Lady Time

An inspiring conversation with Denise Charlton, a human rights, equality and social justice campaigner.  For 25 years Denise has led Social change here in Ireland.  She is currently the CEO to the Community Foundation. Her commitment to equality has seen Denise successfully take leadership roles in campaigns on marriage equality, repealing the eight amendment, children’s rights and...

I invited Martha, a font of wisdom, back to Lady Time to debunk those old and terrible myths about the Crone. I remember in my younger years thinking of her as a horrible wizened old woman, not very nice and not something I ever wanted to become. That, however, is something the Crone is definitely not, and like much of a lot of history, the truth has been skewed and altered around her too. In real...

Happy Springtime, happy Valentines !! wishing you lots of love and inner joy.  This episode shines a light on finding self compassion.  If you don't love the real you it will be very difficult for you to attract real love.. I talk about some retreats in this episode;  wwwballymaloe.ie insta: dearbhlaglynn insta: ellabenham soulfulpower.com ........ LADY TIME would love your feedback...

Have you ever looked in the mirror & wished that 25 year old face was looking back at you?!  Those smooth plump eyelids onto which eye-shadow used to flow so easily that now takes a little bit more work. This is a conversation I had with Alison, my own wonderful beautician, were we talked about make-up, beauty routine’s & how to look for and enhance your best features. Alison is a bea...

Carole interviews Ciara Malone.  Ciara is a conceptual artist, photographer, videographer, musician and film-maker. Ciara comes from Cahir in Co. Tipperary and has made the Burren and  Co. Clare her home now.   From a very early age, she knew she was different. She couldn’t read until she was twelve years of age and she found herself living in a different visual world that seems in...

Carole is in conversation with Lynne Bowman from Northern California. Lynne is a very creative woman and has many many stories.  She was homeless for a while when she had to take her children and flee across  the country away from a domestic violence situation.  Lynne has worked in advertising in difference industries; silicon valley, hair cosmetics and the Californian wine business...

Heading into Winter Solstice and Christmas time 2021, Carole and Jill talk about solstice and endings and beginnings. We  take the time to review our 2021 and what we would like to do in 2022. Thank you everyone for listening, for participating and joining our conversations and for your support.  Have a lovely time celebrating whatever your tradition is this time of the year.  Love...

Growing up in the beautiful artistic city of Kilkenny in Southern Ireland, it was no surprise that Liselott became an artist herself. She took a degree in ceramic’s and has been making beautiful pieces ever since. She became a mother at the tender age of 19 and a grandmother at only 41! In 2020 she suffered a ruptured disc in her back causing very severe back pain but as you listen to Liselott tel...

Carole Fitzpatrick talks about some of her own experience with Energy, Spirituality and Healing.  www. Carolefitzpatrick.ie, carolefitzp@gmail.com ........ LADY TIME would love your feedback, let us know what you like, what you don't, what you'd like to hear more of or if you have an experience in relation to midlife that you'd like to share with us – you can email us confidentially at ladyti...

Gristle is about that moment you've had enough - enough of someone else narrating your story, enough of being polite so as not to offend, enough of not telling your truth. It's about going the journey of biting down deep into that truth, the pain and ugliness of it, the bits that get stuck in your teeth, the gristle of your story and maybe in that way, starting to let go. ....... Nicole does a rea...

Deborah Ann Davis is an award-winning author, speaker, and coach with over three decades of experience in middle and high school education. As a teacher, Deborah has helped countless families replace the pain typical of the tween and teenage years, with fostering positive and healthy relationships, despite adolescent angst. Founder of The Awesome Mom Tribe and a mother herself, Deborah now applies...

Sheila hails from Tuam in Co Galway in Ireland but moved to Boston in the States for a job when she was just 22yrs old thinking she’d  be back in Ireland within a couple of years.  That was not her destiny .... she soon met her husband-to-be, got married, had two children and when they were born so too was Sheila’s entrepreneurial Spirit. Driven by not wanting to put her children in day...

