Win Happy Podcast
In this podcast Greg chats with some of the interesting people that he meets along the way from many different walks of life, about their lives, what it means to achieve their goals and hopefully with a smile on their faces! #WinHappy
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Life, Love and Leadership with Therese Phipps
08/04/2026
Life, Love and Leadership with Therese Phipps
On today’s podcast I chatted with CEO and Founder of , . Therese comes with a huge story, from the quiet girl who got in trouble in school because she was too shy to read a piece aloud in front of the class to the powerhouse who runs her own leadership training organisation today. She has navigated some huge challenges in her life including recovering from a brain haemorrhage, the death by suicide of the father of her son and losing a business she had built up with her sister. Therese shares her story including the stone by stone rehabilitation from the life threatening illness, her suicide awareness work and training the leaders of today and tomorrow. Enjoy the show by Email Greg with feedback or suggested guests:
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Leila Gherabli- Hope is a Thing with Feathers
07/21/2026
Leila Gherabli- Hope is a Thing with Feathers
On today's podcast I spoke with , the director of a film documentary ‘’. The beautiful film featuring the staff and members of the RehabCare Bantry, captures the personal stories, memories, aspirations and goals of the people attending the service, filmed within the glorious surrounds of the centre. It turns out Leila, who is a programme facilitator with RehabCare Bantry has had her own big story with many twists and turns. Her role and the film project have come at a perfect time where her huge heart and her creativity were able to flourish, illuminating the potential and spirit of the people who use the services of RehabCare. Enjoy the show by Email Greg with feedback or suggested guests:
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Kristen Mosier - Restless: How to Stop Living an “If Only" Life
07/06/2026
Kristen Mosier - Restless: How to Stop Living an “If Only" Life
On today’s podcast I chatted with author and marriage and family therapist, . Kristen, originally from the Bronx in New York chatted about her life and career, and in particular the change of pace she experienced when she moved to New Jersey. Her new book ‘’ challenges how so many of us are living our lives, always chasing the next thing and never truly satisfied with where we are in ourselves. She speaks about how to be more present in our lives and how we can all make better decisions when we use our own inner compass by adhering to our personal values. While society has us programmed to keep pushing forward we need to be sure that this doesn’t have us permanently restless. Enjoy the show by Email Greg with feedback or suggested guests:
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Dawn Russell, CEO of Ana Liffey: We Never Give Up on People
06/22/2026
Dawn Russell, CEO of Ana Liffey: We Never Give Up on People
On today’s podcast I chatted with , the amazing CEO of . Dawn, a huge music lover is originally from a small farm in Tipperary and her social conscience was awoken through her mothers work at St.Lukes, a psychiatric hospital in Tipperary, and meeting a character in Clonmel called Martin who she says always looked out for her. Her eyes were opened when she came to Dublin to pursue a career in counselling and discovered the harm reduction work that Merchant’s Quay was doing in the city. When Dawn joined the front line team at Ana Liffey over 19 years ago, she quickly found herself assisting people at their lowest ebb through addiction, homelessness, mental health or domestic violence issues. Always pushing for change and a desire to make even more impact, she rose to the role of CEO and now oversees the provision of services to 5,000 clients per annum in Dublin, Balbriggan and LImerick. Dawn says you must believe in everyone, even when they have stopped believing in themselves - never give up and never judge Enjoy the show by Email Greg with feedback or suggested guests:
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Roger Overall and the Importance of Storytelling
06/14/2026
Roger Overall and the Importance of Storytelling
On today’s podcast I chatted with , the founder of . Roger has spent a lifetime telling stories as a cartoonist, an illustrator, a photographer, a journalist, a videographer and a podcaster. We spoke about the importance of telling your story and not leaving this to chance, the chance for people to misunderstand and believe something that is not accurate. When it comes to your story you really need to be in the driver's seat, and not a passenger down the back of the bus surrendering control as to what direction your story can end up going in. Roger spoke about his own story, the impact of living in different countries and some of the storytelling tricks that he uses to get the attention of the audience Enjoy the show by Email Greg with feedback or suggested guests:
