Soles to Soul Care for Trauma and AuDHD with Eve Menezes Cunningham

Suzy Walker (formerly Suzy Greaves) is a freelance journalist, writer, editor, coach and author of two coaching books: The Big Peace and Making The Big Leap. She was named as one of the top ten coaches in the UK!

Trained as a journalist, Suzy has written for everyone from The Sunday Times to Cosmo.

Editor-in-Chief of Psychologies for 8 years, she ran a dynamic virtual editorial team, created 1000 'happiness clubs' globally, and interviewed some of the most inspiring self-development greats in the world - from Brené Brown to Oprah.

She recently simplified her life and moved back to the wild coast of Northumberland and now works as a freelance journalist, writing inspiring stories for national newspapers and magazines. She writes a weekly 'Big Happiness Interview' talking to the wisest experts on the planet for Metro.co.uk and run The Heart Leap Club on Substack, a self development and writing community where we all endeavour to make baby steps to feeling happier every day, as well as getting our writing done and out there in the world. (I'm a member too and it's brilliant.)

Suzy is currently writing her third book about the year she spent on a canal boat with her teenage son.

She is also founder of the Alnwick Story Fest, a book and film festival lighting up creativity in the wilds of Northumberland.

You can find Suzy at heartleap.substack.com and at suzywalker.com

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Have you ever let yourself get CURIOUS (with love and compassion) about your own anger and other emotions?

Let me know in the comments!

WHO AM I?

I'm your host, Eve Menezes Cunningham, author of 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-care Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing and Editor-in-Chief of the Irish Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy.

I'm a trauma therapist (with lived experience), supervisor and Self care coach (integrating yoga therapy, NLP, EFT and crystals as appropriate) helping people connect with and take better care of their Self. I run Feel Better Every Day with Eve Menezes Cunningham (aka selfcarecoaching.net).

I started The Feel Better Every Day Podcast because I realised that even with the focus of my work being self and Self care, I often struggle. And so do so many of my colleagues! We're all human! So I interviewed several of them including neuroscientists, authors writing about health and wellbeing, fitness professionals, therapists, coaches, energy workers and medical professionals.

We ALL have gaps and even gulfs between what we would LOVE to be doing for ourselves each day and what we actually do. My hope with each episode is that you'll go easier on yourself and do something rather than nothing from your own ideal self or Self care repertoire. Create a life you don't need to retreat from! Let me know how you get on! I really love hearing from y'all.

WANT TO WORK WITH ME?

If you’d like to join the Love your WHOLE self 2024 chakra journey to befriend and heal your mind, body, heart and soul, you can sign up as a free or Extra Embodied member at evemc.substack.com ~ if you're listening later, you can still access these posts and more and you can join in at any time.

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Veena is a London based Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist (BABCP Accredited) and EMDR therapist with over 10 years’ experience of working with depression and anxiety disorders within the NHS and privately. She’s also a yoga therapist for mental health, speaker, lecturer and researcher. 

Learning how to navigate and better understand her own stresses and anxieties led Veena to develop academic experience of psychology and neuroscience, leading to formal study at the Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London and UCL, and she continues to remain current with both fields.  

Her academic interest in stress and emotional trauma and their effects on health, combined with her experience and knowledge of psychotherapy, yoga and mindfulness and how these approaches can improve mental health equips her with a versatile approach to address a diverse range of group and individual needs. Veena has spoken about managing stress and worry at Google HQ in London, mindfulness at Kings College London and managing stressful transitions at Gap HQ in NYC. 

Find out more at veenaugargolyogatherapy.com

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When did you last act as if you truly love yourself?

Let me know in the comments!

WHO AM I?

I'm your host, Eve Menezes Cunningham, author of 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-care Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing and Editor-in-Chief of the Irish Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy.

I'm a trauma therapist (with lived experience), supervisor and Self care coach (integrating yoga therapy, NLP, EFT and crystals as appropriate) helping people connect with and take better care of their Self. I run Feel Better Every Day with Eve Menezes Cunningham (aka selfcarecoaching.net).

I started The Feel Better Every Day Podcast because I realised that even with the focus of my work being self and Self care, I often struggle. And so do so many of my colleagues! We're all human! So I interviewed several of them including neuroscientists, authors writing about health and wellbeing, fitness professionals, therapists, coaches, energy workers and medical professionals.

