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Feel Better Every Day

Eve Menezes Cunningham

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Feel Better Every Day! Learn from the self and Self* care practices the professionals depend on. With a mixture of solo and interview episodes, your host, Eve Menezes Cunningham (author of 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-care Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing) shares trauma informed and ADHD friendly self and Self* care ideas. Thanks for listening or watching. New episodes come out every Tuesday morning (Ireland time) and if you subscribe (via your favourite podcasting app or by becoming a Half Moo ...
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How are YOU feeling this European Mental Health Awareness Week? What one thing might help you feel even a little bit better? There are lots of self-care ideas in this week's podcast. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or watch here le grá, Evei Full transcript Everything I do, I’m a mental health professional, I attend to my own mental health on…
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‘OK, well I'm not going to have children so what do I do with my life? What does life look like? How do I prove myself? How do I validate my existence?’ I so adored talking to Margaret O’Connor and hope you enjoy Episode 57 of the Feel Better Every Day Podcast where she explores her journey with self-care and becoming an advocate for the child-free…
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Bealtaine is a festival of fertility, love and lust and this year, we're braving the parts of ourselves we find hardest to love... Full transcript Thinking again about who you love but this time bringing it more to yourself and thinking about all the different parts of yourself and the parts of yourself you find it easier to love and harder to love…
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Would you like to add to your self-care toolkit by managing life's stresses with more compassion for yourself and others? This new episode is for you. Full transcript We can internalise shame about not handling the situation with more grace, and even when it is extreme pressure. Stress can be a good thing. Think about a coal turning into a diamond,…
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It was such a joy to interview my own herbal medicine magician for this episode. I cannot overstate how much Colleen has helped me over the years and hope this episode helps you… Full transcript Food is there to be enjoyed. We're very blessed to have an abundance of food around us and you know what? Like yeah, a bit more gratitude that we're lucky …
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Including 4 new letters that may become as familiar to you as ADHD as Drs Hallowell and Ratey’s potentially less stigmatising VAST model (Variable Attention Stimulus Trait) becomes better known… Which of these 25 terms resonate most for you? Which ADHD (or VAST) terms had you hoped to see included? Comment or reply to let me know for a future episo…
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This April Fools Day, we’re exploring ways in which our ADHD brains keep us fooling ourselves And how awareness and compassion really help… How about you? Le grá (with love), Evei FULL TRANSCRIPT For me, if I don't have something to read, I feel quite anxious. I don't want to be anywhere where I could be reading and I'm not reading, but also I don'…
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There’s something magical about simply slowing down enough to notice all the beauty around us. This week, I’ve changed my schedule to actually make time to do all the things I ‘should’ be doing and ‘need’ to do in the garden and field. We’ve made a proper start on the deadhedge I’ve been planning since before even moving to Ireland and I cannot bel…
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Wouldn’t it be wonderful if everyone – neurodivergent and neurotypical – celebrated our brains and unique ways of seeing and being in the world? If the world were set up to better support ALL of us? If no one was shamed simply for being the way they were? ‘For us late diagnosed ADHDers, there is that mourning and that grief and that loss and that r…
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FULL TRANSCRIPT Soothe your ruminating mind, again, especially with ADHD or trauma histories, getting away from all the catastrophic thinking, the stressful thoughts that are kind of putting you in Stress Response rather than Rest/Digest mode, allowing yourself to have something really easy and accessible to redirect your brain from those ruminatin…
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This week, we’re making Polyvagal Theory even simpler with the help of Rainbow MagnifiCat and your own beloved animals. I developed Cattitude (aka Cat Coaching and Feline Better Every Day) after adopting Rainbow MagnifiCat from the rescue cat shelter in 2013 and realising how attending to her nervous system, practising what I had learned about Poly…
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Inspired by Jessica McCabe's How to ADHD (and building on 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-care Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing) this week, we're exploring a super simple way to increase the odds of you treating yourself WAY better in those spare moments, minutes and hours... WATCH HERE FULL TRANSCRIPT What I'm talking about here with the dopamine, they'…
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‘It's the abundance of diversity. It's not about tolerating. It's about welcoming…’ Much as I adored Moana, I think I loved Moana 2 even more. And with the current threats to #DEI (Diversity Equality and Inclusivity) in America, it feels like an especially good time to remind everyone that immigration (yes, I’m biased as a daughter and granddaughte…
