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Feel Better Every DayTrauma? ADHD? Your brain needs playYou're never too old to play. And your brain will thank you.In this episode, I share why play isn't just for children and how reconnecting with your playful side can be transformative for ADHD brains and trauma survivors.From my dolphin encounter to pretending to be dolphins on the harbour with a friend, I explore how silliness and joy can heal.This episode includes:✨ Why our brains learn so well through play (and how to do it deliberately)✨ Permission to be 'foolish' and silly, even as an adult2025-07-0117 min
Feel Better Every DayWhen trauma isn't ‘post’ traumatic stress but ongoing, how do we heal?Are you dealing with trauma? PTSD? Complex PTSD? ADHD? Feeling overwhelmed by what’s going on in the world?In this PTSD awareness episode, trauma therapist Eve Menezes Cunningham shares some of her personal journey from PTSD diagnosis to healing, and uses the Feel better. Be better. Do better method to support you in navigating personal and collective trauma.‘Instead of being consumed by hate, his hope was that Israelis and Palestinians and Christians could live in peace and harmony. And he created this school, Hope Flowers.’ Eve also reflects on an interview she did 20 years...2025-06-2415 min
Feel Better Every DayADHD, trauma and the Solstice: Find your shine without burning outDo you wish you could help heal the world but find yourself overwhelmed? Learn to Feel Better, Be Better and DO Better. Subscribe for trauma-informed and ADHD-friendly self-care ideas every Tuesday.Are you navigating trauma and ADHD? This episode is for you. As we approach the Summer Solstice, it's a powerful time to reflect on what you're giving your energy to and how you allow yourself to shine.But what if you don't feel ‘shiny’? Or have the energy you wish you did? Learn to honour your current capacity, especially when living with a trauma hist...2025-06-1722 min
Feel Better Every DayBe your true Self – YOUR wayTrauma and/or ADHD? Stop worrying you're 'too much' and be more youIt's easy to feel overwhelmed when navigating ADHD and trauma recovery. You might constantly receive messages to tone it down or conform. But what if your unique sensitivities and intensity aren't something to suppress, but an expression of your Self?This is where psychosynthesis and its concept of The Ways offers an empowering perspective. Developed by Roberto Assagioli, psychosynthesis is a transpersonal approach that honours your inherent wholeness and the unique ways your soul seeks to express itself. Instead of shaming you...2025-06-1019 min
Feel Better Every DayDefying gravity with the Booby Physio, Siobhan O’DonovanThis week’s guest, the Booby Physio (aka former Ireland rugby player Siobhan O’Donovan) shares some life changing advice (well, it has been for me!) on all kinds of ways in which we can better support our whole selves. You can find her at posturefittingphysio.com and on social media at posture.fittingWatch here or listen wherever you get your podcastsLet me know how you’re going to start better supporting yourself today (and while a lot of the conversation is about boobs, much of it is beneficial for all genders)....2025-06-0338 min
Feel Better Every DayJayne Leonard on food and moodFor World Digestive Health Day, am delighted to be welcoming Jayne Leonard back to discuss a super simple way (even I’m enjoying experimenting with it) to improve our gut health, ADHD symptoms and mental health.And Sole to Soul Circle members can join us tomorrow for a deeper dive into getting our inner (and actual) toddlers on board.le grá (with love),EveiWatch hereFull transcript… and found that those people who ate 30 or more plant foods a week had a far more diverse gut micro...2025-05-2723 min
Feel Better Every DayMeditation (with trauma and/or ADHD) isn't impossibleI’ve been meditating daily (at least once a day) since March 2013. Sporadically since 2001. And teaching different types of meditation since 2003.And I still find it really challenging. But I can’t imagine life without it. I hope that by sharing some of the joys and challenges of different types of meditation and ADHD and trauma, my own history (with a deeper, more personal dive for the Sole to Soul Circle members tomorrow), that you’ll be kinder to yourself around any challenges you have in keeping your focus on the meditation.Remember, it’s a...2025-05-2031 min
Feel Better Every DaySelf-care ideas for European Mental Health Awareness WeekHow are YOU feeling this European Mental Health Awareness Week?What one thing might help you feel even a little bit better?There are lots of self-care ideas in this week's podcast.Listen wherever you get your podcasts or watch herele grá,EveiFull transcriptEverything I do, I’m a mental health professional, I attend to my own mental health on a daily basis…Hi, you're listening to The Feel Better Every Day Podcast. I'm Eve Menezes Cunningham and I'm here to he...2025-05-1321 min
Feel Better Every DayMargaret O'Connor on trusting yourself: Episode 57 of the Feel Better Every Day Podcast‘OK, well I'm not going to have children so what do I do with my life? What does life look like? How do I prove myself? How do I validate my existence?’I so adored talking to Margaret O’Connor and hope you enjoy Episode 57 of the Feel Better Every Day Podcast where she explores her journey with self-care and becoming an advocate for the child-free.And for this week’s deeper dive for the Sole to Soul Circle, I’m delighted to be sharing more with Margaret O’Connor around discerning our energy levels, the impacts...2025-05-0624 min
Feel Better Every DayLove your inner Smelly Cat this Bealtaine and beyondBealtaine is a festival of fertility, love and lust and this year, we're braving the parts of ourselves we find hardest to love...Full transcriptThinking again about who you love but this time bringing it more to yourself and thinking about all the different parts of yourself and the parts of yourself you find it easier to love and harder to love.What parts do you appreciate about yourself and what parts do you find more challenging if love feels too strong? And I want you, if you're familiar with Friends, to...2025-04-2918 min
