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Talk Healing to Me with Karen Dwyer | Stories for Women with MS
Join Karen Dwyer for a bi weekly chat with global health experts.
'Talk Healing To Me' is the result of Karen's jouney reversing Multiple Sclerosis and wanting to share what she did so that it might help someone else.
Karen identified the main stuggles her clients with MS are dealing with and speaks to experts around the globe answering those questions that come up over and over again.
Expect tips, tools and strategies to thrive wtih MS, up front, honest answers, and most likely some innappropriate humour.
This is not medical advice nor should it be treated as such.
What if the path you’re on doesn’t make sense to anyone else but it’s exactly where you’re meant to be?
Su Carty’s story proves that courage, vision, and compassion can break barriers in sport, leadership, and healing. From psychiatric nursing to becoming the first Irish woman elected to the Rugby World Council, Su has lived a life of saying yes to what lights her up.
In this minisode, Karen shares the 10 most powerful lessons from their conversation - lessons that will help you show up with courage, embrace failure, celebrate wins, and remember that healing and leadership are never separate.
💡 Key Takeaways
- 🌟 Your path doesn’t have to make sense to anyone else — it just has to light you up.
- 🌍 Big change starts with a clear vision and a village of support.
- 💪 Leading in a male-dominated space takes courage, collaboration, and trust.
- ❌ Mistakes are data, not identity — fail fast, fail forward.
- 💖 Authority without empathy fails, empathy without standards wobbles.
- 🧠 You can’t separate mental and physical health — they always impact each other.
- 🎉 Celebrate small wins — they rewire your brain and build confidence.
- 🕰 Stress-proof your day with 5-minute resets — write it, date it, delegate it.
- 👭 Mentors and friends aren’t luxuries — they’re performance strategies.
- 🚪 Back yourself — knock on the door you’re afraid of, it will likely open.
Resources & Links Mentioned:
🔗Submit a Win, Story or Shoutout to the Podcast🔗 IAOMT - Find a SMART Certified Dentist🔗 Karen’s Free MS Masterclass
Connect With Su Carty:
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/su.carty/
👍 Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/susan.carty.14?fref=ts
🌐 Website:https://www.sucarty.com
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/su-carty-9369461b/
Connect With Karen Dwyer:
🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here
💬 Join the Free Facebook Group:Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator
⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes:www.karendwyer.com
📸 Instagram:@iamkarendwyer
👍Facebook:Karen Dwyer
💼 LinkedIn:Karen Dwyer
🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk here
Talk Healing to Me:
🎥YouTube: Talk Healing to Me YouTube Channel
📸 Instagram: @talkhealingtomepod
👍 Facebook: @talkhealingtomepod
🌐 Website: @talkhealingtomepod
📸TikTok: @talkhealingtomepod
💼 LinkedIn: @talkhealingtome
Music by Max Chubrey from Pixabay
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Courage is not the absence of fear, it's saying yes when your heart whispers to go for it.
Su Carty’s journey is as unexpected as it is inspiring. From working as a nurse to becoming the first Irish woman elected to the Rugby World Council, Su has lived at the intersection of leadership, healing, and resilience. She helped grow women’s rugby worldwide, stood as a voice for women in leadership, and continues to empower others through her work in performance, wellbeing, and emotional health.
In this conversation, Su opens up about the power of teamwork, the lessons learned from setbacks, the importance of writing things down to free your mind, and why every small success matters. Whether you’re navigating leadership, chronic illness, or the everyday challenges of life, Su’s wisdom will leave you inspired to back yourself and take the next step forward.
💡 Key Takeaways
- 🌱 The most unlikely paths can lead to extraordinary journeys.
- ❤️ Leadership requires both strategy and heart.
- 🤝 Change is never a solo act - “it takes a village.”
- 📝 Write it down- clearing your head on paper frees you from stress and brain fog.
- ✨ Celebrate every win, even the small ones.
- 📞 Asking for support and mentorship is a strength, not a weakness.
- 🐾 Even simple grounding rituals (like time with Su’s dog Ari) can be powerful.
- 🔑 Setbacks can open doors to something even better — rejection isn’t the end.
- 💬 Su’s message: Go for it. Back yourself.
Resources & Links Mentioned:
🔗 Submit a Win, Story or Shoutout to the Podcast
🔗 IAOMT - Find a SMART Certified Dentist
🔗 Karen’s Free MS Masterclass
Connect With Su Carty:
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/su.carty/
👍 Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/susan.carty.14?fref=ts
🌐 Website:https://www.sucarty.com
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/su-carty-9369461b/
Connect With Karen Dwyer:
🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here
💬 Join the Free Facebook Group:Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator
⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes:www.karendwyer.com
📸 Instagram:@iamkarendwyer
👍Facebook:Karen Dwyer
💼 LinkedIn:Karen Dwyer
🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk here
Talk Healing to Me:
🎥YouTube: Talk Healing to Me YouTube Channel
📸 Instagram: @talkhealingtomepod
👍 Facebook: @talkhealingtomepod
🌐 Website: @talkhealingtomepod
📸TikTok: @talkhealingtomepod
💼 LinkedIn: @talkhealingtome
Music by Max Chubrey from Pixabay
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Have you ever walked out of a doctor’s office thinking, “They didn’t hear me”? You’re not alone.
In this special minisode, Karen Dwyer shares the 10 most powerful lessons from her conversation with Dr Kelly Blodgett - insights that reveal why the healthcare system leaves so many of us feeling powerless, and the practical steps you can take to advocate for your own healing.
From why language matters more than we realise, to how hope itself becomes medicine, these takeaways will completely reframe the way you approach your next appointment.Key Takeaways 💡
- 📝 Your story is data - keep notes before appointments so nothing gets missed.
- 🗣 Words create power - “options” open you up, “needs” shut you down.
- ❤️ Feelings are real data too - shame, fear, or anxiety are signals, not flaws.
- ⏳ Time is medicine - healing can’t happen in rushed 10-minute slots.
- 👂 Listening reveals the diagnosis - your patterns matter more than any rushed exam.
- 🌱 Wholeness is the goal - not just symptom management.
- 🧬 Biology matters - what’s “standard” might not be right for you.
- 🤝 Partnership beats hierarchy - best outcomes come when doctors and patients decide together.
- 🧠 The future must balance science and humanity - empathy + evidence in equal measure.
- ✨ Hope isn’t fluffy - it’s biochemical rocket fuel for healing.
Resources & Links Mentioned:
🔗Submit a Win, Story or Shoutout to the Podcast
🔗 IAOMT - Find a SMART Certified Dentist
🔗 Karen’s Free MS Masterclass
Connect With Dr Kelly Blodgett:
💬Dr Kelly Blodgett’s new book: Feel Whole Again
🌐 Website: Blodgett Dental Care
💌 Instagram:Dr. Kelly Blodgett on Instagram
Connect With Karen Dwyer:
🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here
💬 Join the Free Facebook Group:Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator
⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes:www.karendwyer.com
📸 Instagram:@iamkarendwyer
👍Facebook:Karen Dwyer
💼 LinkedIn:Karen Dwyer
🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk here
Talk Healing to Me:
🎥YouTube: Talk Healing to Me YouTube Channel
📸 Instagram: @talkhealingtomepod
👍 Facebook: @talkhealingtomepod
🌐 Website: @talkhealingtomepod
📸TikTok: @talkhealingtomepod
💼 LinkedIn: @talkhealingtome
Music by Max Chubrey from Pixabay
Thank you for listening to this episode of Talk Healing to Me! If you found it valuable, please share it with a friend or loved one and subscribe for more inspiring conversations. 🌟
Too many of us leave the doctor’s office feeling small, unheard, and powerless. Dr Kelly Blodgett believes healthcare should be the exact opposite - a place where you are seen, listened to, and supported to feel whole again.
In this raw and revealing conversation, Dr Blodgett shares the failures of modern medicine, the hidden power dynamics between patients and practitioners, and the radical model of care that puts human beings, not symptoms, at the centre.
If you’ve ever felt dismissed, shamed, or hopeless in your healing journey, this episode will change the way you see your health forever.
Key Takeaways 💡
- 💔 Why so many patients leave doctors feeling unheard and broken.
- 🗣 The hidden power of language in shaping your health and self-belief.
- 🪞 How to reclaim your voice in appointments and stop giving away your power.
- ⏳ Why slowing down is the missing piece in real healing.
- 🦷 The shocking link between dentistry, trauma, energy and whole-body health.
- 🧠 Why healthcare must focus on people, not just symptoms and data points.
- 🌱 How to shift from “I am my disease” to “I am whole.”
- 💡 A practical roadmap to becoming your own best health advocate.
- 🙏 Dr Blodgett’s personal story of faith, calling, and redefining dentistry.
- ✨ The future of healthcare — humanistic, empowering, and built on trust.
Resources & Links Mentioned:
🔗Submit a Win, Story or Shoutout to the Podcast
🔗 IAOMT - Find a SMART Certified Dentist
🔗 Karen’s Free MS Masterclass
Connect With Dr Kelly Blodgett:
💬Dr Kelly Blodgett’s new book: Feel Whole Again
🌐 Website: https://www.blodgettdentalcare.com
💌 Instagram:Dr. Kelly Blodgett on Instagram
Connect With Karen Dwyer:
🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here
💬 Join the Free Facebook Group:Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator
⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes:www.karendwyer.com
📸 Instagram:@iamkarendwyer
👍Facebook:Karen Dwyer
💼 LinkedIn:Karen Dwyer
🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk here
Talk Healing to Me:
🎥YouTube: Talk Healing to Me YouTube Channel
📸 Instagram: @talkhealingtomepod
👍 Facebook: @talkhealingtomepod
🌐 Website: @talkhealingtomepod
📸TikTok: @talkhealingtomepod
💼 LinkedIn: @talkhealingtome
Music by Max Chubrey from Pixabay
Thank you for listening to this episode of Talk Healing to Me! If you found it valuable, please share it with a friend or loved one and subscribe for more inspiring conversations. 🌟
What if your greatest struggles became your greatest teachers?
