Ellvv8 and Shine Your Light

23/08/2026

Let me elaborate on the reel I posted earlier with my mini rant .. as I watch the world accelerate towards a future I am neither prepared for, nor want!!

It's regarding women ... and men ... and the eternal power struggle that seems to exist between the two, rather than collaborating, sharing power, with the intention of consciously co-creating a society we can all peacefully co-inhabit.

Women's leadership, wisdom and 'soft power' is needed now more than ever!

Empowered women do not disempower men. Empowered women empower men. And empowered men empower women. Empowered parents empower children.

We must acquaint ourselves with authentic power - not force, not domination, not coercion, not seeking to subjugate or to submit but to align on a common purpose.

We need collaborative diplomacy and social change through advocacy and ethical activism.

8 things I encourage women to do to step into their power:

1) Stop waiting for permission.
2)Don't let other people's opinions or expectations override your own.
3) Lose the fear of using your voice - it's the most powerful tool you have.
4) Start now. It's never too late.
5) Shed the fear of judgement and criticism. Woman up!
6) Let go disempowering regrets, grudges or resentments.
7) Don't let the fear of making a mistake stop you.
8 ) Give up the belief that you must / can do it alone.

This ELLVV8 community is a space for Leading Lights and Visionary Voices to Show Up and Be Heard

Love and Light
Eileen

23/08/2026

Yep!!

23/08/2026

I'm on a wee bit of a rant this morning .. 😅

05/05/2026

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Curious? Come along if you have any questions about our upcoming Voices Rising Vision in Action Retreat.

It's for you if you're ready to Treat yourself to an extraordinary weekend ... if you're willing to Embrace the Edge ... and jump into something new ... and discover the Courage to Shine in your own light.

Curious about the Voices Rising Vision in Action retreat at Temple House? Join Dr. Eileen Forrrestal for a lively online information session where you can get…

02/05/2026

Ok ..
Time to fess up ...

I was afraid they would say No.
I asked ...

They said "Yes".

So .... there will be some extraordinary, visionary women popping into our conversations at the

Voices Rising Vision in Action Retreat in
Temple House Estate

May 29/30/31

Marianne Williamson , Jerrie Uberle, Founder of World Academy for the Future of Women and Masami Sato Founder of B1G1 ... (and there may be others ... ) will 'inspire, motivate, encourage and empower' us to think bigger, speak bolder and act braver ... in service of a future I assert we all want.

If you want to know more ... dm me or join me on Tuesday for an informal Q and A. ... Luma link in the comments below.

If you want to book directly and guarantee a seat in the room .. there are only 10 rooms and space for 15 women ..

Will you be one of them?

The booking link is here ..

A private gathering for visionary women Voices Rising is a three-day immersive experience for women ready togain absolute clarity on their next move, speak their vision withconfidence, and step into leadership at the level they were born for. If This Feels Familiar, You’re In The Right Place Choos...

01/05/2026

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Curious about the Voices Rising Vision in Action retreat at Temple House? Join Dr. Eileen Forrrestal for a lively online information session where you can get…

30/04/2026

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Curious about Voices Rising? Join me for a free online conversation. If you feel there’s more in you — more clarity, more courage, more contribution — this…

29/04/2026

I had the pleasure of speaking in Yeats Society Sligo, Ireland at Sligo Women in Business Network (SWIBN) last night to share my entrepreneurial journey - that I loosely call
Bedside to Bali and Beyond.

The 'beyond' is living a life I never thought possible .. because I had the courage to say Yes .. and venture into a world I knew nothing about ... Business!!!

Before publishing, before speaking, before Get Up and Go, Shine Your Light and ELLVV8, I spent over thirty years in medicine — more than twenty of them in anaesthesia.

A Medical career teaches you very quickly what matters.
Clarity matters.
Calm matters.
Trust matters.
And words matter — often far more than we realise.

Over those years, I watched remarkable women carry enormous responsibility — in healthcare, in leadership, in family life, in community.
Capable women. Thoughtful women. Visionary women.
Women with wisdom, insight and something important to say … but often
holding themselves back, doubting themselves, or feeling there was simply no space to be fully heard.

I was one of those women.

And I realised ...
Yes I'm in the Health Service but this is not the way to Wellbeing. There was never going to be 'a pill for every ill' or a cure for every disease.

And more often than not, it needed "a spoonful of sugar" (a kind word ) "to help the medicine go down."

That belief is part of why I founded Get Up and Go Publications twenty years ago.
I believed then — and I believe now — that words shape lives.

The words we hear.
The words we speak.
The words we silence.
The words we withhold.
The words we write down.
The words we choose to live by.

Sometimes a journal prompt, a moment of reflection, or one honest conversation can change the direction of a life.

I never wanted to be a CEO.
I am a CVO (Chief Visionary Officer) !

I want to change the direction of the world!

That’s why I created Voices Rising – Vision in Action.
Not a conference.
Not a networking event.
And not an escape.

A carefully held space for women who know there is more in them — more wisdom, more experience, more to contribute — and who are ready to explore what that could be.

A place to think, to speak honestly, to reconnect with what matters.

And to leave with renewed purpose.

We’ll gather in beautiful surroundings, for meaningful conversation, reflection, inspiration and encouragement.

And we’ll be joined by inspiring women leaders from around the world — women who are living examples of what becomes possible when courage meets conviction. Vision in Action!

Margaret Mead said:
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

Perhaps fifteen women in a room in Sligo won’t change the world overnight.

But it might change their world — and that ripple matters.

A simple Yes will do it.

Deposit to secure your place today : €375
DM me for the payment link ... the rest will follow.

If you feel called, I’d love to welcome you.

Eileen

28/04/2026

It’s been quiet on this page for a while… but sometimes quiet is not absence — it’s incubation. 🌱✨

Over the past while, especially with my new book Embrace the Edge coming out, life has been asking deeper questions of me — about courage, purpose, leadership, and what it really means to shine our light in the world.

The fast changing world needs more women willing to be seen, heard, and known — not for who they think they should be, but for who they truly are - as leaders and change-makers.

Women with wisdom.
Women with vision.
Women with heart.
Women with voices that matter.

Be the change.
Lead the change.

That is the spirit behind ELLVV8 — Empowering Leading Lights & Visionary Voices — and it’s also the heartbeat of something beautiful I’m now creating ....

A very special retreat in Temple House, Sligo, for women ready to step forward with greater clarity, courage, and confidence.
Voices Rising Vision in Action.

A place to pause.
To breathe space back into your life.
To be seen, heard and known.
To reconnect with your own voice, vision, and inner knowing.
And to rise — in your own way, to shine in your own time.

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has" (Margaret Mead).

Perhaps this is your time. Perhaps your voice is one the world is waiting to hear.

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has" (Margaret Mead).

What change would you like to see in the world?

More soon.

With love,
Eileen ✨

Check out the rooms in the comments below .. 😍 ...