Owning It: The Anxiety Podcast

Is too much nutritional advice making anxiety worse?

18 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode I am joined by GQ Jordan to talk about nutrition. Not just the foods we should ease off when we are anxious, or eat more of to support...

Then Vs Now: How Anxiety Has Changed For Me

13 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Solo episode this week to take pause as the book launches. In this reflective episode I revisit the anxiety that punctuated my life since childhood, c...

It's not your fault: How anxiety starts before you think

06 Apr 2026

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Another excellent expert episode this week with neuroscientist and psychiatrist Dr Chad Sylvester who specialises in anxiety and comes with a wealth o...

Why anxiety shows up in your body + virtual reality treatment approaches

29 Mar 2026

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In this episode, I'm joined by Dr Brennan Spiegel, a physician, researcher and author whose work sits at the intersection of the brain, the body and l...

Can’t, Not Won’t: Rethinking Children’s Behaviour + Anxiety

23 Mar 2026

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This one's for the parents. In this episode, I’m joined by Dr Naomi Fisher, a clinical psychologist and author known for her work on anxiety, trauma...

Anxiety at work + how to bring it up professionally

16 Mar 2026

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In this particularly helpful episode, I’m joined by Louise Thompson, a career coach who specialises in helping people navigate confidence, leadershi...

When anxiety narrows your world: adaptive or avoidant?

09 Mar 2026

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For this episode I’m speaking to clinical psychologist and author Dr Alexandra Shaker about her book The Narrowing and about how prolonged stress an...

Anxiety and my son's diagnosis + reassurance from the other side

02 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

On this first episode of my new season it's just me, welcoming you back and filling you in on everything that's been going on for me since I've last s...

Welcome back to Owning It

23 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to Owning It: The Anxiety Podcast. This fifteenth season of the series will begin on March 2nd with weekly episodes each Monday. The seri...

Dr Joanna Fortune: The Limbic Leap and Child Anxiety

12 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For this episode I am joined by the incredible Dr Joanna Fortune who has been a guiding light through my experience of supporting my child with signif...

Generalised Anxiety: Rosemary MacCabe shares her story

03 Mar 2025

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I'm breaking up my output of experts with a first person account of what it's like living with a level of generalised anxiety that can come into play ...

Dr Vanessa Lapointe: anxiety + how you were parented

24 Feb 2025

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For this episode I am joined by Dr Vanessa LaPointe who is an incredibly successful and widely celebrated psychologist specialising in parenting. We t...

Anxiety deep dive with Millie Mackintosh

10 Feb 2025

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Millie Mackintosh returns to Owning It to take a deep dive into her experience of anxiety, with a particular focus on alcohol. Her new book, Bad Drunk...

A neuroscientist unpacks anxiety as an emotion

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join me and returning guest Dr Ethan Kross - neuroscientist, psychologist and NY Times Bestseller - to talk about emotional regulation, what exactly i...

Owen O'Kane: Are we addicted to anxiety?

28 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join me and world renowned expert Owen O'Kane for what I would describe as a lifechanging episode, one that will transform the way you think about anx...

Health Anxiety: Mythbusting on what you needn't worry about

20 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Chartered statistician and cancer researcher Dr David Robert Grimes returns to Owning It to help me bust through the many myths that are fuelling our ...

The missing piece of the separation anxiety puzzle

13 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I think I have finally stumbled upon the missing piece of the puzzle to help with my son's severe separation anxiety. A fascinating listen on The Goul...

Dr Julie: What to do when fear shows up

06 Jan 2025

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Dr Julie returns to Owning It to talk about her new book, Open When - which offers real time practical advice for a series of anxiety inducing scenari...

The full picture of your anxiety + focus on the gut

25 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For this episode, I want to bring it back to the body. How anxiety shows up in your body, particularly in your gut. Here with the help of Dr Sally Bra...

