This week on How's Your Ma, we're joined by Amy Miller — Hippy Hun, one of Dublin's most recognisable DJs.

Amy takes us through her life growing up in the flats, coming out as gay, finding her identity, becoming a DJ and going from practicing on decks in the flats to playing Electric Picnic and gigs in Australia.

We also chat about how Dublin's nightlife and drug scene has changed, why Amy stepped away from DJing every weekend, becoming a mum, her relationship, her lifelong friendship with her best friend and the spiritual journey that led to the Hippy Hun we know today.

It's funny, honest, chaotic and full of Dublin stories.

CHAPTERS

00:00 – Meet Amy Miller aka Hippy Hun
01:01 – Why Amy stepped away from the DJ scene
02:11 – Amy's experience on TV
03:21 – Growing up in the flats
03:42 – Coming out as gay
04:28 – Being a tomboy and fighting back
05:32 – Coming out to her friends
06:11 – Growing up with a single mum
07:21 – Looking back on childhood
08:15 – Music as Amy's escape
09:01 – How Amy started DJing
09:44 – Amy's first DJ gig
10:06 – From empty dance floors to Electric Picnic
10:59 – DJing in Australia
11:23 – Manifesting her dream gig
12:06 – How Dublin's nightlife has changed
12:52 – The changing drug scene
14:19 – Drugs, danger and modern nightlife
16:32 – Drug use in Dublin today
17:16 – Addiction and recovery
18:05 – The clubs Dublin has lost
19:17 – Where can older people go out now?
20:00 – Bringing back the old-school party
21:17 – The death of Dublin's free festivals
22:02 – Why Amy wants to DJ again
23:19 – Why she took a break from DJing
24:24 – How Amy met her partner
25:39 – When Amy finally met her
26:23 – Their first kiss
27:31 – Becoming a mum
28:23 – “She'll heal me”
29:27 – The Dublin accent
30:08 – Growing into yourself
31:13 – Amy's lifelong best friend
32:14 – Hangovers aren't what they used to be
33:19 – Can you still enjoy a night out without drinking?
34:19 – Finding her own style
35:34 – How Amy became Hippy Hun
35:58 – Spirituality, 11:11 & her nanny
36:18 – Tattoos, dreads and finding herself
37:18 – Learning not to care what people think
38:04 – Hormones, motherhood & mental health
40:24 – Life as a mum
41:49 – Advice for new mums
42:28 – The reality of parenthood
43:51 – Balancing family and work
45:41 – What does the future look like?
46:22 – Manifestation, faith & karma
48:07 – Getting back behind the decks
48:44 – Travel plans & family holidays
49:25 – Amy's dream of owning a mobile home
50:20 – Childhood holiday memories
51:41 – Stories from growing up in Dublin

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