Feel Better Every DayEFT Tap Along for Stress Awareness MonthWould you like to add to your self-care toolkit by managing life's stresses with more compassion for yourself and others? This new episode is for you.Full transcriptWe can internalise shame about not handling the situation with more grace, and even when it is extreme pressure. Stress can be a good thing. Think about a coal turning into a diamond, or think about a toddler, no one is yelling at that toddler, ‘Toddle! Walk!’ There's that inherent drive within all of us that we want to grow, we want to evolve, we want to lear...2025-04-2224 min
Feel Better Every DayColleen Kennedy on nourishing yourself and your SelfIt was such a joy to interview my own herbal medicine magician for this episode. I cannot overstate how much Colleen has helped me over the years and hope this episode helps you…Full transcriptFood is there to be enjoyed. We're very blessed to have an abundance of food around us and you know what? Like yeah, a bit more gratitude that we're lucky that we can have whatever we want whenever we want really and that we're being nourished and nurtured and not to be having the negative dialogue around food. There's a lo...2025-04-1522 min
Feel Better Every Day25 ADHD (or VAST) terms you might like to knowIncluding 4 new letters that may become as familiar to you as ADHD as Drs Hallowell and Ratey’s potentially less stigmatising VAST model (Variable Attention Stimulus Trait) becomes better known…Which of these 25 terms resonate most for you?Which ADHD (or VAST) terms had you hoped to see included? Comment or reply to let me know for a future episode.le grá (with love),EveiFULL TRANSCRIPTI remember part of the training involved the recognition, both through our own practice and throu...2025-04-0846 min
Feel Better Every DayHow are you fooling yourself? Episode 52 of The Feel Better Every Day PodcastThis April Fools Day, we’re exploring ways in which our ADHD brains keep us fooling ourselvesAnd how awareness and compassion really help…How about you?Le grá (with love),EveiFULL TRANSCRIPTFor me, if I don't have something to read, I feel quite anxious. I don't want to be anywhere where I could be reading and I'm not reading, but also I don't know what mood I'm going to be in at that time, so I tend to bring like different journals and magazines as we...2025-04-0111 min
Feel Better Every DayReconnect with the earth and your SelfThere’s something magical about simply slowing down enough to notice all the beauty around us.This week, I’ve changed my schedule to actually make time to do all the things I ‘should’ be doing and ‘need’ to do in the garden and field.We’ve made a proper start on the deadhedge I’ve been planning since before even moving to Ireland and I cannot believe how happy it’s made me. I’ve been taking my breakfast outside and eating it while looking at this pile of branches and sticks.It’s the little thin...2025-03-2514 min
Feel Better Every DayNeurodiversity Celebration Week with Jayne LeonardWouldn’t it be wonderful if everyone – neurodivergent and neurotypical – celebrated our brains and unique ways of seeing and being in the world? If the world were set up to better support ALL of us? If no one was shamed simply for being the way they were? ‘For us late diagnosed ADHDers, there is that mourning and that grief and that loss and that rage around how different entire lives could have been had we known, but also if the world were different and if the world were more set up. Even now, kids struggle having accommodations made for...2025-03-1712 min
Feel Better Every Day33 self-care ideas for World Sleep DayFULL TRANSCRIPTSoothe your ruminating mind, again, especially with ADHD or trauma histories, getting away from all the catastrophic thinking, the stressful thoughts that are kind of putting you in Stress Response rather than Rest/Digest mode, allowing yourself to have something really easy and accessible to redirect your brain from those ruminating, catastrophising thoughts into something. Hi, I'm Eve Menezes-Cunningham and welcome to The Feel Better Every Day Podcast. I am so excited to be sharing new trauma-informed and ADHD-friendly ideas for you to help you take better care of yourself, that highest, wisest...2025-03-1136 min
Feel Better Every DayCattitude: Purr! Hiss! Freeze! Polyvagal informed self care for trauma and/or ADHD. With catsThis week, we’re making Polyvagal Theory even simpler with the help of Rainbow MagnifiCat and your own beloved animals. I developed Cattitude (aka Cat Coaching and Feline Better Every Day) after adopting Rainbow MagnifiCat from the rescue cat shelter in 2013 and realising how attending to her nervous system, practising what I had learned about Polyvagal Theory and other trauma-informed therapies was helping me (and later clients and groups).With ADHD and/or trauma histories, your extra sensitive nervous system can be a gift when you treat your whole self with compassion.In th...2025-03-0424 min
Feel Better Every DayCreate Your Own DopamenuInspired by Jessica McCabe's How to ADHD (and building on 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-care Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing) this week, we're exploring a super simple way to increase the odds of you treating yourself WAY better in those spare moments, minutes and hours...WATCH HEREFULL TRANSCRIPTWhat I'm talking about here with the dopamine, they've not been measured in terms of how much they increase dopamine production. It's quite a subjective idea. You're thinking about the things that help you feel better, the things that are going to motivate you, the...2025-02-2511 min
