
Don’t be afraid to Talk - Podcast with James Lumumba
I believe if we are going to affect the change we must go back to the very basics, which for me, in essence, is Conversation. Talking and listening to one another is KEY for growth and with these conversations, I hope our stories will bring us together and draw inspiration from one another. This podcast aims to get you talking about your Mental Health, topics such as Mental and Physical Health, Suicidal Thoughts, Trauma, Recovery, and well-being, We hope to raise awareness and offer you a different perspective and mindset or an idea that could inspire you.
Latest episodes

Nov 14, 2021 • 1h 5min
Healing my Childhood Trauma, Addiction & Narcissistic Abuse with Rowanne Spalding
Rowanne is a Past life healer | Medical Psychic Guide, Helping people release trauma from the body and soul.
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If you would like to share your story and help inspire others or have a perspective on Mental Health, please contact me for our conversation.
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Nov 6, 2021 • 1h 2min
Compassion Focused Therapy with Ciarán Nolan
Ciarán is a fully accredited counselor and clinical supervisor with the IACP. He has worked for well over a decade with adults who have sustained an acquired brain injury helping them adjust to life post-injury. He also has much experience working with family members & carers to help them adjust to new family roles and dynamics. Ciarán is also a qualified couples counselor having trained with ‘Relationships Ireland’. He has a keen interest in personal development and assisting people to reach their own unique potential.
Ciarán is available for private appointments at The Healing House. Mobile 087 7831973
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If you would like to share your story and help inspire others or have a perspective on Mental Health, please contact me for our conversation.
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Oct 30, 2021 • 1h 6min
Getting Back Up with David Doyle
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Oct 23, 2021 • 58min
Living with Depression with Luke Clerkin
Luke is a Songwriter/Artist/Activist, Shares his journey with Depression, Music, and what he hopes to achieve in the future.
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Oct 17, 2021 • 55min
My Journey with Anxiety - Danni Gilbert
I want to express that this is MY experience. Every person is different, recover differently, have different traumas to work through. I just wanted to share MY experience. For me, I didn’t want to take medication long-term and rely on it to be a functional human being, I wanted to explore a method that could provide me with longer-lasting results. I have suffered from poor mental health for a long time. I have found that this experience has and continues to connect my mind, body, and spirit and I'm thankful to have found a treatment that is suiting me.
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Oct 9, 2021 • 59min
Healing from my Trauma with Mel Curtis
Mel is a Certified Trauma Informed Recovery Coach, Certified Interventionist and Recovery Specialist who has also completed my Yoga Teacher Training (YTT 200hrs) including Yoga Nidra and Meditation practices along with Trauma-Informed Yoga training.
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If you would like to share your story and help inspire others or have a perspective on Mental Health, please contact me for our conversation.
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Oct 3, 2021 • 1h 7min
Overcoming Alcohol Addiction with Adrian Hart
Breaking associations can be a difficult thing to do especially at the beginning of sobriety for me because just about everything I was doing leading up to me stopping drinking involved me drinking.
starting to do the things I loved to do without having a drink made me feel like I've just left the house without my phone like there's something off, feels like there's something missing.
It can be very strange, to begin with, but as time passes it will change. it has allowed me to remember why I love to do some of the things in my life like drawing or going to the gym and taking the time to separate those things from a busy day-to-day life and use them as an escape, a bit of downtime to relax and focus.
Trying to reign in my focus is something that needs work. like so many people I multitask unnecessarily like watching Netflix, listening to a podcast, and eating breakfast all whilst having a shower! That's an exaggeration but you get it. So trying to use activities like drawing or the gym as an hour or so that is just for one thing alone is a good start for me.
It's all only beginning to change and take shape and I'm very much looking forward to the future.
Here's to another 24
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Sep 25, 2021 • 42min
Ask the Therapist with Aoife Byrne
Aoife Byrne is a Counsellor/Psychotherapist located in Dublin City Centre, Harolds Cross Dublin 6 also in Dublin 2.
Aoife works with clients mainly face to face/in person and also offers online therapy through Zoom.
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Sep 18, 2021 • 59min
My courage through Chronic illness with Blessing Dada
Growing up Blessing struggled with mental health due to various and ongoing issues in her life.
Later in life Blessing was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, a chronic illness disease along with depression but despite her difficulties, Blessing is determined to speak for Minorities on Mental Health and discrimination.
Blessing also writes for https://seechange.ie/ with https://spunout.ie/ and is Award-winning Mental Health writer in 2019.
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Sep 11, 2021 • 55min
From Social Anxiety to Social Freedom with Maeve K
From battling with Social Anxiety from a young age, Maeve has managed to teach herself how to find the freedom she has always wanted.
From the mind that was once filled with fears of control. To learning her sensitivity was not her weakness but her strength
From the mind that once was riddled with limiting beliefs. To realising the external praise and respect in the world wouldn’t get rid of the internal voice
From dealing with a dreadful amount of shame in her life. To shining the light on the shame and embracing who she is.
Maeve is now helping anyone suffering from Social Anxiety how to overcome this and belong to themselves.
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