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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Ever find yourself a bit frazzled? If so, then this episode is for you!
Emma Doran is a stand-up comic, podcaster, author & sketch comedian who you may have seen recently on Amazon Prime’s LOL – Last One Laughing Ireland. Emma has appeared on comedy shows like The Republic of Telly and the No Worries if Not sketch show on RTÉ TV. Her online sketches are just brilliant and have earned her a loyal and fanatical following who pack theatres on her live tours. Emma’s brand new book Mad Isn’t It? is insightful and hilarious and tells the story of a solo trip with her best friend to a Wexford caravan park, where a barely 18-year-old virginal (ish) Emma discovers it only takes one time to change your life forever and, in her own words, end up covered in stretch marks! Emma is so authentic and has a wonderful outlook on life so jump on in for inspiration!
Allison is a psychologist, bestselling author and columnist, whose much loved Ask Allison column in the Irish Independent is a firm favourite with readers. She’s the author of two books The Secret Lives of Adults and her just published and wonderful book It’s All Too Much – Practical Ways to Pause Panic Attacks, Reduce Anxiety and Overwhelm and Rediscover Everyday Joy. If you find yourself a bit frayed around the edges sometimes, you’ll get so much from these wonderful insights from Allison Keating.
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
And don’t forget!
Dermot Whelan Live – The Busy and Wrecked Tour is coming to a theatre near you from Jan 2nd 2025.
Tickets are on sale now so check out dermotwhelan.com for all the details and I can’t wait to get back out on the road and meet you all. 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.
I’d also like to let you know about our two live Mind Full Podcast shows coming up in November in Dublin and Meath! Saturday Nov 3rd we’re in the wonderful Lark Concert Hall in Balbriggan, Dublin, where I’ll be joined by my very special guest Danny O’Reilly from multi-platinum selling Irish band the Coronas. On Sunday Nov 3rd we’re in the mighty Púca Festival in Trim Co. Meath at the Knightsbrook Hotel for more de-stressing craic with special guests – hilarious comedians Eric Lalor and Willa White from the award-winning You Must be Jokin’ Podcast! We’ll also have our regular favourites the Wheel of Misfortune, the Bowl of Destiny, live meditations and most importantly – you! Dermotwhelan.com for tickets and details and see you there!
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