Everybody Is A Poem – Details, episodes & analysis

Just a quick message from Jan to say no new episodes of Everybody Is A Poem while she takes some time to work on book number 2. Keep an eye on her Instagram @jbgoodtome and @thisheadstuff for updates on season two of the podcast. Don't forget, you can subscribe to Behind The Lines by joining the Headstuff+ community .  Go to https://headstuffpodcasts.com/register to find out more. Thank you so much listening, all the episodes from season 1 are available to share and listen on Headstuffpodcasts.com or wherever you get your podcasts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Season one is ending with a sneak peek behind the lines . . . In this very special edition of Behind The Lines, Jan reads 'Remember To Be Kind To Yourself' from her book What Day Is It? who gives a f ck. Jans tells the story behind the lines of the poem inspired by toxic positivity. As season 1 of Everybody Is A Poem draws to a close, here's a very special episode of 'Behind The Lines' the bonus subscriber-only show from Jan Brierton and The Headstuff Podcast Network. For access to more episodes of Behind The Lines and bonus content from all of the Headstuff Podcast Network shows go to :  https://headstuffpodcasts.com/register Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guest this episode is actor Victoria Smurfit. I read Victoria a new poem 'Willow' and we chat about the gradual redundancy of parenting,  the support of friends and allowing your children to see you struggle.  Victoria spoke with frankness, love and longing about her mum, who she recently lost, and she explained how she 'takes one thing off' everyday. I loved chatting to Victoria, she's a straight talker and she's inspired me with a killer opening line for a new poem! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Everybody Is A Poem I chat to the incredibly talented actor Hilda Fay. Hilda told me about her career which spans 28 years; the highs, the covid 19 lows and thankfully a return to the stage and screen.  We talk about dealing with rejection, I read 'No Response Is A Response' and she MAY have inspired me to have a sea dip (not a swim!) Hilda truly loves what she does, she explained to me how she immerses herself in her roles, and how sometime, she can't help but carry the weight or the joy, of the women she plays into her day-to-day life. And we both agreed, that sometimes you just have to get up, get dressed up, and get out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode I meet Martina Keegan, a real-life Liberty belle.  When I think of her, I think of dancing, the warm light of a nightclub, deadly Nike airs , friendship and fun.  I absolutely loved talking to Martina, she is bright, open, a straight talker and she is hopeful.   I discovered that, just like me, she has found solace in writing, and putting her feelings down on paper in the form of poems.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Celebrity hair stylist Andrew Fitzsimons spoke to me from LA about his personal and professional growth. He told me about his journey from Dublin to LA, his commitment to learning his craft (we even discovered that I styled his very first photo shoot) and how he’d rather be home listening to Luther Vandross and Anita Baker than partying in LA. He also spoke about the importance of therapy to him, and his favourite Irish swear word!  New episode of Everybody Is A Poem every fortnight. Subscribe here to listen to bonus show ‘Behind the Lines’ with Jan and her book ‘What Day Is It? who gives a f ck’ Follow Jan on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everybody has that one special person in their life, that person that no matter what is always there. They could be younger than you, from a different place than you, they could be at a different stage in life, but they are always your go too in good times and bad times. Grace Moore is that person for me. She took time out of her busy days to sit down and share memories of starting off as a fashion stylist (grace first crossed my path when she was in transition in school) and talk about how these days even though amid the chaos of 4 kids under 7, she has found a sense of peace in parenting.  New episode of Everybody Is A Poem every fortnight. Subscribe here to listen to bonus show ‘Behind The Lines’ with Jan and her book ‘What Day Is It? who gives a f ck’ Follow Jan on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thalia Heffernan is a fashion model, animals’ rights activist and tv personality. She is a natural creative and taps into all her creative instincts through art, music, and dance (Thalia met her boyfriend Ryan while appearing on the first season of Dancing with The Stars) We talked about her connection with music, her career trajectory in modelling and how she maintains her sense of self even though she takes on a new ‘character’ with every job.  New episode of Everybody Is A Poem every fortnight. Subscribe here to listen to bonus show ‘Behind The Lines’ with Jan and her book ‘What Day Is It? who gives a f ck’ Follow Jan on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everybody Is A Poem, a podcast exploring all of life’s ups and downs and everything in between. This first episode was recorded as a pilot episode this summer with writer and broadcaster Maia Dunphy. Maia is a truly soulful woman, she had recently lost her darling mum and we spoke about everything from parenting, loss, oversharing and finding meditative moments without meditation. New episode of Everybody Is A Poem every fortnight. Subscribe here to listen to bonus show ‘Behind the Lines’ with Jan and her book ‘What Day Is It? who gives a f ck’ Follow Jan on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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