In this mini-episode, Karen Dwyer pulls back the curtain on Kathleen O’Meara’s remarkable journey - from stories that change nations to love after heartbreak and a bold reinvention at 60.
Karen shares the 10 key lessons from their full conversation, covering campaigning, storytelling, pain, leadership, friendship, and reinvention. Plus, we celebrate inspiring wins from inside the MS to Success community, reminding us that real change happens one step at a time.
🔑 Key Takeaways
- 🌍 Campaigning is who you are, not what’s popular. Integrity over votes.
- 📖 Stories change the world. Data doesn’t move hearts, but human stories do.
- ⚖️ Change can happen from inside or outside the system.
- 💔 Pain teaches but it ends, leaving us stronger.
- 👩⚖️ Women in leadership must reshape systems by showing up authentically.
- 🔄 A daily ritual of accountability can transform your day.
- ✨ Reinvention is possible at any age. Kathleen began her creative writing at 60.
- 🤝 Friendships that start rocky can become your most important relationships.
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🪞 True friendship holds you accountable even when it’s uncomfortable.
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- ❤️ Love can be rebuilt and there are always new chapters to write.Resources & Links Mentioned:
🔗 Karen's Free MS Masterclass
Connect With Karen Dwyer:
🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here
💬 Join the Free Facebook Group:Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator
⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes:www.karendwyer.com
📸 Instagram:@iamkarendwyer
👍Facebook:Karen Dwyer
💼 LinkedIn:Karen Dwyer
🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk here
Talk Healing to Me:
✨ Talk Healing to Me Listener Submission Form here
🎥YouTube: Talk Healing to Me YouTube Channel
📸 Instagram: @talkhealingtomepod
👍 Facebook: @talkhealingtomepod
🌐 Website: @talkhealingtomepod
📸TikTok: @talkhealingtomepod
💼 LinkedIn: @talkhealingtome
Music by Max Chubrey from Pixabay
From the newsroom to the Senate to rebuilding her life after divorce and illness, Kathleen O’Meara has lived through it all and come back stronger.
From her early days in journalism to serving as a Senator in Ireland, Kathleen has spent decades fighting for change, women’s representation, and social justice. But behind the scenes, she navigated divorce, financial crises, and chronic illness. Experiences that forced her to rediscover independence, rebuild her identity, and embrace her power as a woman and leader.
Kathleen’s story is one of courage, creativity, and reinvention. She opens up about the lessons of pain, the liberation of starting over in her 40s, her work training women in rural Ireland to enter politics, and her late-in-life return to writing where she has found new passion and expression.
This episode is a reminder that true leadership is not about titles, but about honesty, connection, and showing up again and again for what matters.
In This Episode You’ll Learn:
- 🌍 The power of storytelling and why stories change hearts and societies more than statistics ever will.
- 💔 Finding strength through breakdowns and how divorce and financial struggle became turning points for growth.
- 💪 Redefining independence and learning to live alone in her 40s, and the liberation that brought.
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👩🦱 Women in politics and why solidarity, quotas, and grassroots training are vital for representation.
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- ✍️ Creative rebirth and how writing has given Kathleen a new chapter of self-expression and purpose.Resources & Links Mentioned:
🔗 Karen's Free MS Masterclass
🧠 Connect with Kathleen O’Meara:
🌐 Website: www.kathleenomeara.ie/
📲 Facebook: Kathleen O’Meara
💼 LinkedIn: Kathleen O’Meara
Connect With Karen Dwyer:
🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here
💬 Join the Free Facebook Group:Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator
⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes:www.karendwyer.com
📸 Instagram:@iamkarendwyer
👍Facebook:Karen Dwyer
💼 LinkedIn:Karen Dwyer
🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk here
Talk Healing to Me:
✨ Talk Healing to Me Listener Submission Form here
🎥YouTube: Talk Healing to Me YouTube Channel
📸 Instagram: @talkhealingtomepod
👍 Facebook: @talkhealingtomepod
🌐 Website: @talkhealingtomepod
📸TikTok: @talkhealingtomepod
💼 LinkedIn: @talkhealingtome
Music by Max Chubrey from Pixabay
Have you ever looked around and thought: ‘How did I end up here?’ Karen Dwyer knows that feeling all too well. In this solo episode, she shares the raw truth about getting off the wrong train.
Karen opens up about her own story of living with MS, following every piece of advice, and yet feeling exhausted, uninspired, and stuck on a path that wasn’t hers. From a near car accident moment of reckoning to rebuilding her life with new choices, she reminds us that it’s never too late to change direction.
This episode is your invitation to pause, reflect, and ask: What wrong train am I riding right now and what small step could I take to step onto a new track?
🔑 Key Takeaways
🚉 Recognise your “wrong train”. How to spot the signs you’re stuck in the wrong job, relationship, or habit.
💡 Fear = growth. Why fear isn’t a red stop sign but a green light that you’re on the edge of transformation.
🧭 The courage to step off. How one near car accident became Karen’s turning point to choose a new direction.
🌱 Small steps matter. The hardest part isn’t finding a new path, it’s taking that first step off the old one.
🤝 Who you surround yourself with shapes your future. The life-changing impact of community, support, and aligned people.
Resources & Links Mentioned:
🔗 Karen's Free MS Masterclass
Connect With Karen Dwyer:
🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here
💬 Join the Free Facebook Group:Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator
⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes:www.karendwyer.com
📸 Instagram:@iamkarendwyer
👍Facebook:Karen Dwyer
💼 LinkedIn:Karen Dwyer
🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk here
Talk Healing to Me:
✨ Talk Healing to Me Listener Submission Form here
🎥YouTube: Talk Healing to Me YouTube Channel
📸 Instagram: @talkhealingtomepod
👍 Facebook: @talkhealingtomepod
🌐 Website: @talkhealingtomepod
📸TikTok: @talkhealingtomepod
💼 LinkedIn: @talkhealingtome
Music by Max Chubrey from Pixabay
She’s been a political journalist, a Labour Party senator, a cancer advocate, and a charity leader. But beyond the titles, Kathleen O’Meara is a woman who has navigated reinvention, heartbreak, resilience, and purpose.
In this powerful conversation with her friend and accountability partner, Karen Dwyer, Kathleen opens up about her extraordinary journey - from growing up in rural Ireland to fighting campaigns that changed the course of communities, and later stepping into leadership roles that reshaped health advocacy.
This is more than politics - it’s a story of persistence, reinvention, and the power of women’s voices to create real change.
If you’ve ever felt stuck, doubted your path, or wondered if it’s too late to start again - Kathleen’s journey will inspire you to step up, speak out, and redefine success on your terms.
In This Episode You’ll Learn:
- 🌱 How growing up in rural Ireland and being educated by nuns shaped Kathleen’s feminism and voice
- 📰 The leap from political journalist to becoming the story herself in the Irish Senate
- ⚖️ Why campaigning, not titles, became her true purpose
- 💔 The personal cost of public life and how she rebuilt after her marriage ended
- 🏥 How she fought for hospitals, communities, and cancer patients when no one else would
- 🔄 Why reinvention is always possible - and why Kathleen believes her greatest work is still ahead
Resources & Links Mentioned:
🔗 Karen's Free MS Masterclass
Connect with Kathleen O’Meara:
🌐 Website: www.kathleenomeara.ie/
📲 Facebook: Kathleen O’Meara
💼 LinkedIn: Kathleen O’Meara
Connect With Karen Dwyer:
🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here
💬 Join the Free Facebook Group:Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator
⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes:www.karendwyer.com
📸 Instagram:@iamkarendwyer
👍Facebook:Karen Dwyer
💼 LinkedIn:Karen Dwyer
🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk here
Talk Healing to Me:
✨ Talk Healing to Me Listener Submission Form here
🎥YouTube: Talk Healing to Me YouTube Channel
📸 Instagram: @talkhealingtomepod
👍 Facebook: @talkhealingtomepod
🌐 Website: @talkhealingtomepod
📸TikTok: @talkhealingtomepod
💼 LinkedIn: @talkhealingtome
Music by Max Chubrey from Pixabay
In this deeply inspiring episode of Talk Healing To Me, Karen Dwyer sits down with Claudine Heritier – a fierce, funny, and unstoppable woman who went from being stuck in survival mode with MS to living a vibrant, purpose-led life.
Claudine’s transformation didn’t come from a magic pill but from choosing herself, one small decision at a time. Karen walks us through the 10 powerful shifts Claudine made – from letting go of bitterness to embracing mobility aids without shame – each one a blueprint for reclaiming your health, confidence, and joy.
Whether you have MS or you’re simply feeling stuck, these lessons will remind you that you are not broken, you are not late, and you are enough. This episode is a call to stop spiralling, start living intentionally, and finally believe that it’s never too late to rewrite your story.
Key Takeaways:
- Structure sets you free - why having a rhythm to your day changes everything.
- You don’t have to earn your worth - rest and joy are your birthright.
- Doing more doesn’t heal you - doing better does.
- Bitterness is a sign you need to be seen and how safe community changes everything.
- Your body knows - listening without shame is the ultimate act of self-love.
- You can’t rise until you release - the power of letting go of what no longer serves you.
- Confidence comes from action - small, consistent steps create big change. It’s never too late to rewrite your story - redefining life on your own terms.
