Dr.Katriona O'Sullivan is a lecturer, activist and the award-winning author of the incredible book, Poor - her memoir and personal account of growing up in poverty in Ireland. In this episode we discuss: - Katriona's opinion on true choice as a myth - The difference between equality and equity - The huge impact one good adult can have on a life - The relationships between hard work and opportunities - Self esteem, belief, compassion and much more Dan: @thedancampion ...
Jul 03, 2025•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 109
Richie Corcoran increased his salary x 5 over the course of 5 years working in the tech industry, and now he helps others do the same. A self-described 'INTRApreneur', Richie outlines how you can develop a mindset and skillset which can help you grow and progress rapidly in your career and demand higher compensation and benefits for your time. We discuss: - Strategies that Richie has developed to stand out in the modern employment landscape - Becoming an intrapreneur instead of an entrepreneur -...
Jun 20, 2025•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 108
We often say we value one thing, but our behaviours and actions can demonstrate something else. Seamus has spent years coaching humans, originally in a health and fitness capacity, and now in the performance, personal development and business arena. He explains how we so often develop habits and behaviours that don't align with the values we say we hold, and how we can develop new patterns at any stage in our lives to help us move back towards the people we actually want to be. Dan: @t...
Jun 06, 2025•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 107
The recent Netflix drama Adolescence has everyone in a spin. Are our children at huge risk of 'incel violence'? Is there a nefarious dark side to social media creating a generation of dangerous young men? Should this tv show be used to inform public policy? We explore these questions and our thoughts and impressions of the show. Dan: @thedancampion Get your FREE copy of 20 Books and Podcasts to Change Your Life: https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcasts...
May 23, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 106
Colman Power is an expert in organic horticulture, an organic grower, personal trainer/coach and health advocate, and his mission is to encourage more people to grow and eat in a healthier and more sustainable way. In this energetic episode we discuss: - the practicalities of growing your own food no matter where you live - Glyphosate (weedkiller) and the associated risks - the true meaning of "Organic" - the battle to support sustainable growing and farming in Ireland - the health implications ...
May 16, 2025•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 105
Growth, success and achievement in life seems extremely hard. For so many of us, some of the biggest barriers we experience are based around the narrative we have created inside our own heads. Lack of belief, lack of ability, imposter syndrome, fear - these are some of the common experiences for so many people. In some cases we are held back by our environment. But in many cases, we stand in our own way. We explore this with Brian O'Loughlin and discuss some of the strategies we can use to overc...
Apr 03, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 104
Ian recently became a father. His outlook on parenting is in stark contrast with some of the other experiences I've heard people share, in that it is overwhelmingly positive, but unapologetically anchored in a sense of responsibility and duty. We discuss: - Being prepared to become a parent, mentally and physically - The impact of your own childhood on the type of parent you become - Ian's zero-tolerance attitude towards those who associate parenting with negativity - Peter-pan syndrome and why ...
Feb 26, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 103
Brian Keane is a coach, best selling author, business mentor, athlete and host of one of Ireland's top podcasts. He has completed some incredible events of human endurance, including the Marathon De Sable, and in over 520 episodes of The Brian Keane Podcast has spoken to some of the world's top minds when it comes to health, mindset, performance and resilience. In this fantastic episode we cover: Understanding the human condition Stoicism How to create discipline Building a bulletproof mindset S...
Jan 30, 2025•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 102
Creating change is hard. Growth is challenging. Often times we don't need more information, we need more clarity, focus and an ability to identify the things we should actually be spending our time on. Brian joins me to discuss the principles we've been implementing to dial out the noise and identify the big levers for growth. We explore: - Doing less, not more - Essentialism and what that entails - How do develop intrinsic motivation - Why "New Year, New Me" fails more often than not And much m...
Jan 22, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 101
If you do 100 of anything you're bound to learn a few lessons. I outline the most important things I've learned about us human beings from the incredible conversations we've had on the podcast to date. This includes: - The difference between Health and Performance - How nobody actually cares about you - How your world view can be right and wrong - Why we should often do LESS, not more - The importance of consistency - How to have an impact on others - The dark side of the digital world - The pow...
