Podcast
Mairead hosts a Podcast called 'Being Brilliant' available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Buzzsprout or where ever you get your podcasts.
From recovering alcoholics to survivors of childhood bullying to former foster kids, everyone has a story to tell. No one goes through life unscathed and we're all on this planet to learn from each other.
Mairead is a Family Celebrant and Legal Wedding Solemniser and as part of her job creating and delivering milestone ceremonies, she gets to partake in her favourite pastime; meeting people! She is inspired by changemakers and ordinary people who have faced adversity and are here to impart their wisdom. Mairead has conversations with people who are rocking it at 'Being Brilliant' and hopes we can all learn from their experience dealing with this life stuff!
The Final Curtain - Mairead talks with Rev Canon Mark Hayden about Death, Funerals and Bereavement. Decades of ministry as a priest, attending to the dying and bereaved gives Mark a unique insight which I hope will inform, inspire and uplift my listeners.
Dreamy Curvy Niki - Buying a Wedding Dress can be difficult and stressful. However, if you're a Curvy Bride and you are lucky enough to have Niki and Sara at Dreamy Curves on the case, you're on to a winner!! In this episode I chat with the lovely Niki, owner of Dreamy Curves in Bray
Senator Malcolm Byrne - Did you know that some of the students sitting their Leaving Cert this year will live to see the 22nd Century?! Senator Malcolm Byrne explains what he believes are the biggest issues currently facing Ireland.
Nicola Lindsay, Author - Beautiful Author Nicola Lindsay tells me about her writing process and treats me to a few poem recitals. We look back on her career, time spent in Nigeria, working with Sean Connery and Charlotte Rampling and many adventures along the way.
The Y in Yoga - Janette McDonald is passionate about yoga and has been teaching and practicing for decades. She explains why yoga is an important practice as part of our physical, mental and spiritual well-being.
Amazing Grace, Fibro Warrior - Grace just keeps going. She refuses to let anything get in her way. She's going to make the most of this one life despite having to deal with Fibromyalgia, a hidden disability, often misunderstood and misdiagnosed.
Sadie and the Hidden World of a Foster-Girl - Sadie discusses her new book 'The Hidden World of a Foster Girl'. An open and honest account of growing up in the Irish Foster Care system. She overcame crippling anxiety, mental health issues and dyslexia and is now a published author, Special Needs Assistant, Mum and wife.
Elizabeth the Blonde Bombshell - Elizabeth is a Changemaker. What's a Changemaker? It's someone who takes creative action to solve a social problem. She has overcome many challenges in her life including alcohol dependency and loneliness and wants to help others to make connections and friendships through her organisation The Wexford Daisy Chain of New Friends.