Feel Better Every Day10 self care ideas from Moana 2: Episode 46 of The Feel Better Every Day Podcast‘It's the abundance of diversity. It's not about tolerating. It's about welcoming…’Much as I adored Moana, I think I loved Moana 2 even more. And with the current threats to #DEI (Diversity Equality and Inclusivity) in America, it feels like an especially good time to remind everyone that immigration (yes, I’m biased as a daughter and granddaughter of immigrants and now immigrant myself) is A GOOD THING.I hope you enjoy this week’s episode and I’d love to hear your thoughts on it and the film. If you’d like to read some of the ol...2025-02-1815 min
Feel Better Every DaySend more love to your ADHD brain and whole self this Valentine's Day (and beyond)With special guest Jayne LeonardWATCH HEREDoes the idea of loving your whole self (including your ADHD brain and/or traumatised parts) feel impossible? You’re not alone. In this episode, I welcome my vegan and ADHD friend Jayne Leonard of Vive Counselling back. Our conversation includes shock that we’ve both found it easier to accept ourselves since a psychiatrist gave us permission! Even though this is our WORK. You too may be surprised at how much better your life feels when you amp up that self care, self love, self compassion and self...2025-02-1110 min
Feel Better Every DaySome self compassion around my own journey with mental health issues‘If you have tried counselling or you've tried therapy and it has made you feel worse, know that you're not alone. That, unfortunately, is quite common, but fortunately there are many, many styles and many, many different people who can help you’This special extended episode of The Feel Better Every Day Podcast was recorded to support you with any mental health issues you might be struggling with by sharing parts of my own journey.And a) I forgot to mention an enormous part of my own journey – the house fire that led to my PTSD t...2025-02-041h 07
Feel Better Every DayHonouring Brigid and the Divine within youHappy Brigid for 1st February! As well as working with the energies of this special time of year, there’s the potential for therapeutic time travel and giving yourself the gift of silence.https://youtu.be/8ohlnm6jt6kAs we move into February by honouring the Irish Goddess Brigid and the part of YOU (whatever your gender) that is Divine, as well as working with the seasonal energies of the Celtic Wheel of the Year (renewal! Strength! Energy! Creativity!), we’re also exploring (with embodied journalling prompts) past, present and future. And the power of s...2025-01-2815 min
Feel Better Every DayOn Connecting with Your Inner Queen or King with Jayne LeonardI’m delighted to welcome Jayne Leonard of Vive Counselling back. We’re talking about self care with ADHD and connecting with that most empowered, deserving part of ourselves in order to be of service.You might remember Jayne from Episode 28 where she helped me reframe cooking from chore to self care.Today, we’re diving into another self care idea from my book, 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-Care Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing: Self-care Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing Connecting with your Inner Queen or KingBoth Jayne and I were...2025-01-2114 min
Feel Better Every DayLisa Woodruff on organising as Self careHow organising your home and business can revolutionise your life: a conversation with Lisa WoodruffYou can become a Half Moon (free) or Full or Super Moon (paid) member of the Sole to Soul Circle at evemc.substack.com for bonus content and deeper dives into this and other episodes.If you’ve ever found yourself drowning in clutter, overwhelmed by to-do lists, or unsure how to manage everything on your plate, you’re not alone. Many of us struggle to balance daily tasks, especially when managing ADHD, multiple roles and family demands. I re...2025-01-1420 min
Feel Better Every Day2025 is SO last week. How do you hope to be living and feeling this time NEXT year?Setting intentions for a better 2025As we embark on a New Year, it's the perfect time to reflect and set intentions for the months ahead. In this episode of the Feel Better Every Day Podcast, we explore some powerful techniques to help you use your imagination for GOOD as you work towards co-creating your ideal future. Imagining a happy, healthy and thriving Future YouTake a moment to imagine yourself a year from now, at the beginning of 2026. Picture yourself happy, healthy, and thriving. What does this version o...2025-01-0709 min
Feel Better Every DayThe power of the Relaxation Response: A New Year's Resolution to relax intoAs we embark on a new year, many of us are seeking ways to improve our wellbeing and reduce stress in our lives. One powerful tool that has stood the test of time is the Relaxation Response, a concept developed by Dr Herbert Benson, a Harvard cardiologist and pioneer in mind-body medicine.The Relaxation Response is a physical state of deep rest that counteracts the Stress Response that may well feel more familiar in our bodies in these go go go 24/7 times we live in. The Relaxation Response is a natural antidote to the Fight...2024-12-3112 min
Feel Better Every DayYour vibe for 2025: Episode 38 of The Feel Better Every Day PodcastHappy Christmas! What’s your vibe for 2025?So long 2024! As we prepare to welcome 2025, you might want to reflect on your experiences and set your sights on the year ahead. This period offers a wonderful opportunity to contemplate the energy we wish to bring into 2025 and beyond.In January, we'll delve deeper into this concept, drawing inspiration from the book, 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-Care Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing. We'll explore various methods to focus our energy, intentions, and awareness, utilising the Reticular Activation System.This approach combines scientific backing with a gentle, re...2024-12-2410 min