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With special guest Jayne Leonard WATCH HERE Does the idea of loving your whole self (including your ADHD brain and/or traumatised parts) feel impossible? You’re not alone. In this episode, I welcome my vegan and ADHD friend Jayne Leonard of Vive Counselling back. Our conversation includes shock that we’ve both found it easier to accept ourselves si…
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‘If you have tried counselling or you've tried therapy and it has made you feel worse, know that you're not alone. That, unfortunately, is quite common, but fortunately there are many, many styles and many, many different people who can help you’ This special extended episode of The Feel Better Every Day Podcast was recorded to support you with any…
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Happy Brigid for 1st February! As well as working with the energies of this special time of year, there’s the potential for therapeutic time travel and giving yourself the gift of silence. https://youtu.be/8ohlnm6jt6k As we move into February by honouring the Irish Goddess Brigid and the part of YOU (whatever your gender) that is Divine, as well as…
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I’m delighted to welcome Jayne Leonard of Vive Counselling back. We’re talking about self care with ADHD and connecting with that most empowered, deserving part of ourselves in order to be of service. You might remember Jayne from Episode 28 where she helped me reframe cooking from chore to self care. Today, we’re diving into another self care idea…
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How organising your home and business can revolutionise your life: a conversation with Lisa Woodruff You can become a Half Moon (free) or Full or Super Moon (paid) member of the Sole to Soul Circle at evemc.substack.com for bonus content and deeper dives into this and other episodes. If you’ve ever found yourself drowning in clutter, overwhelmed by…
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Setting intentions for a better 2025 As we embark on a New Year, it's the perfect time to reflect and set intentions for the months ahead. In this episode of the Feel Better Every Day Podcast, we explore some powerful techniques to help you use your imagination for GOOD as you work towards co-creating your ideal future. Imagining a happy, healthy a…
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As we embark on a new year, many of us are seeking ways to improve our wellbeing and reduce stress in our lives. One powerful tool that has stood the test of time is the Relaxation Response, a concept developed by Dr Herbert Benson, a Harvard cardiologist and pioneer in mind-body medicine. The Relaxation Response is a physical state of deep rest th…
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Happy Christmas! What’s your vibe for 2025? So long 2024! As we prepare to welcome 2025, you might want to reflect on your experiences and set your sights on the year ahead. This period offers a wonderful opportunity to contemplate the energy we wish to bring into 2025 and beyond. In January, we'll delve deeper into this concept, drawing inspiratio…
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Solo episode: Embracing the Yule Log tradition: a ritual of release and renewal What's a Yule Log? The Yule log is more than just a festive decoration – it's key to powerful symbolic rituals rooted in the Celtic Wheel of the Year. As this Winter Solstice approaches, I’m sharing a fun and simple ritual that can offer a meaningful way to reflect on y…
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This episode is an unexpected one but I was so quick to find solace in my habitual self and Self care practises this morning, I wanted to share them with as much love as I can for all beings on the planet. The US election results are horrifying (that a self confessed sexual predator and multi convicted felon is somehow considered better than someon…
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Thank you so much for listening and for joining me on this journey. This final episode of Season 1 is where I am honest about what I've ACTUALLY integrated from my gorgeous guests' episodes. Scroll down for links to all the episodes on YouTube and audio. WHO AM I? I'm your producer and host, Eve Menezes Cunningham, author of 365 Ways to Feel Better…
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Do you include other people in your self and Self-care? When do you feel most regulated (ready to thrive and flourish?)? a) with loved ones? b) in nature? c) connecting with your Self? d) in gratitude at being alive? Let us know in the comments :) TODAY'S GUEST Athena Sayaka is a neuroexpansive practitioner and mystic. She helps neurodiverse creato…
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Did you know that lymphatic drainage massage has so many benefits and you can do it yourself, quite easily, every morning? Which of Colleen's are your daily ideal and essential self care practises? a) lymphatic drainage massage? b) gratitude? c) reading? d) prioritising good sleep? Let us know in the comments :) TODAY'S GUEST Colleen Kneafsey from …
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The author and 5 Minutes to Change Your Life podcast host, Joanne Mallon, shares her ideal and actual daily self care practices. Which of Joanne's favourite ideal and actual elements are your favourites? a) stopping and smelling and talking to the roses b) rolling out of bed and into a yoga / tai chi practice? c) gratitude? d) early nights? Let us …
