The Prymal Podcast

Brian O’Loughlin is a coach, podcaster, entrepreneur and regular guest on The Prymal Podcast. His work explores psychology, behaviour change and the deeper ideas that shape how people live. This conversation explores several principles that have recently stood out as powerful ways of understanding human behaviour and personal growth. Topics include: • The difference between pain and suffering   •...

Kellie Fennell is a coach, business owner, speaker, parent, and podcast host who has achieved huge success helping others transform their minds and bodies - while quietly burning herself out in the process. You’ll learn about: The productivity trap and performance-based identity Why behaviour change fails without belief change Pain vs suffering External metrics vs internal metrics Burnout at the h...

Truth is messy, and most people confuse belief with fact . That’s why online discourse feels like everyone is fighting for “objective reality” when we’re all operating from different conditioning, experiences, and algorithms. This episode explores the difference between subjective truth and objective truth , why “my truth” can become a defence mechanism, and how to stop outsourcing responsibility...

Most people don’t build businesses to serve, they build them to be seen. And eventually that validation runs out. Phil Graham has coached 12,000+ business owners and disrupted industries. In this conversation he breaks down the real difference between founders who last and founders who quit - emotional resilience, decision velocity, and building a mission that’s bigger than your need for approval....

Ryan Curtis experienced a terrible training accident that ended his professional MMA career and threatened to leave him completely paralysed. In this powerful conversation, we explore the mindset that helped him recover against the odds, rebuild his identity, and find meaning in the middle of chaos. Ryan explains why nothing about him is “special”, why mindset is trainable, and why sitting with yo...

Most of us think we need more discipline, motivation, or structure. But in reality, we need something far simpler - to slow down . Brian O'Loughlin explores the deeper lessons behind the Prymal 60 challenge and uncovers a more honest truth about change: You can’t create transformation from a dysregulated, overwhelmed, overstimulated state. You don’t think your way into clarity - you feel your...

Real growth begins with awareness, but awareness alone doesn’t create change or growth. The difference between staying stuck and moving forward lies in what you do next. Mark O’Reilly is an ICF accredited coach with an MSc in Mental Health and Mental Skills, an MSc in Work and Organisational Psychology, and Professional Diplomas in Strategy, Development & Innovation, Leadership & Managemen...

Most of us get motivation wrong, we chase quick highs instead of building real systems. High Performance Coach Adam Ward breaks down the myths around motivation and explain how to build health, discipline, and longevity that actually last. It's not about aesthetics or hype, it’s about energy, consistency, and building a life that works. The goal should be HEALTH. You’ll learn: The most common...

What if the real key to change isn’t mindset – it’s biology? Brian Pennie – speaker, author and neuroscientist who overcame 15 years of heroin addiction – explains why true growth starts with the body. We talk about the neuroscience of habit, addiction, resilience, and how modern life hijacks our nervous systems through information overload and constant outrage online. You’ll learn: Why you can’t...

Lots of us struggle with meditation . Many of us live with unhealthy mistrust or unconscious bias . These are some insights and lessons I've taken from recent conversations, exploring moving the “mind” out of the head into a heart-centred space and treating meditation as observation (not breathwork), plus a practical take on healthy skepticism so you can navigate today’s noisy health/informati...

Eoin Lacey is a Performance Consultant and Coach who specialises in lifestyle management, health and wellness. We’re drowning in health content - who do you trust, and how do you decide what’s right for you? Eoin helps us build a practical toolkit for filtering advice, avoiding bias, and making better health decisions you can actually sustain. We cover clickbait vs specificity, evidence vs anecdot...

Prymal 60 is back. It's time to level up and raise your standards. What you need to know:  - It’s free (of course)  - It’s not nearly as extreme as ‘75 Hard’  - It’s starting on Monday 15th (but you can do it whenever) - You can modify it to suit you  The Standards each day:  - 10 mins of ‘space’ - 10 minutes of writing  - 30 mins of movement or exercise  - 35ml of water per kg bodyweight  - 1...

