Hey there, folks! These weeks are flying by, aren’t they?! Anyway, let me ask you, are you in need of some inspiration; to unlock the power of creativity? I sure hope so because this week on The Mind Full Podcast, we’re diving headfirst into the wonderful world of imagination, inspiration, and innovation!
One of the main reasons our heads can be so wrecked is that we take ourselves so seriously these days! If we can make a little bit more time to be creative, whatever form that takes, we can unlock our wellbeing, lower our stress and boost our happiness.
Meet This Week’s Guests: Doireann Garrihy and Allison Keating
First up, we have the fabulous Doireann Garrihy, a woman who takes not being serious very seriously! You might know her as the multi-talented comedian, presenter, and social media sensation who wakes up the nation up at the crack of dawn with her sketches and on-air banter on 2fm. She celebrates laughter on her award-winning podcasts The Laughs of Your Life and Doireann and Friends, pokes fun at the famous with her hilarious impressions on her social channels, and outshines the stars on RTE TV’s Dancing with the Stars. I sat down with Doireann to talk about how true love can nurture true creativity, how family can keep that creative fire lit and how her fiancée’s addiction reminds her of the things that matter.

The Mind Full Podcast is the latest offering in Dermot Whelan’s highly successful Mind Full adventure. The Mind Full Podcast is a home for people whose minds are…well, full! Dermot explores the topics that can help us to calm a frantic mind, understand our behaviour and explore our own potential.
With a new topic of focus each week in discussion with an exciting array of guests ranging from Hollywood stars, musicians and broadcasters to expert technical contributors from the world of science, listeners will get the best information to help them make positive changes in their lives and create that mental space to live their days with more joy.
As a certified meditation teacher, Dermot also presents his own expertise through weekly guided meditations and answering callers’ questions.
It’s serious transformation, without being too serious!
Visit www.dermotwhelan.com for more information.
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This week, we explore The Power of Creativity! One of the main reasons our heads can be so wrecked is that we take ourselves so seriously these days! If we can make a little bit more time to be creative, whatever form that takes, we can unlock our wellbeing, lower our stress and boost our happiness.
A woman who takes not being serious very seriously is our next wonderful guest on the series – broadcaster and award-winning podcaster Doireann Garrihy. Doireann wakes you up at the crack of dawn with her sketches, incredible impressions and on-air banter on RTÉ 2fm, she celebrates laughter on her award winning podcasts The Laughs of Your Life & Doireann and Friends as well as outshining the stars on RTÉ TV’s Dancing with the Stars. I sat down with Doireann to talk about how true love can nurture true creativity, how family can keep that creative fire lit and how her fiancée’s addiction reminds her of the things that matter.
I also have a fascinating conversation with chartered psychologist, author, columnist and an all-round delight Allison Keating. Allison is well known for her Ask Allison columns in the Irish Independent and is the author of The Secret Lives of Adults and a brand-new book called It’s All Too Much, out next September. From asking ‘is everyone creative?’ to ‘how can we reconnect with our creativity if we’re too serious these days? and more, we do a deep dive on creativity in this fascinating conversation.
As always I answer some listener questions and give your weekly One Minute Meditation.
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Next, we have the insightful Allison Keating, a chartered psychologist, author, and columnist extraordinaire. She is well known for her Ask Allison columns in the Irish Independent and is the author of The Secret Lives of Adults and a brand-new book called It’s All Too Much, out next September. Together, we’ll explore the psychology behind creativity and uncover the secrets to tapping into your creative potential, even amid life’s challenges and those pain-in-the-arse creative blocks!


Kick Start Your Creative Spark
Is everyone creative? Can social media be a force for creative good? How do we reconnect with our creativity when life gets too serious? These are just a few of the burning questions we’ll be answering as we navigate the intriguing intersection of psychology and creativity.
Listener Questions and One-Minute Meditation
And of course, we’ll be wrapping up with our weekly dose of listener questions and a rejuvenating one-minute meditation to help you unwind and recharge, and reignite a creative flow!
Join me on this enlightening journey and get ready to unleash your imagination and embrace the magic of creativity in every aspect of your life!

The Mind Full Podcast is the latest offering in Dermot Whelan’s highly successful Mind Full adventure. The Mind Full Podcast is a home for people whose minds are…well, full! Dermot explores the topics that can help us to calm a frantic mind, understand our behaviour and explore our own potential.
With a new topic of focus each week in discussion with an exciting array of guests ranging from Hollywood stars, musicians and broadcasters to expert technical contributors from the world of science, listeners will get the best information to help them make positive changes in their lives and create that mental space to live their days with more joy.
As a certified meditation teacher, Dermot also presents his own expertise through weekly guided meditations and answering callers’ questions.
It’s serious transformation, without being too serious!
Visit www.dermotwhelan.com for more information.
The Mind Full Podcast is proudly sponsored by WHOOP, the world’s most advanced fitness and health wearable. For one month’s free subscription on us just use this link! http://join.whoop.com/mindfull
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Welcome to a very special pop-up episode of the Mind Full Podcast with special guest and music sensation Tom Grennan!
Tom is a phenomenal singer songwriter from the UK with proud Irish roots – and he has a brand new single out right now which he is dying to tell you all about.
His breakthrough UK #1 and BRIT-certified GOLD album ‘Evering Road’ included platinum-selling anthems ‘Little Bit Of Love’ and ‘By Your Side’ — both of which scored in the Top Three most played songs of 2021. Tom already counts four UK Top 10 singles to his name. And a hat-trick of his 2022 songs, ‘Remind Me’, ‘Not Over Yet’ with KSI and ‘Lionheart (Fearless)’ with Joel Corry, were all named in The Biggest Songs of 2022 by The Official Big Top 40.
After the incredible success of his 2023 album ‘What Ifs and Maybes’, he is back with a brand new single, ‘Shadowboxing’, out right now, a brand new album “Everywhere I went Led Me to Where I didn’t Want to Be” due for release next August and he has just announced his biggest ever UK and Ireland Arena Tour Grennan 25 which includes a Dublin date at the 3 Arena on Sep 13th.
In this fascinating conversation, Tom speaks about his creative process, self-care and much, much more.
Season Three of The Mind Full Podcast kicks off on Monday 24th March so make sure you’re subscribed to be notified of every episode. In the meantime, if you’re new to the series, why not take the time to go back and catch up and the wonderful interviews that you may have missed!
And don’t forget!
Dermot Whelan Live – The Busy and Wrecked Tour is currently on the road for another few weeks.
Tickets are on sale now so check out dermotwhelan.com for all the details. The show will be a mix of comedy, craic, meditation and inspiration and hopefully an evening where you can relax and have a laugh and pick up some useful and fun tools too. If you’ve been feeling wound up, worn down, snowed under or bowled over this is the show for you so grab your stressed-out besties and your bedraggled partners, and join me as I travel all over Ireland and beyond and we’ll un-wreck our heads and destress our lives together. Incidentally, I love to see teenagers at my shows too – you just gotta be over 14.
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