Feel Better Every DayI think Yule love this! And I hope Yule (geddit?) join me for a special Winter Solstice Circle on Friday 20thSolo episode: Embracing the Yule Log tradition: a ritual of release and renewalWhat's a Yule Log?The Yule log is more than just a festive decoration – it's key to powerful symbolic rituals rooted in the Celtic Wheel of the Year. As this Winter Solstice approaches, I’m sharing a fun and simple ritual that can offer a meaningful way to reflect on your past and prepare for the coming year.If you’d like to join me for this unique Yule / Winter Solstice Circle on Friday 20th December (9.15pm Irish time), RSVP for th...2024-12-1708 min
Feel Better Every DaySelf Care for Despair: Episode 36 of The Feel Better Every Day PodcastThis episode is an unexpected one but I was so quick to find solace in my habitual self and Self care practises this morning, I wanted to share them with as much love as I can for all beings on the planet. The US election results are horrifying (that a self confessed sexual predator and multi convicted felon is somehow considered better than someone as accomplished and talented as Kamala Harris - am telling myself all sorts of stories about how much men (and many women) must really hate women, migrants, LGBTQ+ people and others but that's not helpful.2024-11-0621 min
Feel Better Every DayMy highlights and ACTUAL self and Self care lessons from my Season 1 guestsThank you so much for listening and for joining me on this journey. This final episode of Season 1 is where I am honest about what I've ACTUALLY integrated from my gorgeous guests' episodes. Scroll down for links to all the episodes on YouTube and audio.WHO AM I? I'm your producer and host, Eve Menezes Cunningham, author of 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-care Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing (Pen & Sword, 2017), freelance journalist and Editor-in-Chief of the Irish Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy. I'm also an online trauma therapist (with lived experience), supervisor...2024-08-1525 min
Feel Better Every DayAthena Sayaka talks creativity, Divine Timing, co-regulation and more as she shares her ideal and essential daily self care practisesDo you include other people in your self and Self-care? When do you feel most regulated (ready to thrive and flourish?)?a) with loved ones?b) in nature?c) connecting with your Self?d) in gratitude at being alive?Let us know in the comments :) TODAY'S GUESTAthena Sayaka is a neuroexpansive practitioner and mystic. She helps neurodiverse creators develop supportive frameworks to honour their whole being as they navigate the world. In her corner of the internet, you are free to be fully you...2024-08-0710 min
Feel Better Every DayNurse and coach Colleen Kneafsey shares a 3 minute lymphatic drainage massage and other daily self care routinesDid you know that lymphatic drainage massage has so many benefits and you can do it yourself, quite easily, every morning?Which of Colleen's are your daily ideal and essential self care practises?a) lymphatic drainage massage?b) gratitude?c) reading?d) prioritising good sleep?Let us know in the comments :) TODAY'S GUESTColleen Kneafsey from Rise Strong Mind & Body Transformation online coaching is a nurse specialist with 23 years' experience. She specialises in menopause, diabetes, fitness, heart health and weight loss....2024-08-0119 min
Feel Better Every DayAuthor, podcast host and coach, Joanne Mallon shares her ideal and actual daily self care routinesThe author and 5 Minutes to Change Your Life podcast host, Joanne Mallon, shares her ideal and actual daily self care practices.Which of Joanne's favourite ideal and actual elements are your favourites? a) stopping and smelling and talking to the roses b) rolling out of bed and into a yoga / tai chi practice?c) gratitude? d) early nights? Let us know in the comments :) TODAY'S GUEST Joanne Mallon is the author of How to Find Calm and other books, a podcaster and one...2024-07-2519 min
Feel Better Every DayAuthor and podcast host Jane Travis talks boundaries, beauty, pleasure and relaxation as she shares her ideal and actual daily self care practisesThe Grow Your Private Practice author and podcast host, Jane Travis, shares her ideal and actual daily self care practices (and we chat about how much we dislike the term self-care even though it's essential).Which of Jane's favourite ideal and actual elements are your favourites? a) being kissed awake by a handsome man (woman / non binary person)? b) luxuriating in a skincare routine that helps your skin? c) setting boundaries with yourself (around time) as well as with others? d) prioritising relaxation, beauty and pleasure? Let...2024-07-1814 min
Feel Better Every DayMick Devine, addiction specialist, trainer, supervisor and Tabor Group Clinical Director shares his ideal and actual self care practicesHow do you create stillness and make space for yourself and your Self (for that highest, wisest, truest, wildest, most joyful, brilliant and miraculous part of yourself) care? Mick Devine shares some of the self care practices that continue to support him.How about you? How might you find a way to prioritise stillness, space and PEACE in your life?Let us know in the comments :)TODAY'S GUESTMick Devine is a Counsellor specialising in the area of addiction. He is Clinical Director of a leading addiction treatment agency...2024-07-1113 min
Feel Better Every DayMedical herbalist and natural therapist Fiona Morris shares her ideal and actual daily self and Self care practicesHow do you navigate your self and Self (for that highest, wisest, truest, wildest, most joyful, brilliant and miraculous part of yourself) care when life is incredibly challenging? The fantabulous Fiona Morris shares some of what's been helping her through enormous transitions, grief and loss.How about you? How might you find a way to both prioritise what will help you most while also giving yourself more grace around things having to be a bit different at this time?Let us know in the comments :)TODAY'S GUESTFiona Morris...2024-07-0419 min
