The Prymal Podcast

Infinite Games, Pain vs Suffering & Beliefs That Shape Your Life

06 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Brian O’Loughlin is a coach, podcaster, entrepreneur and regular guest on The Prymal Podcast. His work explores psychology, behaviour change and the...

The Hidden Cost of Chasing Success, And How To Redefine It | Kellie Fennell | #123

12 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Kellie Fennell is a coach, business owner, speaker, parent, and podcast host who has achieved huge success helping others transform their minds and bo...

Truth vs Perception: Why Everyone Thinks They’re Right

21 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Truth is messy, and most people confuse belief with fact. That’s why online discourse feels like everyone is fighting for “objective reality” wh...

Live Life on Your Terms - Mission Over Validation | Phil Graham

07 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Most people don’t build businesses to serve, they build them to be seen. And eventually that validation runs out.Phil Graham has coached 12,000+ bus...

Building A Bulletproof Mindset & Overcoming Tragedy - Ryan Curtis

09 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Curtis experienced a terrible training accident that ended his professional MMA career and threatened to leave him completely paralysed.In this p...

You Can't Change Until You Slow Down

27 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Most of us think we need more discipline, motivation, or structure.But in reality, we need something far simpler - to slow down.Brian O'Loughlin e...

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

05 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Real growth begins with awareness, but awareness alone doesn’t create change or growth.The difference between staying stuck and moving forward lies ...

Motivation Myths & How To Actually Build Longevity - Adam Ward

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 m...

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

22 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Fixing Meditation Mistakes + Why Healthy Skepticism Matters (Insights)

03 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 f...

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

25 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Eoin Lacey is a Performance Consultant and Coach who specialises in lifestyle management, health and wellness. We’re drowning in health content - wh...

The Perfect Mind/Body Reset - Prymal 60

13 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Prymal 60 is back. It's time to level up and raise your standards.What you need to know: - It’s free (of course) - It’s not nearly as extrem...

How Shift Work Impacts Health (And What You Can Do About It) - Tom Coleman

05 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Shift workers form the backbone of our societies, but it comes with a set of challenges we cannot ignore. Tom Coleman is a sleep expert and health sci...

The Truth About Intimacy, Trust And Modern Relationships - Grace Alice O'Shea

15 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Grace Alice O'Shea is an award-winning sex and intimacy educator, author, and podcaster, host of "The G-Spot". Most of us think that int...

Life Lessons, Learned From Business

05 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"Entrepreneurship is a personal growth engine disguised as a business pursuit." - James Clear. Starting and running a business is one of the best ways...

Equality, Equity & Understanding Choice - Katriona O'Sullivan

03 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr.Katriona O'Sullivan is a lecturer, activist and the award-winning author of the incredible book, Poor - her memoir and personal account of growing ...

Increase Your Salary By 500% - Richie Corcoran

20 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Richie Corcoran increased his salary x 5 over the course of 5 years working in the tech industry, and now he helps others do the same. A self-describe...

#107 - Seamus Fox - Do Our Behaviours Match Our Values?

06 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We often say we value one thing, but our behaviours and actions can demonstrate something else. Seamus has spent years coaching humans, originally in ...

#106 - Adolescence - Should We Be Worried?

23 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The recent Netflix drama Adolescence has everyone in a spin. Are our children at huge risk of 'incel violence'? Is there a nefarious dark side...

#105 - Colman Power - Grow Your Own Food For Better Health

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Colman Power is an expert in organic horticulture, an organic grower, personal trainer/coach and health advocate, and his mission is to encourage more...

#104 - The Stories That Are Holding Us Back

03 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Growth, success and achievement in life seems extremely hard. For so many of us, some of the biggest barriers we experience are based around the narra...

#103 - Ian Grant - What Is Our Duty As Parents?

26 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ian recently became a father. His outlook on parenting is in stark contrast with some of the other experiences I've heard people share, in that it is ...

#102 - Brian Keane - Understanding The Human Condition

30 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Brian Keane is a coach, best selling author, business mentor, athlete and host of one of Ireland's top podcasts. He has completed some incredible eve...

