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  • #50. “Your Path Doesn’t Have to Make Sense” - 10 Life-Changing Lessons From Su Carty

    #50. “Your Path Doesn’t Have to Make Sense” - 10 Life-Changing Lessons From Su Carty
    Sep 13 2025
    What if the path you’re on doesn’t make sense to anyone else but it’s exactly where you’re meant to be? Su Carty’s story proves that courage, vision, and compassion can break barriers in sport, leadership, and healing. From psychiatric nursing to becoming the first Irish woman elected to the Rugby World Council, Su has lived a life of saying yes to what lights her up.In this minisode, Karen shares the 10 most powerful lessons from their conversation - lessons that will help you show up with courage, embrace failure, celebrate wins, and remember that healing and leadership are never separate.💡 Key Takeaways🌟 Your path doesn’t have to make sense to anyone else — it just has to light you up.🌍 Big change starts with a clear vision and a village of support.💪 Leading in a male-dominated space takes courage, collaboration, and trust.❌ Mistakes are data, not identity — fail fast, fail forward.💖 Authority without empathy fails, empathy without standards wobbles.🧠 You can’t separate mental and physical health — they always impact each other.🎉 Celebrate small wins — they rewire your brain and build confidence.🕰 Stress-proof your day with 5-minute resets — write it, date it, delegate it.👭 Mentors and friends aren’t luxuries — they’re performance strategies.🚪 Back yourself — knock on the door you’re afraid of, it will likely open.Resources & Links Mentioned:🔗 Submit a Win, Story or Shoutout to the Podcast🔗 IAOMT - Find a SMART Certified Dentist🔗 Karen’s Free MS MasterclassConnect With Su Carty:📸 Instagram:⁠ https://www.instagram.com/su.carty/ ⁠👍 Facebook:⁠ https://www.facebook.com/susan.carty.14?fref=ts 🌐 Website:⁠ https://www.sucarty.com💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/su-carty-9369461b/ Connect With Karen Dwyer:🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here⁠ 💬 Join the Free Facebook Group: Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes: www.karendwyer.com📸 Instagram: @iamkarendwyer👍Facebook: Karen Dwyer💼 LinkedIn: Karen Dwyer🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk hereTalk Healing to Me:🎥YouTube:⁠ Talk Healing to Me YouTube Channel⁠📸 Instagram:⁠ ⁠@talkhealingtomepod⁠👍 Facebook:⁠ ⁠@talkhealingtomepod⁠⁠🌐 Website:⁠ ⁠@talkhealingtomepod⁠⁠⁠ 📸TikTok:⁠ ⁠⁠@talkhealingtomepod⁠⁠⁠💼 LinkedIn: @talkhealingtomeMusic by Max Chubrey from PixabayThank you for listening to this episode of Talk Healing to Me! If you found it valuable, please share it with a friend or loved one and subscribe for more inspiring conversations. 🌟
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    11 min
  • #49. GO FOR IT: What Nobody Tells You About Resilience

