Best Emma S Gift Podcasts (2024)

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Laura Dockrill: Love, longing & postpartum psychosis 45:48

2d ago45:48

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Laura Dockrill was just 14 years old when she first set eyes on her husband, Maccabees guitarist Hugo White. The pair quickly began an intense relationship, exchanging carefully curated mixtapes and letters doused in Body Shop perfume. Despite a longing on both sides, the teenagers never let their friendship spill over into romance. It is this tale…

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Fiona McPhillips: When We Were Silent 30:28

9d ago30:28

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In this episode, author and journalist Fiona McPhillips talks to Róisín Ingle about her new novel, When We Were Silent. It’s a thriller set in a Dublin convent school, where a culture of silence and abuse is rampant. The story was partly inspired by the 2020 podcast series about disgraced Irish swim coach George Gibney. In this wide-ranging convers…

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Ready For It? It’s our Taylor Swiftathon 1:09:41

16d ago1:09:41

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The Queen of Pop, Taylor Swift, is finally back in Dublin this weekend, bringing her Eras tour to more than 150 thousand fans at the Aviva Stadium over three nights. To celebrate the singer's return, we’ve gathered a panel of Swifties to talk about her music, stardom, and her dedicated fanbase. Writer, DJ, and disability activist Louise Bruton give…

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Why engineering needs more women 36:44

23d ago36:44

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Last year, just 23% of all engineering graduates in Ireland were women, while female engineers currently represent just 12% of the profession. Orlagh Costello, an engineer, coach, and speaker, is on a mission to change this and to encourage more women into this very male-dominated industry. Ahead of International Women in Engineering Day on June 23…

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The Neuroscience of Manifesting: Sabina Brennan 38:19

30d ago38:19

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According to psychologist and neuroscientist Dr Sabina Brennan, we all have the power to manifest our dreams into reality. However, it has nothing to do with wishful or magical thinking. Manifesting, she says, requires a change in the way we think and behave: it’s about learning how to harness the power of the brain. In her new book,The Neuroscienc…

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Surviving the split: How to have a good divorce in Ireland 39:21

1M ago39:21

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When it comes to getting divorced in Ireland, many couples end up going through the Irish courts to settle their separation agreements. This process often involves one side battling against the other and can, in some cases, take years to finalise, costing anywhere from twenty to sixty thousand euros. According to divorce expert and author Michelle …

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Best of The Women’s Podcast: Caitlin Moran 53:19

1M ago53:19

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A regular on The Women's Podcast, journalist and author Caitlin Moran was in Dublin recently as part of her latest book tour. As someone who regularly discusses the problems of girls and women in public, Moran has often been confronted with the question: “But what about men?”. Indeed, the statistics on male misery are grim: boys are falling behind …

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Women in Politics: Battling the rising tide of abuse 1:00:09

2M ago1:00:09

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The local and European elections are taking place in just over two weeks time, on Friday June 7th. Since the beginning of the campaign, there have been a number of worrying incidents where election candidates have faced intimidation, harassment and abuse while out canvassing or hanging up party posters. Green Party Councillor Janet Horner and Socia…

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Marian Keyes: My Favourite Mistake 1:01:08

2M ago1:01:08

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Author, podcaster and fond friend of the show, Marian Keyes is back with her sixteenth novel ‘My Favourite Mistake’. It follows Anna Walsh, as she ditches her high-flying PR job and makes the move from the Big Apple to the wilds of Connemara. In this episode, Keyes talks to Róisín Ingle about abandoning the original idea for the book, in favour of …

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Childfree by choice: The women who choose not to have kids 1:00:05

2M ago1:00:05

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In this episode, author Caroline Magennis talks to Róisín Ingle about her new book Harpy: A Manifesto for Childfree Women. It’s a look beyond the often divisive conversation around choosing not to have children, and offers an alternative message of hope and celebration. We also hear from Margaret O’Connor, a Limerick-based psychotherapist and prese…

