Una Leonard : Sweet Therapy

<p>Topics covered : Anxiety, the inner critic, anorexia, bulimia, attempted suicide, cancer diagnosis, baking, starting a business, success, wellbeing.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Una Leonard is&nbsp;the&nbsp;owner and founder of&nbsp;<em>2210 Patisserie</em>,&nbsp;a very successful bakery business and she has a gorgeous, upbeat personality that at one point, hid a deep unhappiness.</p><br><p>In this conversation we get a beautiful insight into her relationship with her Mam, the bond she also had with her Granny, fondly known as Dotie; and how baking and opening up her bakery, ultimately became her saviour.&nbsp;</p><br><p>I learnt so much from listening to her….about the power our words can have on children in particular, and how our attitude to food can impact those around us.</p><br><p>It was one of the most moving conversations I have ever had and I’m so grateful to Una for her willingness to speak about such difficult times in her life and I know she’ll help so many who’ll listen.</p><p>But it’s an extremely challenging listen at times as we don’t shy away from the reality of her experience of attempted suicide, so please be aware before you play it.</p><br><p>Resources :</p><br><p>Bodywhys</p><p><a href="https://www.bodywhys.ie/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bodywhys | The Eating Disorders Association of Ireland</a></p><br><p>Pieta</p><p><a href="https://www.pieta.ie/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pieta | Preventing Suicide and Self Harm</a></p><br><p>Samaritans</p><p><a href="https://www.samaritans.org/ireland/samaritans-ireland/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Samaritans Ireland</a></p><br><p>Book: Sweet Therapy – The Joy of Baking</p><br><p>If you’re a fan of my pod, please follow, rate and review in all the usual places. And thanks, as always, for your support of Ready to be Real.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for m