How helpful is an anxiety disorder diagnosis? + more

18 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For this episode I chat with psychotherapist Duygu Balan who regularly appears on CNN and Psychology Today among others. She's also the lead author of...

'All anxiety is separation anxiety' with Dr Russell Kennedy

20 Oct 2024

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You can support this podcast by sharing it with a friend or signing up to my Substack. Read my personal essays on Substack here with a 20% (lifetime) ...

Why your therapist needs therapy

13 Oct 2024

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This week my guest is a psychologist and psychotherapist Dr Natalie Cawley who has just released a book called Just About Coping. It reads like a dram...

Is bias driving your anxiety?

30 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to a brand new season of Owning It. Join me and author/scientist/lawyer Anu Gupta to talk about the role and relationship between bias an...

Solo Episode: Overcoming Anxiety Roadmap

10 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is a solo episode. I struggled to fully explain it in the title but it's dedicated to a close friend currently in the trenches of health anxiety ...

Overcoming Health Anxiety with an Expert

01 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is one of the hardest areas of anxiety to get on top of: health anxiety. Whether it's general health anxiety where you're prone to spiralling abo...

Solving social anxiety and becoming a Supercommunicator

24 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of the series I am joined by international bestselling author and reporter with The New Yorker Charles Duhigg who wrote The Power of H...

Laura's story: 'Checking myself into a psychiatric hospital was the bravest thing I could do as a new mother'

12 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join me with guest Laura Guckian, life coach, host of 'Momfessions' and creator of Mind Mommy Coaching as we talk about postpartum anxiety, which, for...

Terence Power's story of anxiety, addiction and having to be tough

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week I have a powerful episode with Terence Power, co-host of the super successful Talking Bollox podcast. We try to unpack his experience of anx...

Anxiety, Pain + Pleasure with Dopamine Nation's Dr Anna Lembke

26 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

My guest for this episode is the mega bestselling author of Dopamine Nation and her name is Dr Anna Lembke. She's an American psychiatrist and Ch...

Is it history or hormones? Vicki Notaro on unpacking anxiety

19 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For this episode we're hearing from someone who's felt severe anxiety and figured out how to manage it. My guest is the brilliant Vicki Notaro, bestse...

A neuroscientist on how to break the anxiety cycle

13 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this first episode of my new season I am joined by Dr Nicole Vignola, neuroscientist and author of brand new book REWIRE. We talk about the steps r...

Parental Anxiety: 'Does my child need an assessment?'

12 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode, the final of this season, I am joined by clinical psychologist Dr Claire Conlon (The Caterpillar Clinic) for a very specific conversa...

Anxiety + Sensory Issues: An Occupational Therapist explains

06 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Subscribe to my Substack here and get 20% off as an Owning It listener. On this penultimate episode of the season, I am joined by Hannah Dal...

Sabrina Hill on anxiety, breakdowns, medication and more

26 Feb 2024

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Get 20% off my Substack here as a valued listener of Owning It. This episode is with Sabrina Hill, influencer, business owner, Cork woman, hair stylis...

Depression + understanding intrusive thoughts

19 Feb 2024

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Get 20% off my Substack here. A solo episode this week, sharing my experience of depression, the surprising function of intrusive thoughts and the hea...

ASMR + Anxiety: Everything You Need To Know

05 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is all about how ASMR could help your anxiety. What exactly is it? What happens to our brains and bodies when we experience ASMR? What do...

Anxious about taking a rest? A psychologist on why we should take holidays more seriously

26 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This bonus episode is brought to you in collaboration with British Airways Holidays who are on a mission to make all of us take our holidays a little ...

It's not always anxiety's fault + other questions answered

22 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Solo episode this week. I'm answering your questions around medication and other people's stigma about it, how anxiety isn't always to blame for our e...

Owning Mental Illness with Sophie White

08 Jan 2024

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Buy Sophie White's book My Hot Friend here. Sign up to my Substack with 20% off for more Owning It related content and to connect personally HERE. I a...

