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Podcast Host of SoulChats ๐ŸŒฑ I help women create healthy boundaries, build confidence to use their voice & make empowered decisions ๐ŸŒฑ

๐๐ž ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐ฌ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ง๐โ€ฆDo you believe you WIN or LOSE ?Or do you understand that you WIN or LEARN?Because ...
12/11/2025

๐๐ž ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐ฌ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ง๐โ€ฆ

Do you believe you WIN or LOSE ?
Or do you understand that you WIN or LEARN?

Because the truth is this:
You only โ€œLOSEโ€ when you refuse to look at the lesson.
Every setback carries information.
Every wobble carries wisdom.
Every challenge carries a choice -
grow through it, or repeat it.

So ask yourself today:
๐Ÿ‘‰ Am I treating this moment like failureโ€ฆ
or feedback?

Shift your mindset, and you shift your entire life.
Thereโ€™s no losing here - only learning, adjusting, and rising.

10/11/2025

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐š๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง.
You canโ€™t drag them into healing.
You canโ€™t force someone to rise whoโ€™s committed to staying stuck.

Some people genuinely want to changeโ€ฆ
and others only want to want to change - big difference.

Your job isnโ€™t to convince, chase or rescue.
Your job is to lead by example.

Because pretty words on a page mean nothing without action.
Workshops mean nothing without follow-through.
And intentions mean nothing unless you back them with behaviour.

The real shift happens when you:
๐ŸŒฑ Use your voice
๐ŸŒฑ Take the action
๐ŸŒฑ Choose growth for YOU
๐ŸŒฑ Stop waiting to feel better and start becoming better

You become a leader in your own life the moment you start walking your talk.
And those with eyes to see and ears to hear will follow โ€” not because you told them to, but because your actions spoke louder.

Lead yourself first.
Thatโ€™s where the real power is.

I want to take a moment today to honour someone who has had a profound impact on my life โ€” I had the privilege of meetin...
08/11/2025

I want to take a moment today to honour someone who has had a profound impact on my life โ€”

I had the privilege of meeting her in person when one of my beautiful clients brought me to the Menopause Summit in the Mansion House. I actually walked behind the stage and asked her could I give her a hug โ€” because I needed to thank her face-to-face for everything sheโ€™s done for women like me.

Iโ€™ve always connected with Davinaโ€™s honesty. Her openness about her childhood, her relationship with her mother, and her recovery from addiction mirrored parts of my own story. Seeing a woman own her truth so publicly gave me permission to own mine.

Sheโ€™s been a constant female powerhouse on our screens for decades โ€” but her biggest impact on me has been her courage around perimenopause and menopause.

Davina was the first person I ever heard speak openly and unapologetically about it. At a time when it was still tabooโ€ฆ when careers could be affectedโ€ฆ when women were expected to stay quietโ€ฆ she told the truth anyway.

Her bravery sent me on my own journey โ€” researching, reading, learning from experts and finding the medical support I needed to live my best life. Thatโ€™s the ripple effect of a truthful woman.

And now, after everything sheโ€™s already come through โ€” divorce, a benign brain tumour โ€” Davina is facing breast cancer and has recently undergone surgery. Yet she still shows up with grace, strength and radical candour, sharing her story all thanks to Lorraine Kelly who left messages on the back of everyones doors encouraging them to have their breasts checked when they were working together. That is what female empowerment looks & feels like.

So today, in honour of her courage, I want to use my voice as I always do in the same way she has always used hers:
to help women.

Ladies, please check your breasts.
And if youโ€™re in Ireland, BreastCheck is completely free.
Register here: breastcheck.ie

Davina โ€” thank you for leading from the front, for your honesty, and for opening doors for the rest of us. Youโ€™ve changed lives, including mine. Recover well. Thank you. We love you & we need you ๐Ÿ’š

๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐›๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐œ๐ญ - and the real mastery is learning how to hold both truths at the same time. ๐ŸŒฟBe kindโ€ฆbut...
07/11/2025

๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐›๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐œ๐ญ - and the real mastery is learning how to hold both truths at the same time. ๐ŸŒฟ

Be kindโ€ฆ
but donโ€™t hand your power to people who havenโ€™t earned it.

Trustโ€ฆ
but stay awake to red flags and patterns.

Be contentโ€ฆ
but never stop growing into the next version of yourself.

Thatโ€™s balance.
Thatโ€™s boundaries.
Thatโ€™s self-leadership.

Drop a ๐Ÿ’š if this resonates - or tell me which line you needed to hear today.

05/11/2025

๐‹๐ž๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ญ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ - the โ€œIโ€™ll just stay up a bit longerโ€ trap. ๐Ÿ’ค

Youโ€™re not relaxing. Youโ€™re numbing.

We all do it - zoning out with mindless scrolling, background TV, or โ€œjust one more episode.โ€

But hereโ€™s the truth: thatโ€™s not rest, thatโ€™s avoidance.

What if you gave yourself the gift of sleep instead of self-sabotage?
What if you went to bed earlier - not to lose time, but to gain clarity?

Because when you rest well, you rise well.
When you stop fighting for your limitations, you start fighting for your life.

So ask yourself today:
๐Ÿ‘‰ Am I on the way to where I want to go?
or
๐Ÿ‘‰ Am I in the way of where I want to go?

The choice - every night, every scroll, every excuse - is yours.

Share below if this hit home.

