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Girl, Choose Yourself!The Confidence to Do It Your Way: On rhythm, sacred pauses, and choosing yourself—fully.This episode is a gentle reflection on the power of honoring your natural rhythm and choosing a life that reflects what matters most.As I take a six-week summer pause from the podcast, I’m leaning into the spaciousness of this season—traveling to Scotland with my daughter before her final year of high school, and spending precious time with my whole family on a long-awaited beach holiday.This short solo episode is an invitation to: — Trust your own timing — Let rest be part of your rhythm — Make space for creativity and clarity to ri...2025-07-0314 minGirl, Choose Yourself!The Authority Gap Is Real: How to Stay Sane (and Get Seen) in a World That Doubts YouHave you ever felt like you had to over-prepare just to be taken seriously? Or been talked over, interrupted, or underestimated—even when you’re clearly the most qualified person in the room?You’re not imagining it.In this episode, Eimear breaks down the Authority Gap—what it is, how it shows up in women’s lives and careers, and what you can actually do to navigate it without losing your mind (or your job). This one is packed with powerful stats, real-life stories, and five tangible strategies you can start using right away...2025-06-2625 minGirl, Choose Yourself!Sisterhood as Medicine: The Truth About Women, Loneliness & ConnectionWhy are so many women feeling quietly disconnected—even when we’re surrounded by people or “connected” online?In this episode, Eimear explores the emotional and biological truth about female friendship, the modern epidemic of loneliness, and why sisterhood might just be the thing we need most right now.She shares a viral quote that hit a nerve, a story that sparked hundreds of women to say “me too,” and the deeper wound that gets triggered every time women are pitted against each other.If you’ve been craving meaningful connection—or wondering what happened to...2025-06-1921 minGirl, Choose Yourself!Shift Your State Fast: 5 Nervous System Tools to Calm Anxiety, Overthinking, and Emotional OverloadYou’re not lazy. You’re not unmotivated. You’re just dysregulated.In this episode, I’m giving you 5 simple, science-backed tools to help you shift your state in the moment—when you feel anxious, shut down, overwhelmed, frozen in indecision, or just not yourself.You’ll learn:What the vagus nerve is—and how to work with it to access calm, clarity, and powerWhy nervous system regulation is a foundational access point for building confidence and momentumHow to speak your body’s language when you’re hijacked by stress or spiraling thoughtsWhy you do...2025-06-1234 minGirl, Choose Yourself!Sacred Exile and The Journey to BelongingWhat if the life you’ve outgrown is the one you’ve called “home” for years?In this episode, Eimear shares a deeply personal story about leaving behind the familiar—and what it really takes to build a sense of belonging that starts from within.Through the lens of her own midlife move across continents, she unpacks:How your environment shapes your identity more than you realizeWhy belonging isn’t found in a place or person—but through self-expansionAnd why being called a “difficult woman” is something to celebrateThis is for every woman who’s asking...2025-06-0518 minGirl, Choose Yourself!Sick of Your Own Sh*t? Here’s the Reset That Actually WorksIf you've ever found yourself mid-scroll or mid-stride thinking, "What the hell am I even doing with my life?"—this one’s for you.In this episode, I introduce a soul-shifting practice I’m currently deep in: a 30-day mental diet. Not a restriction—a devotion. A reset. A remembering. A radical act of self-honoring in a world that glorifies hustle, noise, and disconnection.We talk about:Why there is no such thing as an idle thoughtHow your self-concept silently shapes your realityThe distraction economy—and how it’s stealing your life on...2025-05-3023 minGirl, Choose Yourself!The Forgotten Feminine: 3 Ancient Teachings Every Modern Woman NeedsIn a world full of noise, sometimes what we need most is to go deeper—and older. In this solo episode, I’m sharing three powerful lessons from ancient feminine wisdom that have shaped how I live, lead, and trust myself. These aren’t just stories from myth or history—they’re fierce, relevant truths that speak directly to the woman who’s done with people-pleasing, self-doubt, and the endless performance of being “good.”You’ll meet:Lilith — the original woman who refused to shrink to fitThe Cailleach, Mami Wata, and Hildegard2025-05-2226 min
