A Creative Adviser, Artist, Educator, Curator of Exhibitions and Arts Activist committed to using the arts to promote Creativity & Self expression, Positive Mental Health & Well being, Suicide Prevention. A proud recipient of The Unlocking Creativity Sir Ken Robinson Awards awarded in March 2021 by The Nerve Centre and NI Screen. Noelle is a founding member of Hope, Healing & Growth in aid of The Aisling Centre, Enniskillen and a member of Team Ohana ZERO suicide.
Noelle is a beautiful soul and story teller committed to hope and healing through the arts.
Only Human Podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc and is produced by @evbalfe 🎤
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Jack ✌️
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In this episode we journey through Paul's life so far we explore what it means to develop an Expedition Mindset, how to incorporate Daily Non-Negotiable Actions (DNAs) for performance and wellbeing and what it means to Be Fully Alive. From rowing the Atlantic, to crossing the north-west passage, cycling across Australia and finding peace and perspective in the back garden, this episode explores what it means to "Live The Bollocks Out Of It".
Paul describes himself as a Dad, Adventurer, Performance Coach, Facilitator, Public Speaker with "big ears and a funny nose". What he forgot to include is Gentleman and Philosopher who doesn't take himself or life too seriously and in doing so embraces more of what it is to be fully alive.
Only Human Podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc and is produced by @evbalfe 🎤
Until next time, stay well, stay curious.
Jack ✌️
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Dr. Malie Coyne is a Clinical Psychologist, Author, and Adjunct Psychology Lecturer at the National University of Ireland Galway who sits on the Mental Health Advisory Panel for the A Lust for Life charity.
Malie released her best-selling book “Love in, Love out: A compassionate approach to parenting your anxious child” with Harper Collins Ireland in July 2020. With her considerable experience of working with clients throughout the lifespan, Malie is fast becoming one of the leading voices in compassionate self-care in Ireland. Through her advocacy work, public speaking and print, radio and television contributions, Malie shines a light on mental health issues and promotes meaningful wellbeing.
Malie lives in Galway with her husband and two little ladies. For more of her work, see www.drmaliecoyne.ie or follow Malie on Twitter and Instagram @maliecoyne
Only Human Podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc and is produced by @evbalfe 🎤
Until next time, stay well, stay curious.
Jack ✌️
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I’ve been avoiding making this episode. I don’t necessarily believe in disability, I believe in people and people have diverse abilities.
The thing that enables or disables any individual is the environment in which they exist. The legal, cultural, social, physical, mental, emotional environments we live and work in are the places that either dampen our potential or allow us to flourish. Check out this short episode to hear my thoughts.
Only Human Podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc and is produced by Evan Balfe 🎤
Until next time, stay well, stay curious.
Jack ✌️
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Only Human Podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc and is produced by Evan Balfe 🎤
Until next time, stay well, stay curious.
Jack ✌️
#onlyhuman #onlyhumanpodcast
It has been a while. We all need to create space sometimes to process, that doesn't mean we always give ourselves what we need. My absence on the podcast over the past few months was an act of self-care. All will become clear.
I hope this episode moves you, moves you in a particular way. In a world where there is so much comparison, resentment, expectations and judgements I hope it gives you a little more permission to be human. To be where you are, to let go of the things that don't serve you, to allow yourself embrace the things that do and most of all to give yourself permission.
This episode is an exploration of the themes that worked for me in 2020 that I want to bring forward with me. This episode is a reminder, me giving myself permission to be human.
Only Human Podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc and is produced by Evan Balfe 🎤
Until next time, stay well, stay curious.
Jack ✌️
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Dr. Colman Noctor is a Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytical Psychotherapist. He has worked across a range of Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services both in Ireland and abroad and he has a wealth of national and international clinical experience.
Colman specialises in the treatment of all emotional disorders and has a keen interest in the effects of contemporary media on child development and mental health and frequently contributes to national media on this topic. Colman is the resident Psychotherapist on The Ray Darcy Show on RTE Radio One and he is a frequent contributor to both the national broadsheet press (Irish Times, Irish Independent) and Broadcast media. He is the author of "Cop On. What it is and why your child needs it to thrive and survive in today’s world” was published in March 2015.
Colman has worked in Great Ormond Street Hospital, the Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Our Lady’s Hospital in Crumlin and the Lucena Child Mental Health Services and St Patricks Mental Health Service. He is currently an Associate Professor in University College Dublin. He also has a small private practice in the Basin Street Centre in Naas.
Only Human Podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc and is produced by Evan Balfe 🎤
Until next time, stay well, stay curious.
Jack ✌️
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A father of three, married to Annette, Declan Coyle is a Director of Andec Communications and one of Ireland’s most internationally experienced leadership training and development consultants. He is also much sought after as a conference keynote speaker. Declan has lived life on many levels, all of which have helped form his revolutionary Green Platform principles and thinking which form the bedrock for all the Development Programmes and Keynote addresses Declan delivers to Blue Chip companies, Government Departments, Sports Teams and Individuals.