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Paul Niland - A Great Summer in Ukraine
06/01/2026
Paul Niland - A Great Summer in Ukraine
On today’s podcast I spoke once again with a regular guest, who has been living in Kyiv in Ukraine for nearly 24 years. Paul who is originally from Ireland, is a journalist, a political commentator and the founder and CEO of , a national suicide prevention service. As always Paul provides us with brilliant insights from within Ukraine’s capital city - he spoke about the routine attacks by Russia, Orban’s defeat in Hungary, EU membership, Trump the Russian asset, and the drone expertise which has allowed the Ukrainian military reach deep into Russia and provide their citizens their first taste of what it is like to experience fear during this pointless war that was started by Putin. He also talks about music and how it reflects the unbreakable spirit of Ukrainians and the role it is playing in the inevitable path to Victory!! Enjoy the show by Email Greg with feedback or suggested guests:
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Mus- Brummies United Against Racism and Hate Crime
05/25/2026
Mus- Brummies United Against Racism and Hate Crime
In March 2022, just as things were getting back to normal post Covid in Birmingham, some hateful racist literature was being distributed across the city. For Mus this was all of the racist bullying of her childhood raising its ugly face again, this time by a group called The Patriotic Alternative. Mus nervously reached out to her predominantly white neighbours through the WhatsApp group, and to her immense relief she realised that they were as disgusted as she was about this spreading of hate. A few conversations later, this community came together and quickly removed the oxygen from the haters and started the group On the podcast Mus shares the heartbreaking stories of racism experienced throughout her life, the impact that these have had on her, how it has shaped her career and in particular how the work of Brummies United has evolved. Unfortunately, fear of others is a currency that some politicians prey on and we also spoke about the rise of Nigel Farage and his Reform Party in the UK. Enjoy the show by Email Greg with feedback or suggested guests:
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Siobhan O’Leary - From the family Jewellery business to applying AI to your business
05/17/2026
Siobhan O’Leary - From the family Jewellery business to applying AI to your business
Anyone that follows me on social media will know that I am not the biggest fan of AI and in particular Generative AI. So when I ended up sitting next to the founder of , at a Chamber breakfast, I couldn’t resist inviting her to come on the Win Happy podcast ! We had a really fascinating chat about the family jewellery business, her career as an engineer, the challenge of juggling work and family, and then a huge pivot to self employment and the world of applying AI to business. When I was editing the podcast, after about 25 minutes of perfect audio for some reason the sound collapsed on Siobhan’s microphone and I was struggling badly to recover the audio quality. After lots of repair work by me using the software that I normally use, I had an ok recording but it wasn’t at all good enough to publish. Instead of abandoning what I had, I ironically turned to an AI repair tool that I had never used before to see if it could rescue the recording At times it changed Siobhan’s voice and at times it managed to mispronounce some words - it still needed some intervention from me and a few parts I had to delete but all in all it did an ok job. I’ll let you listen and figure out where the AI took over and you might let me know if you think it did a good job or not! Enjoy the show ... by Email Greg with feedback or suggested guests:
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Joe Philpott - All Roads Lead to Where You Are
05/02/2026
Joe Philpott - All Roads Lead to Where You Are
On today’s podcast I chatted with Musician, Songwriter and Author, my good pal about his life, his book ‘ and some new music that he has just released. Joe had the adventure of a lifetime when he and his school buddies headed to America to see if they could make it in the music business with their band Rubyhorse. While his excellent book captures this amazing story, the practice of writing the book has opened a huge door to his overall creativity resulting in new projects and new music. If you get a chance to grab a copy of the book, it's impossible to put down once you start. Enjoy the show by Email Greg with feedback or suggested guests:
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Daniel Cremin - The real magic is storytelling, not the tricks!
04/07/2026
Daniel Cremin - The real magic is storytelling, not the tricks!
