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Speaking for Myself – The Challenge of Maintaining Focus – Episode 192

In this episode, Dara reflects on abandoning his recording session last week and admits to a loss of faith in the podcast. He reminds himself of a couple of the motivations behind starting the show 4 years ago and cites Bob Rafelson’s brilliant New Hollywood film of 1972 – The King of Marvin Gardens – as being one of his sources of inspiration.

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What Do You Do If You See a Space, Man? – Episode 173

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This episode is all about the presence of absence. How are your comfort levels with empty space and dead air? Do you struggle when the void isn’t filled with something to stimulate? And more importantly, with what do you fill empty spaces and awkward silences?

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Caring Enough to Act, or Do I Really Need to Laugh at That? – Episode 154

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In this episode, Dara has an update on the fox situation at Hashtag Blessed and admits he views the surviving chickens differently since last week’s attack. Is it just him, or do they seem to be grieving?

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Existential Framing: Pathways, Destinations, and Empty Spaces – Episode 139

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In this episode, Dara tries to remind himself of the existential power of understanding life as an unending path that leads to endless unknown destinations. In relation to a recent rough mental health episode, he is also happy to be reminded that the path of life will continue past the present moment, no matter how challenging it might be.

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Heading Fear Off at the Pass, or Oh No, Not Another Catastrophe! – Episode 77

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A mental health-focused episode partly inspired by Blindboy Boatclub’s ongoing commitment to sharing his own mental health and wellness journey.

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The Helpless Gobshite Episode! A Defence of Men – Episode 76

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In this free-roaming episode, Dara attempts to thread the needle from poor mental health to perceived male incompetence and on to a celebration of non-toxic men.

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Running Like Clockwork, or The Challenge of Slowing Down – Episode 67

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What if we were all made by a toymaker and that toymaker set our internal tempo? Would that explain why some of us are so anxious while others remain calm? Is it possible that we all have a base setting that dictates how we interact with the world?

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Getting comfortable with chickens and ignorance – Episode 09

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Episode 9 of the podcast has a look at what we know and what we understand, and asks if we can reduce our anxiety by getting more comfortable with what we don’t know and what we can’t control. Pets with confusing names feature early on. There is also a trip to the river, a return

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Fear, anxiety, and fighting back

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There’s no two ways about it. I’m in a spot, and I’m not enjoying it. I am experiencing a moment of paralysis in my life. I find myself afraid to breathe and afraid to move for fear of breaking. My anxiety and dread sit between my shoulders at the top of my spine like an

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Speaking for Myself – The Challenge of Maintaining Focus – Episode 192

What Do You Do If You See a Space, Man? – Episode 173

Existential Framing: Pathways, Destinations, and Empty Spaces – Episode 139

Heading Fear Off at the Pass, or Oh No, Not Another Catastrophe! – Episode 77

The Helpless Gobshite Episode! A Defence of Men – Episode 76

Running Like Clockwork, or The Challenge of Slowing Down – Episode 67

Spinning in Infinity

Getting comfortable with chickens and ignorance – Episode 09

Fear, anxiety, and fighting back

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