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My guest this week has been listed as one of the ‘Wonder Women shaping 2020’ by the Irish Country Woman magazine, and I definitely agree.
Dr Caroline West is passionate about creating spaces for calm, informed conversations about sex, and wants to banish shame and stigma from the bedroom.
It is shocking to think sex education has not evolved all that much since I was a teenager in the 90s. We didn’t have access to the internet, so we remained clueless about all our unanswered questions. The legacy of that ignorance is that parents today still do not have the language to speak openly with their teenagers about sex. But rather than stay clueless like us 90s kids, today’s teens can just fill in the gaps by going online and finding a minefield of information on sex, including porn. And this often how they are ‘educating’ themselves on how to have sex.
Caroline is on a mission to stop the cycle of ignorance, and to introduce positive sex education for all young people in Ireland.
Topics discussed include:
Sex education in the 1990s – EuroTrash and Cosmopolitan magazines contrasted with religious-led sex education classes
Lad Culture of the nineties – in hindsight, not actually empowering for women
Ireland – are we still a sex-negative society?
Sex-Ed - should it be the domain of school teachers and religious orders?
Need for independent workshops to normalize language around sex education
Is pornography being used as a sex education tool for young people?
Teaching Porn Literacy
How to normalize the conversation around sex
Evoke.ie ‘Agony Aunt’ / Sexpert
Sigmund Freud on female orgasms
From Ballybrack in Dublin to the Porn Awards in Las Vegas!
Motives to enter the porn/sex work/sugar baby industry
OnlyFans Performers
‘A hierarchy of sex workers’
Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act of 2017 – has led to increased violence toward sex workers in Ireland
Decriminalisation of sex work
Sugar Daddy & Sugar Baby sites … popular option for Irish university students over stacking shelves in Tesco
Sex Toy Industry unregulated
Need to move toward encapsulating sex with personal wellbeing & health
Caroline’s GlowWest Podcast: amazing resource for calm, informative conversations around sex
Sources:
Dr Caroline West's website: https://iamcarolinewest.com/glow-west
about Glow West podcast: https://tortoiseshack.ie/glow-west-podcast/
Caroline's sex column on Evoke.ie: https://evoke.ie/author/caroline-west
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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has - Margaret Mead
My guest, Dublin Firefighter Neil McCabe is a prime example of one person who has made tremendous impact on both the immediate, and wider community around him. His story starts in a Dublin Fire Station 12 years ago. Neil wanted to boost morale in his unit and introduced energy-saving initiatives to give the crew a sense of purpose and community. As you will hear, the well-intentioned idea grew arms & legs taking Neil to The White House in America, to designing the multiple-award winning Green Plan accreditation initiative; to being awarded the very prestigious Ashoka Fellowship. And to say this is the tip of the iceberg is an understatement. We chat about his ethical clothing company and his new venture into forestry. Neil is the ultimate social entrepreneur. And all this while still holding down the day job with the Dublin Fire Brigade.
TOPICS DISCUSSED:
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
The Green Plan: http://thegreenplan.ie/
GROWN Clothing: https://www.grown.ie/
GROWN Forest: http://grownforest.com/
Ashoka: https://www.ashoka.org/en
1% for the Planet: https://www.onepercentfortheplanet.org/
Irish Green Awards: https://www.greenawards.ie/2018-winners
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This week I chat with the very charismatic Pat Divilly. Pat is a well-known and respected name in the personal development arena. He is a high performance coach, speaker and author. I think his painfully honest stories about the highs & lows of his successes and failures makes him seem very real and relatable. We’ve all hit low times in our lives. It is refreshing when someone has the bravery to share them with us.
Link to Pat Divilly's free 14-day journalling & meditation programme:
https://www.patdivilly.com/offers/f6mJTXFu/checkout
Topics discussed:
· Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for sense of community, deep connection and personal development - helps to live in the present, and teaches humility
· Motivation versus Consistency
· Applying academic learning to everyday life experiences – deeper learning
· Talk spirituality, religiosity and psychedelics – searching for meaning!