Feel Better Every DayCOOKING as self care? Psychotherapist and nutritional therapist Jayne Leonard has revolutionised my LIFEHave you ever considered COOKING to be part of your self care? I hadn’t but talking to Jayne for this episode has revolutionised my life! No longer seeing cooking as a chore and boring, I’m suddenly loving becoming more whole food vegan v the junk food vegan of the past several years. Who knew cooking – this BASIC basic self care – could be so satisfying?How about you? How might you find a way to reframe one of the things you HAVE to do so it becomes more fulfilling and potentially even fun?...2024-06-2717 min
Feel Better Every DayEFT trainer Grainne O'Neill shares her wonderfully 'worthy' AND Netflix and chocolate cake ideal and actual self careWhen is it best to go for a long walk and when is it best to opt for a slice of chocolate cake in front of Netflix?Grainne O'Neill shares her wonderful mix of what she calls 'worthy' self care and Self care (exercise, an embodied meditation to help her plug into the day's energies, EFT Tapping (of course), lifting weights and a 'gratitude countdown' to end each day.How about you? How might you give yourself more grace when you're at your best AND when you most NEED that grace and compassion?...2024-06-2015 min
Feel Better Every Day'Sex is good for you,' says neuroscientist and beststelling author Dr Sabina Brennan'We all feel more comfortable in our own skin,' says Dr Sabina Brennan. 'We don't sweat the small stuff.' I know I feel better with each passing year as I get a better sense of what works for me and what doesn't (including navigating joints that didn't used to ache and eyes that didn't used to need reading glasses) but I've adored Dr Sabina Brennan's approach to aging since I met her the year I moved to Ireland when she was promoting her then new book 100 Days to a Younger Brain.How about...2024-06-1319 min
Feel Better Every Day'My needs are high' says Louise Brown, the delightful queer, neurodivergent therapist, supervisor and trainerDo you have compassion for yourself around what you need?Do you embrace your own (if you have one) 'spiky profile'?How might you just let yourself BE yourself more and own every fibre of your being?Let us know in the comments :)TODAY'S GUESTLouise is a queer, neurodivergent therapist, supervisor and trainer who lives in Cheshire with her wife, Lego collection and a multitude of emotional support pandas. Alongside her 1:1 work with clients and supervisees, she offers training and consultation of neuro-affirming practice and supporting neurodivergent wellbeing...2024-06-0613 min
Feel Better Every DayClinical neuroscientist and applied microbiologist Dr Miguel Toribio-Mateas on his ideal and actual daily self and Self care practicesDo you follow your gut when it comes to your own self and Self care?Do you know yourself well enough to know which foods and drinks support your mental and physical emotional health and which ones get in the way?How might you get more curious (with compassion, not judgment) and make friendlier choices from now on?Let us know in the comments :)TODAY'S GUESTDr Miguel Toribio-Mateas, a clinical neuroscientist and applied microbiologist with a rich background in human nutrition, carries over twenty years of experience across...2024-05-3016 min
Feel Better Every DayJosephine Hughes on being Gloriously Unready and Good Enough (Counsellors) plus her ideal and actual self and Self careIn an ideal world, how much time would you LIKE to have to indulge yourself each morning with ALL the self care and Self care practices you know you benefit from?4 hours?2 hours?2 hour?Let us know in the comments :)TODAY'S GUESTJosephine Hughes is an accredited BACP counsellor and marketing mentor for therapists. She’s also a mum to three adult children, two of whom are transgender women.Josephine has a podcast called Gloriously Unready which is about adapting to change. She has another podc...2024-05-2323 min
Feel Better Every DayNeurodivergent therapist and activist Chris Oxborrow on her ideal and actual daily self and Self careWhen it comes to your own self and Self care do you recognise whatever it is you need AND know that you deserve it? This can be a bit of an advanced practice sometimes!Who helps you co-regulate?Are you getting to know yourself and your energy - especially as it changes with perimenopause and menopause (for people going through it)?Do you ever give into 'revenge bedtime procrastination'? (See Episode 2 with Rebecca Seal for more on this too.)Let us know in the comments :)TODAY'S GUEST...2024-05-1628 min
Feel Better Every DayMulti-passionate multimillionaire Leonie Dawson: 'I worked out really early on that it's way more fun to be ALL of me'Are you being YOUR whole self?Are you trying to do someone ELSE's self care and Self care (v taking inspiration but making WHATEVER you choose to do your own)?Would you like it (and life) to feel more FUN?Let me know in the comments.Leonie Dawson is an internationally best-selling author of the 2024 My Brilliant Year workbooks (formerly known as the Goal Getter workbooks) which have been used by over 500,000 people worldwide.A multi-passionate entrepreneur, Leonie has generated over $14 million in revenue while only working 10 hours a...2024-05-0916 min
Feel Better Every DayDr Karen Ward on connecting with the Irish landscape and sacred items as her daily self careWhat would you put in your sacred bundle?When did you last let yourself connect with the landscape you're part of?Let me know in the comments!Dr Karen Ward is a writer, lecturer, teacher, and psychotherapist. Trained in the Celtic lineage and Druidic traditions, she co-founded and runs the Slí An Chroí School of Irish Celtic Shamanism with her husband John Cantwell. Her renowned Moon Mná Women’s Celtic Circles brings the wisdom of the Irish Goddesses’ archetypal energies to those whose hearts sing with Celtic soul. Karen is auth...2024-05-0214 min
