Feel Better Every Day
Feel Better Every Day
Eve Menezes Cunningham
Feel Better Every Day! Learn from the self and Self* care practices the professionals depend on. Your host, Eve Menezes Cunningham (author of 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-care Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing) uses her journalism and therapeutic (trauma therapies, coaching and supervision) background to interview self care professionals including neuroscientists, yoga teachers, coaches, therapists, health writers, doctors and more. They share their ideal and ACTUAL self and Self care routines to remind you that your best will vary and is *always* good enough. *for that highest, wisest, truest, wildest, most joyful, brilliant and miraculous part of yourself
4.30am starts (by CHOICE!) and more of powerhouse Karen Falconer's ideal and actual daily self and Self care
Karen Falconer is CEO of both ANLP International CIC and the NLP International Conference Ltd, Editor of Rapport Magazine and author of The NLP Professional. She is qualified to NLP Trainer level and is a Professional Certified mBIT coach. Karen is also a founder member of the International NLP Research Committee, a Trustee of the NLP in Education Trust, a member of the NLP Press Editorial Board, a school Governor and winner of Hertfordshire Woman of the Year 2009.Before taking up the reins at ANLP in 2005, she also accumulated over twenty years’ experience as a management accountant and ran her own business providing accounts services and training for SMEs.Find out more athttps://anlp.org/https://www.thenlpprofessional.com/https://www.nlpconference.com/WOULD GETTING UP EVEN A LITTLE EARLIER BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BENEFIT 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, freelance journalist and Editor-in-Chief of the Irish Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy.I'm also an online 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. Past Chair of BACP Coaching, 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 (for 20 years now!), 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 create a life you don't need to retreat from and learn how to befriend and heal your mind, body, heart and soul, join the Embodied Wellbeing community at evemc.substack.com ~ if you're listening later, you'll have instant access to the rich archive of recordings (upgrade from as little as €1.54 per week) and older posts (for all subscribers) from the time you join. Thanks again for watching, listening, reading, sharing, commenting, reviewing, subscribing and joining us.@thefeelbettereverydaypodcast@evemenezescunningham
Apr 25, 2024
19 min
Multiskilled therapist and speaker Marilyn Devonish on dance breaks, breath practices and other ideal and actual daily self care routines
Marilyn Devonish, The NeuroSuccess™ Coach, is a Business Graduate, holds a Post Graduate Chartered Institute of Marketing Diploma. She is a corporate trainer, management consultant, Prince2 Project Manager and freelance writer. She is a Certified Trainer of NLP, Certified Trainer of Time Line Therapy, Certified Trainer of Hypnosis, Certified PhotoReading™ Accelerated Learning Instructor, Archetypal Profiling, Archetypal Branding and Team Dynamics Consultant, Multi-Disciplinary Therapist, Certified Life and Executive Coach, and corporate Mental Health First Aid Trainer. She has been a specialist Remote Working Implementation Consultant since 2003. She is also a practitioner in EFT, EmoTrance, DNA Theta Healing, Hawaiian Huna, Access Bars, Access Consciousness, Energetic NLP, Positive EFT, Past Life Regression, Opening the Heart (OTH), Future Life Progression, and Reiki.In addition, Marilyn is freelance magazine writer, keynote speaker, and offline and online workshop facilitator. She has been in the field of personal development since the year 2000 after giving up her Chartered Accountancy studies to become a coach and hypnotherapist.WHEN DID YOU LAST TAKE A DANCE BREAK?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, freelance journalist and Editor-in-Chief of the Irish Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy.I'm also an online 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. Past Chair of BACP Coaching, 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 (for 20 years now!), 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 create a life you don't need to retreat from and learn how to befriend and heal your mind, body, heart and soul, join the Embodied Wellbeing community at evemc.substack.com ~ if you're listening later, you'll have instant access to the rich archive of recordings (upgrade from as little as €1.54 per week) and older posts (for all subscribers) from the time you join. Thanks again for watching, listening, reading, sharing, commenting, reviewing, subscribing and joining us.@thefeelbettereverydaypodcast@evemenezescunningham
Apr 18, 2024
23 min
Author and vaginal health herbalist Kathie Bishop on creating conditions for creativity and other daily self care
Consulting vaginal health herbalist, Kathie Bishop MNIMH is the founder of Into the Wylde, an award winning natural, organic and vegan intimate lubricant brand, as well as helping people with their vaginal health at The Wylde Herbalist. She is the author of It’s Your Power Portal: Take Control of Your Vaginal Health with Herbal and Holistic Care, published by Aeon in April 2022, and is the recipient of the Innovation in Practice Award from The National Institute of Medical Herbalists in 2021.Kathie truly believes that the world needs more feminine power, creativity, leadership, and it is her hope that through healing our, and society’s, relationship with the vagina, whose name is so often dared not spoken, we can have a greater impact for good in the work we create, do and embody.WHAT DO YOU DO EACH DAY TO SUPPORT YOUR OWN INHERENT CREATIVITY?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, freelance journalist and Editor-in-Chief of the Irish Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy.I'm also an online 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. Past Chair of BACP Coaching, 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 (for 20 years now!), 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 create a life you don't need to retreat from and learn how to befriend and heal your mind, body, heart and soul, join the Embodied Wellbeing community at evemc.substack.com ~ if you're listening later, you'll have instant access to the rich archive of recordings (upgrade from as little as €1.54 per week) and older posts (for all subscribers) from the time you join. Thanks again for watching, listening, reading, sharing, commenting, reviewing, subscribing and joining us.@thefeelbettereverydaypodcast@evemenezescunningham
Apr 11, 2024
17 min
Dr Dina Glouberman on finding joy through burnout, the importance of community and ImageWork
