Alive and Kicking with Clare McKenna

This week on the Alive & Kicking Podcast:Today, Sunday 19th November is International Men’s Day. Clare invited three people who identify as male to join her to talk about men’s health, well-being, and beyond.Paul Ryder, presenter, podcaster, performer, and dance school ownerConor O’Keefe, ultra runner and endurance & mindset coachKamal Ibrahim, pilot, broadcaster, producer, and founder of Giant StudiosAlso joining Clare this week is psychologist Allison Keating of the 'bWell Clinic'.

This week on the Alive & Kicking Podcast:Blueballs Ireland is an organisation that creates a safe space for men to open up about what’s going on in their life - Clare speaks to Dean Smith from Off Grid about a hike they are organising for International Men’s Day; Performance Psychologist Gerry Hussey on the self-doubt that fired him up to write his second book; Dr Fiona Barry on opening her new Chinese medicine clinic in Cork; and Clare was out & about at the launch of the Future Fertility Show in Dublin.

Clare gets to the heart of Movember alongside Ambassador Michael Cowman and Movember Irish Country Manager Sarah Outllette, exploring the movement's impactful strides in men's health.Also on the show, Clare unpacks wellness wisdom with Robyn Taaffe ‘The Wellness Nurse’, and savour menopause management with Rachel Graham's nutritious insights from "The Menopause Kitchen."

The week on the Alive & Kicking Podcast: Fiona Brennan is back with ‘Therapy From The Couch’ and this week gives advice to a listener who is feeling like their body has let them down after a diagnosis.Erika Drumm has some comforting recipes for the new season.And we celebrate the neurodiverse, discuss the job market, and seeing neurodiversity traits as a positive

This week on the Alive & Kicking Podcast:Venetia Quick gives her last-minute tips for anyone running the Dublin marathon next weekend; Eimer Daly is back with the latest in health and wellness news; and Lorraine Keane on why she’s proud to break the taboo around menopause.

Join Clare as she discusses reimagining elder care with Brendan Courtney, and explore the invigorating power of the cold with Niall O’Murchú. Gain insights from entrepreneurs like Finola Howard, a marketing strategist from Dunmore East, and Lucy O'Reilly, who skillfully merges business strategy with creative web design, as we delve into the uprising of entrepreneurs creating their own work-life balance rules.

This week on the Alive & Kicking podcast:How decluttering your home can boost your well-being with Sarah Reynolds of 'Organised Chaos'.Lauren Magee discusses the Very Pink Run in aid of Breast Cancer Ireland as well as her family's experience with cancer.And Clare is joined by Jessica Sepel, the clinical nutritionist behind the global brand 'JS Health', to hear how she turned healing her own relationship with food and her body into a billion-dollar global empire.

Zoë Desmond found life as a single parent a challenge until she began to reach out to others in a similar position. Together with Rebecca Cox, one of the single mums she met along the way, they have written 'How to Be a Happy Single Parent' which aims to help others traverse this life transition. Zoë joins Clare to discuss.

Fiona Brennan, clinical hypnotherapist, and best-selling author is on a mission to make therapy more accessible through her online courses, live events, and her books. This week, she joins Clare to answer one of your emails about living with chronic anxiety. If you have something going on in your life that you would like some advice on you can anonymously email aliveandkicking@newstalk.com. 

'Too Into You' is a campaign run by Women’s Aid, the national domestic violence service. The focus of the campaign is to teach young women the difference between healthy and unhealthy relationships, the red flags of abuse that they should watch out for, as well as to provide support if they have any concerns about a current relationship they're in.Mary Hayes, 'Too Into You' Project Lead with Women’s Aid joins Clare to discuss.