Podcast appearances and mentions of Claire Walsh

Send us a textIn this episode, I'm joined by freediver, author, and speaker Claire Walsh for a powerful and vulnerable conversation about fertility, identity, and the emotional toll of IVF. Claire shares her deeply personal experience of going through seven IVF cycles that didn't lead to pregnancy, opening up about the physical side effects, financial burden, and emotional rollercoaster that so many women silently endure.We explore how infertility can seep into every part of life—from friendships and family dynamics to self-worth and future plans—and why conversations around failed fertility treatments are still so rare. Claire also speaks about how she found unexpected resilience and a sense of control through freediving, reconnecting with her body after years of medical intervention. This is a raw, brave, and beautifully honest episode that will stay with you long after you listen.This episode is brought to you by fabÜ SKIN-HAIR-NAILS GLOW, the supplement I created for strong, healthy, and radiant beauty from within. If you're dealing with hair thinning, dull skin, fine lines, or weak nails, this is for you. Packed with 12 powerhouse ingredients, this blend is designed to support fuller, thicker hair, glowing skin, and strong nails. At the heart of the formula is Reishi mushroom, bursting with antioxidants and beta glucans, alongside five amino acids to build collagen, plus vitamins C, A, E, zinc, and niacinamide for all-round nourishment.The results speak for themselves—women post-pregnancy and going through peri and menopause have seen incredible transformations, from stronger nails in weeks to revived hair growth in months. But consistency is key—take two capsules daily, give your body time, and watch the transformation unfold. Available on fabuwellness.com and in pharmacies and health stores nationwide.Thanks for listening! You can watch the full episode on YouTube here. Don't forget to follow The Laura Dowling Experience podcast on Instagram @lauradowlingexperience for updates and more information. You can also follow our host, Laura Dowling, @fabulouspharmacist for more insights and tips. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review—it really helps us out! Stay tuned for more great conversations.

Ray is joined by Claire Walsh who is an author and podcaster candidly sharing her journey of fertility treatments.

Bressie talks about his digital detox, dermatologist Dr Rosemary Coleman answers listeners questions & author Claire Walsh opens up about her fertility treatment

In this week's show:Erica Drumm is here to give us some ideas for entertaining over the festive season, even if you're just entertaining yourself with some delicious food!Trying a circus performance aerial silks workout alongside Irish free-diver Claire Walsh to launch her new podcast, which is all about fear.Alana Kirk is The Midlife Coach and author of 'The Sandwich Years and Midlife, Redefined; Better, Bolder' – she coaches people who feel they have lost their way in midlife.

Since watching The Deepest Breath, Terence, like many others, became obsessed with freediving. And while his attempts at holding his breath left him gasping for air after just a few short seconds, the fascination has never gone away.For Claire Walsh, the fascination started before the documentary back in 2015 while on a trip across the world. She has since become the first person to represent Ireland at the Freediving World Championships in 2019.After struggling with mental illness, freediving helped to teach her to clear her mind and focus on her breath. It also taught her a lot about fear, and bravery, something she explores more in her podcast Scared Shitless.Claire told us about her journey to the World Championships, and life since then, including accepting where she is now and the impacts of long covid.

In this episode of the Charity Changemakers Podcast, we are joined by Claire Walsh, Director of Income Generation and Marketing at Crohn's and Colitis UK. Claire takes us on a journey through her career in the charity sector, from her early days in Singapore to her current leadership role. She opens up about the significant impact mentors have had on her professional growth, and how continuous learning and seeking out experts have been instrumental in her success. Claire also reflects on the transition from hands-on fundraising to strategic leadership, highlighting the challenges and rewards that come with it. She emphasises the enduring importance of personal connections and storytelling in her work, even in an increasingly digital world. Additionally, Claire shares how Crohn's and Colitis UK navigated the transformative period of the COVID-19 pandemic and the exciting changes that lie ahead for the organisation. This episode offers valuable insights into the value of mentorship and continuous learning in career development, the challenges and rewards of transitioning from hands-on fundraising to strategic leadership, the importance of personal connections and storytelling in the charity sector, how Crohn's and Colitis UK is evolving and adapting to meet the needs of its community, and insights into Claire's leadership style and advice for aspiring senior leaders. Listen to the full episode to hear Claire's inspiring story and gain valuable insights into the charity sector. Visit the Crohn's & Colitis UK website - https://www.crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/- to learn more about their work, check the symptom checker or explore how you can get involved. Feel free to share this episode with anyone interested in the charity sector, leadership, or personal development. Tune in and get inspired! Chapters   00:00 Introduction and Quickfire Questions 05:08 Entering the Charity Sector 09:06 The Role of Mentors and Training 13:10 Transitioning to Strategic Leadership 17:40 The Importance of Personal Interactions 19:47 Crohn's and Colitis UK: A Transformative Organisation 23:05 Managing a Remote Work Environment 25:03 Working Virtually and Managing Partnerships 26:33 Maintaining Connections in a Virtual Environment 27:39 Experiences in Singapore and Hong Kong 29:33 Fundraising Challenges in Different Cultural Contexts 38:08 Supportive and Transparent Leadership 43:41 Raising Awareness about Inflammatory Bowel Disease 46:36 Advice for Young Professionals The Charity Changemakers Podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Follow us on your favourite platform, like and review the show to help us spread the word and empower the current and next generation of changemakers!

Melancia é um romance sobre sobrevivência e a arte de manter o bom humor mesmo diante das circunstâncias mais adversas Com 29 anos, uma filha recém-nascida e um marido que acabou de confessar um caso com a vizinha, Claire Walsh se resume a um coração partido e um corpo inteiramente redondo, aparentando uma melancia.

Melancia é um romance sobre sobrevivência e a arte de manter o bom humor mesmo diante das circunstâncias mais adversas Com 29 anos, uma filha recém-nascida e um marido que acabou de confessar um caso com a vizinha, Claire Walsh se resume a um coração partido e um corpo inteiramente redondo, aparentando uma melancia.

6 months ago free diver, author and TedX speaker Claire Walsh joined me while she was in the messy middle of IVF treatment with so much yet unknown. link to previous episode "The IVF Stretch"Claire returns to share the heartbreaking but all too real acceptance that it was time to stop IVF and to step forward into a future without conceiving a child.The end of anything brings grief, but there is little ever said about the grief of coming to terms with a fertility journey that did not gift you a child. Too little said about the grief of letting go of the life you always imagined. And far too little time given to the words, feelings and emotions of grieving the children you thought you'd have.I commend Claire for finding words to put to these feelingsI'm not sure she knows how much of a gift it'll be for anyone who needs to hear it and I'm so grateful she has trusted me with here. Do get in touch with Claire on instagram @clairewalshlifeThank you to my NEW sponsor Dove Advanced Care Body Wash for bringing their support and for creating a body wash with 24 hour moisture straight from the shower. #adHosted by Sinead O'Moore - hit to follow me on insta.Get in touch at @stretchmarkspodcast I'd love to hear from you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe is joined by Claire Walsh from Lower Meelick to discuss oesophageal cancer for the Oesophageal Cancer Fund's Lollipop Day, and her late father, Noah Walsh, who had been diagnosed with it and greatly involved himself with the OCF. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Claire Walsh is a successful author & ted talker, the first person to represent Ireland at the Freediving World Championships in 2019 and she is in the messy middle of subfertility. Fertility is a very personal + private journey.But that can leave us at risk of only hearing some commercial promises and the good news. Where is the messy middle?? We talk about illusions being shattered, her relationship with hope, the indignity of the physical process and the power games between you and an industry who hold the keys to life. This is a moving conversation with a woman who doesn't know how the story ends and who is being stretched between what could be and what this is. Hosted by Sinead O'Moore Get in touch at @stretchmarkspodcast I'd love to hear from you.This episode is kindly supported by Carriwell - available from Cleverclogs.ie Thank you to Alan Breslin on Sound Produced by The Brand Story Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On todays episode of family flowers only I speak to Claire Walsh  Claire is from Kildare, she is a freediver, year-round sea swimmer and teacher of breathwork courses. She is also author of her book "UNDERWATER" She lives in Dublin with her husband Boudy.  Having both discussed early on in their relationship their desire to expand their family by having children they had plenty of dreams and hopes for the future.  Unfortunately getting pregnant isn't simple or a given and like thousands of others Claire sadly has navigated the living grief and loss that comes with subfertility commonly known as infertility and the challenges of IVF. We spoke about searching for a space to fit in to grieve the losses that she feels, about the IVF process and the uncertainty for the future I hope this episode is helpful to you and that you enjoy our chat  You can follow Claire On Instagram @clairewalshlife Or website www.clairewalshlife.com You can follow Kathie On Instagram @griefireland On TikTok @familyflowersonly For more information on Grief Retreats visit www.griefireland.com

