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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’

6 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’

6 days ago - 18 mins

Alive and Kicking with Clare McKenna

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

6 days ago - 16 mins

Alive and Kicking with Clare McKenna

Alive and Kicking Full Episode 26/4/25

6 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

'Wellness for Children Inistiative', continuing Vicky Phelan's legacy & Christian O'Connell on overhauling his life

On this week's Alive & Kicking podcast: Clare speaks to Christine Clinton, founder of the 'Christine Clinton Cancer Care' who is also chair of the 'Christine Clinton Wellness For Children' initiative and is the woman behind the inaugural 'Children Health Summit'. Together they discuss reaching our children in the formative years and teaching them the benefits of being healthy. David Brennan on continuing the legacy of his lifelong friend, Vicky Phelan, by telling her story, educating young people on cervical cancer, and raising funds for charity. And radio star Christian O'Connell appeared to have it all but not everything was as it seemed. He joins Clare to talk about his experience with panic attacks, reassessing what his goals were in life, and how breathing exercises helped him along the way.