The Sharon Fitzmaurice Podcast

Episode 96 and my guest this week is Rob Dudgeon. A personal trainer, mental health and wellbeing coach living in Dublin but haling from Galway. His passion for wellbeing stemmed from his own painful struggles and adversity for over 3 decades. His purpose is now to use his experiences and education to help others. In this episode we spoke about Childhood experiences & learned behaviours Struggling...

Episode 95 and my guest this week is Cathy O'Byrne who is an experienced and accredited Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist and Play Therapist, now specialising in Compassionate and Empowering Parent Support. Cathy has worked as a primary school teacher, trainer and facilitator and psychotherapist in various settings. She works from a systemic integrative and humanistic perspective, using creativ...

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Episode 93 and my guest this week is Damien Quinn -founder of Speire Nua which means New Horizon. It was a college idea that challenged a personal problem area for Damien as he had struggled with addiction issues and criminality which led to imprisonment. Most people see prison as a really tough time but Damien saw it as an opportunity to reassess his life, to set goals, get educated and job ready...

Episode 92 and my guest this week is Michelle Steiner from Pennsylvania who lives with an invisible disability. She is a published author, a paraeducator working with school kids with disabilities, she is married and has two cats. Her articles are published in The Mighty, Project Dyscalculia Blog, The Reluctant Spoonie, Imagine the World as One magazine and Word Gathering, She is also a fabulous p...

Episode 91 and my guest this week is Clare Mansfield who currently works as a Primary School Principal & Teacher. She is passionate about writing, teaching and helping others. Her first book " Away with the Fairies - A Fairy's Guide to True Love" was published by Seaburn Books in October 2013 Forthcoming publication this year "Flowering" and She is currently working on "Revelations - How to Receiv...

Episode 90 and my guest this week is Janine van Someren a rest, resilience and energy specialist and founder of The Wellbeing Advantage. As a professional accredited transformational coach with a PhD in life story research, Janine founded the The Wellbeing Advantage to combine a passion for wellbeing with the skills of high-performance physiological testing to illustrate the path to a healthier li...

Episode 89 and my guest this week is Lynn Monaghan, owner and founder of Mind Mastery Academy. Lynn has worked for years as a clinical nurse specialist in primary and forensic care in the mental health sector. Lynn helps people to construct new patterns of behaving and thinking, thus empowering them to happier and healthier living. She trained as a psychotherapist and also as a health and well-bei...

Episode 88 and my guest this week may be only 22 years old, but Katie Graden Spence shares an amazing story of resilience and overcoming adversity in her young life. Growing up her foundation was shaky and through the belief of being abandoned by her birth Dad, she took on the belief that it was her fault. This led to severe anxiety and in turn attempting to take her own life. Katie's story is ver...

Episode 87 and my guest this week is Serena Foster is the CEO and founder of Goddess International, a company that empowers women to find the true power within themselves.  After being a VP in the corporate world for over 10 years, Serena realised She had lost herself in the process of this little thing called life. Following a long journey of self-discovery, She realised she was incredibly passio...

Episode 86 and my guest this week is Doug Gordon a 5x award winning international speaker, coach, consultant, trainer, radio presenter, healer, author and Tedx  speaker. Doug spent 21 years in the investment world as an investment sales head for some of the largest fund managers in the world. in 2008 when markets fell, Doug suffered from stress and at the end of 2009 he had two surgical operations...

My guest this week is Niamh Doyle, a primary school teacher, author & parent.  Through her own parenting journey Niamh has become more aware of her own mindset and in turn has learned, studied and developed a wellbeing practice to help herself, her own children and now shares it in her new book Mighty Mindsets - how mindsets can help your child with life's ups and downs - published by Little Islan...

Episode 84 and my guest this week is Jenn Crole. From an early age Jenn recalls communing with nature, the elements, The Unicorn and Faery realms. She has also experienced a few visitations with Jesus. At 8 years old her Papa passed away. She began to communicate with him right after his transition, this led the way to today where Jenn as a Psychic-Medium connects with loved ones in spirit and cha...