This was certainly an episode with a difference - we begin in a Natural History Museum packed with 4,000 taxidermy animals! The Woodland Trust site and museum now share space once owned by the famous Rothschild family who collected stuffed species, as well as live exotic animals that roamed the park. We tour Tring Park's fascinating historic features, from the avenue named after visitor Charles II to the huge stone monument rumoured to be for his famous mistress. Beneath autumn-coloured boughs, we also learn how young lime trees grown from the centuries-old lime avenue will continue the site's history, how cows help manage important chalk grassland and the vital role of veteran trees and deadwood in the healthy ecosystem. Don't forget to rate us and subscribe! Learn more about the Woodland Trust at woodlandtrust.org.uk Transcript You are listening to Woodland Walks, a podcast for the Woodland Trust presented by Adam Shaw. We protect and plant trees for people, for wildlife. Adam: Today I'm heading off to Tring Park, one of Hertfordshire's most important ecological areas. It's filled, I'm told, with wildflowers and some really interesting historic features, as well as some stunning views. But first but first, I was told to stop off at the Natural History Museum at Tring, which is really a very, very short walk from the woodland itself. I was told to do that because they said it might surprise you what you find. It definitely did that. Because here are rows and rows of what I'm told are historically important stuffed animals. So I'm at the the top bit of the the galleries here at the Natural History Museum at Tring and well, bonkers I think is a probably good word to describe this place and I mean, I feel very mixed about it. So we're, I'm passing some very weird fish, that's a louvar, never heard of that. But there's a a rhinoceros, white rhinoceros, a Sumatran rhinoceros. There's a dromedary, a camel. There is a rather small giraffe. There is a head of a giraffe. Coming round over here, there is an Indian swordfish from the Indian Ocean. Goodness gracious, it looks like something from Harry Potter. That's an eel, very scary looking eel. And then there is a giant armadillo and it really properly is giant, an extinct relative of the living armadillos, known from the Pleistocene era and that's the period of the Ice Age, from North and South America, that is absolutely extraordinary. And there are some very, very weird things around here. Anyway, that's certainly not something you'd expect to see in Tring. Goodness knows what the locals made of it back in the Victorian ages, of course this would have been their only experience of these kind of animals. No Internet, no television, so this really was an amazing insight into the world, beyond Britain, beyond Tring. There is something here, a deep sea anglerfish which looks like it's got coral out of its chin. I mean, it's properly something from a horror movie that is, that is extraordinary. Claire: My name is Claire Walsh and I'm the exhibitions and interpretation manager here at the Natural History Museum at Tring, and my job involves looking after all of the exhibitions that you see on display and any temporary exhibitions such as Wildlife Photographer of the Year. Adam: So this is a rather unusual place. I have only just had a very brief look and I've never seen anything quite like it. So just explain to our listeners what it is that we're seeing, what what is this place? Claire: So the Natural History Museum at Tring is the brainchild of Lionel Walter Rothschild, who was a member of the Rothschild banking dynasty. Walter Rothschild, as as we call him, was gifted the museum by his parents as a 21st birthday present. Adam: That's quite a birthday, who gets a museum for their 21st? That's quite something. Claire: Yes, yeah, so, so the family were a hugely wealthy family and Walter's parents owned Tring Park Mansion, which is the the the the big house next door to the museum, which is now a performing arts school, the land of which was formerly a a big deer park, and the Woodland Trust land and our museum is all part of that sort of estate. Adam: And so this is a Natural History Museum. But as I was saying, it's not like when I've seen normally. So explain to me what it is that differentiates this from other museums people might be acquainted with. Claire: So we have over 4,000 taxidermied animals on display from all over the world, some of the finest examples of Victorian taxidermy in the world and you can see everything on display from dressed fleas all the way through to wallabies, large deers, birds from all over the world. It really is an absolutely amazing place. Adam: I've never heard of the species called dressed fleas. Is that a species or is it fleas which have got frocks on? Claire: So these are fleas that have little outfits on so our our particular dressed fleas have little sombreros. They're from Mexico dressed fleas. We're very fortunate to have them on display and they're they are some of the most popular things in the museum. Adam: *laughs* Extraordinary. Yeah, I'll go stop and have a look at those. Now, but there was, am I right in saying that that Walter Rothschild in the sort of posh manor, actually had weird animals rolling around, these aren't just stuffed animals, you know, live weird animals, unusual animals, just part of the park? Claire: Yeah, so to take you back a little bit, Walter Rothschild first became really interested in natural history when he was about 7 and and he then decided to set up the museum. So throughout his teenage years, he started collecting different animals, living and dead. And the park at Tring was home to a lot of the animals so in in the park were lots and lots of living animals that he he kind of just kept there roaming free, so he had things like rheas, cassowaries, ostriches, emus, kangaroos. Adam: I, I've seen a picture, I think I've seen a picture of him in a sort of horse drawn carriage, except it's drawn by zebras. Claire: Yeah, so so he decided to train zebras to draw his carriage. So he started off with one zebra and then sort of moved on to having three zebras and a and a pony and he actually took the carriage along Regent Street all the way through the mall in London to Buckingham Palace where where the zebras met the Queen, which was a bit sort of worrying for Rothschild because actually zebras are really difficult to train and quite flighty sort of animals so he's a bit worried about the Queen petting his zebras and and something going wrong, but fortunately it was all fine. The zebras did come out to Tring when they retired as well, so they were also sort of roaming about. I think what you need to imagine is Tring at the time was a really kind of provincial country town, there was a lot farming going on and the Rothschilds came with this, massive amounts of wealth, but they really embedded themselves within the local community and and did lots of, you know, really helped people out. But Walter then started introducing all these animals into the park. He was really interested in adaptation of of different species of animals, so he actually rented out the island of Alhambra in the Seychelles to protect the giant tortoises, but also in Tring you have all of these different exotic animals from all around the world and I can't imagine what it must have been like to just be an ordinary agricultural labourer living in Tring and having the opportunity to walk through the park and just se all these amazing animals that you wouldn't have had the opportunity to see because there's no television. Adam: It's a really interesting back story to it, but I wonder what you feel about the purpose of the museum and this collection now, when there's a sense I already feel a bit uncomfortable going, is this quite right to be watching stuffed animals, is this in keeping with our modern sensibilities? What's your view on that? Claire: So our mission really is to educate people about biodiversity and to to ensure that our future generations become advocates for the planet. So we do this by, you know, trying to instil the importance and the wonder and beauty of nature within our collections and tell people about the things that are vanishing. We have lots of extinct and endangered animals on display, which we highlight to our visitors and and you know, to try and get them to understand that they need to look after the natural world today, and obviously our collections are incredibly scientifically important. We have researchers come from all over the world to visit Tring and to study their collections and you know, really make a difference to to our planet in terms of understanding how populations of animals have increased or decreased through time. You know, sort of engage with people and educate people so they look after the planet going forwards. Adam: And explain to me a little bit about your relationship or the museum's relationship with the Woodland Trust, then. Claire: So we have a really good relationship with the Woodland Trust. We work hand in hand with them, we share our our sort of knowledge between both of our organisations and advocate for, for you know, the good work that we both do. Adam: I'm going to have a quick look around before we go off to the to the woodland itself. What's your favourite animal here? What's the favourite thing you think you'd direct me to? Claire: Oh my goodness, you've put me on the spot there. I mean, I really love all the animals in the museum. I think the thylacine is really worth going to have a look at. Adam: OK, thylacine, never heard of it. Claire: So the thylacine is an extinct animal. It's an example of something called convergent evolution, where it looks very much like a dog, but it's actually a marsupial. It lived in Australia. So that's upstairs in gallery 5. Adam: OK, that's where I'll be heading next. Thank you very much. Well, having finished my tour inside the museum, I'm off, it really is just across the road, to the woodland itself to meet my guide for the day. Grace: My name is Grace Davis, I'm an assistant site manager at the Woodland Trust, I help to manage our woods in Hertfordshire and Essex. Adam: So we're very lucky. It was raining when I left home. It is not raining, so I don't want to tempt fate but I do want to offer my thanks to whatever power that be. Where are we? Why are we here? Grace: We're at Tring Park in Hertfordshire. It's just next to the town of Tring. It's 130 hectares of grassland and woodland. It's famous for its chalk grassland and has been designated a SSSI. Adam: Right. And we were just walking down an avenue really weren't we and you were telling me they're lime trees because I couldn't spot it, but I did have a quick look on my app and just, maybe everyone else knows this, but apparently the nickname for Brits is the limeys, I think Australians call us limeys and it was because the lime trees were made, were used to make ships. And I think the Australians thought they weren't great wood for trees and sort of nicknamed us limeys. Anyway, there's a little bit of a side note. We passed some cows, rather docile cows. What what are they doing here? Grace: We've got a a number of cows that graze here most of the year, so they really help us to manage the scrub on the chalk grassland. If nature had its way, the the grassland here would eventually convert to be woodland, which isn't a bad thing but because of the SSSI designation of the chalk grassland here, and because it's a very rare habitat internationally, we really need to manage the scrub and any trees from from taking over, so the cattle are here to browse, to keep the the growth in check of the hawthorn, the blackthorn, the the scrubby species that really want to take over. Adam: And we passed, just a bit of practical information with people, we passed a little area where I saw a lot of tree planting going on, but also that's going to be a new car park is that right? Grace: That's right. So we've actually got Tring Park itself on a 400-year lease from the council after it was threatened in the nineties to be turned into a golf course, but we've also invested in this site by converting a patch of land to a car park for 50 spaces, and we hope that that car park will be open soon, very soon, and the one of the real benefits of it is it will provide a level access into the into the grassland, whereas at the moment people generally have to walk over the bridge across the very busy A41 but with the new car park, people will be able to park and walk straight into the grassland. So it will be great for anyone with a pushchair or mobility scooter. Adam: Fantastic. Now we're we're on a bit of a hill on this path going towards, past the cows on my right, going towards the trees themselves Right just before we head off there here's a Woodland Trust little bit of signage which I don't quite understand, it's a wooden post with a foot cut out of it. It is Walter's Wander. Walter moved into rooms at Magdalene College with a flock of kiwis, which were soon rehoused and cared for by a local taxidermist. Yeah, I'm not sure a taxidermist cares for animals much. I'm sure he cares, or she cares about her work, but I'm not sure that's the the verb of the job of a taxidermist. Anyway, yeah, so this is Walter's Wander, and it is Walter Rothschild. Grace: That's right yeah so this is this is showing a link between Tring Park and the museum of which Walter Rothschild is famous for having his his taxidermy there. Adam: I mean, he proper barmy. He, Magdalene College, he was a student at university and he brought with him a flock of kiwis. I mean, my kids went to university, they weren't allowed to have a kettle in their room, let alone a flock of kiwis. Better times, eh, let's bring those back! Right off we go. Let's go. This is this is, look, I'll get this wrong, is this hawthorn on the left? Grace: This is hawthorn, yes. Adam: Ohh top marks for Adam *laughs* Top marks for Adam, OK. Grace: We've got dog rose on the right, hawthorn again. Adam: Oh you see, you're you're showing off, just cause I got one right, you've gotta get more right than me. *both laugh* OK, off we go. Grace: So some of the plants that we have here growing on the chalk grassland have got fantastic names such as fairy flax, birdsfoot trefoil, lady's bedstraw, salad burnet and you know they've all got different colours, so white, yellows, purple. So if you visit here in spring or summer, there's just beautiful shades of colour all around the park. Adam: They're wildflowers are they? Grace: Yes, that's right and they're they they they they're specialist to chalk grassland. In fact, up to 40 species of chalk grassland plants can grow in one square metre, which is quite astonishing. Adam: I was taken by lady's bedstraw. Did ladies use it for their beds? Grace: I believe it was dried and used in mattresses. Adam: Blimey. Not just for ladies, gentlemen too, presumably. Grace: *laughs* Maybe Adam: Who knows, maybe it was only for ladies. Let's do some research. OK. So we're heading uphill as you can probably hear from my laboured breathing to a wooden gate up there and that that leads us into a more densely wooded area does it? Grace: Yes, that's right so that's the mature woodland up there. And we'll be we'll be leading on to the King Charles Ride, which is quite interesting for its connection with King Charles II. Adam: So what tell me whilst we're walking up, you can talk which will mean people can't hear me panting. Tell tell me about King Charles Ride. Grace: So Tring actually used to belong to King Charles II's wife. Catherine of Braganza, I think was her name. So King Charles is known to have visited the area and the avenue was named after him, and it's also heavily rumoured that his famous mistress Nell Gwynn came here with him on certain visits. She may well have lived in Tring during a typhus outbreak in London. There's also a monument here that is rumoured to be dedicated to her, which would make it the only public monument in the country to be dedicated to a royal mistress. Adam: Wow, good knowledge. Grace: I've got my notes *laughs* Adam: If only this comes up in Trivial Pursuit. I go where's the only monument to a royal mistress? And I'll get, I'll astound people at dinner parties. Good stuff. So we're taking a little break and I've turned around and actually it's it's beautiful looking back, we're up at the top of a a small valley we can see a road ahead of us that will be the A something, A41 says my expert and the sun is cutting through greyish clouds hitting the fields, green fields and the hills beyond the A41. And it looks really pretty. I mean, it's an interesting