Tony is joined this week by Gary Robinson. Gary discusses how he showed early-in-life promise as a footballer, grew up thinking he would have a career as a professional football and how when it didn't work out that we he went on autopilot in life, bouncing from job to job, excessive drinking and living the party led him to years of a "dark cloud" of depression hanging over him. Until one day, he decided to change everything and found his way in life. Sponsored by Fettle Online Therapy. Use the c...
May 15, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 17
Ava Walsh was 13 when her beloved Dad, Stuart passed away suddently. She is Tony's guest this week. Tony and Ava discuss what a wonderful person Stuart was, Tony's friendship with Stuart, Ava's loving relationship with him and how she has coped at losing him at such a young age. Ava is a truly inspirational, strong young woman. Sponsored by Fettle Online Therapy. Use the code POD10 to try it today at Fettle.ie Instagram: @itstonykelly Facebook: Me Head Is Wrecked with Tony Kelly...
Apr 14, 2024•56 min•Season 3Ep. 16
This week on the podcast Tony is joined by a frequent collaborator of his, Shane O'Keeffe. Shane is a radio presenter, actor and one of the founding members of Dicemen Productions. Shane and Tony talk about working together before delving into Shane realising 10 months ago that his relationship with alcohol was reaching breaking point. In a very honest, open and vulnerable chat, Shane tells his story.
Mar 31, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 15
Actor and Singer, Michael Joseph joins Tony on this week's episode of the podcast. MJ talks about his first big break on the RTE (Irish TV) reality singing competition "Fame: The Musical", his career in Panto, his latest big gig touring with a West End Show and the every day trials and tribulations of being a jobbing actor. MJ and Tony also talk about growing up on the same street and ending up being in the same indudustry and ending up being on the big screen together. Sponsored as always by Fe...
Mar 17, 2024•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 14
This week comedian, Aideen McQueen joins Tony as his guest on the podcast. Aideen talks about growing up in Kilkenny on a farm to parents who were both teachers. Her falling in love with comedy through growing up around the legendary Cat Laughs Comedy Festival. Aideen also talks candidly about her relationship with alcohol, realising she had a problem and the ups and downs of trying to get recovery. Tony also chats about a recent trip to London and an unpleasant experience with someone on a plan...
Mar 03, 2024•59 min•Season 3Ep. 14
On this week's episode of the podcast Tony talks about the effect that grief has had on him recently. After suffering a lot of loss over the last 2+ years. Special guest this week is entrepreneur, John O'Connor. John talks about his journey from having to start his life over around the time of the celtic tiger crash to building up his company's success to the point where it is now publicly traded on the stock exchange. Sponsored as always by Fettle Online Therapy. Use the code POD10 at Fettle.ie...
Feb 18, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 13
This week Tony is joined by Irish professional boxer Dylan Moran. Dylan speaks about his beginnings in boxing as a very small child, taking a break in his late teens to kick box, finding his passion for boxing again to turn pro and his sacrifices along the way, all of which have led to the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. None more so than his year in 2023, a triumphant home town show ended in a dominant performance which led to an oppotunity of a lifetime on Sky Sports. It didn't end ho...
Feb 04, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 12
This week's guest is burlesque performer, Bonnie Boux (AKA Sinéad Gould). Bonnie shares her story with Tony, about how her original life plan was to be an accountant and she speaks all about when she was just about to qualify, a mental health development sent her back to her first love of dancing where her philosophy of "Dance Yourself Free" and Bonnie Boux were born. Bonnie also shares a development in her health which his popped up for her very recently and may force her into a pivot in her ca...
Jan 21, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Dr Mark Rowe returns to the podcast to chat about starting the new year off right. Mark chats to Tony all about the small things we can do this January to improve our mental and physical health. Mark and Tony also chat about the increased use of drugs in society and the symptoms and ways to cure alcohollism and addiction. Instagram: @itstonykelly Facebook: Me Head Is Wrecked with Tony Kelly Use the code POD10 with Fettle.ie
Jan 07, 2024•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 10
Comedian Greg Baldwin joins Tony this week (almost) LIVE from Hollywood. Greg and Tony were introduced by actor and acting coach, Kirk Baltz years ago and bonded through their both being comedians and their shared recoveries. Greg shares his story of how far his addiction took him and the beauty of where his recovery has taken him now in his career and life, touring all over the US with Saturday Night Live alums like Darryl Hannah and Jay Mohr. Instagram: @itstonykelly Facebook: Me Head is Wreck...
