The Claire O'Sullivan Podcast

Christmas can feel like a minefield around food, routines, and pressure. In this pod, I share 10 simple, grounded tips to help you feel calmer around meals, enjoy the season without guilt, and avoid the January panic spiral. No rules, no damage control plans, just practical ways to keep some normality, drop the all or nothing mindset, and come out the other side feeling steady, well, and still very much on track.

In this episode, Claire shares her experience running the Dublin Marathon. She takes you behind the scenes of her 12-week training block that started in July - from her consistent routine of four runs and two gym sessions a week, to the fine details of fuelling, tapering, and mindset heading into race day.You’ll hear what went right, what nearly didn’t, and how everything came together on the day. Claire opens up about the mental side of running, how she stayed calm when things got tough, and the little decisions that helped her cross the finish line feeling proud and strong.She also shares 10 key lessons from the marathon that go far beyond running - lessons about consistency, trust, discipline, and celebrating your progress.Whether you’re training for your first 5k or your fifth marathon, this episode is a reminder that steady effort always pays off, nerves are a good sign, and sometimes, the perfect day really does come together.Tune in for practical takeaways, personal insights, and a dose of motivation for your own goals.

In this episode, Claire dives into one of the most misunderstood questions in the health world - is wanting to lose weight a bad thing?With so much noise around body image, diet culture, and self-acceptance, it’s easy to feel pulled in opposite directions. Claire unpacks the nuance behind the goal of weight loss - when it comes from self-respect versus when it’s rooted in fear and why context and intention matter more than any number on the scales.You’ll hear her take on how to find that middle ground between caring for your health and accepting your body, without slipping into extremes. It’s an honest, compassionate chat about motivation, mindset, and what it really means to take care of yourself in a balanced way.