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Ready To Be Real by Síle Seoige

In this podcast series, Síle Seoige chats to people of all walks of life; those who are well known, along with those who have extraordinary stories to tell and she also features topic lead conversations with a particular expert in their field.A skilled interviewer and avid listener, Síle’s warm approach encourages her guests to be as open and honest about their lived experiences as possible. This refreshing approach has made for some truly special conversations that she hopes will at times inspire,

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51:52

Parenting : Regulation is the goal

Ready To Be Real by Síle Seoige ·

2025/11/21

Topics covered :Unpacking 'calm' parenting, navigating meltdowns (for adults and kids),the power of play in building connection with kids,dropping the threats, slapping, resilience building, unlearning,rupture and repair,positive modelling.This week, I’m speaking with child and adolescent psychotherapist Debbie Cullinane.Debbie lives in Mayo with her husband James and their two children, Elsie (10.5) and Freddie (9.5). She joined me on the podcast back in March 2024, and that episode resonated

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The Real Take - Seán Boylan on The Hill of Tara

Ready To Be Real by Síle Seoige ·

2025/11/17

This is The Real Take — a glimpse into the honesty, wisdom and connection at the heart of every episode of Ready to be Real.Today, I’m revisiting a conversation I recorded six years ago with the incredible Seán Boylan — a fifth-generation herbalist and a true sporting legend.During his 23 years as Meath Football Manager, he led the county to four All-Ireland titles and cemented his reputation as an iconic leader.In this clip, he reflects on holding training sessions at the ancient and sacred Hill of

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39:26

Joanne Griffin : AI and humanity

Ready To Be Real by Síle Seoige ·

2025/11/14

Topics covered : AI in today's world, awareness.In this episode, I speak to technology consultant and author Joanne Griffin.She's married to Mark, they have two teenage boys, and they live in Navan.She left the mainstream corporate world just before Covid to pursue a career in tech, and a few years later, she wrote a book called “Humology – How to Put Humans Back at the Heart of Technology.”In our conversation, we talk about the reality of living in an increasingly tech-reliant world, the overwhelm

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55:54

Laura Murphy : Why blood donors matter

Ready To Be Real by Síle Seoige ·

2025/11/10

Topics covered :Leukaemia, blood transfusions, bone marrow transplant, pregnancy,birth story, positive mindset, exercise, faith, gratitude.This episode is in partnership withgiveblood.ie— a service that truly saves lives.I speak with Laura Murphy, whose husband Dave was diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia eleven years ago.Throughout his treatment, he needed multiple blood transfusions and a bone marrow transplant — and the most difficult time of all came when Laura was pregnant with their

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1:06:09

Bláthnaid Raleigh : Aftermath

Ready To Be Real by Síle Seoige ·

2025/11/07

Topics covered : rape, trauma, living in fear, self harm, PTSD, reclaiming.Bláthnaid Raleigh is from Mullingar, and her world changed forever after a night out in Galway in July 2019, when she was attacked and raped by a man from her hometown, Johnny Moran.As you can imagine, this conversation is intense at times, so please take care while listening.For five long years, as Bláthnaid tried to rebuild her life, he continued to live his, as normal — while she and her family were left in limbo, waiting

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47:32

Real Revisit : Samhain

Ready To Be Real by Síle Seoige ·

2025/11/03

This is a Ready to be Real revisit from 2020 — recorded during the height of the Covid restrictions.In it, I speak to folklorist, artist and musician Dr. Billy Mag Fhlionn (Pagan Rave) about Samhain and the old Irish traditions that still shape how we celebrate Halloween today.Billy lives in Dingle with his wife Muireann and their daughters, Sadhbh and Líse.In this conversation, he shares the deeper meaning behind our Halloween customs — the stories of old, the sense of connection to our ancestors,

