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Oct 2024
1h 10m

Allison Keating : Glimmer seeker

Síle Seoige
About this episode

Topics covered : Uncovering blind spots, racism, overwhelm, anxiety, panic attacks, burnout, regulation and dysregulation, consumerism, community and collective care, self-care, rupture and repair, glimmers. 


This week I speak to chartered psychologist, Allison Keating and it was wonderful to be in her company.

She is married to Thomas and they have 3 daughters, Alannah is 15, Hayley is 12 and Brooke is 9 and they live in Dublin.

And in this conversation, she talks about anxiety, overwhelm and panic attacks. How important cultivating a sense of community and connection is and how embracing ‘glimmers’ can be hugely beneficial to our lives.

Her new book ‘It’s all too much’ has just launched and it is full of brilliant, practical advice including how to disrupt a panic attack and it’s a gamechanger!


Find Allison on Instagram

Allison Keating | thepractical.psychologist (@thepractical.psychologist) • Instagram photos and videos


Book mentions -

'Man’s search for meaning' by Viktor E. Frankl

'White Women – everything you already know about your own racism and how to do better' by Regina Jackson and Saira Rao. 


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