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  • Compassion and Pandas with Louise Lucas

    Compassion and Pandas with Louise Lucas
    2026/09/08

    Such a delight to chat to the fantabulous Louise Lucas about her brand new book (out next week!).

    From finding compassion for herself through pandas to her Two Spiral Model for working with neurodivergent clients, I loved every moment and hope you will too.

    Le grá (with love),

    Ev3

    CHAPTERS

    00:00 Values-based intentions instead of goals

    05:54 Ideal self-care vs actual self-care

    09:40 The panda pause: what do I need right now?

    12:17 Reconnecting with the ever-present Self

    13:04 The healing power of the sea

    18:58 Community, connection and co-regulation

    22:01 Finding the right community for what you need

    24:02 Who would you throw cardamom pods for?

    28:52 What I’d tell my younger self

    30:01 Why pandas mean so much

    31:33 A Therapeutic Workbook for Neurodivergent Clients

    35:32 Grounding and asking what you need

    LINKS

    Louise Lucas’s book published on 21st September and if buying direct from the publisher, viewers/listeners can use the code %LUCAS20 to get a 20% discount.

    https://uk.jkp.com/products/a-therapeutic-workbook-for-supporting-the-wellbeing-of-neurodivergent-clients

    https://www.curiosityspot.co.uk/

    https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/curiosityspot

    Curiosity Spot

    Louise Lucas is a queer, neurodivergent counsellor, trainer & author who supports professionals to work with ND clients through curiosity, compassion & kindness.

    By Louise Lucas

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/curiosityspotuk

    http://www.facebook.com/curiosityspotuk

    https://www.instagram.com/curiosityspotuk

    Zena Nicholas

    https://www.zenanicholascounselling.co.uk/

    https://www.counsellors-staffroom.co.uk/

    https://www.counsellors-staffroom.co.uk/copractice-community/

    If you enjoyed this, check out:

    Episode 25: “My needs are high” says Louise Brown https://solestosoul.ie/podcast-feed/my-needs-are-high-says-louise-brown-the-delightful-queer-neurodivergent-therapist-supervisor-and-trainer/

    Choose your own adventures: https://solestosoul.ie/adventures/

    Book your free telephone consultation and access 100s of body-mind practices at https://solestosoul.ie/free-downloads
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    37 分
  • Trauma, AuDHD (autism and ADHD) and Your 9 Senses

