Mahon McCann

The attentional crisis has created the need for changing our practices to cultivate our abilities to control our attention and guide our own development, to prevent it from being stolen and added to corporations' bottom lines. That’s what I’m going to look at in this essay, what is attention? How does it function? How can we control our own better?  Read the full essay at: https://mahonmccann.subs...

John Vervaeke is a professor of cognitive science and cognitive psychology at the University of Toronto, who has published a 50-part lecture series on Youtube, called "Awakening from the Meaning Crisis." (Check out John's Youtube channel here ). He has been interviewed on the Jordan Peterson, Lex Fridman, and Modern Wisdom Podcasts and is a world-leading pioneer in Cognitive Science. In this conve...

Jeffrey Dahmer, prolific American Serial Killer and Cannibal, has the number one TV show on Netflix this week? (And I thought Zak Efron playing Ted Bundy was bad) Dahmer’s racked up the most views for Netflix since the debut of Stranger Things Season 4 with 196.2m hours of watch time since its release on September 21st. What is our weird obsession with evil mass-murdering serial killers? And cultu...

Massimo has a PhD in Evolutionary Biology from the University of Connecticut and a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Tennessee. He currently is the K.D. Irani Professor of Philosophy at the City College of New York. He is the author or editor of 14 books, most recently 'The Quest For Character: What Socrates can teach us about the art of living well' (Get your copy of the book here ). In th...

“If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.” ―  Marcus Aurelius,  Meditations In CBT, a Cognitive Distortion is a fancy term for bad thinking. Or if you want to be really cynical about it, lying . We are constantly confronted with more information than we can handle in the wor...

Adam Lane Smith worked for years as a licensed psychotherapist and now focuses on his speciality as an Attachment Specialist. Through his new role, Adam helps people build a new foundation for their life. (Check out Adam's work here , or sign up for his attachment boot camp to love yourself and connect with others if you like here ). In this podcast, we discuss working through attachment issu...

Audio essay on Jordan Peterson and quitting the drinking for something better in life. To read the full article visit: https://mahonmccann.substack.com/ Get full access to Raising the Cross at www.mahonmccann.com/subscribe

The Choice of Hercules.  As a young man blinded by rage, Heracles killed his over-critical music tutor with a single blow. After this incident, understandably, he took himself off into the forest to think about his life and reflect on what he was going to do next?  To his surprise, two ladies met him in the forest; both were dazzlingly beautiful and taller than ordinary women. The first stood befo...

Sup Monks! (very special podcast today) Donald Robertson is a cognitive behavioural psychotherapist and best-selling Stoic author. He has written seven books on philosophy and psychotherapy, including the best-selling' Stoicism and The Art of Happiness’ and 'How To Think Like A Roman Emperor', and the recent 'Verissiumus: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius.' (Get your copy of Verissimus here...

What is a brand? This is one of those ghoulish, new-age internet questions that keeps me up at night. I don’t really understand brands and branding, but thankfully Joe Barnes is an accomplished Brand Strategist, graphic designer, painter and visual storyteller - so he can set me straight!   In this podcast, we are discussing branding, personal versus professional branding, the mechanics of brandin...

“ You have often heard me speak of an oracle or sign which comes to me, and is the divinity which Meletus ridicules in the indictment. This sign I have had ever since I was a child. The sign is a voice which comes to me and always forbids me to do something which I am going to do, but never commands me to do anything, and this is what stands in the way of my being a politician. ” — Socrates,  Plat...

Sup Monks! Here it is, the final episode of the 3 part trilogy with psychologist and founder, Mitja Černko on ‘What is Personal Development?’ In this episode, we try to synthesise what we have discussed in the first two episodes; delving into the virtue of Sophrosyne, the ideal sage and Mitja’s model of personal development, Attuned Sovereignty, before bringing it all together into a new definitio...

Sup Monks! Part 2 of this very exciting chat with Psychologist and Co-founder of the Trainer's Forum, Mitja Chernko is out now! In this podcast we are talking about, the essence of personal development, Relevance Realisation, Attention, Big Five Personality Theory, evolutionary traps, Well-being and the developmental crisis of the future. Audio podcast: Video podcast: Timestamps: 0.00 - Intro 03.2...

