The Cure Podcast

Hello lovely listeners, in this episode we tackle a subject we have been getting loads of requests to cover: yoga. We are joined by Kate McNamara, owner and teacher at Hot Yoga Cork (hotyogacork.ie) who tells us how she fell in love with yoga as a twenty something year old in a new city, and what it has brought to her life since. She tells us about setting up her own studio in Cork and all of the challenges and successes since then. She also describes why yoga is still so important to her and...

In the second episode of our two parter with Conor Hammersley, he tells us about his research in Ireland and the United States on rural masculinity. Conor describes the challenges facing male farmers and farming families today. He helps us to understand complex concepts like social reproduction, masculine and feminine hegemony in clear terms. He also explains the uniquely Irish historical and cultural influences which reinforce gender norms here. Plus why does Ireland have so many single sex ...

This episode sets a new record for the Cure Podcast, as for the first time we interview a sibling of a previous guest. We loved our conversation about stammering and resilience with Timmy Hammersley way back in series 1. This week we talk to his brother, researcher Conor Hammersley. Conor is a Fulbright scholar currently undertaking a PhD on identities and masculinities among Irish men with a specific focus on the farming community. As part of his Fulbright scholarship award at Columbia-Basse...

Hello friends of the Cure Podcast! After an unexpectedly long break we are delighted to be back talking all things related to health and wellbeing, and learning from our wonderful guests. We have a super episode to open Season 3. We talk to Richard Hogan, pyschotherapist, columnist and author of Parenting the Screenager. He tells us all about the challenges of parenting and how to navigate those tricky teenage years. He explains the difference between digital natives and digital i...

In this weeks show we chat to Stefan Okunbor.Stefan is currently a member of the Kerry Senior football panel. He speaks very openly about his experiences of growing up black in Ireland, racism, his travels to Australia to peruse an AFL career, injury set backs and much more. Please be aware there is some strong language in this episode.We hope you enjoy the show.

In this episode we are talking about the psychology of online dating with Cyber psychologist Dr Nicola Fox Hamilton.Nicola is a lecturer in applied psychology and cyberpsychology in the Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT). Her research focuses on communication through technology, particularly in the areas of online dating and relationships, and attraction. She is currently researching how the COVID pandemic impacted online dating.She talks us through the biases that we bring to enc...

We are back after a short break. In this episode we chat all things poetry with the wonderful Mary Kennelly. Mary shares her journey through poetry and why she has written her most recent book. It is a lovely personal story about life, illness, caring for loved ones and finding peace after their death.We hope you enjoy the show.

In this weeks episode we talk all things the brain and alzheimer's disease.Professor Marina Lynch is a leading expert in the area of brain health and the role inflammation has on the brain. She discusses her work and gives some simple tips on how we can live better and help reduce inflammation in the brain.We hope you enjoy the show.

In this episode we talk to Dr Susanna Soeberg who talks us through her research on hot and cold exposure and why this approach is beneficial.Susanna describes the impact of this practice on physical and mental well-being, and discuss the key role of brown fat in this process. For those of us who don’t have a sauna at home she explains some good workarounds!Susanna’s book ‘Winter Swimming - the Nordic way towards a healthier and happier life’ is available to order at https://is.gd/4GKlr0 ...

In this weeks show we talk all things Artificial intelligence with Professor Barry O Sullivan.Barry is an award-winning academic working in the fields of artificial intelligence, constraint programming, prescriptive analytics (operations research), ethics, and public policy. He contributes to global Track II diplomacy related to disruptive emerging technologies. He recently was elected as a fellow of The Association for the Advancement of Artificial intelligence and is president of the ...