Made In Chaos with Ryan Curtis

How Do You Build 1 Million Followers, a Boxing Career & a Music Brand From Scratch? Ben Williams Tells All. Ben Williams has done what most people only talk about, built a massive social media following, signed to Warner Music, fought on Misfits Boxing, and launched multiple businesses, all before most people have figured out what they want to do with their lives. In this episode, Ryan sits do...

Paul Harkin built one of the biggest online prize competition platforms in the UK and Ireland from a bedroom in Liverpool, with no business plan, no investors, and a Shark hoover as his first major prize. Six years later, he's made 11 millionaires, given away over £200 million in prizes, and signed deals with the UFC, Matchroom Boxing, and PFL. In this episode, Paul opens up about the sacrific...

The Scientist Exposing What Really Works, Peptides, Ozempic, Supplements & Root Cause Health Most people are chasing shortcuts that are quietly destroying their health. In this episode, Ryan sits down with Dr. Dean St Mart, pharmacologist, functional medicine expert, and one of Ireland's most trusted voices in performance health, to cut through the noise on supplements, peptides, and the real scie...

In this episode of Made In Chaos, Ryan Curtis sits down with ultra endurance athlete Darragh Morgan, the first man to ever swim around the coastline of Ireland. Darragh opens up about the mental battles behind extreme endurance, the obsession with chasing impossible goals, and why some people feel the need to push themselves far beyond normal limits. From running across Ireland to spending hours a...

Ryan Curtis is joined by Jen Healy for a deep conversation about trauma, addiction, healing, and the mindset patterns that keep people stuck. Jen shares her experience working in recovery, mental health and personal development, explaining why many people stay trapped in victim mentality, repeat the same cycles, and struggle to truly change their lives. They talk about the reality of healing, the...

Kevin Shanahan, known as Miracle Man Kev , has died twice. Once for 42 minutes. Once for 93 minutes. Doctors didn’t expect him to survive, but somehow he did. In this episode, Kevin joins Ryan Curtis to talk about cardiac arrest, brain injury, recovery, chronic pain, mindset, and the reality of rebuilding your life after everything is taken from you. They discuss the mental side of recovery, losin...

In this episode of Made In Chaos, Ryan sits down with Paralympic table tennis player Colin Judge for one of the most honest conversations yet. Colin opens up about growing up with a disability, hiding behind prosthetics, struggling with confidence, and feeling like he didn’t belong. He shares what it was like missing out on the Paralympics by one place, moving abroad to go all in on sport, and the...

Cheryl Lyons went from doing makeup clients in her mam’s sitting room to running multiple businesses, without a roadmap, a safety net, or a job for life. In this episode of Made in Chaos , Cheryl shares what it really takes to go all-in on yourself, the fear that comes with growth, and why chasing passion over security changed her life forever. We dive into: Leaving “safe” jobs behind Taking finan...

In this episode of Made In Chaos , Ryan Curtis speaks with Gavin Meenan about the life-altering event that shaped who he is today. Gavin opens up about surviving a tragic accident, living with guilt, navigating therapy, and the ongoing process of self-forgiveness. This conversation explores trauma, men’s mental health, accountability, and what it really means to heal when the past doesn’t disappea...

UFC fighter Shauna Bannon joins the Made In Chaos podcast for a deeply honest conversation about the unseen side of elite sport. From quitting a high-paying finance career to chasing the UFC dream, Shauna breaks down the sacrifices, mental battles, injuries, and emotional lows that came with it, including the aftermath of her debut loss and how close she came to walking away. A powerful episode on...

In this episode of Made in Chaos , Ryan sits down with Chris O’Reilly , founder of The Liberty Soup Run . Chris shares his journey from addiction to recovery and how helping homeless people across Dublin became his life’s mission. They discuss homelessness in Ireland, addiction, stigma, burnout, mental health, recovery, and the power of human connection. Chris speaks honestly about the failures of...

In this episode of Made in Chaos , Ryan Curtis sits down with professional boxer Gary Cully to talk discipline, self-belief, sacrifice, and embracing uncertainty. Gary reflects on growing up feeling overlooked, choosing training over distractions, and learning to be comfortable alone. He explains how losses shaped his mindset, why visualisation and faith matter, and how chaos is an unavoidable par...

In this episode of Made in Chaos , Ryan Curtis sits down with bestselling author and academic Katriona O’Sullivan for a powerful conversation about poverty, education, inequality, and survival. Katriona challenges the idea that success is simply about hard work, explaining why “choice is a myth” for people growing up in poverty. Drawing on lived experience, neuroscience, and education research, sh...

Professional MMA fighter Kiefer Crosbie joins Ryan Curtis on Made In Chaos for an honest conversation about belief, ego, setbacks, and the reality of chasing greatness. From inner-city Dublin to the UFC, Kiefer reflects on nearly two decades of dedication, the pressure of being judged by moments inside a cage, and why fighting is only a small part of who he is. This episode explores resilience, di...

In this episode of Made in Chaos , Ryan Curtis speaks with ultra-marathon runner and content creator Chris Connolly about addiction, psychosis, sobriety, discipline, and purpose. Chris opens up about chasing validation, losing everything, entering psychosis, and why rebuilding his life required honesty, suffering, and self-accountability. Together they explore mental health, intrusive thoughts, vu...

Made In Chaos is a podcast about resilience, mental toughness, and rebuilding your life after everything collapses. Hosted by former MMA fighter Ryan Curtis, who survived a catastrophic training accident that left him paralysed from the neck down, this show explores what it really takes to recover - physically, mentally, and emotionally. Each episode digs into adversity, discipline, identity, trau...

In this first episode of Made in Chaos, Ryan Curtis shares how a training accident left him paralysed from the neck down and the mindset that helped him rebuild his life. He reflects on growing up in Dublin 1, losing family to addiction, and the community that carried him through dark times. Ryan explains why the toughest moments in life forge the strongest people and his mission to create a space...

Comedian Willa White joins Ryan Curtis for a raw conversation about addiction, violence, trauma and rebuilding your life from nothing. Willa opens up about growing up in Ballymun, years of heroin use, prison, suicide thoughts, and the moment of clarity that changed everything. Together they explore recovery, friendship, self-worth, social media pressures and how the worst chaos in life can create...