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Wallis Bird: 1000 years of female composers 59:51

2M ago59:51

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It’s hard to believe the last time Wallis Bird was on the podcast was nearly five years ago in 2019. Since then, the Berlin-based musician has released two more albums, the latest of which, Visions of Venus, was released last month. It’s a creative collaboration with the German classical quintet Spark, and together they are showcasing 1000 years of…

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Fertility on Ice: why more women are choosing to freeze their eggs 45:23

3M ago45:23

45:23

Last November, Pastiche, a pop singer-songwriter from Malahide in Co Dublin was diagnosed with endometriosis, more than a decade after her first symptoms of the condition developed. While the diagnosis itself came as a relief, the 26-year-old was told she may face difficulties when trying to conceive later on. This ultimately led to her decision to…

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Narcissistic mothers: How to handle one and how to heal 52:14

3M ago52:14

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What does narcissism in mothers look like? According to psychotherapists Helen Villiers and Katie McKenna, the narcissistic mother can be “extremely critical, condescending, oppressive and very judgmental”, with devastating impacts for the entire family. They can also use covert or insidious tactics: taking on a victim role or using guilt tripping …

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Rebecca Ivory: Free Therapy 42:40

3M ago42:40

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In this episode, Róisín Ingle talks to debut author Rebecca Ivory about her new collection of short stories Free Therapy. The book takes its name from the second story in the collection, but the theme of therapy is there throughout; Ivory’s own therapist even gets a mention in the acknowledgements. The collection takes us into the lives of people w…

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Simone Gannon: Beauty through the ages 52:33

3M ago52:33

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Simone Gannon is a content creator, digital marketing expert and the new beauty writer at the Irish Times. Since the beginning of the new year, she’s been entertaining us with her weekly beauty column, where she experiments with the latest trends, imparts her wisdom on all things skincare and makeup and shares her favourite beauty buys. In this epi…

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Living with Endometriosis 53:53

4M ago53:53

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March is Endometriosis Awareness Month, so in this episode, we want to highlight the experience of two women living with the condition. Dearbhail Ormond is an entrepreneur and mother of one, with stage four endometriosis, who waited a staggering 18 years to get a diagnosis after seeing more than 20 doctors. Ormond tells Aideen Finnegan about her st…

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Jan Brierton: Everybody Is A Poem 33:09

4M ago33:09

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It’s World Poetry Day today, so what better way to celebrate it than with one of our favourite poets and friend of the show, Jan Brierton. In this episode, Brierton, a self-described ‘accidental’ poet, joins Róisín Ingle to talk about her new book, Everybody Is A Poem. It’s s beautiful collection covering themes of love, loss, menopause, midlife, t…

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Leave Molly mAlone / Protecting maternity leave for cancer patients 59:05

4M ago59:05

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Tilly Cripwell, a 22 year-old musician, who regularly performs beside the Molly Malone statue in Dublin, is on a mission to stop people from inappropriately touching the sculpture’s breasts. In this episode, Cripwell tells Róisín Ingle how she’s launched the ‘Leave Molly mAlone’ campaign with the aim of stopping this “misogynistic” tradition and to…

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International Women’s Day: The war on women in Palestine 44:00

4M ago44:00

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This International Women’s Day, we are turning our attention to the plight of Palestinian women and children. So far, more than 30,000 people have been killed in the ongoing conflict in Gaza, the majority of which have been women and children. The UN and Human Rights Watch have called it a “war on women”, with an average of 63 women killed every si…

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The Referendum Special: Women, Home, Duties, Common Good, Care & Family 1:04:01

5M ago1:04:01

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On International Women’s Day this year, March 8th, the Irish public will be asked to vote in two upcoming referendums. The first referendum concerns the definition of family as outlined in the Irish Constitution and proposes expanding the definition to recognise durable relationships. The second referendum proposes the removal of the reference to w…

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Secret Voices: A Year of Women’s Diaries 44:04

