The Feel Better Every Day Podcast

Get your free weekly journal prompts and more hereWatch here or listen here or wherever you get your podcastsDance movement psychotherapist Gwen Williams joins me (trauma therapist, AuDHDer, senior accredited supervisor, coach, author and columnist etc, Eve) to discuss how she combines yoga therapy, dance, art, and psychotherapy to help people reconnect with their bodies and heal.Gwen shares her journey from yoga therapy training (while pregnant!) to completing her MA in dance movement psychotherapy, plus her exhibition “Reclaiming the Wild Body.” She offers practical insights on movement practices for ADHD and neurodivergent brains, explaining why gentle, slow practices work best when your mind moves at a million miles an hour.Perfect for anyone interested in somatic healing, trauma recovery, creative therapy, or finding movement practices that actually work for neurodivergent nervous systems.Find Gwen: Website: gwen-williams.com Instagram: @movement_art_therapyTopics covered: ADHD, dance movement psychotherapy, yoga therapy, somatic practices, neurodiversity, creative healing, embodimentle grá (with love),EveChapters(0:00) Introduction to Gwen Williams(0:53) Reconnecting after yoga therapy training 14 years ago(2:09) Gwen’s evolving body-based and creative work(3:57) Reclaiming the Wild Body exhibition(5:12) Neurodiversity, ADHD and creative practice(7:14) Where to find Gwen online(7:48) Exploring Eve’s Feel. Love. Heal. framework (9:22) Gwen’s essential Feel self-care(11:05) Ideal and essential Love Self care(14:49) Designing life around slower somatic practice(16:22) Heal collective care: community, dance and co-regulation(18:03) Reclaiming the Wild Body workshops(19:20) Earth body, social body and transpersonal body(21:02) Vegan chat and episode planning(22:57) Where to find Gwen (recap)(23:23) Closing credits and resourcesFULL TRANSCRIPTWelcome to episode 87 of the Feel Better Every Day Podcast. Today’s guest is the delightful Gwen Williams. We trained together as yoga therapists for mental health and it was so lovely to catch up with her for this episode and reconnect.She’s since become a psychotherapist and she is combining art and her psychotherapy and yoga and movement and just all around delightfulness. If you’re in Bristol check her out and online obviously also you can gain a lot from her amazing presence in the world. I hope you enjoy the episode and let me know how you get on.Welcome Gwen, thank you so much for joining me. Thank you for having me Eve, it’s really nice to be here. It’s so funny because I met you like we used to sit together a lot in the yoga therapy training we did with the Minded Institute and you were pregnant at the time and you like I couldn’t believe that I was struggling because it was a lot.It was amazing but it was a lot and there you were and now finding out how old your son your first son is it’s like wow like you say it’s a huge mark of time but yeah it’s gorgeous seeing what you’ve been doing with the work and how it’s evolved for you and it looks so beautiful in the video. Do you want to say a little bit more about how it has evolved for you, where people can find...

Welcome to the Feel Better Every Day Podcast! Today I’m thrilled to share my conversation with Tracy Otsuka, host of the ADHD for Smart Ass Women podcast and author of the book by the same name.Get your free weekly journal prompts and more hereTracy was one of the first voices I discovered on my own ADHD journey, and her strengths-based, neuro-affirming approach has been truly transformative. She’s a former lawyer who boldly celebrates the brilliance often overlooked in ADHD while being refreshingly honest about the challenges.In this episode, we explore:Why ADHD is an identity problem, not just a productivity issueExercise supporting and sometimes replacing medication for managing symptomsThe power of finding your “sweet spot” where executive function challenges disappearRevenge Bedtime Procrastination and the most creative solution I’ve come acrossThe 43% of ADHDers with excellent mental health that nobody talks aboutWhether you’re newly diagnosed, long-time ADH or supporting someone who is, this conversation is full of practical wisdom and hope. Enjoy!Chapters0:00 – Introduction to Tracy Otsuka and her work2:51 – Personal impact of Tracy’s podcast and book4:02 – Finding Tracy and her programmes4:41 – ADHD as an identity problem and building on strengths5:46 – Ideal self-care practices6:19 – Exercise and medication experiences8:13 – Morning routines and dopamine11:26 – Reading, hyperfocus, and slow dopamine12:13 – Gardening, tapping, and somatic practices13:12 – Sleep and managing bedtime resistance (Revenge Bedtime Procrastination)15:20 – Strategies for easier evening routines18:55 – Advice for younger self and understanding ADHD21:07 – Self-expertise and navigating medications23:42 – Following interests and creating meaningful work24:51 – Music, piano, cello, and doing things your way26:25 – Singing, family, and supporting creativity27:29 – How you can find TracyFULL TRANSCRIPTI can’t wait to introduce today’s guest. She’s someone who has helped me enormously on my own ADHD and now AuDHD journey. Hers was one of the first podcasts I found when I started going down that rabbit hole.The very fantabulous Tracey Otsuka, host of the ADHD for Smart Ass Women podcast and author of the book ADHD for Smart Ass Women.Her podcast is really working with the brilliance that is often overlooked with ADHD. She’s very bold, very dynamic, former lawyer, and really confident, honest about the challenges, honest about the disabling aspects, but really it’s probably one of the most strengths-based neuro-affirming approaches I’ve heard.And I just love her guests. She is wanting to draw awareness to the 43% of ADHDers with excellent mental health. So I hope you enjoy our interview.I’m really looking forward to talking to her. And I hope that without any kind of toxic positivity, without any negating of the struggles, you too will be able to own your challenges, know that you deserve support for your challenges and make space for your brilliance. Let me know what you think.Welcome to Episode 85 of the Feel Better Every Day Podcast. Every Tuesday, I share new episodes helping trauma survivors, ADHDers and AuDHDers take better care of yourself, create a life you don’t need to retreat from, and help build a world in which everyone feels safe, welcome, and loved, able to thrive. So literally working with your nervous system, your energy, and it’s a very holistic approach.You can subscribe if you haven’t already, and you’re very welcome to share. I do a lot of free content because I know not everyone can afford...

