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Local Women Magazine PodcastKeeping An Eye On It - Episode 7Local Women Magazine Editor Kim Kelly is joined by Jane Hardy, Joanna Denton & Sara Edge
This Local Women Magazine Podcast is sponsored by Cathedral Eye Clinic - Northern Ireland’s leading eye specialist
2025-03-2033 min
Jo & JJ Go MentalRise With RebJo and J.J. welcome the inspirational Reb, Transformational Life Coach who is the driving force behind the Rise With Reb programs and community. Reb shares how she went from a wheelchair to walking, despite what the doctors said. She, Jo, and J.J. discuss why it’s so hard to let go of old habits, the responsibility we have of sharing our story on social media, the importance of advocating for yourself and doing your own research, and how not to live in a pity fest. Takeaway: [2:02] Reb takes her own experience of o...2021-10-1144 minJo & JJ Go MentalCarrying Ourselves and Others Through GriefThere is a heaviness in the air, with plenty of opportunities to focus on emotional intelligence and mental health recently between World Suicide Prevention Day and the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Today Jo and J.J. focus on grief, both from the perspective of the griever and from the person trying to comfort others through their grief. Too many people don’t know what to say or how to comfort someone who is facing loss, leaving the griever feeling even worse than they already did. Jo and J.J. explore the right approach to carrying ourselves and others through grief. Jo...2021-10-0431 minJo & JJ Go MentalEmotional Intelligence: When Is It Real, and When is It Self Serving?They’re baaack! Jo and J.J. kick off Season 2 the only way they know how - by spelling out that sometimes we can get this emotional intelligence piece wrong. Many well intentioned leaders approach emotional intelligence as a tick box exercise, merely going through the motions, rather than really understanding the objective. That faux emotional intelligence in corporate societies will likely try to cover up a more self serving agenda. Jo brings an article on the topic from the Harvard Business Review, and it leads to her and J.J. discussing how to spot inauthentic emotional intelligence, how we c...2021-09-2733 minJo & JJ Go MentalSeason 1 Recap and Looking Ahead To Season 2What a season! As Jo and J.J. wrap up Season 1, they identify a few of the themes that came up with the fantastic array of guests. Between fear, shame, embracing your weirdness and much more, Season 1 was chock full of learning from each other and calling in new perspectives. This week, they highlight a few stand-out moments and give us a sneak peek of what we can look forward to in Season 2. Takeaway: [4:43] As Jo was reading the Sunday papers over breakfast, she came across an article she found interesting. Titled, “I Did...2021-08-0245 minJo & JJ Go MentalWe Can Be Different Together: Faith ClarkeSo often we hide our differences so we can fit in and belong. For some, doing this at work is extremely difficult or not even an option. This week, Jo and J.J. welcome Faith Clarke, Organizational Health and Inclusion Specialist who works with value-driven and diverse teams so they can deliver on business and social impact promises at the highest level. Faith is extremely passionate about inclusion for BIPOC and neuro-distinct individuals and advocating for those who “don’t belong”. She discusses the importance of mental health and how her children taught her to focus more on wisdom than h...2021-07-2649 minJo & JJ Go MentalOne foot on the gas, one foot on the brake with Reverend Erika AllisonJo and J.J. welcome Reverend Erika Allison, Queer interfaith minister, speaker, author, and spiritual counselor. Rev. Erika talks about her own experience with conversion therapy, and how harmful it can be, causing long-term effects and even high cases of suicide. She talks about her healing and recovery, and the choice to forgive and let go of anger. Her book, Gay the Pray Away, guides readers on their own journey and can also serve as a powerful resource for someone who has a loved one coming out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. She, Jo, and J.J...2021-07-1956 minJo & JJ Go MentalTax consultants don’t wear pink with Marie Louise AshworthThis week, Jo and J.J. are joined by Marie Louise Ashworth, President of The Network, a network of female entrepreneurs and professionals in Luxembourg. The Network is devoted to developing a supportive community of women and helping them build resilience, avoid burnout, and thrive as they meet their personal and professional goals. Marie Louise is also a committed mentor for young women and startups. She talks with Jo and J.J. about how to maintain our individual character while working in a corporate setting, the importance of community, and how she got on the other side of her...2021-07-1251 minJo & JJ Go MentalChanging Perceptions of Burnout Through The GenerationsJo is on her own this week and shares her reflections on how the attitude around burnout has shifted throughout the generations, especially since the pandemic. Jo discusses three perceptions of burnout that she has seen a shift: that if you burnout that means you are broken or weak; that burnout and exhaustion is just a side effect of being busy which is a good thing, and that life is just tough and you should just get on with it and not complain. After two burnouts in five years and coming through the other side, Jo now works with...2021-07-0532 minJo & JJ Go MentalHonoring The AngerThis week, Jo and J.J. revisit a few months back during the time of the election to check on one of the most judged and misunderstood emotions — anger. They discuss why doing the deep work of anger is like wading through that infamous tunnel scene in The Shawshank Redemption, how anger signals that our