The Happy Plug Podcast

Masculinity and Mental Health 06.11.2025 9:10 ↓

On this episode we talk about about men’s mental health and Why is it that so many men find it difficult to talk about their feelings? Why is asking for help seen as weakness? And maybe most importantly — how can we start changing that?

The Power of Talking: Why Conversations Can Save Lives 16.10.2025 10:12 ↓

A short and sweet episode on how talking openly about how we really are feeling can keep us alive.

Toxic Positivity 21.10.2022 7:19 ↓

Are you using Toxic Positivity to yourself and others?

Finding Your Meaning in Life 04.05.2022 10:23 ↓

How to find your purpose or find meaning in your life.

What I Learned In Recovey 13.12.2021 24:22 ↓

I talk about what I have learned in my recovery.

Things I learned while in hospital 25.03.2021 25:21 ↓

What being on a psychiatric ward taught me

Saturday thoughts- Comparing yourself to others 30.01.2021 7:34 ↓

My thoughts on why we shouldn’t compare ourselves to other

Supporting Someone Who is Suicidal 09.01.2021 11:38 ↓

On todays podcast I talk about ways to support someone struggling with Suicidal thoughts. 

Episode #8 coping with loss and Grief 04.12.2020 22:12 ↓

On this weeks podcast I talk about coping with loss and grief. Remember you should never be alone when your grieving.

7 Reasons to Stay Alive 30.11.2020 14:11 ↓

7 reasons to stay alive. Please stay alive.

Compassion Focused Therapy 18.11.2020 25:21 ↓

This episode of the Happy Plug Podcast, I talk about compassion focused therapy, the emotion regulation systems and how two CFT exercises allowed me to heal. I hope you can take something from this episode and enjoy it. You can catch me on instagram @ismisemeggan and twitter @iammeggan.

Episode 1: Who, What and Why..? 06.12.2019 17:10 ↓

Hey Guys, Welcome to episode 1 of the Happy Plug Podcast. I will be introducing myself, explatining what The Happy Plug Podcast will entail, and also Why I created it in the first place

Episode #6 : Supporting someone with Depression 10.11.2019 15:32 ↓

Supporting someone with depression can be difficult and a scary area to enter. Here are my 9 tips to support someone who is suffering with Depression.

Episode #5 Explaining Anxiety, Combatting Sports anxiety and my PRAISE model 05.06.2019 27:18 ↓

Anxiety can always creep it’s way into the minds of many athletes. I talk about anxiety, combatting sports anxiety and explain my PRAISE Model for controlling nerves and anxiety.

Episode #4 : Martin Bennett on All things Offaly , sport , mental health and music 30.05.2019 1:20:19 ↓

I’m joined with Martin Bennett- Offaly and CoolDerry S&C and we talk all things sport, mental health and music

#3 : Self confidence ,self belief and the self esteem model. 16.05.2019 10:09 ↓

The difference between self confidence and self esteem and explaining the self esteem model.

Episode 2: All things BPD 25.04.2019 56:32 ↓

On this weeks podcast I talk all things EUPD/BPD ( Borderline Personality Disorder). The symptoms, treatment, the BPD Brain and stigma around BPD.