We ALL have gaps and even gulfs between what we would LOVE to be doing for ourselves each day and what we actually do. My hope with each episode is that you'll go easier on yourself and do something rather than nothing from your own ideal self or Self care repertoire. Create a life you don't need to retreat from! Let me know how you get on! I really love hearing from y'all.

WANT TO WORK WITH ME?

If you’d like to join the Love your WHOLE self 2024 chakra journey to befriend and heal your mind, body, heart and soul, you can sign up as a free or Extra Embodied member at evemc.substack.com ~ if you're listening later, you can still access these posts and more and you can join in at any time.

Thanks again for watching, listening, reading, sharing, commenting, reviewing, SUBSCRIBING and joining us.

@thefeelbettereverydaypodcast

@evemenezescunningham

Emma Turnbull is the founder of Yoga Wise School of Yoga and Ayurveda, and proud owner of a beautiful dedicated studio in Mayland Essex which runs regular classes, workshops and teacher training.

Yoga Wise combines the ancient wisdom of both Yoga and Ayurveda runs the country’s first 500hr Ayurvedic Yoga Teacher Training courses.

Emma Turnbull is a BWY teacher, BWY Foundation Course tutor and also an Ayurvedic Practitioner.

Emma’s classes combine over 20 year’s experience of teaching yoga with the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda – so that each offering is seasonally appropriate and aimed at balancing the excess of the season, Emma draws on lunar cycles, seasonal cycles and the natural world to inform her practice and teaching, she believes that by combining Yogic and Ayurvedic wisdom, through simple daily practices, life can be lived to the fullest by each of us.

'I strongly believe that it’s the culmination of simple daily practices that make a difference, and that anybody at any time has the power to transform their lives using the amazing tools that Yoga and Ayurveda offer – I believe yoga is a lifestyle, a way of being, a gift for all!'

@yogawiseuk

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When did you last cut yourself some slack for not fitting in All The Things and instead make YOUR whole life a practice, gently reminding yourself to prioritise yourself and your Self THROUGHOUT the day (especially when feeling short with others)?

Let me know in the comments!

WHO AM I?

I'm your host, Eve Menezes Cunningham, author of 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-care Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing and Editor-in-Chief of the Irish Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy.

I'm a trauma therapist (with lived experience), supervisor and Self care coach (integrating yoga therapy, NLP, EFT and crystals as appropriate) helping people connect with and take better care of their Self. I run Feel Better Every Day with Eve Menezes Cunningham (aka selfcarecoaching.net).

I started The Feel Better Every Day Podcast because I realised that even with the focus of my work being self and Self care, I often struggle. And so do so many of my colleagues! We're all human! So I interviewed several of them including neuroscientists, authors writing about health and wellbeing, fitness professionals, therapists, coaches, energy workers and medical professionals. We ALL have gaps and even gulfs between what we would LOVE to be doing for ourselves each day and what we actually do. My hope with each episode is that you'll go easier on yourself and do something rather than nothing from your own ideal self or Self care repertoire. Create a life you don't need to retreat from! Let me know how you get on! I really love hearing from y'all.

WANT TO WORK WITH ME?

If you’d like to join the Love your WHOLE self 2024 chakra journey to befriend and heal your mind, body, heart and soul, you can sign up as a free or Extra Embodied member at evemc.substack.com ~ if you're listening later, you can still access these posts and more and you can join in at any time.

Thanks again for watching, listening, reading, sharing, commenting, reviewing, SUBSCRIBING and joining us.

@evemenezescunningham

Jini Reddy is the author of Wanderland, shortlisted for the Stanford Dolman Award for Travel Book of the Year and for the Wainwright Prize. She has contributed to anthologies, including the landmark Woman on Nature, and her first book, Wild Times won the book prize at the British Guild of Travel Writers Awards.

As a journalist and travel writer she has written widely for national print and digital media – everyone from The Guardian to TIME magazine. In 2019, Jini was named a National Geographic Woman of Impact. In her work,  she increasingly occupies a fertile cross-cultural, cross-genre space where place, spirituality, and culture meet.

In addition to her writing Jini speaks at festivals and events and coaches aspiring writers. She was born in the UK to parents of Indian descent from South Africa and raised in Montreal, Quebec. She now lives in southwest London.