After school he joined the Columban Fathers who worked in many of the world’s poorest slums. His postgrad studies led him to Ottawa. After being awarded two Masters Degrees he was sent to work in the slums of the Philippines. His experience in burying thousands of babies who had died of malnutrition related diseases proved a powerful catalyst for his belief that even in bad situations we need to identify and work towards positive change. During this time he set up the Philippines Human Development Fund which for the past 35 years has been supporting sustainable food, income and educational help to the poorest families in the Philippines and later in Taiwan. He later returned to Ireland, married and pursued a path of developing teams, individuals and organisations towards empowered lives personally and professionally by showing them their freedom to choose the red or green platform in life.
Only Human Podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc and is produced by Evan Balfe 🎤
Until next time, stay well, stay curious.
Jack ✌️
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Former Showtime Networks exec, Mark Shapiro, is a relationship building expert and the founder of the LoveBomb app - the 1st ever relationship management system and social wellness tool that brings together the power of technology and the best of our human hearts to help you deepen your connections, keep in touch consistently, and show up when it matters most.
From sending over 10,000 appreciation videos, creating a simple system that helps him keep in touch with over 3,000 people per year, and giving the premiere TEDx talk on human connection in the digital age, Mark is at the forefront of social innovation demonstrating not only how kindness makes human sense but also business sense.
Only Human Podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc and is produced by Evan Balfe @evbalfe
Until next time, stay well, stay curious.
Jack ️
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Following a Spinal Cord Injury aged 23 Kirk Williams is a C6/7 Quadriplegic. This has not dampened his spirit. Kirk makes a living as an adventure photographer and commercial drone pilot and he lives his life exploring the world as an adaptive vanlifer.
Kirk found freedom through building a custom camper van (the freedom pod) and has just returned from an 8 month trip around South America.
As a world traveler, Kirk is using photography and storytelling show people what is possible with the right attitude and help provide wheelchairs to those people who can't acquire them on their own otherwise.
For more, follow @Impact.Overland or visit www.ImpactOverland.com
Only Human Podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc and is produced by Evan Balfe @evbalfe
Until next time, stay well, stay curious.
Jack ️
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EP27 - Fiona Lennon - Fiona Lennon (Fí) hails from Mullingar. Coming from a musical town Fí is her artist name. She began writing music at 18 and has since accumulated hundreds of songs, only a few which she allowed to grace the airwaves. She spent time working with Grammy nominated songwriters and has played big stages like Electric Picnic, Whelans and Cyprus Avenue. Alongside this, Fiona worked as a primary school teacher for many years until completing a masters in Business and moving into a different space in a career which can bring more variety to grow and travel. She has learned over the years through hard times in her youth and experience of anorexia the importance of self-love and self-development. Fí is an advocate for fitness, reading, writing and through exploring and expressing herself in different ways in life she has been able to conquer the challenges of her teenage years. Her life has been coloured by a desire not to fit in one box, but to sample and explore many areas of life by relaxing expectations and trusting her gut to guide her.
Only Human Podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc and is produced by Evan Balfe - @evbalfe
Until next time, stay well, stay curious.
Jack ️
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Katie Geaney, although most commonly known in the Instagram realm as Natural Born Optimist, shares the twists and turns of her journey to becoming a High Risk Youth, Social Worker - a job her 16 year old self would be so proud of her for achieving.
Katie speaks honestly about the highs and lows that came with working in front line homeless services in Dublin, and shares the powerful learnings that she gained from listening attentively to the clients who graced the service where she worked.
In the midst of the current pandemic, Katie is tucked away and masked up in Melbourne. She speaks about recently turning 30 and her (not so commonly chosen) goal of spending the first year of her new decade getting comfortable with being uncomfortable in her own company.
Only Human Podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc and is produced by @evbalfe 🎤
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Jack ✌️
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Shane Finn from Dingle in County Kerry is a 28-year-old Ultra Endurance Athlete & Charity Fundraiser. Since starting running almost 10 years ago, Shane & his team have raised over €300,000 for Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Ireland, a charity very close to his own heart!
Shane has turned his passion for fitness, health, endurance & helping people into a business now too and works full time as an Online Coach to people from all around the world.
Only Human Podcast is available on Spotify, Apple podcasts, Castbox, etc and is produced by Evan Balfe.
Until next time, stay well, stay curious,
Jack :)
On October 8 2013, Brian Pennie experienced his first day clean after 15 years of chronic heroin addiction. Instead of perceiving his addiction as a failure, however, he embraced a second chance at life and went to university to study the intricacies of human behaviour. Since then, he has become a keynote speaker, a PhD student, a lecturer in Trinity College and University College Dublin, a life change-strategist, a radio presenter, and author of his recently published memoir, Bonus Time.
Only Human Podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc and is produced by @evbalfe 🎤
Until next time, stay well, stay curious.
Jack ✌️
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