Dec 05, 2024•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 100
Brian O'Loughlin joins me to discuss our perspective on becoming parents/fathers, the challenges, how it's changed us fundamentally as humans and men, our thoughts on people deciding to have children or not have children, the importance of your mindset and embracing responsibility, and much more. @prymalpro @brian_movement101 Get your FREE copy of 20 Books and Podcasts to Change Your Life: https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcasts...
Oct 28, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 70
Phases we experience in our lives can be viewed as 'seasons'. This framework allows us to look at periods of great difficulty (Winter) or great happiness (Summer) as transient and temporary. When we accept this temporary nature, we can approach life with a different perspective, one that can be extremely helpful - whether it's creating resilience in the hard times or generating more presence and peace in the good times. Brian O'Loughlin joins me to discuss this framework, where we've used it in ...
Oct 09, 2024•57 min•Ep. 99
Dr.Afif El-Khuffash is a Neonatologist, a Professor of Paediatrics and a Lactation Consultant, as well as an established digital artist, podcaster and prominent figure on social media, using the platforms to educate the public on matters of health and children's health. There is so much information available online when it comes to health that it has become extremely difficult to decide what works best for us and our families. Combined with the rise of thousands of social media accounts and infl...
Sep 24, 2024•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 98
Hopelessness and despair are common themes of modern discourse. When we outsource our sense of worth, identity and happiness to external entities - politics, materialism etc - we can end up constantly chasing a sense of contentment and peace that we'll never reach. Kadam Adam Starr is a Kadampa Buddhist Meditation teacher, and he returns today to explore what it is to be really and truly happy. We discuss the differences between True Happiness and Worldly Happiness, practical strategies to creat...
Sep 03, 2024•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 97
Many of us sabotage our own success. We allow our thoughts and emotions to dictate our actions and lives, and often times this holds us back from achieving our true potential. Business, sport, relationships, performance, if we are able to allow ourselves to believe and really lean in, we are capable of so much more. Brian O'Loughlin returns to explore how this can impact us as humans, and discusses tools and strategies we can use to get out of our own way. Find us: https://www.instagram.com/...
Aug 22, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 96
Conal Harpur is the Founder and Director of CBT Solutions, a multi disciplinary CBT clinic. His expertise includes psychiatric nursing, a masters in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and he is currently studying for his Doctorate in Psychotherapy. This discussion explores some of the barriers and stigmas we can experience when it comes to therapy, and Conal provides some fantastic insights into the area including: How therapy works Different types and styles of therapy Psychiatric Vs Psychology appr...
Jul 03, 2024•2 hr 21 min•Ep. 95
Many of us stop playing as we get older. We become so consumed with the business of life that we no longer create time to have fun. We may have distractions or activities we do that we say are fun, but Brian O'Loughlin joins me in this episode to explore what play and fun really mean, and how creating time for this in our lives can have positive outcomes for our health, relationships and sense of self. Find us: https://www.instagram.com/prymalpro/?hl=en Dan: https://www.i...
Jun 19, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 94
Dr.Ríoghnach O'Leary is a forensic psychologist who works largely with male offenders who have committed violent or sexual crimes. Her work gives Ríoghnach a unique look into the minds and behaviours of people who have done things that most consider terrible and inconceivable. However the truth is that the capacity for both great and terrible acts lives within each of us, and in this conversation we explore the reasons why we become the people we are, and the factors that influence our behaviour...
Jun 07, 2024•2 hr 21 min•Ep. 93
Ben Craughwell is a coach and physique expert who specialises in helping men lose body fat, build muscle and get strong. Ben's personal journey has led him to pushing his body to the extremes, from an obsession with building muscle from a young age, to competing at an extraordinary level in powerlifting and voluntarily undergoing extreme weight gain to get as big as possible. He also outlines his steroid use throughout the journey, and explains how his training has evolved with the different sta...
May 29, 2024•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 92
Brian O'Loughlin joins me to discuss the strategies we're exploring to create more space in our lives to do absolutely nothing. Living busy lives has become a badge of honour, but without space to think you are simply existing from one day to the next. To live a your life by design, and not by default, it is vital to have space to be creative, to plan, to reflect and to think. We explore the relationship between your time, money and energy, and how each can be leveraged to create that space, and...