#101 - Brian O'Loughlin - Principles For Growth & Change

22 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Creating change is hard. Growth is challenging. Often times we don't need more information, we need more clarity, focus and an ability to identify...

#100 - Important Lessons About Humans From 100 Episodes

05 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you do 100 of anything you're bound to learn a few lessons. I outline the most important things I've learned about us human beings from the incre...

Fatherhood - #70

28 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brian O'Loughlin joins me to discuss our perspective on becoming parents/fathers, the challenges, how it's changed us fundamentally as humans and men,...

#99 - The Seasons Of Life - This Too Shall Pass

09 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Phases we experience in our lives can be viewed as 'seasons'. This framework allows us to look at periods of great difficulty (Winter) or great happin...

#98 - Dr.Afif El-Khuffash - Making Great Decisions For Our Health And Our Children's Health

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr.Afif El-Khuffash is a Neonatologist, a Professor of Paediatrics and a Lactation Consultant, as well as an established digital artist, podcaster and...

#97 - Kadam Adam Starr - How To Uncover True Happiness

03 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hopelessness and despair are common themes of modern discourse. When we outsource our sense of worth, identity and happiness to external entities - po...

#96 - Get Out Of Your Own Way

22 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Many of us sabotage our own success. We allow our thoughts and emotions to dictate our actions and lives, and often times this holds us back from achi...

#95 - Conal Harpur - Breaking The Stigma Around Therapy and Mental Health

03 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Conal Harpur is the Founder and Director of CBT Solutions, a multi disciplinary CBT clinic. His expertise includes psychiatric nursing, a masters in C...

#94 - Why Is Play/Fun So Important?

19 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Many of us stop playing as we get older. We become so consumed with the business of life that we no longer create time to have fun. We may have distr...

#93 - Dr.Ríoghnach O'Leary - A Forensic Study Of Human Behaviour

07 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr.Ríoghnach O'Leary is a forensic psychologist who works largely with male offenders who have committed violent or sexual crimes. Her work give...

#92 - Ben Craughwell - How (And How Not) To Get Big, Lean And Strong

29 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Craughwell is a coach and physique expert who specialises in helping men lose body fat, build muscle and get strong. Ben's personal journey h...

#90 - How To Create More Space In Your Life

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brian O'Loughlin joins me to discuss the strategies we're exploring to create more space in our lives to do absolutely nothing. Living busy l...

#89 - Leo Daniel Ryan - How To Balance The Breath And The Body

24 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Leo Daniel Ryan is an author, a coach and the founder of Innate Strength. His work encompasses a wide range of arenas, from high performance athletes ...

#88 - Paul Flynn - Strategies To Overcome Challenges And Become A High Performer

10 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Family man, Businessman, Friend, All-Star, All-Ireland Winner and much more, Paul Flynn returns to discuss some of the challenges he has experienced a...

#87 - Padraig Danaher - Tools To Help You Help Yourself And Others

28 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Padraig Danaher, Mental Health Occupational Therapist, Positive Psychology Coach, Trauma Specialist and Trainer is back for a really practical episode...

#86 - Seán Kinane - Explaining Zone 2, Nasal Breathing, Predicted Zones and Energy Systems

20 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Seán Kinane from Health Matters returns for another masterclass on human performance. In this episode he covers Zone 2 cardio training, the effect of...

#85 - James McCormack - Business, Body And Mushroom Coffee

22 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

James McCormack is the founder of The Dublin Barista School, and owner of multiple businesses including OYL (Optimise Your Life), a mushroom coffee he...

#84 - Nick Charalambous - Make Your Money Work For You

08 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nick Charalambous of Alpha Wealth returns to the show to share some more financial wisdom, this time with a focus on using your money to work for you,...

Conor O'Keeffe - Parenthood Will Fundamentally Change You - #83

18 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Conor O'Keeffe, Ultra-Endurance specialist, outdoorsman, speaker, podcaster, coach, community leader, father and friend, joins me discuss the impa...