- You can’t rush transformation - why lasting change takes time.
- Your voice is your superpower - using it to heal and connect.
Resources & Links Mentioned:
🔗 Karen's Free MS Masterclass
Connect With Karen Dwyer:
🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here
💬 Join the Free Facebook Group:Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator
⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes:www.karendwyer.com
📸 Instagram:@iamkarendwyer
👍Facebook:Karen Dwyer
💼 LinkedIn:Karen Dwyer
🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk here
Talk Healing to Me:
✨ Talk Healing to Me Listener Submission Form here
🎥YouTube: Talk Healing to Me YouTube Channel
📸 Instagram: @talkhealingtomepod
👍 Facebook: @talkhealingtomepod
🌐 Website: @talkhealingtomepod
📸TikTok: @talkhealingtomepod
💼 LinkedIn: @talkhealingtome
Music by Max Chubrey from Pixabay
What happens when you stop letting illness write your story - and start writing it yourself?
In this inspiring conversation, Karen Dwyer speaks with Claudine Heritier - a woman who quietly, courageously, and wholeheartedly rebuilt her life after years of living with multiple sclerosis. From an overwhelmed expat juggling family, business, and endless relocations, to a woman grounded in structure, joy, and self-trust, Claudine’s story is proof that it’s never too late to change direction.
She shares how she moved from fear to freedom, overcame scepticism, and embraced daily practices that helped her regain physical abilities, release bitterness, and find peace in the present. Whether you’re living with chronic illness or navigating a life transition, her wisdom will leave you feeling hopeful and empowered.
🎧 In This Episode:
- The power of structure and routine in supporting healing and mindset
- How Claudine shifted from self-abandonment to self-prioritisation
- Letting go of fear-based timelines and other people’s limitations
- The role of community in feeling seen, heard, and supported
- Reclaiming physical abilities through patience and consistent practice
- Using mindfulness and self-awareness to manage bitterness and frustration
- Why acceptance is the foundation for real change
- Learning to say “no” without guilt and “yes” to what brings joy
Resources & Links Mentioned:
🔗 Karen's Free MS Masterclass
Connect With Karen Dwyer:
🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here
💬 Join the Free Facebook Group:Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator
⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes:www.karendwyer.com
📸 Instagram:@iamkarendwyer
👍Facebook:Karen Dwyer
💼 LinkedIn:Karen Dwyer
🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk here
Talk Healing to Me:
✨ Talk Healing to Me Listener Submission Form here
🎥YouTube: Talk Healing to Me YouTube Channel
📸 Instagram: @talkhealingtomepod
👍 Facebook: @talkhealingtomepod
🌐 Website: @talkhealingtomepod
📸TikTok: @talkhealingtomepod
💼 LinkedIn: @talkhealingtome
Music by Max Chubrey from Pixabay
What if you could go from chronic pain, numb feet, and exhaustion… to dancing with your kids and dreaming again?
In this heartfelt minisode, host Karen Dwyer reflects on the deeply inspiring transformation of Zoe McCutcheon - a radiant, funny, and resilient mother of two who went from chronic pain and emotional exhaustion to reclaiming her life in a way that radiates strength and joy.
Zoe joined the MS to Success programme while battling foot drop, debilitating hand pain, and the grief of not being able to show up for her children the way she longed to. But her journey wasn’t about perfection - it was about consistency, support, mindset shifts, and learning how to move again in every sense of the word.
Whether you’re living with a chronic condition or stuck in your own version of “survival mode”, Zoe’s story will remind you that healing is possible - even in the chaos, even when it feels like the odds are stacked against you.
🔑 Key Themes & Takeaways
- You're allowed to want more - even when you've learned to settle
- Healing begins before the results show up
- You’re not weak for needing help - support is strength
- Consistency matters more than perfection
- Pain doesn’t define you – your body can change
- Self-talk shapes your healing – name the inner critic!
- Movement can be medicine when it's joyful
- You don’t need a “quieter season” to start healing
- Accepting help is an act of self-respect
- The best is yet to come – it’s okay to dream again
Resources & Links Mentioned:
🔗 Karen's Free MS Masterclass
Connect With Karen Dwyer:
🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here
💬 Join the Free Facebook Group:Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator
⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes:www.karendwyer.com
📸 Instagram:@iamkarendwyer
👍Facebook:Karen Dwyer
💼 LinkedIn:Karen Dwyer
🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk here
Talk Healing to Me:
✨ Talk Healing to Me Listener Submission Form here
🎥YouTube: Talk Healing to Me YouTube Channel
📸 Instagram: @talkhealingtomepod
👍 Facebook: @talkhealingtomepod
🌐 Website: @talkhealingtomepod
📸TikTok: @talkhealingtomepod
💼 LinkedIn: @talkhealingtome
Music by Max Chubrey from Pixabay
What happens when you're a mother, your body is shutting down, and even simple things like cutting an apple are impossible?
In this powerful episode, Karen speaks with Zoe McCutcheon; a wife, mom, and fighter living in Dubai. Zoe shares her raw, emotional journey of living with MS, how pain consumed her daily life, and the moment she decided enough was enough.
Through the MS to Success program, Zoe began healing, finding strength, consistency, and freedom in her body again. Her story is one of quiet power, radical hope, and the small daily wins that changed her world.
🎧 In This Episode:
- Zoe’s lowest moment: moving countries, and unable to use her hands
- How MS affected her mobility and motherhood
- The emotional toll of invisible symptoms
- How she rebuilt strength, got rid of her cane, and reclaimed joy
- Her new morning rituals, movement practice, and the trampoline that “saved her life”
- Zoe’s dream of running again and maybe even learning Riverdance
- A powerful reminder that healing starts with one small, consistent action
Resources & Links Mentioned:
🔗 Karen's Free MS Masterclass
Connect With Karen Dwyer:
🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here
💬 Join the Free Facebook Group:Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator
⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes:www.karendwyer.com
📸 Instagram:@iamkarendwyer
👍Facebook:Karen Dwyer
💼 LinkedIn:Karen Dwyer
🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk here
Talk Healing to Me:
✨ Talk Healing to Me Listener Submission Form here
🎥YouTube: Talk Healing to Me YouTube Channel
📸 Instagram: @talkhealingtomepod
👍 Facebook: @talkhealingtomepod
🌐 Website: @talkhealingtomepod
📸TikTok: @talkhealingtomepod
💼 LinkedIn: @talkhealingtome
Music by Max Chubrey from Pixabay
Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of sexual violence, child abuse, forced marriage, and honour-based violence. Listener discretion is advised.
In this powerful minisode, Karen Dwyer shares a deeply personal reflection on her full conversation with author, speaker, activist and survivor Nina Aouilk - known to many as @londonslifecoach. This is not just a recap. It’s a moment of reverence for a story that has already saved lives.
Nina’s story is raw, heartbreaking, and life-affirming. It’s not the polished narrative we often see in wellness spaces - it’s one that forces us to confront uncomfortable truths. From childhood abuse and forced marriage to sleeping rough and rebuilding her life, Nina's journey is a beacon of courage and transformation.
Karen revisits the most powerful moments from their original conversation – sharing 10 takeaways that highlight Nina’s strength, vulnerability and unshakable belief in the power of speaking up.
This is the truth we often turn away from and the truth we most need to hear.
🔑 Key Themes & Takeaways
- Abuse doesn’t only happen “over there” - it hides behind respectable doors
- Speaking out isn’t betrayal - it’s how shame dies and healing begins
- Kindness saves lives - even a stranger’s gesture can be a turning point
- Healing is messy, nonlinear, and holy - it takes courage to face the past
- Real support means presence, not perfection
- Social media can be a lifeline when used to tell the truth
- The system failed Nina - but she is helping to fix it from the inside
- There’s no expiration date on healing
- You don’t need a polished version of your story to make a difference
- One person believing in you can interrupt a lifetime of pain
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Resources & Links Mentioned:
🔗 Karen's Free MS Masterclass
💞 Connect With Nina Aouilk:
📸 Nina’s Instagram: @londonslifecoach
🎥 Nina’s TEDx Talk: There is No Honour in Killing
🌐 Nina’s nonprofit: www.endhonourkillings.org
💬 Nina’s book: Master Your Life – Live the Life of Your Dreams
Connect With Karen Dwyer:
🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here
💬 Join the Free Facebook Group:Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator
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🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk here
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Music by Max Chubrey from Pixabay
Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of sexual violence, child abuse, forced marriage, and honour-based violence. Listener discretion is advised.
What happens when your childhood is a secret? When your body is blamed for dishonour? When survival means silence?
In this powerful episode, Karen Dwyer is joined by her dear friend Nina Aouilk - psychotherapist, life coach, TEDx speaker, and global advocate for victims of honour-based abuse. Nina shares her harrowing journey of surviving abuse, forced marriage, an attempted honour killing, and how she found her voice to speak up for others around the world.
Her story is not easy to hear - but it’s one that must be heard.
From walking out of violence to founding a nonprofit that’s saved thousands of lives, Nina is the embodiment of resilience, truth, and transformation. This episode is a masterclass in courage, boundaries, and the power of using your pain to fuel your purpose.
🧭 In this episode, Nina shares:
- What honour-based violence really looks like in Western communities
- How she rebuilt her life after surviving abuse, rape, and forced marriage
- The moment she knew she had to get out – and how her dog helped save her
- The emotional cost of activism and setting boundaries as a survivor
- How to help someone who may be experiencing abuse
🗣️ Share this episode with someone who needs to hear that healing is possible, even from the darkest places.
