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You may have a village. But are you using it effectively? (opens the original)
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Earlier this year I wrote about the importance of cultivating community and building a village in times were we seem to be more isolated than ever. I wrote about how I have always gravitated towards bringing people together - in business, in my personal life. I mentioned in my speech at my wedding that at one point a few years ago, Ant and I were considering eloping or having a micro wedding and a close friend of mine gave me a sense check and said, “Sinéad - you adore bringing people together,
Why does a wedding bring out the most raw, vulnerable, deeply imbedded wounds in us? (opens the original)
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It’s been about a month since I have properly been in my normal routine. My parents arrived to Sydney from Ireland mid-August, other relatives followed soon after and Ant and I went into Sydney tourism mode as we prepped and readied ourselves for our wedding on September 4th. A destination wedding with events on the Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, it was an absolute whirlwind of a week. The mini-moon that followed, after some tearful goodbyes to family and friends, was a much needed break to res
What does your week actually look like? Episode 5 with Imogen Hall, writer, illustrator and recent psychology masters graduate (opens the original)
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Hello to you, my wonderful Substackers, it’s been a few minutes! The last three weeks for me have been an absolute whirlwind of adventures. I’m 30 weeks pregnant, hosted our destination wedding week where my husband (woah) and I were officially married AND have been in hosting mode for lots of my Irish relatives. My sister also had a baby two days before our wedding - to say it’s been non-stop would be an understatement! In that time, I had scheduled some writing and conversations which brought
From the archives: How Elizabeth Gilbert made me rethink our obsession with purpose (opens the original)
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A post scheduled in advance on the very day I am getting married, I have decided to revisit the archives and share my most popular article so far. Some of you will remember this post, some of you are brand new here and will be seeing this for the first time. A mini-viral moment, it clearly resonated with thousands of people and continues to be a topic of conversation that I am deeply interested in and passionate about. I’ll be back next week with our latest episode of my series: What Does Your W
What does your week actually look like? Episode 4 with Lucia Fontaina-Powell (opens the original)
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I created this series because since I resigned from my own business a year ago and left corporate office work, I have spent my time rebuilding and redesigning what my weeks look like. I have a blank slate and total freedom to decide what goes into my weeks, but have also noticed that there doesn’t seem to be a template for this type of solo working. I have had many trial and error moments and continue to uncover patterns and ways of thinking that creep back in from my corporate days. It’s a less
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