EP38 - Diverse Ability, not Disability

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 🎤 Until next time, stay well, stay curious. Jack ✌️ #onlyhuman #onlyhumanpodcast

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 ✌️ #onlyhuman #onlyhumanpodcast

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 ✌️ #onlyhuman #onlyhumanpodcast  

This episode explores the value of lifestyle practices in maintaining health, the expanding role of the Pharmacist, as well as some fact checking some common myths about covid-19 vaccines. Welcome Laura Dowling, aka The Fabulous Pharmacist. Only Human Podcast is produced by Evan Balfe 🎤 Until next time, stay well, stay curious. Jack ✌️ #onlyhuman #onlyhumanpodcast

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 ✌️ #onlyhuman #onlyhumanpodcast

Ruairí McKiernan is an award-winning Irish social innovator, campaigner, podcast host, and the author of Hitching for Hope - a Journey into the Heart and Soul of Ireland which is an Irish Times No.1 bestseller. Ruairí previously founded the SpunOut.ie national youth information website, and served 7 years on Ireland's Council of State as one of President Higgins’ appointees. A business graduate and Fulbright scholar, he is also a founding member of the Uplift organisation and numerous other social ventures. He hosts the Love and Courage podcast and the Creative Souls of Clare podcast and contributes regularly to the media. Ruairí is originally from Cootehill, County Cavan and now lives on the west coast of County Clare with his wife Susan Quirke who is a musician and meditation teacher. www.hitchingforhope.com 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

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 ✌️ #onlyhuman #onlyhumanpodcast

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 ✌️ #onlyhuman #onlyhumanpodcast

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. www.thegreenplatform.com 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