In this week's episode, Allen sits down with psychotherapist and yoga instructor, Joe-anne Angus about life growing up in Belfast during the Troubles and finding her path at an Ashram in Canada! #motivation #yoga #psychotherapy #inspiration #belfast
It was great to catch up with author, Matt Baglio. Matt is best known for his work, The Rite and Argo, both of which became Hollywood blockbuster movies. Matt charts his life growing up in the US to moving to Italy and becoming a full time writer. #motivation #writing #author #argo #movies
This week I have the pleasure of chatting with the inaugural winner of the Olympic Snowboard Cross Gold Medal, Tanja Frieden. Tanja talks about winning one of sports greatest races and how she moved into supporting people to make positive changes in their own lives! #motivation #olympics #snowboard #champion #energycoach #logosynthesis
To kick off the brand new series of the Motivation Interview Podcast, Allen chats with Dr. Mary O'Kane, author, lecturer in Psychology & Early Childhood Development and a regular on our TV screens and radio to discuss her journey from personal loss to success! #motivation #parenting #family #children #support
In this episode, Allen gets to sit and chat with one of the most inspirational, amazing women he knows, his mum, Mary O'Donoghue. Mary charts her life growing up in the countryside to a career as a counsellor and therapist that ultimately led to her becoming one of the most respected authorities on Logosynthesis in the world.
I am delighted to be joined today by creator of Logosynthesis, Dr Willem Lammers. Willem discusses how his studies in psychology and psychotherapy helped steer him towards understanding the importance of the flow of energy within us and how we can overcome the every day blockages we all can have. #energy #logosynthesis #lammers #energypsychology #energytherapy
In today's episode I get to chat with Vajrashura, a Buddhist practitioner from the Dublin Buddhist Centre. Vajrashura talks about growing up on a farm in Roscommon, moving to Dublin to study and finding a sense of belonging and contentment within the Buddhist community.
In this weeks podcast, I get to chat with sound engineer, Beckie Campbell. Beckie talks about getting into sound engineering at a time when there were very few women working in the area. She also takes us from small town life to the trials and tribulations of moving to the big city, taking on her challenges and following her passion which led to the creation of B4Media and joining the campaign for SoundGirls. Oh, and getting to work with the world's best musicians!
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Irish Olympic swimmer, Colin Lowth to discuss his journey from paddling pool to Sydney Olympics and beyond! Colin was so open and honest about his career. Hope you enjoy the chat!
To kick of series 4, Allen sits down with one of the stars of the Magnetic Netflix documentary, Jamie Lee. Jamie is a speedflyer who takes us through his amazing life from growing up on a farm to throwing himself down the side of mountains with just a parachute! #speedflyer #jamielee #magneticmovie #netflix #paragliding #reconnectwithnature
This week I get to chat with Lorraine O'Dwyer, Seanacai (storyteller), founder of Gallivanting Tours & Witch, about how she developed her love of traditional Irish myths and legends & now brings that love to the world around her. #witch #storytelling #motivation #inspiration #tradition #celticlegends
In this latest episode, Allen interviews world famous graffiti artist RASK. RASK's art can be seen all over the world and he even became the first graffiti artist to be displayed in the Irish National Gallery.
It's my absolute pleasure to invite Republic of Ireland and Manchester City player, Megan Campbell onto the Motivation Interview podcast. Megan has experienced the extreme highs and lows that professional football can bring and she shares her story with us from growing up playing with the boys, to signing a professional contract!
I'm delighted to be joined this week by Nina Kauser, sports journalist and fan media expert to discuss the challenges she faced breaking into a white male dominated arena and how the personal tragedies that she overcame, helped to inspire her to follow her dream.
In this week's episode, Allen is get's to chat with entrepreneur Eddie Gibbs about his early tech companies and getting into fan-media with Anfield Index. Enjoy!
This week Allen is joined by Director of the Droichead Arts Centre, Collette Farrell. Collette talks about finding her place within the arts and how her aspirations developed beyond winning that Oscar!
In this week's episode, Allen is joined by world renowned poster artist, Brad Klausen of Artillery Design. Brad takes us from being the next Wayne Gretsky, getting a job with Pearl Jam, to leaving a steady paycheque to head out on his own and ending up in the woods! This one is a cracker folks, enjoy!
This week I am so happy to bring you my interview with a lady who has had such a significant influence on my working life, Karen Devine. Karen is an entrepreneur and dedicated to volunteerism and is an all round wonderful person. Enjoy listening to Karen describe the times and events that shaped her life.
In this episode, Allen and Sean Maguire delve into how he "fell" into acting and all the ups and downs of his career, to get to his current place of contentment.
Allen gets to chat with Rory McGill. Rory is an holistic doctor and all round zen master (my words, not his!) who takes us through his journey from GP, to successfully working with clients using holistic methods!
I'm delighted to get to delve into the life & career of Sports Physiotherapist, Marty Loughran. From leaving his home to study in England to ending up at the Rio Olympics, Marty's journey is a cover story for determination!
In episode 9 of the Motivation Interview Series, Allen sits down with Laura Trafton in this bumper episode! They talk about the companies that Laura set up and was involved in, plus how she was involved in setting up the charity, Wishlist!
Welcome back to the series after a slight hiatus and we dive right in with Allen's good friend, Padraig Sweeney. Padraig takes us through the undulations of his journey to setting up home in Bogota, Columbia!
In this weeks episode, Alison Comyn is in the hot seat, delving into her early career in television, culminating in presenting the BBC show Holiday show before moving back to the island of Ireland and how she has taken on every challenge that has confronted her.
This week, Allen is joined by former award winning radio producer and DJ, Simon Green. Simon charts his love of radio and how it was the "be-all-and-end-all" for him, until it wasn't! We hope you enjoy this emotional trip through Simon's personal & professional career.
Former banker, turned Storyteller, Andrew Coppin joins Allen in the latest episode of the Motivation Interview Series. Andy charts his move from South Africa to London and how he decided that banking was no longer for him and he want to follow his passion...no matter how difficult it is!
In this weeks episode, Allen is joined by highly acclaimed author Nicola Cassidy. Nicola walks us through her early life, into adulthood where she deviated away from writing but always knew she'd get that book written!
Allen is joined by singer SJ McArdle who takes us on a journey through the ups and downs of being a musician and how he has found the importance of sticking to your principles is so important. The lads also explore Stephen's career in youth work and how he manages both. Enjoy!
In episode two of our series, Allen meets with Lisa Heeney, owner of Aroma Buff, about how she went from working in marketing to setting up her own businesses that use reflexology and sustainability as their essence!
Allen kicks off Series 3 of the Motivation Interview podcasts with former Meath Strength & Conditioning coach, Martin Doyle. Martin charts his career from leaving school early, gaining his qualifications late in life and the trials and tribulations associated with his career!