5M ago44:04

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In this episode, Kathy Sheridan is joined by British author and journalist Sarah Gristwood, who has just released her new book, Secret Voices: A Year of Women’s Diaries. It’s a captivating collection of diary entries from women, looking back over four centuries, to discover how their experience of everyday life has changed down the years and also h…

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Shrooms, Somatic Movement, Dance and Laughter with Guest Star, Toni Nagy 1:06:15

5M ago1:06:15

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Toni Nagy is an influencer, content creator, actress, director, screenplay writer, comedian, founder of Cavelight Productions and owner of Side Stream Studio, a creative movement and event space in Vermont. Toni shares her message of creative angles and approaches to serious topics with dance, shaking and comedy as her vehicle in a successful attem…

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Overcoming perfectionism: Fiona Brennan and Edel Coffey 53:20

5M ago53:20

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Being a perfectionist may sound like a good thing, but don’t let the name fool you. A perfectionist’s life is far from perfect. If you are one, or you know one well, you’ll likely know of the debilitating effects that can come with a perfectionist’s constant quest for excellence. So why does it manifest and who is more likely to struggle with it? T…

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Faith over Fear 22:29

5M ago22:29

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It can seem like a scary world we live in today, with endless exposure to the media who drives fear down our throats with stories on violence, murders, disease, war, financial crisis, and so and so on, yes, the world can indeed be a scary place to live in, possibly causing you to live in a constant state of fear or anxiety… In this episode of Real …

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Make Gaeilge Great Again: Áine Gallagher and Mollie Guidera 40:51

5M ago40:51

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In today’s episode, we’re dusting off our ‘cúpla focal’ and talking about the joys of Gaeilge with two Irish language innovators, Mollie Guidera, aka Múinteoir Mollie and comedian Áine Gallagher. But, don’t worry, you don’t need to have any Irish to enjoy this conversation. Guidera, an online Irish teacher tells Róisin Ingle how she discovered her …

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Missing Persons: Clair Wills on the search for her secret cousin 46:02

5M ago46:02

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In this episode, Kathy Sheridan is joined by British academic and author Clair Wills. In her new book Missing Persons, Or My Grandmother’s Secrets, Wills brings the reader on an intimate journey through her family history and lays bare the brutal treatment of Ireland’s unmarried mothers. The wheels were set in motion for this book in the early 90s,…

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There Is No Rainbow Without The Rain 17:57

6M ago17:57

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After the holidays I admit that it took me a good 3 weeks of recovery in order to find my rhythm again, during the last week of December and 1st 2 weeks of January I struggled with feelings of disappointment, victimhood, depression and even anger. I actually felt all the other feelings of the spectrum as well leaving me quite tired and confused abo…

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Letters form the Soul with Samantha Jackson 51:58

6M ago51:58

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Samatha Jackson is an empath and clairaudient who has an open channel to receive messages from spirit, she then writes them out in a letter format called “Letters from the Soul”. Samantha is a beautiful soul sister of mine who radiates wisdom. In this fun, sometimes silly and even spicy episode we discuss what exactly is channeling, how to open up …

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Breakdown: Cathy Sweeney 53:35

6M ago53:35

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Breakdown is the debut novel from author and former English teacher Cathy Sweeney. It tells the story of a disillusioned mother, living in a leafy suburb in Dublin, who leaves her house one morning and never returns. In this episode, Sweeney tells Róisín Ingle how she came to write Breakdown and reflects on the stories women still don’t openly tell…

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Breaking barriers: Inny Ekeolu and Aghogho Okpara 57:05

6M ago57:05

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In this episode, we are joined by two young black-Irish women who have excelled in their respective fields of law and medicine, despite plenty of obstacles along the way. Trainee solicitor Inny Ekeolu and second year medical student Aghogho Okpara talk to Róisín Ingle about their career ambitions, tackling imposter syndrome and the importance of re…

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Unspoken Boundaries, Continued...Part 3, with Merle Yost, MFT 36:36

