Ready To Be Real by Síle Seoige

Topics covered : Leukaemia, blood transfusions, bone marrow transplant, pregnancy, birth story, positive mindset, exercise, faith, gratitude. This episode is in partnership with giveblood.ie — a serv...

10 Nov 202555min

Topics covered : rape, trauma, living in fear, self harm, PTSD, reclaiming. Bláthnaid Raleigh is from Mullingar, and her world changed forever after a night out in Galway in July 2019, when she was at...

7 Nov 20251h 6min

This is a Ready to be Real revisit from 2020 — recorded during the height of the Covid restrictions.In it, I speak to folklorist, artist and musician Dr. Billy Mag Fhlionn (Pagan Rave) about Samhain a...

3 Nov 202547min

Topics covered: Gaeilge, music, heritage, culture, shame, colonisation, Irish Americans, Samhain, An Chailleach​.In this special Oíche Shamhna episode, I speak with musician, broadcaster, academic and...

31 Okt 20251h 5min

Topics covered : Fertility, multiple rounds of IVF, miscarriage, acceptance, magic.​This is a re-release of a conversation I recorded with business woman Denise Phillips back in April 2021 when she ha...

28 Okt 20251h 31min

Topics covered : Grooming, childhood sexual abuse, shame, addiction, survival, recovery, therapy, healing, acting, Palestine, censorship, collective care, Andor.This is the second part of my conversat...

24 Okt 202548min

This is The Real Take — a glimpse of the honesty, wisdom and connection you’ll find in every episode of Ready to be Real.​In this snippet Irish actor Denise Gough speaks about her recent visit to The ...

20 Okt 202511min

Topics covered : Acting, celebrity culture, Palestine, grief, Zionism, solidarity.This week, I’m honoured to speak with award-winning Irish actor Denise Gough, who has gained a whole new audience than...

16 Okt 202541min