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Peter Claffey - Mental Health Struggles, Acting & Comedy

Ep. 74

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We chat about;

Landing a professional acting role in the abbey theatre


Struggling with anxiety and panic attacks. 


Mental health


How Bressie and Blindboy impacted us


How rugby helped his acting


Why he didn’t graduate college while he was with Connacht rugby


Playing Irish under 20s, with James Ryan, Andrew Porter, Hugo Keenan and Jimmy O’Brien


Concussion issues and side-effects


Managing our mental health.


The flow state


Impact sport can have on your mental health


The importance of having a purpose


Three steps to deal with anxiety


Putting himself out there on social media.


His view on people being offended


Obsessiveness.


Why he was bitter when Connacht dropped him.


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