I was wrong about hypnosis

18 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I am joined here by Stanford psychiatrist Dr David Spiegel to talk about hypnosis and self hypnosis. Now before you switch off and think 'ugh that's a...

ARCHIVE: Surviving Christmas Holiday Anxiety

13 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I was going to record a new episode for this year but it would pretty much run the same as last year's so for anyone who needs a reminder - I'm bringi...

Understanding Cortisol

11 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you love this podcast, please consider subscribing to me on Substack here for more long form writing from me! Heard lots about cortisol but not rea...

The fear of falling apart again + anxiety over world news

27 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join me on Substack here where I write about anxiety, parenting and careers. For this solo episode I am talking through how I overcame my latest anxie...

Understanding Perinatal Anxiety in Pregnancy

13 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Are you pregnant, thinking about becoming pregnant or trying to become pregnant and dealing with anxiety? Or did you experience anxiety in pregnancy? ...

Medication for anxiety revisited with an expert

06 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I have promised another deep dive into anxiety medication and 11 seasons later, I have delivered. Here I am joined by the wonderful Laura Dowling, pha...

The 10 best anxiety mindset swaps

23 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sign up to my Substack HERE. Sign up to Owning It Real Time HERE. In this solo episode, I run through my ten most helpful mindset swaps to help you, i...

Delayed gratification and why it will help your anxiety

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Is delayed gratification one of the overlooked secrets to reducing anxiety? Is immediacy culture and present bias fuelling our basal level of dai...

Living with ADHD, Bipolar + Anxiety: Matilda's Inspiring Story

09 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you're loving this series, do me a favour and hop on over to my substack and click subscribe. There I'll be writing lots more in depth content, wit...

Which kind of perfectionist are you?

02 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join me on Substack HERE. Do you struggle with perfectionism? Do you understand the science around it? Are you more of a socially prescribed perfectio...

How I overcame my anxiety around travelling

27 Sep 2023

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Subscribe to my substack HERE. Sign up to Owning It: Real Time to help with your travel anxiety while en route HERE. Brought to you in partnership wit...

'How holding my breath taught me to live': how this free diver manages anxiety

25 Sep 2023

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Sign up to Owning It: Real Time HERE. Subscribe to my brand new Substack HERE. This week I am joined by Claire Walsh, bestselling author and free dive...

Anxiety advice from a 102 year old

17 Sep 2023

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Sign up to Owning It Real Time HERE. For this episode I am joined by the most incredibly inspiring woman, I was just hanging on her every word. her na...

Why your anxiety is so physical + how to get rid of social anxiety for good

10 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I can't write a title long enough to capture all that's in this episode but it is a banger. It is probably one of the most helpful ones I've ever reco...

'Highly Functioning Anxiety': What is that?

26 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sign up to Owning It Real Time HEREJoin Dr Soph (her new book UNSTUCK is out now) and I as we do a deep dive into what's described as 'Highly Function...

8 Things To Remember About Anxiety

18 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sign up to Owning It: Real Time HERE. I decided it was time to share some of the key learnings/takeaways that have most stuck with me across all serie...

Walking away from workplace anxiety

12 Jun 2023

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Sign up to Owning It Real Time HERE. This episode's guest is an Irish entrepreneur and founder/owner/barista of the very successful Two Boys Brew and ...

How To Own Your Phobia

29 May 2023

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Sign up to Owning It Real Time HERE. Join me and Dr Brian McLean to unpack phobias. What are they, what do all phobias have in common? How do they dif...

How to communicate your anxiety with Sarah Knight

24 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sign up to Owning It Real Time HEREJoin Sarah Knight and I on this episode of Owning It where we dive deep into how to communicate your anxiety whethe...

Financial Anxiety with The Money Mentor

14 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sign up to Owning It Real Time HEREOn this week's episode of Owning It I am joined by author of The Money Mentor, Santis O'Garro. We talk about financ...