point, isn't it, that that people, the clue's in the name, the Woodland Trust, people feel it's about, get as many trees in the ground as possible. But it's not quite like that is it, because here in this particular patch you're doing what you can to prevent trees growing? Grace: That's right. I mean, scrub, scrub and woodland are obviously fantastic habitats for a range of species. But but chalk grassland really needs a low, low, low sward so a short height of the, Adam: Low sward, what's sward? Grace: Sward is the height of the the grass and the plants. So you can see it's quite low because the cattle are browsing it. So we need to keep that low. And the cattle will browse, they will eat like the young hawthorn and blackthorn and things coming through. They won't touch, really the the bigger, more established patches. But they'll keep the young stuff from coming through, and they'll reduce the competition of more dominant weeds like dandelion and things from from coming through. They they grow very fast and they will shade out and outcompete the slower growing rare chalk grassland species. Adam: And I mean, as we're sitting here and it's sort of mid-October-ish. We're starting to see the trees change colour aren't they, you can see in the lower bits they're not this uniform green. We've got reds and yellows and coppers just coming out. It is this time of change in the year, isn't it? Grace: That's right, yeah, it's quite beautiful, actually, at this time of year. Although we're saying we don't have the colours of the of the chalk grassland plants at the moment, but we do have the lovely changing colours of the trees. Yeah so this area here was enclosed about 300 years ago by by fencing, presumably, which which meant that a lot of the habitat was kept intact. It wasn't developed on and it's preserved the historic landscape as well of the area, and in fact it's, Tring Park is a Grade II historic parkland because of the ornamental park and garden features, which we'll we'll we'll see some of as we get to the top. Adam: Lovely. Have we rested enough? Grace: Yeah, let's push on. Adam: Push on. Grace: It will be muddy this next bit, but it's not for very long. Adam: OK. Ohh you can, you might be able to hear the sound effects of this getting very muddy. Grace: Yes, claggy. Adam: We've come into well, we're on a path, a little clearing and there is a mighty, mighty tree. But it's it's certainly dead. But it looks like something from a Harry Potter movie, The Witches or Macbeth, something like that. What's the story there? Grace: Well that's a tree perhaps it was struck by lightning, or it's just decayed you know, with old age. That's what we would call a veteran tree. So it's got wonderful cavity at the base there, it's got fungi growing on it. It's got the the top is all split off. It's open, open at the top for birds to nest in. You know, we we really do like to keep as much deadwood on a site as possible. It's just fantastic for invertebrates, bugs, beetles, fungi. There's about 2,000 invertebrate species that are reliant on dead or decaying woods, so you know, we're really working at the at the base of the ecosystem to get those small creatures into the woodland ecosystem for, you know, birds, mammals to to then eat and forming the wonderful woodland ecology that we that we need. Adam: So it it's not a good idea to clear away these things and make everything look neat. It's actually it's part of the ecosystem. There's it's funny cause you can't see anything that you know, there's no leaves on it or anything, but you're saying there's lots of animals actually dependent on that dead wood. Grace: That's right. Yeah. Really, it's really. That's right. If we had a closer look, we'd see all sorts of small bugs and beetles and crawly, creepy, crawly things. There may well be bats that roost in there, birds that nest in there, probably fungi around the base and at the cavities. Adam: Right. And that's supporting other animals who need to eat on that and and the soil itself obviously, which is increasingly a big issue, isn't it? Grace: That's right. Yeah, of course, well that, that, that tree will eventually decay into the soil and the soil health of woodland is really really important. Adam: Yeah, I mean, that's an increasingly big issue for people, isn't it? We don't we don't think about much about the soil, we look above the soil, but the soil health is a huge concern and and increasing issue for people to maintain, isn't it? Grace: That's right. I mean, the trees will come and go over hundreds of years but the soil will remain, and it's got those nutrients that have built up for hundreds and hundreds of years, especially in an ancient woodland, so it it's really the soil that is the most important thing in an ancient woodland. Adam: And remind me this is something I definitely should know but, is is there a definition of ancient woodland? Is there a cut off period? Grace: Yeah, it's trees that date back to the the 1600s, which is really when records began of mapping out the country and what the land uses were. Adam: Right, OK. And we're just going up, here are two or three felled trees. We've gotta turn right here have we? Grace: That's right yeah. Adam: They look like they've been cut down just left or no, they're very black. Is that fire or something? Grace: I think that's just water from the, from the rain, because that tree there is very dark isn't it. Adam: Right, oh yeah, that's dark. So we've come up to the top of the hill, or is there much, is there another hill? Grace: No, no, no, no more hills. Maybe just gently undulating, but no more hills. Adam: OK, right. So we're at the top of the hill. But I see a regal path ahead. I can imagine myself in my zebra drawn carriage riding down here, waving, if not at my people, then at my trees. So is this all in my imagination or is this is this the King Charles road? Grace: I'm not sure if the zebras made it up here, but this is known as the King Charles Ride, named after Charles II, we're also on the Ridgeway Trail, which is Britain's oldest road. Adam: Sorry, this this road I'm standing on now? Grace: That's right yeah, this, this, this stretch is part of an 87-mile national trail that stretches from Buckinghamshire to Wiltshire. It would have been used by drovers, traders, soldiers for at least 5,000 years. Adam: Gosh, that's extraordinary. Grace: So if if if, if, if one is so inclined, you can walk from Buckinghamshire to Wiltshire, or do it in reverse, taking in wonderful views, and you know, walking in vhy many hundreds of years of ancestors' footprints. Adam: Yeah. And and how many times have you done that walk then? Grace: *laughs* Zero. But I would like to do it one day. Adam: One day. OK. Well, you could do it in bits. I'll do I'll do the first kilometre with you. Grace: Lots of people do do it in bits. They park up, they walk a stretch and they get somebody to pick them up at the other end and take them back to their car. But actually I was I was on site here in the summer and I heard some like tinkling bells and looked up and it was two guys with huge backpacks and they were walking from the start of the Ridgeway Trail all the way to the Avebury standing stones in Wiltshire for the summer solstice. Adam: Blimey. How long would that, do you know how long that would have taken them? Grace: I don't know actually. Maybe a couple of weeks. Adam: Wow. And they had tinkling bells. I think you just sort of threw that in, which I think is that might get on my nerves with two weeks of walking with someone with a tinkling bell. Any idea why they were, were they just magical folk? Grace: They looked a little bit magical, but also I think it was day one so they might have ditched the tinkling bells after day one. Adam: Well, and actually we should, that's extraordinary, but I want to stop here because there's another felled tree and you were talking about the importance of actually decaying wood and even to the semi untrained eye like mine, we've got a tree trunk lying on its side and the roots of a tree still embedded covered in moss, but also fungi all over the place here. I mean, this is it's not a dead bit of wood at all really is it, it's hosting a huge amount of life. Grace: Yeah, it's absolutely living. Numerous fungi, species and bracket fungi here on the side. Smaller, smaller ones down there, you can see like the holes where beetles and different invertebrates are getting into the deadwood, what what, which is getting softer and softer over time. Ahhuge cavity over there, which could be used for all sorts of species. Adam: Looks like an elephant's foot at the bottom, doesn't it? Really does, amazing. Amazing that. Ah, OK. Back to the path. And we are, I mean, look, it's actually quite nice weather at a time of year where the weather isn't going to stay with us much and we are the only people. And I can see all the way down the King Charles Avenue and yes, just us, just us. All right, now we've had to stop because you got very excited about something you said ‘Stop!'. So why? Grace: That's right yeah so these are young lime trees that have originally come from the veteran lime trees we saw at the avenue at the start of our walk. So we've we've propagated, we've taken the seed from those veteran limes and we've grown them on into these young lime trees which we've planted up here because those those lime trees on the lime avenue they're not gonna live forever. They've hopefully got many hundreds of years left, but we want to continue their historic link to the site so this is seed from those very trees that we've planted up here on the King Charles Ride. Adam: And since, I mean, lime is obviously there's a lot of lime trees we've already been talking about that here. Just give me a as part of our online tree identity course, how do you spot a lime? Grace: So you you can tell a lime generally from the quite heart shape of its leaf, and they do also have quite quite unique looking seed pods as well. Adam: They've got little things on them. They flutter around to help them fly, like I always think of them as mini helicopters but anyway. OK, great. Grace: There's a word for those things I can't think what they're called. Adam: Yeah. Well, we'll, we'll call them mini helicopters and see if it catches on. Grace: Yeah, yeah, yeah *laughs* Adam: Yes, it's getting spookily dark under the canopy here, so these are clearly not lime trees. What sort of trees are these? Grace: We've got a lot of mature yew trees here which are causing quite a bit of shade at the moment across the ride. Adam: Yeah. So you showed you showed me how to spot a lime. How do you know these are yew trees? Grace: So yews have got these needle-like leaves a little bit like a Christmas tree sort of leaf. But but needles and they also have usually very sort of gnarly, flaky bark and red berries. Hopefully we'll see some, that would be quite fun, they're quite a quite an interesting shape. Adam: And yew trees are some of the oldest living trees, aren't they? Grace: They can live a very long time, yes. Adam: I thought, is it, I might be getting confused but I thought is it yew trees that often get planted in graveyards. Grace: Yeah, that's right. Yes. Adam: And I think, I mean, who knows? I think I've heard examples, you know in the thousand, 1,000 year old or or even more which is properly ancient. Grace: Yes. I believe they were there before the graveyards, Adam: Ohh I see it was the other way round. Grace: Yeah, that's what I've read because the yews were connected to Paganism and the, the, the, the, I believe the churchyards were built on these sort of sacred or spiritual sites where the trees were already in place. Adam: Right. Yes, must have something to do with rebirth or longevity of, you know, I'm I'm sure I've heard of a yew tree being 2,000 years old, so you're thinking, God you know, there's a yew tree from the age of Jesus Christ which really think, makes you ponder doesn't it, but that's I didn't realise you thought it was the other way around, I thought they planted yew trees in graveyards rather than they built graveyards around yew trees, but it makes more sense in some ways. So we're taking a little path to the left. I say little it's also rather grand, to be honest. But I know why I'm being taken down here cause at the end I can see a stone monument of some description. So I'll see what it is when I get there and you can hear the time of year, the leaves are falling, you might be able to hear that rustle. So this is an unexpected find, we come into another clearing and there is a huge stone monument. Grace, what on earth, what is this? Grace: This is the obelisk. It's a it's one of two Scheduled Ancient Monuments here, we'll see the other one shortly. It was built in in the early 18th century, so it's contemporary with the the the start of the parkland here. And probably designed by the architect James Gibbs. And it's said to be dedicated to Nell Gwynn. Adam: I mean, there's nothing on it, when you said you were taking me to see something dedicated to Nell Gwynn, you'd think they'd have a blooming statue of Nell Gwynn. It's, I mean, but it is huge and it's got a a round bauble at the top, I'm just going round it to see if there's any markings on the base, which there isn't. So maybe maybe this was a sort of you know, I'm going to publicly recognise you with this enormous monument, but because you're not the queen, I can't put your name on it. Amazing. Oh, my goodness, I'm turning around and there's another stunning thing at the end of this pathway, it's just full of surprises. So this looks like a Palladian villa at the end of this pathway, so is this also to Nell Gwyn but says nothing about her on it? Grace: No, I no, I don't think so. This is the summer house. The other Scheduled Ancient Monument here, again designed by the same architect. Well, we'll see when we get there, but it it looks certainly very impressive from the front, but we'll see more up close what lies behind. Adam: Ohh, you see, you're teasing me now *both laugh* Why she goes ohh what's, what does lie behind that villa? Alright. Let's go find out. You said go go at the back. There's something. It looks like it's very crowded at the back. Let's have a look. Ohh, there's nothing to it. There isn't a back. It's just a facade. Grace: That's right. The facade is all that remains now. Adam: There, there, there was more to it was there? Grace: There was more. It was it was an actual building, it was lived in by a gamekeeper and and his son in the 19th century. Adam: What a house for a gamekeeper. It's fit for a king. That's extraordinary. Grace: But it was demolished to make way for the Wiggington Road, which you might be able to hear in the background. Adam: Oh, how disappointing. Nonetheless a very nice pied-a-terre. Grace: It looks like an ancient temple from the front. Adam: It does. I just need a bit, you know, 4 foot at the back, I'll move in. Very nice. Now this has properly been a real treat, but modern life is intervening not only in the shape of the cars you might hear in background, but I have a Teams call with some TV producers I have to meet in about half an hour and they will be not and they will not be amused if I say I'm lost in a wood. So modern life as ever drags you back, what's the way home Grace? Grace: I'll I'll I'll walk you back, don't worry. Adam: Thank you, thank you, you're not going to just leave me to follow a trail of breadcrumbs back to the car. Well, that was quite a trip. If you want to visit Tring Park, it is on the A41, 30 miles North West of London and if you go to the Woodland Trust website, type in Tring Park, you'll find lots of other ways of getting there by bus, by train, on foot, by bicycle and even the What 3 Words location to use as well. And if you want to find a wood nearer you than Tring Park, well type into your search engine of choice Woodland Trust find a wood and you'll find one near you. Until next time, happy wandering. Thank you for listening to the Woodland Trust Woodland Walks with Adam Shaw. Join us next month, when Adam will be taking another walk in the company of Woodland Trust staff, partners and volunteers. Don't forget to subscribe to the series on iTunes or wherever you're listening to us and do give us a review and a rating. And why not send us a recording of your favourite woodland walk to be included in a future podcast? Keep it to a maximum of five minutes and please tell us what makes your woodland walk special or send us an e-mail with details of your favourite walk and what makes it special to you. Send any audio files to podcast@woodlandtrust.org.uk. We look forward to hearing from you.

