{"podcast":{"title":"Ready To Be Real by Síle Seoige","slug":"ready-to-be-real-by-s-le-seoige-1032894","podcast_index_feed_id":1032894,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/66d2140a-cd91-584c-ae39-d08918c12a56","website_url":"https://soundcloud.com/readytobereal","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/611ed77d06c05e843ef40e87/1676557877379-b7b4739589da7d7815237e646810f03a.jpeg","author":"Ready To Be Real by Síle Seoige","episode_count":289,"summary":"In this podcast series, Síle Seoige chats to people of all walks of life; those who are well known, along with those who have extraordinary stories to tell and she also features topic lead conversations with a particular expert in their field. A skilled interviewer and avid listener, Síle’s warm approach encourages her guests to be as open and honest about their lived experiences as possible. This refreshing approach has made for some truly special conversations that she hopes will at times inspire, challenge, educate, comfort or simply entertain her listener. Please rate, review and subscribe if you like what you hear, thanks so much! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T16:20:25.269781+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ready-to-be-real-by-s-le-seoige-1032894"},"episode":{"title":"Katriona O’Sullivan : Real Take","slug":"katriona-o-sullivan-real-take","published_at":"2026-05-26T15:43:33+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ready-to-be-real-by-s-le-seoige-1032894/katriona-o-sullivan-real-take","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ready-to-be-real-by-s-le-seoige-1032894","url":"https://shows.acast.com/ready-to-be-real-by-sile-seoige/episodes/katriona-osullivan-real-take","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/ready-to-be-real-by-sile-seoige/e/6a15bfa56ee822cbfb08d188/media.mp3","summary":"This week’s Real Take, is a powerful moment from my recent conversation with Professor of Psychology and bestselling author Dr. Katriona O’Sullivan. Katriona speaks about growing up feeling deeply unloved and the many ways she felt hungry in childhood. Despite experiencing extreme poverty, addiction, abuse and homelessness growing up, Katriona went on to completely transform her life. Today, she uses her voice, her position and her privilege to help lift others up and advocate for inclusion, opportunity and education. She also reflects on what helps her now, the importance of affirmations and learning how to value yourself with greater compassion. Born in Coventry to Irish parents, Katriona later moved to Dublin where she entered Trinity College through the access programme and went on to earn a PhD in psychology. She is now a professor at Maynooth University, is married to Dave, has three sons; John, Seán and Tadhg and is also a proud grandmother. You can hear my full conversation with Katriona now on Ready to be Real, where we discuss body image, hypervigilance, self-worth, privilege, diet culture, life under patriarchy and Katriona’s powerful new book Hungry: A Biography of my Body . You can also listen back to our first conversation together from November 2023. Books: Poor Hungry: A Biography of my Body Follow Ready to be Real on Instagram: ​ @readytoberealpodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"This week’s Real Take, is a powerful moment from my recent conversation with Professor of Psychology and bestselling author Dr. Katriona O’Sullivan. Katri…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1015,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ready-to-be-real-by-s-le-seoige-1032894/episodes/katriona-o-sullivan-real-take/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ready-to-be-real-by-s-le-seoige-1032894/katriona-o-sullivan-real-take.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}