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Best Life

What does it look like to truly love what you do? Best Life is a podcast about real people, living lives that prove it's possible. Each episode, join host Shay OBrien, as we sit down with someone who has found their thing — whether they chased it since childhood or it found them when they least expected it — and we talk about the journey, the passion, and w…

Episodes

Oct 15, 2026
Dr Sabina Brennan: Change Your Brain, Change Your Life
In this episode of Best Life, Shay O'Brien is joined by Dr Sabina Brennan, neuroscientist, health psychologist, bestselling author and former actress, whose fascinating life story shows that we can c…
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Oct 2, 2026
Kevin Chaplin: I Am Because We Are
Kevin Chaplin is a South African social entrepreneur, speaker, and author, best known as the Managing Director of the Amy Foundation (Cape Town), Founder of the South African Ubuntu Foundation and au…
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Sep 17, 2026
Andy Cato: Sowing the Seeds of Hope
Andy Cato is one half of the globally successful electronic duo Groove Armada and a co-founder of Wildfarmed. His journey from dance floors to fields began with a single article about the environment…
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Sep 3, 2026
Matt Cooke: How To Manifest Your Best Life
A note before you begin This episode includes a discussion about the role belief and mindset may play in health and healing. We recognise this may be a sensitive subject, particularly for anyone livi…
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Aug 20, 2026
Summer Special - Isabel Chave Manso: The Parts Within Us - Understanding IFS Therapy
In this special episode of Best Life Podcast, Shay sits down with Internal Family Systems (IFS) practitioner, Isabel Chave Manso, to explore IFS therapy, an approach Shay describes as a “game changer…
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Aug 6, 2026
Gill Meller: Living with the Seasons
Chef, food writer and author Gill Meller joins Shay O’Brien for a conversation about nature, creativity, cooking and what it looks like to live a life connected to the things that matter most to him.…
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Jul 23, 2026
Dr Mitra Ray: The Habits That Helped Me Find Life After Loss
Shay sits down with Dr Mitra Ray, scientist, wellness entrepreneur and a leading voice in wellness and healthy ageing. Mitra's career began in elite scientific research, studying at Cornell Universit…
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Jul 9, 2026
Sophie Reverdi: The Courage to Begin Again
Entrepreneur, author and musician, Sophie Reverdi joins Shay O'Brien for an extraordinary conversation about resilience, reinvention and finding the courage to keep following your heart. Sophie's lif…
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Jun 25, 2026
Mike Garry: From Moss Side to Carnegie Hall
Poet, author and performer Mike Garry joins Shay O'Brien for a powerful conversation about creativity, identity, courage and how his career blossomed from his early love of words and language. Known…
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Jun 11, 2026
Allan Heinberg: From Stage to Screen
Allan Heinberg — showrunner and executive producer of Netflix's The Sandman, screenwriter of the blockbuster Wonder Woman, and the creative voice behind some of television's most beloved series inclu…
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Episodes

Dr Sabina Brennan: Change Your Brain, Change Your Life

Kevin Chaplin: I Am Because We Are

Andy Cato: Sowing the Seeds of Hope

Matt Cooke: How To Manifest Your Best Life

Summer Special - Isabel Chave Manso: The Parts Within Us - Understanding IFS Therapy

Gill Meller: Living with the Seasons

Dr Mitra Ray: The Habits That Helped Me Find Life After Loss

Sophie Reverdi: The Courage to Begin Again

Mike Garry: From Moss Side to Carnegie Hall

Allan Heinberg: From Stage to Screen