In this episode I'm joined by Jessica Parente from Long Beach, California.
I have loved connecting with Jessica and getting to know her more during this conversation.
Jessica spent 23 years building an impressive corporate career in fashion, but in 2025, everything came to a head and Jessica decided to leave her job.
She took a leave from work to prioritise her health, and has been on a journey of reinvention ever since.
This is an honest, relatable conversation about burnout, midlife, and the quiet courage it takes to step off a path that looks perfect from the outside.
I think so many of you are going to see yourselves in Jessica's story 💛

You can connect with Jessica on her Instagram here

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Welcome back to Women Being Well, season five!

Today I'm joined by Samantha Stuart, the creative force behind Pretty Boutique in Tipperary, a Luxury Handmade Children’s Hair Accessories brand that started at her kitchen table.

She started by making a few bows for her daughter, a business was born and has grown into something she never could have imagined ten years ago.

Samantha's story is honestly one of my favourites, from a childhood full of creativity that she wasn't always encouraged to follow, to building a business almost by accident, to now being featured in Vogue, shortlisted for the Irish Made Awards, and named Network Ireland's Solo Businesswoman of the Year for Tipperary, heading to the nationals this September.

We talk about saying yes to opportunities, being underestimated in school, raising kids who see there's more than one path in life, and why staying true to your creative instinct , even when it doesn't look like a "real" career on paper, can lead somewhere extraordinary.

This is such a warm, honest conversation, and I think so many of you are going to see yourselves in Samantha's journey.

Samantha's Instagram and website

This episode support Sónua - The luxury flameless, scented wax candles created by Laura Lyons Kinsale Ireland.

You can contact the podcast at womenbeingwellpodcast@gmail.com

Intro music by Chris Collins Indie Music Box

This episode is a first for me, it’s my first ever male guest on the podcast. And I couldn't have picked a better one. Jonny is also our resident breathwork coach in the Women Being Well Community.

Jonny O'Donohue spent years climbing the corporate ladder, bigger job, bigger salary, all the boxes ticked until it stopped working for him.

Burnt out, disillusioned, and getting this searing pain in his stomach every single Sunday. His body was screaming at him long before he was ready to listen.

What came out the other side of that was breathwork and Jonny's now built a career helping people use it for real, functional stress relief.

Jonny is a husband and a father, he brings a male perspective to this podcast: what stress and burnout look like from the other side.

Thank you Jonny for joining me in this very valuable conversation.

You can connect with Jonny HERE

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Intro music by Chris Collins Indie Music Box