    #49. GO FOR IT: What Nobody Tells You About Resilience
    Sep 8 2025
    Courage is not the absence of fear, it's saying yes when your heart whispers to go for it.Su Carty’s journey is as unexpected as it is inspiring. From working as a nurse to becoming the first Irish woman elected to the Rugby World Council, Su has lived at the intersection of leadership, healing, and resilience. She helped grow women’s rugby worldwide, stood as a voice for women in leadership, and continues to empower others through her work in performance, wellbeing, and emotional health.In this conversation, Su opens up about the power of teamwork, the lessons learned from setbacks, the importance of writing things down to free your mind, and why every small success matters. Whether you’re navigating leadership, chronic illness, or the everyday challenges of life, Su’s wisdom will leave you inspired to back yourself and take the next step forward.💡 Key Takeaways🌱 The most unlikely paths can lead to extraordinary journeys.❤️ Leadership requires both strategy and heart.🤝 Change is never a solo act - “it takes a village.”📝 Write it down- clearing your head on paper frees you from stress and brain fog.✨ Celebrate every win, even the small ones.📞 Asking for support and mentorship is a strength, not a weakness.🐾 Even simple grounding rituals (like time with Su’s dog Ari) can be powerful.🔑 Setbacks can open doors to something even better — rejection isn’t the end.💬 Su’s message: Go for it. Back yourself.Resources & Links Mentioned:🔗 Submit a Win, Story or Shoutout to the Podcast🔗 IAOMT - Find a SMART Certified Dentist🔗 Karen’s Free MS MasterclassConnect With Su Carty:📸 Instagram:⁠ https://www.instagram.com/su.carty/ ⁠👍 Facebook:⁠ https://www.facebook.com/susan.carty.14?fref=ts 🌐 Website:⁠ https://www.sucarty.com💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/su-carty-9369461b/ Connect With Karen Dwyer:🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here⁠ 💬 Join the Free Facebook Group: Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes: www.karendwyer.com📸 Instagram: @iamkarendwyer👍Facebook: Karen Dwyer💼 LinkedIn: Karen Dwyer🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk hereTalk Healing to Me:🎥YouTube:⁠ Talk Healing to Me YouTube Channel⁠📸 Instagram:⁠ ⁠@talkhealingtomepod⁠👍 Facebook:⁠ ⁠@talkhealingtomepod⁠⁠🌐 Website:⁠ ⁠@talkhealingtomepod⁠⁠⁠ 📸TikTok:⁠ ⁠⁠@talkhealingtomepod⁠⁠⁠💼 LinkedIn: @talkhealingtomeMusic by Max Chubrey from PixabayThank you for listening to this episode of Talk Healing to Me! If you found it valuable, please share it with a friend or loved one and subscribe for more inspiring conversations. 🌟
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    37 min
  • #48. Stop Settling for Symptom Management - How to Advocate for Real Healing

    #48. Stop Settling for Symptom Management - How to Advocate for Real Healing
    Sep 5 2025
    Have you ever walked out of a doctor’s office thinking, “They didn’t hear me”? You’re not alone.In this special minisode, Karen Dwyer shares the 10 most powerful lessons from her conversation with Dr Kelly Blodgett - insights that reveal why the healthcare system leaves so many of us feeling powerless, and the practical steps you can take to advocate for your own healing.From why language matters more than we realise, to how hope itself becomes medicine, these takeaways will completely reframe the way you approach your next appointment.Key Takeaways 💡📝 Your story is data - keep notes before appointments so nothing gets missed.🗣 Words create power - “options” open you up, “needs” shut you down.❤️ Feelings are real data too - shame, fear, or anxiety are signals, not flaws.⏳ Time is medicine - healing can’t happen in rushed 10-minute slots.👂 Listening reveals the diagnosis - your patterns matter more than any rushed exam.🌱 Wholeness is the goal - not just symptom management.🧬 Biology matters - what’s “standard” might not be right for you.🤝 Partnership beats hierarchy - best outcomes come when doctors and patients decide together.🧠 The future must balance science and humanity - empathy + evidence in equal measure.✨ Hope isn’t fluffy - it’s biochemical rocket fuel for healing.Resources & Links Mentioned:🔗 Submit a Win, Story or Shoutout to the Podcast🔗 IAOMT - Find a SMART Certified Dentist🔗 Karen’s Free MS MasterclassConnect With Dr Kelly Blodgett:💬Dr Kelly Blodgett’s new book: Feel Whole Again🌐 Website: Blodgett Dental Care💌 Instagram: Dr. Kelly Blodgett on InstagramConnect With Karen Dwyer:🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here⁠ 💬 Join the Free Facebook Group: Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes: www.karendwyer.com📸 Instagram: @iamkarendwyer👍Facebook: Karen Dwyer💼 LinkedIn: Karen Dwyer🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk hereTalk Healing to Me:🎥YouTube:⁠ Talk Healing to Me YouTube Channel⁠📸 Instagram:⁠ ⁠@talkhealingtomepod⁠👍 Facebook:⁠ ⁠@talkhealingtomepod⁠⁠🌐 Website:⁠ ⁠@talkhealingtomepod⁠⁠⁠ 📸TikTok:⁠ ⁠⁠@talkhealingtomepod⁠⁠⁠💼 LinkedIn: @talkhealingtomeMusic by Max Chubrey from PixabayThank you for listening to this episode of Talk Healing to Me! If you found it valuable, please share it with a friend or loved one and subscribe for more inspiring conversations. 🌟
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    16 min
  • #47. Is Your Healthcare Provider Really Listening to You? | Dr Kelly Blodgett

