POD & DEATH
Vogue tells Tubs of fears
VOGUE Williams has revealed her fear of death drove her to therapy last year.
The TV host and podcast star opened up to Ryan Tubridy on his new podcast series The Book shelf with Ryan Tubridy.
She spoke about her fear of dying, living life to the full and going to a therapist through the prism of three books – her favourite childhood book, the book that made her cry, and the book that changed her life.
The mum-of-three said: “I went through a phase when I went through thinking about death, about a year ago. I had to go see a therapist about it. I was like, ‘I can’t stop thinking about death’.
“It was every old person I walked past in the street. Still now the odd time when I see an old person I’m like ‘oh, Jaysus’. I know it’s insane. I feel so sorry for them, they must be so scared…
“I would literally go to bed at night thinking about my own demise,” she adds. “And it just kind of came from nowhere. I had never really thought about it. And I needed to figure out what to do so I started to read books to confront death.”
The Howth native admits she has never read a self-help book, but their chat turns to manifesting, with Ryan bringing up how star actor Barry Keoghan wrote a list of his goals for his career which has reached astounding heights since he first starred in Love/Hate.
Worries
Vogue also introduced Ryan to the book Many Lives, Many Masters written by psychiatrist Dr Brian Weiss who investigates past lives which helped her overcome her worries.
“It gave me a level of comfort that there was something else. I actually believe again in life after death and one part of it was souls reconnect in another life. I was worried about my kids but you stay in the same circles – so I’m going to see you in the next life Ryan!” she laughs.
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