· The attraction of sea swimming / wild swimming
· Frances Thornton 13km swim in Galway
· Men’s retreats and men’s coaching groups – place of support, non-judgement & accountability
· Ice-man, Wim Hof & Self-Care – ice baths and breath retentions
· Masculine and feminine energies
· Movember Ambassador – November, month to recognise men’s health issues
· Winter lockdown – Pat shares tips & tools to empower our mental and physical energy, & choose where we give our focus
Resources mentioned:
Anthony deMello: https://www.demellospirituality.com/
Ram Dass: https://beherenownetwork.com/category/ram-dass/
Timothy Leary: https://www.npr.org/2020/10/21/926181349/father-of-the-psychedelic-movement-timothy-leary?t=1603663075263
Norman Vincent Peale: https://www.guideposts.org/better-living/positive-living/positive-thinking/10-things-to-know-about-norman-vincent-peale
Earl Nightingale: https://www.nightingale.com/authors/earl-nightingale.html
Brian Tracy: https://www.briantracy.com/
Zig Ziglar: https://www.ziglar.com/
Napoleon Hill: https://www.naphill.org/
Tony Robbins: https://www.tonyrobbins.com/
William Glasser and Choice Theory: https://wglasser.com/
Viktor Frankl: https://www.pursuit-of-happiness.org/history-of-happiness/viktor-frankl/
Movember Ireland: https://ie.movember.com/story/view/id/12108
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TOPICS DISCUSSED:
LINKS TO TOPICS MENTIONED:
Marquis de Sade: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/who-was-marquis-de-sade-180953980/
Sheridan LeFanu: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sheridan-Le-Fanu
Bram Stoker: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_Stoker
Irish storyteller, Eddie Lenihan: https://eddielenihan.weebly.com/
Irish Times article observing ‘hauntology’ playing out in S/S 2020 fashion season: https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/fashion/summer-dresses-is-there-not-still-room-for-a-little-joy-1.4264980#.X4N0cJ_mdsQ.mailto
Robert Egger’s The VVitch movie recommendation: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_witch_2016
Dr Sarah Cleary’s Deadly Doses Podcast: https://spoti.fi/34ZQYKY
Sunday Business Post article on censorship: https://www.businesspost.ie/life-arts/all-in-the-frame-why-we-shouldnt-cancel-problematic-art-6d38686d
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TOPICS DISCUSSED:
Building his retail consortium – The Thomas Ennis Group, with an awareness it was a team effort
‘Asked’ to leave school at 15 years of age, Thomas started an apprenticeship with FX Buckley butchers in Moore Street in the heart of Dublin city
Willingness to learn when you enjoy the learning environment
Regales his story of rising up through the retail ranks while outlining the evolution of supermarket retailing in Ireland over the past 30 years
In the year 2001, came under the mentorship of the retail legend, Feargal Quinn of Superquinn, and Pat Kelly
The great debate – theory (academia) versus practice (doing the job!) when it comes to learning your trade!
Retail – fast-moving, dynamic environment where each day brings a new challenge and never boring
Only 2 things you can control in your business – waste & wages
Opened first retail store, SPAR Merrion Row in 2005 through a ‘creative’ negotiation with the banks in the Celtic Tiger years!
Last year their flagship store, SPAR Merrion Row won the prestigious IGD Global Award over 964 other stores globally
Key to retail: Listen to your customer, give them what they want
Detail in Retail is key – his key people in the retail team are women – better eye for detail
His biggest retail mistake was his best business lesson – didn’t listen to best advice and his gut
Follows the old retail adage: ‘Sales is vanity; Margin is sanity’ [also goes ‘turnover is vanity, profit is sanity’]
Work-life Balance: he realised he needed to get a better balance for his family and his own quality of life
Marathons & Ironman races – his distraction from the busyness of working life – we need personal goals
Mental health is key – quality working hours over quantity of hours
Energy creates energy – believes participation in sport is imperative for a healthy body/healthy mind
Advocate for sport – particularly champions boxing as a sport that builds character, discipline and stamina. Thomas was coached under two time Olympic boxer Mick Dowling in his teens at his local boxing club in Tallaght.