Letโ€™s start fighting for our potential, not our limitations. ๐Ÿ’ซ

31/10/2025

๐—ง๐˜„๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€. ๐—ง๐˜„๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€. ๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต.

One is flashy, hollow, and looks the part - until it tarnishes.
The other is solid gold - duller on the surface maybe, but it carries weight, history, and heart.

Thatโ€™s people too.

Some will sparkle when life is easy but fade when itโ€™s not.
Others - the solid gold ones - might not shine as loudly, yet theyโ€™ll stand the test of time.
Theyโ€™re steady. Real. Enduring.

So hereโ€™s your SoulStep for today:
๐—ง๐˜„๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€. ๐—ง๐˜„๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€. ๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต.

One is flashy, hollow, and looks the part - until it tarnishes.
The other is solid gold - duller on the surface maybe, but it carries weight, history, and heart.

Thatโ€™s people too.

Some will sparkle when life is easy but fade when itโ€™s not.
Others - the solid gold ones - might not shine as loudly, yet theyโ€™ll stand the test of time.
Theyโ€™re steady. Real. Enduring.

So hereโ€™s your SoulStep for today:
โ— Who in your life is costume jewellery - all glitz, no depth?
โ— And who are your solid gold people - the ones you can rescue from the bin and still treasure 50 years later?

Choose wisely.
Invest your energy where it lasts.

in your life is costume jewellery - all glitz, no depth?
And who are your solid gold people - the ones you can rescue from the bin and still treasure 50 years later?

Choose wisely.
Invest your energy where it lasts.

๐™„๐™ฉโ€™๐™จ ๐™š๐™–๐™จ๐™ž๐™š๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ก๐™ก ๐™™๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™ฃ๐™๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก - to take the comfortable route, avoid the hard conversations, and stay where itโ€™s familiar...
30/10/2025

๐™„๐™ฉโ€™๐™จ ๐™š๐™–๐™จ๐™ž๐™š๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ก๐™ก ๐™™๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™ฃ๐™๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก - to take the comfortable route, avoid the hard conversations, and stay where itโ€™s familiar.
But letโ€™s be honestโ€ฆ easy rarely leads to fulfilment.

The climb - the messy middle, the doubt, the discipline - thatโ€™s where you build strength, clarity, and self-respect. ๐Ÿ’ช

Yes, itโ€™s harder going up.
Yes, it takes grit.
But the view from the top?
Thatโ€™s perspective. Thatโ€™s peace. Thatโ€™s pride.

Keep climbing - one SoulStep at a time. ๐ŸŒฟ

29/10/2025

๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐Ÿ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ž๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ .

When you believe you can do something - really believe it - the universe starts to rearrange itself around that conviction.
You stop hesitating. You stop asking for permission.
You start moving like itโ€™s already yours.

You can see it. You can feel it. You can hear it calling.
Because itโ€™s not some far-off dream - itโ€™s simply waiting for you to go and grab it.

So today, take a breath, drop the doubt, and remind yourself:

โ€œI believe I can do this.โ€

That belief is the bridge between where you are and where youโ€™re going.

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ.Self-care isnโ€™t indulgence - itโ€™s maintenance.Your peace, your energy, your joy - all...
24/10/2025

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ.

Self-care isnโ€™t indulgence - itโ€™s maintenance.
Your peace, your energy, your joy - all start with you.

Every time you say yes to rest, reflection, or a moment of quiet,
youโ€™re saying no to the chaos that once drained you.

The bank holiday weekend - the perfect time to pause, breathe, and pour back into yourself. ๐ŸŒฟ

So remember: Self-care is not selfish.
You canโ€™t pour from an empty cup - and you donโ€™t get a medal for running on fumes.

This weekend, give yourself permission to:
โœจ Rest without guilt
โœจ Reflect without distraction
โœจ Reconnect with what actually matters

Because when you invest in your peace, your whole world benefits. ๐Ÿ’ซ

If youโ€™re ready to learn how to refill your own cup daily - not just when you hit burnout - start with SoulSteps. Itโ€™s your first step towards real balance, emotional clarity, and genuine self-worth.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Visit nicolaconnollybyrne.com to find your next SoulStep.

I implore with all of you to exercise your right to vote today. If you choose not to vote, you loose your right to compl...
24/10/2025

I implore with all of you to exercise your right to vote today. If you choose not to vote, you loose your right to complain!

There is no such thing as a perfect person, there has never been & there never will be. But we do need to be strategic in our thinking & pick a lane...

23/10/2025

๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก ๐‡๐จ๐ค๐ž๐ฒ ๐‚๐จ๐ค๐ž๐ฒ?

๐Ÿ‘‰ In for a weekโ€ฆ out when it gets uncomfortable?
๐Ÿ‘‰ One toe in the healing oceanโ€ฆ then back to the shore?

I had a client come back to me recently โ€” someone Iโ€™ve worked with for years โ€” and it hit me hard watching her dance that same pattern. She has the tools. She knows what to do. But shame and old programming keep pulling her back to โ€œsafety.โ€

When asking for help once meant rejection, your nervous system learns that independence = survival.
But healing means retraining your brain to understand that support is safe โ€” and necessary.

So ask yourself honestly:
โ— Are you running from what you know will change you?
โ— Are you avoiding the consistency that real growth demands?
โ— Or are you finally ready to stay โ€” in the discomfort, in the healing, in the rise?

โœจ The magic doesnโ€™t happen when you dip your toe in.
It happens when you dive in and stay there long enough to transform ๐Ÿ’š

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