The DODcast

John power is the Chief Executive and managing director of the international Medical device company Aerogen, who are the world leaders in aerosolised drug delivery. A Serial Entrepreneur in technology and innovation, John has worked in various novel sectors including biopharmaceuticals, Aerospace engineering and artificial intelligence. A Chartered Engineer, John is recognised as a technology innovator and is credited with over a dozen commercialised International patents in products ranging from robotics to life-support ventilation. In 2016, he won the coveted prize of entrepreneur of the year at the European business awards in Milan and was recognised for his contribution to innovation this century. John was also my next door neighbour for the first 12 years of my life and having the chance to sit and catch up with him again was an absolute pleasure.

This episode is full of surprises! Its action packed with stories of how he was able to pave his way in the world after leaving school at 16. He talks about his humble beginnings, working underground connecting live sewage pipes by day and then completing an engineering degree by night.

Like any successful businessman, you always find a way and john certainly did that when looking for the next round of funding off a banker for a business venture of his and designing a robot that had the ability to pour a gin and tonic. After going bust and seriously struggling financially with a young family, he speaks about being commissioned to build tanks for Colonel Gadhafi, coming up with the idea while sitting on the toilet.

These are just some very small snippets to the wonderful stories john tells throughout this chat. He is a wonderful man who see’s potential in every human being and has touched the lives of over 6 million patients with his unique nebuliser device. For the first time ever, we can now medicate neonates and premature babies through inhalation thanks to john. He has recently established a sister company – Aerogen Pharma – which pairs the wonderful device with surfactant, allowing correct development of premature babies lungs.

John power is the Chief Executive and managing director of the international Medical device company Aerogen, who are the world leaders in aerosolised drug delivery. A Serial Entrepreneur in technology and innovation, John has worked in various novel sectors including biopharmaceuticals, Aerospace engineering and artificial intelligence. A Chartered Engineer, John is recognised as a technology innovator and is credited with over a dozen commercialised International patents in products ranging from robotics to life-support ventilation. In 2016, he won the coveted prize of entrepreneur of the year at the European business awards in Milan and was recognised for his contribution to innovation this century. John was also my next door neighbour for the first 12 years of my life and having the chance to sit and catch up with him again was an absolute pleasure.

This episode is full of surprises! Its action packed with stories of how he was able to pave his way in the world after leaving school at 16. He talks about his humble beginnings, working underground connecting live sewage pipes by day and then completing an engineering degree by night.

Like any successful businessman, you always find a way and john certainly did that when looking for the next round of funding off a banker for a business venture of his and designing a robot that had the ability to pour a gin and tonic. After going bust and seriously struggling financially with a young family, he speaks about being commissioned to build tanks for Colonel Gadhafi, coming up with the idea while sitting on the toilet.

These are just some very small snippets to the wonderful stories john tells throughout this chat. He is a wonderful man who see’s potential in every human being and has touched the lives of over 6 million patients with his unique nebuliser device. For the first time ever, we can now medicate neonates and premature babies through inhalation thanks to john. He has recently established a sister company – Aerogen Pharma – which pairs the wonderful device with surfactant, allowing correct development of premature babies lungs.

In this week’s episode, I speak to best-selling author Caroline Foran. After releasing her book, Owning It – the bullshit free guide to living with your anxiety, she has been praised far and wide for providing a universal tool to dealing with daily stresses and anxiety.

Caroline has always suffered from anxiety and in this episode we speak about how this initially presented in childhood. We talk about how important it is to recognise the early signs so that they can be dealt with practically and the journey she went through looking for a non-existent quick fix.

We speak about her mental breakdown at the age of 26 after moving jobs and the things she did at the time which just ended up making things so much worse. Afraid to leave the house, she explains how it feels to hit rock bottom but more importantly how she started to put the pieces back together again.

Caroline has just recently published her new book The Confidence Kit which details the transformation in her person but at the same time recognising that anxiety will always be a part of her and useful tools of how she keeps it at bay.