Biggest Lessons From 2023 - #82

05 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brian O'Loughlin joins me to share 6 of our biggest takeaways from the last year. We discuss the power of saying NO, the importance of a solid net...

Ronan Conway - Building Trust, Connection & Belonging - #81

13 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ronan Conway is a facilitator whos work with groups involves a variety of methodologies like positive psychology, sports psychology, CBT, Compassionat...

Eoghan Tomás Mcdermott - Be A Better Communicator - #80

08 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Eoghan is the Managing Director of The Communications Clinic where they specialise in training for writing, talking, negotiating, interviewing, broadc...

Kadam Adam Starr - Meditation & Inner Peace - #79

28 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Kadam Adam Starr is the Resident Teacher of Tara Kadampa Meditation Centre, Dublin. He is a teacher of Kadampa Buddhism and meditation, having studi...

Patrick McKeown - Master Your Breath - #78

22 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick is an internationally renowned breath and sleep expert. He is CEO and Director of Education and Training at Oxygen Advantage, Director of Educ...

Iron Ian Grant - What is Masculinity? - #77

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ian is a Powerlifter, Coach and Host of the Iron Mindset Podcast. We explore the masculine and the feminine elements of men and women, the apparent cr...

Tom Coleman - The Fundamentals Of Healthy Living - #76

31 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tom Coleman is a Sleep Expert with a wealth of experience in the world of health and performance. Working with elite athletes, high performance CEOs, ...

Adam & Lee Molloy - Better Than Before - #75

10 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Molloy Twins, Adam and Lee, share their 5 Rules for Personal Greatness, a collection of principles they have used to develop a growth mindset and ...

Padraig Danaher - One Good Adult - #74

22 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Padraig Danaher, Mental Health Occupational Therapist, Positive Psychology Coach and Trauma Specialist joins me again, this time to focus on the chall...

Find Your Purpose - #73

16 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What is the meaning of life? What is your purpose? Why are you here? There are some differing perspectives on these questions, so Brian O'Loughlin...

Dean McAloon - Busting Nutrition Myths - #72

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dean McAloon is a Performance Nutritionist working as part of the Triage Method team. In this episode he discusses some of the common myths and misc...

Paul C Dwyer - Cyber Warfare - #71

18 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Paul C Dwyer is a world leading expert in cyber security. He's also a renowned public speaker, author, entrepreneur and CEO, and in this episode h...

Nicholas Charalambous - Mastering Your Money - #69

07 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nick is the founder of Alpha Wealth, a financial advice and consultancy company, and he joins me today to explain how we can understand our money and ...

Master Your Focus - #68

23 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There is a WAR for your attention. Mastering your ability to focus on the things that are important to you is the only way to empower yourself. I shar...

Eoin Lacey - The Testosterone Masterclass - 67

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Eoin Lacey, co-founder and owner of the Irish Strength Institute, coach, functional medicine expert and good friend of mine returns to the show, this ...

Pat Divilliy - King, Warrior, Magician, Lover - #66

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Pat Divilly, author, podcaster, body and mind performance coach and more, returns to the Prymal Podcast for a deep dive on male archetypes. The arche...

Dealing With Struggle - #65

02 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Struggle in life is inevitable. How you manage your own emotions and perceptions around struggle can completely change how you live. This is a short...

Leadership - #64

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Brian O'Loughlin is back to chat with me about leadership. We strive to lead in many areas of our lives, but what does it actually mean to be a le...

Seán Kinane - Understanding Your Energy Systems - #63

11 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Seán Kinane is the founder of Health Matters, the industry leaders in Ireland when it comes to VO2 Max, Metabolic Testing, Nutritional Therapy and Sp...

Aisling Fox - The Fertility Masterclass - #62

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Aisling Fox (AOK Nutrition) is a Nutritional Therapist, a Herbal medicine Practitioner and a specialist in Female Hormones and Fertility. Fertility ...

Robbie Bennett - Breaking Down Stress - #61

28 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Robbie Bennett (Coach, PT, Nutritional Consultant) joins me to explain the 7 different types of stress, and how they impact our body. Stress, especial...

