Melanie is a social entrepreneur and award-winning creative with a passion for justice, equality and storytelling. In 2016 she founded Herstory, spearheading Herstory on RTÉ -the first comprehensive women’s storytelling platform on Ireland’s national broadcaster; Blazing a Trail - the first women’s exhibition to tour the Irish Embassy network worldwide; and the campaign to make Brigid’s Day Ireland’s first national holiday named after a woman.
In today's episode we talk about:
- Her journey to Africa changed the course of her life
- The story of how Herstory started and the impact it has on her life
- The gift of light and alchemy
- On being an unlikely feminist and toxic femininity
- On the progress of the Irish people throughout history
- The importance of intuition and learning the lessons
- The dance between the ebb and flow of life and staying with it
- Stepping out of
- How indigenous cultures are the gateway to the future
- Never underestimate the power of the individual