Resources & Links Mentioned:
🔗 Karen's Free MS Masterclass
💞 Connect With Nina Aouilk:
📸 Nina’s Instagram: @londonslifecoach
🎥 Nina’s TEDx Talk: There is No Honour in Killing
🌐 Nina’s nonprofit: www.endhonourkillings.org
💬 Nina’s book: Master Your Life – Live the Life of Your Dreams
Connect With Karen Dwyer:
🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here
💬 Join the Free Facebook Group:Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator
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📸 Instagram:@iamkarendwyer
👍Facebook:Karen Dwyer
💼 LinkedIn:Karen Dwyer
🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk here
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Music by Max Chubrey from Pixabay
✨ You can look like you're thriving — and still be silently struggling.
In this powerful minisode of Talk Healing to Me, host Karen Dwyer reflects on her inspiring conversation with Sarah Cole, a business owner and MS to Success client who went from overwhelming fatigue, nerve pain and emotional burnout to renewed energy, movement, and self-trust.
Karen shares the 10 takeaways that shaped Sarah’s transformation — from the moment she stopped punishing her body to the power of writing “I AM HEALING” on her office wall.
If you’re feeling stuck or like you’ve tried everything, this episode will leave you hopeful, grounded, and ready to take the next step.
🔑 In This Minisode, You’ll Learn:
🧠 Why MS symptoms aren’t just physical — and how to recognise early red flags
🚩 How Sarah’s nervous system was waving for help (and how yours might be too)
💡 The most dangerous advice she got from doctors — and what helped instead
🧘 Why real healing isn’t about extremes, but about integration
👭 How the group Sarah feared became her anchor
📍 The one sentence Sarah posted on her wall that changed everything
🛑 How she broke free from the “go hard or go home” mentality
🎯 What it really means to heal from the inside out
🔗 Resources & Links Mentioned:
- Karen’s MS to Success Program
- Nat King Cole - Unforgettable
Connect With Karen Dwyer:
🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here
💬 Join the Free Facebook Group:Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator
⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes:www.karendwyer.com
📸 Instagram:@iamkarendwyer
👍Facebook:Karen Dwyer
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🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk here
Talk Healing to Me:
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Music by Max Chubrey from Pixabay
What if one sentence could change everything?
In this raw and inspiring episode of Talk Healing to Me, host Karen Dwyer sits down with Sarah Cole, a busy working mum and MS to Success client, to talk about what it really takes to reclaim your body, your energy, and your self-belief while living with a chronic illness.
From daily numbness and feeling defeated, to working full-time and thriving again, Sarah shares the exact tools and mindset shifts that helped her start healing. This is more than a story of physical recovery, it’s a lesson in how to listen to your body, rewrite your inner dialogue, and stop waiting for someone else to tell you what’s possible.
If you’ve ever felt broken, burnt out, or like healing was for everyone else but you - this episode is your reminder: it’s not over.
🎧 In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
- 💡 How Sarah shifted from fear to possibility after her MS diagnosis
- 🧠 The mindset shift that changed her day-to-day health
- 📉 How burnout, motherhood and stress kept her stuck
- 🧘 Why nervous system healing made all the difference
- 🧱 The power of simple daily anchors to regulate your body
- 🪞 Why healing is more than supplements and routines
- ✍️ The sentence she wrote on her wall that changed everything
- 👩👧 How she’s now parenting from a place of calm and clarity
🔗 Resources & Links Mentioned:
- Karen’s MS to Success Program
- Nat King Cole - Unforgettable
Connect With Karen Dwyer:
🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here
💬 Join the Free Facebook Group:Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator
⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes:www.karendwyer.com
📸 Instagram:@iamkarendwyer
👍Facebook:Karen Dwyer
💼 LinkedIn:Karen Dwyer
🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk here
Talk Healing to Me:
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Music by Max Chubrey from Pixabay
What if real healing wasn’t about doing more — but about doing the right things?
In this Talk Healing to Me minisode, host Karen Dwyer reflects on her powerful conversation with naturopathic doctor and functional medicine expert, Dr. Jannine Krause. Together they explored the root causes of fatigue, inflammation, and hormonal imbalance — and why so many women are stuck in survival mode without even realising it.
Karen breaks down 10 key takeaways from their full interview — from magnesium myths and supplement traps to nervous system healing, real gut health, and why true transformation requires more than just a pill.
Whether you're living with MS or navigating your own healing path, this is your reminder that it’s not your fault — and you’re not meant to do this alone.
🌟 In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
- Why magnesium isn’t one-size-fits-all — and what you really need
- The vitamin combo you might be missing (and how to absorb it)
- What symptoms like poor sleep or constipation are trying to tell you
- Why 7-minute doctor visits fail women with chronic illness
- How to build a healing team that actually supports you
- Why natural remedies can be powerful — when used correctly
- The one mindset shift that speeds up your progress
- Why “doing more” isn’t always the answer
🧠 Connect with Dr. Jannine Krause:
🌐 Website: doctorjkrausend.com
📲 Instagram: @doctorjkrause
🎙️ Podcast: The Health Fix
Connect With Karen Dwyer:
🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here
💬 Join the Free Facebook Group:Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator
⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes:www.karendwyer.com
📸 Instagram:@iamkarendwyer
👍Facebook:Karen Dwyer
💼 LinkedIn:Karen Dwyer
🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk here
Talk Healing to Me:
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💼 LinkedIn: @talkhealingtomeMusic by Max Chubrey from Pixabay
She's a licensed naturopathic doctor, acupuncturist, podcast host and full-time farmer but Dr. Jannine Krause is anything but traditional.
In this episode of Talk Healing to Me, Karen Dwyer chats with Dr. Jannine about why so many women feel dismissed or confused when it comes to healing fatigue, autoimmunity, and hormonal chaos - and how to finally get real about what actually works.
From magnesium myths and vitamin D confusion, to perimenopause, poop, protein, and red flags your doctor might miss, Dr. Krause brings a refreshing dose of grounded, practical wisdom. If you’ve ever felt like healing was complicated or out of reach - this is the episode to hit play on.🎧 In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
- 🌿 Why “normal” test results don’t always mean you’re fine
- 🧠 The surprising reason your brain might be zapped
- 💊 Why your supplements might not be working - and what to take instead
- 🚨 The “invisible” causes of fatigue, pain and inflammation
- 👩⚕️ Why women are so often dismissed in medical settings
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🔬 The difference between source medicine and symptom masking
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- 🧂 What you really need to know about magnesium, vitamin D and electrolytes
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🧘♀️ What Dr. Krause learned from hitting rock bottom - and how it changed her approach🔗 Resources & Links Mentioned:
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Karen’s MS to Success Program🧠 Connect with Dr. Jannine Krause:
🌐 Website: doctorjkrausend.com
📲 Instagram: @doctorjkrause
🎙️ Podcast: The Health Fix
Connect With Karen Dwyer:
🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here
💬 Join the Free Facebook Group:Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator
⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes:www.karendwyer.com
📸 Instagram:@iamkarendwyer
👍Facebook:Karen Dwyer
💼 LinkedIn:Karen Dwyer
🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk here
Talk Healing to Me:
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🎥YouTube: Talk Healing to Me YouTube Channel
📸 Instagram: @talkhealingtomepod
👍 Facebook: @talkhealingtomepod
🌐 Website: @talkhealingtomepod
📸TikTok: @talkhealingtomepod
💼 LinkedIn: @talkhealingtomeMusic by Max Chubrey from Pixabay
What if healing didn’t begin with the body — but with belief?
In this Talk Healing to Me: Moments episode, Karen Dwyer shares a powerful clip from her conversation with Jacqui Sheppard, a client in the MS to Success programme. After 20 years of living with MS, Jacqui opens up about what changed when she finally stopped accepting decline as her only option — and started believing she could get better.
From the heartbreak of losing her independence to the quiet victory of lifting her own leg into bed again, Jacqui’s words will stay with you. This is a raw and hopeful reflection on what it means to be supported, seen, and no longer alone in your healing journey.
💡 In This Moment You’ll Hear:
🦵 What it’s like to feel disconnected from your legs — and the moment they felt “alive” again
💭 The mindset shift that changed everything: “I will get better”
🧃 Why even a smoothie was a breakthrough (and not just for nutrition)
💬 What true support feels like when you’re used to doing it all alone
🧘♀️ The power of slowing down, doing the work, and being met without pressure
🎧 This moment was pulled from our full-length episode:
➡️ Listen to the full episode - search Talk Healing To Me on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTube.
Connect With Karen Dwyer:
🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here
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🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk here
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When Jacqui Sheppard joined the MS to Success programme, she was exhausted. Her legs felt like blocks of wood, her independence had slipped away, and she carried a quiet fear of what the future held. But just weeks into the programme, something began to shift…
In this heartfelt episode of Talk Healing to Me, host Karen Dwyer is joined by the brilliant Jacqui Sheppard — costume designer, creative soul, grandmother-to-be, and now, a woman reconnecting with her strength and learning to rest without guilt.
Together, they talk about what healing really looks like after two decades of living with MS, why receiving support can be harder than giving it, and what it means to keep showing up — even when it would be easier to give up.
Whether you’re living with chronic illness, supporting someone who is, or just navigating a life that feels heavier than it should — this conversation will move you.
🌟 In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
🧠 What it’s like to feel disconnected from your body — and how that begins to change
📦 Why Jacqui felt her legs were like “lumps of meat”
🛠️ The difference between trying to fix yourself and choosing to support yourself
🌿 How nervous system healing and rest transformed her recovery
💬 The power of being seen, supported, and safe
🧃 Why smoothies (yes, smoothies!) helped her reconnect with her body
👨👩👧👦 How her healing journey has impacted her relationship with her husband and family
❤️ Why she says she didn’t have to fix herself to be welcome in the programme
Connect With Karen Dwyer:
🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here
💬 Join the Free Facebook Group:Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator
⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes:www.karendwyer.com
📸 Instagram:@iamkarendwyer
👍Facebook:Karen Dwyer
💼 LinkedIn:Karen Dwyer
🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk here
Talk Healing to Me:
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Music by Max Chubrey from Pixabay
What if rest isn’t something you earn - but something you deserve?
