The Prymal Podcast

• Building Awareness & Taking Action: How Great Coaching Helps You Grow - Mark O'Reilly

  Real growth begins with awareness, but awareness alone doesn’t create change or growth.The difference between staying stuck and moving forward lies in what you do next.Mark O’Reilly is an ICF accredited coach with an MSc in Mental Health and Mental Skills, an MSc in Work and Organisational Psychology, and Professional Diplomas in Strategy, Development & Innovation, Leadership & Management and Sport Psychology. We explore how great coaching helps people develop awareness, turn clarity into progress, the link between awareness, accountability, and action, the real distinction between coaching and therapy, and how to design change that lasts.You’ll learn:- How coaching turns awareness into measurable progress- The difference between therapy and coaching (and when each applies)- Why accountability creates momentum- How to build awareness you can actually use- Simple tools to create change that sticks- How to learn the skill of taking more action - How to break narratives you hold and nurture more self belief- How solid coaching principles apply across so many areas from sport to relationships to businessAnd much more! Dan: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thedancampion⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get your FREE copy of 20 Books and Podcasts to Change Your Life: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Chapters: 0:00:00 – Building Awareness & Taking Action  0:05:02 – What Coaching Really Is (and Isn’t)  0:11:40 – Awareness as the Foundation of Change  0:18:28 – Coaching vs Therapy – Knowing the Difference  0:25:44 – Accountability – Turning Clarity into Progress  0:33:22 – Why Awareness Without Action Keeps You Stuck  0:40:09 – Designing Change That Actually Works  0:47:51 – Coaching in Practice – Lessons from Real Clients  0:55:38 – Habits, Reflection, and Momentum  1:03:06 – Building a Framework for Ongoing Growth  1:10:44 – Awareness as a Lifelong Skill"You can't think your way into changing. You have to move." Key Topics: coaching, awareness, accountability, action, personal growth, behaviour change, therapy vs coaching, mindset, clarity, self-improvement, Mark O’Reilly, Prymal Podcast, performance, progress, leadership, transformation.

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• Motivation Myths & How To Actually Build Longevity - Adam Ward

  Most of us get motivation wrong, we chase quick highs instead of building real systems.High Performance Coach Adam Ward breaks down the myths around motivation and explain how to build health, discipline, and longevity that actually last.It's not about aesthetics or hype, it’s about energy, consistency, and building a life that works.The goal should be HEALTH.You’ll learn:The most common motivation myths that keep people stuckWhy discipline beats willpower every timeHow to create a training system that fits your real lifeWhat longevity really means (and how to measure it)The connection between energy, health, and purposeHow to stay consistent when life gets messyDan: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thedancampion⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get your FREE copy of 20 Books and Podcasts to Change Your Life: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Chapters: 0:00:00 - Intro – Motivation Myths & Longevity  0:04:12 - Why Motivation Doesn’t Last  0:09:40 - Discipline vs Motivation – The Real Difference  0:16:02 - How to Build Systems That Stick  0:22:47 - The Longevity Mindset – Training for Life  0:29:21 - Why Energy Is the Ultimate Metric  0:36:05 - Recovery and Rest as Performance Tools  0:42:50 - Avoiding Comparison & The Social Media Trap  0:49:35 - How to Stay Consistent When Life Gets Busy  0:56:11 - Health, Family & Showing Up for What Matters  1:03:03 - Closing Reflections – Longevity That LastsKey topics: Adam Ward, Prymal Podcast, motivation myths, longevity, discipline, consistency, habits, performance, wellness, healthspan, motivation vs discipline, training for life, lifestyle design, balance, recovery, energy, sustainable fitness.

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• Mindset Isn't Enough: The Neuroscience Of Real Change - Brian Pennie

  What if the real key to change isn’t mindset – it’s biology?Brian Pennie – speaker, author and neuroscientist who overcame 15 years of heroin addiction – explains why true growth starts with the body. We talk about the neuroscience of habit, addiction, resilience, and how modern life hijacks our nervous systems through information overload and constant outrage online.You’ll learn:Why you can’t outthink poor sleep or nutritionHow biology drives mindset, performance & behaviourAddiction as a spectrum – why we all have patterns we cling toHow to build real self-awareness without shameWhy social media addicts us to outrage and how to break freeThe difference between impact and attention in the wellness spaceWhy meaning and responsibility are the antidote to chaos📖 Brian’s book: Bonus Time🎥 Watch his RTÉ documentary: Hooked – How Addiction Hijacks Your BrainDan: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thedancampion⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get your FREE copy of 20 Books and Podcasts to Change Your Life: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Chapters: 0:00:00 - Intro – Why Brian Pennie’s Story Matters  0:04:30 - The Moment Everything Changed  0:09:15 - From Addiction to Awareness: Reframing Pain as a Teacher  0:15:10 - The Neuroscience of Habits and Identity Change  0:21:45 - Start with Biology: The Foundation of Performance  0:27:30 - Why You Can’t Outthink Your Body  0:33:10 - Addiction Is Part of Human Nature  0:40:45 - Impact vs Business in the Wellness World  0:51:20 - Outsourced Outrage: Social Media and the Hijacked Nervous System  0:58:00 - Responsibility, Meaning, and Service  1:10:00 - Closing Reflections and Daily IntegrationKey Topics: Brian Pennie, Prymal Podcast, biology vs mindset, neuroscience, addiction, self-improvement, personal growth, performance, resilience, awareness, mental health, dopamine, wellbeing, sleep, nutrition, social media outrage.

