This Messy, Beautiful Life

A Messy Beautiful Return!

Welcome back to This Messy, Beautiful Life It’s been a hot minute, and I’m so excited to return with this first episode of Season 3. Life over the past 18 months has been anything but smooth – it’s been a whirlwind of challenges, revelations, and personal growth. In this episode, I’m diving into what the past year and a half has brought for me and my family, including: * Trauma, mental health and medication * How Neurodivergence has shown up in our family * The shock of peri menopause and the physical and emotional rollercoaster I’ve been riding. This episode is an update on the past 18 months as well as a taste of what's to come in this new season of the podcast as I reflect on resilience, vulnerability, and the importance of embracing the messy, imperfect moments of life. Connect with me: * Instagram: @yourhandle * Website: YourWebsiteLink

Trailer - Season 3 Coming Soon!

Welcome back to This Messy, Beautiful Life the podcast! My name is Erin  and my life has changed so much since I started the podcast almost three years ago, so along with my evolution comes the evolution of the podcast.  Together we will explore the ups and downs of finding joy in the messy bits, embracing and sharing all of ourselves and the beautiful unique humans that we are.  At the heart of it, I’m still that recovering over-thinker and imperfect human, but I now have an even deeper understanding of why and I want you to continue on this journey of discovery with me.  I’m more passionate than ever about the importance of mental health, neurodivergence and the often underrepresented topic of the health of women, non binary and AFAB folks through the lens of my own lived and living experience. You’ll hear stories from amazing humans doing what they love, overcoming challenges and ultimately following their joy.  I remain committed to changing the narrative that says just because you’re healing, or different, doesn’t mean that you’re broken.  So if any or all of this resonates with you, welcome and I’m so happy to have you here with me. Let’s do this!

When Shame Shows Up with Kyira Wackett

The topic of shame has been coming up for me a lot lately. It’s often such a deeply ingrained, insidious and in my opinion, largely unhelpful emotion because of the way it tends to run on a loop and feed on itself…unless of course we have the ability to recognise it and learn to build, what my guest this week, calls shame resilience. Kyira Wackett is a licensed mental health therapist who specialises in shame and anxiety, eating disorders and trauma. Kyira is also the survivor of complex childhood trauma, in recovery from PTSD and a severe eating disorder and a mama to a 3 year old girl. In this deeply personal and insightful chat, Kyira shares her thoughts and expertise on shame including: * The concept of shame, including how to build what she describes as shame resilience * Having deep conversations in both formal and informal settings, asking for help and building connection with other humans * Accessing therapy and support, including alternative methods other than therapy (especially within a heavily burdened health system) and some of the pro’s and con’s of accessing help, particularly in the online space * How, when seeking help and it doesn’t working out as we hoped can lead us to think it’s us that’s broken, when that’s certainly not the case * Super helpful and practical tips on how to choose the right support for you * The impact of childhood trauma, insecure attachment and how our sense of self is developed from our core beliefs and subsequent shame identity. * Parenthood and the importance of making shame resilient choices that work for you and don’t reflect the views (and/or shame and judgement) of others. Kyira Wackett is a licensed mental health therapist specialising in shame and anxiety. She is the owner of Adversity Rising, a company who equips people with the confidence and skills to write their own stories. Her work ranges from one on one coaching to corporate wellness packages with a focus on what she calls the anti-band-aid movement or resisting the quick fix in favor of doing the work necessary to make meaningful and sustainable change. The highlight of her work is her signature program, That Life AR, where she walks people through her 5-step therapeutic process she believes can combat any pain point that comes our way because we all deserve to live a life in which we can thrive. The resources Kyira mentions in the podcast can be found here: Blog post: Choosing a therapist versus coach: www.adversityrising.com/blog/finding-support Video: Finding the right fit for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXrD_ilclfITo get the FREE handout with all of the points mentioned in the video plus a few other logistical notes and lots of blank space to add in your own questions and notes, go to https://adversityrising.com/handouts/ and enter code "RIGHTFIT" at checkout.   Connect with Kyira here Website: www.adversityrising.com YouTube: www.youtube.com/@adversityrising LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyira-wackett-86004279/ Connect with Erin here Instagram https://www.instagram.com/erin_odonoghue_ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-o-donoghue/ Website www.hivecollective.com.au Email erin@hivecollective.com.au

