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The Face We Meet the World With, or The Pressure of Presentation – Episode 66

In this episode Dara looks at two English sportsmen – the boxer Anthony Joshua and the cricketer Ben Stokes – and their recent public displays of personal crisis and compromised mental health. He lauds them for their candour and for their ability to face the public with their vulnerability showing. Dara discusses the pressure that many of us feel to present a functional and successful face to the world.

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The Pebble Girl Part 2: Interview with Author, Artist, and Abuse Survivor, Aisling Creegan – Episode 59

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Dara presents the second of two parts of an in-depth interview with author, artist, and abuse survivor, Aisling Creegan.

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The Pebble Girl: Interview with Author, Artist, and Abuse Survivor, Aisling Creegan Part 1 – Episode 58

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Dara presents the first of two parts of an in-depth interview with author, artist, and abuse survivor, Aisling Creegan.

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Life Above and Below the Surface, or Listening to the Deep Respondent Self – Episode 49

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In this mental health-focused episode, Dara reflects on a recent spell of bad form and speaks openly about some of the personal trickiness he has faced over the last couple of years. He talks about his marriage and his skirmishes with depression and presents an argument for being okay with a range of emotions and perceptions that are conventionally considered to be negative.

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The Four Agreements of Don Miguel Ruiz – Episode 47

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In this episode Dara has a good look at the bestselling 1997 New Age text, The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz, the Mexican spiritualist and New Age thinker. The four agreements in question relate to how we speak or use language; how we receive the actions of others; the limitations of what we can know about anybody else; and the commitment to always trying to use the best of ourselves. Easier said than done, but Dara tries to examine them in a context of personal responsibility and everyday behaviour, and recognises how they can be applied in his own life.

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The Things We Shouldn’t Stomach, or The Violent Wellness of Expulsion – Episode 39

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This week’s episode is all about getting rid of the bad stuff in your life, and it starts with having a good old vomit! Having had that unpleasant experience recently, Dara decides to hang this episode’s theme around the body’s singularity of purpose when expelling something evil from the gut.

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Defiance and the Autonomous Self – Episode 38

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In this episode, Dara looks at defiance as a central attitude and strategy of wellness. Understanding defiance as an expression of personal conviction allows it to be utilised in the service of personal autonomy. It can inform and be informed by one’s certitude, but that certitude is best deployed with an understanding of imperfection and flexibility.

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Snowflakes, Pain Storage, and the Power of Subjectivity – Episode 36

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In this episode Dara delves into the places we carry and store our pain. He looks at how unaddressed wounds can wield a disproportionate amount of power over us and how that relates to our fear of uncomfortable places.

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Scared women, Damaged Men, and the Crisis of Broken Masculinity – Episode 35

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I want to write this week’s information in the first person because I want to unequivocally own all the ideas and opinions expressed in the episode. As a response to the murder of a young Irish woman in Ireland last week, I discuss at considerable length the topic of male violence against women as an expression of broken masculinity, and I offer a defence of my experience of masculinity.

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Restructuring Time and the Pursuit of Evolution – Episode 33

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In this episode of the podcast Dara has a good look at why the arrival of a new year makes us feel change is both possible and something to which we have all been conditioned. He argues that we shouldn’t have to wait a whole year before we try to effect change in our lives.

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The Face We Meet the World With, or The Pressure of Presentation – Episode 66

The Pebble Girl Part 2: Interview with Author, Artist, and Abuse Survivor, Aisling Creegan – Episode 59

The Pebble Girl: Interview with Author, Artist, and Abuse Survivor, Aisling Creegan Part 1 – Episode 58

Life Above and Below the Surface, or Listening to the Deep Respondent Self – Episode 49

The Four Agreements of Don Miguel Ruiz – Episode 47

The Things We Shouldn’t Stomach, or The Violent Wellness of Expulsion – Episode 39

Defiance and the Autonomous Self – Episode 38

Snowflakes, Pain Storage, and the Power of Subjectivity – Episode 36

Scared women, Damaged Men, and the Crisis of Broken Masculinity – Episode 35

Restructuring Time and the Pursuit of Evolution – Episode 33

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