In this powerful minisode, host Karen Dwyer reflects on her laugh-out-loud, heart-opening chat with Wendy Riordan - founder of Nourish and Flow Festival and co-founder of Pitched Perfect Tents.
Together, they unpacked why women are still running on empty, how burnout has become normalised, and why permission to pause might be the most radical act of self-care. This solo episode is a love letter to every woman who’s tired of pushing through and ready to come back to herself.
Whether you’re deep in survival mode or just craving a little more space to breathe — this one’s for you.
🌟 In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
💤 Why rest isn’t weakness - it’s a rebellion
👜 The invisible load women carry (and how to set it down)
📅 Why you need to schedule rest before burnout forces it
🧘♀️ How healing happens in the pause - not the productivity
💡 Karen’s favourite metaphor from the episode (hint: it blooms slowly)
💬 The truth about needing help - and why it’s not a failure
🌸 What to do when you’re “on your knees” and out of energy
💞Connect with Wendy Riordan:
📲 Instagram: @nourishandflow.ie
🌐 Website: nourishandflow.ie
Connect With Karen Dwyer:
🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here
💬 Join the Free Facebook Group:Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator
⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes:www.karendwyer.com
📸 Instagram:@iamkarendwyer
👍Facebook:Karen Dwyer
💼 LinkedIn:Karen Dwyer
🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk here
Talk Healing to Me:
✨ Talk Healing to Me Listener Submission Form here
🎥YouTube: Talk Healing to Me YouTube Channel
📸 Instagram: @talkhealingtomepod
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💼 LinkedIn: @talkhealingtome
Music by Max Chubrey from Pixabay
What if the most radical thing you could do for your health… was to stop?
In this deeply honest and joy-filled episode of Talk Healing To Me, Karen Dwyer chats with Wendy Riordan – founder of Nourish & Flow, full-time mother, business owner, and festival queen – about the power of rest, how burnout shows up in women’s lives, and why honouring your own rhythm is the greatest rebellion of all.
From ditching toxic wellness expectations to embracing glamping-style guilt-free retreats, Wendy shares how Rest Fest was born – and how healing happens when we stop trying to do it all.
If you’ve ever said, “I just don’t have time to rest” – this conversation is your permission slip to hit pause and reconnect with yourself.🌟 In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
🌿 Why rest is the most undervalued tool in your healing journey
🌙 The truth about women, guilt, and the hustle cycle
🔥 How Nourish & Flow became a space for emotional release and deep nervous system reset
💤 The many types of rest (and why you need more than sleep)
💖 How sisterhood, simplicity, and space can change your life
🎪 Why this isn’t your typical “wellness” retreat
📀 The music Wendy uses to unwind (linked below!)
📅 What’s planned for Rest Fest 2025 – and how to join
💞Connect with Wendy Riordan:
📲 Instagram: @nourishandflow.ie
🌐 Website: nourishandflow.ie
Connect With Karen Dwyer:
🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here
💬 Join the Free Facebook Group:Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator
⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes:www.karendwyer.com
📸 Instagram:@iamkarendwyer
👍Facebook:Karen Dwyer
💼 LinkedIn:Karen Dwyer
🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk here
Talk Healing to Me:
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💼 LinkedIn: @talkhealingtomeMusic by Max Chubrey from Pixabay
You’ve tried the diets, counted the calories, pushed through fatigue — and still feel like something’s off. What if your body isn’t the problem… but the messenger?In this solo minisode, Talk Healing to Me host Karen Dwyer shares 10 powerful takeaways from her conversation with hormone and nutrition coach Valeria Lopez. From the truth about cravings and cortisol to why fatigue isn’t failure, this recap is packed with permission and practical shifts for women navigating chronic illness, burnout, and hormone imbalance.
If you’ve been stuck in cycles of self-blame, this episode is your reminder: your body isn’t broken — it’s wise.🌟 In This Minisode, You’ll Learn:
🧠 Why your hormones aren’t the enemy — they’re your superpower
🥗 Why “eat to heal” works better than “starve to shrink”
🏠 The real root cause might be your environment, not your body
😴 Fatigue isn’t laziness — it’s intelligence
🥑 Not all calories are equal (and fat is not the villain)
☀️ How sunlight and sleep act as free hormone resets
💬 Why cravings are clues not failure
🧘♀️ Healing happens when you do less — with intention
💞 You don’t need to earn rest
🌿 You deserve to feel good now — not “when”
💞Connect with Valeria Lopez:📸 Instagram: @wisefoodchoices_
Connect With Karen Dwyer:
🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here
💬 Join the Free Facebook Group:Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator
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📸 Instagram:@iamkarendwyer
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🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk here
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Music by Max Chubrey from Pixabay
Are your cravings actually calling for connection? Is your metabolism really broken — or is your body just begging you to slow down?
In Part 2 of this powerful conversation, Talk Healing to Me host Karen Dwyer welcomes back Valeria Lopez, hormone and nutrition coach and founder of Wise Food Choices, to unpack even more myths about food, fatigue and female hormones.
Together, they explore how simple habits like sun exposure, earlier dinners, and real nourishment in the morning can radically shift your energy and emotional health — especially if you’re a woman navigating chronic illness or autoimmune disease.
🌟 In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
🌞 The hormone-balancing power of sunlight (in 10 minutes a day)
🧠 Why oxytocin matters more than you think
🍳 Why cereal isn’t breakfast — and what is
🥄 How to fast without skipping breakfast
🧘♀️ The link between thyroid health, metabolism & mood
🫶 Why “giving to yourself first” is the key to sustainable healing
🔥 The symptom changes Valeria sees in women once they start fueling properly
💞Connect with Valeria Lopez:
📸 Instagram: @wisefoodchoices_
Connect With Karen Dwyer:
🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here
💬 Join the Free Facebook Group:Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator
⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes:www.karendwyer.com
📸 Instagram:@iamkarendwyer
👍Facebook:Karen Dwyer
💼 LinkedIn:Karen Dwyer
🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk here
Talk Healing to Me:
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🎥YouTube: Talk Healing to Me YouTube Channel
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Music by Max Chubrey from Pixabay
If you’ve ever thought “I’m fine” — while secretly ignoring your needs — this is your sign to stop.
In this fiery, heartfelt minisode, Talk Healing to Me host Karen Dwyer reflects on the emotional burden so many women carry — especially those living with MS or chronic illness. From unspoken stress and guilt to the science behind self-neglect, Karen shares the patterns she sees daily in her coaching work… and why it’s time to choose differently.
You’ll also hear powerful real-life wins from women in her MS to Success community — proof that healing begins the moment we start to choose ourselves.
🌟 In This Minisode, You’ll Learn:
🧠 The science of suppressed stress and chronic illness
👩⚕️ What Dr. Gabor Maté says about unspoken emotion
🌡️ Why women are 4x more likely to be diagnosed with MS ⚡ The emotional load no one talks about
🛑 What happens when we ignore boundaries
🧍♀️ How clients are healing without “pushing harder”
💬 What it really means to choose yourself — daily💞Connect with Valeria Lopez:📸 Instagram: @wisefoodchoices_
Connect With Karen Dwyer:
🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here
💬 Join the Free Facebook Group:Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator
⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes:www.karendwyer.com
📸 Instagram:@iamkarendwyer
👍Facebook:Karen Dwyer
💼 LinkedIn:Karen Dwyer
🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk here
Talk Healing to Me:
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💼 LinkedIn: @talkhealingtomeMusic by Max Chubrey from Pixabay
Forget the food pyramid and bootcamp burnout. What if the real reason you’re tired, stuck, and gaining weight has nothing to do with willpower — and everything to do with your hormones?
In this episode of Talk Healing to Me, Karen Dwyer sits down with hormone and weight loss coach Valeria Lopez, founder of Wise Food Choices, to unpack the truth about metabolism, energy, and why women have been sold an outdated formula.
Together, they explore why calorie counting and restriction don't work for women with chronic fatigue, autoimmune issues, or hormonal imbalances — and what to do instead. If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing everything right but still feeling awful, this one’s for you.🌟
In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
🥣 Why most diet plans ignore women’s hormones
🧠 The missing education around metabolism and burnout
💤 How your body might be slowing you down for a reason
🥄 Why “snack prep” might be smarter than dinner prep
🧘♀️ What real nourishment looks like — without the guilt
🧃 Why smoothies and seed bread might beat calorie tracking
🌱 The tiny changes that honour your hormones daily
🔥 How to feel better without going harder
💞Connect with Valeria Lopez:
📸 Instagram: @wisefoodchoices_
Connect With Karen Dwyer:
🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here
💬 Join the Free Facebook Group:Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator
⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes:www.karendwyer.com
📸 Instagram:@iamkarendwyer
👍Facebook:Karen Dwyer
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🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk here
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Music by Max Chubrey from Pixabay
Most rehab plans focus on movement — but what if the real transformation begins in the mind?
In this minisode, host Karen Dwyer shares her biggest takeaways from her conversation with Barry Moore, founder of Vitality Neuro Rehab and a movement practitioner on the MS to Success team.
From movement snacks to nervous system resets, Karen unpacks what it really means to reconnect with your body – no matter how long it’s been. If you’ve ever been told to “just adapt,” this episode is your invitation to believe again.