On today’s podcast I chatted with writer, performer, producer and magician At four years of age Daniel saw a magician perform a trick at a local library which intrigued him,and at 11 he saw Paul Daniels perform a magic trick on TV, he was hooked. Daniel immersed himself in magic and at every opportunity he would perform his tricks to friends, family, visitors to the house and even to the local priest at his first confession! Since then he has perfected his craft as a magician and extended his interests to acting, writing and producing shows. Daniel is a very busy man between his one man, self written, self performed show ‘’, the that he co-founded, which will run from the 8th to the 10th May, a new project, ‘Jacko the Musical’, and his private magic shows. The real magic is storytelling, not the tricks! Enjoy the show by Email Greg with feedback or suggested guests:
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Explaining War and Bomb Alerts to Your Young Children
03/23/2026
Explaining War and Bomb Alerts to Your Young Children
On today’s podcast I welcome back urban planner, journalist and political commentator, to the podcast. Paul is living in Tel Aviv with his partner and his two young girls and finds himself once again, literally in the eye of the storm as the war with Iran is in its fourth week. Bomb alerts are now part of everyday life for the family, and as he says himself, you never get used to that sound. He chats about the impact of the war, in particular on his young girls and the long term effect on the next generation, who are growing up with harsh memories and inevitable hatred for the “other side”. Paul explains the mood in Israel and why support for what I believe is an unnecessary war with Iran, has increased since it began. Discussing war on a podcast about Happiness might seem strange - unfortunately life goes on even when the bombs are falling. Enjoy the show by Email Greg with feedback or suggested guests:
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Andy Freed - Lead Like the Boss
03/17/2026
Andy Freed - Lead Like the Boss
On today’s podcast I chatted with communications specialist and author about his book, ‘’. When Andy, a lifelong Bruce Springsteen fan was returning from one of the 95 concerts he has seen, he penned a post on LinkedIn about the leadership qualities of “The Boss”, and what we can all learn from them. This post literally blew up and eventually turned into this book. Andy spoke about his own life and career, leadership lessons he learnt from working on political campaigns in America and more importantly the important lessons that leaders of today can learn from Bruce. He talks about the importance of storytelling, empathy, rehearsing, carefully listening, bringing people with you and much more. He also explains how teddy bears ended up in police cars! Enjoy the show by Email Greg with feedback or suggested guests:
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Launch of the Fuelling Ambition podcast with Deirdre Waldron
03/08/2026
Launch of the Fuelling Ambition podcast with Deirdre Waldron
As you may have noticed this is not a usual Win Happy podcast. To celebrate International Women’s Day I decided to assist the lovely , founder of Fuzion in launching her own podcast, called She is a huge believer in supporting other women in business and this led to her being national president of . During her presidency the theme of her tenure was all about ambition, and on her podcast she wants to continue with this agenda, inspiring other women whenever and wherever she can. I think her podcast is great and I would encourage you to subscribe to it. To all the women out there, Happy International Women’s Day, and well done Dee! Enjoy the show… by Email Greg with feedback or suggested guests:
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Pam Kelly - The Crazy World of a Head Chef
02/24/2026
Pam Kelly - The Crazy World of a Head Chef
On today’s podcast I chatted with well known and much loved , who has been a Head Chef in Cork city for over 20 years. Her early years were spent in a one bed flat in The LIberties in Dublin and then the family moved to the total opposite, a huge house in the country in Ballinasloe. The hospitality industry was in the family blood, so her career choice was no surprise even though at a very early stage Pam had a notion that she might like to become a nun until she discovered other interests including a love for heavy metal! We chatted about her early life, alcoholism in the family, the crazy but wonderful world of food, her favourite places to eat and her next career steps. She has worked as Head Chef in Cork in popular restaurants including Harvey’s Bistro, Nash 19, Perry Street, Market Lane and The Farm Gate, and each of them comes with their own stories. Enjoy the Show by Email Greg with feedback or suggested guests:
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Paul Kearns on the Dangers of Extreme Anti-Israeli Sentiment and Media Censorship
02/15/2026
Paul Kearns on the Dangers of Extreme Anti-Israeli Sentiment and Media Censorship