This episode is brought to you in partnership with www.enterprise-ireland.com Cybersecurity is a complex and ever-evolving field, but one thing remains constant: people are the most important element. In this podcast panel episode, we discuss the importance of collaboration and keeping people as the focus of cybersecurity work. Our panelists are experts in the field, and they share their insights on how to build a strong cybersecurity culture, how to effectively communicate cybersecurity risks to employees, and how to create a more inclusive and diverse cybersecurity workforce. Our panel includes: Ryan Lasmaili, CEO and Co-Founder of Vaultree, has built his career on a profound fascination for groundbreaking technology. His journey, marked by over a decade of experience in tech startups, is distinguished by strategic problem-solving, analytical insights, and forward-thinking solutions. Dennis Dayman is a Resident CISO for Proofpoint with more than 30 years of experience as a leader in security and privacy with a focus on information security and data privacy, data governance issues, protecting and improving data through industry policy, regulatory policy relations, and technical solutions. He is the co-author of Startup CXO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Company's Critical Functions and Teams at StartupCXO.com. He has also held leadership roles in privacy and security at several other organizations, including Maropost, Return Path, and Eloqua. Dennis was appointed Advisor to the Data Privacy and Integrity Committee by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary. Brian Honan is CEO of BH Consulting an independent cybersecurity and data protection advisory firm based in Dublin, Ireland. Brian is an internationally recognised expert on cybersecurity. He is a member of the Advisory Group of the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA). Brian has previously acted as a special advisor to Europol's Cybercrime Centre (EC3), and is the founder of Ireland's first Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT). Our guest cohost is: Claire Walsh - who is currently a Senior Market Advisor for Cybersecurity in the Enterprise Ireland New York office, Claire's role is to support Irish cybersecurity companies to start and scale their businesses in the USA