    Trauma, AuDHD (autism and ADHD) and Your 9 Senses
    2026/09/01
    Ever wondered why certain sounds feel unbearable while others soothe you instantly (cats purring, maybe?)? Or why a scented candle can wreck your whole day? (Or a steam cleaner revolutionise your entire LIFE?)In this solo episode of Soles to Soul Care for Trauma and AuDHD, I explain all nine senses (yes, nine!) as part of the FEEL. LOVE. HEAL. framework, exploring how sensory sensitivity shapes life with AuDHD and trauma.Owning your sensory differences, rather than fighting them, can be genuinely life-changing.We’ll cover vision, hearing, touch, taste, smell, intuition, interoception, proprioception, and neuroception (with a little Polyvagal Purrs cat wisdom thrown in), plus practical ways to soothe what’s overwhelming and amplify what feels good.🎧 Grab free meditations and downloads: solestosoul.ie/free-downloads🐾 More on Polyvagal Purrs: solestosoul.ie/feline💌 Get in touch: eve@solestosoul.ieLe grá (with love),Ev3#AuDHD #TraumaRecovery #SensoryProcessing #Neurodivergent #PolyvagalTheoryCHAPTERS0:00 Proprioception and the joy of movement3:25 Working with sensory differences5:06 Using sensory acuity (and NLP) to get more of what you want6:54 Auditing your nine senses8:02 Vision and hearing10:57 Touch and taste12:38 Smell, sensory overwhelm and the steam cleaner15:01 Intuition and the sixth sense16:56 Interoception and reconnecting with the body18:00 Proprioception, movement and balance20:35 Neuroception, safety and connection21:52 Love, acceptance and sensory differences22:54 Community, co-regulation and collective care24:12 Grounding and listening to what you needLINKShttps://solestosoul.ie/feline/If you enjoyed this, check out:Episode 48: Cattitude: Purr! Hiss! Freeze! Polyvagal informed self care for trauma and/or ADHD. With catshttps://solestosoul.ie/podcast-feed/cattitude-purr-hiss-freeze-polyvagal-informed-self-care-for-trauma-and-or-adhd-with-cats/Episode 102: Navigating Dental Treatment with Sensory Differenceshttps://solestosoul.ie/2026/03/17/navigating-dental-treatment-with-sensory-differences-episode-102-of-soles-to-soul-care-for-trauma-and-audhd-with-eve-menezes-cunningham/Episode 105: SuPURR! Cats Are Divine and So Are Youhttps://solestosoul.ie/2026/04/07/supurr-cats-are-divine-and-so-are-you-episode-105-of-soles-to-soul-care-for-trauma-and-audhd/Episode 100: Dr Miguel Toribio Mateas on ADHD Body and Mind: https://solestosoul.ie/2026/03/03/dr-miguel-toribio-mateas-on-adhd-body-and-mind-episode-100-of-soles-to-soul-care-for-trauma-and-audhd/Choose your own adventures at https://solestosoul.ie/adventures/Book your free telephone consultation and access 100s of body-mind practices at https://solestosoul.ie/free-downloadsFind out more about trauma-informed and neurodivergence affirming yoga, yoga nidra and meditation (and book for the Living and Working with Neurodivergence Conference next month) at https://solestosoul.ie/yogaFind out more about using NLP to support yourself at https://solestosoul.ie/nlp
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    26 分
  • Louise Yourell on Healing with Horses

    Louise Yourell on Healing with Horses
    2026/08/25

    Welcome back to Soles to Soul Care for Trauma and AuDHD! This week I’m joined by psychotherapist, supervisor, energy worker and Equine Assisted Psychotherapist, Louise Yourell.

    I met Louise a few months back at an IACP walk-and-talk supervision session she was facilitating in Mullingar and I’ve been looking forward to this interview ever since.

    We talk about:

    · what happens when a horse becomes part of your therapy team (spoiler alert: they help regulate your nervous system before you even realise you needed it)

    · how knitting and crochet help her overwhelmed AuDHD mind

    · the divine feminine and

    · new for this episode: The Cardamom Pod Question (who would you throw them for?).

    As always, we run it through the FEEL. LOVE. HEAL. framework you may want to go stand barefoot in the grass and turn your face to the sun.

    Grab your headphones (or your knitting) and settle in!

    le grá (with love),

    Ev3

    CHAPTERS

    2:40 Louise’s work and how she found Equine Assisted Psychotherapy

    4:39 Grounding with horses and the power of the breath

    6:49 Self-care, animals and making space to regulate

    11:24 Knitting, crochet and calming an AuDHD mind

    13:43 The divine feminine and connecting with something bigger

    15:29 Simple ways to ground yourself

    17:38 Community, collective care and tackling bullying

    21:48 Who would you throw cardamom pods for?

    24:59 Raising awareness of equine-assisted psychotherapy

    26:32 What horses can reveal about ourselves

    28:23 What Louise would send her younger self

    30:20 Grounding the episode

    LINKS

    westmeathcounsellingservice.ie

    https://www.instagram.com/westmeath_counselling/

    https://www.instagram.com/louise_healingwithhorses/

    https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Mental-Health-Service/Westmeath-Counselling-Service-762432063804769/

    https://www.equineassistedpsychotherapyireland.com/

    https://www.eagala.org/

    https://www.instagram.com/equine_assisted_psychotherapy/

    Joanne Pasternak and the Moon Tribe https://www.instagram.com/joanne.pasternak/

    Sisters of Defiance with Anita Rani

    https://www.megganwatterson.com/

    https://solestosoul.ie/beyond-burnout/

    If you enjoyed this, check out:

    Episode 83: Community as self-care with Elizabeth Potts

    Episode 104: Excitement without AuDHD Burnout

    Episode 106: Working with the Divine Feminine

    Episodes 20 and 114: the Moon Mná interviews with Dr Karen Ward

    Choose your own adventures: New adventures in the works including Inner Child Play, Stop Self Loathing, Move Past People Pleasing and Purpose, Meaning and Joy

    https://solestosoul.ie/adventures/

    Book your free telephone consultation and access 100s of body-mind practices at https://solestosoul.ie/free-downloads
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    32 分
  • Excitement Without AuDHD Burnout

    Excitement Without AuDHD Burnout
    2026/08/18

    Welcome to Excitement Without AuDHD Burnout: Episode 124 of Soles to Soul Care for Trauma and AuDHD with Eve Menezes Cunningham.

    Today, we’re looking at living life to the full. Not simply trying to calm your extra sensitive nervous system (although that is a wonderful way of bringing it into balance in this 24/7 society) but enjoying the lifted states.

    Doing the things that energise us, that excite us and bring joy more deliberately and frequently while also recognising that our extra sensitive nervous systems need more rest before and afterwards and building those buffers in.

    What are your favourite ways to lift your nervous system? What gets you enthusiastic about life?

    What helps you come back to earth with less of a crash? How can you better manage these transitions?

    Thanks for watching/listening and let me know in the comments or by emailing eve@solestosoul.ie

    le grá (with love),

    Ev3

    CHAPTERS

    0:00 The nervous system has different states for a reason

    1:43 Why sympathetic activation isn’t bad

    3:41 Understanding AuDHD burnout and your own nervous system

    5:31 The things that make you feel activated in a good way

    6:54 Making space for joy and recovery

    7:29 Knowing you deserve joy

    9:39 Finding support in nature and spiritual practices

    10:14 The role of community and co-regulation

    11:35 Balancing connection with enough recovery time

    12:39 Connecting with your younger self

    13:30 Grounding and listening to what you need

    LINKS

    https://solestosoul.ie/feline

    If you enjoyed this, check out:

    Episode 84: Be Kinder to Your Extra Sensitive Nervous System

    Episode 105: Su-Purr! Polyvagal Purrs evolution

    Episode 115: Inoculate yourself against despair

    Choose your own adventures: New adventures in the works including Inner Child Play, Stop Self Loathing, Move Past People Pleasing and Purpose, Meaning and Joy

    https://solestosoul.ie/adventures/

    Book your free telephone consultation and access 100s of body-mind practices at https://solestosoul.ie/free-downloads
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    15 分
  • Reduce Cortisol with Neuroscientist Dr Manish Tomar

    Reduce Cortisol with Neuroscientist Dr Manish Tomar
    2026/08/11

    Welcome to this brand new episode: Reducing Cortisol with Neuroscientist Dr Manish Tomar for Episode 123 of the Soles to Soul Care for Trauma and AuDHD with Eve Menezes Cunningham Podcast.

    Two of my favourite things about our conversation were:

    1) his pointing out that the brain benefits from teeny tiny self-care, Self care and collective care practices – it’s all about intention and

    2) teeny tiny breaks every 60-90 minutes, even to have a quick stretch or delicious sip of water help us reduce excess cortisol by reminding our nervous systems that we’re safe

    He explained that we can try and prove ourselves worthy by crossing the Sahara but actually, the brain doesn’t differentiate between something enormous like that and something as simple as even a couple of Sun Salutations each day or a walk in the park.

    As you commit to ANY practices that help you feel more connected to yourself, your Self and each other, you’re supporting yourself at a neurobiological level, too.

    I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed talking to Dr Manish Tomar.

