The Sharon Fitzmaurice Podcast

My guest this week is Deborah Jordan founder of Chuzeday, a platform built with a deep respect for time and freedom. After a serious illness in 2019, Deborah's perspective shifted and She envisioned an app that empowers solo business owners to take control of their work-life balance. She believes business should support your life - not consume it. This is Deborah's first ever podcast and She is pa...

The word Solstice comes from the Latin ' solstitium ', meaning 'sun stands still', referring to the brief pause in the sun's journey before it begins to shift again. In this pause, we are invited to pause too. To breathe, to reflect and to honour both the light and the shadows that have shaped our paths. In Spiritual and energetic terms, the Summer Solstice is a celebration of the life force withi...

This week on The Sharon Fitzmaurice Podcast I am joined by the amazing Carol Look - a psychotherapist, Founding EFT Master, best-selling author international speaker and the creator of The Yes Code, her signature coaching method. She combines her traditional training as a psychotherapist with clinical hypnosis and advanced applications of EFT for unprecedented results with her clients. Such a wond...

Rachel Crowder joins me on The Sharon Fitzmaurice Podcast this week. She is a qualified Nutrition and Health Coach with a deeply personal mission: to help women reclaim their energy, reduce chronic symptoms, and feel in control of their health—through gut-focused, whole-body nutrition. Her passion for this work is rooted in lived experience. Growing up as a young carer for her mother, who battled...

A wonderful conversation on my podcast today with Eoghan Roe from Claremorris, Co. Mayo in the West of Ireland. Eoghan is a teacher, fitness coach and breathwork facilitator in training. He founded Run, Walk, Talk which is a free social event aimed at combating loneliness by bringing people together. Eoghan shared how even though he is only 28, he had found himself feeling isolated from others in...

Mohan Ranga Rao joined me this week on the podcast to share a beautiful conversation about how his life was forever changed by the birth and loss of his daughter, Yogita. He talks about how his life before Yogita's arrival and the moment he knew She was blind at only 4 days old, his life shattered. Mohan began a not just a medical journey but an emotional and existential one. He had to unlearn eve...

Joining me on The Sharon Fitzmaurice Podcast this week is Tracy Holmes, Mother of three and wife to Andrew, who live in Co. Wicklow, Ireland. In her book - Raising Resilience, Tracy shares her profound journey through the trials of motherhood, matrescence, and the mental health challenges She faced when her twin boys were separated during their first year. In this beautiful conversation, Tracy sha...

In this deeply moving episode, Charlie Ryder shares his powerful journey of healing from a chaotic childhood shaped by his father's alcoholism. As he sought understanding and forgiveness, Charlie found strength in a community of young people affected by similar experiences. He opens up about caring for his mother in her final years, how her unconditional love shaped the man he is today, and how cr...

Jade Horton joins me this week in a deeply emotional episode - please note that issues we discuss may be triggering - such as Child loss, domestic abuse & sexual violence. Jade shares the trauma of a terrible fire that took place in her home on the 10th December 2020 when She lost both her children, Sienna 7 and Isaac 3. As a result of jumping 30 feet from the burning house, Jade endured horrific...

This week I sit down with Byddi Lee - Author, Screenwriter & Playwright from Armagh in Ireland. Byddi just launched her latest book - Barren - the story of a grieving woman who communicates with her miscarried child's spirit to uncover an Ancient Irish woman's struggle to survive during a climate catastrophe. In writing this book, Byddi has drawn on her own personal experience with baby loss and i...

Caolan Kelly joins me this week to share his story of feeling stuck and unfulfilled in his life and work. I loved Caolan’s passion and energy for how he is living his life now and helping others to reach their full potential. He has faced his own challenges in life, but through them he has become even more resilient and even took on the challenge of walking along across Europe - over 1600km to rai...

Find out more about Alison In this inspiring episode, I’m joined by the high-energy and deeply insightful Alison Kelly — affectionately known as The Enter-Trainer — whose mission is to help people create careers that align with their values, aspirations, and authentic selves. With a rich background in Human Resources, recruitment, and quality management… This is a public episode. If you would like...

A beautiful conversation with my guest this week Eilish O'Rourke, like many of us, Eilish had experienced anxiety throughout her life. She started to look after herself and it led her to mindfulness and Reiki, she is now offering the same to others in a harmonious fusion to elevate self-awareness and foster profound healing. Her mission is to support ladies who are ready to break the cycle of only...