    #47. Is Your Healthcare Provider Really Listening to You? | Dr Kelly Blodgett
    Sep 1 2025
    Too many of us leave the doctor’s office feeling small, unheard, and powerless. Dr Kelly Blodgett believes healthcare should be the exact opposite - a place where you are seen, listened to, and supported to feel whole again.In this raw and revealing conversation, Dr Blodgett shares the failures of modern medicine, the hidden power dynamics between patients and practitioners, and the radical model of care that puts human beings, not symptoms, at the centre.If you’ve ever felt dismissed, shamed, or hopeless in your healing journey, this episode will change the way you see your health forever.Key Takeaways 💡💔 Why so many patients leave doctors feeling unheard and broken.🗣 The hidden power of language in shaping your health and self-belief.🪞 How to reclaim your voice in appointments and stop giving away your power.⏳ Why slowing down is the missing piece in real healing.🦷 The shocking link between dentistry, trauma, energy and whole-body health.🧠 Why healthcare must focus on people, not just symptoms and data points.🌱 How to shift from “I am my disease” to “I am whole.”💡 A practical roadmap to becoming your own best health advocate.🙏 Dr Blodgett’s personal story of faith, calling, and redefining dentistry.✨ The future of healthcare — humanistic, empowering, and built on trust.Resources & Links Mentioned:🔗 Submit a Win, Story or Shoutout to the Podcast🔗 IAOMT - Find a SMART Certified Dentist🔗 Karen’s Free MS MasterclassConnect With Dr Kelly Blodgett:💬Dr Kelly Blodgett’s new book: Feel Whole Again🌐 Website: https://www.blodgettdentalcare.com💌 Instagram: Dr. Kelly Blodgett on InstagramConnect With Karen Dwyer:🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here⁠ 💬 Join the Free Facebook Group: Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes: www.karendwyer.com📸 Instagram: @iamkarendwyer👍Facebook: Karen Dwyer💼 LinkedIn: Karen Dwyer🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk hereTalk Healing to Me:🎥YouTube:⁠ Talk Healing to Me YouTube Channel⁠📸 Instagram:⁠ ⁠@talkhealingtomepod⁠👍 Facebook:⁠ ⁠@talkhealingtomepod⁠⁠🌐 Website:⁠ ⁠@talkhealingtomepod⁠⁠⁠ 📸TikTok:⁠ ⁠⁠@talkhealingtomepod⁠⁠⁠💼 LinkedIn: @talkhealingtomeMusic by Max Chubrey from PixabayThank you for listening to this episode of Talk Healing to Me! If you found it valuable, please share it with a friend or loved one and subscribe for more inspiring conversations. 🌟
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    1 h et 3 min
  • #46. 10 Life Lessons to Turn Struggles Into Strength

    #46. 10 Life Lessons to Turn Struggles Into Strength
    Aug 29 2025

    What if your greatest struggles became your greatest teachers?


    In this mini-episode, Karen Dwyer pulls back the curtain on Kathleen O’Meara’s remarkable journey - from stories that change nations to love after heartbreak and a bold reinvention at 60.


    Karen shares the 10 key lessons from their full conversation, covering campaigning, storytelling, pain, leadership, friendship, and reinvention. Plus, we celebrate inspiring wins from inside the MS to Success community, reminding us that real change happens one step at a time.


    🔑 Key Takeaways

    • 🌍 Campaigning is who you are, not what’s popular. Integrity over votes.

    • 📖 Stories change the world. Data doesn’t move hearts, but human stories do.

    • ⚖️ Change can happen from inside or outside the system.

    • 💔 Pain teaches but it ends, leaving us stronger.

    • 👩‍⚖️ Women in leadership must reshape systems by showing up authentically.

    • 🔄 A daily ritual of accountability can transform your day.

    • ✨ Reinvention is possible at any age. Kathleen began her creative writing at 60.

    • 🤝 Friendships that start rocky can become your most important relationships.

    • 🪞 True friendship holds you accountable even when it’s uncomfortable.

      • ❤️ Love can be rebuilt and there are always new chapters to write.