You can reach Jini on Instagram @jinireddy20 and via jinireddy.co.uk

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When did you last stay in bed in the morning to READ? I've been doing this again when I can lately and it feels like the height of indulgence.

Let me know in the comments!

WHO AM I?

I'm your host, Eve Menezes Cunningham, author of 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-care Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing and am Editor-in-Chief of the Irish Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy.

I'm a trauma therapist (with lived experience), supervisor and Self care coach (integrating yoga therapy, NLP, EFT and crystals as appropriate) helping people connect with and take better care of their Self. I run Feel Better Every Day with Eve Menezes Cunningham (aka selfcarecoaching.net).

I started The Feel Better Every Day Podcast because I realised that even with the focus of my work being self and Self care, I often struggle. And so do so many of my colleagues! We're all human! So I interviewed several of them including neuroscientists, authors writing about health and wellbeing, fitness professionals, therapists, coaches, energy workers and medical professionals. We ALL have gaps and even gulfs between what we would LOVE to be doing for ourselves each day and what we actually do. My hope with each episode is that you'll go easier on yourself and do something rather than nothing from your own ideal self or Self care repertoire. Create a life you don't need to retreat from! Let me know how you get on! I really love hearing from y'all.

WANT TO WORK WITH ME?

If you’d like to join the Love your WHOLE self 2024 chakra journey to befriend and heal your mind, body, heart and soul, you can sign up as a free or Extra Embodied member at evemc.substack.com ~ if you're listening later, you can still access these posts and more and you can join in at any time.

@evemenezescunningham

As a personal trainer and life coach, Paul O'Brien says he has a pretty simple philosophy: 'Invest in your health, your relationships, and your self development every day. I'm a proud husband, father, son, sibling and friend. I love to walk, run, sing, act, and spend time with loved ones and in nature...oh, and great coffee :)

You can reach Paul on Instagram @paulobriencoach

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When did you last feel like you were 'winning the day?'

I've been tweaking my own morning and daily and evening self care and Self care practices and routines as a result of interviewing so many experts from across the board and something Paul underlined for me (although I'd already started to do it) was about prioritising what matters most each day. I've changed the way I used my desk diary to help me focus more on this.

What about YOU?

Let me know in the comments!

WHO AM I?

I'm your host, Eve Menezes Cunningham, author of 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-care Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing and am Editor-in-Chief of the Irish Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy.

I'm a trauma therapist (with lived experience), supervisor and Self care coach (integrating yoga therapy, NLP, EFT and crystals as appropriate) helping people connect with and take better care of their Self. I run Feel Better Every Day with Eve Menezes Cunningham (aka selfcarecoaching.net).

I started The Feel Better Every Day Podcast because I realised that even with the focus of my work being self and Self care, I often struggle. And so do so many of my colleagues! We're all human! So I interviewed several of them including neuroscientists, authors writing about health and wellbeing, fitness professionals, therapists, coaches, energy workers and medical professionals. We ALL have gaps and even gulfs between what we would LOVE to be doing for ourselves each day and what we actually do. My hope with each episode is that you'll go easier on yourself and do something rather than nothing from your own ideal self or Self care repertoire. Create a life you don't need to retreat from! Let me know how you get on! I really love hearing from y'all.

WANT TO WORK WITH ME?

If you’d like to join the chakra journey, Love your WHOLE self 2024, you can sign up as a free or Extra Embodied member at evemc.substack.com ~ if you're listening later, you can still access these posts and more and you can join in at any time, it doesn’t have to be while we’re working with the base chakra (moving onto the sacral chakra next week).

When did you last tune into the day's energy?

Have you tried face massage? Or massaging the internal organs with a weighted hoop?

As a full time professional feng shui consultant, Priya works at enhancing her clients lives by aligning their space to suit them to its full potential, using her feng shui skills.

Homes in London and abroad range from small studio apartments to large luxury developments, mansions and even opulent yachts. Clients include celebrities and visionaries including The Alchemist author, Paulo Coelho.

Find out more @priyasherfengshui on Insta and at priyasher.com

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When did you last give yourself the time and space to catch the morning's (or any time of day's) energy?

Inspired by editing this conversation and being reminded of all my intentions to integrate so many new (to me) self care ideas, I heeded the birds' call at 7am (the crack of dawn in Evei Land) and told my partner I was popping out. I took my journal and sat in the light drizzle (it IS the west of Ireland) and absolutely loved the stillness, bird sounds and giving myself that extra morning space. And then I went back to be because I am NOT a morning person and I've been working crazy hours the past week again.