READ OUR INTERVIEW IN PSYCHOLOGIES HEREDr Dina Glouberman is the visionary Co-Founder of Skyros Holistic Holidays on the Greek island of Skyros, and author of the classic books Life Choices, Life Changes; The Joy of Burnout; You are What You Imagine; Into the Woods and Out Again; and most recently ImageWork: The Complete Guide to Working with Transformational Imagery. Dr Martin Rossman, leading imagery author in the USA, has said about ImageWork, 'In my 50 years in the field, this is the best book I have read about working with imagery for healing, creativity and personal transformation. A landmark book—I shall be studying it.'Dr Glouberman is also the founder of the Aurora Centre for ImageWork in Puglia, Italy which offers ImageWork retreats and training programmes. She is an internationally known psychotherapist, coach, consultant, and pioneering specialist in burnout and in imagery. (www.dinaglouberman.com)Dr Glouberman is offering a five-part Introduction to ImageWork training course in January-March 2024 hosted by Onllnevents;  for information and booking please go to https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/introduction-to-imagework-with-dr-dina-glouberman-2765779She is also offering a 5-day Fundamentals of ImageWork in-person practitioner training course in Puglia in May 2024. For information please write to [email protected]   Do you make time each day to imagine how you WANT things to go? 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. Past Chair of BACP Coaching 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 create a life you don't need to retreat from and learn how to befriend and heal your mind, body, heart and soul, join the Extra Embodied (Wellbeing with Eve) community at evemc.substack.com ~ if you're listening later, you'll have instant access to the rich archive of recordings (for paid subscribers) and older posts (for all subscribers) from the time you join. Thanks again for watching, listening, reading, sharing, commenting, reviewing, SUBSCRIBING and joining us.@thefeelbettereverydaypodcast@evemenezescunningham
Apr 4, 2024
29 min
Gill Fennings on gold standard self care being especially essential when working as a therapist, coach and supervisor etc
Gill Fennings MBE is a BACP (Accredited) psychotherapist, coach and supervisor. She has spent the last 24 years of her life developing, evolving and researching the fine line between therapy and coaching. Through this unfolding evolution and reflective practice, she has developed an integrative blend of coaching, psychotherapy and consultancy, designed always to fit the needs of her clients. In her private practice in St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK, Gill offers 3 main specialisms:· EMDR intensive coach-therapy for couples and individuals · supervision for therapists and coaches and· executive and couple coaching Available face-to-face or online. Gill especially enjoys working for equality for women and other minorities in the workplace, as well as working with CEOs and senior teams to review direction, values and business efficiency. She is passionate advocate and lobbyist for the safe and effective integration of therapy and coaching, following extensive research resulting in an MA (Distinction), in 2009 at the University of East London. Gill has lectured on both Coaching and Psychotherapy courses, at both Further and Higher Educational levels in London.From 2000 to 2011, she was the creator and director of an award winning coaching service for women in East London with a team of 21 coaches. She received an MBE from Her Majesty the Queen for this work in 2010.She served on the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) Coaching Executive from the creation of ‘BACP Coaching’ in 2010.For 11 years she worked within BACP towards creating a professional pathway that could support the work of therapeutic coaches. During her year tenure as Chair, she lobbied for coaching to be included in the Ethical Framework (2016) and affirmed the vital development of coaching competencies to enable safe delivery of the integration of these two powerful modalities. Gill is delighted that the BACP Coaching Competency Framework has come to fruition and uses it as a benchmark for all areas of her practice. In 2020, she was invited by ICF to attend an extensive global consultation and working group responsible for the creation of their current revised core coaching competencies. It was a privilege to partner with representatives from all over the world in this process and an honour as a therapeutic coach to bring that perspective to a mainstream coaching organisation.Tel: [email protected] her in the BACP Directory Do you make sure you eat at least SOME nutritious foods? How does it feel to focus on choosing foods that nourish 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 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. Past Chair of BACP Coaching (after Gill Fennings - Episode 15) 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,...
Mar 28, 2024
19 min
Author and former Psychologies Editor Suzy Walker talks big leaps, heart leaps, meditation and more as she shares her ideal and actual self and Self care practices
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.comTHANKS SO MUCH FOR LISTENING. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, COMMENT, SHARE, RATE, REVIEW AND EVEN - IF YOU WANT TO - SUPPORT THIS WORK BY BUYING ME A METAPHORICAL COFFEE VIA ko-fi.com/evemcHave 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.Thanks again for watching, listening, reading, sharing, commenting, reviewing, SUBSCRIBING and joining us.@thefeelbettereverydaypodcast@evemenezescunningham
Mar 21, 2024
23 min
CBT psychotherapist, EMDR practitioner, yoga therapist (and more) Veena Ugargol on the power of compassion
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.comTHANKS SO MUCH FOR LISTENING. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, COMMENT, SHARE, RATE, REVIEW AND EVEN - IF YOU WANT TO - SUPPORT THIS WORK BY BUYING ME A METAPHORICAL COFFEE VIA ko-fi.com/evemcWhen 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
Mar 14, 2024
16 min
Yoga teacher trainer and Ayurveda practitioner, Emma Turnbull talks whole LIFE practice and more
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!'@yogawiseukTHANKS SO MUCH FOR LISTENING. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, COMMENT, SHARE, RATE, REVIEW ETC. 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
Mar 7, 2024
10 min
Wanderland author Jini Reddy on self care through reading and nature
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 THANKS SO MUCH FOR LISTENING. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, COMMENT, SHARE, RATE, REVIEW ETC. 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
Feb 29, 2024
8 min
Personal trainer, Paul O'Brien on gratitude, peace, connection and priorities
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 THANKS SO MUCH FOR LISTENING. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, COMMENT, SHARE, RATE, REVIEW ETC. 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).
Feb 22, 2024
12 min
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