In their media interviews after a match, the Munster rugby team nearly always mention the power and energy of the crowd. The crowd kicked the ball over the barrier. The crowd helped them win the match. The dynamism of crowds, their hypnotic effects are undisputed.

Every parent wants to help their child develop some level of resilience so that when those curveballs arrive they will be able to manage a bit better.

Our conversations about marriage often focus on practicalities, the mortgage, house, date, hotel booking. The excitement around the couple, the relationship itself, often gets lost. We are joined by Maria Kilcommins on this episode to talk about how to best prepare for marriage or remain happily married.

Recently I was scrolling online about the topic of family routines. So many websites telling me that routines are of the utmost importance to family life and what routine is the best to have.

Most of us have a favourite way of distracting ourselves from the norms of living, so why not immerse ourselves in that special place at any given opportunity?

I sometimes panic when I look up from my phone and see other members of my family glued to a screen. There’s something vacant about it, as if we’re zombies in a trance. I feel the need to light a fire under us, get us excited, or motivated to do something energising!

“Home should be an anchor, a port in a storm, a refuge, a happy place in which to dwell, a place where we are loved and where we can love.” - Marvin J Ashton

Have you ever heard the phrase “stay in your own lane”? The illustration I’ve heard that accompanies that phrase is that of a swimming competition. As a swimmer the moment that your mind, your vision, your body starts veering over to another lane is the moment you’ve lost the race.

Why am I influenced by other people?

In my teens, a close relative made an honest observation about my personality, I am easily influenced. It never occurred to me until then, but my likes, dislikes, moods and general behaviours were moulded into shape by the people around me.

It’s our first birthday this May 2nd!

Birthdays are to celebrate, to look back at what this last year has brought with it.

Home should be a sanctuary away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life – a place where we can retire after a long day and get recharged for what lies ahead.

Do you feel as if your relationships are as good as they could be, or are they sometimes a little stuck?

Do you sometimes wish you had a different personality? But how do we truly know ourselves? We are joined on our Guest podcast series today by Jennifer Kehoe.

We’ve just come to the end of one of my favourite months of the year. I’ve always been an October fan; it’s the perfect autumnal month, full of colour and light. It often reminds me of beginning another academic year as a student in Belfast, when the leafy university quarter looks particularly beautiful.

“Look up! Look up! What you see might surprise you.” Old Lady Jackson from Talking as Fast as I Can by Lauren Graham. Do you ever feel that you are looking at your phone or tablet so much that you don’t see what’s going on around you?

I still remember the first proper ‘parenting’ book I put my hands on. I was newly pregnant with my first child, just past those first three months when all I had been able to do was lie in a nauseous heap, lamenting the fact that I felt like I’d been hit by a bus. People told me the pregnancy ‘glow’ would come – I’d just have to be patient.

While on holidays in the West of Ireland this summer, I went for a walk by the sea with a good friend. There were people everywhere and a nice, relaxed atmosphere. So much so it felt like pre-Covid times again.

Each of us has an emotional bank which can get depleted. We feel loved when others understand our love language and hurt when someone does not. In today's interview we will be talking to Jennifer Kehoe, a mother of 6 and a frequent speaker on the topic of Communication.

Looking back on it now, I don't think I really knew what to expect when I got married. The man I had chosen to spend the rest of my life with was my best friend, and a part of me believed that once we were married, life would be perfect. If life was a cake, our wedding day was the cherry on top.