YEAR OF THE SELFIE with Amy De Bhrún Amy De Bhrún

Today’s guest is Irish Broadcaster and Writer – Keith Walsh.

Keith has been an open book in the media about mental health and our chat was no different.
I chatted to him, just as he had taken a ‘leap of faith’ upon leaving RTE 2fm, after 7 years at the radio station.

We explore everything from his years on Breakfast Radio to what it felt like when it ended and how he started to re-evaluate his career trajectory, to how dealing with his mental health opened up his creativity in a new way. He is on a journey and allowing himself to create without any huge agenda, led to him writing and performing his own one-man theatre show.

It is a testament to his ability to be vulnerable and genuine, that we fitted so much into a short space of time.
What an exciting time for him and what an honour it was to be so open and honest about those very important links between our mental health and creativity.

Today’s guest is Irish Producer – Kathryn Kennedy Fenton.

Upon meeting her in 2011 (and nearly driving us both into a moving Luas Tram!), I knew Kathryn was one of a kind. Her deep understanding of creativity and the ability to translate that into something tangible in a piece of work, made her someone I love to collaborate with.

We chat about everything from finding and understanding your artistic voice to balancing motherhood in an industry not yet built to fully embrace it.

She was open enough to let us in to a big turning point in her life, which saw the birth of ‘Kennedy Films’ and the beginning of a beautiful and unique journey with the feature film ‘My Name is Emily’.

Kathryn leads from the heart and this is a gift that ripples throughout every piece of work she produces.