In This Minisode, You’ll Learn:
🔁 Why perfection doesn’t matter — but momentum does 💥 What to do if you’ve been “stuck” for years
🧠 How movement affects organ health, not just muscles
🙋♀️ Why support is essential, not optional
⚡ The one question Barry asks that changes everything
🧍♀️ How to move better — even from a chair
🕯️ Why repetition matters more than intensity
🛠️ What to do today to build your own movement habit
💞 Connect With Barry Moore:
📲 Instagram: @vitalityneurorehab
🌐 Website: Vitality Neuro Rehab
Connect With Karen Dwyer:
🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here
💬 Join the Free Facebook Group:Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator
⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes:www.karendwyer.com
📸 Instagram:@iamkarendwyer
👍Facebook:Karen Dwyer
💼 LinkedIn:Karen Dwyer
🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk here
Talk Healing to Me:
✨ Talk Healing to Me Listener Submission Form here
🎥YouTube: Talk Healing to Me YouTube Channel
📸 Instagram: @talkhealingtomepod
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Music by Max Chubrey from Pixabay
🧩 “When the body feels safe — that’s when the brain starts to rewire.”
If you’ve ever been told to lower your expectations… this episode dares you to raise them instead. 🌿
How do you move again when your body says you can’t?
This week on Talk Healing to Me, host Karen Dwyer speaks with Barry Moore, founder of Vitality Neuro Rehab, about the breakthrough brain-first approach that’s helping people with MS, stroke, and other chronic conditions reconnect to movement and rebuild confidence — even after years of being told it’s “too late.”
Barry shares how he’s shifting the rehab conversation from muscle power to neural rewiring, and why empowering people with practical tools and belief is just as important as any therapy.
If you’ve ever been told to just “adapt” to a diagnosis or that progress isn’t possible — this episode will change your perspective.
In This Episode, You’ll Learn:🧠 Why training muscles without training the brain doesn’t work
🛋️ What most rehab programs miss — and how to fix it
🌪️ Why spiral movements are one of Barry’s most powerful tools
🗣️ The importance of language in recovery (and what to ignore)
📉 What to do when you feel stuck or hopeless about your progress
🌍 How Barry’s clients are defying the odds every day
💬 The power of consistency and belief in neuroplasticity⏳ And why it’s never too late to make progress (even in your 70s or 80s)
🔗 Resources & Links Mentioned:
- 🔗 Vitality Neuro Rehab on Instagram
- 🔗 https://www.vitalityneurorehab.ie/
- 🔗 MS to Success with Karen Dwyer 💞 Connect With Barry Moore:
📲 Instagram: @vitalityneurorehab
🌐 Website: Vitality Neuro Rehab
Connect With Karen Dwyer:
🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here
💬 Join the Free Facebook Group:Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator
⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes:www.karendwyer.com
📸 Instagram:@iamkarendwyer
👍Facebook:Karen Dwyer
💼 LinkedIn:Karen Dwyer
🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk here
Talk Healing to Me:
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Music by Max Chubrey from Pixabay
🧩 “When the body feels safe — that’s when the brain starts to rewire.”
If you’ve ever been told to lower your expectations… this episode dares you to raise them instead. 🌿
What happens when you stop trying to “fix” your body — and start listening to it instead?
In this powerful minisode, Karen Dwyer reflects on her moving conversation with Sarah Griffiths (@wheelie.momma), a mother of four, speaker, author, and member of the MS to Success team. After years of fighting chronic pain and internalised pressure, Sarah made one decision that changed everything: she stopped resisting and started working with her body.
Karen shares her top takeaways from their conversation, from the emotional weight of mobility aids to the freedom of asking for help. This episode is packed with real-life insight, gentle challenges, and empowering reframes for anyone living with chronic illness, burnout, or fatigue.
In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
🧠 Why healing begins with acceptance, not resistance
🛑 How Sarah stopped fighting her body — and found peace
🪑 Why mobility aids are tools, not tragedies
📣 How advocacy and asking for help creates a ripple effect
🔥 What “success” can look like when you’re not pushing through pain
📚 The power of representation (and how Sarah’s book started real conversations)
🧘♀️ Why nervous system safety is key in physical recovery
🎯 How to stop postponing joy until you're “fixed”
🎤 What it means to show up fully as yourself — and why that’s enough
Resources & Links Mentioned:
🔗 Karen's Free MS Masterclass
💞 Connect With Sarah Griffiths:
📲 Instagram: @wheelie.momma
🎧 Podcast: @adhteathepodcast
Connect With Karen Dwyer:
🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here
💬 Join the Free Facebook Group:Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator
⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes:www.karendwyer.com
📸 Instagram:@iamkarendwyer
👍Facebook:Karen Dwyer
💼 LinkedIn:Karen Dwyer
🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk here
Talk Healing to Me:
✨ Talk Healing to Me Listener Submission Form here
🎥YouTube: Talk Healing to Me YouTube Channel
📸 Instagram: @talkhealingtomepod
👍 Facebook: @talkhealingtomepod
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💼 LinkedIn: @talkhealingtome
Music by Max Chubrey from Pixabay
🗣 “Your healing doesn’t have to be tidy. It just has to be yours.”
This is your reminder that healing might not look how you expected — and that’s exactly what makes it real. 🌿
She was told she wouldn’t live past infancy. Now she’s a mum of four, an author, speaker, MBA recipient — and living proof that disability does not define your destiny.
In this powerful and moving episode of Talk Healing to Me, host Karen Dwyer sits down with Sarah Griffiths (@wheelie.momma) to unpack what it really means to live a full life in a world that wasn’t built for you.
From battling chronic pain and depression, to choosing her wheelchair as a tool of empowerment, Sarah shares her journey of self-acceptance, advocacy, and building a life that works for her. Whether you’ve feared losing mobility, struggle with invisible illness, or just need a reminder that healing doesn’t have one look — this conversation will shift the way you see strength, motherhood, and success.
In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
💥 The surprising moment that sparked Sarah’s healing journey
🧠 Why she stopped fighting her body — and what happened next
🪑 How her wheelchair became a catalyst, not a limitation
🧒 How to talk to your kids about disability in an empowering way
💬 The truth about advocacy, assumptions, and accessibility
📚 What inspired her children’s book My Mum is a Superhero
💡 Why asking for help and outsourcing mental load is self-care
🌈 What real inclusion looks and feels like — and how to create it
🌟 Why healing isn’t about “getting better” — it’s about coming home
Resources & Links Mentioned:
🔗 Karen's Free MS Masterclass
💞 Connect With Sarah Griffiths:
📲 Instagram: @wheelie.momma
🎧 Podcast: @adhteathepodcast
Connect With Karen Dwyer:
🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here
💬 Join the Free Facebook Group:Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator
⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes:www.karendwyer.com
📸 Instagram:@iamkarendwyer
👍Facebook:Karen Dwyer
💼 LinkedIn:Karen Dwyer
🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk here
Talk Healing to Me:
✨ Talk Healing to Me Listener Submission Form here
🎥YouTube: Talk Healing to Me YouTube Channel
📸 Instagram: @talkhealingtomepod
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💼 LinkedIn: @talkhealingtome
Music by Max Chubrey from Pixabay
💬 “If you’re breathing, there’s a reason. And your wheelchair, your diagnosis, your detour — it might just be the beginning, not the end.”
This episode is for every woman who has ever feared her body might hold her back — and every one ready to flip the script. 🌟
What if “living wild” wasn’t about escaping your life — but about coming home to it?
In this powerful minisode, host Karen Dwyer shares her reflections on her conversation with actress and podcast host Hilary Rose, diving deep into what it really means to reclaim your power, especially as a woman navigating burnout, chronic illness or just feeling off.
Karen breaks down what Hilary calls “sovereignty” — the art of listening in, setting boundaries, and making micro-choices that lead to big healing. From walking away from what no longer fits, to reconnecting with what grounds you (like a walk in the woods or a quiet cup of tea), this episode is your reminder that healing doesn’t have to be loud or dramatic.
In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
🌿 Why sovereignty isn’t selfish — it’s essential
🔥 How to recognise when something no longer aligns
🧠 The power of protecting your nervous system
🎭 Why saying no to roles, media, or people isn’t negative — it’s healing
🌳 The surprising healing power of nature and forest walks
🏠 Why your home environment shapes your stress levels
💡 What “living wild” can look like in everyday, suburban life
🛑 How to honour your body when the world wants you to override it
🗝️ What it really means to reclaim yourself in midlife
Resources & Links Mentioned:
🔗 Karen's Free MS Masterclass
Connect With Hilary Rose:
📲 Instagram: @hilaryrose📻 Podcast: Live Wild
🔗 Live Wild Podcast on YouTube
🔗 Live Wild Podcast: Tune in here
Connect With Karen Dwyer:
🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here
💬 Join the Free Facebook Group:Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator
⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes:www.karendwyer.com
📸 Instagram:@iamkarendwyer
👍Facebook:Karen Dwyer
💼 LinkedIn:Karen Dwyer
🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk here
Talk Healing to Me:
✨ Talk Healing to Me Listener Submission Form here
🎥YouTube: Talk Healing to Me YouTube Channel
📸 Instagram: @talkhealingtomepod
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Music by Max Chubrey from Pixabay
If you’ve ever felt pulled to live slower, deeper, or more intuitively - this conversation is a warm reminder that you’re not alone. And there’s power in doing things your way. 🌟
When burnout and misalignment pushed her to her edge, actress and podcast host Hilary Rose didn’t numb it out - she asked deeper questions. The result? A new way of living.
In this episode of Talk Healing to Me, host Karen Dwyer sits down with the brilliant Hilary Rose to explore what it means to live in alignment, govern yourself, and start making conscious choices on your own terms. From walking away from roles that drain her to building her podcast Live Wild, Hilary shares how she's turned a deep inner shift into an inspiring lifestyle.