Do you feel like your vegan diet or food allergies make you “difficult” at restaurants and social gatherings? You’re not alone. And you deserve better.In this World Vegan Month episode, I (author, trauma therapist, senior accredited supervisor etc, Eve Menezes Cunningham) share some of my journey from being an “awkward vegan” with a severe bell pepper allergy to (more) confidently advocating for my food needs. Learn how to:✨ Ask for what you need without shame✨ Use somatic techniques to feel empowered when ordering✨ Navigate social situations where you’re the only vegan✨ Recognise which people and places truly support your needs✨ Turn advocating for yourself (stating dietary requirements) into self-healingWhether you’re vegan, have food allergies, sensory issues with food or any dietary requirements, this episode validates your experiences and provides practical tools for feeling safe, welcome and nourished.Perfect for anyone with trauma, ADHD, or AuDHD who struggles with the extra layers of complexity around food choices.🎙️ Feel Better Every Day Podcast Episode 85 Host: Eve Menezes Cunningham Next week: Special guest Tracy Otsuka, author of “ADHD for Smart Ass Women”📚 Free resources and full transcript: selfcarecoaching.net#VeganLife #FoodAllergies #ADHD #TraumaHealing #SelfCare #Neurodivergent #WorldVeganMonthCHAPTERS(0:00–1:25) Asking for what you need and embracing awkwardness(1:25–3:50) Power poses, confidence, and feeling worthy of good things(3:50–5:44) Compassion for yourself when being vegan feels awkward(5:44–7:15) Sensory needs, boundaries, and finding your people(7:15–9:01) Speaking up for yourself and healing old wounds(9:01–11:24) Food, co-regulation, and making socialising easier(11:24–13:24) EFT tapping, tenderness, and trauma-informed care(13:24–16:10) Rippling kindness outward and staying idealisticFULL TRANSCRIPTDo you ever feel like being a vegan makes it hard for you to enjoy food out with friends, loved ones or even at home?Do you ever feel like you’re being too awkward if you have any kind of food allergy? This episode for World Vegan Month is for you and I want to encourage you to acknowledge the accommodations that you need and deserve and to help you ask for what you need with less shame.I’m nearly 50 and I am much better at it than I used to be but I used to call myself an awkward vegan for many years because I’m also allergic to bell peppers and they’re in so many vegan dishes.The older I get, I mean I say the older I get, a couple decades ago I was writing for an allergy magazine about the pepper allergy and it was before I went vegan but about the difficulty. It’s not one of the big 14 [allergens].Back then there was a big 10 and there’s more awareness around allergies but I guess the relevance for this episode is recognising the special needs needing to be accommodated like it could kill me. And it is very stressful a lot of the time and also I love food and I want to enjoy it, I don’t want to be off of the salads.Welcome to episode 85 of the Feel Better Every Day Podcast. I’m your host Eve Menezes Cunningham and every Tuesday I share a new episode where it’s helping people with trauma, ADHD and AuDHD take better care of yourself, create a life you don’t need to retreat from and help build a world in which everyone feels safe, welcome and loved.This here is Mighty Meadbh and if you haven’t already subscribed you’re very welcome to and you can find out more information at the Feel Better Every Day Podcast and that will lead you to the book and all sorts of free resources as well as ways of working with me.For the Feel part of the Feel. Love. Heal. framework today, I want to encourage you to get into your body to empower yourself. It might be that you

Be Kinder to Your Extra Sensitive Nervous System: Episode 84 of the Feel Better Every Day PodcastStruggling to show yourself the same kindness you’d give others? If you have ADHD, autism, or trauma, your nervous system needs extra care—not extra pressure. This episode explores why self-compassion is essential for neurodivergent and trauma survivors—and how to practice it daily.Topics covered:Recognizing when you’re pushing yourself too hard (like working until 3am)Understanding your extra sensitive nervous systemThe 20,000 negative messages statistic and Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD)Reparenting yourself with tendernessThe Feel, Love, Heal framework for self-acceptanceBefriending your body and mind as they are right nowConnecting with neurodivergent communityResources mentioned:Workshop at The Yoga Root (Feb 15) - theyogaroot.orgSole to Soul Circle membership (from €8/month)EFT tap-along for RSD (bonus content)Free resources at selfcarecoaching.netBook: 365 Ways to Feel BetterYou deserve tenderness. You deserved more than you had. Let yourself grieve while you heal.📧 eve@selfcarecoaching.net 🌐 selfcarecoaching.net#ADHD #Autism #AuDHD #SelfCompassion #TraumaHealing #Neurodivergent #RSD #SelfCare #WorldKindnessDayCHAPTERS(0:00–0:33) Why it’s still so hard to be kind to ourselves(0:38–1:26) Discovering autism and learning to slow down(1:26–3:00) Overworking, late nights, and holding yourself accountable for rest(3:08–4:16) Understanding ADHD, emotional pain, and rejection sensitivity(4:16–5:41) Reparenting yourself and honouring what you’ve survived(5:48–7:04) Working gently with childhood memories and self-compassion(7:10–8:14) Befriending your changing body and mind(8:21–9:17) Finding connection and support within neurodivergent communities(9:40–10:27) Accepting yourself and allowing healing(10:27–11:00) Expressing your needs without apology(11:07–12:09) You deserve tenderness and kindness(12:09–13:31) Grieving what you didn’t have and helping build a kinder worldLINKSLove Yourself. Warts and All: I Swear inspired Episode 82 of the Feel Better Every Day Podcast https://youtu.be/emoPrbHbc2M?si=HIP2MEp0QaD-E1Mt Shadow Work with Black Cats and Sharks:Episode 71 of the Feel Better Every Day Podcast https://youtu.be/OudSMFHNDEo Be More Cat: Episode 70 of the Feel BetterEvery Day Podcast https://youtu.be/ZJQTjy372GY Love your inner Smelly Cat this Bealtaine andbeyond Episode 56 of The Feel Better Every Day Podcast https://youtu.be/daQopL3K7BY Cattitude: Purr! Hiss! Freeze! Episode 48 ofThe Feel Better Every Day Podcast https://youtu.be/atAcj0HtD6U FULL TRANSCRIPTAre you still struggling to be even a fraction as kind to yourself as you would be to anyone else, especially if you knew their trauma history or how much they struggle with ADHD AuDHD autism symptoms?This episode is to, as all of the episodes, helping people with trauma, ADHD AuDHD take better care of yourself, create a life you don’t need to retreat from and help build a world in which everyone feels safe,...

Menopause? Perimenopause? Post menopause? A new diagnosis, illness or injury? Any kind of transition? Join me at the Yoga Root on Saturday 15th November at 1pm for a special workshop: Befriending your Changing Body and MindWatch hereHi, I’m Eve Menezes Cunningham, and welcome to the Feel Better Every Day Podcast.This week we’re talking about why it’s often easier to hold space for others than to let ourselves be held.I’m joined by Elizabeth Potts, one of my favourite yoga teachers from The Yoga Root in Westport.We explore what it means to create authentic, nourishing spaces—and how to give ourselves grace when we’re struggling to receive care, even when we desperately need it.If you’ve ever found yourself crying with gratitude in a yoga class, or wondering why self-care feels so hard when caring for others comes naturally, this conversation is for you.New episodes every Tuesday morning (Ireland time). Subscribe for notifications. Join the Sole to Soul Circle for deeper dives including bonus interviews, EFT Tap Alongs, yoga poses, breath practices and meditations, journal prompts and more. Is the Feel Better Every Day Podcast helping you? Please share and leave a ★★★★★ rating and review. Your support helps me reach more trauma survivors and people with ADHD or AuDHD. Learning to care for, love and accept yourself is a radical act. Your healing creates ripples and helps others remember peace and ease is everyone’s birthright too. Míle buíochas (a thousand thank yous).CHAPTERS(2:40–3:45) Why it’s easier to hold space for others than to be held ourselves(6:56–8:37) Teaching with authenticity and not performing on the mat(9:00–10:53) Creativity as self-care through art, pottery, and connection with her daughter(11:14–13:29) Finding calm and grounding through breath when there’s no bandwidth(13:38–15:52) The mindful morning coffee ritual as an anchor through transition(17:35–19:24) The practice of returning to yourself and allowing imperfection(21:06–24:57) The need for community support and rebuilding the metaphorical villageLINKSPeace Begins at Home (with Gina Miltiadou): Episode 81 of the Feel Better Every Day Podcast FULL TRANSCRIPTAnd I was delighted when you did. I remember you made amazing, was it vegan lemon poppy seed cake when I did a workshop there for you? Oh yeah, yeah. And it’s just that I didn’t know you but it just made me feel so again held and welcome, but I think that’s partly why I felt a bit tearful, now I can drive, now I can be there, like enjoy and just the vision, like how integral it is to Westport, how like it’s just so lovely that it’s taken root and it’s really gorgeous.Yeah, it really is special, it really is special and I think you can really feel, you know, the intention and the love and the work that’s gone into us, you know, and to make you a really authentic space is what it is, you know, if you come to my class or Derrick’s or, you know, our other teachers, all very unique classes, very different styles of teaching, but yeah, all very authentic, very much us, you know, so you would never catch me floating off the mat.Hi, you’re listening to episode 83 of the Feel Better Every Day Podcast. I’m your host, Eve Menezes Cunningham, and I’m here to help people with trauma, ADHD, AuDHD, take better care of yourselves, create a life you don’t need to retreat from, and help build a world in which everyone feels safe, welcome, and loved, able to thrive.You can access full show notes, the transcript, links, and loads of other resources through thefeelbettereverydaypodcast.com and...

