Empathic Exchange

About Empathic Exchange

Welcome to Empathic Exchange, a podcast hosted by a qualified therapist and made to give listeners easy-to-understand insights on important mental health challenges. Each episode centres around an honest and thought-provoking conversation with guests sharing their stories and experiences — From mental health professionals & advocates to people with lived experiences. Our goal is to help break the stigma & foster empathy by creating a platform for authentic discussions about mental health challenges, triumphs, and everything in between. Join us as we explore the human side of mental well-being, helping you to better understand the complexities of mental health in today's world. Our podcast is hosted by Dan O'Mahony a qualified Counsellor & Psychotherapist & lecturer at PCI College - Ireland's leading provider of education in the fields of counselling, psychotherapy, & mental health. To find out more visit: www.pcicollege.ie (http://www.pcicollege.ie)

Publisher

PCI College

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Nov 2024

Latest episode

23 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

20 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Jun 2026

   Ep. 19 | Silent Seasons: A Mother’s Story from Ireland’s Hidden Past

   In this deeply moving episode, Dan sits down with Anne Marie who shares her experience of being an unmarried mother in Ireland over 40 years ago. She reflects on the societal pressures, stigma, and institutional forces that led to her baby being taken for adoption. Through her story, we explore a time when silence was expected, shame was imposed, and countless women were left to carry a lifelong loss in private.

2. 

   18 May 2026

   Ep. 18 | A Full-Circle Journey of An Unspoken Grief - One Mother's Refusal of Silence

   This Episode is in honour of: Alice and her Special Babies in the Sheridan & Hagan family. For all the Women who felt Unseen, Unheard in their immeasurable loss, for you, your beautiful babies, and what should have been. Dan's Cousin, his wife and their daughter - Sydney Brennan - Born sleeping on the 30th of March 2026. In this episode of Empathic Exchange, Dan sits with Alice as we follow her deeply personal story of loss, the quiet, enduring grief that has shaped a lif...

3. 

   16 Apr 2026

   Ep. 17 | Male Vulnerability, Being Lost, Shame & the Importance of Expression Episode

   This Episode is a deep conversation exploring what it means for men to feel lost, vulnerable, and burdened by shame, and why expressing emotions is not just healthy but essential for growth, connection, and identity. Dan sits down with Chris for a deep and honest conversation about male vulnerability, the feeling of being lost, and the quiet weight of shame many men carry. Together, they explore why emotional expression is often suppressed, how that silence impacts identity and connection, an...

Who has been a guest on Empathic Exchange

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Kevin
• A former addict
• Lisa
• Tara
• therapist

Podcast Authority Score: 14 / 100

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Quality

28

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

0

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