Kadam Adam Starr is the Resident Teacher of Tara Kadampa Meditation Centre, Dublin. He is a teacher of Kadampa Buddhism and meditation, having studied for years with internationally renowned teacher of Buddhism, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche. Adam explores how meditation actually works, why we should develop an understanding of our intent behind meditation and building a sense of peace within our minds, and how this can help us develop more compassion and empathy for others in our life...
Nov 28, 2023•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 79
Patrick is an internationally renowned breath and sleep expert. He is CEO and Director of Education and Training at Oxygen Advantage, Director of Education and Training at Buteyko Clinic International and President of Buteyko Professionals International. He's also an accomplished author, speaker and educator, and in this episode he explains why bringing a balance to the breath is so important for your health, focus, performance and quality of life. This episode is absolutely packed with incredib...
Nov 22, 2023•2 hr 14 min•Ep. 76
Ian is a Powerlifter, Coach and Host of the Iron Mindset Podcast. We explore the masculine and the feminine elements of men and women, the apparent crisis of identity young men face today, the question of strong male role models, how to craft a strong and resilient sense of self, and so much more. Ian's ability to explore and communicate his thoughts is outstanding, a fantastic conversation. @thedancampion @prymalpro Get your FREE copy of 20 Books and Podcasts to Change Your Life: https://mailch...
Nov 07, 2023•2 hr 31 min•Ep. 77
Tom Coleman is a Sleep Expert with a wealth of experience in the world of health and performance. Working with elite athletes, high performance CEOs, general population and more, he has developed a vast amount of knowledge on human wellbeing and strategies to optimise our lives. Tom shares his wisdom on how we can address the fundamental building blocks of health - nutrition, sleep, relationships, movement - and much more. @thedancampion @prymalpro Get your FREE copy of 20 Books and Podcasts to ...
Oct 31, 2023•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 76
The Molloy Twins, Adam and Lee, share their 5 Rules for Personal Greatness, a collection of principles they have used to develop a growth mindset and mental resilience. They also discuss the unique experience they share as twins on this journey and how they're using their message to empower others. A great chat with two motivated and positive young men! @prymalpro @themolloytwins Get your FREE copy of 20 Books and Podcasts to Change Your Life: https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcasts...
Oct 10, 2023•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 75
Padraig Danaher, Mental Health Occupational Therapist, Positive Psychology Coach and Trauma Specialist joins me again, this time to focus on the challenges we deal with as adults when it comes to addiction, identity, mental health and environment. We cover a range of topics, including: - Alcohol - Drugs- Pornography- Masculinity - Complex Trauma - Relationships - Maladaptive Behaviours Padraig explains how there are simple strategies we can use as adults to manage and overcome many of these chal...
Aug 22, 2023•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 74
What is the meaning of life? What is your purpose? Why are you here? There are some differing perspectives on these questions, so Brian O'Loughlin joins me to discuss our own thoughts on the topic, and we share some of the strategies that we've found useful when it comes to leading a more meaningful life, filled with purpose. @prymalpro Get your FREE guide to 20 books and podcasts that will change your life: https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcasts...
Aug 16, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 73
Dean McAloon is a Performance Nutritionist working as part of the Triage Method team. In this episode he discusses some of the common myths and misconceptions surrounding nutrition, health and performance, including: Creatine Carnivore Diets Diary of a CEO Cholesterol Bro Science Alcohol Testosterone Alcohol Glucose and Insulin Fad Supplements Dean explains how we can make better decisions around the content we consume and how it affects our nutrition habits, and how some of the more outrageous ...
Aug 01, 2023•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 72
Paul C Dwyer is a world leading expert in cyber security. He's also a renowned public speaker, author, entrepreneur and CEO, and in this episode he outlines the massively growing cyber crime industry, the players in this game from predators and opportunist 'entrepreneur' thieves, to bad actors and nation states. Paul explains the role we have as individuals in the fight against cyber crime, and how we can protect ourselves and our data ("the new cash") from these entities. Find us: @prymalpro Ge...
Jul 18, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 71
Nick is the founder of Alpha Wealth, a financial advice and consultancy company, and he joins me today to explain how we can understand our money and take control of our financial wellness. In this episode he covers the fundamentals of taxes, wages/earnings, different pension options, investing, houses and mortgages, and how any one of us can structure our life to create financial independence and freedom. A truly educational and powerful episode. @prymalpro @alpha_wealth_ltd Join our community ...
