Lean Into Life Podcast

In Episode 28 of the Podcast I was delighted to welcome back Ireland's leading Health & Performance Coach Gerry Hussey. Myself and Gerry received so much positive feedback on Part 1 that Gerry came to me and asked whether we would do a Part 2 Questions and answers podcast based on the 1st on. So I put that out to the masses and I received many questions on various topics such as Gut Health, overco...

In episode 27 of the Podcast I was delighted to welcome a very special guest, Mrs. Rosie Farrell for a chat. Rosie is a Designer and Sub-Editor for Irish Daily living in the Irish Farmers Journal. Rosie is an inspirational woman who has shown amazing courage and strength after being diagnosed as with Multiple Sclerosis in her early 20’s which was a bombshell to say the least, especially being in t...

on Episode 26 of the podcast I talk about the cycle of stress & fatigue and how we can easily find ourselves heading toward dependent or sometimes even chronic physical & mental health conditions due to unhealthy coping mechanisms of stress. I talk about the bodies stress response and the part of the nervous system that we tend to focus on the least which is our Parasympathetic nervous system whic...

On Episode 25 of the podcast I was delighted to welcome Ireland's leading Health & Performance Coach, Gerry Hussey. If you have 45 minutes spare today, please listen to this podcast. Every time I have heard Gerry speak, he leaves a lasting impression on me and this time was no different. Having Gerry on my podcast was on my 2020 Vision board and luckily that came true this week :) Gerry is a truly...

on Episode no.24 of the podcast I welcomed Founder of the Kenya Education Project Eddie Sheehy to the Studio 7 Podcast. It was both a fascinating and inspiring chat about what inspired Eddie to start the charity in 2003 and the amazing work the project a long with the sterling work of its volunteers and donors has achieved in providing sponsorship to both primary and secondary pupils and also help...

in Episode 23 of the Podcast I talk to the legend that is Ger Keane. I got an insight into how Ger got into the Physical Therapy Industry relatively later in life and the impact he has had since has been massive. From his start in the world renown Ger Hartmann Clinic where he worked with Elite athletes all around the world including former UK athlete Paula Radcliff a long with many more. We discus...

in Episode 22 of the podcast I am joined by Physical Therapist Julia Buest who partners with Ger Keane in the Ger Keane Physical Therapy Clinic here in Kerry. We had a fascinating discussion on how she got into the industry after suffering a very serious knee injury herself which halted her sporting career which included being an underage Waterford County footballer and Athletic star to not being...

in Episode 21 of the Podcast I discuss the Power of Adaptation and this has been even more important recently during lock-down. I talk about how we both humans and animals adapt to their environment to stay alive. I also talk about how we need to be able to tap into the 5% of our conscious minds to be able to create the life we want rather than floating through life in the other 95% subconscious p...

Confidence is the "Belief in ones ability to succeed" and it is something we have all struggled with or are struggling with on a day to day basis. In episode 20 of the podcast I discuss my top 5 tips which have helped me build my own confidence which is something i have struggled with my whole life in various ways. Theses tips include: Making Your Move, Visualization, Talking nicely to yourself, A...

The - (dash) is a very important symbol after your birth date. It is what we do in the dash that defines us and what we ultimately contribute to the world when we are gone. Hopefully for us all, that wont be for a long time but that's what we do not know and cannot predict but what we can do is make the most out of that time and to live the dreams that we have burning inside of all of us. During e...

In Episode 18 of the podcast I discuss how our health is a lot of the time being compromised even though its normally in the top 2 answers when people are asked what they want to be in life. Are we making the right decisions each day to give our health the best chance to be optimal and to live a life without the onset of disease they we could avoid due to our lifestyle. I talk about my own life wh...

in Episode 17 of the Podcast I talk about nourishing the relationships in your life with friends, family, partners, whoever. I ask questions about your current inner and outer circle (you have to take a listen to see what the outer circle means). I get you to take an audit of yourself and your current relationships and whether you need to tweak and work a bit more on nourishing and nurturing these...