Sport – teaching skills for life
Importance of mentorship in life/sport/career. His closest mentor, Walter O’Hara Jr, an American philanthropist from the Bronx, NYC. O’Hara’s advice – build your team; don’t look down on anybody; give back
Management versus Leadership
SOME SOURCES & RESOURCES MENTIONED:
IGD Awards: https://www.igd.com/events/igd-awards/2019-winners
Feargal Quinn retail story, told by colleagues including his regional manager Pat Kelly:
https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2019/0429/1046239-feargal-quinn-irelands-retail-legend/
About philanthropist Walter O'Hara Jr.:
https://thecurrency.news/articles/11465/walter-ohara-jr-a-quiet-hero-working-on-irelands-behalf/
Two time Olympic medalist Mick Dowling: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Dowling
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Resources mentioned:
https://bewell-dowell.com/about/ - Be Well-Do Well with Aoife Hughes and Seána Ó' Rodaigh
https://emmacahill.ie/ - Under the Mask children's book by Emma Cahill
https://thefamilyedit.ie/ - The Family Edit
http://drmaliecoyne.ie/ - Dr Malie Coyne
https://brenebrown.com/ - Brene Brown
https://drchatterjee.com/ - Rangan Chatterjee
https://www.drdansiegel.com/ - Dr Dan Siegel
https://www.drharrybarry.com/ - Dr Harry Barry
https://www.mentalhealthandwellbeingsummit.com/ - The Wellbeing Summit
https://gozen.com/about/ - GoZen! with Renee Jain
Next month is Black History Month. I have been taking some time to educate myself on racial issues, and attempt to understand the ongoing struggle and frustration of people living with racism. This week’s chat with Áine Mulloy is insightful for anyone interested in living in a more equal and just society. A society where the colour of skin does not define or exclude people from identifying as a proud, Irish citizen.
Áine Mulloy, Diversity & Inclusion advocate and TEDx speaker, talks growing up black, and Irish.
Topics include:
Useful links:
Áine Mulloy TEDx talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/aine_mulloy_insert_female_speaker_here?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare
Nobel Prize in Literature, Toni Morrison: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1993/morrison/biographical/
‘Don’t Touch My Hair’ byEmma Dabiri: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/apr/23/dont-touch-my-hair-emma-dabiri-review
RTÉ documentary ‘New Gaels’: https://www.gaa.ie/news/new-gaels-documentary-shows-where-we-all-belong/
Black and Irish Instagram: @black_andirish
Kimberle Crenshaw TED talk:
https://www.ted.com/talks/kimberle_crenshaw_the_urgency_of_intersectionality?language=en
Ibram Kendi: https://www.ibramxkendi.com/
Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People about Race by Reni Eddo Lodge http://renieddolodge.co.uk/books/
White Fragility by Robin diAngelo: https://www.robindiangelo.com/
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THIS WEEK I CHAT WITH EXERCISE SCIENTIST TURNED ENTREPRENEUR DR SARAH KELLY. THE TOPICS WE HIT ARE WIDE-RANGING BUT THERE IS AN OVERARCHING THREAD THROUGHOUT OF PHYSICAL HEALTH, FITNESS & WELLBEING!
TOPICS INCLUDE:
RESOURCES MENTIONED INCLUDE:
Helen Keeble, Specialist Pelvic Health Physiotherapist: https://helenkeeble.co.uk/
Emma Dowling, Pre & Post Natal Fitness:
https://www.empowered-mama.com/trainer/emma-dowling
Prof Donal O'Shea, Clinical Lead for Obesity: https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/news/media/pressrel/hse-appoints-professor-donal-oshea-as-clinical-lead-for-obesity.html
Irish Life Schools Fitness Challenge: https://www.irishlifehealth.ie/fitnesschallenge/about-the-challenge
Circle of Light health drinks: https://www.circleoflight.ie/
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Episode title: Dr. Rebecca Scott on ‘Paying for Pain’ through the Experience of Extreme Adventure Racing
Episode summary introduction: Through Dr. Scott’s research on Tough Mudder adventure racing, we consider what motivates people to put their bodies through pain for ‘fun’; we consider the increased participation in outdoor activities during lockdown; and the interconnection of body and mind in nature.
