TherapyTalks
Chris chats about all things related to the world of therapy and explores with different guests each week what therapy is for them, from talk therapy to running up mountains. He chats to people about their different experiences and challenges they have had. He also meets different therapists and researchers to find out about the approach they use. And along the way there will be lots of laughs as well.
Episodes
45 episodes
And we are back......
Chris is back from an unplanned break in the podcast and talks about all that has been going on in the previous few months and what the plans will be for new episodes. There was a moment in time when there were thoughts of stopping the podcast ...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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9:27
Managing Christmas Stress - Compassion, Connection and Being Good Enough
In a solo episode, Chris chats about Christmas and how to manage the stressful moments. He explores the perfectonism myth and looks at ideas of 'good enough'. He discusses different strategies to manage stress and also explores deeper psy...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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18:15
Madeleine Black on the cultivation of courage and standing up to shame.
Madeleine talks with Chris about her journey from a horrific act of sexual violence perpetrated against her when she was only 13 , and how she healed over the years, and now speaks about her story and bravely shares her experiences, cultivating...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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59:39
Marc Hogan on Coaching, Connection and Unfolding Possibility
Marc shares with Chris his journey to the world of coaching and corporate speaking. This is a fascinating discussion where he shares very honestly and openly the challenges from leaving Ireland as a child and moving to the UK, his early c...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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1:22:28
Alan Cooke returns to talk about his experiences of loss, grief and a deep healing journey through the landscapes of Ireland
Alan Cooke, Emmy award winning writer and poet returns to the podcast to talk about his experiences of a profound grief after the death of his cat, and the journey of healing he undertook. His present loss coupled with other significant l...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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52:14
Therapy Talks - Intro Season 5, reflections and future plans
Chris introduces Season 5 and talks about potential guests and recaps on season 4. Also talks about his work evelopements in Galway City counselling and the experiences of being a Dad.
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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11:56
Amy Harrington on Family, Loss, and Training to be a Therapist
Amy talks with Chris about her journey that led her to start training as a psychotherapist. She shares with Chris her experiences of having three siblings with Autism and the changing family dynamics and coming to terms with this. S...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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1:25:52
Padraig Walsh on Psychology, Communicating Behavioural Insights and Being a Dad
Chris talks with Padraig about his years of working in positive behavioural support and applied behavioural analysis and his changing focus since the pandemic. He discovered the power of communicating insights from psychology in a way that peop...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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1:05:33
Eylül Taneri on her Journey from Turkey to Ireland - From medicine and Science to the Magic of Music
Eylül joins Chris to talk about her life in Turkey and the challenges and pressures of a life studying medicine and not following her passion for music. She shares with Chris how she moved from the clinical setting to Academia and her lov...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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1:06:20
Kali Coffee Shop on Coffee, Connection and Following your Passion
Laura and Enda join Chris discussing their amazing Cafe and the ethos that they wish to bring to their customers. Authentic connection and great coffee are keys to their business and they share their journey to getting to where they are today. ...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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58:24
Sarah O'Toole and Theatre's Therapeutic Possibility
Sarah and Chris have a fascinating discussion about therapy and theatre and the healing aspects of their integration. Sarah talks about her journey into the world of theatre and the paths her career has taken and her hopes going forward.&...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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1:02:51
Lisa Berry and Yoga's Healing Path
Lisa Berry joins Chris in chatting about her work as a Yoga teacher and practitioner and shares with Chris the profound impact yoga has had on her life. She shares her work and her approach and brings great insight into the the world of Y...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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1:10:19
Yvonne Tiernan on the Healing Power of the Therapeutic Space
Yvonne chats with Chris about her work as a therapist and her passion for psychotherapy and the healing power of the therapeutic relationship. She also talks about her work as a singer with the band The Raines and as a producer on a...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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56:16
Niall Ronan on Life Lessons from Rugby and Living Well in Life!!
Chris talks with Niall Ronan about his former professional career in Rugby, playing with Leinster, Munster and Ireland. He talks about the valuable lessons he learnt as a player and how he uses these in his life now and in the area of cor...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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42:17
Concluding season 3, thoughts, reflections and a year like no other!
Chris concludes season 3 reflecting on the different episodes and their impact. He also reflects on the profound year that occurred during season 3 with the sudden loss of his dad and the birth of his son. He shares his hopes for th...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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13:52
Steve Tummon and the final countdown to the Channel swim (part 6)
Steve has completed the channel swim, swimming from England to France. He talks with Chris about his experiences during the swim and talks in particular about the mental battle of the first two hours. This is a very honest chat and ...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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42:20
Steve Tummon and the final countdown to the Channel swim (part 5)
In the penultimate episode of the Steve Tummon channel swim talks, Chris and Steve talk about how Steve is coping with the last couple of days before he starts the swim. He is staying in Dover and is feeling very ready to get swimming. He...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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21:18
Steve Tummon and the final countdown to the Channel swim (part 4)
Chris and Steve reflect on the last 18 months and some of the strategies that Steve has learned that are proving very important now as he faces the final few weeks before the challenge. Steve talks honestly about his nervousness but also ...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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29:07
Steve Tummon and the final countdown to the Channel swim (part 3)
This week Steve and Chris talk about some of the important psychological strategies that Steve uses to support him during very long swims and different training challenges. What comes across really strongly is how much Steve loves swimming in t...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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28:18
Steve Tummon and the final countdown to the Channel swim (part 2)
In this episode, kindly hosted by Thomas Conway, as Chris was working and not available, we follow Steve through 2 days of intense swimming, chatting before during and after these very long swims. He has a successful 7 hour swim and then the fo...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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23:04
Steve Tummon and the final countdown to the Channel swim (part 1)
Steve and Chris will spend the next few episodes chatting about Steve's final preparation for the channel swim, his mental and physical challenges as he counts down the days to swimming the English Channel. Today they chat about som...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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18:01
Josh Quigley and Cycling for His Life
Josh chats with Chris about his journey from when he attempted suicide in 2016 and starting to cycle as his therapy and the journey that this led him on. He has since cycled around the world and survived a near death cycling acciden...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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39:16
Simone Kirby on Acting and the value of Connection
Actor Simone Kirby talks to Chris about her experiences an actor and the impact her work has on her. She talks honestly about the psychological benefits and the challenges to playing different roles. This an engaging and humorous chat were two ...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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49:20
Dr Roisin Joyce and the healing power of Compassion
Dr Roisin Joyce talks with Chris about the value of compassion in the therapeutic process. They explore Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) and the importance of compassion for all of us in our lives. She also talks with Chris about w...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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58:35
Grief and Loss and the Healing Space Within.
Chris talks with psychotherapist Elaine King about the recent heart-breaking loss of his father and the daily task of grieving and trying to make sense of a world without his Dad. They talk about what can provide support and aid in the unfoldin...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:06:27