Ever notice how quickly “I’m exhausted” can become “I’m not coping”?

Or how a sore shoulder becomes "there's something’s wrong with me". And feeling "I'm behind" becomes "I’m failing at life"?

What if noticing didn’t have to come with a verdict?

In this episode of The Nerve of You, I’m at the sea, tired and carrying a lot, when I find myself completely absorbed in the tiny details around me: the light on water, reflections, ripples, shadows.

And how something changes.

Noticing brings me back into the world - and back into myself.

This isn’t another thing you need to add to your nervous system toolkit. It’s a five-minute invitation to stop trying to fix yourself and become available to what’s already there.

• How beauty and attention can interrupt the noise when life feels heavy
• What changes when we notice what’s happening without deciding there’s something wrong with us
• A simple five-minute practice to try this week

So, what might you notice if you stopped trying to fix anything for few minutes?

Grab a cuppa, press play — and come sit by the sea with me.

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When the sea calls you somewhere you didn't know you needed to go.

My beautiful Dad died last week.

A few hours later, I went swimming in the sea.

In this episode of The Nerve of You, I’m sharing the interconnectedness of it all in those early days of grief, why I found myself drawn to the sea and the unexpected ways my Dad still felt very close.

• The first hard thing I did after losing my Dad
• Where solace was found
• Something I love about the Irish language

Grab a cuppa and hit play!

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When a last-minute trip takes an unexpected detour.

Ever booked a ticket searching for a magic fix or a big life revelation, only to find the real answer waiting somewhere else entirely?

In this episode of The Nerve of You, a last-minute red-eye flight to London turns into an unexpected encounter with an icon, a pair of stilettos, and an accidental masterclass in what happens when we stop trying so hard.

In the episode:

• The unexpected detour that stole the show
• Marilyn, Ferragamos and the woman behind the icon
• What happens when you stop looking for what's wrong and start noticing what makes you come alive

Grab a cuppa and hit play!

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If you haven't seen the exhibition do yourself a favour, go: https://www.npg.org.uk/tickets

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Ever had a pain, tightness or niggle that just won’t behave?

You fix one thing and something else starts complaining. You stretch it, rest it, rub something on it, get it checked and still it keeps coming back.

For 26 years, I vacillated between thinking my problem was my hamstring. Then my butt. Then sciatica. Then piriformis. And I kept trying to fix whichever bit was shouting the loudest.

Then I discovered fascia.

In this episode of The Nerve of You, I’m sharing how a night out during the World Cup in 1994 - where a few too many Guinnesses might have been had (yes, I'm that vintage!) - eventually led me to a completely different way of understanding my body, and why the place that hurts isn't always the whole story.

In the episode:

• Why the body can’t always be understood one painful bit at a time
• How my 26-year-old pain in the butt became a lesson in connection
• What changed when I stopped trying to fix my body and started getting curious about it

Grab a cuppa and hit play!

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What Greece reminded me about real life - and what happens when reality completely tears up your script.

We’ve all written a picture-perfect script for how a trip, a milestone, or a chapter of life is supposed to go - only for real life to rewrite the entire plot.

Ever planned a dream holiday - only for your teenager to be, well, a teenager in full flight? Leaving you standing on a balcony, wondering how somewhere so idyllic could feel so utterly miserable?

In this episode of The Nerve of You, I’m sharing an unfiltered story from a girls trip to Greece and the realisation in a rooftop café that changed how I show up for my own life.

In the episode:

• The picture-perfect holiday versus the real-life fallout
• The sheer exhaustion of trying to manage the unmanageable
• Finding the nerve to let the story rewrite itself

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When playing small is too high a ransom.

Have you filled notebooks and your notes app with ideas, recorded endless private drafts, and are always busy doing everything around your goal—except actually putting it out into the world? How often do we let the demand for perfection keep us hiding in the background?

In this episode of The Nerve of You, we're looking at what happens when the fear of being seen has had you in a headlock for too long.

In the episode:

• Doing "around" the goal vs. actually stepping up
• The physical toll of perfectionism and hiding in plain sight
• Finding the nerve to be bad at something—because it's fun and you're done not fully living

Grab a cuppa and hit play!

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Welcome to The Nerve of You.

I'm Niamh, a mum in my 50s and this podcast is me doing something new.

I'm delighted you're here following along.

Bye for now

Love Niamh