This week we are delighted to be joined by Certified Proud Ambassador Benjamin Foley (he/him) or Benji as we refer to him on the podcast. 

Benji is a PhD student with a background in localisation and social media communications. He is currently researching digital sexual literacy in LGBTQ+ youth in Ireland at Dublin City University. 

He joined the Certified Proud team as an Ambassador this year and delivers training sessions and workshops on LGBTQ+ inclusion, terminology, active allyship and support to companies around Ireland. 

In addition, these sessions include insightful Q&A sessions, during which the Certified Proud team facilitate dialogue and discussion opportunities about the LGBTQ+ community, transgender and non-binary issues, and how best to support LGBTQ+ colleagues, employees, customers and clients in the workplace.

If you are interested in working with Certified Proud, you can visit their website to find out more information, https://www.certifiedproud.com/ 

You can follow Benji over @beirchearts 

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Throughout the podcast series, we have heard so much of Karen's vibrant and diverse career from nursing to being an air hostess and of course being a celebrant. However, one area she hasn't explored a lot on the podcast is her background in psychotherapy.

Feargh asked a simple question at the start of the episode on how Karen got into psychotherapy and the answer is a full episode which explores following your gut, taking risks, working hard, trusting the process and so much more.

Karen discusses her journey and her work in psychotherapy from a conversation that sparked the idea, stubbornly following her gut, becoming and working as a therapist, and how, today, it informs the human side of all her work and her role in Entheos.

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We have invited the wonderful Sinead McCabe back to chat to Feargh and Karen about all the nuances around what happens to your assets if you pass away, the importance of creating a will, everything you need to know about inheritance and so much more.

What a gift to have Sinead on the pod again and for her to so kindly share her knowledge and all the information that can sometimes feel overwhelming in such a comprehend-able and accessible way. Thank you Sinead!

You can contact Sinead directly at smccabe@ardaghlaw.ie (Sinead loves an email) or you can contact the office at 01 5313300, and if she really likes you, you might get her number!

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Feargh and Karen are back for their final few episodes of Re-imaginging Ceremonies before 2024 wraps up. They have invited some gorgeous guests to join them for some upcoming episodes, but today it is just them, taking about trauma.

In this episode, Karen has just returned from a trauma conference in Oxford, the U.K. She shares some of her experiences and take aways, while also discussing the importance of looking after our nervous systems and making sure we are looking after ourselves if we are going to show up to give back to the world around us.

Karen even shares her top tip for settling her nervous system and finding a moment of calm, and we invite you to take part in this simple, well known exercise, so expect about 30 seconds of silence towards the end of the episode.

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We are delighted to be collaborating with Massey Brothers Funeral Homes for the next two episodes in this series.

Karen and Feargh sat down with Blackrock Branch Manager and Funeral Director Colin McCusker to discuss his role as a funeral director, how he found himself wokring as part of the Massey Brothers team, the family founded business that strives for professionalism, diversity and care, and the many locations you can find a Massey Brothers home across Dublin, as well as a new upcoming opening of a new venue.

This is part two of the conversation and we look forward to sharing part two with you in two weeks.

If you would like to learn more about the work Massey Brothers does, head over to www.masseybrosfuneralhomes.com where you can find all their locations, the services they offer and more about the team. 

Big thank you to Susan, Colin and the Massey Brothers team for inviting us to record at their Crumlin location, The Haven.

Also massive thank you to Daire Halpin who joined us to co-produce this episode.

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We are delighted to be collaborating with Massey Brothers Funeral Homes for the next two episodes in this series.

Karen and Feargh sat down with Blackrock Branch Manager and Funeral Director Colin McCusker to discuss his role as a funeral director, how he found himself wokring as part of the Massey Brothers team, the family founded business that strives for professionalism, diversity and care, and the many locations you can find a Massey Brothers home across Dublin, as well as a new upcoming opening of a new venue.

This is part one of the conversation and we look forward to sharing part two with you in two weeks.

If you would like to learn more about the work Massey Brothers does, head over to www.masseybrosfuneralhomes.com where you can find all their locations, the services they offer and more about the team. 

