• Mammies for Trans Rights
    Jan 29 2025

    Today we had Karen on the pod she is psychotherapist and sociologist lecturer. She is also and advocate for Trans rights. I really enjoyed talking to Karen she is a fountain of knowledge. I hope you enjoyed the episode too.


    00:00 Intro (the importance of Diversity Equality and Inclusion)
    06:25 Karen's understanding of the Trans community
    07:40 The importance of trans activism
    10:00 Deconstruction of oppressive Binarys
    12:00 Learning from the younger generations
    14:15 Unpicking "normality"
    19:23 Terror Management theory
    21:12 Dehumanising women
    24:04 Intersectionality and empathy
    25:30 Otherising and Pathologising
    28:00 Health disparities and the Trans community
    30:52 Man on the Bus stops trans hate
    34:10 Stigma, mental health and the Trans community
    36:00 Medical model and the social model of health
    38:30 Intersectional Feminism and the Trans community

    Where to find Karen
    Instagram: mammies4transrights

    References
    Irish transgender voices on mental health and mental health care
    Factors that help and hinder transgender and nonbinary youth accessing gender care in Ireland
    A Long-Haul Process Toward Health Equity
    Health care is the new battlefront for anti-DEI attacks

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    44 mins
  • Addiction, Shame and Boundaries
    Dec 18 2024

    We had Sharon Fitzpatrick on the pod. Sharon is a counsellor specialising in addiction, trauma & co-dependency. Sharon is also a YouTuber promoting health through: Food - Exercise - Mental & Emotional Health.

    00:00 Intro
    02:30 Returning to education as a mature student
    07:00 Learning from failure
    08:30 Sharons workshops for women in addiction - Self-forgiveness and Self compassion
    11:35 Shame and Inter-generational trauma
    13:45 Emotion and gender
    16:15 Addiction, Codependency and narcissism
    19:30 Challenging gender norms
    22.30 Boundaries - what are they and how do we figure out what we need
    28:30 ADHD and Boundaries
    33:15 Sharons final words

    Where to find Sharon
    Twitter: LifeStyle with Sharon (@SharonLifeStyle)
    Website: Lifestyle with Sharon

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    27 mins
  • Trauma, Gifts and Ériu's Rift
    Nov 27 2024

    We had Molly Smyth on the pod. She is the wonderful host of the Healing Gals Podcast. Molly has been nominated for this years best self-improvement podcast so I highly recommend you pop on over to her podcast to give her a listen. I have listed her information below

    Time stamps
    00:00 Intro
    07:15 Mollys experience of intergenerational trauma
    11:55 Teenage motherhood
    14:40 Valuing men over women
    17:75 Boundaries and parenting
    19:30 Molly's experience of teenage motherhood
    24:30 Sinéad's experience of intergenerational trauma
    30:35 Generational Gifts
    32:30 Collective trauma in Ireland

    Where to find Molly
    Instagram: Healinggalspodcast
    Spotify: Healing gals podcast

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    Email: Healthandsociety24@gmail.com
    Whatsapp: 0852415853
    Instagram: @Health_and_society_

    Reference
    Republic of Shame: How Ireland Punished ‘Fallen Women’ and Their Children

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    43 mins
  • Women, Systemic Oppression and Medicalisation
    Nov 20 2024

    Today we had Karen on the Pod. She is an activist, lobbyist, and a psychotherapist and sociology lecturer. I really enjoyed chatting with Karen. She is super insightful.

    00:00 Intro
    04:00 Distress is a systemic issue not just an individual challenge
    06:00 Activism
    07:45 The elite and Power
    09:49 Medicalising women's responses to systemic oppression
    17:25 Acts of Service and impacts on health
    21:30 A desirable body
    23:25 Privilege, Capitalism and Shame
    25:30 Menopause, HRT, Trans and discrimination
    30:47 Gender bias in medicine for marginalised groups
    31:30 Oppression and The travelling community in Ireland
    34:41 Direct Provision, Limerick and Health disparities

    Where to find Karen
    Instagram: Mammies4Transrights

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    40 mins
  • Black and Irish
    Nov 12 2024

    Today we had Peace on the pod she is currently a primary school teacher and she is the education manager for Black and Irish

    • Themes Discussed

    Having a whinge about public transport
    Peaces new role in Black and Irish
    Lack of research
    Embedding practices
    New primary school role
    School shenanigans
    School fights
    Navigating two ethnicities
    "Where are you really from?"
    Jackeens
    Placement inspectors and stereotypes
    Kneecap
    Resurgence of the Irish language
    Community support and learning Irish
    Social media influencers and learning Irish
    Peace teaches me about Micro-aggression and Macro-aggression
    Right wing ideology
    Rhasidat Adeleke
    Imposter syndrome
    Feeling like you need to prove yourself
    Simone Biles

    Where to find Peace
    Instagram: muinteoirchukwurah

    How to contact the pod
    Email: healthandsociety24@gmail.com
    Instagram: health_and_society_

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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • Small Things like These
    Nov 6 2024

    Myself and Alicia discuss her film degree and her connection with directing and film making. We chat about the new movie "Small things like these" starring Cillian Murphy. It's based on a book by Irish female author Claire Keegan.

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    23 mins
  • Samhain, the Sidhe and Sleep Paralysis
    Oct 31 2024

    Heya everyone I've been so busy with publishing my research that I have been a bit distracted from the pod. I have loads of episodes recorded I just don't have a spare minute. But until then here's a Halloween special I recorded yesterday with Alicia.

    Topics discussed
    Halloween parties
    Alien abductions
    Sleep paralysis
    Samhain
    The Sidhe (fairies, but not fairies)
    Mythology
    Superstition
    Alicias first Halloween

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    32 mins
  • Ireland's Intersections
    Sep 18 2024
    • Topics discussed

    Intersectionality
    Kimberle Crenshaw
    Intersectionality in Ireland
    Colonisation in Ireland
    The benefits of Intersectionality
    Diagnostic overshadowing
    Religion and the oppression of women
    Magdeline Laundries
    Plantations
    Housing crisis in Ireland
    Drawing on Irish history
    Trauma
    Protest masculinity
    Connor Mcgregor
    Terror management theory
    Learning to perform whiteness
    "The Dirty White Irish"
    Being othered
    Transphobia
    Intergenerational Collaboration

    • About our guest

    Anna is Senior Academic Leadership Ireland (SALI) Professor of Intersectional Humanities at Maynooth, NUI and the incoming Director of the Arts and Humanities Research Institute at Maynooth. She is an experienced, engaged research leader with a strengths- based approach and a commitment to the value of the Arts and Humanities. Anna was the first of her family born in Australia to an Irish father and English mother. Her career across Australia, England and Ireland echoes her family diaspora and her focus on research in Arts and Humanities expresses her values.

    Where to find Anna
    Anna Hickey-Moody - LinkedIn
    Anna catherine hickey-moody (@ainecaitrin) - Instagram

    References
    Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex
    CAN INTERSECTIONALITY HELP LEAD TO MORE ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS
    What does intersectionality mean from an Irish perspective?

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    45 mins