boundaries are being crossed, and how letting go of anger needs to be a conscious choice. They also talk about how to process anger if you can’t really act on it right then and there, and why women have such a tougher time show...2021-06-2840 minJo & JJ Go MentalLetting Go and Learning To Smile With All Four Cheeks - Interview With June BurgessWe may see horses as just cute animals grazing across the farm, but they are really incredible teachers, full of wisdom and life lessons about living in the moment and letting go of the past. This week, Jo and J.J. are joined by June Burgess, Equine Coach, Business Director, and Entrepreneur. She talks about how she began her Equine Assistance Workshops and why working with horses can be so powerful for our mental health. Jo shares her own experience in learning to relax around the horses and how that mirrored so much about business and the need for...2021-06-2150 minJo & JJ Go MentalOversharing, Doing the Mental Work, and The Wee Dog DiedJo and J.J. are on their own this week and have a lot to discuss, including the unfortunate passing of Jo’s family dog, takeaways from the recent appearance of Prince Harry on the Dax Shepard podcast, and how to share your vulnerable emotions without coming across as self-indulgent or too long-winded. They also talk about how therapists balance transparency with boundaries, having conversations with people that may not have done the work yet, and why it’s important to give yourself the tenderness and space to think especially during a time of extra stress and grief. The epis...2021-06-1430 minJo & JJ Go MentalLearning To Let Kids Go and Embracing Mistakes with Jessica WhytehornJo’s good friend, HR Manager, and super step-mom Jessica Whytehorn joins the show this week. She talks with us about families from different backgrounds coming together to form a strong and respectful unit. Jessica shares her own story about how she adapted to a family that originally spoke different languages, and worked to create an element of respect and tolerance. Jessica also talks with us about how to know when to let go so the kids can fly the nest. We may be thinking the kids are not ready to be on their own or even just to ta...2021-06-0746 minJo & JJ Go MentalTransforming Our Current Mental Health Infrastructure with Sascha Altman DuBrulThis week, Jo and J.J. welcome Sascha Altman DuBrul, Writer, Educator, Coach, Counselor, and Co-Founder of the Icarus Project. Sascha shares how his own experience with mental health and time in a psychiatric hospital led him to realize that the traditional mental health space had a lot of frailties and faults, and brought him to his life’s mission to bring like minded people together to start to get the education and training they would need to create lasting change. He talks about his decision to also add in traditional clinical education and why that was beneficial and ex...2021-05-3151 minJo & JJ Go MentalYou Had Me at Soup with Macy MatarazzoMacy Matarazzo is a Relationship Expert for Single Women, and creator and founder of The SuperLOVED System. Macy talks with us about the essential element of accepting yourself in order to find someone that accepts you too, and shares how one post about loving soup on a dating app changed her life forever. We talk with Macy about dissolving the fear and limiting beliefs about finding love as a career-focused woman, how to stop “winging it” when looking for love, and that it’s okay to not have everything in life topped off with a big red bow. 2021-05-2450 minJo & JJ Go MentalAre We Mad Or What? Featuring Pauline CarvilleThis week, we are joined by Pauline Carville, TV presenter, theatre director, and highly regarded singing teacher in Belfast. Pauline talks about her commitment and passion towards mental health, her decision to get help for her own struggles, and how the process made her a better performer and artist overall. Pauline talks about meeting her husband Robert Elliot, who now joins her co-presenting The BIG Show on NVTV. She also talks about adapting her play, Am I Mad or What? into a book, and how that experience helped her process deep emotions and get through to the other side...2021-05-1747 minJo & JJ Go MentalThe Biggest Adventure Is The One To Be Ourselves With Kristine GoadThis week, we welcome Kristine Goad, author of Surfing Your Edge and personal transformation coach. We talk with her about embarking on the biggest adventure in life, finding out who we really are and having the courage to embrace it and show it off to the world. Kristine feels most alive when doing something out of her comfort zone, and now helps facilitate people throughout their big events in life. Kristine talks with us about embracing her own so-called failures and turning them into life lessons, and advice for trusting your gut and just enjoying the process without having...2021-05-1045 minJo & JJ Go MentalSelf- Care - Its Not Just Another Tick Box ExerciseThis week, we talk about the need for intention and compassion behind self-care. If we see self care as another thing to check off on the to-do list, we are simply missing the point. We discuss how self-care can be swept up and glorified in our culture of crossing things off our list and showing others how calm and peaceful we are, when in reality that is just not the case. When we feel as though we don’t “self-care” enough or the right way, we flog ourselves and feel worse about ourselves then we even did before we starte...2021-05-0327 minJo & JJ Go MentalLooking at Life Through the Lens Of Your Favorite Movie with Audrey ThorneThis week, we sit down with Audrey Thorne, host of the Lights, Camera, Analysis podcast, teacher and mentor. Audrey herself is a film lover and invites her podcast guests to talk about life lessons through the lens of movies we all know and love. We talk with Audrey about how we can