How to Manage Exam Anxiety

07 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sign up for Owning It Real Time HERE. If you are facing into exams - be it your Leaving Certificate, your A Levels, your state exams - anything at all...

Emetophobia: the fear of vomiting and being sick

02 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sign up for Owning It: Real Time HERE My son was very ill last week so I had to cancel four recordings (sob) so alas it is another solo episode but gi...

Anxiety and productivity with Oliver Burkeman

23 Apr 2023

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Access Owning It Real Time HERE This week my guest is the mega bestselling author of Four Thousand Weeks, Oliver Burkeman. We talk about anxiety aroun...

Real Time Rescue For A Panic Attack (Original)

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The original Real Time Rescue that inspired the Real Time series. Order yourself (or for a friend) a copy of my new book, Everything I Wish I'd Known ...

Stefanie Preissner: Anxiety, Autism and More

17 Apr 2023

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Sign up to Owning It Real Time HERE. Join me and Stefanie Preissner as we discuss everything from her autism diagnosis, her anxiety post partum, her j...

How I've been: Anxiety + Depression

03 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sign up to Owning It Real Time HERE This is a solo episode where I bring listeners up to date on how I've been feeling with anxiety and depression. De...

Navigating anxiety in your friendships

27 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sign up to Owning It Real Time HERE This is an episode I recorded a few weeks ago with the brilliant Dr Leah Katz. She's a clinical psychologist and b...

Bonus Episode: Guided Meditation

10 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is an extra special piece of bonus content brought to you in partnership with E.ON Next. If you heard my episode with climate psychologist Caroli...

Understanding Eco-Anxiety

10 Mar 2023

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Sign up to Owning It Real Time HERE Join me and Caroline Hickman, a lecturer in social work and climate psychology at the University of Bath as we unp...

Understanding Separation Anxiety

27 Feb 2023

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Sign up to Owning It Real Time HERE Join me and Clinical Psychologist Dr Rebecca Quin on Owning It as we unpack the subject of separation anxiety - so...

Understanding Bipolar

20 Feb 2023

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Sign up to Owning It Real Time HERETW: We discuss suicide in this episode. This week on Owning It I am joined by a former uni classmate of mine, Yvonn...

Career Change Anxiety: Ask the Expert

13 Feb 2023

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Sign up to Owning It Real Time HERE For this episode I am joined by author of The Career Change Guide Rachel Schofield to talk about career change anx...

Anxiety and fertility with Rosanna Davison

06 Feb 2023

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Sign up for Owning It Real Time HERE In this episode of Owning It, I am joined by the lovely Rosanna Davison, former Miss World, best-selling author, ...

The 'hot brain' explained by a behavioural psychologist

02 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sign up to Owning It Real Time HERE In this episode I am joined by behavioural specialist expert Padraig Walsh to understanding our hot brain versus o...

Real Time Rescue for a Panic Attack

17 Jan 2023

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Sign up and access this episode within Owning It Real Time HERE.This was the original real time panic attack rescue episode that inspired the Owning I...

Your anxiety perfectly explained by a Neuroscientist

12 Jan 2023

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Access Owning It Real Time HERE Republishing one from the archives as it is one of my most listened to, and therefore most helpful episodes of all tim...

How to own your anxiety in real time

08 Jan 2023

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Access Owning It Real Time HERELet me introduce you to Owning It Real Time, helping you own your anxiety precisely as it's happening for you, across 1...

Anxiety at work

01 Jan 2023

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Access Owning It Real Time HEREIn this Owning It Real Time audio guide, I step through the experience of a surge of overwhelm/anxiety at work which ca...

Anxiety before public speaking

01 Jan 2023

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Access Owning It Real Time HERE In this audio guide I walk through the specific scenario of feeling anxious right before you do something that scares ...

Anxiety about anxiety

01 Jan 2023

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Access Owning It Real Time HERE What do you do when you get hit with the fear of the fear? In this audio guide, I try to help you neutralise the fear ...