Topics discussed in this episode:
The ‘Cubicle-bound Masses’ – knowledge workers caught up in sedentary lifestyle, like battery chickens!
Escapism from monotony of modern, urban society
Extreme adventure races – the commercialised and more socially-acceptable version of Brad Pitt’s Fight Club!
Self-directed health & lifestyle changes
Resourceful Residents –making the most of natural, local landscapes & mountainscapes
“Experiential Resume/CV”
Putting one’s body on the line in the name of research… ethnographic immersion in Tough Mudder adventure races!
Body & Mind Dualism
Nature, natural habitats and water reviving our bodies & minds
The Artist’s Way
Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity (EHS) and potential harmful effects of electromagnetic fields to our bodies
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Rebecca Scott, Julien Cayla, Bernard Cova, Selling Pain to the Saturated Self, Journal of Consumer Research, Volume 44, Issue 1, June 2017, Pg 22-43, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcr/ucw071
Adventure race: https://toughmudder.com/
Introduces French Anthropologist David Le Breton - pain as an agent for body metamorphosis: BRETON, D. L. (2000). Playing Symbolically with Death in Extreme Sports. Body & Society, 6(1), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1177/1357034X00006001001
Anat Keinan, Ran Kivetz, Productivity Orientation and the Consumption of Collectable Experiences, Journal of Consumer Research, Volume 37, Issue 6, 1 April 2011, Pages 935–950, https://doi.org/10.1086/657163
Swimrun events: https://otilloswimrun.com/
The Wim Hof Method: https://www.wimhofmethod.com/
https://www.doterra.com/US/en/about-our-story
https://drjoedispenza.com/pages/about
https://www.abraham-hicks.com/
https://juliacameronlive.com/the-artists-way/
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Recovery Month in an international initiative ran each September to promote awareness and understanding of addiction and recovery. Addiction therapist and Mindfulness-Bases Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher, Austin Tuohy chats about addiction and recovery.
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Choice Theory Psychology
- September as Recovery Month
- Addiction as a creative coping mechanism for stress
- The continuum of substance abuse
- Trauma, Pain & Addiction
- Is addiction in a person’s nature, or an outcome of a circumstance?
- Gabor Maté
- Humans need a sense of community & belonging
- Social capital / ‘Recovery’ capital
- Difficulty of lockdown for those in recovery
- Drugs are great! The consequences and outcomes of the addictive behaviours are bad!
- Are drugs a working-class problem?
- Heroin, a derivative of the poppy flower (like morphine), used as an (emotional) pain-killer
- “Addiction is Park Ave to park bench”
- Adam & Paul movie (and Dublin Oldschool movie on Netflix)
- Addiction – a brain disease? An emotional disorder? Or just a bad coping mechanism?
- Increase of antidepressant Xanax during lockdown
- Babette Rothschild & Patricia Bourke D’Souza – Somatic Trauma & the Body
- “Emotional Archaeology” – replaying trauma repeatedly in our minds can be more damaging, hardwiring it into our psyche
- Know what lifts your human spirit – tap in to this as a positive, alternative coping mechanism
- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
Resources mentioned in this episode:
William Glasser Institute Ireland & Choice Theory Psychology: https://wgii.ie/
Gabor Maté: https://drgabormate.com/
Babette Rothschild: http://www.somatictraumatherapy.com/the-body-remembers-an-interview-with-babette-rothschild/
Patricia Bourke D’Souza: https://www.somatictraumatherapy.org/about
Check out Austin’s full range of services workshops at his website:
http://www.austintuohy.com/
Recovery Race 2019:
https://dublinpeople.com/news/northsidewest/articles/2019/10/05/local-services-show-support-for-irelands-first-recovery-run/
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