The Good Glow

I'm joined by two very special guests Emma Cassidy and Martine Dines as they take us through their breast cancer diagnosis. Emma was diagnosed just before me and has since become one of my best friends. Today she’ll tell me about how she dealt with being told she had the BRCA gene and how the most unexpected miracle took place when she least expected it. Martine was 29 when she was diagnosed this...

After calling off her wedding in 2020, Dominique Nugent's world fell apart. She was left devastated by the events and after a lot of soul searching, she found a way to start piecing her world back together. Dominique tells me how bad things really got for her during that time, how support got her through it and how she found love again. If you are affected by the content in this podcast and need s...

Debs Walker, originally from Dublin, tells me about finding a baby boy in a parking lot in Texas. Debs, her husband Josh and their three kids moved to Texas 16 years ago. After being diagnosed with post-natal depression, Debs wanted a fresh start, and so they ended up in Texas excited about their next chapter. Just a few weeks later, Debs noticed a little bundle on the other side of a car park. Wh...

Caggie Dunlop opens season 10 of The Good Glow podcast. She speaks to me about becoming sober curious, how we can be our authentic self, find our tribe and the ups and downs of the last 10 years. Caggie has achieved so much since her time on Made in Chelsea and I loved her openness and knowledge in the area of wellness and self-care. This podcast is brought to you with thanks to Vichy. For a 20% M...

My guest this week is Dan Buettner . He’s a New York Times best-selling author and founder of The Blue Zones. Dan discovered the five places in the world, called blue zones hotspots, where people live the longest, healthiest lives. They are the Barbagia region of Sardinia, Ikaria in Greece, the Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica, Loma Linda in California and Okinawa, Japan. Over a number of years, Dan...

Lotte Bowser speaks to me about her fiancé Ben Kouijzer, who died in a Mexican hospital after contracting Covid 19, in 2020. Ben, who had a successful career as a music agent, had been diagnosed with cancer in 2019. His diagnosis came as a complete shock and Lotte did everything in her power to keep Ben here. They travelled to Mexico to get treatment for Ben, but after testing positive for Covid,...

Niamh Cullen speaks to me today about friendship, love and starting afresh. Niamh is a fitness instructor and started her business Monday Club in 2019. She speaks to me today about moving on from a past relationship and starting over. Niamh has been very open about struggling at times with her mental health and having up and down days. Today, she goes into detail about what those days look like an...

Where do I start with the beautiful Anna Lee Dowling. I first came across Anna Lee after a tweet she posted went viral, earlier this year. She tweeted that she was found in a train station in China, and went on to be adopted by Irish parents. I was beyond excited when I reached out and she agreed to be a guest on The Good Glow. Today, Anna Lee tells me how she ended up with the most loving parents...

Damian Browne is a former professional rugby player and adventurer from Galway. Damian has rowed across the Atlantic Ocean and completed many more challenges. This year, climbing Mount Everest was top of his list. A couple of months ago, I started to follow his journey and listen to his podcast, Deep Roots, which he was recording from the mountain. I was so intrigued by his journey and loved liste...

Louise Thompson is my guest on the podcast this week. Wow. Where do I begin? I had no idea what to expect from this conversation. Just after I asked her team if she’d consider speaking to me she announced her pregnancy. Her announcement was so real and so refreshing. She said it wasn’t an easy journey for her, that she was scared, unsure and felt vulnerable. What I got from Louise during this conv...

How can we be our own best friend? How can we love ourselves unconditionally and trust in all that is happening? My friend, Claire Solan, speaks to me today, about being single at 40, how she recognises and deals with bad thoughts and feelings and how she never stops believing that the universe has her back. Claire Solan is the friend we all need in our life. She brings so much positivity to this...

This is a seriously inspiring podcast that will give you motivation and inspiration to follow your dreams. Emma Waldron is a former Miss Ireland who has since become founder and CEO of WiLDE, a platform that empowers creators to do what they love. After spending 5 years in New York, Emma has now relocated to the tech capital of the world San Francisco, as she takes Wilde to the next level. She’s b...