Sign up to Owning It: Real Time HERE. Subscribe to my brand new Substack HERE. This week I am joined by Claire Walsh, bestselling author and free diver. Having watched The Deepest Breath on Netflix, I realised how much we can differ when it comes to finding the thing that helps to downregulate our stress response. For many people, the idea of plunging down into the darkest depths of the sea, in one single breath, without all the breathing paraphernalia would be enough to send them into a state of panic. It is certainly not for everyone and it requires major training and experience and it's high risk but for those who describe themselves as free divers, this activity can be how they manage their stress and anxiety. Here, Irish free diver Claire tells her story and what she's learned from holding her breath in the water which she can apply to her life on dry land. PS: I've recently launched a substack where I'm sharing a weekly column. Anxiety will be a regular theme but there'll also be discussions about parenting and work and relationships, such as how I've managed to build a reliable revenue stream from podcasting. You can sign up at carolineforan.substack.com Some content is free to read but you can pay the price of a fancy coffee per month to read the juicier stuff. For now, enjoy this episode. Buy Claire's book HERE. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/owningittheanxietypodcast. Own your anxiety as and when it happens with Owning It: Real Time. The situation specific series of audio guides that helps you move through your most anxious moments. Available now on Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/owningittheanxietypodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join me as I have a conversation with the extraordinary Claire Walsh, an accomplished Irish free diver and author. We venture into her exhilarating world, exploring her book 'Underwater,' her unique writing process, and how she managed to overcome self-doubt during its creation. We delve into the arduous rewrites, the tension of planning a wedding amidst it all, and her feelings post book-release.Claire and I talk about our personal bouts with COVID-19, revealing the physical and mental effects it had on our lives. We examine the profound connection between our beliefs, self-image, and the simple act of breathing. Hear how Claire perceives our generation's aesthetic approach triggering physical tension. We venture into a dialogue around mental illness, ableism, and body acceptance. Claire generously shares her personal journey with mental illness, the role therapy plays in her life, and our collective need for open dialogue to reduce the feeling of isolation. We tackle the challenge of confronting ableism, affirming the significance of personal training, and the urge to question societal norms around body image. This episode is not just the exploration of Claire's inspiring journey as a free diver and author, but an honest reckoning of mental and physical health.Buy the book Claires Website Claires Instagram 