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1:05:33

Doireann Ní Ghlacáin: The Cailleach

Ready To Be Real by Síle Seoige ·

2025/10/31

Topics covered: Gaeilge, music, heritage, culture, shame, colonisation, Irish Americans, Samhain, An Chailleach.In this special Oíche Shamhna episode, I speak with musician, broadcaster, academic and podcaster Doireann Ní Ghlacáin.Doireann is the daughter of TG4 political correspondent Sorcha Ní Riada (and granddaughter of legendary Irish composer Seán Ó Riada) and fiddle player and retired Garda Kevin Glackin of the renowned Glackin musical family.Between podcasting (How to Gael), TV presenting,

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1:31:35

Denise Phillips : Miracles Do Happen (re-release)

Ready To Be Real by Síle Seoige ·

2025/10/28

Topics covered : Fertility, multiple rounds of IVF, miscarriage, acceptance, magic.This is a re-release of a conversation I recorded with business woman Denise Phillips back in April 2021 when she had just come from an appointment in the Coombe hospital where she found out she was 29 weeks pregnant!It's the most incredible story.Now 4.5 years on, her daughter Beth is 10 and her son Jude is 4 and she just announced that she is pregnant again!So I thought it was the perfect time to reshare

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48:10

Denise Gough: Part 2 — Speaking from the scar

Ready To Be Real by Síle Seoige ·

2025/10/24

Topics covered : Grooming, childhood sexual abuse, shame, addiction, survival, recovery, therapy, healing, acting, Palestine, censorship, collective care, Andor.This is the second part of my conversation with multi award-winning Irish actor — and all-round gorgeous human — Denise Gough.In this episode, Denise speaks openly about the painful experiences of grooming and abuse in her childhood — experiences that led to her being homeless in London as a teenager, addicted to drugs and alcohol.Since

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11:07

The Real Take - Denise Gough on Palestine

Ready To Be Real by Síle Seoige ·

2025/10/20

This is The Real Take — a glimpse of the honesty, wisdom and connection you’ll find in every episode of Ready to be Real.In this snippetIrish actor Denise Gough speaks about her recent visit to The West Bank...she speaks about what she saw and how it hasdeepened her commitment toPalestine.- you can hear the fullepisodewithDeniseanytime now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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41:47

Denise Gough: Part 1 — Acting, Celebrity Culture and...

Ready To Be Real by Síle Seoige ·

2025/10/16

Topics covered : Acting, celebrity culture, Palestine, grief, Zionism, solidarity.This week, I’m honoured to speak with award-winning Irish actor Denise Gough, who has gained a whole new audience thanks to her chilling and complex portrayal of the fascist officer Dedra Meero in the acclaimed Star Wars series Andor.But Denise is so much more than a brilliant actor — she’s a deeply compassionate and courageous human being.She has spoken openly about painful chapters of her life — including experiences

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3:14

The Real Take - Dr. Gabor Maté on humanity

Ready To Be Real by Síle Seoige ·

2025/10/13

In this short clip, I revisit the powerful words of Dr. Gabor Maté — words that are resonating so deeply with me right now, especially in light of the devastating news of the murder of Palestinian journalistSalah Al Jafarawiyesterday.Gabor’s words are a reminder tous tostay human — to stay connected, compassionate, and awake — even when the world feels overwhelming.If you’d like to hear more, you can listen back to my full conversation with himanytimehereon Ready to be Real.* Dr. Gabor Maté is

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50:57

Laura Dowling : Love your vulva!

