TherapyTalks

May 15 2024 45 ep. 46 mins
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Chris chats about all things related to the world of therapy and explores with different guests each week what therapy is for them, from talk therapy to running up mountains. He chats to people about their different experiences and challenges they have had. He also meets different therapists and researchers to find out about the approach they use. And along the way there will be lots of laughs as well.

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And we are back......

May 15 2024 9 mins  
Chris is back from an unplanned break in the podcast and talks about all that has been going on in the previous few months and what the plans will be for new episodes. There was a moment in time when there were thoughts of stopping the podcast but he couldn't do it...

Managing Christmas Stress - Compassion, Connection and Being Good Enough

Dec 01 2023 18 mins  
In a solo episode, Chris chats about Christmas and how to manage the stressful moments. He explores the perfectonism myth and looks at ideas of 'good enough'. He discusses different strategies to manage stress and also explores deeper psychological explanations of Christmas from a Jungian perspective.

Madeleine Black on the cultivation of courage and standing up to shame.

Nov 13 2023 59 mins  
Madeleine talks with Chris about her journey from a horrific act of sexual violence perpetrated against her when she was only 13 , and how she healed over the years, and now speaks about her story and bravely shares her experiences, cultivating courage and shining a light on shame so it can lose its power. She speaks honestly and openly about the impact on her life of these experie

Marc Hogan on Coaching, Connection and Unfolding Possibility

Oct 13 2023 82 mins  
Marc shares with Chris his journey to the world of coaching and corporate speaking. This is a fascinating discussion where he shares very honestly and openly the challenges from leaving Ireland as a child and moving to the UK, his early career and how a chance bet, led him to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe festival. This led him into the world of Corporate Speaking events, Mentori

Alan Cooke returns to talk about his experiences of loss, grief and a deep healing journey through the landscapes of Ireland

Sep 29 2023 52 mins  
Alan Cooke, Emmy award winning writer and poet returns to the podcast to talk about his experiences of a profound grief after the death of his cat, and the journey of healing he undertook. His present loss coupled with other significant losses in his life led him to travel the roads of Ireland meeting many people along the way and through shared experiences of loss and grief and co

Therapy Talks - Intro Season 5, reflections and future plans

Aug 21 2023 11 mins  
Chris introduces Season 5 and talks about potential guests and recaps on season 4. Also talks about his work evelopements in Galway City counselling and the experiences of being a Dad.

Amy Harrington on Family, Loss, and Training to be a Therapist

Mar 10 2023 85 mins  
Amy talks with Chris about her journey that led her to start training as a psychotherapist. She shares with Chris her experiences of having three siblings with Autism and the changing family dynamics and coming to terms with this. She talks with Chris with honesty and insight and they talk about the impact of her early experiences moving from Co Dublin to the West of Ireland and th

Padraig Walsh on Psychology, Communicating Behavioural Insights and Being a Dad

Feb 22 2023 65 mins  
Chris talks with Padraig about his years of working in positive behavioural support and applied behavioural analysis and his changing focus since the pandemic. He discovered the power of communicating insights from psychology in a way that people can understand and has since worked with the media and has worked with different organisations utilising psychological insights to suppor

Eylül Taneri on her Journey from Turkey to Ireland - From medicine and Science to the Magic of Music

Feb 14 2023 66 mins  
Eylül joins Chris to talk about her life in Turkey and the challenges and pressures of a life studying medicine and not following her passion for music. She shares with Chris how she moved from the clinical setting to Academia and her love of science. She talks about the challenges of life in Turkey and about what led her to move to Ireland. They talk about the work she is doing a

Kali Coffee Shop on Coffee, Connection and Following your Passion

Feb 04 2023 58 mins  
Laura and Enda join Chris discussing their amazing Cafe and the ethos that they wish to bring to their customers. Authentic connection and great coffee are keys to their business and they share their journey to getting to where they are today. Enda talks about passion for your work versus expectation and societal norms and his movement from engineering to coffee and Laura describes