What about YOU?

Let me know in the comments!

WHO AM I?

I'm your host, Eve Menezes Cunningham, author of 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-care Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing.

I'm a trauma therapist (with lived experience), supervisor and Self care coach (integrating yoga therapy, NLP, EFT and crystals as appropriate) helping people connect with and take better care of their Self. I run Feel Better Every Day with Eve Menezes Cunningham (aka selfcarecoaching.net)

I started The Feel Better Every Day Podcast because I realised that even with the focus of my work being self and Self care, I often struggle. And so do so many of my colleagues! We're all human! So I interviewed several of them including neuroscientists, authors writing about health and wellbeing, fitness professionals, therapists, coaches, energy workers and medical professionals. We ALL have gaps and even gulfs between what we would LOVE to be doing for ourselves each day and what we actually do. My hope with each episode is that you'll go easier on yourself and do something rather than nothing from your own ideal self or Self care repertoire. Create a life you don't need to retreat from! Let me know how you get on! I really love hearing from y'all.

WANT TO WORK WITH ME?

If you’d like to join the chakra journey, Love your WHOLE self 2024, you can sign up as a free or Extra Embodied member at evemc.substack.com ~ if you're listening later, you can still access these posts and more and you can join in at any time, it doesn’t have to be while we’re working with the base chakra (ie these next few weeks).

Would you benefit from taking more frequent temperature checks yourself?

What about letting yourself DANCE?

Martine Henry is a multi-hyphenate creative. She spent her early career in publishing as an Editorial Programme Manger before shifting gears in her 30s and, sparked by a hobby, retrained to become a hat designer.

Having quit the corporate world she now divides her time between her two passions - accessories design specialising in millinery and being a Brazilian Samba dance teacher and coach.

Find Martine online: www.martinehenrymillinery.com on Instagram: @mchdesignstudio @martinehenrymillinery take a class with Martine at www.paraisosamba.co.uk

HOW MIGHT YOU GIVE YOURSELF SOME GRACE AROUND YOUR OWN SELF CARE TODAY?

Let me know in the comments!

WHO AM I?

I'm your host, Eve Menezes Cunningham, author of 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-care Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing.

I'm a trauma therapist (with lived experience), supervisor and Self care coach (integrating yoga therapy, NLP, EFT and crystals as appropriate) helping people connect with and take better care of their Self. I run Feel Better Every Day with Eve Menezes Cunningham (aka selfcarecoaching.net)

Thank you for listening to The Feel Better Every Day Podcast, helping you create a life you don't need to retreat from.

WHICH CONDITIONS SUPPORT YOUR MOST INSPIRED THINKING?

If you don't know, get curious. And think back. For some it's in the shower or bath - I remember an interview with Tom Ford and Oprah where he said he takes two baths a day!

Let me know! And please like, subscribe, share, comment and/or leave a review.

WANT TO WORK WITH ME?

HEAL YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH MONEY, SAFETY, SECURITY, DIRECTION IN LIFE AND SO MUCH MORE

If you’d like to join the chakra journey, Love your WHOLE self 2024, you can sign up as a free or Extra Embodied member at evemc.substack.com ~ if you're listening later, you can still access these posts and more and you can join in at any time, it doesn’t have to be while we’re working with the base chakra (ie these next few weeks).

Do you give yourself permission and time to PLAY?

Do you set aside time to do your best possible thinking?

After twenty-five years of travelling the world offering thought leadership as the best-selling author of The Work We Were Born To Do, Nick now works primarily guiding a handful of truly inspiring leaders who are stewarding innovative ideas into existence. These men and women love to be at their inspired leadership best.

Nick is the bestselling author of nineteen books so far, has spoken around the world, co-led London’s top lecture series on human potential for several years, been invited to speak within many household name companies. He has interviewed many leaders on their field and has been interviewed hundreds of times. Nick now coaches a handful of leaders of multi-million and in one case, multi-billion-pound companies.

Find out more at iamnickwilliams.com

WHO AM I?

I'm your host, Eve Menezes Cunningham, author of 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-care Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing.