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• Fixing Meditation Mistakes + Why Healthy Skepticism Matters (Insights)

  Lots of us struggle with meditation. Many of us live with unhealthy mistrust or unconscious bias. These are some insights and lessons I've taken from recent conversations, exploring moving the “mind” out of the head into a heart-centred space and treating meditation as observation (not breathwork), plus a practical take on healthy skepticism so you can navigate today’s noisy health/information ecosystem in a conscious way, without sliding into cynicism.  We'll cover:A simple visualization that stops overthinking (open-sky / clouds)Why focusing on the nostrils (observe, don’t control) changes the practiceWhy music/sensory input can keep you in your head - and what to do insteadHealthy skepticism vs cynicism: how to think, not what to thinkUsing curiosity to avoid tribal call-outs and choose what’s usefulHow to work with professionals (and their incentives) without outsourcing your life  Key topics: meditation tips, meditation vs breathwork, how to meditate, healthy skepticism, critical thinking, information overload, social media tribalism, who to trust, health advice filter, mindfulness practice. Dan: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thedancampion⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get your FREE copy of 20 Books and Podcasts to Change Your Life: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Topics:0:00:00 - Intro: why solo episodes & the “good stuff sticks” idea0:00:06 - Meditation finally clicked: the two big shifts0:09:41 - Observe the breath (nostrils), not breathwork + no music0:19:26 - Healthy skepticism: curiosity without cynicism0:27:17 - How to think vs what to think (Tyson quote)0:34:12 - Social media call-outs, incentives & avoiding tribalism0:41:55 - Practical responsibility + collaborating with pros0:47:15 - Closing & how to get involved

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• How To Choose The Right Health Advice (In A World Full Of Noise) - Eoin Lacey

  Eoin Lacey is a Performance Consultant and Coach who specialises in lifestyle management, health and wellness. We’re drowning in health content - who do you trust, and how do you decide what’s right for you? Eoin helps us build a practical toolkit for filtering advice, avoiding bias, and making better health decisions you can actually sustain. We cover clickbait vs specificity, evidence vs anecdote, incentives behind online advice, and how to work with your doctor and healthcare professionals using modern tools and simple baselines. We explore a framework to test, review, and adap so you stop outsourcing your health and start steering it.  You’ll learn:How to spot advice that’s actually relevant to youWhen to involve medical professionals (and why it matters)What “It depends” really means in health and fitnessHow to vet online coaches and spot red/green flagsThe pitfalls of a pill-first approach to careHow to use modern technology and resources alongside your GPA simple “health sat-nav” framework for continuous improvementKey topics: health misinformation, filter health advice, Eoin Lacey, , evidence vs anecdote, bias, wearables, CGM, functional medicine, online coaches, patient advocacy, behaviour change, survivorship bias.Dan: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thedancampion⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Eoin: @eoinlaceyeducation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get your FREE copy of 20 Books and Podcasts to Change Your Life: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mailchi.mp/prymal/bookspodcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Chapters: 0:00:00 - Intro & the problem: info overload in health0:00:08 - Specificity beats clickbait: is this advice for you?  [n=1, relevance] 0:03:41 - Risks of generic plans; steroids/anabolics & N=1 thinking0:05:14 - When to involve medical pros; risk & contraindications0:06:42 - Diet tribes, trends & why “one system” rarely fits0:09:43 - The Lane Norton lesson: science > feelings & “It depends”0:12:14 - Fundamentals don’t change: coaching, EQ & service quality0:13:47 - Vulnerability of patients; influencer incentives; bring data0:17:44 - Wearables & meeting your doctor halfway; stop outsourcing0:20:00 - Magic bullets vs sustainable action (with empathy)0:22:57 - Spotting good online coaching: intake, listening, tailoring0:25:00 - Incentives, trust & ‘are they actually listening to you?’0:27:06 - The trust problem post-COVID; healthy skepticism0:30:00 - Use multiple sources; open discussion > ideology0:33:47 - Pill-first limits; functional medicine context0:35:00 - System constraints; lifestyle gaps; collaborate with clinicians0:45:00 - Ideal care pathway vs reality; use tech; reduce overwhelm0:47:48 - Evidence nuance: sample size, population, publication0:49:52 - IF 16:8 origin story; “health sat-nav”: test/review every 2 wks0:55:00 - Building your personal toolkit: baselines, goals, consults1:00:00 - Avoid single-hammer clinics; see the bigger picture1:04:36 - Why online communication misleads; mass plans ≠ you1:10:00 - Algorithm bubbles; when to experiment vs see experts1:12:06 - Resource list idea; align info to your intent/goals1:14:32 - Take what’s useful; survivorship bias; don’t do everything1:15:17 - Wrap-up, where to reach Eoin

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