After base jumping, freediving is considered the second most dangerous sport in the world. My next guest is from Kildare and has taken this sport to heart. And despite its inherent dangers, she says that this discipline actually creates a sense of peace. Sean was joined live from Lawlor's Hotel in Naas by Claire Walsh who is a freediver and author of Under Water: How Holding My Breath Taught Me To Live...

Listen in to hear Margaret reflect upon her inspiring day which began with a chat with Claire Walsh for next week's upcoming podcast, moved on to a photography teaching session with the delightful Keela and culminated in some evening beach down time and swim. Chatting about what she learned from both experiences, Margaret gives an insight into her life, health and battles. An incredible free spirit, Claire explained that to create freely, you must create for yourself alone. Powerful, authentic and emotional images will follow. Hear about 11 year old Keela's wonderful, child-like freedom whilst creating her photography.  Her liberating 'just try it and see' attitude' is amazing! A truly lovely afternoon in nature and swimming.

After base jumping, freediving is considered the second most dangerous sport in the world. My next guest is from Kildare and has taken this sport to heart. And despite its inherent dangers, she says that this discipline actually creates a sense of peace. Sean was joined live from Lawlor's Hotel in Naas by Claire Walsh who is a freediver and author of Under Water: How Holding My Breath Taught Me To Live...

Nathan Murphy was joined by Claire Walsh to discuss her book 'Under Water' on Thursday's Off The Ball. From freediving 60m under water to dealing with the torrid aftereffects of long Covid, this is a brilliant chat well worth your time. 'Under Water' was published by Gill Books and is available in all good book stores now.

This week on Alive & Kicking: Irish Freediver, Claire Walsh joins us to explore the lessons she learned as a freediver and how learning to hold her breath helped her to live a better life. Psychologist, Jen Martin on why she chose to specialise in vulnerability and how we can do it too. And Eimear Daly from 'Daly Wellbeing' helps us to go through all of the latest health and wellness news.

In this episode of Basically, freediver Claire Walsh uncovers the training and disciplines involved in this incredible sport. Claire discusses the mental aspects that are required and how much control one must have. She tells us the many ways in which freedivers must adapt to the water through techniques such as equalisation for the ears. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the pod I have Claire Walsh who is free diver in one of the most dangerous sports in the world. Claire talks about suffering with depression in her 20's and not feeling like she was ticking any boxes and wanted to find her own self. That is when she went travelling in her thirties and found the world of breath work and free diving. Claire shares how sea swimming and the ocean has helped her through some of the toughest times in her life, how she gets into the headspace of holding her breath for 5 minutes and 59 seconds and the place she goes to in her mind 'Going under water there is nothing, no chatter , no judgement'. If you can regulate your self, emotions and life in the present moment we have the power to do anything. Diving has given Claire a new lease of life and has thought her how to navigate herself through connecting her mind and body. 'Fear is like a phoenix it burns a thousand times and still they will return.. you have to face your fears'. Claire talks about it in her new book ' Under Water' which is out now. Follow Claire on instagram @clairewalsh Me @emmakehoe / @empowerwithemma

Claire Walsh tells Brendan about the unexpected benefits of free diving

This week Aoife Moore and I discuss the end of the eviction ban, the double standard when it comes to the Burkes, and teaching kids about the existence of trans people. Claire Walsh tells me about how finding free diving in her thirties changed her life, and all about her book Under Water: How Holding My Breath Taught Me to Live. Cassie Delaney and I discuss the IFTA nominations, scumbag of the decade Stephen Bear, and the Vanderpump Rules scandal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Imagine being able to travel to the deepest parts of the ocean on one breath. Claire Walsh has done things that seem unimaginable and she joined Dermot and Dave to chat about her new book 'Under Water: How Holding My Breath Taught Me To Life'.

Energy bills, the big food shop, the price of filling up the car - everything costs more just now and there's no sign it's going to change soon. Felicity Hannah and guests ask where can you look for cheaper options, to make our money go further, but still have some fun? She is joined in the studio by expert deal hunters who promise not to suggest cutting back on Easter eggs. Bukiie Smart, accountant and the creator of the Save Spend Invest. Claire Walsh, a chartered financial planner. And journalist & money saver extraordinaire Mike Powell. Producer Smita Patel Editor Emma Rippon

The headline might read, 'Claire Walsh - the only Irish person ever to compete at the Freediving World Championships' but there is way more to the story of this trailblazing Irish woman. Jarlath caught up with Claire at an unusual crossroads in her life. Before all hell broke loose, when she wasn't travelling the world taking part in one of the toughest sports known to man, Claire Walsh taught businesses and individuals how to harness the power of their breath. All that came to an abrupt halt for obvious reasons. Today as she prepares to write her story for the first time, we get the unfiltered account of what brought her to the edge and what stopped her from tipping over. Thanks to all those who support Irishman Abroad in whatever way you can. The best way is to kick in a couple of euro a month on Patreon in return for access to all our content including hundreds of hours of archived interviews and up-coming conversations with the likes of Jack Whitehall and Catherina McKiernan.   To hear every episode in full and to gain access to the entire back-catalogue of over 500 Irishman Abroad episodes that are not available on iTunes for just the price of a pint every month visit www.patreon.com/irishmanabroad   Supplementary research provided by John Meagher. Our charity partner is jigsawonline.ie. In these tricky times, Jigsaw provides a range of resources, advice and care for your people to help them strengthen their mental health and the skills needed to navigate life. Please visit their website and consider making a donation. For updates on future episodes and live shows follow @jarlath on Twitter, visit www.jigser.com or email the show directly on irishmanabroadpodcast@gmail.com. Disclaimer: All materials contained within this podcast are copyright protected. Third party reuse and/or quotation in whole or in part is prohibited unless direct credit and/or hyperlink to the Irishman Abroad podcast is clearly and accurately provided.

Plenty of people in their 30s, 40s and even 50s have yet to start saving for retirement, and are anxious about how to begin. Today's show is packed with tips for so-called ‘late starters' like this week's guest David, who is 38 and self-employed. Incredibly, David is planning for a retirement that he never thought he'd live to see. As Claer hears, a revolutionary new treatment for cystic fibrosis has transformed his life expectancy. Financial experts Claire Walsh and Moira O'Neill offer guidance for fellow late starters, weighing up the merits of pensions and stocks and shares Isas. Plus, they advise David how to factor in the additional challenges of living with a disability. Further reading:Check out our episode on finances for the self-employed here Or listen to our episode about tracking down and consolidating old pensionsMoira's FT column about pension saving in your 40s is available hereClaire Walsh's website is hereThe Cystic Fibrosis Trust has published this guide about employment rightsPresented by Claer Barrett. Produced and edited by Persis Love. Sound design by Breen Turner. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

If I told you it's possible to deliver an extra year of ideal primary-level education for 30 cents, would you believe me? Hopefully not – the claim is absurd on its face.But it may be true nonetheless. The very best education interventions are phenomenally cost-effective, but they're not the kinds of things you'd expect, says Dr Rachel Glennerster — who we chose to introduce the problem of global poverty. Full transcript, related links, and summary of this interviewThis episode first broadcast on the regular 80,000 Hours Podcast feed on December 20, 2018. Some related episodes include: #13 – Claire Walsh on testing which policies work & how to get governments to listen to the results #18 – Ofir Reich on using data science to end poverty & the spurious action-inaction distinction #22 – Dr Leah Utyasheva on the non-profit that figured out how to massively cut suicide rates #30 – Dr Eva Vivalt on how little social science findings generalize from one study to another #37 – GiveWell picks top charities by estimating the unknowable. James Snowden on how they do it. #38 – Prof Yew-Kwang Ng on anticipating EA decades ago & how to make a much happier world And #55 – Mark Lutter & Tamara Winter on founding charter cities with outstanding governance to end poverty Series produced by Keiran Harris.