On today’s podcast I chat once again with urban planner, author and journalist who has been living in Tel Aviv with his young family for the last 8 years. Paul has been bringing us the truth from within Israel throughout the Gaza war, including the story of censorship by the media there and the presentation of the genocide in a very sanitised way to the people of Israel. In bravely doing so, Paul has in many cases alienated himself from friends and family but his honesty has been much appreciated and his writing has been very welcome by Irish media. He is now increasingly concerned by some political rhetoric and what he is hearing from the Jewish community in Ireland. He believes that the horrors we have witnessed in Gaza has resulted in visceral antisemitism, which could be a real threat to this community and his own family should he ever decide to visit or even return to Ireland to live. When he wrote about this topic, the media outlets who were happy to take his earlier articles did not want to know. We spoke about this version of censorship, antisemitism, holocaust deniers, conspiracy theories and how a country can start to rebuild its reputation, which is in tatters. Enjoy the show by Email Greg with feedback or suggested guests:
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Lorcan Owens - Life at a Crossroads
02/08/2026
Lorcan Owens - Life at a Crossroads
On today’s podcast I chatted with as he is about to step onto a plane, back to Australia to pursue a different life to the one he has in Ireland. Lorcan is from a small town in Roscommon, he is a qualified primary school teacher but as he says himself he chose this profession initially as it was a “safe” choice. He chatted about living as a gay man, deciding when to come out, his huge interest in the Middle East and geo politics and his brief spell working in that industry, which he would love to get back to. Like all of us he is faced with choices in his life to pursue his happiness and I wonder what is next for him. Enjoy the show! by Email Greg with feedback or suggested guests:
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Nerella Chauvin - Happiness is Waking Up Each Day
01/30/2026
Nerella Chauvin - Happiness is Waking Up Each Day
On today’s podcast I chatted with Occupational Therapist, who lives just outside Budapest in Hungary with her family. This busy career professional who was running her own successful practice turned 50 last summer and suddenly her life was turned upside down. She lay on the bed with a cup of coffee and started checking some emails - when she woke after what felt like a nap, she had a concerned audience at the foot of her bed. She had a seizure and had just come around. Tests diagnosed that not only did she have but she also had a condition called , which causes memory loss. This occupational therapist who had specialised in helping people with epilepsy was now suddenly the patient who could no longer work or drive and the simplest of life tasks carried many practical risks. While the doctors are still experimenting with drugs to stabilise her condition Nerella has had to learn how to live again and she does this through a new lens; “Happiness is Waking up” she says. Your health is everything, and we need to appreciate it Enjoy the show by Email Greg with feedback or suggested guests:
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Ellie - Communicating with Animals and the Spirit World
01/24/2026
Ellie - Communicating with Animals and the Spirit World
On part two of a two part podcast I welcome back the very lovely Ellie, founder of . Ellie tells us about the dog Max and what she had to do to help return him to normal having discovered what the problem was after talking to him. She chats about her ability to communicate with animals and the spirit world and how this is used in her work to heal people and animals. She speaks in detail about her range of services which are offered both in person and remotely and she urges all of us to be more curious about ourselves, to scratch that itch and discover what might be lurking deep inside us. Ellie helped our beloved dog Bert who very sadly passed away last October and broke our hearts. Enjoy the show... by Email Greg with feedback or suggested guests:
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Ellie - Healing through Animals and Ghostbusting!
01/17/2026
Ellie - Healing through Animals and Ghostbusting!
On today’s podcast I have a very different conversation with Ellie the founder of in West Cork. The very lovely Ellie provides a very unusual range of healing services both in person and remotely, but not via the Zoom or Microsoft Teams variety. I met with her at her beautiful home in idyllic West Cork at the foot of Mount Gabriel which she shares with her daughter and some horses that she uses as part of her work. Ellie chats about her early life and how this brought about an extremely strong connection to animals, which has continued to this day. As well as developing the ability to communicate with animals she also has the ability to see and communicate with the spirits that surround us. Following her curiosity and exploring these unusual gifts led her away from an early career as a chef to founding her own business that helps people and animals who may be in some distress. To better understand what she does she shares a very unusual story about a dog called Max and the spirits that were disturbed when the house where he lived was renovated. Enjoy the show... by Email Greg with feedback or suggested guests:
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Adam Christing and the Language of Laughter
01/03/2026
Adam Christing and the Language of Laughter
A huge happy new year to all of my listeners. I thought the first podcast of the new year should at least bring a smile or two to your face! On today’s podcast I had the pleasure of chatting with comedian, author and presenter about his latest book ‘’. While we all love to laugh, what role does laughter have in the modern workplace? Adam chats about the importance of laughter in the workplace, some of the do’s and don’ts and some tips and tricks you may use to introduce humour, even if it doesn't come so naturally to you. Adam says “you can bring your people together with humour and heart” Ebjoy the show... by Email Greg with feedback or suggested guests:
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Brendan Canty on Directing his first movie ‘Christy’, his first film documentary 'Gaeltra' and how he learnt his craft
12/13/2025
Brendan Canty on Directing his first movie ‘Christy’, his first film documentary 'Gaeltra' and how he learnt his craft
On today’s podcast I chatted with my son as we come to the end of what was an amazing year for him. The first movie that he co-wrote and directed, ‘' hit movie screens around the world winning awards and great acclaim and his first full feature documentary ‘’ has just premiered at the and scooped the Best New Irish Feature Award. The future is looking very bright and from the outside looking in, it may look as though he enjoys instant success at every turn, but as we all know nothing happens like that. On the podcast Brendan chats about these successes, but more importantly he takes us through all the other stepping stone projects that came before these where he learned his craft, from the first school projects, music videos and commercial work. In any career you can’t cheat the learning curve, but you need to seize the opportunities along the way when you can gain all of that lvaluable earning. He also chats about the perils about working in such an unpredictable industry and how to keep yourself sane in the process! Enjoy the show... by Email Greg with feedback or suggested guests:
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Deirdre Waldron - 25 Questions about 25 Years of Fuzion
12/02/2025
Deirdre Waldron - 25 Questions about 25 Years of Fuzion
On today’s podcast I had the one and only, , Founder of to chat about a huge milestone in our business, This month we celebrate 25 incredibly busy and interesting years in business. We have weathered the storms of the post Celtic Tiger recession and the Covid shutdown, and in each case we stayed agile, we learnt valuable lessons and came out the other side wiser and stronger. To capture some of the learnings from those 25 years, our team put 25 questions to Deirdre about this time. Let’s hear what she had to say… by Email Greg with feedback or suggested guests:
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Paul Niland - Bombs landing on my apartment building in Kyiv and the bullshit 28 point Peace Plan
11/27/2025
Paul Niland - Bombs landing on my apartment building in Kyiv and the bullshit 28 point Peace Plan
On today’s podcast I spoke once again with a regular guest, who has been living in Kyiv in Ukraine for nearly 24 years. Paul who is originally from Ireland, is a journalist, a political commentator and the founder and CEO of , a national suicide prevention service. On the announcement of the very serious joke that is the 28 point “Peace Plan” that was cobbled together by Trump’s administration and Putin, I just had to get Paul on the podcast to discuss it and the likely response from Ukraine. Paul, just days after Russian explosives had destroyed apartments just two floors above his own, he tells me in no uncertain terms what the response will be, and assures me that Ukraine is not on its knees and won’t be capitulating to Russia at any point in the future. We chatted about life in Ukraine, the conscription of civilians to the army, the thousands of abducted children, the resilience of the people and how he believes this war will end. It is crystal clear that Trump is on the side of Russia, and what may not be clear is that while this is a huge issue for Ukraine today it could easily be a similar issue for Europe tomorrow. Enjoy the show by Email Greg with feedback or suggested guests:
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Fr. David Gierlach - Jesus Christ! He Still Matters
11/20/2025
Fr. David Gierlach - Jesus Christ! He Still Matters
On today’s podcast I had the pleasure of the company of Episcopal priest, speaking from his parish in Honolulu, in Hawaii. Fr. David was encouraged to speak his mind on social media a couple of years’ ago when many people were outraged that Transgender Appreciation Day coincidentally fell on the same day as Easter Sunday. His post blew up! Fr. David realised that he had a powerful platform and his gift for communication could take his voice beyond the congregation in his own parish. Two years later this skilled and passionate priest has amassed a following of over 600,000 people between , , and and he uses this to talk straight regularly about basic human values, and in particular the dangerous MAGA cult of morally absent Donald Trump and the damage he is doing. Fr. David started off life in a Catholic seminary, but he left because it wasn't for him. He worked for an alcohol and drug residential centre, he studied law and had a successful two decade career as a lawyer and then in 2009 he became an Episcopal priest. He has recently written a book, ‘’, to remind people about real faith, and not the version that seems to be brainwashing so many at the moment. We need many more like Fr. David. Enjoy the Show by Email Greg with feedback or suggested guests:
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Paul Kearns in Tel Aviv - Peace At Last
11/05/2025
Paul Kearns in Tel Aviv - Peace At Last
