Persuasion is a lifelong game of molding our environment to the shape we want. Whether you’re convincing a group of friends to eat at a restaurant you like or encourage a child to complete difficult homework when all their friends are on Xbox l

FCPGM032: Charity... does it really help?

May 22nd, 2021 57m 39s

The Greek storyteller - Aesop - once said “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted”. On the surface, that seems logical, wise and well meaning. However, there are times when kindness, giving or charity cross over the threshold t

FCPGM031: Pivoting | Making a change of direction to achieve success

May 15th, 2021 44m

Sometimes in life, we realise the path we’re on no longer leads to the destination we planned on reaching. Other times, the path may lead to the right destination but have an obstruction that forces a detour. In any case, the flexibility to piv

FCPGM030: The Roaring 20s?

May 8th, 2021 58m 27s

In the aftermath of World War 1 and the Spanish Flu pandemic, the devastation of life, culture and economics was akin to a global forest fire. While irreparable and indescribable damage and suffering was inflicted, what was left behind was a me

FCPGM029: Linda Goggin James (Cork Cancer Care Centre)

Jan 7th, 2021 57m 57s

With over 9,000 deaths per year in Ireland related to Cancer, it accounts for approximately 30% of annual mortality. While treatments and medications are improving year on year, there’s still a long, long way to go. Cancer patients have their l

FCPGM 028: Reinventing Yourself

Nov 28th, 2020 59m 45s

Once upon a time, you would choose your profession upon leaving school and that would be it for the next 45 years. Reinventing one’s self was reserved for celebrities or those lucky enough to inherit a trust fund. Fortunately, this is no longer

FCPGM 027: Boundaries

Nov 21st, 2020 1h

Have you ever felt taken for granted, or get anxious when somebody asks for what you’d consider too much? Do you find yourself agreeing to things that are not necessarily in your best interest? Well, you need some proper boundaries. On today’s

FCPGM026: Procrastination... definitely today!

Nov 14th, 2020 56m 17s

Why do something today when you can put it off until tomorrow? Procrastination is one of the single easiest habits to learn and one that’s hugely difficult to overcome. Why do we do it to ourselves? How can we cure it? On today’s episode, we’re

FCPGM025: Procrastination

Nov 13th, 2020 1m 12s

FCPGM024: Loneliness

Nov 7th, 2020 1h 6m

With Social Distancing and successive lockdowns, it seems we’re all experiencing loneliness in 2020 a bit more than usual. For some it’s harrowing to go without daily social contact. For others, alone time is relaxing or productive. It seems to

FCPGM 023: How to deal with negative people

Oct 31st, 2020 59m 30s

Negativity, eternal pessimism, lazy body language, constant complaining, the poor mouth. I bet you even visualising those phrases has already begun to drain your energy. We encounter people with negative behaviours every single day and while we

FCPGM 022: Social Media - positive or negative?

Oct 24th, 2020 1h 6m

In the 21st century, the internet has revolutionised how our species interacts socially. Being Tik Tok famous or an influencer are terms that didn’t exist just a few short years ago. There’s no doubt social media brings connectivity and enterta

FCPGM 021: Having Enough - do we ever?

Oct 3rd, 2020 1h 4m

There’s not enough hours in the day. There’s isn’t enough food on my plate. There’s not enough instagram followers for me. It’s natural for us to complain and moan about not having enough. How much of that moan is legitimate and how much is bas

FCPGM 020: Relationships - all the secrets

Sep 27th, 2020 1h 17m

Humans are social animals. From tribal beginnings to agricultural settlements and modern cities, our ability to interact and cooperate with our peers in complex systems is arguably the skill stack that differentiates us from all other life on E

FCPGM 019: Drug Addiction & Substance Abuse

Sep 19th, 2020 1h 14m

Solvents, Hash, Marijuana, LSD, XTC, Cocaine and Heroin. For many of us, the closest we get to these substances is watching tv dramas like Breaking Bad. For others, experimentation in their teens was as wild as it got. But for some, the rabbit

FCPGM 018: Happiness

Sep 12th, 2020 1h 3m

What do you need in order to achieve happiness? Money, Love, Health, Tik Tok followers? Or like Spike Jones and his City Slickers of the late 1940’s, would you just be happy with your two front teeth. Is Happiness a state of mind or does it tak

FCPGM 017: Homelessness and poverty

Sep 5th, 2020 1h 23m

A roof over your head and warm place to sleep doesn’t seem like much to ask for does it? In a modern society where everyone has a smartphone and access to high speed internet, you’d imagine homelessness should be something we read about in hist

FCPGM 016: Difficult Conversations

Aug 30th, 2020 54m 23s

FCPGM 015: Does Gender define our role in society?

Aug 23rd, 2020 1h 3m

FCPGM 014: Free will versus pre-determinism

Aug 16th, 2020 59m 15s

What did you have for breakfast this morning? Was that your choice? Or did the atoms of the universe over the past 13.7B years collide and interact in a predictable chain reaction that led to you having the life experiences and opportunities wh

FCPGM 013: The Shame factor of Social Expectations

Aug 9th, 2020 1h 13m

We all know that as children we are to excel at school, be popular amongst our peers and achieve good marks in exams. With a perfect education, we must then get a steady job, settle down with a suitable partner, get married, have 2.4 children,

FCPGM 012: Leadership & Emotional Intelligence

Aug 2nd, 2020 1h 11m

When you think of a great leader, what qualities and attributes can you ascribe to them. Is it possible to become a great leader or do you have to be born that way? In this episode, we look at the world of leadership and emotional intelligence.

FCPGM 011: What can Dogs teach us about ourselves? (Rory Hennebry - Munster Canine)

Jul 27th, 2020 1h 48m

Dogs have been domesticated over thousands of years and nowadays, they are truly top of the list when it comes to human/animal companion status. Whether it be seeing-eye dogs, guard dogs, emotional support dogs, sniffer dogs or mountain rescue

FCPGM 010: Phobias, Irrational Fears & how to overcome them

Jul 19th, 2020 53m 16s

Fear is an emotion that our brain feels to warn us of possible impending danger but should you fear clowns, beards, baked beans or clouds? Some phobias are irrational, some aren’t but all can be debilitating once the panic kicks in. How can you

FCPGM 009: Depression & Anxiety

Jul 12th, 2020 1h 4m

Depression is said to be the silent killer. While we, as a species, have gotten a lot better at discussing the things that get us down, we still have a long way to go. How do you cope with prolonged sadness that robs the wind for your sails? An