This week on Alive and Kicking Clare McKenna chats to Jack Kavanagh who had his life turned upside down by a life changing accident 8 years ago and he joins Clare to talk optimistic realism over happy-clappy positivity and the importance of allowing the negative feelings through. Clare talks to GP Dr Laura Lenihan on the stories of mental health struggles she has heard from your patients and how receiving her vaccine was a major turning point.And you might know her best from her time on Irish television but Bibi Baskin has been on a journey which led her to India where she ran a hotel and now works in wellness. She talks to Clare about how recording videos on social media for her followers led to a book deal.