In this episode I am chatting to Claire, a makeup artist who has pushed herself from the corporate industry to the beauty world and running her own online store. Her story is about Change and how it is never too late to find your passion, do what you really love to do and be brave to take steps to live an extra-ordinary life than a mediocre one. Enjoy the chats, giggles and motivation.

Claire Walsh, vice president of Engineering & Henry Jai, Data Science Capability Lead at Excella join host John Gilroy on this week's Federal Tech Talk to discuss the challenges of using artificial intelligence, how AI is implemented, and explainable artificial intelligence(XAI).

We spoke about Ireland Crowds returning moving to Glasgow City FC TG4 coming into the WNL and more

In this episode, I am joined by Irish free diving record holder Claire Walsh. Claire has represented Ireland at the freediving world champs and can hold her breath for 6 mins. We talk about breathing techniques and how it can improve your wellness and even enhance performance, and relieve stress and anxiety. Hosted by Keith Russell, all information about Keith's own personal story is available on The Endless Spiral website: https://theendlessspiral.com/ Keith is on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Keith_Russell Keith is on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamkeithrussell/ Keith is on Facebook: https://facebook.com/iamkeithrussell/ All episodes are available to watch in full on The Endless Spiral YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/VGuOrvJFaYQ

Topics covered : Long Covid, breathwork, freediving, mental illness, therapy, self-limiting beliefs, reinvention and overcoming.This week I speak to champion freediver Claire Walsh.Originally from Leixlip, she currently lives in Bray with her partner Boudy and she's been freediving for 6 years now.She's competitive and driven, but there's also a beautiful gentleness about her that allows her to connect to her breath and to the water and achieve what she has already, which is incredible.She can hold her breath underwater for an impressive 5 minutes 59 seconds and she can dive to 59 meters on one breath alone.A fan of therapy and regular self-care habits like sea swimming, mindfulness and meditation, this is a fascinating listen as she covers so much from her love and respect of the water from an early age, to struggling with her mental health in her 20's, and she also talks about her other passions in life; music, drama and performance.I was hanging onto her every word and I think you will too.Reference -Movie ‘Le Grand Bleu/The Big Blue'* Claire is sponsored by Timewise SystemsIf you like my podcast, please show your support by leaving a rating or a little comment on Apple and by clicking follow on Spotify, I'd be so thankful. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode I had a conversation with the freediver and breathwork teacher Claire Walsh. Claire was the first person to represent Ireland at the Freediving World championships and has broken national records. Her personal best is a dive of 60 metres and she has held her breath for 5.59 minutes. In this conversation we chat about Claires background, which includes acting and puppiteering, the practice of breath holding, and Claires approach to breathwork which includes a specific focus on mindset   You can find out more about Claires work on clairewalshlife.com   Music by Gareth Quinn Redmond garethquinnredmond.bandcamp.com   If you would like to support the production of this podcast you can do so by becoming a member on patreon for a small monthly donation. Patreon members get access to additional yoga and breathwork content as a thank you Patreon.com/thebreathworkclub

Join us for episode 3 of season 2 as we chat about strength & conditioning in our coaching topic, share some great recommendations from our War Chest & catch up with our special guest, Irish International Free Diver, Claire Walsh. There's sure to be something for you to enjoy.

Fancy earning interest on a £10,000 loan? We’ll find out about what negative interest rates mean for consumers in Denmark and what might happen if they were introduced here. Felicity Hannah talks to Niels Arne Dam, Chief Economist at Finance Denmark and Paul Pester, former CEO of TSB and currently the chair of research and ratings agency Fairer Finance. Women’s finances have been hit harder than men’s by the Covid crisis, so could that risk a widening wealth gap and how do we fix it? Maike Currie, investment director at Fidelity Investments and Professor Annamaria Lusardi, head of the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center at The George Washington University School of Business have some ideas. And, if you’re eating too much chocolate this weekend then you’re not alone! But can that tell us anything about how you plan your pension, your investments, your savings? Or does it just mean you like chocolate? Felicity talks to Dr Pragya Agarwal, a behavioural data scientist and Claire Walsh, a chartered financial planner. Researcher: Jonelle Awomoyi Production Co-ordinator: Janet Staples Sound Engineer: Graham Puddifoot Producer: Ben Carter Editor: Emma Rippon

Show hosts Dan Mikulskis and Mary Spencer welcome Claire Walsh to explore the top-of-the-mind issues for individual investors currently and how the investment industry is adapting to changes. We discuss: How are individual investors feeling right now? Current top-of the mind issues for individual investors Has the “behaviour” of individual investors (eg panic selling) got better over time? The role of behavioural biases How individuals actually view investment risk (vs how we in “the industry” might tend to view it.) How do you build up the right conversations with an individual? Are there any insights from advising female investors - how is that different to working with male investors? How do issues pertaining to younger investors, eg those who are in their 20's or 30's differ from those further along in the journey? How is the industry adapting to changes? One thing to take away To people in the investment industry: challenging what you can do to be more engaging to your customers. Put yourself in the customers shoes. Don't always look at everything in the context of our narrow financial services constraints.

Peamount United Defender Claire Walsh discusses upcoming Cup Final by THE WNL SHOW

The first Child Trust Fund children came into their money this month, as they turn 18. Some youngsters have now found themselves in possession of four or even five-figure sums of money. Financial Adviser editor Simoney Kyriakou looks at what they should do with this money, how they should invest it, and what impact the lack of financial education could have on their choices. She is joined by Vanessa Howard from Good with Words, Claire Walsh, head of advice strategy at Schroders Personal Wealth and Nick Britton, head of intermediary communications at the Association of Investment Companies. After that she chatted with FTAdviser reporters Imogen Tew and Amy Austin to discuss some of the big stories in the news. The FTAdviser Podcast is the weekly podcast for financial advisers brought to you by FTAdviser.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Competitive freediving champion, Claire Walsh, joins me on this week’s Real Health to talk about breathing techniques and how it can improve your wellness and even enhance performance. Claire can hold her breath under water for 5m59 seconds diving to a depth of 60m – the equivalent of the height of Dublin’s Liberty Hall – and she tells me why she decided to give up the day job to concentrate full time on freediving and she explains some of the breathing exercises you can use at any time during the day to help with stress and anxiety. It’s about slowing things down and re-connecting with yourself and your body through your breathing, Claire tells me, and it really can be as simple as that. Stay healthy and safe and keep in touch with me for daily postings on Instagram and Twitter @KarlHenryPT. Don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe to the show on Apple, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts from. For more episodes, tips and advice from the show just go to: https://www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-real-health-podcast/ The Real Health podcast is in association with Laya Healthcare.

Colm O'Connor has a breathtaking conversation with Kildare woman Claire Walsh, who last year became the first Irish person to compete at the World Freediving Championships.