6M ago36:36

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Merle and I continue the very informative and transformative conversation about boundaries. Our conversation flows with questions and answers about what merging with another is and how its actually not healthy, we talk about how the few times when merging is needed and the importance of merging with your higher power and how spirituality plays an i…

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Double Act: Millie Daniel-Dempsey and Amy Robyn Lyster 35:02

6M ago35:02

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All singing, all dancing duo Honey and Lemon are bringing their new show Double Act to the Project Arts Theatre on January 18th. It’s a whistle-stop tour of the history of women in entertainment. Think French & Saunders, The Cheeky Girls and Thelma & Louise. Honey and Lemon consists of Millie Daniel-Dempsey and Amy Robyn Lyster, two multidisciplina…

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Unspoken Boundaries, part 2, with Merle Yost, MFT 27:23

6M ago27:23

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In this special three part series, Merle Yost continues the conversation with me about the importance of boundaries. We dive back into his amazing workshop titled Seven Steps to Powerful Boundaries, in the 1st episode of this 3 part series (episode#12) we were only able to cover the 1st step of his 7 steps (how you became you), now we move into the…

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Your favourite episodes of 2023 31:48

6M ago31:48

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This week, as we ease into the rhythm of a brand new year, we are taking the opportunity to bring you some highlights from your favourite episodes of The Women’s Podcast in 2023. You’ll hear Marian Keyes sharing some learnings on life as she celebrated her 60th birthday, author and academic Katriona O’Sullivan on how a chance encounter transformed …

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Human Design and What it’s all about, with Guest and Human Design Expert, Emma Jensen. 41:31

6M ago41:31

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I was first introduced to the term HD sometime last year by one of my mentors and as soon as I looked up Emma Jensen, my sacral response immediately jump up with excitement with a big “yes, I defiantly want to know more!” After meeting with Emma and learning about myself as a generator, I felt a huge sense of relief for myself and what I thought we…

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A Year Ago, and a Year from Now 12:57

7M ago12:57

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As I reflect on my own personal last year in 2023, I think about how much of my life was inspired by the first vision board that I created in January of 2023, I am pleasantly surprised with how my vision board came to life. The truth is prior to this year, I though of vision boards as a little cheesy… now I am a big fan and I guess I am that cheesy…

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The Women's Podcast 2023 Review 50:52

7M ago50:52

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2023: It was a year that broke global temperature records, riots took over the streets of Dublin and the world looked on in horror as more than 20,000 people were killed in the Gaza Strip, around 70% of which were women and children. HSE-funded fertility treatment became available to couples and the Irish football team did us proud at the Women’s W…

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Week 52: Surprises in Revelation with Nancy Guthrie 10:43

7M ago10:43

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We’ve come to the very end of the mystery, wisdom, and wonder of the Bible! If you’ve joined us for this entire year, thank you. We trust that the Holy Spirit has met you in the pages of this Holy book. In this final conversation we chat all about the book of Revelation with Nancy Guthrie. Nancy Guthrie teaches the Bible at her home church, Corners…

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The Book Club: Christmas gift recommendations 41:08

7M ago41:08

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If you’re looking for a last minute gift idea, you can never go wrong with a good book. So that’s why we’ve gathered our book clubbers, Niamh Towey, Bernice Harrison, Róisín and Ann Ingle in studio to share their favourite reads of 2023. Their recommendations include a collection of feminist essays, an unforgettable memoir and a best-selling novel …

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Finding Your Path To Success, with Special Guest, Dr. Ricardo J. Whyte, M.D. 44:35

7M ago44:35

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If you have goals in mind, this episode is a must, Dr. Ricardo Whyte gives us the secrets of his trade that lead to success in all aspects of life. Dr. Whyte shares with us how he became inspired to become an addiction psychiatrist, a CEO/cofounder of The Master Mind Institute as well as earning a Doctrine in medicine, his inspiration was largely s…

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Week 51: The Book of James with Courtney Doctor 11:45

