A special in-person podcast today with my business mentee Ciaran from Oga Yoga.

Ciaran has an MS in Mindfulness Based Wellbeing and wears many hats from running yoga and mindfulness events to writing Irish children's yoga books (Diarmuid & an Mata Draiochta)

He is regularly featured on RTEJr & TG4 and is passionate about bringing mindfulness and yoga to the broader public with his unique Irish language learning aspect.

We recorded this full episode in person and you can watch on my YouTube channel Brian Keane Fitness.

Business Mentorship with Brian:

https://briankeanefitness.com/mentorship-and-business-coaching

https://ogayoga.ie

https://www.instagram.com/oga_yoga_ireland/?hl=en

Solo Q+A - just me, you and the microphone today.

01:19. 1. "You've done Marathon des Sables, the Arctic Ultra, and multiple marathons — but what has been the single hardest moment mentally across all of your ultra-endurance events, and how did you get through it?"

22:00 2. "What does your actual training week look like right now in 2026 ie sets, reps, sessions, cardio, and how has it evolved from when you first started?"

28:24 3. "You're in your late thirties and still competing in marathons. What's the one thing you wish you'd known about training and recovery in your 20s that would've saved your body?"

33:05 4. "If you were starting The Circle from zero today, no audience, no books, no reputation, what would your exact first 90 days look like to get to your first paying member?"

39:58 5. "What's the biggest mistake you see fitness coaches make when they finally start making good money; and how do you avoid lifestyle inflation killing your business growth?"

47:35 6. What's the one belief about yourself you had to completely destroy to get to where you are?

The Circle group mastermind:

https://briankeanefitness.com/online-mastermind

Business Mentorship with Brian:

https://briankeanefitness.com/mentorship-and-business-coaching

Marathon Des Sable Podcast:

https://briankeanefitness.com/podcast/148-marathon-des-sables-running-250km-through-the-sahara-desert

Arctic Podcast:

https://briankeanefitness.com/podcast/213-running-230km-through-the-arctic-circle

Anna Runkle is a trauma-survivor turned coach and educator, best known under the moniker The Crappy Childhood Fairy.

Her work focuses on helping adults who grew up with childhood trauma — particularly what she calls Childhood PTSD (or complex PTSD stemming from early life stress) — to understand their symptoms, regulate their nervous systems, and build more fulfilling lives.

Anna's work has attracted a large following, her great YouTube channel in particular has just under 1 million followers.

She hosts a podcast, The Crappy Childhood Fairy Podcast with Anna Runkle, available on Spotify and other platforms.

She has authored books such as Re-Regulated: Set Your Life Free from Childhood PTSD and the Trauma-Driven Behaviours That Keep You Stuck.

Her new book CONNECTABILITY: Heal the Hidden Ways You Isolate, Find Your People, And Feel (At Last) Like You Below from Hay House is available now.

Timestamps (may vary by 2-4 minutes based on your podcast platform)

03:11 Introduction to Trauma and Healing

06:00 Understanding Complex PTSD

09:11 The Role of Positive Action in Healing

12:19 Differentiating Between Abuse and Neglect

15:05 The Impact of Early Trauma on Adult Relationships

18:20 Emotional Flashbacks and Their Effects

21:08 Techniques for Managing Dysregulation

23:56 The Importance of Self-Awareness in Healing

33:04 The Therapeutic Power of Writing

35:25 Transformative Techniques for Healing

38:44 Navigating Emotional Dysregulation

42:20 The Process of Letting Go

49:19 Overcoming the Fear of Judgment

(Website)

https://crappychildhoodfairy.com/

(Facebook)

www.facebook.com/CrappyChildhoodFairy/

(Youtube)

www.youtube.com/@crappychildhoodfairy

(Instagram)

www.instagram.com/crappychildhoodfairy/

(twitter)

CrappyChildhoodFairy (@CChildhoodFairy) / X

A 'press record and talk' solo podcast on the optimisation trap, choosing your suffering, finding balance and the importance of controlling the controllable.

Enjoy.

Timestamps may vary by 2-4 minutes based on your device.

02:06 The Optimization Trap: A Personal Journey

16:14 Choosing Your Suffering: Mental Health and Resilience

20:22 The Importance of Connection and Community

25:03 Navigating Difficult Times: The Power of Perspective

26:02 Vulnerability: A Strength, Not a Weakness

27:55 Rewriting Your Narrative: Tough Love vs. Self-Compassion

29:22 Risk Assessment: Managing Pain and Challenges

32:40 Recalibrating Life: Lessons from Failure

36:35 The Importance of Control: What Can We Manage?

37:41 Minimum Effective Dose: Balancing Priorities

38:14 Finding Balance: Juggling Life's Priorities

41:38 Self-Compassion: The Underrated Muscle

44:02 Projection: Understanding Others' Negativity

46:41 Creating Freedom: Breaking Self-Imposed Prisons

David Kessler 487 podcast

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2hSf2Cpxfcsjl0PKZYwb9I?si=rS-tBjgnTuieji9m9Tu02A

Johann Hari episode 281: https://briankeanefitness.com/podcast/281-johann-hari-on-lost-connections-and-uncovering-the-real-causes-of-depression-and-anxiety-and-the-unexpected-solutions