Presented in association with Mater Private Network.

In a special episode, Kathryn Thomas talks to consultant geriatrician Dr Shane O’Hanlon about one of her favourite subjects: ageing!

Dr. O’Hanlon provides Kathryn with expertise on all aspects of healthy aging - with the aim of improving quality of life and longevity. Dr. O’Hanlon explains how simple changes in your lifestyle can make a huge difference to the quality of your life and potentially help you live longer. Unsurprisingly, exercise plays a huge part, alongside a healthy diet, which is music to Kathryn’s ears.

Shane explains the latest groundbreaking treatments available to treat Alzheimer's, how hearing loss and loneliness can have adverse effects on your mental health and why our use of AI might not be a completely bad thing.

Dr. Shane O’Hanlon is a Consultant Geriatrician at Mater Private Network Dublin, for more info visit: www.materprivate.ie

For more information on the new medication mentioned in the episode, please visit:

https://alzheimer.ie/creating-change/research/new-treatments/

Or contact: Alzheimer Society of Ireland Helpline 1800 341 341 (free & confidential)

Next week: Kathryn chats to pop icon Samantha Mumba !

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***Please note - this episode features conversations around grief and bereavement.***

Presented in association with Mater Private Network. In this powerful and emotional conversation, Kathryn Thomas sits down with her friend and celebrated cook Eunice Power to chat about surviving the toughest year of her life.

Fresh from publishing her best-selling cookbook, Eunice chats about her passion for working with the freshest Irish ingredients and talented local food producers in her hometown of Dungarvan, which remains one of the most beautiful and exciting cultural spots in the country.

Recorded just before Christmas, Eunice candidly shares thoughts on her recent divorce and being newly single in her 50s, alongside the tragic death of her son Jerome last May. Together, Kathryn and Eunice talk about the real power of sharing stories, humour and friendship to overcome the hardest moments in their lives.

If you’ve been affected by issues raised in this episode, we recommend the following resources for dealing with Grief:

https://www.textaboutit.ie/

https://firstlight.ie/

https://www.alittlelifetime.ie/

https://anamcara.ie/

Next week: Dr Shane O’Hanlon talks to Kathryn about mysteries of ageing and how exercise really is the most powerful treatment out there.

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Presented in association with Mater Private Network.

Kathryn Thomas is joined by celebrated psychologist Dr Richard Hogan for a big chat on how to raise healthy and resilient kids, unrealistic parenting standards, plus more importantly, inside gossip from working on The Traitors Ireland.

Richard is the author of the best-selling book ‘Parenting the Screenager’ - a practical guide for parents of the modern child, while his recent publication ‘Home is Where the Start is’ was a national bestseller. He is the clinical director of the award-winning counselling service, Therapy Institute. Richard hosts Virgin Media’s hit series ‘Dinner with the Enemy’ and regularly appears on shows such as Drivetime on RTÉ Radio 1, Newstalk’s The Hard Shoulder and Ireland AM.

Watch their full conversation on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OnicOriginals

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