Sacred Stories With Annie: Recent Episodes
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Annie chats with some pretty inspirational people and gets them spilling the beans about their lives! We are all story tellers and story listeners, we can learn so much from sharing our stories and listening to others. The podcast explores new topics of health and well-being, asking some amazing professionals for nuggets of advice and much more!
This episode, Annie chats to Amy about her journey to becoming a PT and overcoming an eating disorder. Amy's story is a powerful one but if you find anything of what Amy says triggering then please reach out.
You can chat to me on IG @neat_annie or Amy @amyb.pt.buildandbalance
Services you can contact include:
BEAT: https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/support-services/helplines
For those Liverpool based:
Merseycare: https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/our-services/liverpool/eating-disorder-services
Find a charity near you using the Hub of Hope search page https://hubofhope.co.uk/
Annie chats to Leanna, writer, theatre make and mum of two, all about her journey of becoming a writer and taking the plunge to producing her one woman show. Leanna's play, 'The Weight of Repopulating a Nation' explores her own Armenian heritage and the Armenian genocide, telling the stories of the women whose voices were not heard.
Annie chats to the wonderful Rebecca Stewart, womb woman and all round healer! We discuss menstrual awareness and connecting to your inner cycle as well as Rebeccas journey into this work. It's all really insightful stuff!
To work with Rebecca, contact her through her instagram @rebecca_stewart.
For more sacred story episodes follow Annie on Instagram @neat_annie
Annie chats to Vicky from Rad Gurl Designs all about her journey of finding witchcraft, astrology and Aphrodite! From connecting back to yourself to discovering your potential through your natal chart... we've got it all covered!
Find Vicky on Instagram @radgurldesigns
For more Sacred Story updates follow Annie on Instagram @neat_annie
In this chat with Joshua we talk about life living in an Ashram, Bhakti Yoga and Enlightenment in the modern world. This is a really interesting chat and I hope you enjoy it!
If you'd like to know more or if you like to get in touch with Joshua, you can email him on j.t.fleming@hotmail.com
For more Sacred Stories updates follow me on Instagram @neat_yoga
Thanks for listening!
This week I chatted to Lydia, a self love coach! We talked about her journey with self love, dealing with grief and facing your shadows.
This was a really informative chat and if you feel ready to start your self love journey, then get in touch with Lydia on Instagram @selflove.lydia
For more podcast updates, get in touch with me on Instagram @neat_annie
This week we are talking to Caroline Dunne, the founder of The Plan Harrogate! She is a PT, Yoga Teacher and Nutritionalist that has created an amazing plan to connect your mind, body and spirit. It was a great chat and she gives some amazing tips for staying well in a world of stress. A very insightful chat and I hope you enjoy listening just as much as I enjoyed chatting to Caroline!
You can find Caroline on instagram @theplanharrogate and keep in touch with all things Sacred Stories via my instagram @neat_annie
As always, thanks for listening,
Love Annie xxx
Welcome back to Season 3 of Sacred Stories! In this episode I'm chatting with Yoga Teacher and Inner Voice Guide Hannah Byrne. This is a really open and honest chat with Hannah. Hannah opens up about her experience of having an abortion and the impact this had had on her mental health. If you are affected by anything in this episode, please make sure you seek help by either contacting me or Hannah or one of the mental health services below.
Contact Annie @neat_annie
Contact Hannah @hanbyrneyoga
Mental Health Services:
Samaritans Confidential support for people experiencing feelings of distress or despair.
Phone: 116 123 (free 24-hour helpline)
Website: www.samaritans.org.uk
YoungMinds Information on child and adolescent mental health. Services for parents and professionals.
Phone: Parents' helpline 0808 802 5544 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4pm)
Website: www.youngminds.org.uk
Mind Promotes the views and needs of people with mental health problems.
Phone: 0300 123 3393 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm)
Website: www.mind.org.uk
Cruse Bereavement Care Phone: 0808 808 1677 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm)
Website: www.cruse.org.uk
In this episode we chat to Jo. Jo tells us her story about becoming a new mum and coping with post natal depression. We chat about how fitness, yoga, breathing and talking helped her come through it.
