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&n...

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 w...

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, an...

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. TOPICS DISCUSSED: 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 mater...

This week it's a solocast with me, Dr. Dee Duffy with some thoughts and ideas around having fun, and the science of happiness. TOPICS INCLUDED: 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? RESOURCES MENTIONED: Royal College of Surgeons Ireland ...

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 Sustai...

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 ...

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...

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,...

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. I draw on the research of Professo...

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...

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 a...

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 ...