If you've ever felt stuck in a life that looks "fine" but doesn't feel like you anymore - this episode is your permission slip to question it all and make it yours again.
In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
🌱 What "living wild" actually means (hint: you don’t have to go off-grid)
🧳 Why Hilary walked away from roles that didn’t align with her values
🔬 How acting affects your nervous system more than you think
🛍️ Why content is called "consumption" — and why that matters
🌿 How to make everyday choices that support your wellbeing
🌍 What sovereignty means and how it changed her life
🪜 The healing power of rolling on the floor, forest walks, and weird rituals that work
🏡 Why your home is part of your nervous system
🔝 How to reconnect with your intuition (even if you've ignored it for years)
Resources & Links Mentioned:
🔗 Karen's Free MS Masterclass
Connect With Hilary Rose:
📲 Instagram: @hilaryrose
📻 Podcast on Instagram: Live Wild
🔗 Live Wild Podcast on YouTube
🔗 Live Wild Podcast: Tune in here
Connect With Karen Dwyer:
🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here
💬 Join the Free Facebook Group:Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator
⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes:www.karendwyer.com
📸 Instagram:@iamkarendwyer
👍Facebook:Karen Dwyer
💼 LinkedIn:Karen Dwyer
🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk here
Talk Healing to Me:
✨ Talk Healing to Me Listener Submission Form here
🎥YouTube: Talk Healing to Me YouTube Channel
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Music by Max Chubrey from Pixabay
If you’ve ever felt pulled to live slower, deeper, or more intuitively - this conversation is a warm reminder that you’re not alone. And there’s power in doing things your way. 🌟
Did you know music can change your nervous system in under 30 seconds?
In this vibrant and soulful minisode of Talk Healing to Me, host Karen Dwyer reflects on her uplifting conversation with music therapist and neuroscientist Dr. Shane Cassidy. From reducing stress and reconnecting with your identity, to supporting walking, mood, memory and more — music may be one of the most powerful, underused healing tools we have.
Karen breaks down the 10 most surprising and powerful takeaways from their chat — including how tempo influences your stress response, why group singing raises your oxytocin, and how personal playlists can be therapeutic. Whether you're navigating chronic illness, feeling disconnected from yourself, or simply looking to heal with more joy — this episode will hit the right note.
In This Episode, We Cover:
📚 Why music lights up your whole brain
🎶 How tempo tunes your nervous system (and mood)
💬 Why singing in a group boosts your connection hormone (oxytocin)
🎧 How lyrics stick in long-term memory
🔧 Why your custom playlist is your personal superpower
🌍 How music affects your choices — even in the wine aisle!
🤲 How rhythm-based therapy supports movement and motor skills
🌿 Why creativity and writing music are part of healing
🎵 Why you don’t need to be musical to benefit
❤️ How music shapes your identity and reconnects you to joy
Resources & Links Mentioned:
🎤 Recommended Artist: Tracy Chapman
🧠 Study Reference: Daniel Levitin’s TED Talk on music and the brain
Connect With Dr. Shane Cassidy
💼 Dr. Shane Cassidy’s LinkedIn: Shane Cassidy on LinkedIn
🌐 Neurolinks Website: https://neurolinks.ie
Connect With Karen Dwyer:
🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here
💬 Join the Free Facebook Group:Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator
⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes:www.karendwyer.com
📸 Instagram:@iamkarendwyer
👍Facebook:Karen Dwyer
💼 LinkedIn:Karen Dwyer
🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk here
Talk Healing to Me:
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"Where words fail, music speaks." - Hans Christian Andersen
Welcome to the Talk Healing to Me Podcast, where we explore wellness, resilience, and the transformative power of self-expression. In this episode, host Karen Dwyer dives into the profound impact of music therapy with Dr. Shane Cassidy, the founder of Neurolinks, an accredited music therapist, and an expert in neurological conditions and mental health. Dr. Cassidy shares insights from his 13+ years of clinical and research experience, and his passion for music as a tool for healing.
🎵 The science behind music therapy: How music activates and heals the brain.
💡 Why music is a "hotline to emotion" and its role in memory, identity, and healing.
🧘 Practical ways to use music for stress management, movement, and mindfulness.
🎶 The surprising effects of music on mood, behavior, and even shopping habits.
📋 How to create personalized playlists for different goals: fitness, relaxation, or motivation.
✍️ The transformative power of songwriting and mantra-based music therapy.
🌟 Dr. Cassidy’s personal journey into music therapy and his inspiring approach to life.
Resources & Links Mentioned:
🎤 Recommended Artist: Tracy Chapman
🧠 Study Reference: Daniel Levitin’s TED Talk on music and the brain
Connect With Dr. Shane Cassidy
💼 Dr. Shane Cassidy’s LinkedIn: Shane Cassidy on LinkedIn
🌐 Neurolinks Website: https://neurolinks.ie
Connect With Karen Dwyer:
🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here
💬 Join the Free Facebook Group:Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator
⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes:www.karendwyer.com
📸 Instagram:@iamkarendwyer
👍Facebook:Karen Dwyer
💼 LinkedIn:Karen Dwyer
🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk here
Talk Healing to Me:
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When your child says they’re “fine,” are they really?
In this raw and personal minisode of Talk Healing to Me, host Karen Dwyer shares her 10 biggest takeaways from her powerful in-person conversation with Gen Z mental health mentor Livi Redden. After growing up around a terminally ill parent, Livi now teaches teens and young adults how to process emotions, regulate their nervous systems, and find their voice in the chaos.
This episode is part reflection, part gentle wake-up call for anyone who’s raised or cared for children while navigating illness, stress, or simply trying to hold it all together. It’s for the strong ones. The quiet ones. The ones who never say how heavy it really feels.
In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
💬 Why “I’m fine” might be a mask for much more
🧠 What kids actually notice — even when you think they don’t
🫶 How children sometimes parent themselves during a crisis
🧍 Why nervous system regulation isn’t just for adults
🛑 What it means to honour emotional needs — yours and theirs
📚 Why gradual honesty is better than terrifying silence
👀 How no two kids will cope the same way — and that’s okay
🧭 Why we need to model rest, boundaries, and self-compassion
💡 How emotional openness builds lifelong trust
❤️ Why healing starts with grace — not perfection
Connect With Livi Redden:
🌐 Website: LiviRedden.com
🎥 YouTube: @liviredden
📲 Instagram: @liviredden
📲 TikTok: @liviredden
🎧 Podcast: Today Is the Future
📚 Book: The Sooner You Know the Better
📄 Share Your Story: RedLilyLife.com
Connect With Karen Dwyer:
🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here
💬 Join the Free Facebook Group:Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator
⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes:www.karendwyer.com
📸 Instagram:@iamkarendwyer
👍Facebook:Karen Dwyer
💼 LinkedIn:Karen Dwyer
🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk here
Talk Healing to Me:
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Music by Max Chubrey from Pixabay
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What happens when you grow up helping to keep your dad alive — and try to stay a “normal” teenager at the same time?
In this powerful and vulnerable episode of Talk Healing to Me, host Karen Dwyer sits down with speaker, podcast host and Gen Z mental health mentor Livi Redden. Livi opens up about growing up with a terminally ill parent, how it shaped her mental health, and how she’s now helping other teens and 20-somethings build emotional skills, resilience, and the courage to be themselves.
From unlearning survival mode to healing your nervous system, this conversation is packed with truth, tools, and stories that will stay with you — whether you're navigating chronic illness, caregiving, or just trying to figure out who you are.
In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
🙌 How to unlearn survival mode (especially if you grew up in a high-stress home)
🚫 Why emotional expression isn’t weakness — it’s healing
🧠 The power of nervous system regulation for anxiety, panic and burnout
🕊️ How being a child of illness shaped Livi’s boundaries, resilience and empathy
📖 Why she wrote her book as a letter to a best friend (and how it changes everything)
🏫 What schools should really be teaching (but aren't)
💡 The simple emotional tools that can help you show up fully as yourself
Resources & Links Mentioned:
🔗 Today Is the Future Podcast
🔗 The Sooner You Know the Better (Book)
🔗 Karen's Free MS Masterclass
Connect With Livi Redden:
🌐 Website: LiviRedden.com
🎥 YouTube: @liviredden
📲 Instagram: @liviredden
📲 TikTok: @liviredden
🎧 Podcast: Today Is the Future
📚 Book: The Sooner You Know the Better
Connect With Karen Dwyer:
🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here
💬 Join the Free Facebook Group:Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator
⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes:www.karendwyer.com
📸 Instagram:@iamkarendwyer
👍Facebook:Karen Dwyer
💼 LinkedIn:Karen Dwyer
🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk here
Talk Healing to Me:
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🎥YouTube: Talk Healing to Me YouTube Channel
📸 Instagram: @talkhealingtomepod
👍 Facebook: @talkhealingtomepod
🌐 Website: @talkhealingtomepod
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💼 LinkedIn: @talkhealingtome
Music by Max Chubrey from Pixabay
If you’ve ever felt like you had to grow up too fast, hold it all together, or stay strong for someone else — this episode is for you. Share it with a friend who needs it. 🌟
What happens when your body forces you to stop? In this solo minisode of Talk Healing to Me, host Karen Dwyer shares the 10 biggest takeaways from her powerful conversation with journalist and wellness advocate Kerrie Lee Brown.
From people pleasing and perfectionism to redefining success, setting boundaries, and learning how to rest - this is a deeply personal reflection on what it takes to heal as a woman who's spent too long doing "all the things."
