Episode 11: Eileen Forrestal

The Breifne Earley Show

This week's guest gave up her career in medicine to try and inspire others to Get Up & Go through her inspirational diaries. Breifne talks to Eileen Forrestal about her complete turn around in career, leaving the security of a financially sound position to pursue her dreams of inspiring others. They also discuss how Get Up & Go publications went from sales of less than a thousand to over 40,000 sales last year across six different products aimed at teenagers, busy women and more. Eileen shares the story of a chance encounter while on a 350km cycle tour in Cambodia, with a man who had grown up an orphan, led to her involvement with his new school which aims to giving a future for local orphans. She also gives her thoughts on the Easter Rising celebrations and how wars affect the world around us and who would be her three favourite dinner guests.