Episode 83 and my guest this week is Tony Christie who is an author, artist, inspirational speaker, spiritual healer, labyrinth designer, consultant and workshop facilitator from Co. Cork in Ireland. Tony has been working with the labyrinth for over 12 years and teaches how it is a symbol of oneness, interconnectedness of all existence and as a symbol of each of us. He works with the labyrinth as...

Episode 82 and my guest this week is Zachariah Grace - a musician, sound healer and Reiki Master/Teacher from Santa Fe, New Mexico. He is the founder and owner of Southwest School of Reiki and has also been practising massage therapy since 2012 and now teaches it.  Zachariah is also a recording artist, sharing his album Walking Home, his 30 minute EP single -Sacred Waters and single Shaman with th...

Helen Kelly is an African Reflexologist living in Roscam, Galway in the West of Ireland. She is many things in life, including being a mother, wife, daughter, sister, aunt, grand aunt, dog and horse lover. She is genuine, practical, down to earth, empathic, friendly, funny, kind and sometimes a bit mad! She describes her life so far using the analogy of the ‘Game of Jenga’, which involves building...

Aldo Jordan is the founder of the Irish School of Shamanic Studies and works as the main teacher with the school. With many years of practicing Shamanism, Aldo carries out one to one Shamanic healing sessions, land healing, sacred site Spiritual tours and talks on Shamanic practices. In this episode we spoke about  What is a Shaman? Ancient sites and their significance Our connection to ourselves...

Jessica is the proud owner of two successful businesses - as a beauty therapist and most recently as a wellness coach. In August 2020, Jessica's partner of 7 years died suddenly in a workplace accident turning her world upside down. Since then she has overcame many obstacles and now uses those lessons to help others. Acceptance and awareness are now a part of her everyday life and she endeavours t...

Suzanne's passion for helping women is fuelled by her own experiences of over giving. She is on a mission to help women set boundaries for themselves but also to make boundaries normal.  We speak about how communicating our needs clearly can help to set clear and defined boundaries for yourself and others. How you can be pro-active in your own life and stop living up to the expectations of others....

It's something we all have to face, but don't want to think about, don't mind have to navigate. My guest today Donna Kendrick had to face the loss of her husband Greg in November 2015 leaving her as a single parent. During her time grieving, Donna had to take control of her family's finances in order to keep life consistent for her and her kids. As a result, Donna found a new passion and has made...

Episode 76 and my guest Dr. Lisa Turner shares with us her story of gaining her freedom after being groomed, enchanted and manipulated by her coercive teacher when She was only 12 years old. After breaking free from the grips of her abuser, Lisa reclaimed her life mentally, emotionally and spiritually.  LIsa created a powerful healing technology called Conscious Emotional Transformation or CET tha...

My heart certainly was singing today as I listened to Elen, she is the most beautiful soul. Her eloquent and graceful voice captured my imagination in this week's episode with her quirkiness and openness to how She views the world.  Elen is deeply connected to nature and a best-selling author with 12 books published, three of which are best-sellers. She is a qualified transpersonal psychotherapist...

My guest today is Timothy Stuetz, he has an amazing story of resilience and re-awakening to his true potential as a spiritual being having a human experience with all the highs and lows that come with it. Timothy went from being a certified public accountant to travelling the world as a Master Teacher of ancient arts and sciences.  Timothy shares with us how his life started out and where the many...

My guest today is Concepta McNamara, Irish born and now living in the U.S.  Concepta shares with us some of her own story, a young girl's experience growing up in abject poverty, her move to America, her journey through intensive therapy, self-discovery, forgiveness and ultimately finding freedom she fought so hard for.  We talk about shame, guilt, vulnerability, abandonment issues, finding a spac...

Hello again to my wonderful listeners, so happy to be back again and I look forward to sharing some amazing guests stories and inspirations with you in the coming weeks. For today's episode, it is all about slowing down and I will share with you a beautiful poem by Jennifer Healey of www.healingbrave.com whom inspired my podcast this week and also my monthly newsletter. If you haven't subscribed y...