Big thank you to Susan, Colin and the Massey Brothers team for inviting us to record at their Crumlin location, The Haven.

Also massive thank you to Daire Halpin who joined us to co-produce this episode.

If you have the time and space, we would be very grateful if you could rate, review and subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts. We would like Entheos to be as visible in the world as possible in order to share the amazing work all our members and celebrants are doing, and in turn hope to be of service to as many people who resonate with us as possible.

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Friend of the pod James O'Hagan joins us to chat about the LGBTQI+ End of Life Reference Group, which was recently set up to build support around death within the LGBTQI+ community.

Karen is one of the members of the reference group, and in this episode they explain why the group was formed, how it came to fruition and what they hope for the future of the group.

Check out James weekly radio show Queeriosity on Dublin City FM @queeriousityradio

And follow James @jameso_hagan

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Karen and Feargh are so delighted to be back to the mic, and in this episode they are coming to you from Karen's house.

Rituals are such an important part of ceremony. There are so many beautiful and meaningful rituals that we bring to the different types of ceremonies that show up in our life. However, rituals can also be extremely important to our daily life and can enhance how we show up in the world.

In this episode, Karen and Feargh sit down and chat about the importance of having your own rituals in your life and how they can enhance your life.

If you have the time and space, we would be very grateful if you could rate, review and subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts. We would like Entheos to be as visible in the world as possible in order to share the amazing work all our members and celebrants are doing, and in turn hope to be of service to as many people who resonate with us as possible.

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This is Part Two of a conversation that Karen and Feargh had with solicitor Sinead McCabe recorded at Ardagh McCabe Solicitors in Crumlin.

Following on from part one, Sinead discusses further the importance of having a will, how will's may work for more blended families and the nuances around leaving your assets to loved ones.

You can find Ardagh McCabe Solicitors on Facebook at the following link https://www.facebook.com/ArdaghLaw/ or you can contact them through their website by following this link https://www.ardaghlaw.ie/contact-us.html, by email infor@ardaghlaw.ie or on the phone at (01)-531 33 00 (Make sure number is correct or you may be through to IKEA)

You can contact Sinead directly at smccabe@ardaghlaw.ie

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In this episode Karen and Feargh are joined by Sinead McCabe from Ardagh McCabe Solicitors.

At Entheos, we strive to make the big days in your life as meaningful and personal as possible. As part of these big ceremonies, there is also the important element of the legal side of these commitments in your life. These can be complex and nuanced, and we want everyone to understand the legal elements of ceremonies, both our celebrants and the people who choose us to celebrate their big moments with us.

We invited solicitor Sinead McCabe to sit down with us in a two-part conversation to talk us through as many of the important legal complexities and nuances that comes with getting married, making wills, family dynamics and more.

If you have the time and space, we would be very grateful if you could rate, review and subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts. We would like Entheos to be as visible in the world as possible in order to share the amazing work all our members and celebrants are doing, and in turn hope to be of service to as many people who resonate with us as possible.

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Feargh and Karen recently visited a Threshold Choir in London as Entheos is in the early stages of setting up its very own Threshold Choir.

Want to know what a Threshold Choir is? Well you have come to the right place. In this episode, Karen and Feargh share what a Threshold Choir is, their experience visiting The Heart of London Threshold Choir last weekend and go off on a tangent or two around community, connection and ceremony.

If you have the time and space, we would be very grateful if you could rate, review and subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts. We would like Entheos to be as visible in the world as possible in order to share the amazing work all our members and celebrants are doing, and in turn hope to be of service to as many people who resonate with us as possible.

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This episode was originally scheduled as our second episode of 2024, but after Karen was a guest on The Tommy Tiernan Show, we pushed this episode back to do a behind the scenes of Karen's experience last week.

In this episode, Karen and Feargh discuss both old and new traditions and rituals that you find in ceremony today. They explore how you might take the old and make it feel new and fresh for your ceremony, or you might lean into the more traditional style of ceremony, or you might embrace a completely new style of ceremony. It all depends on the couple and what resonates with them.

