Today's guest is Shauna Gilligan - Shauna is a novelist and short story writer and teaches in Higher and Further Education. Her fiction has been widely published and she has received awards for her writing including a Creative Ireland Arts Act Grant (Kildare Co. Co.). Her latest publication is Mantles (Arlen House, 2021), a collaboration with visual artist Margo McNulty which reflects on the importance of Brigit/Brigid and the sacred feminine in contemporary Ireland.
In today's episode, we talk about
her journey and experience of living authentically
the importance of slowing down and following joy
how authenticity is not set in stone and is constantly evolving
the need to come back to a sense of wonder
You can find Shauna on her website
https://shaunagilliganwriter.com/
A book we mention in the episode is 'Women Who Run With The Wolves: Contacting the Power of the Wild Woman' by Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Shauna talks about slowing down and being kind, and cites watching a kettle boil or going for a walk/getting some air as a way into a space where you might touch off the authentic self. She acknowledges that this advice is from her own experience/perspective and thus reflects her privileges and abilities. It is not meant to be prescriptive, only suggestive.