Singing Teachers TalkEp.211 Learning Vocal Anatomy through Mindful Colouring with Eimear McCarthy LuddyIn this episode, we chat with Dublin-based singing teacher and voice science enthusiast Eimear McCarthy Luddy. Eimear shares the story behind her #AnatoMonday Vocal Anatomy Colouring Book—a fun, creative resource designed to make vocal anatomy accessible and engaging. We explore her journey from struggling with traditional anatomy materials to creating her own, how she uses anatomy in teaching, and why she believes learning about the voice should be joyful and memorable. Eimear also shares insights into her creative process, her successful Kickstarter campaign, and what might be next for Vocology Ireland. WHAT’S IN THI...2025-05-2146 minGirl, Choose Yourself!The Cost of ‘Killing It’: How to Rebuild When Success Leaves You Empty (with Charlotte Carter)We’re told to chase success, to hit the big milestones, to keep pushing for more. But what happens when you reach the top and it still doesn’t feel right?In this episode, I’m joined by Charlotte Carter, founder of I Dare to Leap and a powerhouse coach to high performers worldwide. Charlotte opens up about the moment she realized that despite the six-figure months and external validation, she was living someone else’s version of success – not her own.We dive into:The hidden cost of “having it all” and why it can leave y...2025-05-1542 min
TritonLake PerformS3 Ep2: Eimear ConsidineTritonLake, as title sponsors of the Ireland Sevens programme, brings you TritonLake Perform – a podcast series that will explore the intersection of sport and business, and in particular, the necessary ingredients when it comes to creating and maintaining a dynamic high-performance culture. Hosted by TritonLake founder and CEO, Conor Smyth, guests on TritonLake Perform will come from the worlds of sport and business and looks into what has helped them to excel in their respective environments while also tackling challenges along the way.
In this episode, Conor sits down with former Irish Rugby Sevens an...2025-05-0939 minGirl, Choose Yourself!From Marathon Missteps to Social Media Anxiety: Lessons on Letting Go of JudgmentEver found yourself obsessing over what others might think — whether it’s your marathon finish time or a social media post? In this episode, I get real about the all-too-familiar trap of worrying about how others perceive us. I share a personal story from my recent London Marathon experience and a raw conversation with my daughter about peer pressure.I unpack why we crave approval, how it can hold us back, and what to do about it. I also dive into a powerful quote attributed to Nietzsche: “When we are tired, we are attacked by ideas we conque...2025-05-0825 min
The Book ShowEimear McBride, Tasma Walton and James Bradley on stormy weather and broken familiesIrish writer Eimear McBride revisits favourite characters on a rainy night, actor-turned-writer Tasma Walton dredges up a family story of abduction and James Bradley's crime novel about climate catastrophe.Irish writer Eimear McBride is a past winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction whose writing is celebrated for its originality and inventive use of language. In her latest novel, The City Changes its Face (Faber), Eimear revisits the main characters of her second novel The Lesser Bohemians about actors Stephen and Eily's love affair despite the 20 year age gap. Eimear tells Claire Nichols she was drawn back...2025-05-0454 minGirl, Choose Yourself!When Life Breaks the Plan: Choosing Yourself Through Chronic IllnessWhat happens when everything you’ve built—your career, your independence, your identity—starts to unravel at the hands of an illness you didn’t see coming?In this powerful episode, I’m joined by Cathy Beederman, former tech exec turned reluctant expert in resilience, who shares what it’s like to face life with ME/CFS (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome). From navigating devastating diagnoses to redefining self-care in the smallest of rituals (hello, “coffee report”), Cathy brings raw honesty, sharp humor, and the kind of perspective that only comes from living a radically altere...2025-05-0135 minGirl, Choose Yourself!What If You’re Wrong About What You Can Do? (Midlife + Marathons)In this solo episode, I talk about the thing I never thought I’d be doing at 50—training for my fifth major marathon. Spoiler: I used to believe I wasn’t built for endurance. Not physically. Not mentally. And certainly not over 26.2 bloody miles.Turns out, I was wrong.And maybe... so are you.This episode is about so much more than running. It’s about:The sneaky stories we absorb early—about what we can and can’t doWhy midlife is exactly the time to challenge those beliefsHow running became my training ground for s...2025-04-2428 minGirl, Choose Yourself!My Unexpected Alcohol-Free Life: 3 Years In, No RegretsIn this deeply personal episode, I share my unexpected 3-year journey from a regular wine drinker to embracing an alcohol-free lifestyle at age 50+. I discuss how my relationship with alcohol evolved from 'liquid courage' in my teens to a controlling presence in adulthood, my experience with the prescribed drug Naltrexone, and the surprising health benefits I've discovered—particularly the little-known impacts of alcohol on women's health during perimenopause and menopause. For anyone questioning their relationship with alcohol or curious about the growing sober movement, this episode offers honest reflections on finding authentic confidence without a wine glass in...2025-04-1738 min