Episode Breakdown

10.12 – Anxiety manifesting in childhood

14.02 – Owning your vulnerability

17.05 – Perception vs reality through the lens of social media

18.48 – Experiencing a mental breakdown

26.40 – The awareness of experiencing mental health difficulties

30.40 – Normalising mental health

36.10 – Practical advice overcoming mental struggles

38.08 – Negativity bias and putting your irrational thoughts on trial

42.30 – Exercise & nutrition

51.29 – Niche questions

Website: https://carolineforan.com/

Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Owning-Bullsh-t-Free-Living-Anxiety/dp/1473657601

Article: https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/living-with-anxiety-i-went-from-carefree-to-not-being-able-to-leave-the-house-1.3088199

In this week’s episode, I speak to best-selling author Caroline Foran. After releasing her book, Owning It – the bullshit free guide to living with your anxiety, she has been praised far and wide for providing a universal tool to dealing with daily stresses and anxiety.

Caroline has always suffered from anxiety and in this episode we speak about how this initially presented in childhood. We talk about how important it is to recognise the early signs so that they can be dealt with practically and the journey she went through looking for a non-existent quick fix.

We speak about her mental breakdown at the age of 26 after moving jobs and the things she did at the time which just ended up making things so much worse. Afraid to leave the house, she explains how it feels to hit rock bottom but more importantly how she started to put the pieces back together again.

Caroline has just recently published her new book The Confidence Kit which details the transformation in her person but at the same time recognising that anxiety will always be a part of her and useful tools of how she keeps it at bay.

Episode Breakdown

10.12 – Anxiety manifesting in childhood

14.02 – Owning your vulnerability

17.05 – Perception vs reality through the lens of social media

18.48 – Experiencing a mental breakdown

26.40 – The awareness of experiencing mental health difficulties

30.40 – Normalising mental health

36.10 – Practical advice overcoming mental struggles

38.08 – Negativity bias and putting your irrational thoughts on trial

42.30 – Exercise & nutrition

51.29 – Niche questions

Website: https://carolineforan.com/

Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Owning-Bullsh-t-Free-Living-Anxiety/dp/1473657601

Article: https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/living-with-anxiety-i-went-from-carefree-to-not-being-able-to-leave-the-house-1.3088199

The level of people suffering from obesity and diabetes has exploded in recent years. There is now an unprecedented proportion of people suffering from cardiovascular disease due to westerns societies eating more than ever and not maintaining a healthy balanced diet.

For years, cholesterol has been blamed as the primary culprit due to its ability to clog arteries causing heart attacks or strokes. Professor Sherif Sultan denies this fact.

In today’s podcast, I speak to a controversial yet globally recognised endovascular consultant. Professor Sherif Sultan boasts 30 years of endovascular experience and heads a team of dedicated vascular specialists focused on prevention of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. He has pioneered some of the most intricate stroke and heart attack prevention surgeries, and has over 120 international peer reviewed publications with 32 clinical awards to his name. He is a man who has saved countless lives to immanent death

But Sherif has a very different philosophy to many medics. He doesn’t believe in modern day medicine and the tight grip the pharmaceutical industry holds a over clinicians.

In this podcast we go back to basics and discuss what is truly important in life. We talk about the physiological benefits of receiving a hug or a kiss, the importance of being in a loving relationship and the detrimental effects a bad one can have on you. We speak about the bacteria living in every persons gut and the important role it play to picking a partner. We discuss whether vitamins are actually worthwhile taking and what foods are really important to take.

We also talk about the science behind intermittent fasting and why it’s the way forward. And how the national healthcare services can be uprooted to turn it around

The level of people suffering from obesity and diabetes has exploded in recent years. There is now an unprecedented proportion of people suffering from cardiovascular disease due to westerns societies eating more than ever and not maintaining a healthy balanced diet.

For years, cholesterol has been blamed as the primary culprit due to its ability to clog arteries causing heart attacks or strokes. Professor Sherif Sultan denies this fact.

