The Good Glow

This week I'm joined by Audrey Hamilton. Audrey is my best friend and moved to LA in her 20s to pursue her dream of becoming an actress. We speak about her landing her dream role only for that dream to be shattered a couple of days later, why she and Jack decided they just had to come home to Ireland, how she's become one of Ireland's most successful pop artists and what it's like when your best friend gets sick.

Audrey's life is as colourful as her art...

Amanda Byram is one of Ireland's most loved TV presenters and wellness advocates. Today, she talks to me about how we can live well.  With Covid taking a toll on us, Amanda speaks about mental health, physical health and health for your soul. Her new book The Switch guides us through little steps we can take to make our life a happier place...

Julie Ledwidge has an amazing story of inner strength, the importance of checking in with yourself and a lesson for us all on how looking out for a loved one could their life. 
Today, she tells me about being diagnosed with sepsis just days after having her first baby Max. She brought Max home from hospital on Christmas week and was looking forward to a cozy Christmas at home, but days later her mum was alarmed after finding her shaking uncontrollably in her bed...

Claire Balding hit rock bottom after losing her hair to alopecia. She speaks to me today about surrendering, the realities of motherhood and why she always speaks her truth.
Claire keeps us laughing through lockdown but also shows such compassion for vulnerable people in our society by reminding us to check in on our neighbours, wear masks and keep a safe distance. 
Claire always looks on the bright side of life, she finds a laugh in almost every situation and her energy is infectious...

It's been quite the year for Donal and his family after packing up their life in LA and moving home during a global pandemic.

Today, I speak to him about that decision, why he feels like this is the right time for them to be here and how he loves the sense of community and the Irish ways.

He opens up that crazy trip home and saying goodbye to LA. What 2020 has taught him from living in the now to not worrying about what's next...

Wim Hof is known all over the world as the Iceman and is followed by millions of people. He created The Wim Hof Method which is a simple, yet powerful method, based on Breathing, Cold Therapy and Commitment.

In his book, The Wim Hof Method, Activate Your Full Human Potential he explains how we can heal our body, reach optimal performance and reconnect with nature.

I was honoured to talk to Wim about so many things on this podcast...

Holly Ryan and I have gotten to know each other over the past year. She shared her story with me and feels ready to now share it further. 
When she was 18, Holly was attacked as she made her way home. She was so close to her house that her mum woke up to her screams. 
Thankfully Holly's mum and dad and a passer by stopped the attack and Holly was taken home. Today she takes me through the impact that night had on her life, how hard it was to share her story and how she healed...

Brian Dowling joins me this week. Host of Death Becomes Him, Brian opened his heart after the death of his mum, Rosie. Brian was in LA when he found out his mum had passed away and had to make the long trip home.

He was in complete shock but has slowly processed what happened and decided to start a podcast about grief...

I'm so excited to speak to Michaela O'Shaughnessy this week. You may know her as Life Of A Lady Bear on Instagram. Michaela is from Galway and moved to New York 6 years ago. 
A real Irish success story, Michaela has worked for MTV. Teen Vogue, Glamour and now Instagram. 
I really wanted to do a podcast this week that reflected how Irish people abroad may be feeling right now, missing home and unsure what lies ahead for Christmas...

This week on The Good Glow podcast I speak to Rosie Connolly. It's been quite the few weeks for Rosie after she found a lump in her breast in October. Rosie's mind went to the worst place as her mum and nana both had breast cancer. After an agonising couple of weeks waiting for the results, she was told that her lump was not cancerous. Rosie used her platform to encourage women to check themselves and today opens up about what that time was like.

Rosie's story is really important...