Clare McKenna

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3,673 appearances 32 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 9 Aug

Clare McKenna’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Alive and Kicking with Clare McKenna · Alive and Kicking Full Episode 12/7/26 · 12 Jul 2026 podcast

So that was to my shame. voice-verified

And the second was almost um another confession, a reaction of voice-verified

how difficult that must be, how challenging that must be. voice-verified

But there is a lot of stigma around acute ment mental illness that I sort of felt in myself as a natural reaction. voice-verified

We have fear of these conditions. voice-verified

I I I really wanted to voice-verified

have you on the show to help rid us all of that. voice-verified

Is that something you come up against? voice-verified

Yeah, and I know you've written many books, one of them Hearing Voices, The History of Mental Psychiatry in Ireland. voice-verified

So how have things changed over the years or are we still feeling the legacy of how we used to treat people with mental illness? voice-verified

Because something you said really stuck out to me that these are very treatable conditions. voice-verified

We don't need to fear this. voice-verified

And in fact, the more we talk about it and the more we're open about it, the more we'll realise it's more common than you think. voice-verified

And there are plenty of people living with these conditions, then that idea of historically removing this person from society. voice-verified

Well you're listening to Alive and Kicking here on News Talk with Claire McKenna and I'm joined in studio by professor of psychiatry Brendan Kelly. voice-verified

We'll take a break, but when we come back, we'll talk about how you've added mindfulness and Buddhism as strings to your bow and why you made that decision. voice-verified

You're welcome back to Alive and Kicking here on News Talk, where I'm joined in studio by Professor of Psychiatry Brendan Kelly. voice-verified

And I mentioned before the outbreak you've also studied mindfulness based interventions and Buddhist studies. voice-verified

So why did you want to add these to your extensive medical qualifications? voice-verified

And what would some of those techniques look like? voice-verified

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