Dec 24, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Season 3Ep. 9
This week on the podcast it's the first of the special Christmas episodes of the show. Tony is joined by his real life, childhood best friend, photographer David Murphy. Tony and David discuss their initial friendship and how close they still are today and how they use each other as a sounding board for whatever they may be going through in their lives. Dave also shares about his journey from feeling lost in his teens and early 20s, initially not wanting to follow in his well known father's foot...
Dec 17, 2023•57 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Host, Tony Kelly welcomes guest host, Emily O'Callaghan on the 4th anniversary of Me Head is Wrecked. On the very first episode of the podcast on November 24th 2019, Tony shared his story of his journey with his mental health and his battle with addiction. However, as he explains in this episode, all was not as it seems. And on November 24th 2020, exactly one year to the day from that first episode, Tony was checking into rehab after having a devastating relapse on drugs and alcohol. Tony shares...
Nov 26, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Tech entrepreneur, Jordan Casey joins Tony on this week's episode of the show. Jordan began programmng and coding apps and games at just aged 9! Jordan takes about how it all came to him, convincing his parents to back his passion at such a young age, releasing his first IOS game at barely 11 years old, how it took him to the worldwide speaking circuit alongside such people as US President Bill Clinton! And how his new position as CEO of Fettle Online Therapy came at just 23 years old.
Nov 12, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Comedian Danny O' Brien joins Tony on this week's podcast, recorded in Massimo's Galway in a break from the Galway Comedy festival 2023. Danny shares about his tough up-bringing with his father a heroin user, how a move back to Ireland from Australia during the recession inspired a leap into comedy and how he's never looked back since. Danny also shares about his comedy workshops he runs with everyone from Transition Year students to inmates at some of Ireland's toughest prisons. Sponsored as al...
Oct 28, 2023•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 5
Dean O Halloran joins Tony on this week's epsidoe of the podcast to talk all about his very interesting life journey. Dean signed for English Premiere League football team, Fulham at 15 years old, won the Youth Premiere League, finished runner up in the FA Youth Cup and was captain of the Fulham Reserve team until injuries changed his life trajectory. Dean shares stories about having to choose football over hurling, being courted by Celtic, Blackburn, Stoke and a host of big British clubs, how h...
Oct 14, 2023•50 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Spoken word artist Wayne Power becomes the first guest to return to the podcast. Wayne was interviewed on season 1 of the show, discussing his isolation from the world for 13 years due to his suffering from Agoraphobia. Back in 2019 Wayne was just finding his feet in the world and had dreams of becoming a spken word performer and author. Now, 4 years on, Wayne joins us to share all the things he's done since that chat. 4 books, 6 spoken word videos and even a music single. A hugely inspiring sto...
Sep 16, 2023•50 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Comedian Karl Spain joins Tony for the return of the podcast for Season 3 and the return to the old name! Karl talks all about the his journey to becoming a comedian at 28, feeling lost in life before he found his calling, using laughter to cope with the declinging health of his Mum, long before he became a comedian and so much more.
Aug 26, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Actress Elva Trill joins Tony on this week's episode to discuss her acting career, finding her way into a Jurassic Park movie, her studying psychology and working together on "The Hurler". Elva and Tony also share about a common fear of flying and different techniques to deal with it. Follow Elva: @elvatrill Follow Tony: @itstonykelly
May 27, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Comedian and Podcaster Remy Kassimir joins Tony this week for the first ever international episode! Live from West New York, New Jersey with the New York City skyline in the background AND joined by fellow comedian (and Remy's other half) Ben DeMarco, Remy tells Tony all about her start in comedy and the start of her hugely successful podcast "How Cum?" which is based on Remy's experience of never having had an orgasm and her quest to have one. Having Remy's boyfriend Ben sit in on the conversat...
