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Ready To Be Real by Síle Seoige
Clare McKenna : What is Wellness?
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Topics covered : Moving house, dementia, grief, diet culture, anxiety, privilege, breathwork.
In this episode, I’m joined by broadcaster Clare McKenna for a conversation all about wellness.
(Announcement : I'm hosting a live podcast show on Saturday 31st of January at 2pm as part of Brigit : Dublin City Celebrating Women presented in partnership with Acast. And I'm delighted to say that my special guest is poet, activist, and healer Laura Murphy.
(Laura featured in RTÉ's documentary Finding Brigid and campaigned successfully to make Brigid’s Day a national holiday.)
Together, we'll explore themes rooted in the spirit of Brigid - renewal, inner fire and feminine wisdom.
We'd love to see you so please join us!)
Clare is married to Jonathan (who is better known as Ronnie) and they have two children, Flynn who’s 14 and Lois who’s 12. Since 2019, she’s been the voice behind Alive and Kicking the health and wellness show on Newstalk, and she’s also just written her first book, 'Would You Be Well? – Cut Through the Overwhelm to Find a Happier You.'
Clare really is the epitome of calm, someone who truly walks her talk and we cover so much in this conversation around what wellness actually means in real life. She speaks about the challenges of the last few years in particular, moving house and her father's decline with dementia and his passing. She also speaks about the time she walked on fire at a Tony Robbins event!
She has a retreat coming up inspired by her book 'Would you be well?' and it'll be taking place in The Deerstone in Wicklow from the 20th to the 22nd of February. It sounds like it's going to be a gorgeous weekend. For more information head to wouldyoubewell.ie
Other book mentions :
Still me by Dr. Sabrina Brennan
Man's Search For Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
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