If you have the time and space, we would be very grateful if you could rate, review and subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts. We would like Entheos to be as visible in the world as possible in order to share the amazing work all our members and celebrants are doing, and in turn hope to be of service to as many people who resonate with us as possible.

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We are leaning into an interruption to our normal broadcasting schedule because if you haven't seen already, our very own Karen Dempsey, Director of Entheos was a guest on The Tommy Tiernan Show.

In this episode, Karen take us through the experience. What it was like to get the call? How she prepared for it? And what it was like on the day of recording? And of course, we take many diversions off-topic.

If you have the time and space, we would be very grateful if you could rate, review and subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts. We would like Entheos to be as visible in the world as possible in order to share the amazing work all our members and celebrants are doing, and in turn hope to be of service to as many people who resonate with us as possible.

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Re-imagining Moments are the mini episodes that go alongside Re-imagining Ceremonies: A podcast by Entheos.

In our main episodes, we discuss everything from ceremonies, activism, being the change we would like to see in the world and so much more. In these short mini episodes, we ask you to take a moment to join us as we create a short ceremony to share with you.

It is a chance for you to stop, pause, breath or reflect as we share rituals, thoughts, meditations, short stories, poems and many more ceremony pieces.

In this episode, Karen shares a short story that is all about YOU!, the listener.

If you have the time and space, we would be very grateful if you could rate, review and subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts. We would like Entheos to be as visible in the world as possible in order to share the amazing work all our members and celebrants are doing, and in turn hope to be of service to as many people who resonate with us as possible.

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Karen and Feargh are back for more episodes of Re-imagining Ceremonies, a podcast by Entheos which discusses changing how we see ceremony in the world and also being the change we would like to see in the world.

Last year was an incredibly busy and poignant time for Entheos as an organization, and 2024 looks prosperous and exciting.

Karen and Feargh discuss the plans for the organisation, moving out of City Sanctuary (entheos' home for the last year), the new training programme structure and their excitement being back on the mic together.

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Another topic we have been waiting to explore is baby naming and milestone ceremonies, and we are delighted to have Entheos celebrant Erica Delaney join us to help us understand the place for these type of ceremonies in the world.

We talk about bringing creativity to the ceremony, allowing the child/infant to make decisions, the importance of these types of ceremonies and so much more.

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Heteronormativity is one of the major social constructs that Entheos wishes to challenge in the ceremony world. We have wanted to explore the specific issues around this topic that show up for couples in the everyday planning of their weddings and on the day of their wedding, but we have wanted to do it with someone who has or is experiencing the heteronormativity within the wedding industry.

We couldn't be happier to be joined by Lisa Nic An Bhreithimh who is getting married next year (YAY!) and is currently planning the wedding. We are so grateful Lisa opened up about her current experience planning the wedding, both the good and the more difficult times.

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Enda McGrattan, also known as Drag Superstar Veda Lady (the most beautiful woman in the world in her price range), joins Karen and Feargh to talk about shame, stigma and trauma. They are so generous with their honesty and wisdom as they break down being queer, an artist, an artivist, relationships in all their forms, sex and even sharing some personal stories on their own experience of getting married.

Enda also talks about the upcoming HIV/AIDS monument which will be in Phoenix Park to remember and honour all those we lost to AIDS, and also showing solidarity to those living with HIV today. The two artists who were commissioned to create the monument are Anaisa Franco and Michael R. DiCarl.

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After attending a Queer Death café, organised by LGBT.ie at the Dublin LGBTQ+ Pride Hub, Karen and Feargh share their experience of attending the event and what you might expect if you were to attend a death cafe.

Their discussion of the Queer Death cafe leads to chats on grief, end of life choices, fears, thoughts on death and more.

Please be aware that there are discussions of death and grief within this episode and some discussions mention infant death, which may be triggering for some.

We currently record at our city centre venue, City Sanctuary, and on occasion, we get external noises such as an ambulances as background noise.

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We're back after a busy summer season, and Feargh and Karen have a lot to catch you up on. It has been a full and exciting summer for Entheos with events, connections and of course, ceremonies!

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