Inspired by the stunning film “I Swear” about living with Tourette’s, this episode explores why self-compassion is so difficult, especially with trauma, ADHD and AuDHD (autism and ADHD). Discover how acceptance and love can transform shame into advocacy, and learn practical ways to be gentler with yourself.Using my Feel. Love. Heal framework, I (trauma therapist, ADHDer, only recently recognised AuDHDer - brand new emotional rollercoaster - senior accredited supervisor, Self care coach, author and columnist, Eve Menezes Cunningham) share some self-care ideas the film inspired. You deserve the same compassion you give others.Is the Feel Better Every Day Podcast helping you? Please leave a ***** rating and review for this and other episodes you’ve enjoyed. Your sharing, subscribing, feedback and support helps me help more people (of all genders) with trauma histories and ADHD or AuDHD (autism and ADHD). You learning to take better care of yourself isn’t just good for you – it creates a ripple effect and helps others. My ultimate dream, in a world in which SO much is coming up for healing and so many people are unsafe, is to do my part to help as many people as possible heal from trauma. To help create a world in which everyone everywhere feels safe, welcome and loved - able to thrive.CHAPTERS0:00 Why it’s so hard to have compassion for ourselves1:10 Understanding ourselves through trauma and neurodivergence5:11 Using the Feel. Love. Heal. framework10:25 Learning to help ourselves heal14:18 Creating a world where everyone feels safe and loved18:22 Healing through connection and community21:11 The ripple effect of healing and hopeRESOURCESCattitude: Purr! Hiss! Freeze! Episode 48 of The Feel Better Every Day Podcast Be More Cat: Episode 70 of the Feel Better Every Day Podcast Shadow Work with Black Cats and Sharks: Episode 71 of the Feel Better Every Day Podcast https://selfcarecoaching.net/2023/08/07/cattitude-familiars-and-polyvagal-theory/https://selfcarecoaching.net/2022/10/19/cattitude-life-lessons-from-my-first-9-years-on-earth/https://selfcarecoaching.net/feline/https://selfcarecoaching.net/2021/02/17/bring-more-cattitude-to-the-way-you-move/https://selfcarecoaching.net/2019/09/30/cat-coaching-for-self-care-3-cattitude/FULL TRANSCRIPTWhy is it so hard to have the kind of compassion and empathy and understanding we so often find so easy to direct towards anyone else, towards ourselves, especially with trauma histories, with ADHD, with ADHD, with autism? Why?This episode, 82 of the Feel Better Every Day Podcast is inspired by the phenomenal film I Swear, based on John Davidson’s memoir about living with Tourette’s and becoming an advocate. I hope you enjoy it.Hi, you’re listening to the Feel Better Every Day Podcast.I’m your host and producer, Eve Menezes Cunningham. I’m a trauma therapist, trauma survivor, ADHDer. Now I’ve heard about the AuDHD, learning more about the autism, that the ADHD medication, it’s a learning curve. It’s a lot. And it’s also helpful, the more we understand ourselves, the better.I’m a self-care coach, senior accredited...

Am so delighted to welcome the Peace Begins at Home Summit Director, Gina Miltiadou, for Episode 81 of the Feel Better Every Day Podcast. Access full transcripts, links, show notes, and other resources at http://thefeelbettereverydaypodcast.comThe inaugural Peace Begins at Home Summit will take place on Wednesday, 29th October 2025 (and you can listen to the recordings for 30 days so don’t worry if you can’t make that day).At a time of rising authoritarianism, climate crisis, and lost hope, the Summit combines lived testimony, research, and practical solutions to reclaim a culture of partnership.Produced by the Center for Partnership Systems (CPS) and inspired by cultural historian Dr. Riane Eisler’s Partnership vs. Domination framework, the Summit reframes peace not as a distant ideal but as a systems challenge that begins where we live, love, and raise each other: In the home. Confirmed speakers include 26 leaders from 17 countries, among them:Dr. Riane Eisler – Holocaust survivor, cultural historian, systems scientist, and author of The Chalice and the BladeAmbassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury – Former UN Under-Secretary-General and champion of the culture of peaceDr. Richard Davidson – World-renowned neuroscientist and TIME 100 honoreeEla Gandhi – Global peace activist, women’s rights advocate and granddaughter of Mahatma GandhiGary Barker & Jackson Katz – International pioneers in reshaping masculinityAngela Sterritt – Award-winning investigative journalist and author, serving as MCFind out more and book at www.peacebeginsathomesummit.orgCHAPTERS0:00 Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the state of the world2:08 Introducing Gina Miltiadou and the Peace Begins at Home Summit2:53 The ripple effect of early trauma4:10 Self-care when you’re near the finish line5:41 Purpose as a form of self-care7:07 Interconnectedness and hope8:15 Dr. Riane Eisler’s domination to partnership framework15:19 Peace begins at home17:30 Turning pain into purpose20:05 Stories of healing and collective care25:16 Peace is personalThanks for watching. New episodes come out every Tuesday morning (Ireland time) and if you subscribe (via your favourite podcasting app or by joining the Sole to Soul Circle), you’ll be notified about each new episode. Sole to Soul Circle members get an exclusive deeper dive each week.Is the Feel Better Every Day Podcast helping you? Please leave a ***** rating and review for this and other episodes you’ve enjoyed. Your subscribing, feedback and support helps me help more people (of all genders) with trauma histories and/or ADHD. You learning to take better care of yourself isn’t just good for you – it creates a ripple effect and helps others. My ultimate dream, in a world in which SO much is coming up for healing and so many people are unsafe, is to do my part to help as many people as possible heal from trauma. To help create a world in which everyone everywhere feels safe, welcome and loved - able to thrive.CHAPTERS0:00 Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the state of the world2:08 Introducing Gina Miltiadou and the Peace Begins at Home Summit2:53 The ripple effect of early trauma4:10 Self-care when you’re near the finish line5:41 Purpose as a form of self-care 7:07 Interconnectedness and hope8:15 Dr. Riane Eisler’s domination to partnership framework15:19 Peace begins at home17:30 Turning pain into purpose20:05 Stories of healing and collective care25:16 Peace is...