Jun 07, 2023•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 69
There is a WAR for your attention. Mastering your ability to focus on the things that are important to you is the only way to empower yourself. I share the tools, skills and strategies that have worked for me when it comes to optimising my focus and using my attention where it matters. Learn to master your focus using these tips and watch your life change. @prymalpro Join our community and get your FREE copy of 20 Books and Podcasts to Change Your Life: https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcasts...
May 23, 2023•19 min•Ep. 68
Eoin Lacey, co-founder and owner of the Irish Strength Institute, coach, functional medicine expert and good friend of mine returns to the show, this time to give us the low-down on testosterone. What is it, how does it affect the body, how do we test for it, how do we optimise it, is TRT beneficial, what are the side effects; these are just a few of the areas Eoin takes us through in this fantastic episode! If you want to learn about optimising your testosterone, then look no further. @prymalpr...
May 16, 2023•54 min•Ep. 67
Pat Divilly, author, podcaster, body and mind performance coach and more, returns to the Prymal Podcast for a deep dive on male archetypes. The archetypes are models we can use to understand different elements of our identities, character traits, energies and more, and in this episode Pat explains each one and describes what a healthy and unhealthy expression of each looks like. He also provides us with some very useful strategies for balancing our own archetypes and living a compassionate, purp...
May 09, 2023•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 66
Struggle in life is inevitable. How you manage your own emotions and perceptions around struggle can completely change how you live. This is a short breakdown of how I approach struggle, I hope it helps! @prymalpro Get your FREE copy of 20 Books and Podcasts to Change Your Life: https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcasts
May 02, 2023•19 min•Ep. 65
Brian O'Loughlin is back to chat with me about leadership. We strive to lead in many areas of our lives, but what does it actually mean to be a leader, and how do you separate the ego of wanting to be seen as a leader from the characteristics of a genuine leader? We explore these questions and more in another great conversation. @prymalpro @brian_movement101 FREE Guide - 20 Books & Podcasts to Change Your Life: https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcasts...
Apr 18, 2023•59 min•Ep. 64
Seán Kinane is the founder of Health Matters, the industry leaders in Ireland when it comes to VO2 Max, Metabolic Testing, Nutritional Therapy and Sports Performance Nutrition. Seán returns to explain some updates in the data on our aerobic and anaerobic energy systems and how this can improve our understanding of our training and performance across a wide range of activities and sports. We also discuss metabolic health, fat loss, programming training for field sports like GAA and much more. @pr...
Apr 11, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 63
Aisling Fox (AOK Nutrition) is a Nutritional Therapist, a Herbal medicine Practitioner and a specialist in Female Hormones and Fertility. Fertility is something that is often poorly understood, but which is also an enormously important element of many people's lives, especially when considering or trying to have children. Today, many people struggle with fertility issues, and embark down a long and difficult road to try to resolve this. Aisling gives us a comprehensive breakdown on fertility in ...
Apr 04, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 62
Robbie Bennett (Coach, PT, Nutritional Consultant) joins me to explain the 7 different types of stress, and how they impact our body. Stress, especially unmanaged chronic stress, is rapidly becoming one of the biggest contributing factors to illness and death, so this is an important episode! @prymalpro @ robbie_health_focus FREE Guide - 20 Books & Podcasts to Change Your Life: https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcasts...
Mar 28, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 61
Myself and Brian O'Loughlin discuss some lessons we're taking from 2022, some of the main things we're focusing on for the year ahead in 2023 in terms of our own personal growth and development, and we chat about a pretty profound experience we recently had in the mountains which helped us gain more clarity around our lives and our purpose. Always a great conversation with this man! @prymalpro FREE Guide - 20 Books & Podcasts to Change Your Life: https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcasts...
Feb 18, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 60
John is one of the founders and owners of the Irish Strength Institute, and has recently completed a PhD in weight cutting for MMA athletes. He discusses how weight cutting works, the physiological and performance effects, the differences between weight cuts and actual weight loss, and he explains his approach and ethos when it comes to helping his clients achieve their health and performance goals, with some great insights on nutrition, training, longevity and more. A great conversation with a ...
