Ready To Be Real by Síle Seoige Síle Seoige

Topics covered : Resistance, solidarity, grief, finding purpose, empathy and selective empathy, creativity, racism, colonisation, injustice, double standards, hypocrisy, soft power.   
This week I speak to Oscar nominated and BAFTA Award winning Palestinian British filmmaker and human rights advocate, Farah Nabulsi.
She lives in London with her husband and their 3 children and we spoke when she was recently in Galway for the Film Fleadh.
Farah's work includes 'Today They Took My Son', endorsed by British Director Ken Loach and screened at the United Nations. 'The Present', her directorial debut, which she also co-wrote and produced, went on to win over 50 International Film Festival Jury and Audience Awards, a BAFTA® award, and it scored an Oscar® nomination.
Her feature length film ‘The Teacher’ (which is outstanding by the way) won Best International Film at the Galway Film Fleadh and it will be released in cinemas across the UK and Ireland from the 27th of September.
We sat down to speak about shooting it exclusively in the West Bank, she also talks about how her life changed after a trip to Palestine as an adult, finding purpose in life, double standards, her Palestinian parents and so much more.
For more information about this powerful film and cinema locations, go to...
Home - The Teacher
​And if you like this conversation, other episodes to listen to are...
Ruth Smith : Love and Justice
Daniel Mate : Dismantling blindspots
Dr Myriam François : Speaking truth to power
Caoimhe Butterly : Collective Care
Róisín El Cherif : Palestinian pride
​Sarah Durham Wilson : Rebel with a cause
Galway Film Fleadh
36th Galway Film Fleadh | 9 - 14 July 2024
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Topics covered : Interior design, discovering your own style, trends.
 
In this bite-sized episode I chat to interior designer Tiffany Jones of Beach House Interiors.
Tiffany lives in Clare with her husband Wayne and their 3.5 year old son Guy.
If you’re following me on Instagram you might be aware that we recently moved into our forever home by the sea and Tiffany was, and still is, our interior designer and now friend.
In this conversation she talks about the role of an interior designer, how to figure out your personal style, the importance of budgeting and her expert opinion on trends!
To contact Tiffany...
Interior Designer | Beach House Interior Design | Ireland (beach-house.ie)
Beach House Interiors (@beachhouse.interiors) • Instagram photos and videos
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Topics covered : Women’s health – sex, miscarriage, perimenopause, incontinence, shedding shame; motherhood and Mum guilt, Gaza and social media censorship. 
This week I speak to business owner, podcaster and personality, Laura Dowling, known online as the Fabulous Pharmacist.
Laura lives in Dublin, with her husband Frank, their 3 boys who are 16, 13 and 11 and their dog Carlo.
She worked as a pharmacist for over 20 years and is the founder & CEO of fabÜ nutritional supplements.
In this conversation she talks about women’s health and the importance of shedding shame when it comes to our bodies, motherhood, the ongoing genocide in Gaza and social media censorship.
fabÜ nutritional supplements – fabuwellness
If you liked this episode, others to check out are...
Alana Kirk : Midlife coach
Jenny Keane : Sex Education
Dr. Hazel Wallace : The Food Medic
Deirdre O'Kane : It only gets better
Sexologist Emily Power Smith : Sex Part 1 & 2
Menopause Part 1 & 2
Helena Tubridy :All things Fertility
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Topics covered : Alopecia Universalas, positive birth story, empowerment, inequality, activism, allyship, grief, miscarriage, still birth, episiotomy, PRIDE, colonisation.
This week I speak to celebrant and director of Entheos Ireland, Karen Dempsey, also known as The Bald Priestess.
Karen lives in Dublin, with her husband Liam, their son Beineán (18), daughter Róisín (5) and their dog Milo.
In this conversation Karen talks about Alopecia Universalas; coming to terms with it and how she doesn't miss her hair at all anymore. She speaks about why she set up 'Entheos', an inclusive organisation founded to serve people outside traditional faith paths and her work as a celebrant, which she is so passionate about. She shares her extraordinary home birth experience with Róisín during the chat, her thoughts on taking part in ancient pilgrimage Lough Derg, and why activism and allyship are very important to her.
To connect with Karen go to….
Entheos | Community • Ceremony • Change
The article I mentioned during the chat…
Sile Seoige - My Lough Derg Diary: darkness before dawn | Irish Independent
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Topics covered : Fibre, relaxation, routine, sleep, gut-brain axis, impact of stress, IBS, microbiome, biotics.
Registered dietitian Lorraine Cooney has just released her book ‘Why you can’t go and what you can do to find life changing relief from constipation’ and this conversation is all about that!
She talks about the importance of fibre, relaxation and routine when it comes to a healthy digestive system.
Why supporting our microbiome is crucial and the differences between pro, pre and post biotics.
I learnt a lot listening to Lorraine and I feel that my own habits have improved since we spoke.

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Topics covered : Palestine, Sinéad O’Connor, patriarchy, patriarchal feminine, family dynamics, wellness industry, grief, activism, midlife, decolonisation, liberation for all.
This week I speak to author and teacher, Sarah Durham Wilson, known on Instagram as Sarah of Magdalene.
She lives in Maine with her young daughter Avalon, her cat Odin and dog Riley.
She previously worked as an Arts and music writer with the likes of Rolling Stone, GQ and Vanity Fair.
And in this conversation she talks about Palestine and the impact the devastation in Gaza has had on her, the patriarchy, patriarchal women, the wellness industry and the importance of decolonisation.
This conversation helped me enormously and I think it could for you too.
Books :
‘Maiden to Mother’ by Sarah Durham Wilson
‘The Great Cosmic Mother’ by Monica Sjöö and Barbara Mor
‘God is a Black Woman’ by Christena Cleveland
If you like this conversation, other episodes to listen to…
Ruth Smith : Love and Justice
Daniel Mate : Dismantling blindspots
Dr Myriam François : Speaking truth to power
Caoimhe Butterly : Collective Care
Róisín El Cherif : Palestinian pride
Alana Kirk : Midlife coach
Holly Cairns : Politics is Personal
If you’re a fan of what I do, please follow, rate and review in all the usual places.
And thanks, as always, for your support of Ready to be Real.

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