    Le grá (with love),

    Ev3

    HASHTAGS

    #neuroscience

    #reducecortisol

    #adhdsupport

    #traumarecovery

    #drmanishtomar

    #newpodcastepisode

    #solestosoulcarefortraumaandaudhd

    CHAPTERS

    0:00 Introduction: Why tiny intentional actions change the brain

    0:41 Welcome to Dr Manish Tomar

    3:27 From dream research to neuroscience and meditation

    7:53 What does self-care really look like?

    12:11 Why small acts of kindness to yourself matter

    14:32 A simple breathing practice to regulate your nervous system

    16:46 Movement, dopamine and making difficult tasks easier

    20:37 Finding awe in nature and the power of the sea

    25:49 Co-regulation, community and emotional safety

    29:21 Why lots of little self-care practices work best

    31:38 What would you tell your younger self?

    34:19 Grounding practice and closing reflections

    LINKS

    Sisters of Defiance with Anita Rani

    If you enjoyed this episode, check out:

    Episode 47: Create Your Dopamenu

    Episode 83: Community as self-care with Elizabeth Potts

    Choose your own adventures: New adventures in the works including Inner Child Play, Stop Self Loathing, Move Past People Pleasing and Purpose, Meaning and Joy

    https://solestosoul.ie/adventures/

    Book your free telephone consultation and access 100s of body-mind practices at https://solestosoul.ie/free-downloads
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    36 分
  • Is Elle Woods Autistic?

    Is Elle Woods Autistic?
    2026/08/04
    Is Elle Woods autistic? Legally Blonde 2 is one of my all-time favourite films and I’ve been adoring the new prequel series Elle on Prime in Ireland.While I’ve seen the films several times and I saw the musical in London, it’s only now watching Elle that I’m like, oh my god, is she autistic?Might she be autistic?Might that be why, even though we don’t have much in common, I’ve always adored the character so much.What they’ve done is they’ve put her in the 90s, in high school, in the midst of grunge, moving from Bel-Air in California to Seattle.It’s genius.What do you think? Might she be autistic?le grá (with love),Ev3CHAPTERS0:00 Is Elle Woods autistic?0:52 Welcome to Soles to Soul Care for Trauma and AuDHD2:04 Why Elle Woods might be autistic5:20 Special interests, justice sensitivity and staying true to herself7:03 Love, compassion and caring for others8:53 Healing through community and authenticity9:33 What would Elle Woods do?10:15 Grounding practice: From the soles of your feet to your soul11:23 Final reflections and how to connectLINKSIf you enjoyed this, check out:Episode 62: Be your true Self. Your wayEpisode 78: Too Sensitive? Too Much? Says Who? with Alice Tew & Carly RadfordEpisode 94: Neuro-affirming Self Acceptance with Dr Emma BedeChoose your own adventures: New adventures in the works include Inner Child Play, Stop Self Loathing, Move Past People Pleasing and Purpose, Meaning and Joyhttps://solestosoul.ie/adventures/Book your free telephone consultation and access 100s of body-mind practices at https://solestosoul.ie/free-downloads#ellewoods#legallyblonde2#elle#austism#isellewoodsautisticFULL TRANSCRIPTIs Elle Woods autistic? Legally Blonde 2 is one of my all-time favourite films and I’ve been adoring the new prequel series Elle on Prime in Ireland.While I’ve seen the films several times and I saw the musical in London, it’s only now watching Elle that I’m like, oh my god, is she autistic?Might she be autistic?Might that be why, even though we don’t have much in common, I’ve always adored the character so much.What they’ve done is they’ve put her in the 90s, in high school, in the midst of grunge, moving from Bel-Air in California to Seattle.It’s genius.What do you think? Might she be autistic?You’re listening to Soles to Soul Care for Trauma and AuDHD with Eve Menezes Cunningham. I’m your host and each Tuesday or whenever you choose to watch or listen, you’ll get a new episode to help you learn how to love and care for all your parts from the soles of your feet to your soul.You can visit solestosoul.ie, that’s s-o-l-e-s, as in the soles of the feet, to t-o and then soul, s-o-u-l.ie, forward slash podcast for older episodes, full transcripts, links, free resources, other ways in which we might work together, including becoming an adventurer for a whole array of online programmes for you to dive deep within yourself. Let me know if you have any questions and I hope you love episode 122.I hope you love this episode.Working with the FEEL. LOVE. HEAL. framework, again, for the FEEL. bit, I’m just noticing what I think. I’m no way qualified to diagnose fictional characters or anyone, but so much of what I’ve learned about my own autism and working with others, all the additional training and reading and listening and everything, the special interest it’s become over the last few years.Some of the features that I feel might be signs that Elle Woods is autistic includes her feeling her big emotions, her really having big emotions and her allowing herself to feel it, to express them, to take to her bed, to eat chocolates and they move through her.They then lead to action. And I’m realising that she’s a fictional character. I’m also realising that she is a woman with a lot of privilege in many different ways, thin privilege, beauty privilege, wealth privilege, white privilege, cis privilege, hetero privilege, intelligence privilege, beauty privilege, all sorts of ways in which her movement through the world is easier than many.And her parents are very supportive of her. They don’t always understand her, but they haven’t apparently shamed her for having big emotions. So, it’s just a delight to see a woman, a young woman, a teenager in this case, on the screen, allowing herself to not suppress, to have a meltdown, to feel and then move on.Because if we all let ourselves feel how we’re feeling, if we all design our lives to work with ourselves, to work with our big feelings, we too can move on rather than getting stuck, getting caught up in masking, getting exhausted.And yeah, I just identified this as one of the many ways in which she might be autistic. Her questioning whether the mosh pit is sanitary, and she gets in in the end, but the sensory differences that she exhibits in many instances with no apology.And again, this is, I think, why I love the character so much. She’s never excusing her difference. She loves pink, she ...
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    12 分
  • Harvest Your Shame and Trauma this Lughnasadh