Stop feeling guilty. Start making a difference. In Own Your Privilege, Change the World: Episode 80 of the Feel Better Every Day Podcast, I (trauma therapist, senior accredited supervisor, Self care coach, author, ADHDer etc, Eve Menezes Cunningham) explore why owning your privilege (rather than apologising for it) can support sustainable activism. Learn how guilt disempowers you while self-care and honest acknowledgment of your advantages can fuel meaningful change. Discover why thriving isn’t selfish, it’s necessary for the resistance. Everyone deserves to feel safe, welcome and loved and able to thrive and the more you do to empower yourself, the more you can do to help others. So forgive yourself for injustices you have no part in and then speak up to do what you can to fix what’s happening now. THE FEEL BETTER EVERY DAY PODCAST Learn from the Self (for that highest, wisest, truest, wildest, most joyful, brilliant and miraculous part of yourself) and self-care practices the professionals depend on. With a mixture of solo and interview episodes, your host, Eve Menezes Cunningham (author of 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-care Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing) shares trauma-informed and VAST / ADHD-friendly self and Self* care ideas through the lens of the Feel. Love. Heal. framework to help you: • Feel. Regulate your nervous system, work with your energy and do the things that help you create a life you don’t need to retreat from • Love. Accept yourself completely with love, compassion and kindness – you don’t need to do a thing and • Heal. Collective care to turn what hurts your heart into action to support your family, organisations, communities and the world at large (and to coregulate and accept support from others) Thanks for watching. New episodes come out every Tuesday morning (Ireland time) and if you subscribe (via your favourite podcasting app or by joining the Sole to Soul Circle), you’ll be notified about each new episode. Sole to Soul Circle members get an exclusive deeper dive (these include bonus interviews, EFT Tap Alongs, yoga poses, breath practices, journal prompts and more) each week. Is the Feel Better Every Day Podcast helping you? Please leave a ***** rating and review for this and other episodes you’ve enjoyed. Your subscribing, feedback and support helps me help more people (of all genders) with trauma histories and/or ADHD. You learning to take better care of yourself isn’t just good for you – it creates a ripple effect and helps others. My ultimate dream, in a world in which SO much is coming up for healing and so many people are unsafe, is to do my part to help as many people as possible heal from trauma. To help create a world in which everyone everywhere feels safe, welcome and loved - able to thrive. CHAPTERS (0:00) Prioritising your personal priorities (1:14) Your suffering helps no one (2:50) Acknowledging privilege (10:59) Forgive yourself and do better (15:30) Do more of what helps you feel good (18:11) Finding balance through compassion and action (20:56) Ho’oponopono and Metta meditation RESOURCES: https://ejeancarroll.substack.com/p/grab-him-by-the-wallet WANT TO WORK WITH ME? • There’s the book – 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-care Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing – and all the book bonus videos. • All the free resources (for trauma, ADHD, menopause, solopreneurs, anxiety, sleep, confidence, resilience, finding purpose, meaning and joy and more) across my platforms and the library of self-care ideas and practices at https://selfcarecoaching.net • You can join the Sole to Soul Circle and get bonus interviews and content specially designed to help you dive deeper into each week’s theme. • If you want to support my work but don’t want to commit to a membership, even for a month, you can choose any amount at...

And you can find out more by booking your spot, from as little as £25, for Online Events’ Living and Working with Neurodivergence conference where I’ll be presenting on Cattitude: A Polyvagal Informed Approach to Self Care for ADHD and Trauma – selfcarecoaching.net has a link to book tickets)I was able to own that part of myself that wants to do it all in one go. I can say, “Oh that’s so sweet! So delusional! Let’s not do that this time! Let’s be gentler!”Struggling with the overdoing-overwhelm-collapse cycle?In this episode, I (trauma-informed therapist, Self care, ADHDer, senior accredited supervisor etc, Eve Menezes Cunningham) share a lawn mowing lesson that changed how I approach tasks.Learn how doing less can actually help you accomplish more. This, like all episodes, takes you through my unique holistic Feel. Love. Heal. framework to help you bring more gentleness and ease into your daily life while getting more done. More smoothly, easily and effectively.Perfect for anyone who tends to go full speed ahead and then crash.THE FEEL BETTER EVERY DAY PODCASTLearn from the Self (for that highest, wisest, truest, wildest, most joyful, brilliant and miraculous part of yourself) and self-care practices the professionals depend on.With a mixture of solo and interview episodes, your host, Eve Menezes Cunningham (author of 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-care Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing) shares trauma-informed and VAST / ADHD-friendly self and Self* care ideas through the lens of the Feel. Love. Heal. framework to help you:• Feel: Regulate your nervous system, work with your energy and do the things that help you create a life you don’t need to retreat from• Love: Accept yourself completely with love, compassion and kindness – you don’t need to do a thing and• Heal: Collective care to turn what hurts your heart into action to support your family, organisations, communities and the world at large (and to coregulate and accept support from others)Thanks for watching. New episodes come out every Tuesday morning (Ireland time) and if you subscribe (via your favourite podcasting app or by joining the Sole to Soul Circle), you’ll be notified about each new episode. Sole to Soul Circle members get an exclusive deeper dive (these include bonus interviews, EFT Tap Alongs, yoga poses, breath practices, journal prompts and more) each week.If you’d like to leave a review and/or rate this and other episodes you’ve enjoyed, your subscribing, feedback and support helps me help more people (of all genders) with trauma histories and/or ADHD take better care of their whole selves and create lives they don’t need to retreat from.CHAPTERS(0:02) Introduction: overdoing and overwhelm(0:45) Using the Feel. Love. Heal. framework(1:44) The lawn mowing lesson: less is more(3:52) Applying gentleness beyond the lawn(4:24) Feel: identify one area of overwhelm(5:33) Love: self-compassion and acceptance(6:20) The office move example(9:17) Talking kindly to yourself(10:33) Heal: co-regulation and collective care(12:49) Closing reflections and invitation to connectRESOURCESWANT TO WORK WITH ME?• There’s the book – 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-care Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing – and all the book bonus videos.• All the free resources (for trauma, ADHD, menopause, solopreneurs, anxiety, sleep, confidence, resilience, finding purpose, meaning and joy and more) across my platforms and the library of self-care ideas and practices at https://selfcarecoaching.net• You can join the Sole to Soul Circle and get bonus interviews and content specially designed to help you dive deeper into each week’s theme.• If you want to support my work but don’t want to commit to a membership, even for a

Join me (trauma-informed therapist etc, Eve Menezes Cunningham) as I welcome Alice Tew and Carly Radford, hosts of the podcast “Too Much… Apparently.”We explore sensitivity as a gift rather than a flaw, sharing practical nervous system regulation techniques and the power of radical self-acceptance.Discover why tiny non-negotiables work better than perfect routines, how the pandemic became a turning point for Carly embracing authenticity, and why building chosen family through friendship can be transformative.Perfect for highly sensitive people, those with ADHD and autism, trauma survivors, and anyone who’s ever been told they’re “too much.”You’ll learn about:· Nervous system awareness· micro self-care practices· parts work therapy· community building· neurodivergent experiences, and· moving from self-criticism to self-compassion.Find Alice at @reparentingwithalice and Carly at @the_sensitivity_therapistCHAPTERS(0:00) Introduction and podcast context(1:00) Guest introductions(4:00) Sensitivity and self-care(8:30) Nervous system awareness(12:00) Tiny non-negotiables(15:00) Love and acceptance(19:00) The pandemic as a turning point(22:00) Radical self-acceptance(26:00) Collective care and community(30:00) Redefining family and support(35:00) Building community through friendshipFULL TRANSCRIPTI’m delighted to welcome Alice Tew and Carly Radford, who are here to talk about whatever they want to talk about, but I invited them on because I’ve known their names for a long, long time, but I’ve got to know them better online through a neurodivergent therapy group, and they have a gorgeous new podcast, Too Much… Apparently, and it’s so lovely.Hi, you’re listening to episode 78 of the Feel Better Every Day Podcast. I’m your host and producer Eve Menezes Cunningham. I’m a trauma-informed therapist, including embodied approaches, energetic approaches. I’m a trauma survivor. I have ADHD and I’m a senior accredited supervisor with BACP and a supervisor with IACP.I’m also an author and columnist and a self-care coach where I integrate lots of different ways of working for a really embodied approach, but really all my work is about helping you remember that you already know what you need.I help people with trauma and ADHD to take better care of themselves and their Self, that highest, wisest, truest, most joyful, brilliant, miraculous part of yourself. It really is remembering you are already whole. You’re already complete. You are worthy. You’re lovable. You’re not too much. You are enough.And with that in mind, I am utterly delighted to be welcoming today’s guests and look forward to hearing what you think of today’s episode. If you haven’t already, do subscribe and I would love to hear from you, either in the comments or you can email eve at selfcarecoaching.netYou can find out more about the book, the podcast, free resources, all sorts of things at selfcarecoaching.net or thefeelbettereverydaypodcast.com.I’m delighted to welcome Alice Tew and Carly Radford, who are here to talk about whatever they want to talk about, but I invited them on because I’ve known their names for a long, long time, but I’ve got to know them better online through a neurodivergent therapy group and they have a gorgeous new podcast, Too Much… Apparently, and it’s so lovely and I wanted to have them on here.I’m going to ask Alice and then Carly to introduce yourselves, including any links you want people to go to and they’ll be in the show notes as well.Welcome, welcome, welcome and thank you.So shall I start?Yeah, OK.I’m Alice Tew. I’m a psychotherapist. I’m based in...