Storytime.  In Greek Mythology, in the later stories of Theseus, son of Posideon, slayer of the Minotaur, founder of Athens, he is having an identity crisis of sorts. In many of his later stories, Theseus, a once-great hero, mainly misbehaves with his mate King Pirithous. Pirthous (meaning to run around), was born when Zeus turned into a horse and bucked his Ma, and he was well known for causing t...

Mitja Černko is a psychologist, researcher and co-founder of the Trainer's Forum. Mitja’s bio: “ My journey as an adult learning provider started when I was 19, beginning with the contrast between "formal" and "non-formal" education. While studying psychology, contributing to various (international) student organisations, and conducting (social) data science projects, I became increasingly impress...

John Sellars is a Reader in Philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London, a Visiting Research Fellow at King’s College London (where he is an Associate Editor for the Ancient Commentators on Aristotle project). He is the best-selling author of numerous books on Stoicism including 'Lessons in Stoicism' and 'The Fourfold Remedy'. (Get a copy of John's incredible books here ) In this podcast, w...

Dr Anna Lembke is professor of psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine, chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic and a New York Times best-selling author, of Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence. (get the book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dopamine-Nation-Finding-Balance-Indulgence/dp/B09GYNV92D) In this podcast, you will learn about: - The...

Meghan Sullivan & Paul Blaschko are Philosophy Professors at the University of Notre Dame and authors of 'The Good Life Method'. Get the book here (highly recommend it): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Good-Life-Method-Reasoning-Questions/dp/1984880306/ We all want to live the Good life but face no shortage of obstacles as human beings? This podcast looks at actionable insights, practical knowledge, and...

Colin Deyoung is a personality psychologist, personality neuroscientist, the creator of Cybernetic Big Five Personality theory and the associate professor of psychology at the University of Minnesota. In this podcast, we talk about the big five personality theory, personality change due to social media, the philosophy of well-being, cybernetics, Thomas Szasz and the Myth of Mental Illness, Stoicis...

Zak Stein is a developmental psychologist, speaker and the author of 'Education in a Time Between Worlds', exploring the Meta-crisis and the role of education. In this podcast, we explore the implications of Social Media and exponential technology for education and what changes would have to take place for a truly educational and democratic technology to emerge. You can purchase Zak's book 'Educat...

Paddy Gibson is an Irish actor known for his roles in The Tudors, The Passing Bells, and The OA, winning the 'Rising Star Award' at the 2017 IFTAs. In this podcast, you can expect to learn about how actors overcome fear, what you can learn from evil characters, Paddy's hilarious experience narrating Ulysses, flow states, how his parents helped him as a child actor, the Metaverse, NFTs and much mor...

Mairtín McCann (my Da), is a 5th Dan black belt in Bujinkan Ninjitsu, amongst other arts and an award-winning screenwriter, focusing on Irish culture and history. In this podcast, we talk about the link between ancient ninjutsu and Irish Celtic warriors, my Da's history in martial arts and visiting Japan, the difference between a warrior and a martial artist, Miyamoto Mushashi and becoming a lifel...

Honoured this week to have @donaldrobertson on the podcast talking about cognitive behavioural therapy and stoicism. Donald is a cognitive behavioural psychotherapist, author, and trainer. He has written six books on philosophy and psychotherapy, including the best-selling' Stoicism and The Art of Happiness and 'How To Think Like A Roman Emperor'. In this podcast, I take the opportunity to learn a...

This week I've got another chat with Mr @philiphalton discussing stoicism and ancient philosophy for the modern mind. In this podcast, we discuss the stoic philosophy, Roman history, mental health, culture, controlling emotions, facing adversity, toxic masculinity (and why I don't like that term), religion, and how the lives of these ancient men can shape our future. You can expect to learn some o...

This week following on from her super popular article 'Quitting drinking at 22' I had an amazing chat with @hannahmcgylnn about the four years off alcohol and drinking culture in Dublin and Ireland. In this podcast, we discuss what Hannah has learned on her journey, the benefits of cutting out the sauce, Irish session culture, making space in your life for creativity, and lots of silly stories fro...