2022 Lessons, 2023 Plans & The Mountain - #60

18 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Myself and Brian O'Loughlin discuss some lessons we're taking from 2022, some of the main things we're focusing on for the year ahead in 2023 in terms...

Dr.John Connor - Weight Cutting, Weight Loss & Health - #59

10 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

John is one of the founders and owners of the Irish Strength Institute, and has recently completed a PhD in weight cutting for MMA athletes. He discus...

Gavin Meenan - Integrity, Strength & Resilience - #58

28 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Gavin Meenan is a coach, a 2 x bestselling author ('The Art of Self Acceptance' & 'Stronger Mind - Stronger Body - Stronger Life') and a podcast h...

Aisling Vaughan - Find Your Own Truth - #57

18 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Aisling Vaughan is a business owner, a coach and the mind behind the Ayrie community, where she helps women reach their full potential through fitness...

How To Get Rich (Without Getting Lucky): PT 3 - #56

12 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The 3rd instalment of this series, myself and Darren Hendrick explore another few tweets from Naval Ravikant's Tweet storm on his principles for build...

Padraig Danaher - Unravelling Our Trauma - #55

03 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Padraig Danaher is a Mental Health Occupational Therapist, a Positive Psychology Coach, a Trauma Specialist and a Trainer who works with young people ...

The Liver King Lie - #54

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Brian joins me to discuss the Liver King, a businessman turned social media influencer/character modelling himself using the '9 ancestral tenets of he...

Brian O'Loughlin - Psychedelics, Suffering & Hunting - #53

01 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Brian O'Loughlin joins me in this episode to discuss the difference between the inevitable pain of life and actually suffering, we outline our own per...

Genevieve Gleeson - What's In Our Water? - #52

22 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Genevieve works with a company called EWT, and they recently installed a water softener and reverse osmosis system in my house. I absolutely love the ...

Brian O'Loughlin - Jordan Peterson, Prymal 60 & Focus - #51

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Brian O'Loughlin, co-owner and founder of Movement101, joins me in this episode to discuss the 60 day challenge (Prymal60) we recently completed, the ...

How To Get Rich (Without Getting Lucky): PT.2 - #50

24 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This is Part 2 of our series on Naval Ravikant's Tweet storm of the same name. I'm joined by Darren Hendrick for another fantastic instalment, where w...

Cormac Ryan - Eating Disorders In Men - The Unspoken? - #49

13 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Cormac Ryan is an Athletic Therapist/Physiotherapist who has raised over €150,000 for charity through endurance cycling events in recent years. Corm...

Nicola Barry & Niall Graham - The Feminine and The Masculine - #48

30 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Nicola Barry is a Love and Intimacy coach, and Niall Graham is a Facilitator, Mentor and Teacher focusing on empowering men. Myself and Niall had a fa...

Martin Brady - Your Sniper School - #47

09 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Martin Brady is an ex-boxer, Irish Army Sniper and now a High Performance Coach, helping business owners develop bulletproof bodies and mindsets. In t...

Dr. Dee Duffy - Personal Philosophies & Parenting - #46

26 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Dee Duffy, doctor of Philosophy in Marketing, lecturer in sociology and fashion and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu purple belt, joins me to discuss the impor...

How To Get Rich (Without Getting Lucky): A Tribute - #45

11 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I'm joined by Darren Hendrick (Host of the Curious with Darren podcast) to discuss the fantastic Tweet storm (a Twitter thread) by investor, entrepren...

We Finished 75 Medium Rare - What's Next? - #44

05 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Brian O'Loughlin joins me to discuss our version of the 75 Hard challenge we've just completed, we explore the lessons we learned and plan our next ch...

People Are Good - #43

26 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I had a little accident. What happened next reminded me how good people are, and that despite losing ourselves in today's fast pace society and the pr...

Brian O'Loughlin - Resilience, Character and Discipline - #42

28 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Brian O'Loughlin, co-owner and founder of Movement 101, joins me to discuss a challenge we have set ourselves, very similar to 75 Hard...

