The Messy Midlife Toolkit

In Part 1 of my conversation with Brendan Tierney on The Sligo Show, we talk about stress, recovery and why being good at coping doesn't necessarily mean we're recovering well.

A lovely conversation about the science behind what happens when we're constantly switched on, and why understanding what's happening in our body can be the first step towards changing it.

In Part 2 of my conversation with Brendan Tierney on The Sligo Show, we look at his own physiological data and see what was really happening during his day.

Where was stress showing up? When was he recovering? And were the things he thought were helping actually making a difference?

The data is an X ray of your day. This is what that looks like in practice.

In Part 3 of my conversation with Brendan Tierney on The Sligo Show, we take a rapid fire tour through the seven habits from my book, The Wellbeing Advantage.

From routine and movement to rest, connection and sleep, we explore the small everyday habits that can make a meaningful difference to how we feel, recover and cope with the demands of life.

 A conversation from The Sharon Fitzmaurice Podcast about what happens when we're constantly switched on, why rest doesn't always mean recovery, and the practical things we can do to help our body and mind switch off. 

I joined That Conversation Matters to talk about my journey through sport, research and wellbeing, and the experiences that have shaped the work I do today.

In conversation with Susan Ni Chriodain. We explore resilience, the pressures of modern life and why understanding ourselves better can help us make meaningful changes to how we live, work and recover.

In this conversation, I explore what stress actually looks like in the body, why we can feel tired but still struggle to switch off, and the importance of building genuine recovery into busy working lives.

A practical look at how understanding our own stress and recovery patterns can help us make better choices about our wellbeing.

Janine and Ken chatted with Aine Kerr on her RTE Radio1 show Reignite about all things workplace wellbeing. They discuss their backgrounds in high performance sport and how it led to the founding of The Wellbeing Advantage. Additional topics include why they include wearable technology in their corporate wellbeing programmes and the experience of clients on their Energising Leaders programme. 

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"Couple who worked with Olympic athletes take corporate wellbeing service to the Irish Market. The Wellbeing Advantage, a Sligo-based healthtech founded by Janine and Ken van Someren, uses sports monitoring technology to improve wellbeing in business environments.  Originally based in the UK, the business relocated to Ireland during the pandemic."

In-depth article exploring our background & the importance of workplace wellbeing provision for staff health & wellbeing. 

Newstalk radio host Clare McKenna looks at ‘health’ in the widest sense of the word. From mindfulness to skin problems, from personal health journeys to tips for better exercise, Here she chats with Janine van Someren, founder of The Wellbeing Advantage who turned her PHD and coaching into wearable tech. 

 Join Janine as she joins Sinead Kelly on the Self Health Podcast. In this episode, Janine explains explains how sleeping for longer periods does not necessarily translate into quality recovery, highlighting the importance of measuring sleep quality. Janine also discusses how sleep improves your overall health. 

On The Sharon Fitzmaurice podcast Janine discusses how small changes create huge impact to our health & wellbeing. Topics include what activities allow you to rest, focus and thrive. Understand how the quality of your sleep has the biggest impact on you physically, mentally and emotionally.