Anxiety first thing in the morning

01 Jan 2023

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Access Owning It Real Time HEREWaking up with anxiety first thing in the morning is a horrible feeling, but it makes a lot of sense when you understan...

Anxiety in a crowd/busy place

01 Jan 2023

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Access Owning It Real Time HEREOverwhelmed on a bus? Panicked at a concert? Plug in your earphones and find some real time reassurance with this audio...

Before and after social anxiety

01 Jan 2023

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Access Owning It Real Time HERESocially anxious? This is the Owning It Real Time audio guide for you where host Caroline Foran talks through what soci...

Anxiety scrolling news + social media

01 Jan 2023

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Access Owning It Real Time HEREIn this audio guide as part of Owning It Real Time, I step through the feelings of anxiety as or after you scroll on so...

Real time panic attack rescue guide

01 Jan 2023

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Access Owning It Real Time HEREThis guide is for a panic attack that can strike you whenever, wherever, the situation here is less specific, but how y...

Anxiety in the middle of the night

01 Jan 2023

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Access Owning It Real Time HEREAnxiety at night is very different to our experience of anxiety in the middle of the day and in this audio guide, I exp...

Anxiety before you go to bed

01 Jan 2023

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Access Owning It Real Time HEREIn this Owning It Real Time audio guide, I step through the experience of anxiety at the end of the day, before you go ...

Anxiety + Grief

05 Dec 2022

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Access Owning It Real Time HERE This episode of Owning It explores the subject of grief, with my dear friend Robyn Byrne. Having lost her mother almos...

Supporting Teenage Anxiety

28 Nov 2022

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Access Owning It Real Time HEREThis is a must listen for parents of teens, teens themselves and anyone who experienced anxiety when they were a teenag...

Is social media fuelling my daily anxiety?

21 Nov 2022

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Access Owning It Real Time HERETime for another solo episode - don't worry, I haven't given up on guests - and this time I am discussing the very real...

Owning anxiety when you're sick

14 Nov 2022

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Access Owning It Real Time HERE Under the weather? Cold or flu? Being physically unwell with a seasonal sickness that we are all experiencing a lot of...

Welcome to Owning It: Real Time

07 Nov 2022

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Welcome to Owning It: Real Time. A series of situation specific audio guides to help you move through your most anxious moments as and when they happe...

Owning Your Anxiety At Work

07 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Not sure how to communicate your anxiety at work? To your boss? Anxious about how to manage your anxiety when you are the leader and you don't want to...

Owning Therapy with BetterHelp

31 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

 Time to talk about therapy again. This is the third episode of Owning It The Anxiety Podcast in which I explore therapy, this time supported by ...

When anxiety comes after the trauma: Debbie's story

24 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes we go through something that you think would bring a huge amount of anxiety down on top of us, but it doesn't hit us until we're out the oth...

Parenting Anxiety

16 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of @owningitpodcast is specific to those of us struggling with anxiety as we parent our kids. Namely, it's about how to regulate yourself...

The forgotten antidote to anxiety

09 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A short and sweet deep dive into values as the unlikely, forgotten and under-utilised antidote for quelling our collective anxiety. What should your v...

Owning Your Boundaries

03 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

For this episode I am honing in on the world of boundaries. Here's the thing: boundary setting can give us anxiety in the first place, but living our ...

What if I have a setback?

25 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's not a setback, it's a bump in the road. In this solo episode I talk you through how to frame it when you go through little wobbles with anxiety. ...

Relationship Anxiety

18 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week I am joined by host of Private Education podcast and sex and relationships expert Aisling Keenan. Our topic? Relationship anxiety. I get a w...

Holly Carpenter talks anxiety and depression

11 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to a brand new season of Owning It. Follow me on @owningitpodcast for more on Instagram. First up, former Miss Ireland Holly Carpenter jo...