Feel Better Every Day4.30am starts (by CHOICE!) and more of powerhouse Karen Falconer's ideal and actual daily self and Self careKaren Falconer is CEO of both ANLP International CIC and the NLP International Conference Ltd, Editor of Rapport Magazine and author of The NLP Professional. She is qualified to NLP Trainer level and is a Professional Certified mBIT coach. Karen is also a founder member of the International NLP Research Committee, a Trustee of the NLP in Education Trust, a member of the NLP Press Editorial Board, a school Governor and winner of Hertfordshire Woman of the Year 2009.Before taking up the reins at ANLP in 2005, she also accumulated over twenty years’ experience as a mana...2024-04-2519 min
Feel Better Every DayMultiskilled therapist and speaker Marilyn Devonish on dance breaks, breath practices and other ideal and actual daily self care routinesMarilyn Devonish, The NeuroSuccess™ Coach, is a Business Graduate, holds a Post Graduate Chartered Institute of Marketing Diploma. She is a corporate trainer, management consultant, Prince2 Project Manager and freelance writer. She is a Certified Trainer of NLP, Certified Trainer of Time Line Therapy, Certified Trainer of Hypnosis, Certified PhotoReading™ Accelerated Learning Instructor, Archetypal Profiling, Archetypal Branding and Team Dynamics Consultant, Multi-Disciplinary Therapist, Certified Life and Executive Coach, and corporate Mental Health First Aid Trainer. She has been a specialist Remote Working Implementation Consultant since 2003. She is also a practitioner in EFT, EmoTrance, DNA Theta Heal...2024-04-1823 min
Feel Better Every DayAuthor and vaginal health herbalist Kathie Bishop on creating conditions for creativity and other daily self careConsulting vaginal health herbalist, Kathie Bishop MNIMH is the founder of Into the Wylde, an award winning natural, organic and vegan intimate lubricant brand, as well as helping people with their vaginal health at The Wylde Herbalist. She is the author of It’s Your Power Portal: Take Control of Your Vaginal Health with Herbal and Holistic Care, published by Aeon in April 2022, and is the recipient of the Innovation in Practice Award from The National Institute of Medical Herbalists in 2021.Kathie truly believes that the world needs more feminine power, creativity, leadership, and it is her...2024-04-1117 min
Feel Better Every DayDr Dina Glouberman on finding joy through burnout, the importance of community and ImageWorkREAD OUR INTERVIEW IN PSYCHOLOGIES HEREDr Dina Glouberman is the visionary Co-Founder of Skyros Holistic Holidays on the Greek island of Skyros, and author of the classic books Life Choices, Life Changes; The Joy of Burnout; You are What You Imagine; Into the Woods and Out Again; and most recently ImageWork: The Complete Guide to Working with Transformational Imagery. Dr Martin Rossman, leading imagery author in the USA, has said about ImageWork, 'In my 50 years in the field, this is the best book I have read about working with imagery for healing, creativity and...2024-04-0429 min
Feel Better Every DayGill Fennings on gold standard self care being especially essential when working as a therapist, coach and supervisor etcGill Fennings MBE is a BACP (Accredited) psychotherapist, coach and supervisor. She has spent the last 24 years of her life developing, evolving and researching the fine line between therapy and coaching. Through this unfolding evolution and reflective practice, she has developed an integrative blend of coaching, psychotherapy and consultancy, designed always to fit the needs of her clients. In her private practice in St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK, Gill offers 3 main specialisms:· EMDR intensive coach-therapy for couples and individuals · supervision for therapists and coaches and· executive and couple coaching A...2024-03-2819 min
Feel Better Every DayAuthor and former Psychologies Editor Suzy Walker talks big leaps, heart leaps, meditation and more as she shares her ideal and actual self and Self care practicesSuzy Walker (formerly Suzy Greaves) is a freelance journalist, writer, editor, coach and author of two coaching books: The Big Peace and Making The Big Leap. She was named as one of the top ten coaches in the UK!Trained as a journalist, Suzy has written for everyone from The Sunday Times to Cosmo.Editor-in-Chief of Psychologies for 8 years, she ran a dynamic virtual editorial team, created 1000 'happiness clubs' globally, and interviewed some of the most inspiring self-development greats in the world - from Brené Brown to Oprah. She recently simplified her life a...2024-03-2123 min
Feel Better Every DayCBT psychotherapist, EMDR practitioner, yoga therapist (and more) Veena Ugargol on the power of compassionVeena is a London based Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist (BABCP Accredited) and EMDR therapist with over 10 years’ experience of working with depression and anxiety disorders within the NHS and privately. She’s also a yoga therapist for mental health, speaker, lecturer and researcher. Learning how to navigate and better understand her own stresses and anxieties led Veena to develop academic experience of psychology and neuroscience, leading to formal study at the Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London and UCL, and she continues to remain current with both fields. Her academic interest in stress and emotional trauma and the...2024-03-1416 min