You’ve heard of the Fight or Flight Stress Response but what about Tend and Befriend?Ever wonder why you automatically say "yes" to everything, even when you don't want to? You're not broken - you're responding from a place of survival. In this episode, we explore the "tend and befriend" stress response, why it's so common in women, other minorities, and ADHDers, and how it kept our ancestors (and us when we were younger) alive.You'll learn:Tend and Befriend v the better known Fight or Flight stress responsesWhy people-pleasing is actually adaptive survival behaviourHow ADHD masking connects to this trauma responseThe difference between Tend and Befriend and FawnPractical steps to start setting boundaries without (well, with less. Progress not perfection) guiltRemember: Your nervous system was wired this way to keep you safe. Now you get to choose how to move forward. 💙Resources mentioned:Feel Better Every Day Podcast: feelbettereverydaypodcast.com – especially the Purr! Hiss! Freeze! ep which goes into greater detail around Polyvagal Theory and adaptive survival responsesSole to Soul Circle membershipSelf Care Coaching: selfcarecoaching.net#TraumaHealing #ADHD #PeoplePleasing #TendAndBefriend #TraumaResponse #Boundaries #NervousSystemHealingChapters(0:00) What is the Tend and Befriend Response?(0:38) Meet your host: Eve Menezes Cunningham(1:11) Feel. Love. Heal. – A framework for self-care, Self care and collective care (1:34) People pleasing and survival instincts(2:16) Survival of the kindest(2:36) The science behind Tend and Befriend(4:24) Fawn and Freeze: Trauma in the body(6:22) How early trauma shapes us(7:00) Why we people please (and what we’re really seeking)(8:27) The power of saying No(9:28) Spotting red flags early(9:37) Practising safe boundaries(11:19) Remember: You have the right to autonomy(12:27) Moving from survival to love(13:21) Healing through support and connection(14:54) Learning to honour your preferences(16:29) The Runaway Bride egg question(17:16) It’s never too late to get to know yourself(18:04) Final thoughts and resourcesFULL TRANSCRIPTTend and befriend response. So if you were to imagine being very, very under stress, under threat, and if you think about the most powerful people in society, if you think about like the white men, it's safe for them to fight, it's safe for them to run away. Women, minorities typically have to placate, have to be appealing, have to be pleasant, all these things with tend befriend when it's a trauma response, when it is also very common with ADHD.Hi, you're listening to the Feel Better Every Day Podcast. I'm your host and producer, Eve Menezes Cunningham, and I'm a trauma therapist and survivor and ADHDer, a supervisor, supervisor, supervisor, Self care coach, author and columnist. And you can access full show notes and links and free resources through the feelbettereverydaypodcast.com or selfcarecoaching.net.In this episode, we'll work through my Feel. Love. Heal. Framework.Feel, which is about the active self- care, Love, which is about that uppercase Self S for the highest, wisest, truest, wildest, most joyful, brilliant, miraculous part of yourself. And the Heal element is the collective care.We're talking about the “tend and befriend” stress response today. I was interviewed for a UK national paper recently and the interview went 45 minutes, and which was longer than I think either of us were expecting. And I still have so much more to say, I thought I'd do a podcast episode about it. (I’ll share the link when it’s published.)Tend and befriend is something that can lead to...

JOIN ME (AND OTHERS) FOR THE LIVING AND WORKING WITH NEURODIVERGENCE CONFERENCE ON 10th OCTOBER. I’ll be presenting Cattitude: A Polyvagal Informed Approach to Self and Self-Care for ADHD and Trauma and you can book hereEPISODE 76Do you constantly forget your accomplishments while ruminating on what’s gone wrong? You might be experiencing "success amnesia" - the tendency for trauma survivors and ADHDers to completely forget positive achievements while remembering every mistake.In this episode of the Feel Better Every Day Podcast, I (trauma therapist and ADHDer, Eve Menezes Cunningham) explain why success amnesia is so common in ADHD brains and share a simple daily practice to counter it.Learn how to build authentic confidence by remembering what you've actually accomplished, even the small things. Using my Feel. Love. Heal framework, I share how to:Recognise and welcome your current feelings without judgmentConnect with your inherent worth beyond achievementsUse success tracking to support your efforts at collective care and empowermentThis isn't about fake positivity - it's about training your brain to remember the full picture of who you are and what you've done. Perfect for anyone struggling with low self-esteem, imposter syndrome, or feeling "not enough."Timestamps, resources, and show notes available hereFeel Better Every Day!Learn from the Self (for that highest, wisest, truest, wildest, most joyful, brilliant and miraculous part of yourself) and self-care practices the professionals depend on. With a mixture of solo and interview episodes I (your host, Eve Menezes Cunningham (author of 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-care Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing) share trauma-informed and VAST / ADHD-friendly self and Self* care ideas through the lens of the Feel. Love. Heal. framework to help you:• Feel. Regulate your nervous system, work with your energy and do the things that help you create a life you don’t need to retreat from• Love. Accept yourself completely with love, compassion and kindness – you don’t need to do a thing and• Heal. Collective care to turn what hurts your heart into action to support your family, organisations, communities and the world at largeThanks for watching. New episodes come out every Tuesday morning (Ireland time) and if you subscribe (via your favourite podcasting app or by joining the Sole to Soul Circle), you’ll be notified about each new episode. Sole to Soul Circle members get an exclusive deeper dive (these include bonus interviews, EFT Tap Alongs, yoga poses, breath practices, journal prompts and more) each week.WANT TO WORK WITH ME?• There’s the book – 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-care Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing – and all the book bonus videos• All the free resources (for trauma, ADHD, menopause, solopreneurs, anxiety, sleep, confidence, resilience, finding purpose, meaning and joy and more) across my platforms and the library of self-care ideas and practices• You can join the Sole to Soul Circle and get bonus interviews and content specially designed to help you dive deeper into each week’s theme• If you want to support my...

