Where is My Mind?

Welcome to Where Is My Mind? A podcast about how we can better look after our heads and our hearts in the head-melty chaos of the modern world. In this week's episode, Niall looks at a topic he’s wanted to explore for quite some time. Masculinity is a complex subject in today’s world, one that is often accompanied by words like ‘toxic’, ‘crisis’ or ‘fragile’, and that absolutely needs discussion when figures like Andrew Tate try to push a definition of what it means to ‘be a man’. Masculinity is indeed in a difficult place, but we need to look at WHY it’s in this place. Niall asks why masculinity feels so lost in modern society, along with exploring his own relationship with it. However, the conversation is led in a different direction when he visits the Men’s Shed in Ballybrack, Dublin. If you’re unfamiliar with Men’s Shed, they are community projects where men can come together, share skills and form friendships, an environment that allows for meaningful, honest and vulnerable conversations just like this one. Follow Niall on IG @bressie, TikTok @niallbreslin, FB @whereismymindpodcast and Twitter @nbrez and visit his website: www.niallbreslin.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Where Is My Mind? A podcast about how we can better look after our heads and our hearts in the head-melty chaos of the modern world. In this week's episode, Niall is joined by friend and former rugby teammate Damian Browne, who recently became the first man to row across the Atlantic Ocean from New York to Galway on the West of Ireland. An extreme adventurer, Damian (also known as Auld Stock) has spent his life consumed by a passion and purpose to pursue his human potential. Having spent 112 days alone in the vastness of an unforgiving ocean, Damian went on a physical, mental and emotional journey of endurance.Although we may not all row oceans, there are challenges we face in life that require us to look inward, to find the place that's never been wounded. Niall speaks to Damian about tapping into that place, the darkness and the weeds you've to go through to get there and how a clear understanding of your values can be your north star, even when you feel completely rudderless. Follow Niall on IG @bressie, TikTok @niallbreslin, FB @whereismymindpodcast and Twitter @nbrez and visit his website: www.niallbreslin.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to Where Is My Mind? A podcast about how we can better look after our heads and our hearts in the head-melty chaos of the modern world. In this week's episode, Niall is joined by world-renowned psychologist and author of The Choice, Dr. Edith Eger, a holocaust survivor who's incredible story has inspired hope in millions of people. Edith was just sixteen when she was taken to the heinous death camp of Auschwitz, and experienced one of the worst evils the human race has ever known. Her parents were sent to the gas chambers, and her first love Eric perished in the camp, but Edith’s bravery and spirit kept her and her sister alive. She always remembered what her mother had told her on their journey to the camp, "Just remember no one can take away from you what you put into your own mind." Niall speaks to Edith about her story, the years it took her to process the trauma and how she's used her wisdom to help others. They also makes plans for Edith, a trained ballet dancer, to help Niall with his two left feet and teach him her famous high kick. You'll also hear from our resident psychologist Louize Carroll, who's been hugely influenced by Edith in her own work. Follow Niall on IG @bressie, TikTok @niallbreslin, FB @whereismymindpodcast and Twitter @nbrez and visit his website: www.niallbreslin.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to the Where Is My Mind? podcast, a podcast about how we can better look after our heads and our hearts in the head-melty chaos of the modern world. Each week we'll be exploring the beauty, and the beast, that is our minds. In this episode, Niall explains his journey into mindfulness, overcoming the stigma of his own mental health (including an awkward but hilarious miscommunication with his Dad) and the core principles you can use to start your own journey. So lend us your ears and see if we can help you make better sense of it all. Follow Niall on IG @bressie, TikTok @niallbreslin, FB @whereismymindpodcast and Twitter @nbrez and visit his website: www.niallbreslin.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This meditation is the final meditation in the series accompanying episode 6, and guided by Niall Breslin. The meditation is about recognising the journey we have been on together over the past six weeks, and about getting some valuable perspective on your life at this present moment. It reflects on how finding a way to see this zoomed out version of yourself in the middle of all the chaos can allow you find some peace... and realise how feckin deadly you are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The lake meditation accompanies episode 5 of Where is my Mind. It is adapted from Jon Kabat-Zinn’s Lake Meditation, and guided by Niall Breslin. Like the mountain meditation, the lake meditation uses nature as a strong visualisation anchor that guides us to present moment awareness. The lakes surface can changes from day to day. It can be calm and clear then choppy and dark. Yet below the surface the lake remains the same. Cradled in the earths crust and teeming with life. A very useful meditation for those looking to find calm and peace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Compassion Meditation, Guided by Sharon SalzbergA short meditation exploring our relationship with suffering, and bringing an attitude of kindness and compassion to ourselves and our meditation practice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This meditation also accompanies episode 3 of Where Is My Mind. Niall Breslin guides you through the mountain meditation, adapted from Jon Kabat Zinn’s Full Catastrophe Living. A mountain stands rooted and grounded in its ever-changing conditions and seasons. We humans also endure a never ending stream of changing conditions and life challenges. Our true essential self is also unwavering in the face of the storms and changes of seasons we face as people. The mountain meditation helps us to tap into that essential core of strength and see how we, too, can stand tall in the face of life’s challenges.Over the series so far, we have learned three meditations and also the three step breathing space. Over the next week maybe doing each one on each different day or on certain days, trying to do two of them.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This meditation accompanies episode 2 of Where Is My Mind. Niall Breslin guides you through a sitting meditation, a short reflection which invites you to simply sit and observe your breath, your surroundings, and how you are feeling. We all sit every day, we all breathe; the difference is your awareness.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This meditation accompanies episode 1 of Where Is My Mind. You can do this meditation at any time of day, lying or sitting down. Niall Breslin guides you step by step of the way through this short guided meditation, designed for first time and experienced meditators alike, with the aim of using the body as an anchor to present moment awareness.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.