    Harvest Your Shame and Trauma this Lughnasadh
    2026/07/28
    Happy Lughnasadh!In Harvest Your Shame and Trauma this Lughnasadh: Episode 121 of the Soles to Soul Care for Trauma and AuDHD Podcast, I (your host) Eve Menezes Cunningham invite you to experiment with a reframe of all you’ve survived. Rather than focusing on getting rid of what you can’t change, what if you harvested it instead?Using the Celtic harvest festival of Lughnasadh as a lens, we explore how the hardest parts of our lives (trauma, undiagnosed AuDHD, the years spent just trying to survive) can become sources of strength, resourcefulness and even purpose.Working with the FEEL. LOVE. HEAL. framework, I share some of my own late-diagnosis journey along with gentle prompts to help you:· notice what you’ve already harvested· reparent the parts of you that needed protection and more tenderness and· turn what’s hurt your heart into support for yourself and othersAnd if harvesting feels too ambitious right now, that’s (obviously – there’s never any point in arguing with reality) fine too. Sometimes survival is the harvest.Wishing you a wondrous Lughnasadh weekend with time to reflect on and celebrate how far you’ve come as well as contemplating the seeds you’re planting for future harvests.le grá (with love),Ev3HASHTAGSCHAPTERS00:00 Happy Lughnasadh: Harvesting the shame from your trauma and AuDHD01:42 What does it mean to harvest your experiences?03:17 Turning pain into purpose05:05 Journaling, self-reflection and connecting with your inner wisdom06:05 Reparenting yourself and embracing post-traumatic growth07:04 Turning what hurts your heart into action08:37 Imagining a more healed version of yourself10:41 What are you harvesting this Lughnasadh?11:18 When survival is enough12:15 A grounding practice before you goLINKSLughnasadh https://solestosoul.ie/2019/08/01/happy-lughnasadh-what-are-you-harvesting/Mettahttps://solestosoul.ie/?s=mettaBook your free telephone consultation and access 100s of body-mind practices at https://solestosoul.ie/free-downloadsIf you enjoyed this, check out:Episode 73: Befriending your Traumatised and ADHD Inner ChildrenEpisode 83: Community as self-care with Elizabeth PottsEpisode 94: Neuro-affirming Self Acceptance with Dr Emma BedeChoose your own adventures: New adventures in the works including Inner Child Play, Stop Self Loathing, Move Past People Pleasing and Purpose, Meaning and Joyhttps://solestosoul.ie/adventures/FULL TRANSCRIPTHappy Lughnasadh!Have you ever considered harvesting your trauma and AuDHD, rather than trying to get rid of things that we can’t change?Lughnasadh is where we appreciate the harvest and in today’s episode I will learn some ways to not only find freedom and release from some of the more painful things you might be going through, but strength as you harvest, as you recognise your strengths, your resourcefulness.Welcome to episode 121 of the Soles to Soul Care for Trauma and AuDHD with Eve Menezes Cunningham podcast. Thank you for being here.This might be a tough idea and it may also be that it resonates and you might want to delve further yourself and you also consider working with a trusted loved one, therapist, coach or whoever feels right for you.You’re listening to Soles to Soul Care for Trauma and AuDHD. I’m your host Eve Menezes Cunningham and each Tuesday (or whenever you choose to listen or watch) you’ll get a new episode to help you learn to love and care for all your parts from the soles of your feet to your soul.You can find older episodes, full transcripts, links, more free resources, ways in which we might work together including becoming an adventurer, a special price at the moment, at solestosoul.ie/podcast. So that’s solestosoul.ie/podcast.As we work through the FEEL. LOVE. HEAL. framework for this episode, starting with FEEL. that self-care, the regulatory things that we can all do to help ourselves feel better when we have the bandwidth to do them.It’s not always possible but thinking about regulating your nervous system, noticing how you feel at the thought of harvesting and release. If you think about some of the more challenging aspects of your trauma and AuDHD, like when you imagine recognising how coming this far has made you a stronger person and when I talk about AuDHD, it’s a disability, autism and ADHD. They are disabling.They’re also not, in my opinion, disorders although technically they are categorised that way. Much of the disabling elements are to do with living in a very ableist society but that’s where we live. It can be really easy with trauma, with AuDHD to blame ourselves, to internalise that and think that there’s something wrong with us.But if you were to imagine harvesting, if you were to imagine whether you’ve already done it in elements, which I’m sure you have and it might be a matter of identifying it, or whether you think you would like to, but how can you use your experience or how have you used your experience to support yourself?For me, I recognise...
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    14 分
  • The Joy of Movement with Physiotherapist Sarah Mottram

