The Prymal Podcast

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

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 our own lives, and how we can all develop this skill as we grow. Dan: ⁠⁠@thedancampion⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ Get your FREE copy of 20 Books and Podcasts to Change Your Life: ⁠⁠https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcasts

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 influencers delivering a plethora of contradicting advice, sifting through the nonsense and bad information is a skill we must develop. Dr.Afif explains how we can develop a set of tools that will help us understand the landscape of health and medical advice. We can learn how to ask better questions, how to verify our sources of information, how to make better decisions based on what works for us on an individual level, and how we can work with our healthcare professionals to create better outcomes for ourselves and our children. We also explore some common misconceptions around infant and child health and Dr.Afif sheds some light on some of the more complex and nuanced topics like the imapce of C-sections in later life, co-sleeping, breastfeeding and more. Dan: ⁠@thedancampion⁠ ⁠ Get your FREE copy of 20 Books and Podcasts to Change Your Life: ⁠https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcasts

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 create time and space to uncover what you actually value, managing real world distractions and 'busyness' and much more. Dan: @thedancampion Tara Kadampa Meditation Centre Get your FREE copy of 20 Books and Podcasts to Change Your Life: https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcasts

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/prymalpro/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dan: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thedancampion/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get your FREE copy of 20 Books and Podcasts to Change Your Life: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcasts⁠⁠⁠

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 approach to mental health Medication, CBT and lifestyle factors Depression, Anxiety and ADHD The potential advantages and limitations of therapy Understanding root causes vs symptoms Behaviours and trauma Passive Aggression And much more. This episode provides a deeper look at mental health and therapy from a professional perspective. CBT Solutions: ⁠https://www.cbtsolutions.ie/⁠ Find us: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/prymalpro/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠ Dan: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thedancampion/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠ Get your FREE copy of 20 Books and Podcasts to Change Your Life: ⁠⁠⁠https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcasts⁠⁠⁠

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.instagram.com/thedancampion/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get your FREE copy of 20 Books and Podcasts to Change Your Life: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠

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 behaviours, addictions and world views. We cover the power of environment, the impact of trauma, parenting, crime, the differences between psychology and psychiatry, societal and cultural influences and much more. A fascinating conversation. info@drrioghnacholeary.com Find us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/prymalpro/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dan: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thedancampion/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get your FREE copy of 20 Books and Podcasts to Change Your Life: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠

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 stages of his life, to a point where he now, as a father and business owner, maintains an impressive physique while prioritising longevity and health over extreme performance. Find us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/prymalpro/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dan: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thedancampion/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get your FREE copy of 20 Books and Podcasts to Change Your Life: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠

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 how creating space can also to lead to creating more of each of these elements too. Find us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/prymalpro/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dan: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thedancampion/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get your FREE copy of 20 Books and Podcasts to Change Your Life: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠

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 intricacies of finding balance in our bodies and minds, the impact of the breath on our health and of our health on the breath, the incredible performance gains he is able to achieve with his athletes with relatively simple breath training, and Leo explains why he decided to run an entire marathon with his mouth taped shut... Leo has offered a fantastic discount to any Prymal listener who would like to work with him for coaching, simply use the code PRYMALPRO20 to avail of this. Work with Leo: https://www.innate-strength.com Find us: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/prymalpro/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠ Dan: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thedancampion/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠ Get your FREE copy of 20 Books and Podcasts to Change Your Life: ⁠⁠⁠https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcasts⁠⁠⁠

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 great success, and can miss out on the incredible value and lessons we could take from their stories. This conversation provides a super insight into Paul's world and his take on how we can all achieve high levels of performance ourselves. Find us: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/prymalpro/?hl=en⁠⁠ Dan: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thedancampion/?hl=en⁠⁠ Get your FREE copy of 20 Books and Podcasts to Change Your Life: ⁠⁠https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcasts⁠⁠

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 yourself) on a level that's appropriate and comfortable and much more. Find us: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/prymalpro/?hl=en⁠ Dan: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/thedancampion/?hl=en⁠ Get your FREE copy of 20 Books and Podcasts to Change Your Life: ⁠https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcasts⁠

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

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, physical and mental health, systems for growth, and a whole lot more. Find us: https://www.instagram.com/prymalpro/?hl=en Dan: https://www.instagram.com/thedancampion/?hl=en Get your FREE copy of 20 Books and Podcasts to Change Your Life: https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcasts

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. He also warns against the impact of the upcoming Auto Enrolment scheme from the Irish Government, a must-know for business owners and employers. Find us: https://www.instagram.com/prymalpro/?hl=en Get your FREE copy of 20 Books and Podcasts to Change Your Life: https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcasts

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/bookspodcasts

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

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 common threads that connect elite athletes and convicted criminals and so much more in this fantastic conversation. Prymal: ⁠@prymalpro⁠ Dan: ⁠@thedancampion⁠ Ronan: @conway.ronan Get your FREE copy of 20 Books and Podcasts to Change Your Life: ⁠https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcasts

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 Books and Podcasts to Change Your Life: https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcasts