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Today on The Insight Matters Podcast we are super excitedand thrilled to welcome Jo Ryder Jo is a sex therapist who works with individuals andcouples who are straight gay and all sexual preferences in betweenIn this episode Dil Anne Marie and Jo discuss what made Jowant to become a sex therapist her experience with sex education in France andhow this differed from sex education in Ireland as well as commonmisconceptions about what sex therapy isThey also discuss the most common issues that present in sextherapy the impact of Catholicism on sex education in Ireland and what Jos therapeuticprocess is like as well as the importance of sexual autonomyFind out more about Jo her approach and the services sheoffers at joryderieIf you need to talk to someone call usnow on 01891 0703 or email infoinsightmattersiefor a confidential discussion and initial assessment with one of our seniortherapists Alternatively please fill in the online booking form wwwinsightmattersiebookonlineand we will contact you within 24 hours

Today we are actually speaking with a Hollywood star weare very excited to have the extremely talented Amy De Bhrn She has amazing achievements already in TV Film and theatreand of courseanother talent she has blessed us with is her writing Thisleads us onto her recent project and one that we are honoured to celebratetoday I See You which tells the incredible true story of Limerickborn LadyMary Heath and has a particular focus on cycles of female oppression andtrauma which here at Insight Matters of course always interests us In this episode Dil Anne Marie and Amy discuss how Amylooks after her mental health how Amys family have supported her in hercareer the story behind Lady Mary Heathchallenges she faced and struggles sheenduredand what made Amy want to write about her and the reaction that theshow has received I See You is on in Belltable Limerick on the 26thof April For more information go to wwwladybudproductionscom If you need to talk to someone call usnow on 01891 0703 or email infoinsightmattersiefor a confidential discussion and initial assessment with one of our seniortherapists Alternatively please fill in the online booking form wwwinsightmattersiebookonlineand we will contact you within 24 hours

In this episode Dil AnneMarie Dermot and Philippa discuss the Gay Games the importance and mentalityof exercise the importance of being able to talk to a therapist as a transperson as well as what works and what can be improved in regards to Irelandstransgender rights They also discuss the need for more indepth teaching aboutsexuality and gender with regard to psychotherapy training and the fear aroundwhat others may think of the gender transition and the transphobia that takesplace within sportAlso in this episodePhilippa tells of her experience in therapy and identifying as a trans womanfor the first time and Dermot tells of his first experience with a transclient as a therapist and the group discuss what can be done to continue theadvancement of rights and attitude towards trans people in Ireland andworldwide Be sure to check out The This Is Me National Grassroots Campaign to improvetransgender healthcare in Ireland on Facebook and TwitterGetin touch with Dermot on his website wwwinnervoiceieandcheck out Philippas current project Sporting Pride and also look out for her upcoming book thatchronicles her gender transitionIf you need to talk to someone call usnow on 01891 0703 or email infoinsightmattersiefor a confidential discussion and initial assessment with one of our seniortherapists Alternatively please fill in the online booking form wwwinsightmattersiebookonlineand we will contact you within 24 hours

Friday 8th March is International Womens Day This is a day that we celebrate all the amazing women in the world regardless of colour social or economic status We just celebrate being a woman in the world and everything that makes us beautiful on the insideThe theme for this years International Womens Day is Balance for Better As they say the future is exciting so let us make it even more exciting by building a more genderbalanced worldJoining Dil and Anne Marie in todays episode is Caoimhe ButterlyCaoimhe is a woman who has dedicated her life to helping create a better balanced and peaceful world for all She has spent 15 years living and working with social justice movements and accessible community healthcare projects in Mexico Guatemala Haiti Palestine Iraq and Lebanon and she has spent the past six years working with refugees in Greece Calais and Ireland In Ireland she teaches And in case she wasnt busy enough she has decided to train as a psychotherapist and sometimes she makes documentaries WowIn this episode Dil Anne Marie and Caoimhe discuss what International Womens Day means to Caoimhe Caoimhes background and how she became interested in social justice issues as well as what made Caoimhe want to become a psychotherapist and her journey that led to this decisionCaoimhe describes the plethora of experiences she has had from working with refugees in Calais to being an EMT first responder in the Gaza Strip to getting shot and explains how she hopes to incorporate psychotherapy skills into these situations to help people who are severely traumatisedFollow Caoimhe on Twitter here to see what shes up toIf you need to talk to someone call us now on 01891 0703 or email infoinsightmattersie for a confidential discussion and initial assessment with one of our senior therapists Alternatively please fill in the online booking form wwwinsightmattersiebookonline and we will contact you within 24 hours

This week we are going to look at Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and try to debunk the myths around CBT for clients and therapists. Joining Dil and Anne Marie for today’s episode is Eoin Stephens, Counsellor, Psychotherapist and Trainer who has mo

Joining Dil and Anne Marie is Harriet Parsons of bodwhys.ie. Bodywhys is the national voluntary organisation supporting people affected by eating disorders. In this episode, Dil, Anne Marie and Harriet discuss the state of Ireland in terms of eating diso

Joining Dil and Anne Marie for this episode is Louise Currie, a counsellor and psychotherapist with Alba Psychotherapy. Together, they discuss issues surrounding alcohol consumption in Ireland: conflicting lessons we are taught as kids, that alcohol is a

In this first episode of the Insight Matters podcast Dil and Anne Marie discuss mental health at Christmas time from the point of view of the client and the therapistThey discuss problems that Christmas can create for people the conflict between peoples image of a perfect Christmas versus what actually happens and the stress that this can cause as well as the importance of being kind to yourselfAnne Marie emphasises the importance of being able to switch off and taking a long break over Christmas as a therapist while Dil encourages us to not put any pressure on ourselves to join in Christmas traditions such as shopping and excessive eating and drinking if we dont want toIf you need to talk to someone call us now on 01891 0703 or email infoinsightmattersie for a confidential discussion and initial assessment with one of our senior therapists Alternatively please fill in the online booking form wwwinsightmattersiebookonline and we will contact you within 24 hours