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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

Lydia Rolley on Chronic Fatigue and Sarah Shannon on Finding Your Own Way

Sarah Shannon was a corporate lawyer spending years studying and then many working in Dublin law firms before following a urge to seek out something more which led to world travel and now working as a yoga and meditation teacher, leading others to find their own way in life. She joins Clare in studio to talk about what helped her find her path once she made the first jump. And Lydia Rolley is an occupational therapist and psychotherapist who experienced chronic fatigue syndrome first hand and then with many patients through her work. This led her to write The Fatigue book to help others with the debilitating condition and also those with long covid fatigue. Her book starts with empowering people in their recovery or living with the illness and she talks through some of her practical tips with Clare