May 07, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 90
Leo Daniel Ryan is an author, a coach and the founder of Innate Strength. His work encompasses a wide range of arenas, from high performance athletes to those suffering with asthma, stress, anxiety and other breathing related issues. While he has an incredible depth of knowledge around the human breath, breath training and breathwork, Leo has a much deeper fundamental understanding of how these tools and elements fit into the larger puzzle of human health and performance. We discuss the intricac...
Apr 24, 2024•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 89
Family man, Businessman, Friend, All-Star, All-Ireland Winner and much more, Paul Flynn returns to discuss some of the challenges he has experienced across the various chapters of his life. A high-performer in most of what he turns his hand to, Paul discusses the importance of mindset when it comes to the inevitable difficulties we will all experience over time, and shares some of the strategies he has used himself to overcome them. Often we can struggle to relate to individuals who achieve grea...
Apr 10, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 88
Padraig Danaher, Mental Health Occupational Therapist, Positive Psychology Coach, Trauma Specialist and Trainer is back for a really practical episode exploring the tools and strategies we can employ to support those in our life struggling with their mental health. He also explains how many of these tools can be used to help ourselves once we learn how to understand and employ them properly. We discuss the power of your environment, how to create space for support, how to meet someone (or yourse...
Mar 28, 2024•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 87
Seán Kinane from Health Matters returns for another masterclass on human performance. In this episode he covers Zone 2 cardio training, the effect of nasal breathing on oxygen consumption and performance, the accuracy (or not) of predicted metrics from your smart devices, and we get a deeper look into the body's energy systems. If you are interested in your training and performance, this is for you! FREE GUIDE: 20 Books & Podcasts To Change Your Life - https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcasts...
Mar 20, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 86
James McCormack is the founder of The Dublin Barista School, and owner of multiple businesses including OYL (Optimise Your Life), a mushroom coffee he created to support health and wellness. James explains how he has created systems to help him grow as an entrepreneur, but also how he completely transformed his health, from a life of obesity and reliance to one of purpose and resilience. We discuss business and scaling, entrepreneurship, mindset, insecurities, triggers, coffee, biohacking, physi...
Feb 22, 2024•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 85
Nick Charalambous of Alpha Wealth returns to the show to share some more financial wisdom, this time with a focus on using your money to work for you, and creating a strong financial plan particularly in your work or business. Nick explores the power of a pension, how to earn much higher interest rates on your savings in European banks, the FIRE movement (Financial Independence Retire Early), the importance for business owners of understanding how to run a tax-efficient business and much more. H...
Feb 08, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 84
Conor O'Keeffe, Ultra-Endurance specialist, outdoorsman, speaker, podcaster, coach, community leader, father and friend, joins me discuss the impact fatherhood has had on his life, his sport and his purpose. This was a special Prymal production shot in Al Maser's beautiful 'Atelier Now' art gallery, make sure you check out the gorgeous full 4k video episode on YouTube! @thedancampion @cokeeffe Get your FREE copy of 20 Books and Podcasts to Change Your Life: https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcast...
Jan 18, 2024•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 83
Brian O'Loughlin joins me to share 6 of our biggest takeaways from the last year. We discuss the power of saying NO, the importance of a solid network, frameworks for success, keystone habits and much more. This was a special Prymal production shot in Al Maser's beautiful 'Atelier Now' art gallery, make sure you check out the gorgeous full 4k video episode on YouTube! Get your FREE copy of 20 Books and Podcasts to Change Your Life: https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcasts...
Jan 05, 2024•55 min•Ep. 82
Ronan Conway is a facilitator whos work with groups involves a variety of methodologies like positive psychology, sports psychology, CBT, Compassionate Inquiry, PDMS, and the Hero's Journey. Working with prison inmates, high performance athletes, top tier corporate groups and more, his ability to create a safe and energetic space to explore connection, growth and express vulnerability is simply phenomenal. Ronan discusses our universal expression of human needs, the power of connection, the comm...
Dec 13, 2023•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 81
Eoghan is the Managing Director of The Communications Clinic where they specialise in training for writing, talking, negotiating, interviewing, broadcasting and listening (ie. communication). Communication is a cornerstone of human society. Eoghan breaks down the many elements of communicating and we discuss how we can improve our skills and create better outcomes from our interactions with each other. Prymal: @prymalpro Dan: @thedancampion The Communications Clinic Get your FREE copy of 20 Book...
Dec 08, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 80
