Wise Yourself Up

Every healer I’ve met has said the same thing: self love is the key to it all. If you’re anything like I was a few years ago, you might find that well and good, but are lost when it comes to HOW to love yourself…

…you attend. The highest form of love is to attend to yourself. To be, honour and listen to yourself without judgement. It’s often not easy

In this episode:

• Pushing myself out of my comfort zone in Bali
• A recap of my 2023 - which was a mess
• How sharing our experiences helps to make the process of grief normal
• Accepting the need to learn to love myself
• The biggest indication of lack of self love
• Common examples of a lack of self love
• First steps to loving yourself
• The power of healing in community

I've designed a course with everything I know, with all my lived experience, to help women who really want to love themselves more, who really need it. It begins next Wednesday, 10th Jan if you want to join: Wave Effect 2.0

You can get a taste of what it’ll be like by trying my free 3-day mini-course for beginners.

Let me know your craic! I’d love to hear from you. DM me on Instagram or email [email protected]

Music: Triple Point by Swoose

The practices that I teach have changed my life, they saved me. And they’ve saved so many others. I never in a million years thought I would be devoting my life to encouraging people to learn to breathe deeply and to do less and be still. But here we are!

In my opinion, meditation is THE most beneficial skill for self love, connection and health but many of us find it very difficult to learn. The problem is that we can't hear our own inner voice, our own inner desires, our dreams, because the thoughts are so busy. The most beneficial thing for our bodies, for our health is to relax. But most of us don't truly relax.

Expect to hear about:

• Why I left my marketing job to teach self care practices
• Why meditation is so difficult for so many of us
• How 90% of us are breathing poorly and the impact this is having
• The importance of learning to breathe before learning to meditate
• Why learning to sit with yourself, to attend to yourself, is the highest form of self love
• You must love yourself first before you can share that love with anyone else

I have a free 3-day mini-course for beginners! Each session is 7 minutes of movement, 7 minutes of breathwork and 7 minutes of journaling.

Learn to attend to yourself. Join me every day for the month of January. Wave Effect 2.0

Tell me all your 2024 plans, I need some inspiration! DM me on Instagram or email [email protected]

When people experience traumatic events, they disconnect for their body as a tool to survive. In order to heal, you must reconnect to the body when you’re ready and connect to the whole of you. Yoga is a POWERFUL tool to do so.

The word yoga means union. The union of the mind, body and soul. And the research supports the power of yoga to reduce symptoms of PTSD.

In this episode:

• My travels and very nearly NOT getting into Bali!
• Why I hated the idea of yoga and how my mindset held me back
• Being prescribed yoga for Complex PTSD in order to reconnect to my body
• My best advice for beginners
• My two favourite teachings from the philosophy of yoga

Check out my free 3-day mini-course on learning to be with your breath for absolute beginners!

Let me know where you stand: are you allergic to yoga or do you love it? DM me on Instagram or email [email protected]

Tune in next week to hear about why my career is devoted to helping you to be still. Have a wonderful Christmas!

Music: Triple Point by Swoose

“Grief is eternal because so is love” - Tara Brach

Please note that this is a heavy topic; you may find the content emotionally intense.

Grief is a lifelong journey. When you feel the pain of loss, you feel the closeness you shared with that person; the love you had for them.

Death and grief cut deep scars in all of us when we lose the ones we love. Our capitalist society doesn’t support us in tending to those wounds so I want to share my experience, advice, tools I’ve used and what I’ve learned.

I talk about:

• The challenge to find space for grief in a fast-paced, capitalist world
• My journey, the beliefs and practices that have helped me
• The eternal nature of grief as a testament to the enduring power of love
• Practical resources to prepare for death and cope with grief

Connecting with the body's innate ability to grieve, love, let go, and restoreShared experiences of grief from my community

Thank you so much to everyone who was open, vulnerable and shared on this topic. Please keep your messages coming in. I love the community we’re building. DM me on Instagram or email [email protected]

Check out my January courses, Wave Effect 1.0 and Wave Effect 2.0; designed to help regulate emotions and foster self-connection, especially during challenging periods like grief.