In Episode 16 of the podcast I discuss how sometimes adversity in our lives can lead to a time of reflection about parts of your life that maybe you have been neglecting. I have recently experienced a bad physical injury which has affected me mentally a lot as well as the physical aftermath. Sometimes through pain and anguish, we can find growth in ourselves and regain some focus. I also talk abou...

Episode 15 of the Podcast is all about the pitfalls of being a Perfectionist. Perfectionism can be described as striving and striving to reach what is ultimately unobtainable and then feeling miserable and disappointed as a result of this "failure". Perfectionists set impossibly high standards for themselves and others and are extremely self critical which we will delve into more over the course o...

In Episode 15 of the podcast, I sat down again with Alan Devane for a part 2 chat. For those of you who don't know Alan, he is a qualified Personal Trainer and Strength & Conditioning Coach plus an Online Personal Trainer. In this episode we discussed what has happened since we recorded the last episode which included Alan competing in his first Men's Physique show where he ended up placing which...

in Episode 14 of the podcast I discuss the importance of not just resilience but recognizing how resilient you are. Resilience is the "human capacity to endure, to overcome and be transformed from life's adversities" We all go through many adversities in our lives and we build up our resilience muscle just like a anatomical muscle overtime and it gets stronger sometimes without us knowing it but t...

in Episode 13 of the podcast I had the privilege to sit down with national and international award winning hair stylist Sean Taaffe. Sean has been in the business for 30 years and we discussed lots of things including his growth from a 16 yer old opening his first 2 chair Salon on his own to now running 3 salons, employing over 60 people and having his own education brand. We chatted about his jou...

in Episode 12 of the podcast I discuss the importance of speaking from the heart instead of the head and how we need to tap into that more than we do. I also talk about compliments and how we aren't great at giving or receiving them and how we can change this. I then go onto discuss the topic of Higher Psychological Functioning (HPF) which is something we are all born with but some of us don't rea...

in Episode 11 of the podcast I had the pleasure of sitting down with world renowned adventurer Pat Falvey for a very insightful conversation on his life which took him from the north side of Cork City to standing literally on top of the world on the summit of Mount Everest. He also went onto to be the first Irish person in history to have scaled the 7 highest summits in the world not once but twic...

In Episode 11 of the podcast I discuss that it's not a bad thing to be a dreamer, most of the people who shape our current world were and still are dreamers. They didn't let anybody externally talk them out of turning these dreams into reality. I also talk about challenging our thinking and our negative thought processes and realizing that sometimes what you thought was impossible is in fact possi...

So in Episode 10 of the podcast I discussed mindfulness which is a bit of a buzzword at the moment. I talked about what it really is, some common myths surrounding it, how to be more mindful at work plus I recorded a body scan mediation practice at the end to make us a little more aware of our bodies and its sensations. I hope you enjoy it :)

In Episode 9 I have recorded a solo podcast on Stress, which we all suffer from in some degree. We need a relative amount if it to get things done but its how we balance the scale which is the problem. I talk about what stress is, the stress response and the unhealthy versus the healthy coping mechanisms for stress giving some very practical resources and content you can introduce straight away to...

In Episode 8 of the podcast I sat down with former Kerry GAA Goalkeeper and All-star Brendan Kealy. We talked all things GAA and Soccer and how he ended up in goals in the first place plus we discussed the controversial new proposed back pass rule. I also also learnt a bit more about the man behind the gloves and his own journey both professionally and personally. A great listen. Thanks guys.

Episode 7 of the podcast is another solo one, in this one I have decided to do a Q&A of frequently asked questions that I have received over the last couple of years and give you my insights on how to solve these particular issues. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks Michael

I was delighted to have my good friend and Online Fitness Coach Alan Devane of Alan Devane Fitness in to record Episode 6 of the podcast. It was a very interesting chat and was great to find out a bit more about the man behind the big smile :) We talked all things Fitness and Mindset and about his own personal journey around family loss to finding where his passion lay to launching a thriving onli...