The Cure Podcast

In the second part of our chat with exercise physiologist and all round nice guy Ciarán Fairman, we talk about his own experiences moving to the US, the challenges he faced around body image and self care. How  endlessly scrolling through social media has a negative effect on us. Ciarán attempts to mediate our long standing argument on supplements for well - being...ok so Dinny might win this one but the war is not over.
We hope you enjoy the show.

In this weeks show we speak with Ciarán Fairman. 
We spoke to Ciarán way back in February and he was so kind to take the time to chat to us. Ciarán is an exercise physiologist and Assistant Professor in the University of South Carolina where he specialises in designing exercise programs for people with cancer.  He also examines the impact of  exercise, nutrition and supplementation after cancer treatments.
We chat how he ended up in this area and how one size does not fit all when it comes to training.  We also chat about how we can age better and the role exercise and training play in this process.
This is the first of a two part show with Ciarán.
We hope you enjoy our chat.

In this weeks show we chat to Dr Catherine Kelly. Catherine is the author of a new book called Blue Spaces - why time near water is the secret to happiness. 
She talks to us about her personal journey towards water and how it helped her cope with the death of her mother. Catherine gives great insights into the healing power of water and why we should all try a dip in the sea. 
We hope you enjoy the show.

In this weeks show we have a chat with the brilliant Liam Moggan. 
Liam is known as the coaches coach and has a huge amount of knowledge and insight into the world of coaching and how to get the best out of people. We chat about how to be a good team player and how to best give and receive feedback. Liam has gained huge wisdom in his life and we are delighted he shared some of it with us on this weeks episode.
We hope you enjoy the show.

Can art make medicine better, and can it help us in our everyday lives? In our new episode we talk to Sioban Murphy who is the program director of Visual Thinking Strategies in UCC. This program is used to teach skills like observation, empathy, collaboration and critical thinking to trainee healthcare professionals. In a VTS session small groups are shown a painting and are drawn into conversation by the facilitator about their interpretation of the image. Sioban talks passionately about how this process can help build skills essential for healthcare, why the humanities have a place in science, and how we may not be as visually literate as we think we are despite the images bombarding us every day!

This week we chat to all round nice guy Barry Murphy. Barry plays music with the band Hermitage Green and tells us about the journey he and the band have been on.
We chat about the music writing process, life , laughter and much more. 
Packed full of positive energy, Barry shares his story from how he retired from rugby and began playing and writing music. 
We hope you enjoy the show.

On this weeks show we chat to Psychologist and author Niamh Fitzpatrick about death and loss. 
This episode moved us beyond words. Niamh talks to us about living with grief and loss. She speaks from her own perspective both personally and professionally. Niamh tells us about the the loss of her beloved sister and best friend Dara. 

We hope you enjoy the show.

On this weeks show we chat to performance coach and breathing specialist Leo Ryan. Leo is founder of Innate-Strength.com and has spent almost 20 years studying breathing and how it can improve human performance and mental health. He is also a Wim Hof instructor and gives us some insights into cold therapy and its many benefits. 

Leo is a fountain of knowledge and kindly shares really useful tips for people who want to start doing some breathe work or who want to try cold therapy.  

We hope you enjoy the show.

"Try again. Fail again. Fail better"

In this weeks episode we delve into the world of nutrition with none other than performance nutritionist Daniel Davey. 

During our chat we discuss everything from what is performance nutrition? Our personal relationship with food. How we can make better food choices. How to try remove any negative feelings or emotions we have when we make poor choices. 

It is a fascinating chat where Daniel shares his simple tips and advice. He also shares a personal story about how he is helping his dad battle illness by using his knowledge and expertise of performance nutrition.

We hope you enjoy the show.

In this weeks episode we chat about all things gut related with leading expert Professor John Cryan.  We chat how exactly the bacteria in our gut can affect our mind. 
Prof Cryan explains the term "Psychobiotic" and how we are what we eat. John gives good advice on what foods to include in our diets to help our gut bacteria. 
We hope you enjoy the conversation.