Feel Better Every DayYoga teacher trainer and Ayurveda practitioner, Emma Turnbull talks whole LIFE practice and moreEmma Turnbull is the founder of Yoga Wise School of Yoga and Ayurveda, and proud owner of a beautiful dedicated studio in Mayland Essex which runs regular classes, workshops and teacher training.Yoga Wise combines the ancient wisdom of both Yoga and Ayurveda runs the country’s first 500hr Ayurvedic Yoga Teacher Training courses.Emma Turnbull is a BWY teacher, BWY Foundation Course tutor and also an Ayurvedic Practitioner. Emma’s classes combine over 20 year’s experience of teaching yoga with the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda – so that each offering is seasonally appropriate and aime...2024-03-0710 min
Feel Better Every DayWanderland author Jini Reddy on self care through reading and natureJini Reddy is the author of Wanderland, shortlisted for the Stanford Dolman Award for Travel Book of the Year and for the Wainwright Prize. She has contributed to anthologies, including the landmark Woman on Nature, and her first book, Wild Times won the book prize at the British Guild of Travel Writers Awards. As a journalist and travel writer she has written widely for national print and digital media – everyone from The Guardian to TIME magazine. In 2019, Jini was named a National Geographic Woman of Impact. In her work, she increasingly occupies a fertile cross-cultural, cross-genre space wher...2024-02-2908 min
Feel Better Every DayPersonal trainer, Paul O'Brien on gratitude, peace, connection and prioritiesAs a personal trainer and life coach, Paul O'Brien says he has a pretty simple philosophy: 'Invest in your health, your relationships, and your self development every day. I'm a proud husband, father, son, sibling and friend. I love to walk, run, sing, act, and spend time with loved ones and in nature...oh, and great coffee :)You can reach Paul on Instagram @paulobriencoach THANKS SO MUCH FOR LISTENING. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, COMMENT, SHARE, RATE, REVIEW ETC. When did you last feel like you were 'winning the day?'I've been tweaking...2024-02-2212 min
Feel Better Every DayFeng shui expert Priya Sher on using music to amplify intentions, tuning into the day's energy and moreWhen did you last tune into the day's energy?Have you tried face massage? Or massaging the internal organs with a weighted hoop?As a full time professional feng shui consultant, Priya works at enhancing her clients lives by aligning their space to suit them to its full potential, using her feng shui skills. Homes in London and abroad range from small studio apartments to large luxury developments, mansions and even opulent yachts. Clients include celebrities and visionaries including The Alchemist author, Paulo Coelho. Find out more @priyasherfengshui on Insta and...2024-02-1526 min
Feel Better Every DayTemperature checks and giving yourself grace with Martine HenryWould you benefit from taking more frequent temperature checks yourself?What about letting yourself DANCE?Martine Henry is a multi-hyphenate creative. She spent her early career in publishing as an Editorial Programme Manger before shifting gears in her 30s and, sparked by a hobby, retrained to become a hat designer.Having quit the corporate world she now divides her time between her two passions - accessories design specialising in millinery and being a Brazilian Samba dance teacher and coach.Find Martine online: www.martinehenrymillinery.com on Instagram: @mchdesignstudio @martinehenrymillinery take a c...2024-02-0812 min
Feel Better Every DayNick Williams on his ideal and actual daily self and Self care, the importance of play and creativityDo you give yourself permission and time to PLAY?Do you set aside time to do your best possible thinking?After twenty-five years of travelling the world offering thought leadership as the best-selling author of The Work We Were Born To Do, Nick now works primarily guiding a handful of truly inspiring leaders who are stewarding innovative ideas into existence. These men and women love to be at their inspired leadership best. Nick is the bestselling author of nineteen books so far, has spoken around the world, co-led London’s top lecture series on...2024-02-0111 min
Feel Better Every DaySarupa Shah on the art of doing nothing and abundant self careWhen did you last smile at your reflection?When did you last let yourself do NOTHING?As a Soul-centered mentor, Sarupa Shah, Founder of the Soul Agency, helps visionarywomen align with their deepest purpose, and helps them make money withoutsacrificing their soul. Find out more about Sarupa's work at The Soul Agency Want to work with me?HEAL YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH MONEY, SAFETY, SECURITY, DIRECTION IN LIFE AND SO MUCH MOREIf you’d like to join the chakra journey, Love your WHOLE se...2024-01-2524 min
Feel Better Every DayYasmin Shaheen-Zaffar on Polyvagal Theory and neurodiversityIt was a delight to talk to therapist Yasmin Shaheen-Zaffar about emotional regulation, Polyvagal Theory, neurodiversity and her ideal and actual self and Self care practices.You can find her online at www.polyvagalteen.comJoin her with Polyvagal Theory creator Dr Stephen Porges for this unique online eventhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/want-to-build-better-bonds-learn-how-creating-a-polyvagal-world-can-help-registration-807574064767?aff=oddtdtcreatorAnd find out more about her online programme at https://polyvagalteen.com/courses/xmas-bundle-practical-steps-to-sharing-the-polyvagal-framework-with-young-people-adults-the-neurodivergent-community/If you’d like to join the chakra journey, Love your WHOLE self 2024, you can sign up as...2024-01-1814 min
Feel Better Every DayAndrew McGonigle (aka Doctor Yogi) on being less rigid around self careThank you for listening to The Feel Better Every Day Podcast, helping you create a life you don't need to retreat from. #embodiedwellbeing Please like, subscribe, share, comment and/or leave a review.FÁILTE! WELCOME TO EPISODE 4It was a delight to interview Andrew about his self and Self care intentions and reality.Andrew McGonigle is also known as Doctor Yogi. Andrew McGonigle has been studying anatomy for over twenty years, originally training to become a doctor and then moving away from Western medicine to become a...2024-01-1116 min
