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We're joined on the show this week by cystic fibrosis and cervical cancer advocate Aoife P. Rafter.

The writer, speaker and blogger shares with us her incredible journey over the last few years. We talk about living with CF during a pandemic, the importance of listening to your body, early menopause and how 17 weeks of cocooning can impact your mental health.

Check out Aoife's instagram here - https://www.instagram.com/aoife.p.r/?hl=en

Check out Aoife's blog here -https://www.aoifepr.com/post/crystal-clear-about-crystals

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month so we're dedicating an episode of Girls With Goals to the Marie Keating Foundation's latest campaign "Breast Cancer Isn't Just Pink".

The campaign aims to open up the conversation around the colour of breast cancer and encourage inclusivity of everyone's experience.

We're joined by Bernie Carter, Senior Oncology Nurse specialist with the Marie Keating Foundation (2.06)and Liz Cany, who was diagnosed with stage four metastatic cancer in March of 2019 (16.34)

For more information visit www.mariekeating.ie/notjustpink

On this episode of Girls With Goals we're catching up the creator of The Interior NRD studio Natasha Rocca Devine to talk about work ethics and the importance of education, pivoting business in the midst of a pandemic and what working in Real Estate in LA is really like (Yes, I asked about Selling Sunset).

On this week's episode our host, Niamh Maher, is joined from California by survivors' advocate, Katherine McNamara.

Katherine appeared in the recent Paris Hilton documentary 'This Is Paris' which deals with the alleged emotional and physical abuse the heiress endured at reform schools growing up. We ask Katherine what exactly the 'Troubled Teen' industry is, what her personal experiences and memories are and what #BreakingCodeSilence hopes to achieve.

On this week's episode our presenter Niamh Maher is joined by BBC broadcaster Holly Hamilton. They discuss how the world has been coping without sport, the strange 'new normal' for athletes and broadcasters and how she's getting behind an initiative to help sports clubs get back on their feet. We also take a look at the latest documentary from 20x20 as they enter into their final chapter of the campaign, women in sport have come a long way but what does the future hold?

We're talking about the Irish music industry on this week's episode of Girls With Goals. Linda Coogan, a music PR with over 15 years experience joins us to talk about the latest report from the 'Why Not Her?' campaign on the gender disparity among top Irish radio stations. And Shauna Watson of the 'We've Only Just Begun' festival tells us about her new online directory for women and non-binary artists across the north and south of this country. For our 'GWG Recommends' this week we're talking about Louise O'Neill's new book 'After The Silence'

Our host Niamh Maher is joined this week by Irish middle-distance runner and record holder Ciara Mageean. They're talking about beating Sonia O'Sullivan's 27-year 1000m record, what the mental toll of having a bad day can do to you and being immortalised in Jacqui Hurley's new book "Girls Play Too". On this episode we're also starting our new section 'GWG Recommends' where we're bringing you info on things we think you should know about, up first is Rosemary MacCabe's new podcast 'Not Without My Sister'. Get in touch with your recommendations by emailing [email protected]

We're joined on this week's episode of Girls With Goals by stunt woman and actor Orlaith Doherty. Orlaith catches up with Niamh Maher about what life is really like for a stunt double, what it takes to be a success in this competitive industry, working with Hollywood royalty and how the film industry will bounce back after the pandemic.

For more information on stunt work - www.stuntguildireland.ie

Follow Orlaith on Instagram - www.instagram.com/orlaithdohertystunts

Most of us couldn't imagine living and trying to look after our children in a hotel room. That's the reality for mother of two Shannon Byrne who recently shared her story of being homeless on TikTok. Her morning routine quickly went viral and we caught up with her about how she found herself in emergency accommodation during a pandemic, the preconceived notions and judgement associated with admitting you're homeless and what the future holds for her and her family. Follow Shannon on TikTok and watch the original video below.

@shan_the_man98

Watch the video:

https://www.tiktok.com/@shan_the_man98/video/6845150777430822149

Can CBD really reduce anxiety and stress? How and when should you be taking it and what exactly are the overall benefits? It's considered a 'hot topic' in medicine and wellness at the moment so we caught up with a doctor who has literally written the book on it. Author of 'A Quick Guide to CBD' Dr.Julie Moltke joins us on the show this week to shed a light on CBD and medicinal cannabis, why it works and why some members of the medical community are reluctant to accept it.

Find out more about Dr.Julie by following her on Instagram here : https://www.instagram.com/julie.moltke/