The Cowshed Talks

It's springtime and we are back with a great talk - here is the start of a discussion we hope to grow, about transforming our workplace to best care for personal and colleagues wellness.  Derek Nagle meets with Gary Flood to talk about his experiences and how he's found that valuing personal experience and encouraging personal development are central to developing a wellness mindset in the media industry. Gary Flood is a seasoned television producer, director, edit producer and script writer whose work encompasses factual entertainment, lifestyle, light entertainment, documentary, comedy and drama programming. He is also a certified Personal, Executive & Leadership Coach, and an experienced trainer specialising in communication, conflict resolution and presentation skills training.   You are not alone  Let's Talk

Lisa Wilkinson. We discuss her many talents and struggles and then Lisa guides us through an amazing grounding anxiety exercise. Lisa and I will come back to this space over the next months to deliver more of these exercises which we will post on their own as a great free helpful support for all to access and use. You’re never alone, let’s talk.

Lammy's Therapies Explained - he is joined by Rosa Hoskins to chat about Life Coaching. You are not alone - Let's talk 💚🌎

Ken Binley's guest is Camera Operator & Producer Chris Donohue. A huge thanks to Chris for a fantastic talk covering his experiences building a career in the television industry, traveling, social drinking, the side effects of his relationship with alcohol and his journey to living alcohol free.  Bio: Chris Donohue is a professional camera operator & producer from Melbourne, Australia now living in County Cork Ireland.  Over the past 15 years, Chris has moved up the ranks in the television industry from cable rigger to working across broadcast news, long-format drama, documentaries, reality TV, light entertainment, floor manager, live sports broadcasting as a camera operator, and producer.  And there are more ears and help available to connect with: Alcoholics Anonymous Ireland +353 1 8420700 https://www.alcoholicsanonymous.ie/ Narcotics Anonymous Ireland https://www.na-ireland.org/ Minding Creative Minds IRL - Dedicated 24/7 helpline  ROI: 1800 814 244  or NI/UK: 0800 0903677 http://mindingcreativeminds.ie/ Music Support UK https://www.musicsupport.org/what-we-do HSE Drugs and Alcohol helpline (Ireland) 1800 459459 helpline@hse.ie We always recommend you contact reputable counselling or psychotherapy services accredited by either of the following groups: Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy https://iacp.ie/ Irish Association of Humanistic & Integrative Psychotherapy http://iahip.com/about-us Let's talk

Suzi Green talks with Chez Stock about wellbeing on and off tour. We are excited to hear from Suzi since she also has a huge interest in mental health and wellbeing. During lockdown Suzi started a peer zoom group ’The Back Lounge' for music and events refugees, as a way to connect with and support other music professionals in these uncertain times. We'd love to hear your thoughts, during or after the talk, in the comment section below - Let's Talk. Suzi Green has a career in the Music Industry spanning 25 years, and has tour managed artists including PJ Harvey, Placebo and The Chemical Brothers. After experiencing burn out, she left the industry and retrained as a Naturopathic Nutritionist, and has since returned to the business where she is able to use her new skills on tour, to the benefit of artists and crew. You are not alone - Let's talk.