In today’s podcast, I speak to a controversial yet globally recognised endovascular consultant. Professor Sherif Sultan boasts 30 years of endovascular experience and heads a team of dedicated vascular specialists focused on prevention of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. He has pioneered some of the most intricate stroke and heart attack prevention surgeries, and has over 120 international peer reviewed publications with 32 clinical awards to his name. He is a man who has saved countless lives to immanent death

But Sherif has a very different philosophy to many medics. He doesn’t believe in modern day medicine and the tight grip the pharmaceutical industry holds a over clinicians.

In this podcast we go back to basics and discuss what is truly important in life. We talk about the physiological benefits of receiving a hug or a kiss, the importance of being in a loving relationship and the detrimental effects a bad one can have on you. We speak about the bacteria living in every persons gut and the important role it play to picking a partner. We discuss whether vitamins are actually worthwhile taking and what foods are really important to take.

We also talk about the science behind intermittent fasting and why it’s the way forward. And how the national healthcare services can be uprooted to turn it around

The level of people suffering from obesity and diabetes has exploded in recent years. There is now an unprecedented proportion of people suffering from cardiovascular disease due to westerns societies eating more than ever and not maintaining a healthy balanced diet.

For years, cholesterol has been blamed as the primary culprit due to its ability to clog arteries causing heart attacks or strokes. Professor Sherif Sultan denies this fact.

In today’s podcast, I speak to a controversial yet globally recognised endovascular consultant. Professor Sherif Sultan boasts 30 years of endovascular experience and heads a team of dedicated vascular specialists focused on prevention of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. He has pioneered some of the most intricate stroke and heart attack prevention surgeries, and has over 120 international peer reviewed publications with 32 clinical awards to his name. He is a man who has saved countless lives to immanent death

But Sherif has a very different philosophy to many medics. He doesn’t believe in modern day medicine and the tight grip the pharmaceutical industry holds a over clinicians.

In this podcast we go back to basics and discuss what is truly important in life. We talk about the physiological benefits of receiving a hug or a kiss, the importance of being in a loving relationship and the detrimental effects a bad one can have on you. We speak about the bacteria living in every persons gut and the important role it play to picking a partner. We discuss whether vitamins are actually worthwhile taking and what foods are really important to take.

We also talk about the science behind intermittent fasting and why it’s the way forward. And how the national healthcare services can be uprooted to turn it around

Seamus Hennessy was just 11-years-old when his mother, Josie, took her own life. Now the 28-year-old former Tipperary senior hurler is planning to run the Antarctic Ice Marathon, with the aim of raising over 200,000 euro for suicide prevention charities.

In this weeks podcast, he speaks about how getting counselling after his mother's death was "the most important intervention" in his life

Seamus Hennessy was just 11-years-old when his mother, Josie, took her own life. Now the 28-year-old former Tipperary senior hurler is planning to run the Antarctic Ice Marathon, with the aim of raising over 200,000 euro for suicide prevention charities.

In this weeks podcast, he speaks about how getting counselling after his mother's death was "the most important intervention" in his life

Brian Keane is an online fitness trainer hailing from the west of Ireland. He is author of the Amazon best-selling book, the fitness mindset and hosts the no.1 rated health and fitness podcast in Ireland & the UK. He is the proud owner of Brian Keane Fitness, a company that serves thousands of people each year through their online fitness programmes.

Brian is also just a normal guy trying to make his and the life of others around him better. I first came across his material during an ambiguous time in my life. Rejected from medicine for the 4th time, the mindset side of his material really helped me get over the opinions of others and staying focused on the task at hand.

Working as a primary school teacher in London with a chid on the way, Brian, feeling totally unfulfilled, decided to pack it all in. In this podcast he explains about going broke TWICE, hitting rock bottom and the many failures he had before making it to the top.

We speak about our type A personalities and the inability to appreciate the moment by always looking too far into the future which only leads to feelings of anxiety. We discuss money and if it truly is the be all end all. We dissect what it means to be a Dad and the pressures it brings but also how much perspective it affords a person. Finally, we chat about his astounding 250 kiliometer run through the Sahara desert and how a guy who hates running was able to finish it.