This week I speak to Claire Walsh, the Head of Advice Strategy at Schroders Personal Wealth, one of the largest financial advice firms in the UK. Claire tells of how her parents' frugal approach to money and their insistence that she take responsibility for her own spending as a teenager, shaped her money beliefs and laid good financial foundations. Juggling learning with earning, and being prepared to work hard, while also enjoying life, eventually led to a short-lived career as a primary school teacher, before pivoting into the world of finance as a graduate trainee for American Express.  A chance comment by Claire's now ex-husband that 'You'd be good as a financial adviser ‘eventually led to another career pivot, which involved a big pay cut, lots of studying and breaking through the male dominated financial services sector.   After a successful and enjoyable ten year career as a professional financial planner, Claire decided to pivot her career again to take a senior leadership position at Schroder Private Wealth, where she is working hard to make a big difference to many more people's lives by sharing her passion, values and knowledge of the power and value of good financial planning with colleagues, customers and the media. https://www.spw.com/ 

Claire Walsh is a breath work practitioner, voice and movement coach and competitive freediver. When Claire is not under water or competing, she is based in Dublin offering workshops and talks. I met Claire in 2016 when we were attending aerial silks class and it has been so exciting to watch her progress and excel in the world of competitive freediving and her career. We had a great chat, about -Mental training -Performance -Getting scared and building resilience -Breathing -Body image and pressure of social media You can find the episode and links on www.elementsyoga.ie/heartofthematterpodcast Enjoy:-)

Claire ventured into the world of freediving just a few years ago. In 2019 she participated in the World Championships, the only Irish person to do so, and set and Irish record. Her quest for a better acknowledgement and support for the sport is only getting started and she has plans for more competitions at international levels in the months to come. Claire also works as a voice coach and has worked as a puppeteer with the famous Lambert family in Ireland. You can find out more about Claire on Instagram or Twitter  _______________________ Claire Music Choice Fly On - Coldplay I wish I knew how - Nina Simone Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen Jupiter -  Gustav Holst Do they know it's Christmas - Band Aid Shake it out - Florence and the Machine The wind that shakes the barley - Dolores Keane ______________________________   All music is available on Spotify in the https://open.spotify.com/user/asplendori/playlist/52RfJG6gxwmVUazdOX8m9G?si=Wcl3A8-QSHa3J_K29yzWzQ (Social Fabric Playlist)   ______________________________   Title Music Alice by Lucky Bones      Support this podcast

In this episode we share Oxfam's journey in measuring women's empowerment in our impact evaluations. Our Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Lead, Marina Torre, speaks to Simone Lombardini, Oxfam's Impact Evaluation Lead, who has been working in this area of work. Simone delves into the details on what methodologies have been used, the challenges the team has faced and what we have learnt. See below to access to the many references made in the episode:Oxfam’s effectiveness reviews and how they are carried out)OPHI and IFPRI’s Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (IFPRI’s resources)Still learning: a critical reflection on three years of measuring women’s empowerment in Oxfam (Journal of Gender and Development, 2013)ODI’s Review of evaluation approaches and methods used by interventions on women and girl’s economic empowerment (report, launching event)‘How To’ Guide to Measuring Women’s Empowerment: Sharing experience from Oxfam’s impact evaluations Measuring women’s empowerment so that it reflects perceptions and opinions of all women involved into the study. Pilot PIWE in Tunisia (report, blog)Oxfam’s We-CARE and Household Care Survey Real-Geek blog: Comparing questionnaire designs Rachel Glennerster and Claire Walsh’s blog – Is it time to rethink how we measure women’s household decision-making power in impact evaluations? J-PAL’s Practical Guide to Measuring Women’s and Girl’s Empowerment in Impact EvaluationsAmber Peterman and Tia Palermo’s blog – Measuring taboo topics: List randomization for research and gender-based violenceUsing internal evaluations to measure organisational impact: a meta-analysis of Oxfam’s women’s empowerment projects (journal article, report, blog)(Photo capti

Have you cashed in your retirement savings under the pension freedoms rules? If so, are you one of the many UK pensioners who have found that the freedom to do what you want with your savings is not delivering quite what you had wished for? FT Pensions correspondent Josephine Cumbo debates the issues with fellow guests Steve Webb of Royal London, Claire Walsh of Schroders and Malcolm McLean of Barnett Waddington. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Governments in developing countries are some of the biggest players in the fight against poverty, providing millions of low-income people with critical services daily. Scaling up effective, evidence-backed programs through governments is a critical path to alleviating human suffering worldwide. But how can governments begin to build a culture of EA thinking and evidence-informed policymaking, … Continue reading EAG 2017 SF: Embedding EA thinking in government decisions beyond the OECD (Claire Walsh)

In both rich and poor countries, government policy is often based on no evidence at all and many programs don’t work. This has particularly harsh effects on the global poor - in some countries governments only spend $100 on each citizen a year so they can’t afford to waste a single dollar. Enter MIT’s Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL). Since 2003 they’ve conducted experiments to figure out what policies actually help recipients, and then tried to get them implemented by governments and non-profits. Claire Walsh leads J-PAL’s Government Partnership Initiative, which works to evaluate policies and programs in collaboration with developing world governments, scale policies that have been shown to work, and generally promote a culture of evidence-based policymaking. Summary, links to career opportunities and topics discussed in the show. We discussed (her views only, not J-PAL’s): * How can they get evidence backed policies adopted? Do politicians in the developing world even care whether their programs actually work? Is the norm evidence-based policy, or policy-based evidence? * Is evidence-based policy an evidence-based strategy itself? * Which policies does she think would have a particularly large impact on human welfare relative to their cost? * How did she come to lead one of J-PAL’s departments at 29? * How do you evaluate the effectiveness of energy and environment programs (Walsh’s area of expertise), and what are the standout approaches in that area? * 80,000 Hours has warned people about the downsides of starting your career in a non-profit. Walsh started her career in a non-profit and has thrived, so are we making a mistake? * Other than J-PAL, what are the best places to work in development? What are the best subjects to study? Where can you go network to break into the sector? * Is living in poverty as bad as we think? And plenty of other things besides. We haven’t run an RCT to test whether this episode will actually help your career, but I suggest you listen anyway. Trust my intuition on this one.

My guest for this episode of Informed Choice Radio is Claire Walsh. Claire is Head of Advice at Unbiased.co.uk, the UK’s biggest and most versatile search for regulated and independent advisers. Her role includes representing unbiased in broadcast media with recent appearances on BBC News, Channel 4 News, Moneybox and Share Radio. As a practicing independent financial adviser, Claire provides a unique perspective drawing from her day to day experience with clients together with unbiased.co.uk’s data and insights on the wider market. Claire is a Chartered Financial Planner at Aspect8 in Brighton. She was named Young Independent Financial Adviser of the Year at the Unbiased Media Awards 2014 and in the same year was shortlisted for the Financial Times Life and Pensions Adviser of the Year award. In this episode of Informed Choice Radio, I speak to Claire about attracting more young women to financial planning, some hot topics in the world of personal finance, restoring confidence in pensions as a retirement planning tool, taking control of money in the New Year, and much more. Welcome to Unbiased with Claire Walsh in episode 150of Informed Choice Radio. Some questions I ask -Why do you think it is that women don’t tend to become financial planners and what can we do to encourage more women to enter the profession? -How do people go about finding the right financial advisor? -Do you think pensions have still got a positive reputation? -What are some of the other hot topics in personal finance at the moment? -What tips do you have for people who are wanting to take control of their personal finances? Useful links mentioned in this episode Claire on Twitter Unbiased Thank you for listening! To get new episodes of Informed Choice Radio sent directly to your device as soon as they are published, you can subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher Your reviews on iTunes are incredibly helpful and really appreciated. We get notified about each one; please leave a note of your name and website URL so we can mention you in a future episode.  

What's the best way to save for your children and is it worth investing in a stocks and shares junior ISA? To help you find out, Sarah is joined by Michelle McGrade from TD Direct Investing, Richard Stone from The Share Centre and Claire Walsh from Unbiased. First broadcast: 05/11/16

Women and Money with Sarah Pennells, talking to Simon Ranson, head of banking at Sainsbury's Bank and Claire Walsh, Chartered Financial Planner at Aspect8, about Sainsbury's Bank's recent report highlighting people's money confidence and financial worries. First Broadcast 13/02/16

Women and Money with Sarah Pennells, talking to Claire Walsh, a chartered financial planner from Aspect 8, Louise Oliver, a chartered financial planner from Piercefield Oliver and Mary Waring, specialist financial adviser and founder of Wealth for Women, about taxable, tax-free and tax-efficient investments.