learn about mental health and emotional intelligence through the movies we watch, what our emotions teach us about our values, and how teachers are coping with the long hours and stress in the profession, particularly during the pandemic. Takeaway: [3:18] Audrey’s pod...2021-04-2648 minJo & JJ Go MentalLife Lessons From a Decade of TherapyThis week, we are joined by the extremely wise and generous Olivia Hoffman, who has worked with J.J. for more than a decade, is now her sidekick on their Throw Up Thursday shows on Instagram, and a member of the Unorthodocs collective. Olivia talks about her experience of therapy as a teenager, as well as the generational shift in attitude regarding mental health. Olivia shares advice for some older folks, and she and J.J. talk about breakthrough moments in their own work together where they could see real growth and healing, even through some stubbornness and resistance.2021-04-1943 minJo & JJ Go MentalI Got A Promotion At Work But Now I’m A Nervous Wreck! Help!This week, we hear from a listener who worked hard and diligently to get a promotion at work, only to now have crippling anxiety, imposter syndrome, and a whole lot of stress about doing their new job correctly. We talk about the stress and anxiety that commonly occurs when taking on a new role at work, and how that anxiety can turn into a self-fulfilling prophecy if not managed correctly. We discuss the difference between the initial pain or fear that then creates suffering, analysis paralysis, and a feeling of non-stop impending doom. How can we...2021-04-1234 minJo & JJ Go MentalSitting Down With Kim Kelly of Local Women’s MagazineThis week, we sit down with Kim Kelly, managing editor of Local Women’s Magazine in Northern Ireland, to talk about multiple issues such as the worrying level of suicide among young men in Northern Ireland. We discuss the social attitudes and stories we learn that dictate our behavior, dealing with narcissists, teaching our kids how to be decent people, and dating in your forties while actually having fun! Takeaway: [5:02] Local Women’s Magazine shines a spotlight on the awesome women doing big things all around the world. The photoshoots are of ordinary women...2021-04-0551 minJo & JJ Go MentalYou Don’t Need Anyone’s Validation But Your Own!In today’s world of everyone posting their Hollywood reel on their IG and Facebook, it’s easy to be bombarded with the feeling of comparison and wondering if you measure up or are good enough. This week, we talk about looking inside ourselves for validation and confidence rather than needing to get it from the outside world. We talk about the cost of constant comparison, why women are set up by society to feel catty and competitive, and why connection and belonging doesn’t start with flaunting your latest purchase. We give practical tips on how to start feelin...2021-03-2927 minJo & JJ Go MentalMy Daughter Won’t Talk To Me and Says I Ruined Her Life! What Do I Do?This week we talk about Penelope, a recent divorcee whose 16-year-old daughter blames her for ruining her life. She is taking out her anger on Penelope and it seems to be having an impact on the household and their mother/daughter relationship. Penelope’s situation sparks a deeper conversation about setting family contracts into place, when to have tough conversations with your kids and bringing in awareness to know which events that may trigger you that have nothing to do with your children. Takeaway: [2:27] New project announcements! J.J. is finalising her third book...2021-03-2232 minJo & JJ Go MentalHaving the Courage to Follow Your Gut and Ask Yourself Difficult QuestionsOur letter this week is from Jane, who is completely fed up with her team and feeling like they are bumbling idiots who can’t get anything right! To make it even worse, her boss isn’t backing her up or helping by any means. We help Jane (and maybe you!) see things from a fresh new perspective by taking a step back, checking-in with gut feelings and asking tough questions. While she may think that her team are idiots that doesn’t make it true - perhaps Jane is simply so exhausted and stressed out and...2021-03-1530 minJo & JJ Go MentalGet Out Of Your Own Way!Are you getting in your own way, and sabotaging and preventing yourself from getting what you really want or feeling as good as you can? This week, we tackle Sam’s situation — who is nervous about an upcoming speaking gig — and discuss different methods in which he can ease the fear and feel more confident. Then, Joanna talks about her own experience of when precision turned into perfectionism, and it led her to counterproductive feelings of exhaustion and burnout. We invite you to ask yourself, at what point does the need to be precise (because your job...2021-03-0833 minJo & JJ Go MentalFour Easy Steps To Stand Up For What You Believe In and Ask For What You NeedWelcome to Jo & JJ Go Mental! We are your hosts, Joanna Denton and Dr. J.J. Kelly, the Punk Rock Doc. We are so excited to bring you a show about mental health, help you up your emotional intelligence skills, and most important of all - have fun and get some laughs in. We are dedicated to bringing you tangible skills you can implement right away to improve your relationships, bring more joy into your own life, and embrace all the awesomeness that you have to offer. This week we talk all about standing up for...2021-03-0132 minJo & JJ Go MentalJO & JJ Go Mental TrailerThis is a weekly half hour show about mental health and emotional intelligence, dedicated to bringing you hands on and tangible skills that you can put into practice straight away to improve your relationships, inject more joy into your life, and learn to like yourself again. It takes the form of a conversation between the hosts, about topics either picked at random from a jar, or relating to topical news.2021-02-0901 min