Ready To Be Real by Síle Seoige ·

2025/10/09

Topics covered : Shedding shame, pubic hair, pelvic floor muscles, UTI's, periods, STI's, birth, constipation and the importance of fibre.This week, I sit down with the brilliant Laura Dowling — better known online as The Fabulous Pharmacist!It’s Laura’s second time joining me on the pod, and I’m delighted to have her back. She lives in Dublin with her husband Frank and their three boys, and after working as a pharmacist for over 20 years, she’s now the founder and CEO of fabÜ nutritional

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11:20

The Real Take - Catherine Connolly

Ready To Be Real by Síle Seoige ·

2025/10/06

In this snippet I speak toPresidential candidate Catherine Connolly about how she feels about politics, what matters to her and whatkind of President she hopes to be ifelected.You can hear the full conversation withCatherine anytime now and make sure you're registered to vote —tomorrow the 7th of October is the deadline.It takes just 2 minutes to register :Check the RegisterAgus caith do vóta ar an 24ú! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:05:48

Catherine Connolly — Presidential Hopeful

Ready To Be Real by Síle Seoige ·

2025/10/02

This is a conversation I recorded on the 3rd of September with Independent TD and Presidential candidate, Catherine Connolly.She lives in the Claddagh in Galway with her husband Brian, and they have two adult children.Her life and work have been shaped by a deep sense of social justice, compassion, and conviction.Before entering politics, Catherine worked as a cleaner, a nurse’s aide, a psychologist, a teacher, and a barrister — a truly diverse path that reflects her deep-rooted commitment to public

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The Real Take - Róisín El Cherif

Ready To Be Real by Síle Seoige ·

2025/09/28

This is The Real Take — a glimpse of the honesty, wisdom, and connection you’ll find in every episode of Ready to be Real.In this mini-pod, I revisit my April 2024 conversation with Irish-Palestinian artist Róisín El Cherif. Here, she speaks about Zionism, the birth of Israel, and why solidarity and meaningful action matter now more than ever.You can listen back to the full conversation with Róisín anytime — agus mar is iondúil…Saoirse don Phalaistín!There are also many other episodes on Ready to be

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37:10

Fintan Drury : Catastrophe : Nakba II

Ready To Be Real by Síle Seoige ·

2025/09/25

Topics covered : a brief history of Palestine, Israeli mindset, racism, dehumanisation, solidarity.I sat down with author and activist Fintan Drury in mid August to speak about Palestine.In this conversation he takes us through a brief history of Palestine and the relentless injustices that Palestinians have endured for decades.Book :'Catastrophe : Nakba II'You can listen to other conversations that discuss Palestine on Ready to be Real from December 2023 onwards, episodes with guests like Ruth

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10:50

The Real Take : Miriam Hussey

Ready To Be Real by Síle Seoige ·

2025/09/21

This is The Real Take — a glimpse of the honesty, wisdom and connection you’ll find in every episode of Ready to be Real.In this minipodI speak to Miriam Hussey aboutregulating our nervous systems especially in these turbulent times, spiritual bypassing and the power of collective care.If you found this snippet helpful, you can hear the full conversation with Miriam anytime now andher book 'Light Up' will be available to buy from the 25th of September — and it’s definitely one to get!Thanks so much

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49:35

Miriam Hussey : True wellness

Ready To Be Real by Síle Seoige ·

2025/09/18

Topics covered : Nervous system responses to stress, chakras, spiritual bypassing, self and collective care, motherhood, gratitude.In this episode, I speak to integrative health coach and co-founder of wellness platform 'Soul Space', Miriam Hussey.She was a guest on one of my very first episodes of Ready to be Real back in 2019, alongside her husband Gerry — I love being in her company and I always take so much from listening to her speak.She’s a mother of two, she spent 10 years working as a

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22:43

The Real Take : Parkinson's Disease

Ready To Be Real by Síle Seoige ·

2025/09/14

Topics covered: Early-onset Parkinson’s disease, anger, grief, acceptance, adapting.This is The Real Take — a glimpse of the honesty, wisdom and connection you’ll find in every episode of Ready to be Real.In this snippet I speak toIrish Examiner fashion editor and author, Annmarie O’Connor, about life with early-onset Parkinson’s disease.The youngest of five girls, Annmarie grew up on Long Island, New York, before moving to Ireland at the age of twelve. With strong family roots here — her mother’s

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