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The Grow Your Private Practice author and podcast host, Jane Travis, shares her ideal and actual daily self care practices (and we chat about how much we dislike the term self-care even though it's essential). Which of Jane's favourite ideal and actual elements are your favourites? a) being kissed awake by a handsome man (woman / non binary person)…
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How do you create stillness and make space for yourself and your Self (for that highest, wisest, truest, wildest, most joyful, brilliant and miraculous part of yourself) care? Mick Devine shares some of the self care practices that continue to support him. How about you? How might you find a way to prioritise stillness, space and PEACE in your life…
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How do you navigate your self and Self (for that highest, wisest, truest, wildest, most joyful, brilliant and miraculous part of yourself) care when life is incredibly challenging? The fantabulous Fiona Morris shares some of what's been helping her through enormous transitions, grief and loss. How about you? How might you find a way to both priorit…
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Have you ever considered COOKING to be part of your self care? I hadn’t but talking to Jayne for this episode has revolutionised my life! No longer seeing cooking as a chore and boring, I’m suddenly loving becoming more whole food vegan v the junk food vegan of the past several years. Who knew cooking – this BASIC basic self care – could be so sati…
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When is it best to go for a long walk and when is it best to opt for a slice of chocolate cake in front of Netflix? Grainne O'Neill shares her wonderful mix of what she calls 'worthy' self care and Self care (exercise, an embodied meditation to help her plug into the day's energies, EFT Tapping (of course), lifting weights and a 'gratitude countdow…
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'We all feel more comfortable in our own skin,' says Dr Sabina Brennan. 'We don't sweat the small stuff.' I know I feel better with each passing year as I get a better sense of what works for me and what doesn't (including navigating joints that didn't used to ache and eyes that didn't used to need reading glasses) but I've adored Dr Sabina Brennan…
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Do you have compassion for yourself around what you need? Do you embrace your own (if you have one) 'spiky profile'? How might you just let yourself BE yourself more and own every fibre of your being? Let us know in the comments :) TODAY'S GUEST Louise is a queer, neurodivergent therapist, supervisor and trainer who lives in Cheshire with her wife,…
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Do you follow your gut when it comes to your own self and Self care? Do you know yourself well enough to know which foods and drinks support your mental and physical emotional health and which ones get in the way? How might you get more curious (with compassion, not judgment) and make friendlier choices from now on? Let us know in the comments :) T…
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In an ideal world, how much time would you LIKE to have to indulge yourself each morning with ALL the self care and Self care practices you know you benefit from? 4 hours? 2 hours? 2 hour? Let us know in the comments :) TODAY'S GUEST Josephine Hughes is an accredited BACP counsellor and marketing mentor for therapists. She’s also a mum to three adu…
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When it comes to your own self and Self care do you recognise whatever it is you need AND know that you deserve it? This can be a bit of an advanced practice sometimes! Who helps you co-regulate? Are you getting to know yourself and your energy - especially as it changes with perimenopause and menopause (for people going through it)? Do you ever gi…
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Are you being YOUR whole self? Are you trying to do someone ELSE's self care and Self care (v taking inspiration but making WHATEVER you choose to do your own)? Would you like it (and life) to feel more FUN? Let me know in the comments. Leonie Dawson is an internationally best-selling author of the 2024 My Brilliant Year workbooks (formerly known a…
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What would you put in your sacred bundle? When did you last let yourself connect with the landscape you're part of? Let me know in the comments! Dr Karen Ward is a writer, lecturer, teacher, and psychotherapist. Trained in the Celtic lineage and Druidic traditions, she co-founded and runs the Slí An Chroí School of Irish Celtic Shamanism with her h…
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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 …
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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 PhotoR…
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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, p…
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READ OUR INTERVIEW IN PSYCHOLOGIES HERE Dr 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 Tran…
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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, desi…
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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 r…
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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 stre…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 s…
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