      Resources & Links Mentioned:

      🔗 Karen's Free MS Masterclass


      Connect With Karen Dwyer:

      🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here⁠

      💬 Join the Free Facebook Group: Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator

      ⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes: www.karendwyer.com

      📸 Instagram: @iamkarendwyer

      👍Facebook: Karen Dwyer

      💼 LinkedIn: Karen Dwyer

      🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk here


      Talk Healing to Me:

      ✨ Talk Healing to Me Listener Submission Form ⁠⁠here

      🎥YouTube:⁠ Talk Healing to Me YouTube Channel⁠

      📸 Instagram:⁠ ⁠@talkhealingtomepod⁠

      👍 Facebook:⁠ ⁠@talkhealingtomepod⁠⁠

      🌐 Website:⁠ ⁠@talkhealingtomepod⁠⁠⁠

      📸TikTok:⁠ ⁠⁠@talkhealingtomepod⁠⁠⁠

      💼 LinkedIn: @talkhealingtome


      Music by Max Chubrey from Pixabay
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    11 min
  • #45. Life After Politics: Kathleen O’Meara on Love, Loss & Finding Her Voice

    #45. Life After Politics: Kathleen O’Meara on Love, Loss & Finding Her Voice
    Aug 25 2025
    From the newsroom to the Senate to rebuilding her life after divorce and illness, Kathleen O’Meara has lived through it all and come back stronger.From her early days in journalism to serving as a Senator in Ireland, Kathleen has spent decades fighting for change, women’s representation, and social justice. But behind the scenes, she navigated divorce, financial crises, and chronic illness. Experiences that forced her to rediscover independence, rebuild her identity, and embrace her power as a woman and leader.Kathleen’s story is one of courage, creativity, and reinvention. She opens up about the lessons of pain, the liberation of starting over in her 40s, her work training women in rural Ireland to enter politics, and her late-in-life return to writing where she has found new passion and expression.This episode is a reminder that true leadership is not about titles, but about honesty, connection, and showing up again and again for what matters.In This Episode You’ll Learn:🌍 The power of storytelling and why stories change hearts and societies more than statistics ever will.💔 Finding strength through breakdowns and how divorce and financial struggle became turning points for growth.💪 Redefining independence and learning to live alone in her 40s, and the liberation that brought.👩‍🦱 Women in politics and why solidarity, quotas, and grassroots training are vital for representation.✍️ Creative rebirth and how writing has given Kathleen a new chapter of self-expression and purpose.Resources & Links Mentioned:🔗 Karen's Free MS Masterclass🧠 Connect with Kathleen O’Meara:🌐 Website: www.kathleenomeara.ie/ 📲 Facebook: Kathleen O’Meara💼 LinkedIn: Kathleen O’Meara Connect With Karen Dwyer:🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here⁠ 💬 Join the Free Facebook Group: Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes: www.karendwyer.com📸 Instagram: @iamkarendwyer👍Facebook: Karen Dwyer💼 LinkedIn: Karen Dwyer🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk hereTalk Healing to Me:✨ Talk Healing to Me Listener Submission Form ⁠⁠here🎥YouTube:⁠ Talk Healing to Me YouTube Channel⁠📸 Instagram:⁠ ⁠@talkhealingtomepod⁠👍 Facebook:⁠ ⁠@talkhealingtomepod⁠⁠🌐 Website:⁠ ⁠@talkhealingtomepod⁠⁠⁠ 📸TikTok:⁠ ⁠⁠@talkhealingtomepod⁠⁠⁠💼 LinkedIn: @talkhealingtomeMusic by Max Chubrey from Pixabay
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    39 min
  • #44. Feeling Stuck? How to Recognise and Get Off the Wrong Train

    #44. Feeling Stuck? How to Recognise and Get Off the Wrong Train
    Aug 22 2025

    Have you ever looked around and thought: ‘How did I end up here?’ Karen Dwyer knows that feeling all too well. In this solo episode, she shares the raw truth about getting off the wrong train.


    Karen opens up about her own story of living with MS, following every piece of advice, and yet feeling exhausted, uninspired, and stuck on a path that wasn’t hers. From a near car accident moment of reckoning to rebuilding her life with new choices, she reminds us that it’s never too late to change direction.


    This episode is your invitation to pause, reflect, and ask: What wrong train am I riding right now and what small step could I take to step onto a new track?


    🔑 Key Takeaways

    🚉 Recognise your “wrong train”. How to spot the signs you’re stuck in the wrong job, relationship, or habit.