    The Joy of Movement with Physiotherapist Sarah Mottram
    2026/07/21

    There’s a huge correlation between trauma, AuDHD, joint issues and other chronic pain conditions.

    I hope this new episode will help ease your pain by helping you find movement that works for YOU, your body and your brain.

    le grá (with love),

    Ev3

    CHAPTERS

    00:00 Introduction: Why movement matters

    02:12 Meet Sarah Mottram and the Healthy Movement Programme

    04:56 Finding joy in movement and everyday self-care

    09:41 Making space, self-compassion and slowing down

    14:22 Community care and supporting each other

    17:31 Building connection through online and creative communities

    19:06 What Sarah would tell her younger self

    20:59 Grounding practice and final reflections

    LINKS

    Links for Sarah Mottram

    https://www.instagram.com/the_movementworks/

    https://www.facebook.com/move.themovementworks

    https://www.themovementworks.co.uk/

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahmottram

    If you enjoyed this, check out:

    Episode 83: Community as self-care with Elizabeth Potts

    Episode 87: Movement as Medicine with Gwen Williams

    Episode 97: Movement and Meaning with John Wilson

    Choose your own adventures: New adventures in the works including Inner Child Play, Stop Self Loathing, Move Past People Pleasing and Purpose, Meaning and Joy

    https://solestosoul.ie/adventures/

    Book your free telephone consultation and access 100s of body-mind practices at https://solestosoul.ie/free-downloads

    #sarahmottram

    #themovementworks

    #audhdsupport

    #traumarecovery

    #painrelief
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    23 分