Celebrating 21 years as a professional writer and in practice, I (Self care coach, supervisor and trauma therapist, Eve Menezes Cunningham) share 21 lessons I've learned in hopes of saving you years or even decades in your own trauma and ADHD recovery journey.From my early days discovering "you're not broken" to advanced insights about nervous system regulation and embodied healing, I reveal what really works (and what doesn't), why your body's wisdom trumps any technique, how trauma healing can be gentle, and why following your life force is the ultimate GPS.These aren't just textbook theories. Whether you're a practitioner, on your own healing journey, or simply curious about what actually creates lasting change, this anniversary episode offers ideas to help you transform how you approach your own self-care, wellbeing and personal growth. And, if you have one, your own practice.FULL TRANSCRIPTIt might be joy, it might be gratitude, it might be anger, it might be pain, it might be sadness, it might be jangly anxiety, it could be anything at all, but the more you get into the habit of connecting with your life force, connecting with your energy, connecting with your charge, connecting with your prana, your chi, it makes everything much easier.You don't need all the theory, you don't need all the tools, all you need to do is connect with yourself and ask yourself, what do I need? What will help me right now? What am I feeling? What is that an indication of?And it becomes a beautiful, exciting language, learning your own body, learning your own energy.Hi, you're listening to the Feel Better Every Day Podcast and I'm your host, Eve Menezes Cunningham.To find out more about the podcast, access free resources, find out different ways in which we might work together, events coming up, the book, full show notes for each of the episodes, including transcripts and links, you can go to thefeelbettereverydaypodcast.com or selfcarecoaching.net and let me know if you've got any questions.There's a lot there, but I hope that all the resources are easily accessible for you. Whether or not you get in touch with me there's loads and loads you can do yourself. And with that in mind, I want to start today's episode, which is celebrating my 21st business birthday today.And essentially, you don't need me or anyone else to remember how to trust yourself. That being said, I can help. I love doing these podcast episodes. I love sharing through my writing, through all the different ways in which I work, sharing some of the things that have helped me as well as many of the things that I work with in my private practice and with groups. Because we have access to a world of resources and ancient wisdom being proved by modern neuroscience.We have so much available to us. And I thought with that in mind, I would share 21 of my lessons and blessings from 21 years in business. I hope it helps you, but I also never want you to forget that you already have everything you need within you.You don't need me. You don't need anyone else. And what we listen to, what we watch, what we pay attention to, it helps us. It can, where we put our attention has quite a big impact. So I am hoping that my work does help you, even if we've never met or I've never heard from you.1) I want to start with number one, which is something I wish I'd known when I was starting out. I had a suspicion and everything I initially trained with was to save my own life. But the fact that you're not broken, no matter how much your trauma history or your ADHD brain tries to convince you otherwise, you are not broken. You are worthy. You are lovable. You're not too much and you are enough and you deserve all the goodness life has to offer. So if you stop listening now, I hope you remember that.2) I've made a

In this episode, I (trauma-therapist, supervisor, Self care coach and author, Eve Menezes Cunningham) share how I transformed (and continue working with it) my inner critic using my rescue cats and better understanding of how trauma and ADHD affect the brain as inspiration. From 21 years of helping others, I reveal some simple shifts that have really helped.✨ Key takeaways:• Replace harsh self-talk with gentle "Evie Cat" (well, your equivalent) moments• Remember, you're not stupid - you just have ADHD or trauma! Challenge that internalised ableism!!!• Progress over purrfection, always• Find people who've "harvested their own shame" for supportWhether you're navigating ADHD, trauma, or just being human, this episode offers practical tools for treating yourself with the compassion you, just like everybody else, deserve.#SelfCompassion #ADHD #TraumaHealing #MentalHealth #SelfCare #InnerCritic #Therapy #Mindfulness #FeelBetterEveryDayFeel Better Every Day! Learn from the Self (for that highest, wisest, truest, wildest, most joyful, brilliant and miraculous part of yourself) and self-care practices the professionals depend on. With a mixture of solo and interview episodes, your host, Eve Menezes Cunningham (author of 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-care Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing) shares trauma-informed and VAST / ADHD-friendly self and Self* care ideas through the lens of the Feel. Love. Heal. framework to help you:• Feel. Regulate your nervous system, work with your energy and do the things that help you create a life you don’t need to retreat from• Love. Accept yourself completely with love, compassion and kindness – you don’t need to do a thing and• Heal. Collective care to turn what hurts your heart into action to support your family, organisations, communities and the world at largeThanks for watching. New episodes come out every Tuesday morning (Ireland time) and if you subscribe (via your favourite podcasting app or by joining the Sole to Soul Circle), you’ll be notified about each new episode. Sole to Soul Circle members get an exclusive deeper dive (these include bonus interviews, EFT Tap Alongs, yoga poses, breath practices, journal prompts and more) each week.WANT TO WORK WITH ME? • There’s the book – 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-care Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing – and all the book bonus videos. • All the free resources (for trauma, ADHD, menopause, solopreneurs, anxiety, sleep, confidence, resilience, finding purpose, meaning and joy and more) across my platforms and the library of self-care ideas and practices at https://selfcarecoaching.net • You can join the Sole to Soul Circle and get bonus interviews and content specially designed to help you dive deeper into each week’s theme. • If you want to support my work but don’t want to commit to a membership, even for a month, you can choose any amount at https://ko-fi.com/evemc • Find out more about my private practice for one to one work. If you’re based in Ireland or the UK, it’s worth completing the short form at https://selfcarecoaching.net/contact to book your free telephone consultation in the hope that we can find a mutually convenient time to work together (trauma-informed and ADHD-friendly therapies, Self care coaching, clinical supervision and supervisor’s supervision).WANT TO CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA? You can find me almost everywhere – please say "Hi" and share your questions or comments: YouTube @evemenezescunninghamInsta @evemenezescunningham @rescuecattitude @thefeelbettereverydaypodcastFacebook @FeelBetterEveryDay TikTok @evemenezescunninghamSubstack @evemcBluesky @eveimcAnd if you’d like to leave a review and/or rate this and other episodes you’ve enjoyed, your feedback and support helps me help more people (of all genders) with...

You were NEVER too much.In episode 73 of Feel Better Every Day Podcast, trauma therapist, author, producer and host Eve Menezes Cunningham shares some of her decades-long journey of Inner Child work.You’ll learn:• Why children with ADHD internalise significantly more criticism and shame• How to identify different Inner Child parts / subpersonalities (playful, creative, curious, wounded)• Eve's recent breakthrough with crisps about feeling "too much" from babyhood and how childhood coping mechanisms shaped her adult patterns• Gentle approaches to Inner Child work that won't overwhelm you• The Feel...Love...Heal framework for Inner Child workYou were never "too much". You were, like all babies, children and adults across this wondrous world we live in, a miraculous child deserving of love and understanding.Whether you're new to Inner Child work or revisiting it with fresh perspective, this episode offers trauma-informed, ADHD-friendly guidance for healing those tender parts of yourself.Feel Better Every Day! Learn from the self and Self* care practices the professionals depend on. With a mixture of solo and interview episodes, your host, Eve Menezes Cunningham (author of 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-care Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing) shares trauma-informed and VAST / ADHD-friendly self and Self* care ideas to help you: • Feel... connect with and honour your lifeforce (charge, prana, chi etc), regulate your nervous system and do the things that help you create a life you don’t need to retreat from • Love... accept yourself completely with love, compassion and kindness – you don’t need to do a thing and • Heal... collective care to turn what hurts your heart into action to help heal yourself, your family, organisations, communities and the world at large Thanks for watching. New episodes come out every Tuesday morning (Ireland time) and if you subscribe (via your favourite podcasting app or by joining the Sole to Soul Circle), you’ll be notified about each new episode. Sole to Soul Circle members get deeper dives each week. RESOURCES• Episode 65 of the Feel Better Every Day Podcast• 365 Ways to Feel Better book• the Sole to Soul Circle for deeper explorationConnect with Eve:🌐 thefeelbettereverydaypodcast.com📧 selfcarecoaching.netWANT TO WORK WITH ME? • There’s the book – 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-care Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing – and all the book bonus videos. • All the free resources (for trauma, ADHD, menopause, solopreneurs, anxiety, sleep, confidence, resilience, finding purpose, meaning and joy and more) across my platforms and the library of self-care ideas and practices at https://selfcarecoaching.net • You can join the Sole to Soul Circle on Substack (https://evemc.substack.com ) and get bonus interviews and content specially designed to help you dive deeper into each week’s theme. • If you want to support my work but don’t want to commit to a membership, even for a month, you can choose any amount at https://ko-fi.com/evemc • Find out more about my private practice for one to one work. If you’re based in Ireland or the UK, it’s worth completing the short form at https://selfcarecoaching.net/contact to book your free telephone consultation in the hope that we can find a mutually convenient time to work together...