    💡 Fear = growth. Why fear isn’t a red stop sign but a green light that you’re on the edge of transformation.

    🧭 The courage to step off. How one near car accident became Karen’s turning point to choose a new direction.

    🌱 Small steps matter. The hardest part isn’t finding a new path, it’s taking that first step off the old one.

    🤝 Who you surround yourself with shapes your future. The life-changing impact of community, support, and aligned people.


    Resources & Links Mentioned:

    🔗 Karen's Free MS Masterclass


    Connect With Karen Dwyer:

    🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here⁠

    💬 Join the Free Facebook Group: Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator

    ⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes: www.karendwyer.com

    📸 Instagram: @iamkarendwyer

    👍Facebook: Karen Dwyer

    💼 LinkedIn: Karen Dwyer

    🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk here


    Talk Healing to Me:

    ✨ Talk Healing to Me Listener Submission Form ⁠⁠here

    🎥YouTube:⁠ Talk Healing to Me YouTube Channel⁠

    📸 Instagram:⁠ ⁠@talkhealingtomepod⁠

    👍 Facebook:⁠ ⁠@talkhealingtomepod⁠⁠

    🌐 Website:⁠ ⁠@talkhealingtomepod⁠⁠⁠

    📸TikTok:⁠ ⁠⁠@talkhealingtomepod⁠⁠⁠

    💼 LinkedIn: @talkhealingtome


    Music by Max Chubrey from Pixabay
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    10 min
  • #43. From Senator to Cancer Campaigner: Kathleen O’Meara on Healing, Resilience & Change

    #43. From Senator to Cancer Campaigner: Kathleen O’Meara on Healing, Resilience & Change
    Aug 18 2025
    She’s been a political journalist, a Labour Party senator, a cancer advocate, and a charity leader. But beyond the titles, Kathleen O’Meara is a woman who has navigated reinvention, heartbreak, resilience, and purpose.In this powerful conversation with her friend and accountability partner, Karen Dwyer, Kathleen opens up about her extraordinary journey - from growing up in rural Ireland to fighting campaigns that changed the course of communities, and later stepping into leadership roles that reshaped health advocacy.This is more than politics - it’s a story of persistence, reinvention, and the power of women’s voices to create real change.If you’ve ever felt stuck, doubted your path, or wondered if it’s too late to start again - Kathleen’s journey will inspire you to step up, speak out, and redefine success on your terms.In This Episode You’ll Learn:🌱 How growing up in rural Ireland and being educated by nuns shaped Kathleen’s feminism and voice📰 The leap from political journalist to becoming the story herself in the Irish Senate⚖️ Why campaigning, not titles, became her true purpose💔 The personal cost of public life and how she rebuilt after her marriage ended🏥 How she fought for hospitals, communities, and cancer patients when no one else would🔄 Why reinvention is always possible - and why Kathleen believes her greatest work is still aheadResources & Links Mentioned:🔗 Karen's Free MS MasterclassConnect with Kathleen O’Meara:🌐 Website: www.kathleenomeara.ie/ 📲 Facebook: Kathleen O’Meara💼 LinkedIn: Kathleen O’MearaConnect With Karen Dwyer:🌐 Talk with our nurse and get support with your MS health goals here⁠ 💬 Join the Free Facebook Group: Karen Dwyer Wellness Accelerator⏱️ Discover Your 5 Key Health Pillars in Under 3 Minutes: www.karendwyer.com📸 Instagram: @iamkarendwyer👍Facebook: Karen Dwyer💼 LinkedIn: Karen Dwyer🎥 Karen Dwyer TEDx Talk hereTalk Healing to Me:✨ Talk Healing to Me Listener Submission Form ⁠⁠here🎥YouTube:⁠ Talk Healing to Me YouTube Channel⁠📸 Instagram:⁠ ⁠@talkhealingtomepod⁠👍 Facebook:⁠ ⁠@talkhealingtomepod⁠⁠🌐 Website:⁠ ⁠@talkhealingtomepod⁠⁠⁠ 📸TikTok:⁠ ⁠⁠@talkhealingtomepod⁠⁠⁠💼 LinkedIn: @talkhealingtomeMusic by Max Chubrey from Pixabay
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    30 min