
Marie Gleeson : Be like the sea
Topics covered : life in the Irish Navy, leadership, being a woman in a male-dominated environment, drug interdiction operations, UN peacekeeping missions, traumatic pregnancy, child loss, grief, mot...
28 Maj 1h 42min

Katriona O’Sullivan : Real Take
This week’s Real Take, is a powerful moment from my recent conversation with Professor of Psychology and bestselling author Dr. Katriona O’Sullivan.Katriona speaks about growing up feeling deeply unlo...
26 Maj 16min

Dr. Katriona O’Sullivan : The many meanings of hunger
Topics covered: Body image, diet culture, good girl conditioning, life under patriarchy, poverty, trauma, hypervigilance, affirmations, self-belief, healing, ageing, motherhood, connection, privilege...
21 Maj 1h 14min

Misan Harriman : Real Take
Today’s Real Take comes from a powerful conversation I recorded in October 2024 with photographer, filmmaker and activist Misan Harriman.Misan is Chair of cultural hub, the Southbank Centre, an ambas...
18 Maj 6min

Brian Pennie : The neuroscience of addiction
Topics covered : Addiction, shame, awareness, compassion, recovery.In this week’s episode of Ready to Be Real, I speak to Dr. Brian Pennie - neuroscientist, podcast host and former heroin addict.I fir...
14 Maj 42min

Tony 10 : Real Take
This is The Real Take and in this snippet, Tony O’Reilly — co-author of the bestselling book 'Tony 10: The Astonishing Story of the Postman Who Gambled €10,000,000…and Lost It All' — speaks about the ...
11 Maj 22min

Tony O'Reilly : Gambling €10 million and losing everything
Topics covered: insecurities, psychology of addiction, secrecy, manipulation, shame, suicide ideation, finding meaning.My first guest of this brand new season of Ready to be Real is someone I’ve want...
7 Maj 2h 5min

Deirdre Nicole Hegarty : An adoption story
Topics covered : Mother and Baby home, adoption, grief, faith, taboo, shedding shame, transgenerational trauma, therapy, holotropic breathwork, motherhood, inner child healing, compassion. In the fin...
27 Mars 1h 20min



