Live life as if everyday is a miracle. This story by Leah Jones will have you hanging on her every word. This is a story about a mother's unconditional love and a fight for survival. Leah speaks about her baby Hunter being put on life support after he was born, how her husband Danny physically carried her into the hospital to be by his side and how she never gave up hope. I promise you this story...

This week I am joined by Eve McDowell. In 2019, Eve became a victim of stalking. Her stalker was jailed after months of following her and breaking into her home. Eve speaks to me about what she went through, how she rebuilt her life and how it’s taken her on a new path.  In her recovery Eve was shocked to discover that there is no specific law against stalking in Ireland and could find very little...

Guy O'Leary was diagnosed with bowel cancer in November 2017, after making a recovery he found out that his cancer had spread to his liver and was subsequently diagnosed with stage 4 cancer 3 months later. Today, Guy will tell me one of the most inspiring stories ever heard on The Good Glow. How he went from this awful time, to being cancer free and swimming 31 miles just 6 months later. This is a...

This week I'm joined by the gorgeous Vogue Williams. Over the past few years, it's been brilliant to watch her career go from strength to strength and watch her family grow. She has always stayed very true to her roots and I hope you enjoy our conversation today about landing her biggest TV show to date, which she’ll be filming in Ireland over the next while, how she deals with her anxiety and her...

Hello, I am flying solo for a portion of the podcast today. I wanted to give you some life updates. We are so thrilled to announce something really exciting today and also to answer some of your questions on our surrogacy journey. I am also joined today by my friend Claire Moore. Claire is a dear friend of mine and appeared on The Good Glow before to speak about her brain tumour and the long road...

Jodie Wood gave birth to her first baby boy Milo when she was 33 weeks pregnant. Her husband Will was in France at the time on a charity walk and tried desperately to make it home for the birth. Jodie welcomed Milo to the world with her mum by her side and Milo spent 3 weeks in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in the Rotunda Hospital. This is a gorgeous story of love, family and strength. Jodie is...

Natasha Murtagh has always had a love of travel. She packed her bags when she finished college and set off to adventure the world alone. But, she never felt alone as she shared fascinating experiences with people she met along the way However, one night in Panama in Central America, Natasha was attacked by the driver of a water taxi as she made her way home. Terrified that she would be raped or mu...

This week on The Good Glow podcast I continue my conversation with Ciara O'Malley. This is a 2 part episode. Last week Ciara spoke to me about her boyfriend David Gavin. They moved to Canada in 2017 and were settling into their new life in Vancouver. They made lots of friends and David joined a local GAA club. On the weekend of Ciara's birthday David travelled to a game and on the way the team sto...

This week I speak to Ciara O'Malley. Ciara and her boyfriend David Gavin moved to Canada from Mayo in 2017. They were childhood sweethearts, madly in love and excited to start a new adventure together. A few months after settling into their new lives, David travelled to a GAA match with his teammates. They stopped at a lake to cool down but tragedy struck when David was pulled under the water and...

This week, I'm joined by Jess Redden. After packing her bags and moving to Australia with her fiancé Rob Kearney, Jess speaks to me about spending two weeks in a hotel room in quarantine and everything that came with it. Jess is studying to be a pharmacist and speaks to me about finishing her studies and her dream of maybe opening a pharmacy in Australia some day. Jess opens up about the death of...

I speak to Rachel Drury on The Good Glow podcast this week.  I don't want to say too much about this episode. I'd like you to go on a journey with Rachel and she tells us a gorgeous love story. She has so much to say about life, never giving up and most importantly the power of self love and forgiveness. I just know you will love everything Rachel has to say This podcast is brought to you with tha...

This week I’m joined by Nicola Lavin. 15 years after getting bitten by a tick on her J1 and 15 tough years of being really sick, Nicola was diagnosed with Lyme Disease.  Yolanda Hadid first brought my attention to this disease on the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills as she fought to be taken seriously. Nicola suffered for 15 years and was finally diagnosed. She underwent a stem cell procedure and...

This week I speak to Dominique Nugent. Last summer, Dominique shared something extremely personal. That she had decided to call off her wedding. Since then, she has been on a journey of growth and today she tells me about the ups and downs of putting her life back together.  Dominique is the girl next door, she is as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside. She has been through it, but ha...