Feb 10, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 59
Gavin Meenan is a coach, a 2 x bestselling author ('The Art of Self Acceptance' & 'Stronger Mind - Stronger Body - Stronger Life') and a podcast host (The Modern Warrior), and he works exclusively with men, helping them strengthen their bodies and minds, empower themselves and embrace their own masculinity. Gavin joined me today to share his own story, including his growth as a business owner, his personal struggles with a porn addiction and an incident which changed the trajectory of his li...
Jan 28, 2023•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 58
Aisling Vaughan is a business owner, a coach and the mind behind the Ayrie community, where she helps women reach their full potential through fitness, wellbeing, lifestyle, and most importantly, mindset. Aisling has an adventurous and no-nonsense attitude towards life, and in this episode she drops some valuable lessons from how important it is to discover what you actually want, seizing power of your own world, and she also shares her journey as an entrepreneur with many of the lessons she has...
Jan 18, 2023•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 57
The 3rd instalment of this series, myself and Darren Hendrick explore another few tweets from Naval Ravikant's Tweet storm on his principles for building wealth and living a fulfilled life. Make sure you listen to the first 2 episodes before you start this one! Sign up for Darren's Newsletter here: https://darren-hendrick.beehiiv.com/subscribe See the Tweet Storm here: https://twitter.com/naval/status/1002103360646823936 Follow us @prymalpro...
Jan 12, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 56
Padraig Danaher is a Mental Health Occupational Therapist, a Positive Psychology Coach, a Trauma Specialist and a Trainer who works with young people to help them build the skills they need to manage their trauma and live the lives they want to lead. In this episode Padraig explains the monumental impact our past experiences and traumas have on shaping the people we become, the tools and techniques he uses to help people overcome the negative consequences of these traumas, the importance of disc...
Jan 03, 2023•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 55
Brian joins me to discuss the Liver King, a businessman turned social media influencer/character modelling himself using the '9 ancestral tenets of health' who has recently been exposed as using PED's (performance-enhancing drugs/steroids), a claim he has vigorously denied, until now. We use this example to explore the responsibility of the individual consuming information vs that of the source, the damage lying can do to good messaging, the power of storytelling and marketing, and more. Find us...
Dec 15, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 54
Brian O'Loughlin joins me in this episode to discuss the difference between the inevitable pain of life and actually suffering, we outline our own personal experience with psychedelics and 'plant medicines' and explore the impact they can have on your mindset and sense of identity, and we lay down our next challenge - a bow hunt! An eclectic mix of topics, but a stellar discussion with Brian as always! Find us on Instagram: @prymalpro...
Dec 01, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 53
Genevieve works with a company called EWT, and they recently installed a water softener and reverse osmosis system in my house. I absolutely love the system, so I asked Genevieve to join me to explain what is in our water, why it's a good idea to filter it and how their systems work. If you're interested in purchasing a system for your own house, you can use code PRY10 and PRY5 depending on the system. This is simply a discount for you, there's no incentive whatsoever for me, I just like the pro...
Nov 22, 2022•41 min•Ep. 52
Brian O'Loughlin, co-owner and founder of Movement101, joins me in this episode to discuss the 60 day challenge (Prymal60) we recently completed, the live lecture with Dr.Jordan Peterson we attended in Dublin and the controversy that often surrounds figures like Peterson, and how focus is actually a superpower in today's world of distraction, along with our plans and strategies to propagate more focus in our lives both professionally and personally in the last quarter of the year. Find us: Insta...
Oct 04, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 51
This is Part 2 of our series on Naval Ravikant's Tweet storm of the same name. I'm joined by Darren Hendrick for another fantastic instalment, where we cover another 3 Tweets, discussing the business and creative opportunities created by the internet, solving problems people don't even know exist yet, surrounding yourself with 'long term people' and much more. Another absolute cracker, get the notebooks out, this one is packed full of goodies! See the Tweet Storm here: https://twitter.com/naval/...
Sep 24, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 50
Cormac Ryan is an Athletic Therapist/Physiotherapist who has raised over €150,000 for charity through endurance cycling events in recent years. Cormac speaks about his struggles with eating disorders, the realities of the huge numbers of men who deal with these issues, body dysmorphia, the psychological issues and shame attached to such conditions and much more. We also discuss self empowerment, control, and how Cormac has built a life for himself that he truly loves, making decisions to give hi...
Sep 13, 2022•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 49