I'm a trauma therapist (with lived experience), supervisor and Self care coach (integrating yoga therapy, NLP, EFT and crystals as appropriate) helping people connect with and take better care of their Self. I run Feel Better Every Day with Eve Menezes Cunningham (aka selfcarecoaching.net)

Thank you for listening to The Feel Better Every Day Podcast, helping you create a life you don't need to retreat from.

WHICH CONDITIONS SUPPORT YOUR MOST INSPIRED THINKING?

If you don't know, get curious. And think back. For some it's in the shower or bath - I remember an interview with Tom Ford and Oprah where he said he takes two baths a day!

Let me know! And please like, subscribe, share, comment and/or leave a review.

WANT TO WORK WITH ME?

HEAL YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH MONEY, SAFETY, SECURITY, DIRECTION IN LIFE AND SO MUCH MORE

If you’d like to join the chakra journey, Love your WHOLE self 2024, you can sign up as a free or Extra Embodied member at evemc.substack.com ~ if you're listening later, you can still access these posts and more and you can join in at any time, it doesn’t have to be while we’re working with the base chakra (ie these next few weeks).

When did you last smile at your reflection?

When did you last let yourself do NOTHING?

As a Soul-centered mentor, Sarupa Shah, Founder of the Soul Agency, helps visionary

women align with their deepest purpose, and helps them make money without

sacrificing their soul. Find out more about Sarupa's work at The Soul Agency

Want to work with me?

HEAL YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH MONEY, SAFETY, SECURITY, DIRECTION IN LIFE AND SO MUCH MORE

If you’d like to join the chakra journey, Love your WHOLE self 2024, you can sign up as

a free or Extra Embodied member at evemc.substack.com ~ if you're listening

later, you can still access these posts and more and you can join in at any

time, it doesn’t have to be while we’re working with the base chakra (ie these

next few weeks).

WHO AM I?

I'm your host, Eve Menezes Cunningham, author of 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-care

Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing.

I'm a trauma therapist (with lived experience), supervisor and Self care coach (integrating

yoga therapy, NLP, EFT and crystals as appropriate) helping people connect with and take better care of their Self. I run Feel Better Every Day with Eve Menezes Cunningham (aka selfcarecoaching.net)

While Polyvagal Theory influences my whole practice (and life), you might be especially interested in the Cattitude: Feline Better Every Day part of my work.

Thank you for listening to The Feel Better Every Day Podcast, helping you create a life

you don't need to retreat from.

GIVE DOING NOTHING A GO

Even for a couple of MINUTES. Not meditating, not thinking, just BEING... How did that feel?

Let me know! And please like, subscribe, share, comment and/or leave a review.

It was a delight to talk to therapist Yasmin Shaheen-Zaffar about emotional regulation, Polyvagal Theory, neurodiversity and her ideal and actual self and Self care practices.

You can find her online at www.polyvagalteen.com

Join her with Polyvagal Theory creator Dr Stephen Porges for this unique online event

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/want-to-build-better-bonds-learn-how-creating-a-polyvagal-world-can-help-registration-807574064767?aff=oddtdtcreator

And find out more about her online programme at https://polyvagalteen.com/courses/xmas-bundle-practical-steps-to-sharing-the-polyvagal-framework-with-young-people-adults-the-neurodivergent-community/

If you’d like to join the chakra journey, Love your WHOLE self 2024, you can sign up as

a free or Extra Embodied member at evemc.substack.com ~ if you're listening

later, you can still access these posts and more and you can join in at any

time, it doesn’t have to be while we’re working with the base chakra (ie these

next few weeks).

WHO AM I?

I'm your host, Eve Menezes Cunningham, author of 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-care

Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing.

I'm a trauma therapist (with lived experience), supervisor and Self care coach (integrating

yoga therapy, NLP, EFT and crystals as appropriate) helping people connect with and take better care of their Self. I run Feel Better Every Day with Eve Menezes Cunningham (aka selfcarecoaching.net)

While Polyvagal Theory influences my whole practice (and life), you might be especially interested in the Cattitude: Feline Better Every Day part of my work.

Thank you for listening to The Feel Better Every Day Podcast, helping you create a life

you don't need to retreat from.

HOW MIGHT YOU BE KINDER TO ALL ASPECTS OF YOURSELF AS A RESULT OF LISTENING TO THIS

EPISODE?

Let me know! And please like, subscribe, share, comment and/or leave a review.