When is enough work on yourself enough? Is it ever enough? Do we need to constantly strive to be better and life "optimally"? They continue from their previous episode speaking about how the struggle to be idle and how they continually strive to live "Optimally" which is an unrealistic goal and how optimal lliving might be a fad that we have both fallen for. As always the lads are open and embracing their vulnerability and how they are always learning and are trying to live in a way that they ar...
Jun 13, 2025•40 min
In this episode the lads speak about why it's important to be idle, what being idle means and why it can be a good thing or can it be bad? They both speak about how the struggle to have free time and how they constantly fill their idle time with jobs, activities and stuff. We dip into other topics such as happiness and gratitude and much more. As always the lads are open and embracing their vulnerability and how they are always learning. If you would like to support the podcast, please Buy us a ...
May 16, 2025•45 min•Ep. 59
This is the 3rd of a 3 part mini-series with a team of doctors from PRE – Medical Studio in Austria that Aidan is working alongside. In this health and longevity mini-series, our third guest is Dr. Hieronymus Engel who is in internal medicine, specializing in rhythmology. Rhythmology is the study of the body's natural rhythms, like heartbeats, sleep cycles, and hormone release. It focuses on how these rhythms affect health and disease. Dr. Hieronymus Engel explains all things heart health, blood...
Apr 18, 2025•32 min•Ep. 58
This is the 2nd of a 3 part mini-series with a team of doctors from PRE – Medical Studio in Austria that Aidan is working alongside. In this longevity mini-series, our second guest is Dr. Johannes Resch-Passini who is in internal medicine, specializing in rheumatology. Rheumatology is a branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis and management of disorders whose common feature is inflammation in the bones, muscles, joints, and internal organs. This includes the management of obesity, diabetes, ...
Apr 11, 2025•35 min•Ep. 57
This is the first of a 3 part mini-series with a team of doctors from PRE – Medical Studio in Austria that Aidan is working alongside. In this longevity mini-series, our first guest is Dr. Katharina Passini who is an internal medicine doctor specialising in kidneys. In this episode, we explore her views on medical care and why she focuses her time on ways to benefit the kidneys and associated systems. This includes the management of obesity, diabetes, autoimmune diseases and more. Dr Katharina P...
Apr 04, 2025•38 min•Ep. 56
Aidan and Stephen are in person again and discuss gratitude and all things related to it. They look at the scientific benefits of gratitude to someones physical, mental, social and spiritual health. They speak of their personal experience, go through scientific articles and suggest 10 ways to practice gratitude and we hope you find a suitable way of doing so. If you would like to support the podcast, please Buy us a Coffee , share the episode on social media or drop us a message to purchase one ...
Mar 07, 2025•39 min•Ep. 55
Bill Vaughan from Mental Health Ireland comes on to chat to us about what the organisation is all about, some of its programmes, the difference between Mental Health and Mental Illness and much more. Bill goes into detail about the programme Five Ways to Wellbeing and how it can help those who may find themselves struggling and its also a reminder to those who have positive mental health to continue living well and taking positive in their health choices. Stephen's sound is not great in this epi...
Feb 14, 2025•38 min•Ep. 54
Happy New Year to you all. The lads have just released their first episode of the year and they dive deep into why they did not release an episode every 3 weeks as promised last year They have been Busy Earnin' (not sure what) at the latter stages of the year and sometimes things in life take a back seat and we think that's OK...isn't it? Aidan and Stephen explain what they have been doing, reflect on 2024, and look forward to 2025, explaining their "goals." They describe the compound effect and...
Jan 10, 2025•43 min•Ep. 53
Many Men Die Younger Than Women - In fact on average, men have a shorter lifespan compared to women. Males have higher death rates than females for almost all leading causes of death and at all ages. Men’s poorer lifestyles contribute significantly to the prevalence of chronic diseases. Many Men often present to health services late, making many health issues untreatable. International Men’s Day is celebrated on November 19th every year and is a great opportunity to take part in a global convers...
Nov 22, 2024•38 min•Ep. 52
Samhain is Gaelic festival on 1 November marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter or the " darker half " of the year. According to Irish mythology, Samhain (like Bealtaine ) was a time when the 'doorways' to the Otherworld opened, allowing supernatural beings and the souls of the dead to come into our world; while Bealtaine was a summer festival for the living, Samhain "was essentially a festival for the dead". We explore this and some spooky tales with our guest Seán Cl...