Jo is very inspiring on Instagram and you can find her @jolyonsy or alternatively you can contact me on instagram @neat_yoga
If you are struggling or know someone who is it's important to get some support. I've listed some numbers and charities that can help.
Apps you can download for support are: Peanut and Mummysocial
Charities who work with Post Natal Depression:
PSS Parent and baby relations
0151 7025535
parentandbaby@pss.org.uk
http://psspeople.com/help-for-professionals/mental-health-services/parent-and-baby-wellness
Panda Foundation
https://pandasfoundation.org.uk/
Free helpline 0808 1961 776
Email support info@pandasfoundation.org.uk
Mental Health Support:
Samaritans
116 123
jo@samaritans.org
Mind Charity
https://www.mind.org.uk/
This week I got to chat to Danielle! It was great to hear all about her journey into yoga and how she went from the fitness world to the yoga world. She's very inspiring about living her life to the best she can and I came away feeling great afterwards! Whatever it is that makes you feel good, Danielle inspires you to go and do it!
To get in touch with Danielle her instagram is @danieo76 and for more information about Sacred Stories give me a follow on @neat_yoga
Nat is a Sport Massage Therapist who is the owner of Falls Therapy. In this episode we chat about what injuries, looking after our physical and mental health and starting a business! It's a really inciteful episode and I learnt loads, I hope you do too! If you would like to get in touch with Nat, you can find her on instagram @falltherapy.
For more information about Sacred Stories follow Annie on instagram @neat_yoga.
This week I had the pleasure of chatting to an old friend of mine Leigh Horner. Leigh works for Merseyside Youth Association as a mental health promotion worker in the MYA RAISE team. We chatted all about mental health, what it is and how to check in with yourself. She also gives children and young people a voice and tells us how they are doing during the pandemic. Plus much more!
If you are struggling or know someone who is, please make sure you reach out. Talking is so important, especially at the moment. You can contact the Leigh and the MYA Raise team on Instagram @myaraiseteam or look them up at www.mya.org.uk. Alternatively you can get in touch with me and I can point you in the right direction for support. You can find me on Instagram @neat_yoga.
Thankyou all for listening!
Today I had the privilege to chat to Emily Darley of @emilyskinhappy. Again, please forgive the sound quality as this episode was filmed on IG Live before we transitioned to podcast.
There is a huge stigma and shame attached to skin conditions. Emily has Atopic Dermatitis and Contact Dermatitis and I have Hormonal Acne. Both of us have been through a similar journey with our skin, even though both conditions are so different. We talk about the shame surrounding skin, the pain it can cause and the affect skin can have on our mental health.
Skin conditions should be normalised and talked about. We are starting to normalise mental health, body image and much more... now it’s time for skin!
If you need to reach out to someone about your skin, if you feel lost or alone, please drop me a message! There’s a huge community out there and we are there to support you! Do seek medical advice as well. But most importantly look after yourself! Be kind to yourself. We are all beautiful. As was said in the chat... there is no such thing as ‘bad skin’ because all skin is beautiful.
Emily is also a teacher so we also talk about the education system and the amazing jobs people are doing in our schools. This is a time to be kind to each other and support each other. Kindness and understanding goes a long long way!
For more information about Sacred Stories with Annie follow @neat_yoga on Instagram!
Enjoy!
For the first episode of season 2 of Sacred Stories, I had the absolute pleasure of speaking to Kathy! A wonderful yoga teacher and fertility nutritionalist living in Liverpool. We hear all about her journey from Bikram yoga to training in power yoga to nutrition to fertility to giving birth to her beautiful girl Coco.
Please forgive the sound quality as this episode was originally recorded on IG Live before the transition to a podcast.
If anything that we talk about resonates with you and you feel you want to reach out to someone, Kathy is the person! You can find her on @sweetorange_nutrition.
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Enjoy!!