Callum Roche - Business, Growth and Taking Control - #41

31 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Callum Roche is an entrepreneur, a 2x best-selling author and the founder of Roche Marketing group, and in this episode he talks to me about his own j...

Paul Flynn - Leadership & Standards in Sport and Life - #40

22 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Flynn was a vital part of Dublin's dominance over the course of a decade of football success, and his personal achievements on and off the field ...

Niall Graham - Sexuality, Men’s Work and Identity PT.2 - #39

07 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

THIS IS PART 2/2 OF THIS EPISODE WITH NIALL GRAHAM.  Niall Graham is a mentor, teacher and coach working with men and women to unearth and live o...

Niall Graham - Sexuality, Men’s Work and Identity PT.1 - #38

03 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Niall Graham is a mentor, teacher and coach working with men and women to unearth and live out their stories in this world. Niall provides men’s wor...

PRYMALS: Floatation Therapy | Adam Ward - #37

17 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Ward is the founder and owner of Floatation Therapy Ireland where he has 2 facilities in Dublin catering for all of your float and isolation tank...

Aisling Fox - Sex, Libido, Contraception, Hormones and Herbs - #36

13 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Aisling Fox of AoK Nutrition joins me on this episode for a great chat about a collection of topics that really don’t receive anywhere near the leve...

Fergus Kerrigan - The CBD Masterclass - #35

02 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Fergus Kerrigan is a founder and owner of Ethos CBD, an Irish company creating a range of CBD based products for wellness, including oils, teas and ba...

PRYMALS: Boost Your Immune System | Eoin Lacey - #34

25 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Become Superhuman! Eoin Lacey joins me in this episode to discuss the immune system, what it is, how it works, and the many things you can do to enhan...

PRYMALS: Easy or Hard? How To Adapt and Grow | Seán Kinane - #33

10 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Seán Kinane from Health Matters discusses the importance of planning easier training sessions for adaptation, recovery and growth, and we apply these...

PRYMALS: Designing An Authentic Life You Love | Brian O'Loughlin - #32

26 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our first short form episode of the PRYMALS collection. Brian O'Loughlin from Movement 101 explains how to organise your calendar in a way that gives ...

Seamus Fox - Hooked with The MIndset Junkie - #31

19 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Seamus Fox is a coach, business owner, podcaster, Ted talker and mentor. In this episode of the Prymal Podcast we discuss his personal journey, from g...

Pat Divilly - Finding Your Identity in the Shadow - #30

05 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Pat Divilly is a name you may be familiar with as a man who has dedicated his career to helping people improve their lives. Starting his journey in th...

Sarah Moloney - The Realities of Living with Endometriosis - #29

22 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah Moloney is a personal trainer and coach who’s currently working on her Masters in Clinical Nutrition, but she’s also someone who suffers wit...

Darragh Stewart - Sexuality, Science, Spirituality and Psychedelics - #27

09 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Darragh Stewart (Phd) is the epitome of a bridging force between science and spirituality. With an extensive background in research in the fields of N...

Mark Tobin - Walk a Mile in My Shoes - #26

26 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this special episode Mark Tobin, a fitness coach, athlete and owner of Strive Coaching joins me on the podcast to discuss a type of inflammatory bo...

Andy Myers - Scratch Your Own Itch with Handstands and Coffee - #25

12 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Andy Myers is the founder and leader of The Movement Studio in Terenure, and he’s a beautiful soul. Over many years and combining many different dis...

Darren Hendrick - Humans, Habits, Hierarchies and The Birth of NEXOA - #24

28 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Darren Hendrick is a man with a very particular set of skills. He’s not superhuman, nor is he Liam Neeson, but despite the fact that he is still a v...

Daithí Ó’Cuinn - Magic Hands and Bearing Arms - #23

09 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Daithí Ó Cuinn of Life Spiral Physical Therapy is a man of many talents. A prolific healer of bodies and minds, a biker, a rock musician, an Irish h...