Shift workers form the backbone of our societies, but it comes with a set of challenges we cannot ignore. Tom Coleman is a sleep expert and health scientist who works with shift workers and companies to develop health promoting strategies specifically designed to offset some of the negative effects of shift work. In this episode we cover: Shift work and chronic disease The impact on mental health...

Grace Alice O'Shea is an award-winning sex and intimacy educator, author, and podcaster, host of "The G-Spot". Most of us think that intimacy is about romance and physical acts, but in reality it's about trust, self-awareness and connection with ourselves and others. We explore: The truth about intimacy in modern relationships How trust is built - and how it’s broken Why self-car...

"Entrepreneurship is a personal growth engine disguised as a business pursuit." - James Clear. Starting and running a business is one of the best ways to find and exploit every vulnerability in your armour. Myself and Brian discuss some of the lessons we've learned on our own business journeys, and how they have translated directly into our personal lives and relationships. Dan: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thed...

Dr. Katriona O'Sullivan is a lecturer, activist and the award-winning author of the incredible book, Poor - her memoir and personal account of growing up in poverty in Ireland. In this episode we discuss: - Katriona's opinion on true choice as a myth - The difference between equality and equity - The huge impact one good adult can have on a life - The relationships between hard work and opportunit...

Richie Corcoran increased his salary x 5 over the course of 5 years working in the tech industry, and now he helps others do the same. A self-described 'INTRApreneur', Richie outlines how you can develop a mindset and skillset which can help you grow and progress rapidly in your career and demand higher compensation and benefits for your time. We discuss: - Strategies that Richie has developed to...

We often say we value one thing, but our behaviours and actions can demonstrate something else. Seamus has spent years coaching humans, originally in a health and fitness capacity, and now in the performance, personal development and business arena. He explains how we so often develop habits and behaviours that don't align with the values we say we hold, and how we can develop new patterns at...

The recent Netflix drama Adolescence has everyone in a spin. Are our children at huge risk of 'incel violence'? Is there a nefarious dark side to social media creating a generation of dangerous young men? Should this tv show be used to inform public policy? We explore these questions and our thoughts and impressions of the show. Dan: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thedancampion⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get your FREE...

Colman Power is an expert in organic horticulture, an organic grower, personal trainer/coach and health advocate, and his mission is to encourage more people to grow and eat in a healthier and more sustainable way. In this energetic episode we discuss: - the practicalities of growing your own food no matter where you live - Glyphosate (weedkiller) and the associated risks - the true meaning of &qu...

Growth, success and achievement in life seems extremely hard. For so many of us, some of the biggest barriers we experience are based around the narrative we have created inside our own heads. Lack of belief, lack of ability, imposter syndrome, fear - these are some of the common experiences for so many people. In some cases we are held back by our environment. But in many cases, we stand in our o...

Ian recently became a father. His outlook on parenting is in stark contrast with some of the other experiences I've heard people share, in that it is overwhelmingly positive, but unapologetically anchored in a sense of responsibility and duty. We discuss: - Being prepared to become a parent, mentally and physically - The impact of your own childhood on the type of parent you become - Ian's zero-to...

Brian Keane is a coach, best selling author, business mentor, athlete and host of one of Ireland's top podcasts. He has completed some incredible events of human endurance, including the Marathon De Sable, and in over 520 episodes of The Brian Keane Podcast has spoken to some of the world's top minds when it comes to health, mindset, performance and resilience. In this fantastic episode we cover:...

Creating change is hard. Growth is challenging. Often times we don't need more information, we need more clarity, focus and an ability to identify the things we should actually be spending our time on. Brian joins me to discuss the principles we've been implementing to dial out the noise and identify the big levers for growth. We explore: - Doing less, not more - Essentialism and what that...

If you do 100 of anything you're bound to learn a few lessons. I outline the most important things I've learned about us human beings from the incredible conversations we've had on the podcast to date. This includes: - The difference between Health and Performance - How nobody actually cares about you - How your world view can be right and wrong - Why we should often do LESS, not more - The import...