On today’s podcast I chat once again with , urban planner, author and journalist who has been living in Tel Aviv with his young family for the last 8 years. Paul brings us his insights from inside Israel since the Trump brokered cease fire - were there celebrations, who is credited with the ceasefire, what is the general mood like, what is the current standing of Netanyahu and what will happen with his corruption trial? He spoke about the trauma of this war for those in Israel, for those in Gaza and the West Bank, and how he tries his very best to explain the war to his very curious 9 year old girl. This was a difficult conversation, and in all honesty it is impossible to see a peaceful path forward, but yet, life goes on for everyone who will have to do their best to recover from the psychological trauma of this utterly pointless war. This world of ours has to do a better job in making sure this does not happen again. Just a day after our conversation Gaza was attacked again and over 100 people were murdered. Thanks for listening .. by Email Greg with feedback or suggested guests:
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Facing fear and living with OCD with Renee Zukin, Author of ‘Every Day I’m Brave’
10/26/2025
Facing fear and living with OCD with Renee Zukin, Author of ‘Every Day I’m Brave’
On today’s podcast I chatted with the author of the book ‘Every Day I’m Brave’, . Renee talks about her life and career and in particular about the struggles of living with otherwise known as OCD. For some reason she was always fearful in her life, and when this mum of three was unravelling with malnutrition because of the irrational fear of what might be in her food, she realised that she had to seek much needed help. Eventually she was diagnosed of having OCD, and it was only with a deep understanding of this condition did she learn how to recognise and control it and begin to change her life for the better. This avid writer put pen to paper and wrote the book ‘’ to help others who suffer from similar conditions or who are gripped by fear, preventing them from living the full lives they deserve. Renee says the book is part memoir and in part a practical self help book, and in our conversation she talks about the debilitating effect of “fear” and how you can start to face it, one step at a time. Enjoy the show by Email Greg with feedback or suggested guests:
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David Ellis - When the Spirit World meets the Physical World (Part 2)
10/14/2025
David Ellis - When the Spirit World meets the Physical World (Part 2)
Welcome back to the second part of my conversation with author, restaurateur, healer and teacher David Ellis. In this episode David explains why he could hear the voices that no one else could hear and the changes this brought to his life. He chats about his spiritual journey, his healing work and that of the and he also has a very honest conversation about the challenges of living as part of a gay couple in a world where acceptance is often just polite lip service to an inclusive idea. Enjoy the show by Email Greg with feedback or suggested guests:
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David Ellis - from Hatchet Man to Heartfullness
10/08/2025
David Ellis - from Hatchet Man to Heartfullness
On today’s podcast I chatted with author, restaurateur, healer and teacher . David is a former client of ours and after a brief amount of work that we did for him way back in the very dark Celtic tiger crash days, a friendship developed. David’s story is extremely interesting, and in the very competitive and demanding hospitality sector he went from being the emotionless hatchet man to being someone that his colleagues could barely recognise. After his father passed away something very strange and quite unbelievable happened to him, which changed the course of his life. Let’s hear that story... by Email Greg with feedback or suggested guests:
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Gifty Enright, author of 'Octopus on a Treadmill'
09/25/2025
Gifty Enright, author of 'Octopus on a Treadmill'
On today’s podcast I had the immense pleasure of chatting with the author of the book, ‘Octopus on a Treadmill’, . As a young woman growing up in Ghana she dreamt of having lots of shoes, big cupboards, and the trappings of success, so she moved to London to fulfill her dream. She quickly discovered that she missed that strong sense of community that she enjoyed in Ghana, but she dug deep and carved out a very successful career and life for herself in London. After a number of years this successful, hard working career mum hit a “Burnout” wall that she knew could not be solved with the medication that was being prescribed to her. This avid reader who was determined to get better, did some deep research to find a sustainable solution to her life situation. She applied what she learnt and after just three months she was on the road to recovery and hasn’t looked back since. She wrote the book '' to share what she learned so that other busy career mums who are constantly juggling don’t hit the same burnout wall that she did. As well as being an author, she is a public speaker and a coach and she doesn’t care so much about those shoes anymore! Enjoy the show by Email Greg with feedback or suggested guests:
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The World of Genealogy with David Ryan
09/10/2025
The World of Genealogy with David Ryan
On today’s episode I chatted with who opened up my eyes to a profession I knew nothing about. What exactly does a genealogist do, who employs them, why and when? David explained to me the process that he normally follows, and the interesting people that he ends up doing this work for and the unusual stories that he uncovers, including the poor man who was killed on Patrick Street by a bull who had escaped! As well as providing practical tips about investigating your own family tree, he also spoke about the many online ancestry services that use DNA tests as part of their process and if these are to be trusted. Enjoy the show.. by Email Greg with feedback or suggested guests:
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