Do You Have High-functioning Co-dependence?Feeling exhausted despite "having it all together"? You might be trapped in high functioning co-dependence. Especially with trauma and ADHD, we’re so conditioned, from a preverbal age, to ignore our own knowledge, wisdom, wants and needs and prioritise others’. And it’s never too late to step into your power.In this episode, you’ll:· Learn why capable, independent people often ignore their own needs while constantly caring for others· Learn how the "Good Girl" and "Independent Woman" conditioning keeps us from asking for help, accepting support or even knowing what we truly want· Discover practical tools to break free from the cycle of over-giving· Recognize when you're accepting "floor fries" instead of what you deserve and· give yourself permission to know what you know and want what you want without guilt. (Tomorrow’s Sole to Soul Circle special will dive deeper into this).Stop exhausting yourself trying to be lovable. Remember that you already are worthy. Exactly as you are. You’re totally lovable exactly as you are. You’re enough. You’re not too much and the moment you recognise this, everything gets easier.Resources mentioned: Terri Cole (Boundary Boss), Kasia Urbaniak (Unbound), Kara Loewentheil (Unf*** Your Brain) Meggan Watterson (Reveal etc) and Gloria Steinem (Revolution from Within etc)#HighFunctioningCodependence #SelfCare #Boundaries #ADHD #Trauma #WomenEmpowermentFeel Better Every Day! Learn from the self and Self* care practices the professionals depend on. With a mixture of solo and interview episodes, your host, Eve Menezes Cunningham (author of 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-care Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing) shares trauma-informed and VAST / ADHD-friendly self and Self* care ideas to help you: • Feel... regulate your nervous system and do the things that help you create a life you don’t need to retreat from • Love... accept yourself completely with love, compassion and kindness – you don’t need to do a thing and • Heal... turn what hurts your heart into action to support your family, organisations, communities and the world at large Thanks for watching. New episodes come out every Tuesday morning (Ireland time) and if you subscribe (via your favourite podcasting app or by joining the Sole to Soul Circle), you’ll be notified about each new episode. Sole to Soul Circle members get deeper dives each week. WANT TO WORK WITH ME? • There’s the book – 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-care Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing – and all the book bonus videos. • All the free resources (for trauma, ADHD, menopause, solopreneurs, anxiety, sleep, confidence, resilience, finding purpose, meaning and joy and more) across my platforms and the library of self-care ideas and practices at https://selfcarecoaching.net • You can join the Sole to Soul Circle on Substack (https://evemc.substack.com ) and get bonus interviews and content specially designed to help you dive deeper into each week’s theme. • If you want to support my work but don’t want to commit to a membership, even for a month, you can choose any amount at https://ko-fi.com/evemc • Find out more about my private practice for one to one work. If you’re based in Ireland or the UK, it’s worth completing the short form at https://selfcarecoaching.net/contact to book your free telephone consultation in the hope that we can find a mutually convenient time to work together (trauma-informed and ADHD-friendly therapies, Self care coaching, clinical supervision and supervisor’s supervision). WANT TO CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA? You can find me almost everywhere – please say "Hi" and share your questions or comments: YouTube @evemenezescunningham Substack Eve...

For Black Cat Appreciation Day this week, we explore how we "other" creatures like sharks and black cats - and how this mirrors the parts of ourselves we reject. Join the Sole to Soul Circle for a live (online) deeper dive into your own shadow on Monday 18th August🖤 Join Eve Menezes Cunningham as she dives into shadow work using the Feel...Love...Heal framework. Inspired by Netflix's "Shark Whisperer" and her own rescue cats (especially Rainbow MagnifiCat), Eve explores how embracing our whole selves (including the parts we've labelled as "monstrous") can transform our relationships and create a more compassionate world.✨ You'll learn:* How projection keeps us from seeing our full humanity* Why we fear powerful parts of ourselves* Gentle approaches to shadow work and self-acceptance* How loving our rejected parts heals our connections with others🔗 Join the Sole to Soul Circle for deeper shadow work exploration🔗 Find more resources at selfcarecoaching.netNext week: High Functioning Co-dependence (Episode 72)#shadowwork #SelfCare #TraumaInformed #ADHDFriendly #Podcast #SelfAcceptance #feelbettereverydayThis episode features special guest appearances from Mighty Meadbh, Eve's rescue cat 🐱Feel Better Every Day! Learn from the self and Self* care practices the professionals depend on. With a mixture of solo and interview episodes, your host, Eve Menezes Cunningham (author of 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-care Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing) shares trauma-informed and VAST / ADHD-friendly self and Self* care ideas to help you:• Feel... regulate your nervous system and do the things that help you create a life you don’t need to retreat from• Love... accept yourself completely with love, compassion and kindness – you don’t need to do a thing and• Heal... turn what hurts your heart into action to support your family, organisations, communities and the world at largeThanks for watching. New episodes come out every Tuesday morning (Ireland time) and if you subscribe (via your favourite podcasting app or by joining the Sole to Soul Circle), you’ll be notified about each new episode. Sole to Soul Circle members get deeper dives each week.WANT TO WORK WITH ME?• There’s the book – 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-care Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing – and all the book bonus videos.• All the free resources (for trauma, ADHD, menopause, solopreneurs, anxiety, sleep, confidence, resilience, finding purpose, meaning and joy and more) across my platforms and the library of self-care ideas and practices at https://selfcarecoaching.net• You can join the Sole to Soul Circle on Substack (https://evemc.substack.com ) and get bonus interviews and content specially designed to help you dive deeper into each week’s theme.• If you want to support my work but don’t want to commit to a membership, even for a month, you can choose any amount at https://ko-fi.com/evemc• Find out more about my private practice for one to one work. If you’re based in Ireland or the UK, it’s worth completing the short form at https://selfcarecoaching.net/contact to book your free telephone consultation in the hope that we can find a mutually convenient time to work together (trauma-informed and ADHD-friendly therapies, Self care coaching, clinical supervision and supervisor’s supervision).WANT TO CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA?You can find me almost everywhere – please say "Hi" and share your questions or comments:YouTube @evemenezescunninghamSubstack @evemcBluesky @eveimcTikTok @evemenezescunninghamInsta @evemenezescunningham (and @rescuecattitude and @thefeelbettereverydaypodcast)Facebook @FeelBetterEveryDayAnd if you’d like to leave a review and/or rate this and other...

