{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"","title":"Brian Pennie : Bonus Time","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611ed77d06c05e843ef40e87/611ed7ac13cfaf0017e7aac8.jpg?height=200","description":"Trigger Warning : references to drug use, addiction, childhood trauma, anxiety, alcoholism.\n\nBrian Pennie is a Neuroscience lecturer at Trinity College & UCD, a PHD student, radio presenter and author and he’s one of the most impressive people I’ve ever met.\n\nOn the 8th of October 2013, Brian experienced his first day clean after 15 years of chronic heroin addiction and since that day he has radically turned his life around.\nNow at 42, life is good. This year he released his compelling memoir ‘Bonus Time’ and he also found love for the very first time.\nDuring our chat he talks about feeling anxious from an early age, his upbringing and his heroin addiction, but we also talk about what he has learned through years of study and self-reflection; we talk about the power of self-talk, the importance of routine, gratitude, mindfulness and most of all…connection. \nIf you’re interested in joining any of Brian’s brilliant online courses, simply go to his website https://www.brianpennie.com/ and you can follow him on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/brianpennie78/\n\nAnd if you, or someone you know is struggling right now, please know that there is help available.\nPieta provides free therapy to those engaging in self-harm, with suicidal ideation, or bereaved by suicide.\nFreephone 1800 247 247\nText Help to 51444\nhttps://www.pieta.ie/\nOr you can contact a Samaritan\nFreephone 116 123\nor email jo@samaritans.ie\nhttps://www.samaritans.org/ireland/samaritans-ireland/\n\nThis episode of Ready to Be Real Conversations was brought to you in partnership with with Dr. Coy’s, who offer tasty nutritional chocolate and a range of free-from cooking ingredients.\nAnd to celebrate our partnership they’re offering 25% off their entire range of nutritional products.\nSimply go to their website, https://www.drcoys.ie/ and use the code Sile25. \n\nAnd if you enjoyed our conversation, please show your support of the podcast by clicking follow, giving a rating and leaving a little comment, thanks a million.","author_name":"Síle Seoige"}