Oct 25, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 51
We celebrate our golden anniversary episode by digging up nuggets of gold from our first 49 episodes. We discuss our top 5 recommended episodes of Soul Brew, some highlights from other episodes, memorable moments, topics we would like to revisit and areas we feel we can and will improve on going forward. We talk through several episodes here and all these can be listened to wherever you listen to your podcasts. Grab yourself a brew and join in the conversation with someone else. Share with us on...
Sep 27, 2024•42 min•Ep. 50
In our last episode we had a relationship expert, this time we have the experts of our own relationships with us - our better halfs. Stephen's fiancée Tríona joins Aidan's partner Veronica on the show for a special episode where we discuss our relationships and more. Each couple is given the opportunity to ask questions about the other and challenge some of the topics Aidan and Stephen cover on the podcast. Grab yourself a brew and join in the conversation with someone else. If you would like to...
Sep 06, 2024•39 min•Ep. 49
The lads are joined by Annie Lavin aka The Relationship Coach and they discuss all things relationship wise from break-ups to finding love. Annie is an Accredited Couples Therapist, Dating Coach, and Relationship Skills Educator. Annie is committed to tackling stigma and promoting the creation and maintenance of healthy intimate relationships through psychology, counselling, coaching and education. She offers solution-focused short-term therapy, relationship-skills workshops and online programs....
Aug 16, 2024•51 min•Ep. 48
Aidan feels like he is melting away in the Vienna sunshine and he is using the extreme heat as a motivation to stay inside and get some work done on his laptop. This led us into a discussion about motivation, inspiration what it all means. Stephen believes motivation doesn't exist and Aidan feels actions result from discipline and consistency. There is nothing sexy about either of those but worth having a conversation about them. Motivation is not the cause of action, it is the result. “Inspirat...
Jul 12, 2024•50 min•Ep. 47
I Ain't Worried (is a banger of a tune for a start) is one of those episodes where the lads take a topic and go on tangents here and there trying to figure out why they often worry, where it gets them and what it prevents them from achieving at times. They discuss one of their favourite quotes “Don't think. Just do,” and how such a simple phrase from a Tom Cruise film can profoundly impact making decisions both big and small. Are we obsessed with productivity and making the "right" decision. Gra...
Jun 14, 2024•47 min•Ep. 46
We talk to Ryan Cullen , a Donegal born and raised comedian about: The journey from rural Donegal to becoming a comedian touring the world What is it about the art of comedy that drew him in and processes of comedy The lifestyle of being a comedian and managing Social media with a following Dealing with professional roasting and how it affects his day to day life and so much more Ryan Cullen is a rapid fire, dark one-liner comedian who could give Frankie Boyle and Jimmy Carr a run for their mone...
May 24, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 45
Billy Joel sings: You got your passion, you got your pride But don't you know that only fools are satisfied? Dream on, but don't imagine they'll all come true (Oooh) When will you realize, Vienna waits for you? Aidan shows his vulnerable side in this episode discussing many things in his life from testicular cancer to what his second move to Vienna. He also discusses his renewed love for coaching people and how in Vienna he has found a partner and new project that has allowed him to thrive while...
Apr 26, 2024•56 min•Ep. 44
"No man ever steps into the same river twice, for it's not the same river, and he's not the same man." - Heraclitus Almost three years ago, we started the Soul Brew Podcast. It was shortly after a period when the entire world came to a standstill due to COVID-19. A time that forced us to reevaluate many things, including our life choices. Around that time we began to openly explore where we were in life. Stephen, who had just completed his travels, was a very different man back then. In this pod...
Apr 05, 2024•36 min•Ep. 43
Happy St Patricks day from all at Soul Brew. Today we celebrate differently with our guest Seán Clancy who has many titles including Accredited Seanachaí (traditional Gaelic storyteller/ historian), Irish Pagan, Druid, ITGA Tour Guide, The Order of Bards, Ovates & Druids (OBOD) member, Organic Farmer, Hill of Uisneach Guide, Photographer for fun, Chartered Engineer with Westmeath Councuil and most importantly a Dad & husband. We speak about the legend that is St Patrick, Celtic mythology...
Mar 15, 2024•53 min•Ep. 42
Gavin Meenan is a personal trainer, whose work has impacted 20,000+ people. He is also an author, with a large social media following who works almost exclusively with men. His methods and approach to fitness and health differ in many ways from us here at Soul Brew. We discuss at length these differences, we discuss Gavins life story and so much more. If you want to support the podcast please Buy us a Coffee or check out our social media channels to purchase our new Coffee Tumblrs. Instagram: @s...