🐱 What if the secret to better self-care was as simple as being more cat?In this special International Cat Day episode of the Feel Better Every Day Podcast, Eve Menezes Cunningham shares how her rescue cat, Rainbow MagnifiCat transformed not just her life, but her entire approach to trauma-informed self-care and nervous system healing.Whether you love cats or just need permission to prioritise what feels good, this episode will help you reconnect with your innate wisdom and give yourself more of the curiosity, love and care you deserve.You'll discover:Some of the connections between Polyvagal Theory and Feline Better Every DayHow speaking gently to your cat can heal your inner criticThe "Purr! Hiss! Freeze!" method for mapping your nervous system statesHow cats can help humans improve self-worth and boundary settingPractical ways to find ventral vagal (Purr!) moments of safety and connectionHow to break free from conditioning that works against your natural instinctsPurrfect for you if:✓ You struggle with harsh self-talk or inner criticism✓ You're interested in trauma-informed, ADHD-friendly self-care✓ You want to understand your nervous system better✓ You're ready to embrace your authentic self (like cats do naturally!)✓ You love cats and want to learn from their unapologetic confidenceEve has been using rescue cats to help people befriend their nervous systems for over 13 years. In this episode, she shares how imagining yourself as a beloved cat can help you heal your nervous system.Key takeaways:Cats know their worth without needing external validationGentle tone of voice impacts how safe we feel (with ourselves and others)Micro-moments of feeling good build up to heal your nervous systemYou can map your own nervous system Feel Better Every Day!Learn from the self and Self* care practices the professionals depend on. With a mixture of solo and interview episodes, your host, Eve Menezes Cunningham (author of 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-care Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing) shares trauma-informed and VAST / ADHD-friendly self and Self* care ideas to help you:• Feel... regulate your nervous system and do the things that help you create a life you don’t need to retreat from• Love... accept yourself completely with love, compassion and kindness – you don’t need to do a thing and• Heal... turn what hurts your heart into action to support your family, organisations, communities and the world at large.Thanks for watching. New episodes come out every Tuesday morning (Ireland time) and if you subscribe (via your favourite podcasting app or by joining the Sole to Soul Circle), you’ll be notified about each new episode. Sole to Soul Circle members get deeper dives each week.WANT TO WORK WITH ME?• There’s the book – 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-care Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing – and all the book bonus videos.• All the free resources (for trauma, ADHD, menopause, solopreneurs, anxiety, sleep, confidence, resilience, finding purpose, meaning and joy and more) across my platforms and the library of self-care ideas and practices at https://selfcarecoaching.net• You can join the Sole to Soul Circle on Substack https://evemc.substack.com and get bonus interviews and content specially designed to help you dive deeper into each week’s theme.• If you want to support my work but don’t want to commit to a membership, even for a month, you can choose any amount at https://ko-fi.com/evemc• Find out more about my private...

In this Episode 69, I share my unfiltered daily video diaries from the first 8 days starting ADHD medication (Tyvense 30mg, then 40mg). After getting diagnosed in August 2024 and waiting months due to required cardiology tests, I finally began this journey during a particularly stressful time (seriously sick loved one). I share: Day-by-day honest experiences, including the "cheating at life" feeling on dayPractical challenges like figuring out breakfast and protein timing Wins: You know, the little things like leaving the house without forgetting anything, tackling months of bookkeeping without tearsThe grief and wonder of experiencing what a "normal" brain feels like Tips for breakfast solutions and managing expectations How it affected my yoga nidra and physical yoga practices and meditation andWhy proper rest matters for the medication to work This isn't medical advice. It's my lived experience, shared to help demystify the process for others considering ADHD medication. Everyone's journey is different, but I hope this helps you feel more informed and less alone. Next week: How cats can help make everything better (it's International Cat Day!) RESOURCES • The Feel Better Every Day Podcast • Sole to Soul Circle (bonus content & deeper dives) • Book: 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-care Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing Always consult your healthcare provider about medication decisions. This is purely my personal experience. Some relevant posts: https://selfcarecoaching.net/2023/07/31/happy-lughnasadh/ https://selfcarecoaching.net/2019/08/01/happy-lughnasadh-what-are-you-harvesting/ https://selfcarecoaching.net/2025/01/07/2025-is-so-last-week-how-do-you-hope-to-be-living-and-feeling-this-time-next-year/ https://selfcarecoaching.net/2025/02/04/some-self-compassion-around-my-own-journey-with-mental-health-issues/ Feel Better Every Day! Learn from the self and Self* care practices the professionals depend on. With a mixture of solo and interview episodes, your host, Eve Menezes Cunningham (author of 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-care Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing) shares trauma-informed and VAST / ADHD-friendly self and Self* care ideas to help you: • Feel… (regulate your nervous system and do the things that help you create a life you don’t need to retreat from) • Love… (accept yourself completely with love, compassion and kindness – you don’t need to do a thing) and • Heal… (turn what hurts your heart into action to support your family, organisations, communities and the world at large) Thanks for watching or listening. New episodes come out every Tuesday morning (Ireland time) and if you subscribe (via your favourite podcasting app or by joining the Sole to Soul Circle), you’ll be notified about each new episode. Sole to Soul Circle members get deeper dives each Wednesday morning. WANT TO WORK WITH ME? • There’s the book – 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-care Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing – and all the book bonus videos. • All the free resources (for trauma, ADHD, menopause, solopreneurs, anxiety, sleep, confidence, resilience, finding purpose, meaning and joy and more) across my platforms and the library of self-care ideas and practices at https://selfcarecoaching.net • You can join the Sole to Soul Circle on Substack (https://evemc.substack.com ) and get bonus interviews and content specially designed to help you dive deeper into each week’s theme. • If you want to support my

Feeling suicidal? Worried about someone you love? This episode, inspired by an interview I did for BACP, explores how to navigate life's darkest moments with compassion and practical support.It covers:• A recent NHS survey finding that 1 in 4 people have felt suicidal (and why it's likely more)• How working with your body can help lift you out of despair• What to say (and not say) when someone is struggling• Creating a world worth living in - for yourself and othersIf you're struggling right now, please remember you deserve help. You deserve joy. You deserve to not just stay alive but to thrive.This is episode 68 of the Feel Better Every Day Podcast - trauma-informed and VAST/ADHD-friendly Self and self-care to help you create a life you don’t need to retreat from.💜 You matter. Your life matters. You're not alone.Feel Better Every Day! Learn from the self and Self* care practices the professionals depend on. With a mixture of solo and interview episodes, your host, Eve Menezes Cunningham (author of 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-care Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing) shares trauma-informed and VAST / ADHD-friendly self and Self* care ideas to help you:• Feel Better (regulate your nervous system and do the things that help you create a life you don’t need to retreat from)• Be Better (accept yourself completely with love, compassion and kindness – you don’t need to do a thing) and• Do Better (turn what hurts your heart into action to support your family, organisations, communities and the world at large)Thanks for watching. New episodes come out every Tuesday morning (Ireland time) and if you subscribe (via your favourite podcasting app or by joining the Sole to Soul Circle), you’ll be notified about each new episode. Sole to Soul Circle members get deeper dives each Wednesday morning.WANT TO WORK WITH ME? • There’s the book – 365 Ways to Feel Better: Self-care Ideas for Embodied Wellbeing – and all the book bonus videos. • All the free resources (for trauma, ADHD, menopause, solopreneurs, anxiety, sleep, confidence, resilience, finding purpose, meaning and joy and more) across my platforms and the library of self-care ideas and practices at https://selfcarecoaching.net • You can join the Sole to Soul Circle on Substack (https://evemc.substack.com ) and get bonus interviews and content specially designed to help you dive deeper into each week’s theme. • If you want to support my work but don’t want to commit to a membership, even for a month, you can choose any amount at https://ko-fi.com/evemc • While my private practice for one to one work (trauma-informed and ADHD-friendly therapies, Self care coaching, clinical supervision and supervisor’s supervision) is almost always at capacity, if you’re based in Ireland or the UK, it’s still worth completing the short form at https://selfcarecoaching.net/contact to book your free telephone consultation in the hope that we can find a mutually convenient time to work together.WANT TO CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA? You can find me almost everywhere – please say ‘Hi’ and share your questions or comments: YouTube @evemenezescunninghamSubstack @evemcBluesky @eveimcTikTok @evemenezescunninghamInsta @evemenezescunninghamFacebook @FeelBetterEveryDay And if you’d like to leave a review and/or rate this and other episodes you’ve enjoyed, your feedback and support helps me help more people (of all genders) with trauma histories and/or ADHD take better care of their whole selves and create lives they don’t need to retreat from. CHAPTERS(0:02 – 1:13) Introduction...