Dysfunctional

Josh Connolly
Dysfunctional
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  • Dysfunctional

    Estrangement, Neurodivergence and Learning to Feel with Rich Finegan

    24/03/2026 | 58 mins.
    Rich Finegan joins me for a powerful conversation about family estrangement, neurodivergence, anger, shame, and what it means to finally let yourself feel.

    We talk about emotional suppression, accountability, parenting, dyspraxia, and the relief that can come when you realise you’re not broken and you’re not alone.

    A deeply honest episode about healing, self-acceptance, and learning to show up for yourself.
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    Estrangement, Therapy & Self-Respect with Laura Belbin (Knee Deep in Life)

    17/03/2026 | 2h 12 mins.
    In this episode of Dysfunctional, Josh sits down with comedian and creator Laura Belbin, best known online as Knee Deep in Life, for a raw and wide-ranging conversation about healing, family estrangement, therapy, and self-respect.

    Laura opens up about growing up in a dysfunctional family system, surviving childhood sexual abuse, and the painful reality of walking away from family relationships that could no longer be healthy. Together, Josh and Laura explore the complexities of trauma, therapy, accountability, and what real healing actually looks like.

    They also discuss misogyny, relationships, emotional responsibility, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and the courage it takes to rebuild your life on your own terms.

    This is an honest conversation about healing, boundaries, and the messy, complicated work of becoming yourself.
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    DO Loss with Sue Deagle

    10/03/2026 | 1h 4 mins.
    In this episode, Josh sits down with Sue Deagle for a powerful conversation about loss, grief, resilience, and life after everything changes.

    Sue shares the sudden loss of her husband and the journey of rebuilding a different kind of life in the aftermath. Together, Josh and Sue explore why grief and joy can exist at the same time, why people often struggle to support those in pain, and how loss is something we all face in different forms.

    They talk about friendship, courage, work, parenting through grief, and Sue’s powerful idea that after loss, a different kind of great is still possible.
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    Safety, Belonging, Dignity: The Nervous System Truth Nobody Taught Us with Leona Waller & Ana Ally

    03/03/2026 | 1h 21 mins.
    This week I’m joined by Leona Waller and Ana Ally, hosts of The Body Knows, for a conversation that goes way beyond “regulating your nervous system.”
    We explore the three things your body is constantly organising around — safety, belonging, and dignity — and why so many of us were taught to override them.
    We talk somatics vs embodiment, the productisation of healing, chronic illness, disconnection, and what it actually means to come home to your body.
    If you’ve been stuck in your head trying to fix yourself, this one might change how you see everything.

    Find them here - https://thebodyknows.substack.com
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    Parental Imprisonment: Lived Experience Of Young People

    24/02/2026 | 1h 23 mins.
    In this powerful episode, I sit down with five extraordinary young people to talk about what it’s really like to grow up with a parent in prison.

    The courage and maturity they bring to this conversation is breathtaking. They speak honestly about shame, stigma, anger, confusion and loss, but also about resilience, ambition and who they’ve chosen to become because of it.

    This isn’t just a conversation about hardship. It’s a conversation about strength, success and the voices we don’t hear enough. I have no doubt this episode will help a lot of people feel seen.

    https://childrenheardandseen.co.uk
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About Dysfunctional

I am shaking up the wellness industry and addressing the things that people usually avoid. With relentless curiosity and refusal to sweep things under the rug, this podcast is for those who crave truth over comfort and honesty over surface level BS. So, get yourself in the lotus position because I have no plan, no pretence and definitely no bypassing….. I’m Josh Connolly and this will probably be dysfunctional Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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