And What Else?
Welcome to 'And What Else?', your source for thoughtful and meaningful conversations about personal and professional growth. Host Wendy O'Beirne is an internationally recognised coach and consultant with a passion for exploring the layers of topics surrounding self-development. Together, we'll dig beneath the surface of subjects, stories, and possible solutions to uncover new perspectives we may not have seen before. With curiosity and open minds, let's embark on an adventure of self-discovery and uncover the possibilities of 'and what else'. Stay Curious!
Episodes
94 episodes
Unlearning the Burden Mindset
This episode explores how the hidden belief that we are a burden impacts our behaviour, causing us to hide our struggles while absorbing others' problems. Wendy invites listeners to consider how thoughts and behaviours would change if we didn't...
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10:01
The Handbrake of Hesitation: Why We Talk Instead of Act
We explore the disconnect between what we say we want and the actions we actually take, examining how our subconscious beliefs and emotions often sabotage our stated intentions.• Reflecting on your goals from the start of the year and w...
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10:12
Breaking Free from Past Shadows and Future Fears = LIVING
We often take our existence for granted, getting caught up in fears about the past and future instead of enjoying the present moment. Learning to be truly present means recognizing that very few things drag us away from the now except our own t...
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9:39
Breathe, Smile, Slow Down: A Curiosity Meditation
This guided meditation explores why some people avoid rest due to unconscious fears about collapse rather than concerns about productivity. We investigate both internal fears of personal collapse and external fears about what might happen if we...
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19:59
Why Self-Trust Requires Self-Honesty
We've become obsessed with external data, outsourcing our self-awareness to technology and social media while ignoring our internal wisdom about what we truly need.• Tracking sleep, recovery, heart rate and social media metrics has repl...
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18:53
Exploring the Internal Collapse: Why Rest Feels Dangerous
When we struggle with rest, it's often not because we don't think we deserve it, but because we fear what might happen in the stillness. This fear of "internal collapse" comes from associating rest with losing control and experiencing chaos.
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11:43
Words That Shape Us
Our language carries deep meaning that affects how we think, feel, and navigate life. The words we choose create our reality in profound ways that often go unnoticed until we pay careful attention.• Moving from "resilience" to "agility"...
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9:50
Your Practices Are Your Power: Why Square One Is Just an Illusion
Square one doesn't really exist when we're aware and intentional about our actions, but it can feel very real when we're coasting through life unintentionally. Our daily practices don't create perfection but provide valuable data about our curr...
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14:22
Functional Fear: The High-Functioning Way to Hide
We explore the concept of "functional fear," a subtle form of avoidance that masquerades as productivity and responsibility. This sneaky pattern keeps high-achievers on a narrow, controlled track while appearing successful and put-together on t...
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Sixways: A Founder's Journey
Georgie, co-founder of Six Ways, shares her journey from struggling with PCOS and celiac disease to creating a functional mushroom and wellness brand that helps people find balance in their health journeys.• Six Ways started after Georg...
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34:05
What If Your Strength Is Actually Holding You Back?
I'm exploring my dislike for the word resilience and making the case for using "agility" instead. Most people who describe themselves as resilient mean they'll be strong, take anything thrown at them, and weather any storm—regardless of whether...
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14:38
The Energy Gap: When Values and Actions Don't Align
Our energy and nervous system drive our behavior far more than the values we claim to hold, creating a disconnect between what we say matters and where we actually spend our time and focus.• Stated values often contradict actual behavio...
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23:10
Shattering Unwritten Rules
We explore the unwritten rules and conditioning that shape our behaviors and identities without our conscious consent. Most of us play life by rules we never agreed to, continuously diminishing ourselves to appear more acceptable to others and ...
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17:45
Where You Are Defensive, You are Rigid
This episode explores the deep connections between emotional agility, thoughts, beliefs, and personal value. Wendy highlights how being rigid about ANYTHING limits our growth, desires, and real connections. • Importance of emotiona...
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20:33
Getting out of the Language that let's you say Nothing
This enlightening episode addresses the challenges of communicating genuine emotions in a world overflowing with therapeutic language, urging listeners to embrace self-honesty and authenticity. By dissecting the gap between learned jargon and r...
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12:03
Rewriting the Narrative of Disappointment to get out of All or Nothing
Disappointment shapes our lives in ways we may not fully understand, leading to cycles of all-or-nothing behaviour and hyper-independence. This episode addresses the emotional weight of disappointment, the importance of trust in relationships, ...
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17:02
Embracing Intentional Meditation: Transform Your Life with Intention
This episode explores the profound impact of intention and habitual thought on our identities and lives. By discussing how setting daily intentions can shift our mindset, the conversation encourages listeners to engage in purposeful living rath...
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22:17
Cultivating Connection & Building Trust
This episode explores the vital relationship between self-development and genuine connection, urging listeners to prioritise the inner work that fosters deeper connections with themselves, others, and the world. The discussion highlights the im...
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24:59
Breaking Free from All-or-Nothing
This episode dives into the all-or-nothing mindset, exploring how it traps individuals in cycles of excitement and disappointment. Wendy discusses the transformative power of embracing bare minimum actions, stressing the importance of consisten...
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24:43
Rediscovering Insights: Embracing Old Lessons for New Growth
This episode centres around the transformative power of revisiting past learnings and experiences instead of always searching for something new. Wendy encourages listeners to engage with previous content through their current selves, highlighti...
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20:56
Cultivating Self-Trust and Personal Agility in 2025
This episode focuses on setting intentions for 2025, exploring the concepts of discipline, risk, and self-trust. We highlight the importance of defining a word for the year, tracking progress, and understanding the interplay between internal sa...
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23:28
Purpose, Meaning, Love, and Experiencing Life
Is it possible that we've been misleading ourselves about life's single, straightforward purpose? Join me as I challenge this notion and open a conversation about embracing life's unpredictability and complexity. Reflecting on the film "Wicked,...
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19:17
Pause The Push - stop doing and understand how to be still
What if the relentless pursuit of busyness is actually keeping you from discovering your true self? Join me as we explore the hidden motivations behind our hyperindependent lifestyles and how early experiences can lead us to value productivity ...
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13:55
Moving from Self Sufficiency to Interdependence
Feeling trapped in a cycle of emotional whiplash, where the fear of relying on others keeps you isolated? Discover how childhood experiences with emotionally unavailable caregivers shape our adult lives, creating a barrier to forming deep, mean...
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17:22
Letting go of 'I have to do it or no-one will'
What if your worth isn't just tied to how much you can do for others? Join me as we unravel the belief that we must keep everything together or risk it all falling apart. This episode explores how childhood experiences with unreliable or emotio...
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