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Alive and Kicking with Clare McKenna

Clare McKenna looks at ‘health’ in the widest sense of the word. From mindfulness to skin problems, from personal health journeys to tips for better exercise, Clare tries to bring you a dose of happy and healthy living. Listen and subscribe to Alive and Kicking with Clare McKenna on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.   You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'

Latest episodes

Daniel Davey: ‘Some professional athletes’ health falloff after their careers is frightening’

5 days ago - 14 mins

Alive and Kicking with Clare McKenna

Dr Larisa Corda: ‘If you’ve had childhood trauma, you have an increased risk of endometriosis’

5 days ago - 18 mins

Alive and Kicking with Clare McKenna

‘Interoception is a massive thing in science that almost nobody knows about’

5 days ago - 16 mins

Alive and Kicking with Clare McKenna

Alive and Kicking Full Episode 26/4/25

5 days ago - 48 mins

Alive and Kicking with Clare McKenna

Maia Dunphy and IBS: ‘The pain was so severe that you can’t breathe your way through it’

11 days ago - 11 mins

Alive and Kicking with Clare McKenna

Cardiologist Robert Kelly: 'The onset of plaque in your arteries can start in your teens'

11 days ago - 20 mins

Alive and Kicking with Clare McKenna

Darren Kennedy, Intuitive Eating & Drift Float Therapy

Darren Kennedy is a TV presenter, columnist with the Sunday Independent and perhaps best known for his style and impeccable grooming. He spoke to Clare about what health and wellness means to him and a subject close to his heart, the Irish Cancer Society night nurses. Sinead Crowe runs Intuitive Eating Ireland with her sister Gillian and through their events and social media they spread the word of life away from diet culture and healing relationships with food and your body. She joined Clare to talk about how this can be applied to children, particularly when so many of them just constantly ask for snacks or treats – can you really introduce a life with no food rule? And Clare paid a visit to Drift Float Therapy and Salt Caves in Dublin for a few hours of bliss