Feb 23, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 41
Soul Brew is about Aidan and Stephen constantly and consistently trying to figure things out and inviting others on the journey. They read an email circulated by Chris Williamson about how there are two types of people; those who don’t know how to improve their lives, and those who don’t know when to stop. They discuss in-depth and take many tangents discussing the current conflict in Gaza, Social Media and much more. If you want to support the podcast please Buy us a Coffee or check out our soc...
Feb 02, 2024•53 min•Ep. 40
Our first live episode was recorded in the new Creeslough Community Hub and we hosted an amazing guest in front of a live audience. Lucy O Hagan from Wild Awake chatted to us about becoming one with nature, meditation, foraging, rights of passage, the wilderness and so much more. Lucy has a wealth of knowledge and experience in the outdoors and we hope you learn something from what we spoke about during this recording. Live music is from the brilliant Ciarzo . Check him out on Spotify . If you w...
Jan 12, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 39
Aidan and Stephen are together recording for the first time in a while. Using Spotify Wrapped as an influence they discuss their top 5 moments of 2023 and have some suggested conversation starters when visiting family and friends this festive season. 12 questions to ask to get the craic going and to have good conversations this Christmas - 1. Which of your current values would be different if you were raised by different parents? 2. What annoys you about other people that you sometimes do yourse...
Dec 23, 2023•42 min•Ep. 38
The village people sang macho man and they had great moustaches. Here we speak to Aisling Quigley who is the Marketing & Communications Manager at Movember Ireland. We spoke about her role, what Movember is and Aidan speaks about his personal experience of having testicular cancer twice in his twenties. Support us for Movember and donate on the link or speak to someone today about Men's health. Instagram: @soulbrewpodcast Facebook: @soulbrewpodcast Tik Tok: @soulbrewpodcast Twitter: @soulrew...
Dec 01, 2023•47 min•Ep. 37
Dr Sharon Lambert is a lecturer in the School of Applied Psychology in UCC. Sharon’s research interests revolve primarily around inclusion psychology/inclusion health in the areas of mental health, substance dependence, homelessness and trauma and consequent impacts on service design and delivery and is regularly published in peer-reviewed journals and delivers seminars. We discussed how podcasting has made mental health and wellbeing information more accessible and understandable for listeners ...
Nov 17, 2023•55 min•Ep. 36
Stephen reveals his very serious morning routine which results in the lads talking about the importance of what we eat, how much we sleep and how we relax. Originally this episode was to be called "Eat Sleep Lift Repeat" and focus on how important each are for health and the discussion ended up focusing on relaxation for health because its an area Aidan and Stephen feel like they need to work on. If you want to support the podcast please Buy us a Coffee or check out our social media channels to ...
Oct 27, 2023•55 min•Ep. 35
The 7th of October 2022 will be a day that nobody from Creeslough and the greater area will ever forget when the lives of Leona Harper, Robert Garwe, Shauna Flanagan Garwe, James O'Flaherty, Martina Martin, Hugh Kelly, Catherine O'Donnell, James Monaghan, Martin McGill, and Jessica Gallagher ended too soon. As we approach the year anniversary we have Lisa Gallagher, sister of Jessica Gallagher joins us for a chat - Lisa thank you for sharing your story. Thank you Matt McGranaghan to read more ab...
Oct 06, 2023•56 min•Ep. 34
The Boys are Back in Town and now we are FULL-TIME(ish). We're doing away with the 'seasons' format and will release an episode at least every three weeks. In this episode, the lads discuss what they have been up to since the last episode. By reflecting on previous episodes and topics they discuss lessons learned, Aidan finally turns 30, on "becoming adults", our new podcast "Studio" and more. If you want to support the podcast please Buy us a Coffee or check out our social media channels to pur...
Sep 22, 2023•41 min•Ep. 33
Man's Search for Meaning is one of those books constantly suggested as a "must-read". Aidan and Stephen have reread the book lately and discussed some of their key findings and thoughts from it. In Man's Search for Meaning , Victor E. Frankl describes his lessons learned as a holocaust survivor, and how his experiences shaped his understanding of meaning. The will to meaning, his iconic Logotherapy, and the true meaning of life are all masterfully explained by Frankl. If you want to support the ...
Dec 02, 2022•46 min•Ep. 32
We have spoken to many guests on this show about a variety of topics and one that is frequently discussed is personal values. Aidan and Stephen decided to sit down (separately) to figure out what their values are and then together they discuss their process of finding them. They also discuss what a personal value is and what it means to them. We forgot to mention that we will speak about the book Mans Search for Meaning in next week's episode. If you want to support the podcast please Buy us a C...
Nov 25, 2022•37 min•Ep. 31
