48 - Daragh Fleming - Lets talk about Mens Metal Health
Release Date: 09/08/2023
49 - Dee Reilly - Creating a Sustainable Practice
Mindful Living Guide
On this episode of the Mindful Living Guide I have a great chat with Dee Reilly of Whole Body Wellness Dee is a Psychotherapist, Craniosacral therapist, Yoga teacher and Reiki Master. Her journey into healing was inspired by her 4 wonderful children. She approaches healing from a whole body perspective, working with physical, mental and emotional wellbeing, helping her clients to slow down and to come home to themselves in this busy world. Her passion for and curiosity around discovering ways to promote healing make her a sought after therapist and inspiring figure in the...
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48 - Daragh Fleming - Lets talk about Mens Metal Health
Mindful Living Guide
This week on the Mindful Living Guide, I have the pleasure of speaking to someone who is very well known in Ireland, of the Thoughts too Big blog Daragh is an author, freelance writer, and award-winning mental health blogger from Cork, Ireland. In 2022 his blog recently won Mental Health Blog of the year and has been an inspiration to many people. His extremly popular Book, Lonely Boy s about a man trying to be at peace with himself and his past, so that he can navigate his future. A past that includes loosing a close friend to suicide at a very young age. In the Episode, we chat...
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47 - Sinead Kennedy - Getting to know our Inner-self
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46 - Helena Dilleen - Embracing a Mindful Life
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This week I speak to a fellow Mindfulness expert, Helena Dilleen of Giddy Studios about how we can embrace a Mindful way of living. Here are some of many topics we chat about: Mindfulness is always there for us. How you can always go back to Mindfulness. Experiencing life through Informal Mindfulness practice. The power of sound when the Mind is wondering. Removing the barriers to our practice. Labelling our Emotions. A Compassionate approach to our Mindfulness Practice. Kristin Neff’s work, Fierce Self Compassion. Self Soothing Methods. How Mindfulness practice...
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45 - Brian Downes - We all gain from Meitheal
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This week we are chatting to Brian Downes, Adventurer, Performance Nerd and Resilience expert. Once of the core concepts that we speak about is old Irish tradition called Meitheal. Meitheal describes how neighbors would come together to assist in the saving of crops or in other tasks. Brian talks about how this sense of community can be used today to bring people together for the greater good. We cover many topics in our conversation: How earning money was not the most important thing in life. Following his passion in Coaching, creating Performance nerds...
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44 - Niamh McDonnell - Lessons for Living your Best Life
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This week I am chatting to Niamh McDonnell, Life Coach and all round inspirational Personal about how we can set ourselves up to live our best life. Niamh is a NLP Mindset Coach, helping others to achieve their goals through the power of the Subconscious Mind. Eliminating feelings of inadequacy or feeling stuck. Helping others to live the best version of themselves and helping to move back negative ways of thinking. Championing others to live the life they were born to live. I have been following Niamh for a while, so it was great to sit down and chat to her. We cover a great range of...
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43 - Paula Byrne - A Mindful Approach to the Menstrual Cycle
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This week on the Mindful Living Guide I will be talking to Paula Byrne, the creator of the Mindful Cycle about the Menstrual Cycle. Paula has brought her love of Mindfulness and her education in Menstrual Cycle Coaching to create a program that is making a big difference for many women. I love here passion for this work as well as the compassion that she brings to it. As a Dad, I really learned a lot from chatting to Paula and I am very grateful to have her on the show. We chat about a lot, including: Paula’s experience with Endometriosis. Studying with Lisa De Jong....
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42 - George Wilse - Creating a Sustainable Life
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Welcome to another episode of the Mindful Living Guide. I'm your host Stephen Downey and today we have an incredibly special guest, George Wilse, . When I first came across George on Instagram, I was instantly hooked on their inspirational videos and was grateful when they reached out to connect. As you can tell in the episode, we had an instant connection and I really enjoyed getting to know George on this episode. We talk about a lot of things, from George's journey into coaching, to why the “reason why” is so important on anyone's journey to reach their...
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41 - Laura Hilliard Brady and Amanda Ringrose - Resilience Through Empathy and Self-Care
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Joining me today on the Mindful Living Guide are two incredible guests, Laura Hilliard Brady and Amanda Ringrose. In this episode, we delve into the topic of Resilience, healing and self-awareness, and boundaries. Our guests emphasize the importance of taking the time to reflect on ourselves and understand what's truly important to us. They share their insights on the importance of setting boundaries and understanding that not everyone is going to have a good day. They mention techniques like zipping up and looking up to change one's energy field, and the idea of sending love and...
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40 - Enda O'Doherty - I'm Fine, on the outside.
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When you think of Endurance Athletes, few are more resilient than today’s guest. Running 9 marathons in 8 days from Belfast to Waterford is hard enough or climbing to the top of Kilimanjaro. However, try doing that while carrying a washing machine. Yes, I said a washing change! That is exactly what Enda O'Doherty did to raise awareness for Mental health. For anyone who does not already know Enda , here is some background on him: Enda O’Doherty, an inspirational speaker and endurance athlete who has taken on some of the world’s toughest challenges. His endurance,...
info_outlineThis week on the Mindful Living Guide, I have the pleasure of speaking to someone who is very well known in Ireland, Daragh Fleming of the Thoughts too Big blog
Daragh is an author, freelance writer, and award-winning mental health blogger from Cork, Ireland. In 2022 his blog recently won Mental Health Blog of the year and has been an inspiration to many people. His extremly popular Book, Lonely Boy s about a man trying to be at peace with himself and his past, so that he can navigate his future. A past that includes loosing a close friend to suicide at a very young age.
In the Episode, we chat about Daraghs own journey with depression and how it leaves you in a Numb emotionless state as well as:
- Break stereotypes: Allow men to express emotions without judgment.
- Evolving attitudes: Shift towards accepting men's emotional expression.
- Coping methods: Writing, exercise, sleep, hydration for mental health.
- Balance solitude and socialization for better mental well-being.
- Ownership of mental health through daily, controllable actions.
- Humour as a tool to disarm shame and address challenges.
We also touch on how having a strong mental attitude was a game changer recently when he was the victim of a blackmail attempt. Daragh was able to take control back of the situation.
You can check out our Show notes page for more info
You can connect to Daragh below:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daraghfleming
https://www.instagram.com/thoughts2big
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daragh-fleming/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaraghFleming
Website: https://thoughtstoobig.ie/
Book: Lonely Boy