This was an interesting discussion around the topic of mentality. In the current "hustle" culture, the word mentality is used a lot to justify poor mental health and wellbeing. This episode aims to help you understand where the line is drawn between the two. I discuss; What is a mentality?, what does a good mentality look like? What behaviours can endanger your positive mentality, times we cross the line into negative wellbeing, and much more. You can find plenty of short content on my...
So this is a bit of a change from my usual episodes! In this podcast, I discuss why you should never give up. This includes many different aspects of life, maybe its your goals, life itself or much more. I discuss how to find peace and light in dark moments, why your tough period will develop you in many different ways, the role counselling and therapy have in helping you, and much more. If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to let me know with a rating, or drop me a message on The Mast...
I'm joined by health and lifestyle content creator and online PT Peadar Dee. Peadar tells his story, beginning with his struggle with substances like drugs and alcohol. From "rock bottom", Peadar worked his way up to becoming sober, and further, to creating a TikTok and Instagram page where he posts, health, lifestyle and fitness content with the aim to use his experiences to help those dealing with similar situations. He has amassed over thirty thousand followers across both platforms. We di...
I'm Joined by Taylor Davidson. After playing Football at elite levels across Europe and in the USA, Taylor refined and grew his knowledge about many different unorthodox methods of training and lifestyle such as maintaining your connection with your Fascia, recanting "Dead" foods and incorporating healthy light as a method of enhancing ones circadian rhythm. Throughout or conversation, we discuss all of these above topics in detail, as well as the danger of the gym to elite athletes, th...
Today I'm joined by Tom Williamson. Tom is an International Para-Triathlete who competes for the Irish national team. He shares his journey through sport, how it began, how he dealt with a serious physical impairment and overcame it and much more. He shares some truly valuable insight to the mind of an elite sportsperson which can be applied to any scenario. Follow the official Instagram @TheMasteryClimate for practical lifestyle, motivation and health discussions
Welcome back! Today I discuss all things stress. As someone who has suffered from chronic stress, I have had to learn many tools for controlling and limiting the stress response, which I believe are tools that YOU should learn and implement into your daily routines. I discuss misconceptions about stress, short, medium and long term tools for controlling it and much more. Follow the official Instagram @TheMasteryClimate for practical lifestyle, motivation and health discussions
This episode is extremely personal to me, as it tells the story of my life to this point, the story of experiencing and dealing with trauma, the story of my struggles with exercise addiction, the story of my poor mental health and its manifestations. However, this isn't a sob story. Within the episode, I discuss everything I have learned throughout this journey, in hopes that you can use this information to help yourself, or someone you know. The underlying message in this episod...
I'm delighted to be joined by Caroline McKenna, who has built the social media platform "Acountydownunder" and "Sunrise Social" to spread excellent messages about community, mental health and much more. She tells the story of the creation of these platforms, along with her experience meeting Wim Hof otherwise known as "The Ice Man" renowned for his work with cold exposure. We also discuss her training for her upcoming hike of Kilimanjaro, as well as discussing mental health in many different ...
I'm joined by Sean Hill, a friend who lives an excellent lifestyle by constantly traveling, maintaining an excellent level of fitness, and is a very talented footballer. We discuss the topic of lifestyle, along with the importance of being comfortable alone and being confident in ones self, and the importance of surrounding yourself with like minded people. Follow the official Instagram @TheMasteryClimate for practical lifestyle, motivation and health discussions
I'm joined by Michael Dionisiou, an ex-Premier League academy footballer and sport psychology student at Loughborough University. We discus Mikey's dedicated and disciplined lifestyle, the importance of obsession when trying to reach your goals, motivation vs discipline, and how he overcame the setback of being released, leading him to where he is today. Follow the official Instagram @TheMasteryClimate for practical lifestyle, motivation and health discussions
I'm re-joined by a previous guest, David Forsythe. We discuss our journey through football, positive and negative experiences that shaped us into the players, and young men we are today and what lessons these moments taught us. Furthermore, we discuss personal identity, the importance of having a balanced lifestyle and tell many hilarious stories. Follow the official Instagram @TheMasteryClimate for practical lifestyle, motivation and health discussions
I am joined by a close friend, Conor Murray, who shares many of my passions including cold water therapy, physical and mental performance and sport. We discuss cold water therapy, our journey with it, what it has taught us, and the effects it has on our bodies. Furthermore, we discuss our diets, and tools for controlling stress, such as mindfulness, non sleep deep rest and meditation. The majority of this episode is purely based on our opinions, experiences and research that we have be...
I'm joined by Rory Walsh, who is the host of The Chats and Tunes podcast, as well as a student and has a wealth of experience in sport. In this episode, we discuss the importance of friendship and the company you keep, competitiveness in all aspects of life as well as what drives us to push our limits. The majority of this episode is purely based on our opinions, experiences and research that we have been made aware of through our own findings and media. Thank you for engaging with us and be...
I'm joined by David Forsythe, a sports psychology student studying at the worlds leading sport university, a talented footballer who has played at professional levels in Northern Ireland, an up and coming DJ and a football coach. We discuss the importance of building mental resilience in all aspects of life, as well as discussing the methods we use to cope with set backs mentally, how to avoid physical and mental burnout and our opinions on what it means to be a student. The majority o...
I'm joined by semi-professional footballer and aspiring fighter Paul Kearney as we discuss the influence of our culture on driven people, the importance of sacrificing short term pleasures to chase higher goals and our opinions on comfort and its effects on the human population. The majority of this episode is purely based on our opinions, experiences and research that we have been made aware of through our own findings and media. Thank you for engaging with us and be sure to follow @T...