Whether you’re navigating chronic illness, burnout, or the pressure to keep performing, this minisode is your permission slip to do things differently.
In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
📚 Why knowing better (like reading all the books) isn’t the same as doing better
😔 Why people pleasing is a health hazard
🍽️ How the invisible labour of women shows up at home and at work
🔁 What it means to redefine success — on your terms📖 How sharing your story can become a healing tool (and help others heal too)
🧠 Why healing must be holistic — not just food and fitness
🛑 How to spot the energy drains in your life — and set boundaries with clarity
🛌 Why you don’t have to “earn” rest
❤️ What it means to lead with your heart (not just your head)
Resources & Links Mentioned:
🔗 Kerrie Lee Brown’s Website
🔗 My Heart, My Self (Book)
🔗 RedLilyLife.com: Share Your Story Platform
🔗 Karen’s Free MS Masterclass
Connect With Kerrie Lee Brown:
🌐 Website: KerrieLeeBrown.com
📲 Instagram: @kerrieleebrown
📖 Book:My Heart, My Self (Book)
📄 Share Your Story: RedLilyLife.com
Connect With Karen Dwyer:
🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here
💬 Join the Free Facebook Group:Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator
⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes:www.karendwyer.com
📸 Instagram:@iamkarendwyer
👍Facebook:Karen Dwyer
💼 LinkedIn:Karen Dwyer
🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk here
Talk Healing to Me:
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What happens when your body forces you to stop? At the peak of her career, raising two young kids, Kerrie Lee Brown was doing it all — until a heart attack at just 39 turned everything upside down — despite being fit, active, and a non-smoker.
Together, they unpack the realities so many women face: people pleasing, perfectionism, and pushing through pain. Kerrie Lee opens up about why she stayed silent about her heart attack for months, what she’s learned about boundaries, and how she’s redefining success after burnout. This is an honest, deeply relatable conversation for anyone doing "all the things" while quietly burning out.
In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
🚗 The silent warning signs Kerrie Lee missed before her heart attack
📆 How unrelenting stress can impact women’s health — even in your 30s
🔊 Why Kerrie Lee kept her diagnosis a secret (and what helped her finally share it)
💭 How people pleasing and pushing through pain became her norm
🚫 The power of saying no — and how Kerrie Lee learned to set boundaries
📖 How her book My Heart, My Self became a healing tool for women who do too much
📣 Why sharing your story is an act of healing (and how to do it)
Resources & Links Mentioned:
🔗 Kerrie Lee Brown’s Website🔗 My Heart, My Self (Book)
🔗 RedLilyLife.com: Share Your Story Platform
Connect With Kerrie Lee Brown:
🌐 Website: KerrieLeeBrown.com
📲 Instagram: @kerrieleebrown
📖 Book:My Heart, My Self (Book)
📄 Share Your Story: RedLilyLife.com
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"Breathe light to breathe right. It's not about taking big breaths — it's about breathing less, through your nose." – Patrick McKeown
In this solo episode of Talk Healing to Me, host Karen Dwyer shares her top 10 takeaways from her life-changing conversation with world-renowned breathing expert Patrick McKeown. From anxiety and panic to fatigue, brain fog and chronic pain, breathwork is the tool many of us overlook — and it's free.
Karen unpacks simple but powerful techniques Patrick shared that can immediately shift your nervous system, improve sleep, and calm your mind. Whether you're living with MS or simply overwhelmed by stress, this episode will teach you how to breathe better so you can feel better.
In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
🤍 Why "take a deep breath" might be the worst advice when you're stressed
🩸 How mouth breathing affects your sleep, mood, and immunity
🧬 The role of nasal breathing in managing anxiety and panic
📊 How your breathing changes during your monthly cycle (and what to do about it)
🪟 Why small breath holds build big nervous system resilience
🌟 How better breathing improves pain perception, sleep quality and recovery
💡 Why functional breathing needs to be part of every chronic illness plan
Resources & Links Mentioned:
🔗 Full Episode with Patrick McKeown
🔗 Submit a Win, Story or Shoutout
🔗 CleanBoss: Botanical Disinfectant
Connect With Patrick McKeown:
- 🌐 Website: Oxygen Advantage
- 📚 Book: The Oxygen Advantage on Amazon
- 📺 YouTube Channel: Patrick McKeown on YouTube
📸 Instagram: @oxygenadvantage
Connect With Karen Dwyer:
🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here
💬 Join the Free Facebook Group:Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator
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Dr. Kelly J. Blodgett is a Naturopathic Medical Dentist and Integrative Biological Dental Medicine practitioner as well as a General Dentist. is one of the most unique dentists in the world.
He is a member of the International Academy of oral medicine and toxicology
Dr. Blodgett’s approach is connecting with the human being first and focusing on their health goals as the guideposts to treatment is a refreshing shift from the “doctor knows best” dogma of other practices.
Dr. Blodgett is committed to investing his energy to help all dental practices adopt biological practices and develop communication skills that respect the autonomy of the patient.
In this episode we will talk about
😳 The correlation between Mercury Fillings, fluoride and Multiple Sclerosis
👄 How connected our oral health is to the rest of our body
👀 How to reverse oral health damage
❓The questions you need to ask your dentist
⚠️ Why we need caution with crowns
Where to find Dr Kelly Blodgett
https://www.blodgettdentalcare.com/
https://www.instagram.com/blodgettdentalcare/?hl=en
This is such a juicy episode, packed with some pretty astounding facts about our teeth and how we can stop the disruption of health through oral health.
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“The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease” William Olser
Daniel Matterson, better known as The MS Doctor, was working as a radiographer in University of Edinburgh, he was a good sport and volunteered to be an MRI test case, but there was a plot twist. They discovered a lesion on Daniel's brain leading to a confirmed Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis.
Fueled by this, Daniel decided to change career & become a doctor instead. He is finding his way through his own diagnosis, sharing his experience and being a light for others.
It’s important for me to say, this is not medical advice from Daniel nor I. This Is personal opinion and conversation Should you require medical opinion, please do so with your medical practitioner.
In this episode, we talk about:
- Tips for keeping in remission
- MRI’s - do we need them?
- Ways to manage MS in daily life
- The challenges even medical professionals face with Multiple Sclerosis
Where to find Daniel
📷 Daniels Instagram: @the.ms.doctor
Want to know how you can cause transformation in your own health? Discover where you are with the 5 key health pillars to have Success with MS in under 3 minutes! www.karendwyer.com ❤️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamkarendwyer/
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Through our breath, we can influence the autonomic nervous system, stress response and manage daily life better. Who doesn't want that?
Today, Patrick Mc Known, Director of Education and Training at Oxygen Advantage®, Director of Education and Training at Buteyko Clinic International and President of Buteyko Professionals International talks to us about the simple abut HUGELY effective breathing methods that can improve energy, concentration, and ability to deal with stress, with a better quality of life.
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In this episode we talk about
😳 What NOT to do if you are anxious about your health
👍 The simple trick to improve health and reduce stress
😍 The resilience ritual everyone needs for great health
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You can find Patrick here :
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Atomic Focus Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09D9ZL9HL/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i3
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As much as I love talking to global experts in health & MS and sharing with you all, I believe it's crucial to hear directly from people like Laura Enache, who has MS and how she went from upset and in pain to confident and strong.
Right before we recorded the episide we were having a catch up and we both ended up crying with joy from some great breakthroughs Laura shared about her hearlth and how she is doing.
I can't wait for you to hear all about Laura Enache, I am one of her (many) big fans!
"I used to worry about everything but I have learned to lift those burdens from my shoulders. I am striving constatnly to improve"
Hello and welcome to 'The Talk Healing to Me Podcast | Stories for Women with MS.' I am your host and partner in health Karen Dwyer. From being told the number of lesions on my brain would be normal for an 80 year old at the age of 31; to reversing all the symptoms and my neurologist telling me that my MS had burned out. I've created a formula to have success with MS which has been recognized globally with three awards, most recently including Best Health and Well Being Coach for the Republic of Ireland 2021/22.
This podcast gives you a front row seat to conversations with the best health experts around the world, as well as other women with MS that have transformed their health. You will get the best tips, tools and strategies to make your own and bring into your daily life so that you too can have success with Ms. Welcome to the 'Talk Healing to Me Podcast | Stories for Women with MS' sponsored by The Raw Juice Company.
“I can be changed by what happens, but I refuse to be reduced by it.” Maya Angelou
Hey there, welcome to the 'Talk Healing to Me Podcast' - This is our very first episode. What you can expect is front row seats of conversations with some of the world’s true leaders in health and wellbeing as well as some people with MS who have transformed their health. I will be sharing with you all the tips, tools, and strategies to have Success with MS.
In this episode, we talk about:
- How to create resilience & confidence in yourself
- What to focus on when things feel brutal
- Ways to win your day everyday
- Daily rituals
Before we begin, the right bit of inspiration can completely change the trajectory of someone’s life, so if there’s a friend or loved one who needs to hear this episode or could use some help, please share it with them right now.
James has been a fantastic mentor to me as well as possibly the most kind hearted, generous and genuinley caring person I have EVER met. You know those people that send you a message saying "I was thinking about you and wanted to check in, see hw you're doing and how I can support you?" I feel very lucky to have this man in my corner rooting for me and he was generous enough to let me interview him for my first ever podcast episode.
Let’s WIN THE DAY with James Whittaker!
James is obsessed with what separates ordinary people from extraordinary achievers and has interviewed over 300+ of the worlds most revered change makers to unlock their secrets to success.
James was very gracious and kind with his interview for this newbie over here. Sharing the best of the best from his book ‘Think & Grow Rich - The Legacy’ and Co-produced the movie based on Napoleon Hills classic.
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