7M ago11:45

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There is some surprising and inspiring truth in the book of James. This small book is jam packed with wisdom on leadership, purity, and discipleship. Join us for a conversation with Courtney Doctor where we discover the beauty and wisdom contained in this book. Courtney Doctor (MDiv, Covenant Theological Seminary) serves as coordinator of women’s i…

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Remembering Rosemary Smith 45:14

7M ago45:14

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Irish motorsport legend Rosemary Smith died last week at the age of 86. To pay tribute to the trailblazing rally driver, we want to bring you this interview with Smith from 2018. Following the release of ‘Driven’, her memoir ghostwritten by none other than Ann Ingle, Smith joined Róisín Ingle in studio to discuss her colourful racing career, her lo…

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Changing Our Eating Habits and Traditions That Are No Longer Serving Us Through Quantum Hypnosis with Guest and Professional Hypnotist, Cassidy Green 30:35

7M ago30:35

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On this episode I welcome back my dear friend and soul sister, Cassidy Green. Cassidy is a professional hypnotist who guided me through a quantum hypnosis session, this session was specifically designed for me and to help me heal and work through my struggles with eating. I was delighted to get to meet one of my higher guides as well as my higher s…

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Week 50: The Book of Hebrews with Andrew Wilson 13:58

7M ago13:58

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Earlier in the year, we had a conversation with Jennifer Lucy Tyler all about gathering to study the Word - that conversation was based on Hebrews 10. What else can the book of Hebrews teach us? What does this letter reveal to God’s character? In this episode of 52 Weeks in the Word, we are joined by Andrew Wilson from the UK from a conversation al…

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Taking Back My Power: ‘Revenge porn’ campaigner Georgia Harrison 58:10

7M ago58:10

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In 2020, author and reality television star Georgia Harrison became a victim of so called ‘revenge porn’ when she was secretly recorded having sex with her ex partner, Stephen Bear and the footage then put online without her consent. The intimate moment between the two was captured on the CCTV system at Bear’s house and despite pleas from Harrison …

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Finding Sobriety And Your Calling Later In Life, With Guest Sigute Miller 35:16

7M ago35:16

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I am honored and delighted to have my mother in law (well technically my step mother in law) on the show to discuss her sobriety journey in an industry that is known for the overindulgence of drugs and alcohol. Sigute is an immigrant from Lithuania who has broke the norm of ageism and naysayers who tell women especially, that they are past their pr…

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Week 49: The Book of Galatians with Jarvis Williams 10:04

8M ago10:04

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The book of Galatians is a relatively small book, and like many of the other books in the New Testament, it isn’t really a “book” at all. It is a letter - a letter from the Apostle Paul to a church in a town called Galatia. In this episode of 52 Weeks in the Word, Trillia is joined by Jarvis Williams for an episode all about Galatians - who were th…

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Emma Dabiri: Claiming your unruly beauty 39:54

8M ago39:54

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Irish-Nigerian author and broadcaster Emma Dabiri is giving the middle finger to modern beauty standards. Growing up, Dabiri felt pressured to conform to “oppressive” beauty ideals, to shrink herself to fit in and to straighten her afro hair. Now, as she explains in her new essay ‘Disobedient Bodies’, it’s time to rebel against those suffocating be…

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Ask Yourself, What Have I Forgotten During This Holiday Season? 24:30

8M ago24:30

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It’s that time of year again, weather you dread this time of year or are full of excitement, you can defiantly feel the energy, especially if you are a mother of young children, we have convinced ourselves that in order to be of substance we must succumb to our false obligations of holiday shopping, decorating and cooking not because it brings us j…

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Week 48: The Book of Ephesians with Dr. Esau McCaulley 9:36

8M ago9:36

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The book of Ephesians, as we know it in the Bible, was originally penned as a letter from Paul to the Christian church in Ephesus. What did the church in Ephesus need to hear? What was their context and why was it significant? How does this letter apply to us today? Join us for a conversation with Esau McCaulley - diving head first into the book of…

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