In this episode, Molly discussed gratitude and doing things afraid. Then Molly and Ash have an enlightening and empowering discussion with sex and intimacy specialist, Grace Alice O'Shea. The discussion covers so many topics and themes:

-Vaginismus

-Saving the compliments we receive for when we feel low or doubt ourselves

-The lack of sex education in our country

-How core beliefs affect our feelings about our body

-How to question core beliefs

-You'll never see you, how others see you

-Normalising ageing

-Foreplay: what it is and what it isn't

-Sex is not just penetration

-Making a sex menu

-Appreciation in day to day life promotes desire

-Non sexual intimacy

-Using your imagination

-Using imagination and creativity to remove complacency

-How division of labour affects sexual desire

Enjoy the episode gals x

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Trigger warning: Discussion about gender based violence. Molly attended the protest in Dublin on 22/06/2024 in solidarity with Natasha O'Brien and discussed the experience of being at the protest. Molly had a difficult incident out for lunch on her own where a man took a photo of her and discussed this.

Molly then has a discussion with Steph Meagher from the Instagram page Babes Without Beers. In this discussion both Steph and Molly discuss how Steph came to create Babes Without Beers, the journey to cutting down drinking, What to say (or not) when one person in the group is not drinking, how core beliefs affect decision making and other important parts of this discussion.

Two books mentioned in the interview with Steph were Mindful Drinking by Rosamund Dean and The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle.

Enjoy the episode gals x

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Molly has a discussion with psychotherapist and COO of Hair Together Ireland, Gemma McHugh, about the documentary on Netflix called Beyond Men and Masculinity. They discuss the biggest takeaways of the documentary and how we can support men to reconnect with their feelings and have a healthier relationship with themselves, which will hugely improve healing for everyone. Gemma talks us through her tip on how to raise healthy boys that grow up to be emotionally mature men.

Go Fund Me link to support Hair Together securing a new premises so they can expand on their amazing work: https://gofund.me/bfcb8692

Enjoy the episode gals x

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Trigger warning:

In this episode, Molly sits down with Shauna Maxwell in the shed (lol) to discuss Shauna's story of trauma and how she went from striving to thriving. Shauna is raw and honest and open about some very difficult times in her life and she shares this in an effort to support others. Molly shares her experiences throughout and her tools that were helpful in different situations.

The themes discussed are:

-Feeling lost as a child

-Expressing healthy anger

-The four agreements

--The importance of social care workers doing the work

-Suppressing emotions v letting emotions flow

-Lessons from the universe

-Postnatal depression/ suicidal ideation/self-harm

-Childbirth

-Importance of regualtion

-Modelling behaviours and coping skills

-Parent Plug-Ins

-How to regulate your nervous system

-Resilience in children

-The mother wound.

Enjoy the episode gals x

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Season two is back with a bang! Molly starts the episode by talking about her relationship with her sister, Tan, and how that has healed. Nicola Connelly Byrne joins Molly to talk about where the powerhouse that is NCB came from and how Soulworks was born. Nicola also talks personal development and the life changes it brings. Then through discussions, Nicola shares her knowledge with us about consciousness, higher-self and setting boundaries. Enjoy the episode gals!

At the start of the episode Molly discusses the book that helped her healing with Tan How To Do The Work by Nicole LePera https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwjzlqnP6LqGAxX3j1AGHURhAM0YABADGgJkZw&ase=2&gclid=CjwKCAjwjeuyBhBuEiwAJ3vuoTL10NCWV0IauIZW14kahYdb8UZWpRZZtCjFphaR5KiCNo2_M22SvhoCJhsQAvD_BwE&ei=T0tbZuKRKpS3hbIPwbSOkAs&ohost=www.google.com&cid=CAESVuD2uR9RxjPD3zPr14-UosMJQru6KJ4MT3hRH2bFmN0fydkCsbNhn_a3RomBDelFOPMxiDcFJUOoeRSxKuBY2GUmoZiNiYn_gsnWJOW7E4RfvGlmx2Iy&sig=AOD64_01-HGA8OI6IFpcXgn-UCUujpEX7Q&ctype=5&q=&nis=4&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwii9aLP6LqGAxWUW0EAHUGaA7IQ9aACKAB6BAgFEBE&adurl=

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Trigger warning: difficult discussion about harmful method of weight loss. In this episode, Molly and Ash talk about the lessons they learned in the process of recording season one. Ash opens up about some difficult emotions around body image. The girls discuss their favourite episodes, some listener feedback and recommended some books and podcasts:

How To Do the Work by Nicole LePera https://www.amazon.com/s?k=how+to+do+the+work&i=stripbooks-intl-ship&crid=2JOPYDGLR6JA7&sprefix=how+to+do+%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C148&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_3_10

Podacsts:

The Sinead Says Podcast: How to be happier using Neuroscience with Alexis Fernandez. https://open.spotify.com/episode/6KoR5SAbRqCKHkAcoaeVyg?si=RgUJFT_4TFGlvkEzEkYuTQ

Soulchats with Nicola Connelly Byrne. Episode with Eavan Murray/ episode with Carmel Egan. https://open.spotify.com/episode/3yQ9cqYUp7fGNIv2SKrD5e?si=45d07f15b118428a

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In this episode, Molly has a discussion about the female experience of menopause, the mental load and imposter syndrome with Brenadette from @yoga_with_bee

Bernadette is a yoga teacher and regularly holds workshops for menopause, pregnancy and post-natal yoga. Bernadette has wonderful insights on these topics and articulates very well the experience of being women experiencing these stages in our lives. Enjoy the episode!

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In this episode, Molly takes Sinead Walsh through the Four Horsemen that Block our Healing i.e. Generational Trauma, Negative Messaging, the Patriarchy and Overstimulation. In exploring the four horsemen that block our healing, Molly and Sinead discuss being stressed, under-resourced independent parents and the effects this has had on themselves but also on their relationship with their daughters. Sinead discussed her recent diagnosis of adult ADHD and tips for managing this.

Molly and Sinead mentioned two documentaries; Beyond Men and Masculinity and Surveillance Capitalism.

Sinead mentioned her upcoming podcast Health and Society, which will be debuted on 30th April 2024.

Enjoy the episode, it's a special one.

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In this episode, Molly has a discussion with Eileen McHugh. Eileen is an amazing woman who shares her story of heroin addiction and recovery to starting an award-winning social enterprise Hair Together. More information on https://hairtogetherclg.com/

Eileen shares her hardest moments and the tools she uses to take care of her mental health. Molly also discusses some tools that support good mental health in young people. Enjoy the episode.

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TRIGGER WARNING: In this episode Molly sits down with Stephanie Healy to discuss miscarriage and stillborn. Stephanie is an incredible woman who is open and honest about what it is like to experience this awful loss. Stephanie speaks openly about the experience itself, as well as all of the complex emotions that go along with such a loss. Stephanie is also absolutely hilarious and her laugh is just gorgeous. We laughed, we cried and we learned a lot, I hope you enjoy the episode.

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