A passion for Empowerment

My name is Karen Egan, from and living in Ireland

At the core of my work is a profound passion for empowering individuals to occupy their full authentic selves. I approach my practice with a conscious and holistic perspective, embracing the entirety of our human experience. I get a bit geeky by the intricate interplay of our physical, mental, emotional, energetic, sexual-erotic, and spiritual bodies.

Over the past twenty plus years, I've dedicated myself to deep dives into the depths of Chinese medicine and Acupuncture, Chen Tai Chi, to exploring The Work of Byron Katie and Somatic Sexology.

I seem to be fond of 9 and 10 year cycles.

I spent over a decade nerding on all things Chinese Medicine, Qi/Jing related, bodywork and community accessibility.

Acupuncturist. Bodyworker. Founder of The Hawthorn Clinic, Galway with twelve mighty therapists under one roof. After a while I saw that only folks with disposible incomes could access me, so I took that work to the streets & set up 2 iniaitives -

• Drop-in ear acupuncture at Simon Community for drug rehabilitation and nervous system regulation.

• Aidswest - Bodywork, Acupuncture and The Work of Byron Katie at AIDSWest, on the stigma, shame, mental impact, fear isolation of an Hiv/AIDS diagnosis.

• Also, worked for years on the De-stress Programme for students at UCG (at the time)

Relocating to the sunny south east of Ireland emerged another vocation - Behaviour Practitioner specialising in challenging behaviour and sexuality. Trained as a Sex & Relationship educator, and Consent Advocate for those whose voice was not heard or listened to. Basically advocating for rights to sexual expression among people with various abilities.

Alongside this, I became a Studio 3 Trainer - non-aversive approach to challenging behaviour - usually folks are chemically or physically restrained.

And then my dad got sick.

I resigned from my behaviour practitioner job, didn’t buy the house I had saved for, and went home to help my dad die.

Four years ago, I resigned from this. Alongside my Mum, we palliative-cared for my Dad. The voyage of death and non-linear path of grief taught me more about kindness, compassion, intimacy and unconditional love than I could ever have imagined.

It looked like he was on his way out imminently. It took a year.

That very same year, I began my 4-year deep dive study into Somatic Sexology.

I didn't plan that timing. But now, on the other side I understand it now.

I have to say it was one of the most challenging, heart-breaking, intimate, core - dismantling experiences of my life.

Sex. Death. Grief. Peri-menopause.

Which has been the last 4 years.

An Cailleach. Death Doula. Baby Crone.

What. A. Ride.

So, all of this, every single bit of these earth-school days, have formed, dissolved, refined me, my gifts, passion & superpowers.

I weave them all into the tapestry of my 1:1 sessions, workshops and faciliations.

Every person has the right to enjoy their body, sexuality & pleasure.