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The Brian O'Loughlin Podcast

by Brian O'Loughlin
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  • #50 - What If You Don't Need To Know?

    October 5, 2026 · 12 min

    https://kynesis.ie/being What if “I don't know” isn't always a problem to solve? In this episode, I explore our relationship with uncertainty and why the constant search for clarity can sometimes become another way of trying to feel…

  • #49 - Why Haven't You Changed?

    September 28, 2026 · 13 min

    https://kynesis.ie/being In this episode, I explore the difference between knowing something intellectually and actually living it differently. I explian why meaningful change often happens in the ordinary moments when life gives us an…

  • #48 - You're Not Supposed To Feel Calm All The Time

    September 21, 2026 · 11 min

    https://kynesis.ie/being We’ve created an idea that being “regulated” means being calm, peaceful and grounded all the time. But life doesn’t work like that and neither do we. In this episode, I explore a very different way of…

  • #47 - When Self Improvement Becomes Avoidance

    September 14, 2026 · 10 min

    https://kynesis.ie/being In this episode, I explore the subtle line between genuine growth and using self-development as another way to avoid discomfort, uncertainty and ourselves. You can become fitter, more successful, more productive…

  • #46 - Why Is Happiness So Elusive?

    September 8, 2026 · 10 min

    https://kynesis.ie/being We spend so much of our lives believing happiness exists somewhere just ahead of us , after the next achievement, the next change, or when life finally looks the way we think it should. In this episode, I explore…

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  • #45 - When Peace Feels Uncomfortable

    August 31, 2026 · 11 min

    https://kynesis.ie/being You say you want life to calm down. Less pressure. Less responsibility. Less to think about. A chance to finally switch off. In this episode, I explore why the very peace we say we want can initially feel so…

  • #44 - What If I Never Feel Like Myself Again?

    August 24, 2026 · 9 min

    There’s a particular fear that can appear somewhere in the middle of life. “What if I never feel like myself again?” You’re exhausted. Your motivation has changed. You don’t enjoy things in quite the same way. You’re more anxious or…

  • #43 - Why You Can't Rest

    August 17, 2026 · 8 min

    https://kynesis.ie/being You can finish work, sit on the couch, go on holiday or spend the weekend doing very little and still never really rest. For years, I thought I simply struggled to switch off. What I eventually realised was that…

  • #42 - Emotions Vs Feelings

    August 12, 2026 · 7 min

    What’s the Difference Between an Emotion and a Feeling? We often use the words emotion and feeling interchangeably, but what if they’re not quite the same thing? In this short episode, I explore a distinction that can completely change…

  • #41 - A Changing Relationship With Alcohol

    July 31, 2026 · 8 min

    In this episode, I explore why many people naturally find their relationship with alcohol changing, not through willpower or restriction, but because they're no longer relying on it to regulate how they feel. We'll look at why behaviours…

  • #40 - Know What To Do But Still Can't Do It?

    July 22, 2026 · 8 min

    Why do you keep ending up back in the same place? In this episode, I explore one of the biggest misconceptions about personal growth - that more knowledge creates more change. The truth is, most of us don't struggle because we don't know…

  • #39 - Coming Home To Yourself

    July 15, 2026 · 7 min

    In this episode, I explore one of the deepest reasons so many of us feel disconnected, not because we're disconnected from life, but because we've become disconnected from our own experience. You'll discover why the exhaustion you feel…

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About the show

Join Brian as he explores mid-life and what it means to live a new way. Through conversations on burnout, purpose, parenthood, personal growth and the deeper questions of life itself, you'll learn how to stop merely surviving and start living with greater clarity, presence and meaning.