THE I THAT IS ME, EYE CANNOT SEE | BAZ BLACK
What becomes possible when a young man who once struggled to envisage a future beyond early adulthood goes on to build a creative legacy, leaving his mark on the very industry in which he found his place?
Irish actor, writer, director and producer Baz Black joins Síle Uí Chiaráin on The Síle Show for a candid conversation about identity, belonging and the complex relationship between how we are perceived and who we are still discovering ourselves to be.
From rebellious teenage years playing in punk rock bands to alternative modelling and entrepreneurship in body modification, Baz Black’s journey reflects a longstanding connection with creative expression. His work today encompasses acting, writing, directing and producing. He is also an acting mentor and co-founder of Sure Look Productions, alongside his wife, filmmaker Emma Ray. His screen credits include KIN, Brassic and Dublin Crust, with further projects including Farlight and Bloodrite.
We explore ADHD, anxiety and rejection sensitivity dysphoria, examining the less visible experiences that shape self-perception, relationships and the pursuit of creative opportunity in an industry defined by scrutiny, uncertainty and rejection.
At its heart, this poignant conversation, infused throughout with warmth and humour, explores the vulnerabilities beneath the persona, the pursuit of an authentic sense of belonging, and the possibility of finding inner peace in a world that doesn’t always make sense.

Miss Ireland 2023. Miss World Top 20. Human Rights and European Union Law master’s graduate. Presenter. Model. Philanthropist. Advocate.
Beyond the crown and the credentials lies a much more intimate story.
In this episode of The Síle Show, Jasmine Gerhardt speaks with candour about the realities that exist behind a public-facing life: ambition and identity, love and relationships, profound loss and the long, non-linear process of integrating grief into a life that continues to unfold.
We explore what it means to navigate deep loss while continuing to inhabit roles that require visibility, composure and responsibility, and the courage it can take to allow vulnerability become a source of strength.
Jasmine reflects on the oscillation between grief and integration, surrender and adaptation, remembering and moving forward. We consider how the love and wisdom of those who have transcended can become part of a new way of living, rather than something that belongs only to the life we once knew.
The conversation extends into the complexities of human connection: the need for democracy within intimate relationships, the reciprocity of mutuality, the inevitability of rupture and the discipline of repair. We consider what it means to relinquish the need to be right in favour of remaining relational, alongside the courage required to reach towards repair without knowing whether the other person will meet us there.
Integral to Jasmine’s story is her profound appreciation for the network of people, businesses, designers, organisations and communities who have supported and shaped her journey, from her Miss Ireland experience through to the Miss World stage and beyond. Her story is also a testament to what becomes possible when talent, opportunity and collective support converge around a person and a purpose.
We explore emotional regulation, the restorative pull of nature and its capacity to bring us back into relationship with ourselves, the distinction between solitude and loneliness, and the experience of feeling lost without mistaking disorientation for an ending. Sometimes being lost is not the conclusion of the story, but part of discovering what comes next.
Jasmine Gerhardt, beyond the crown and the credentials, reflecting on identity, grief, relationships, purpose and finding her way back to herself.
The Síle Show. Semper Ad Meliora.

Conor Nolan, author of Normal, mental health advocate and co-founder of the Normal – Mental Wellbeing project, speaks with remarkable candour about his experience of anorexia nervosa, therapy and recovery, and the circumstances in which the disorder emerged.
Warm, funny and disarmingly open, Conor brings lived experience and hard-won insight to a subject too often reduced to its visible symptoms. His account offers a nuanced understanding of the psychological terrain beneath an eating disorder, the complexity of recovery and the profound importance of finding language for experiences that can otherwise remain unspoken. Through his work with Bodywhys, that personal experience has become a means of helping others make sense of their own experiences and find words for what might otherwise, remain difficult to articulate.
Questions of values, identity and emotional wellbeing sit alongside a deeper consideration of what enables human beings to flourish. Values are not simply statements of intent, they ask something of us, in terms of how we live out our day to day life, and they can provide an internal compass, when circumstances become disorienting.
The idea of capacity is equally compelling. We may have considerable unexpressed capacity within us, just waiting for circumstances to call forth, more of what we have to contribute, create, learn, discover or become. When an environment fails to call upon that capacity, the difficulty may not reside solely within the individual. Sometimes the conditions around us deserve as much attention as the person within them.
That interplay between the inner and outer worlds runs throughout Conor’s story. Mind and body are not separate territories; psychological experience, physiology, behaviour, relationships and environment continually influence one another. The people and places around us can constrain us, or enlarge our possibilities. They can diminish what is available to us, or create the conditions in which something latent, can begin to emerge.
Seen through that wider lens, Conor’s story is not simply one of illness and recovery. It is a story of identity, agency, environment, human possibility and of what can happen, when experience is understood rather than merely endured. A deeply human account of finding a way forward, with generosity, intelligence and humour in abundance.