Chat to you next week!

Music: Triple Point by Swoose

I’ve created this episode for heterosexual men and woman because I want you all to have great sex. It might be quite triggering for some.

Casual sex and contraception are relatively very new to humans in the grand scheme of things. We are now able to have sex for pleasure, with the option to take measures against STIs and unwanted pregnancies. Yet the statistics show that we are not looking after our sexual health. This episode explores why.

In this episode:

• The widely researched issue of men not caring about their health
• The common request from men to women of being asked to not use a condom
• Understanding and being respectful of the power dynamics at play
• My personal experiences and the influence that being an unwanted pregnancy has had on my values
• The impact of our unconscious programming and how sex as changed
• Relieving the burden on women to carry all the responsibility
• Open communication, speaking up, getting tested regularly
• Having compassionate for yourself during periods of change

Work with Me: Today is the last day to get £50 off my breathwork courses. Designed for people at a crossroads in life, who are seeking healing and clarity around what they want.

Connect with Me: Over on insta, or pop an email to [email protected].

I would LOVE to hear how you found the episode and whether you’ve had similar experiences.

Next week I’ll be speaking about grief.

Music Credits

Song: Triple Point (Unreleased)

Written and Performed by: DJ Swoose

Trigger Warning: This episode explores parental relationships.

My second episode is all about owning the truth of your childhood. It’s very normal to feel guilty about acknowledging any imperfections in our parents or childhood. But our parents are imperfect humans, just like us.

Your ability to look at your traumatic experiences in life, big or small, will transform your intimate relationships. You can learn so much about yourself through your early life experiences. No ones parents are on trial. It’s important we embrace the truth of our relationships.

Expect to hear about:

• Why no one is immune to trauma, even those with a privileged upbringing
• How studying your parents can help you learn about yourself and understand your own emotions
• The importance of revisiting pain and old wounds in order to experience pleasure and happiness
• Why connecting to your inner child is the key to forgiveness
• How to start healing your relationships in order to give yourself the best chance at happiness

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I’d love to hear from you if you enjoyed this episode or have any questions. Email me at ⁠[email protected]⁠

Chat to you next week!

Music: Triple Point by Swoose

Welcome to Wise Yourself Up! The show that speaks the truth around healing, censored topics and shame, so that you can make the changes you need to in life to thrive and be free.

In this episode I give you an insight into my colourful life experience. The things I’ve gone through and wounds I’ve healed are the very things that inform my work with women and are why I’m starting this podcast.

I share my story because we all have things we are ashamed of. I want to empower you to be unashamedly yourself by speaking your truth which will help you let go of the burden you carry.

In this episode I discuss:

• How I’m starting this podcast to demystify sensitive topics and discuss the tough issues we all face in order to collectively heal
• Growing up with abandonment issues and secrecy
• Using addictions to cope with unprocessed trauma
• How therapy changed my life
• Falling in love with the philosophy and deeper healing elements of yoga

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If you’ve any questions or any topics you’d like covered, please email me at [email protected]

This episode will give you a very broad overview of what’s to come this season, so if you like it, be sure to subscribe so that you don’t miss out on future episodes.

Tune in next week to hear all about why your parents matter.

Music: Triple Point by Swoose

Welcome to 'Wise Yourself Up', the podcast that doesn't hold back and uncovers the truth around healing, shame and taboo topics.

I am your host, Carla McGreevy, and I am done censoring my voice. I have experiences to share and topics to discuss that aren’t welcome on other platforms. Prepare yourself for the unfiltered reality on topics such as trauma, healing, self love, addiction and so much more.

My aim is to inspire you to take the scary steps towards your most authentic self. Tune in if you feel lost and disconnected, deeply desire to know exactly what you want in life and feel entirely worthy of it. I want to share the wisdom I've learnt and continue to learn, as well as have the craic each week.

Join me for my first episode, dropping soon, where I discuss why I'm taking up space in the podcast world and why I feel a duty to share.

In the meantime, catch me over on Instagram @carlamcgreevy1