My guest this week is Brenda Cormican, a business coach who empowers wellness professionals to build thriving, scalable businesses with purpose and impact. After spending over a decade in the hospitality industry, a career she eventually outgrew, she found herself feeling stuck and uncertain about her next steps. The birth of her first child in 2021 became a turning point, inspiring her to create...

My guest this week is Gina Dermody - Director of Adolessence, a beyond Psychotherapy clinic that specialises in support adolescents and families. As a child, Adolescent & Family Psychotherapist and Clinical Supervisor, Gina leads a team of three therapists who provide therapy to adolescents, parents, adults and couples. Established in 2011,the clinic is located in Tuam, Co. Galway, and serves...

In this deeply moving and inspiring episode, I sit down with the incredible Ruth Owen , a woman whose life has been woven with experiences of adoption, adventure, loss, and transformation. I first connected with Ruth through a heartfelt LinkedIn post she shared about the devastating loss of her 22-year-old daughter, Charlotte, just six months ago. Her words resonated with over 141,000 people , ref...

In this episode, I’m joined by the incredible Calodagh McCumiskey from Wexford, Ireland. We first connected through LinkedIn and immediately resonated with each other on both a personal and professional level. Calodagh has lived a truly global life, growing up in different countries before dedicating 14 years to aid work , leading teams and managing projects in high-stress environments following m...

My guest this week is Trevor O'Donoghue from Killarney in County Kerry, Ireland -Photographer & co- founder of Focus on Happiness. Trevor talks about growing up under the fear of his life being cut short due to his cystic fibrosis - which had taken his Sister Karen when She was only 12 years of age. He grew up in a family that were grieving and believed the same fate awaited him. He speaks abo...

In this powerful episode, I sit down with 43 year old Sean Blake from Dublin, Ireland, as he bravely shares his lived experience of recovering from anorexia. Sean takes us through his journey—how it all began with running, strict food choices, and pushing himself to the limits, both physically and mentally. Trapped in a cycle of self-punishment, he eventually opened up to his wife, Edel, leading h...

Another powerful and open conversation this week with my guest Daragh Fleming from Cork in Ireland. Daragh lost his best friend through suicide at the age of 17 and he shares how he got lost in himself, not being able to feel any emotion. He started to heal through writing and connected back to his vulnerability and truth. In doing so, he wrote his first book - Lonely Boy which in turn would help...

This week, I’m joined by the inspiring Lucy Cronly, a life coach and author of The Right Shoes – A Journey of Self-Discovery and Meaningful Connections . Lucy’s story is one of resilience, transformation, and the power of meaningful connections. 💫 In this episode, we explore: ✔️ How losing her mother at the age of 6 shaped her journey and how she still feels the gift of her mother’s love. ✔️ Her...

This week, I sit down with Cormac Noonan, a transpersonal therapist, men’s work facilitator, and author of two books for young men: Discover Your Destination and Craft Your Character. 🌿 ✨ He is also the founder of Wolf Academy, an organisation integrating practical well-being solutions into education.💬 In This Episode, We Explore: 🔹 Reclaiming Personal Power – Healing from past trauma & fi...

My guest this week is the remarkable Conor Nolan, a 26 year old from Co. Cavan in Ireland who was diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa when he was just 12 years of age. Conor speaks so openly about how his interest in sport and exercise led him to comparing himself to older sports people and as a child believed if he worked harder, lost weight that he would feel or perform better. He shares how counsel...

My guest Dr. Andrea LaFountain joins me this week as we discuss the deeper questions about our connection to God. We discuss how neuroscience, theology and behaviour are combined in her work and in her life. We discuss spirituality and the soul. Returning to love Free will and choice Finding answers to our questions Andrea always had a desire to help people understand themselves and went onto earn...

Danielle Serpico  is the founder of The BlackBelt MasterMind ACADEMY (est. 2011) Danielle started her entrepreneurial journey at 16yrs of age and by 19 she had already established her first of three Restaurants. In 2009 life threw her a curveball and she pivoted with it deep into self development and mastering the art of self sovereignty - studying hypnosis, psychology, Neuro - Linguistic Programm...