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...

This 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...

Welcome back to Season 5 of The Mindful Living Guide ! I am happy to be back after a few months break, and in this episode, I am excited to chat to Sinead Kennedy , a psychotherapist and mindfulness teacher who specializes in helping individuals navigate relationships, anxiety, and personal growth. Sinead's journey into the world of therapy and mindfulness was driven by her own experiences with an...

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....

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 g...

  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 negat...

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 learn...

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, The Sustainable Life Coach .   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 reall...

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 bounda...

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 En...

We are back this week with the wonderful Helen Colgan of Helen Colgan Healing Heart. A few years ago, Helen made the decision to leave a work life balance that was not suiting her.  On this occasion and many more after that, she experienced a little nudge/whisper from the Universe to follow this path.  One of these Whispers was a dream that nudged her to contact me and I am so grateful she did.  H...

This week I am joined by a fellow Podcaster, Linda Monahan of the Corporate to Calm Podcast.   We also have a very big announcement about an event in January. See Reset2023.ie for more details. In this episode we talk about: Life for Linda in the corporate world. Setting boundaries in the workplace. Why she decided to leave the corporate world. The transition to working in the Pilates industry. Wh...

In this episode of the Mindful Living Guide we speak to Neil Kelders about his journey from someone who struggled with many overwhelming suicidal thoughts, to a Public speaker and Author.  However, as Neil says from the very start, he "Speaks to us from the trenches".  Accepting the up and downs of his journey through life. We cover many areas of his life: - What it was like as a Teenager with dar...

Our guest this week is Steven Morrin.  Stephen is an avid Mountain runner and the founder of Mind, Body and Mountains.  Stephen also lives with OCD. As Steven says, OCD is one of the most misunderstood Mental Illness.  It's not a MEME.  Its "not an obsession about with keeping your house".  It's a very serious illness that can have a detrimental effect on people that experience it. Steven has been...

As part of Breast Cancer Awareness month, I sat down with Bernie Creaner to chat about her Journey over the last few years. We chat about about what it was like hearing the news.  The good days and bad days.  The wonderful people she has met along this journey.  The support from groups like Arc.  Not just for Bernie but also for other members of her family. Advice to others going through the journ...

In this week episode of the Mindful Living Guide, I speak to Donna Bacon of Sensitively Strong . Donna is a holistic psychotherapist. We chat about: What it means to be a highly sensitive person? Embracing our differences. Working WITH our Nervous System. The downfails of Perfectionism. How nature can help sooth our souls. You can check out more about Donna over on our Show notes page.

This week as part of my mission to get men speaking about their mental health, I speak to Jon Kearney of the fantastic "That's Awesome" page.  Jon is chief encourager, as he calls it, on a Facebook page that encourages us to live our most Awesome life. We chat about: Jon's passion for Sea Swimming How he learned to elevate stress. Journaling and Gratitude Helping people to appreciate what's import...

This week I am delighted to sit down and chat with Barbara Byrne. Barbara is a Coach, Author and Guide on the Camino.  Barbara has a wealth of knowledge in coaching and leadership from her many years as Sliming world leader.  She has changed a lot over the last few years and she attributes a lot of this to Finding her peace along the Camino as well as he own Mindfulness practice. We chat about Bar...

It's great to be back interviewing guests and sharing our great conversations.  This week we speak to John Murray of John Murray Headshots. John is one of the Top Headshot photographers in the country as well as a sort after public speaker on the subject of Self Image.  He has shared the stage with people like Deepak Chopra, Marshall Goldsmith & Kingsley Aikins.  In this episode, we talk about sel...

After a very busy year where we had to put the Podcast on hold, the Mindful Living Guide Podcast is back.  I am looking for Guests at the moment so if you know someone with a great approach to life that our listeners may learn from or maybe you have a story to share yourself. Please reach out to me on Facebook or any or our Social Media Channels. http://linktree.com/MindfulLivingGuide

This week is an extra special episode.  Before starting this interview, I knew very little about my guest Fiona Doherty, a Psychotherapist for teachers.   She was highly recommended by a friend, as Fiona "has deep interest in Mindfulness and radiates Positivity".    I was quite nervous about the interview, to be honest.  I felt a little like Tommy Tiernan speaking to a mystery guest on his show. ...

This week on the Mindful Living Guide, I have the pleasure of talking to Amanda Delaney, a business Mentor, Tedx Speaker, Founder of We Can and We Will Talk networking events. We chat about the recent event she organised around the theme of Compassion as well as how compassion has made a major difference to her this year.  Amanda shares what she learned from her TEDx talk and the journey that led...

This weeks episode is a change to the usual format.  I was invited recently to speak to a group of business owners at an online event about Compassion.  The event was part of the networking group called We Can and We Will and is run by Amanda Delaney. Amanda has very kindly allowed me to share the recording from the night so I have converted it to a Podcast Episode for today.  In the talk, I speak...

In this weeks episode of the Mindful Living Guide, we return after a few months rest between episodes.  I am joined by Selene Brennan, a Self-Love Coach, Podcaster and all round amazing individual. Selene made the transition from Personal Training to Coaching a few years ago and has never looked back.  We speak about Selene's journey as well as the 3 guiding Principles that she lives by in her jou...

This week I speak to the beautiful Debbie Boyle of Angelic Connections about her journey from a Police Officer in the Ireland to a Holistic Teacher.  We touch in on how she started on this path and the difference it has made to her life. We also talk about the history and importance of sacred sites in Ireland such as the Hill of Tara as well as the influence Angels have had on her life and her own...