Feel Better Every DayThe importance of rest with Opening to Spirit author, Caroline Shola ArewaHappy New Year!Thank you for listening to The Feel Better Every Day Podcast, helping you create a life you don't need to retreat from. #embodiedwellbeing Please like, subscribe, share, comment and/or leave a review.And if you’d like to join the chakra journey, Love your WHOLE self 2024, you can sign up as a free or Extra Embodied member at evemc.substack.com ~ if you're listening later, you can still access these posts and moreHOW MIGHT YOU SEND MORE LOVE TO YOUR WHOLE SELF AS A RE...2024-01-0412 min
Feel Better Every DayBe Bad, Better with best-selling author, Rebecca SealThank you for listening to The Feel Better Every Day Podcast, helping you create a life you don't need to retreat from. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and/or leave a review.HOW MIGHT YOU CUT YOURSELF SOME SLACK AS A RESULT OF LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE?Leave a comment or get in touch via thefeelbettereverydaypodcast.comFÁILTE! WELCOME TO EPISODE 2It was a delight to interview Rebecca about her self and Self care intentions and reality. Her latest book (see more below), Be Bad, Better: How Not T...2023-12-2816 min
Feel Better Every DayIDEAL daily self care practices v the ACTUAL essentialsThank you for listening. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and/or leave a review.WHAT WILL YOU DO DIFFERENTLY AS A RESULT OF LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE?Leave a comment or get in touch via thefeelbettereverydaypodcast.comFÁILTE! WELCOME!Am delighted to be launching this new podcast, interviewing self care professionals (from neuroscientists to authors, fitness professionals to doctors, therapists to dance teachers, coaches to energy workers and many more) about what their ideal self and Self* care looks like and (drum roll) the ACTUAL REALITY. My hope i...2023-12-2120 min
Feel Better Every DayWhat helps YOU feel better every day?Am delighted to be launching this new podcast, interviewing self care professionals (from neuroscientists to authors, fitness professionals to doctors, therapists to dance teachers, coaches to energy workers and many more) about what their ideal self and Self* care looks like and (drum roll) the ACTUAL REALITY. My hope is that as well as giving you ideas, it will reassure you that it's a matter of progress not perfection for ALL of us.And it's better to do something than nothing. Am launching it on 21st December, 2023, in memory of my uncle and godfather, Tony...2023-12-2001 min
The Grow Your Private Practice ShowNeurodivergent Voices in Therapy: Part 4, with Carly RadfordThis episode is the last of a 4 part mini-series where I talk with neurodivergent counsellors, about their experience of running a practice. They may have autism, ADHD, be dyslexic or a combination of these things.Today I have Carly Radford with me, who shares her experience of running a private practice while having autism and ADHD. This includes her diagnosis experience, misconceptions about autism, and the challenges of masking and hiding in the neurodiverse (ND) community.She also delves into managing autistic burnout, the significance of a conducive work environment, and...2023-11-3056 minThe Grow Your Private Practice ShowNeurodivergent Voices in Therapy: Part 2, with Eve Menezes CunninghamWelcome to this, the second of my 4 part mini-series, Neurodivergent Voices In Therapy.In this series, I had the pleasure of speaking with 4 amazing therapists about how their neurodivergence impacts them as private practitioners. We explore what it’s like to run a practice when you have autism, ADHD, dyslexia or a combination of those things. So if you are neurodivergent, or know people that are, this is for you.________________I'm delighted to say that this week I have Eve Menezes Cunningham with me.I’ve known Eve fo...2023-11-1637 min
5 Minutes to Change Your LifeImprove your mood now with Eve Menezes CunninghamIn this episode, author and wellbeing expert Eve Menezes Cunningham shares techniques for using your breath and body to help improve your mood now. Eve's book, 365 Ways to Feel Better, is here https://amzn.to/3CXS2kV and her website containing many free self care resources is here https://selfcarecoaching.net/ Find Eve on Instagram @evemenezescunningham
Your host is life and career coach Joanne Mallon. https://joannemallon.com/ Joanne is the author of 7 self help books including Change Your Life in 5 Minutes, Find Your Why and How to Find Joy in 5 Minutes a Day. She’s been co...2022-10-1406 min
So Talking HealthEPISODE FOUR - SELF-CAREIn this episode So Talking Health takes a more relaxed turn.
We speak with Eve Menezes Cunningham author of the fabulous book - 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-care Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing. The book features bite-sized daily exercises and techniques to guide you through a year of self-care - and treat yourself and others with kindness and compassion.
But there is so much more to Eve and her work - her interests and qualifications combine yoga, mindfulness, psychosynthesis, coaching, NLP, EFT and crystals to offer a holistic approach to inspire and help people live happier...2021-05-0932 min
Crazy TalkEpisode 6: Mental Health and LockdownIn this episode of Crazy Talk I sat down (remotely) with my pal Pippa to discuss our experiences of lockdown in the UK. As two people who have struggled with severe depression and anxiety amongst a super fun selection of other mental health issues over the years, we were able to share our own insights into the impact of lockdown on our lives and how it has changed our outlook on life and shaped changes that we aim to continue with once things begin to return to normal. We acknowledged that both of us have been extremely privileged in...2020-07-1659 min