Maura set up a bespoke business Seamless Moves to help elderly people.  Seamless Moves are there to support the elderly with options to downsize, age in place, find the most suitable nursing home and organise their affairs. Maura worked in Banking / accounting for years until she took 10 years at home to raise the kids. Maura missed working life and the purpose it gave but knew she didn’t wan...

Martha grew up in New Jersey in a suburb of New York City, the eldest of six girls in a Catholic family. For many years she says she was a talker but not a communicator – anxiety made her talk a lot .... ‘children should be seen and not heard’ is something she heard very often growing up in her household. And whilst she was an exuberant, energetic and life loving individual, life experience began...

A funny and in-depth  interview with Fiona Neary.  Fiona talks about  being single after 50 and online dating; her experience of menopause and what works for her and the role of a step mother.  Among many things Fiona is a freelance consultant supporting organisations, teams and people to develop, adapt and remain strategic. She has three decades experience at senior level in t...

Sam had a two-fold story to share with Lady Time, in his early forties he had a yearning to find out more about his ancestral roots as a British-born Canadian of Indian descent ‘before the thread would be lost forever in the fabric of India’ as he so eloquently put it. Then a few shorts years later he had a pivotal decision to make in his life – stay in his very comfortable pensionable corporate j...

In conversation with the lovely Marieke Lexmond, author, film-maker and spell-maker. Marieke Lexmond reads tarot cards, loves food, photography, and travel. She has three sassy little dogs that she likes to take everywhere and even have their own Instagram account @urbandogsquad. Her background in filmmaking enabled her to travel and live around the globe. Storytelling is in her blood. Fantasy and...

Feeling restricted in her job by the time she arrived at midlife, Heather decided it was time for a change. At the time she did not consider herself a risk taker but the need for change was strong and so, armed with new ideas and a degree in accountancy, she set herself up as a CPA & Profitability Coach. Heather now works with women who want to change tack in midlife and move into business. Sh...

Today's episode is yet another solo cast with Carole Fitzpatrick.  Carole talks about control issues, most of us have an addiction to being in control.  however being in control is an illusion and can ruin our relationships and our health.  Carole also talks about Shame... You can contact Carole and Jill at ladytimepodcast@protonmail.ch or you can reach Carole for information on her...

We got together with James Kirby, an Irish man living in Melbourne, Australia, to reflect on our first year on Lady Time. James, a podcaster himself, took over the mic to chat with us about our respective experience’s in bringing you to date over 60 conversations with people from all walks of life. With Love & Gratitude to all our guests who shared their stories over the past year and of cours...

Many people develop pelvic floor problems during the course of their lives, such as incontinence (both bladder AND bowel), sexual dysfunction, obstructed defecation and other related painful conditions which can very often be so deeply embarrassing & distressing that they find it difficult, if not impossible, to reach out for help and as a result often suffer in silence. In our discussion Aoif...

Haden Starbuck is a professional artist for the last 2 decades and the pandemic got her looking for other ways to play in the creative realms. She  now offers Creativity Coaching, virtual and live classes and a podcast called The Curious Creatrix where creatives share their stories and inspire others to join the fun. She delights in sharing her passion for creativity with others. Check out Ha...

Lisa felt adrift when an early menopause made itself known in her life at the age of only 41. In our conversation she shared what a lonely place it was to be in, that came with a feeling of disempowerment. The turning point for her came whilst sharing her story in a women’s circle, something she wasn’t keen on doing at the time but later came to know the absolute value of sharing your story with o...

I talk about Abundance, our blocks to attracting good to our life. I also talk about Self care and healing. Thank you for listening. Carolefitzpatrick.ie, insta; @carolemcfitz

Eric, like many, started off his young adult life in college studying for something that really wasn’t his hearts desire. We take a stroll down memory lane where a significant change in his early adult life pivoted him onto the path toward the thing that was to become his true calling. Later still, the 2008 financial crash catapulted yet another pivot that coincided with his arrival at midlife and...