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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

Listener Question: ‘I’m in my 40s and I get really anxious before work meetings’

2 days ago - 14 mins

Alive and Kicking with Clare McKenna

‘Teachers aren’t equipped to provide the level of support young people need’ - Tammy Darcy

2 days ago - 15 mins

Alive and Kicking with Clare McKenna

‘My son’s skin was screaming at me’ - Michelle McDonald of Sásta

2 days ago - 14 mins

Alive and Kicking with Clare McKenna

Alive and Kicking Full Episode 13/7/25

2 days ago - 47 mins

Alive and Kicking with Clare McKenna

Alive and Kicking Full Episode 06/07/25

9 days ago - 46 mins

Alive and Kicking with Clare McKenna

Part One: Supporting Employees Living With Cancer

9 days ago - 14 mins

Alive and Kicking with Clare McKenna

This One Wild and Precious Life with Sarah Wilson

This week on Alive and Kicking Clare McKenna chats to the force of Nature that is Sarah Wilson. Sarah Wilson is a former journalist and TV presenter, author and activist. She wrote the New York Times bestsellers I Quit Sugar and First, We Make the Beast Beautiful, which Mark Manson described as “the best book on living with anxiety that I’ve ever read”. She is the author of another 11 cookbooks that sell in 52 countries. Her latest book ‘This One  Wild and Precious Life’. Clare also talks to Breege Leddy of the Insomnia Clinic about why people’s sleep is becoming so interrupted during the Pandemic.