Apr 29, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 8
This week on the podcast, Tony is joined by the brand new BUI Super Middleweight Champion and fellow Waterford man, Craig "Built To Last" McCarthy. Craig shares his story of how boxing distracted him from a life of addiction, how the ring did for him what rehab couldn't, winning bronze at the Golden Gloves, the massive setback of being knocked out and breaking his leg live on Sky Box Office and what drove his comeback to winning the BUI Celtic title in his hometown on April 8th 2023. Podcast spo...
Apr 15, 2023•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 7
Megan Cassidy joins Tony on this week's podcast. Megan speaks candidly about going up as a big fish in a small pond performaning in professional musical theatre as a teenager, being in the last few on BBC's "How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?", working in professioanl panto and the moment while waiting for the Luas when she pondered if she loved performing enough to deal with all the down time it brings. Megan also shares her journey into the business side of the arts, working behind the sce...
Apr 01, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Singer Brian Kennedy joins Tony this week on the show to discuss his incredible career and even more incredible life. He tells all about his childhood as a young, gay, Catholic boy who grew up on the Falls Road in Belfast during the troubles, the move to London and the breakup of his band which led to the estrangement of his late brother, having Simon Fuller as a manager at the height of the Spice Girls fame, being mentored by Van Morrisson, performing on Broadway and so much more. Incredible ch...
Mar 19, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Colm Williamson, creator of Waterford Whispers News as well as online comedy staples Bill Badbody and Session Heads, joins Tony for this week's podcast. Colm chats about how floating from job to job during the recession and a relocation to Waterford inspired him to create the satiracial news juggernaught that is, Waterford Whispers News. Colm also chats to Tony about his upbringing in comedy, trying stand up recently for the first time, the forthcoming WWN podcast and working together. Podcast s...
Mar 05, 2023•50 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Irish comedy and entertainment legend Jon Kenny joins Tony this week to talk about his storied career from starting off in music, recording in Abbey Road Studios, his move into acting and comedy, his meeting with Pat Shortt, their meteoric rise to fame and the indelible stamp they left on Irish comedy. Jon also shares about his experience on the all time great sitcom Father Ted and Martin McDonagh's worldwide hit The Banshees of Inisherin, which is nominated for 9 Oscars at the 2023 Academy Awar...
Feb 19, 2023•57 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Professional boxer Graham "G-Train" McCormack talks all about his boxing career and how his programme of recovery helped him bounce back from losing his Celtic championship after a disastrous weight cut and training camp. And Tony pays tribute to his late cousin, David who sadly passed away the day before the podcast's release. Podcast sponsored, as always, by Fettle Online Therapy, try it today at Fettlie.ie and use the code FettlePod for 20% off.
Feb 05, 2023•59 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Comedian David McSavage joins Tony to chat all about his career. From creating legendary Irish comedy show, The Savage Eye to working with his family on his new podcast venture, "And That's Why We're Not Together". David and Tony also delve into each others different experiences with recovering from alcoholism and using it in their work. Podcast sponsored, as always, by Fettle Online Therapy, try it today at Fettlie.ie and use the code FettlePod for 20% off.
Jan 22, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Journalist, Tony Evans is this week's guest and joins Tony to chat all about the fallout from the Hillsborough disaster in 1989. Being a survivor, the mental health affects on the people who were there, the people of the city and those who lost loved ones because of the negligence and cover up.
Jun 04, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Joe Cabray is the owner of Ireland's Over The Top Wrestling promotion and former WWE wrestler. In this episode of Me Head Is Wrecked Joe chats to Tony about his upbringing in Dublin, how he fell into the wrestling business and turning negatives and knockbacks into positives.
Apr 16, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Actress, Comedienne and Writer, Sarah Ann Masse joins Tony to speak about her role in "The Silence Breakers", a group of women at the front of the Me Too movement in Hollywood at the forefront of the Harvey Weinstein case. Sarah speaks in depth about her experiences, how all the women involved found each other, trauma and how the body stores it, how she was blackballed from the film industry for speaking up and so much more.
Feb 16, 2020•53 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Rob Santos is a stand up comedian who's living with borderline personality disorder. Rob chats to Tony on this week's podcast all about the two of them breaking into the comedy world in New York City in 2009, his first few misdiagnoses, how his treatment for BPD has changed his life and his work, being a father and so much more.
Feb 02, 2020•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 6