The Wonderful World of Crystals with Sara Bryki

Growing up I knew a lot about crystals. I loved saving up my money and picking out a new crystal. I had a pink laminated card, kind of like a crystal "cheat sheet" and I learnt all about which crystal was for what. But over time, I lost connection to that part of me, only coming back to it in the past few years, re-discovering the wonderfully sparkly and high vibe world of crystals. Having a crystal expert has been high on my list since starting the podcast and I’m really excited to share this chat with Sara Bryki with you. Sara is a Certified Crystal Healer, a dog mom to four fur-babies and a lover of all things crystals. Whether you’re new to the world of crystals or a long time lover of these magical gems, I’m sure you will love this high vibe chat.   Sara shares how she came to work with crystals, and some amazing tips on how to work with crystals including: * Working through major transitions in life including crystals to support the grieving process and why they help. Not just grieving the loss of a loved one, but also in the loss of relationships, futures, ideas, limiting beliefs, changes in circumstances. * Her journey from a 20-year healthcare administration career to doing her souls work * Energetics, frequency and the magic of crystals * How crystals help us to connect more with ourselves, our world around us, our loved ones. * How to incorporate crystals into your everyday practice, including specific crystals to support you at different times. Sara Bryki is super passionate about helping others see and feel how crystals can help them 'remember' and connect with their true selves! Sara is the CEO of Sara Bryki Co. and Bryki Gallery where they specialize in high-end, curated crystals, crystal education and bringing people together in heart-centred communities. Connect with Sara here https://www.sarabryki.com https://www.brykigallery.com https://shop.sarabryki.com https://live.sarabryki.com   Connect with Erin here Instagram https://www.instagram.com/erin_odonoghue_ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-o-donoghue/ Website www.hivecollective.com.au Email erin@hivecollective.com.au

Healing Our Heart and Body After Birth with Prudence Todd

I’m so honoured to share this beautiful chat between two mama’s all about healing our heart and body after birth. As a previous Midwife, Registered Nurse, Bodytalk practitioner and now Holistic Pelvic Care Practitioner and Restorative Pilates Instructor, Prudence Todd (a mama of 4!) helps women heal their heart and body after birth trauma with her online and in person healing sessions.   Although I wouldn’t have considered giving birth to my daughter to be particularly traumatic in itself, I now acknowledge that there are elements of trauma around my pregnancy and birth that deserve to be honoured, acknowledge and grieved. And you know that I’m so here for sharing these stories and talking about the things we don’t talk about enough! In this episode, Prudence and I chat about:  * Our individual and very different birth stories, with both resulting in trauma, grief and requiring significant healing * What birth trauma is and why it may be different (or more broad) than what you think * How Prudence works with her clients to support them post birth and processing trauma * The importance of prioritising ourselves as mama’s including treating ourselves with love and compassion * How to tune in and listen to our body and what she needs (including a practical example of how to do this in any moment) * Navigating relationships through parenting and dealing with our own layers of trauma Prudence Todd is the Founder of Your Womanhood and deeply passionate about women’s experience of womanhood, birth and beyond. She specialises in guiding women to reconnect with their bodies, access their intuitive wisdom and medicine within and in turn heal pelvic floor trauma and dysfunction. Prudence believes our womanhood is the portal to so much that rests within in us and that birth and pelvic floor dysfunction calls us home to address these issues. Prudence loves to gather women together across cultures and generations to share wisdoms and give language to what women experience in their body’s as a birthing woman. Prudence loves surfing with her family, spending time with their new puppy and being in nature. Prudence has also kindly offered a 10% discount to listeners of This Messy, Beautiful life. Please mention the podcast at the time of booking to take advantage of this beautiful offer.   Connect with Prudence here Intragram: https://instagram.com/yourwomanhood?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/prudence.todd.5?mibextid=LQQJ4d Free fb support group for women want to heal after birth trauma https://www.facebook.com/groups/healafterbirthtrauma/?ref=share_group_link Free 30min connect call for women to debrief / begin their healing https://calendly.com/prudencetodd06/birthinfreedomandtrustconnectcall [https://calendly.com/prudencetodd06/birthinfreedomandtrustconnectcall] Connect with Erin here Instagram https://www.instagram.com/erin_odonoghue_ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-o-donoghue/ Website www.hivecollective.com.au Email erin@hivecollective.com.au [erin@hivecollective.com.au]