We are delighted to have been joined for the first time by a dad and who better to represent than Stephen "Cowboy" Kelly. A father of 5, you may recognise Stephen from his role as "Cowboy Lavin" on the hit TV show "The Hardy Bucks" from social media or from the many sketches and comedy shows he performs in- but it's unlikely that you've heard him speak about parenting! Beyond the personality and presence, Stephen shares honestly about resilience, life lessons, setbacks, his health scares and being a dad. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did!

Send us an email at isitjustuspod@gmail.com and let us know your thoughts.

We are absolutely delighted to be sponsored by the stunning

Breaffy House Resort. This is a beautiful 4-star, family-friendly hotel in

Co. Mayo. They are in Ireland's Top 3 Family Friendly Hotels and cater for

children of all ages with an abundance of activities and resources.

The brand new outdoor thermal suite is a real standout for the adults

too, the upgraded Signature Rooms are Devine, and the food in the

restaurant is genuinely delicious. Check it out here

If you’re planning a stay, use the code JUSTUS for

money off your room reservation!!

Hayley and Debbie are both Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists specialising in Play Therapy. They are also both mothers and former primary school teachers. You can follow Debbie on instagram here and Hayley here

Hayley and Debbie offer therapy, parent support, courses and webinars and school support. Contact them on their websites below.

https://debbiecullinane.ie/

https://www.hayley-rice.com/

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In this episode we are taking a big topic- parental separation. We unpack the common issues we see in our work and really focus on how parents can support themselves and their children through this difficult time. We hope you find it helpful. Check out some resources in the show notes below.

https://rainbowsireland.ie/parents-guardians/parental-separation-divorce-relationship-breakdown

https://knowledge.barnardos.ie/server/api/core/bitstreams/e5cef7a5-cd42-4d14-82c8-728c3a617249/content

Send us an email at isitjustuspod@gmail.com and let us know your default parenting thoughts!

We are absolutely delighted to be sponsored by the stunning

Breaffy House Resort. This is a beautiful 4-star, family-friendly hotel in

Co. Mayo. They are in Ireland's Top 3 Family Friendly Hotels and cater for

children of all ages with an abundance of activities and resources.

The brand new outdoor thermal suite is a real standout for the adults

too, the upgraded Signature Rooms are Devine, and the food in the

restaurant is genuinely delicious. Check it out here

If you’re planning a stay, use the code JUSTUS for

money off your room reservation!!

Hayley and Debbie are both Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists specialising in Play Therapy. They are also both mothers and former primary school teachers. You can follow Debbie on instagram here and Hayley here

Hayley and Debbie offer therapy, parent support, courses and webinars and school support. Contact them on their websites below.

https://debbiecullinane.ie/

https://www.hayley-rice.com/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a truly inspiring and uplifting conversation with Charlene Flanagan, CEO, co-founder and skin expert. One half of the global skin care brand we all love, Ella & Jo, Charlene opens up about motherhood, work and life. We went away with so many nuggets of wisdom and Debbie even had a few tears. We hope you love this conversation as much as we did!

Check out Ella & Jo here

Send us an email at isitjustuspod@gmail.com and let us know your thoughts.

We are absolutely delighted to be sponsored by the stunning Breaffy House Resort. This is a beautiful 4-star, family-friendly hotel in Co. Mayo. They are in Ireland's Top 3 Family Friendly Hotels and cater for children of all ages with an abundance of activities and resources. The brand new outdoor thermal suite is a real standout for the adults too, the upgraded Signature Rooms are Devine, and the food in the restaurant is genuinely delicious. Check it out here

If you’re planning a stay, use the code JUSTUS for money off your room reservation!!

Hayley and Debbie are both Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists specialising in Play Therapy. They are also both mothers and former primary school teachers. You can follow Debbie on instagram here and Hayley here

Hayley and Debbie offer therapy, parent support, courses and webinars and school support. Contact them on their websites below.

https://debbiecullinane.ie/

https://www.hayley-rice.com/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are back with another topic that comes up so frequently in our work! Being the "default" parent. In this episode we unpack what it means to us and we look at the ways it can impact us too. We share our own experiences and insights on this and of course, we offer some help. We hope you enjoy!

Send us an email at isitjustuspod@gmail.com and let us know your default parenting thoughts!

We are absolutely delighted to be sponsored by the stunning Breaffy House Resort. This is a beautiful 4-star, family-friendly hotel in Co. Mayo. They are in Ireland's Top 3 Family Friendly Hotels and cater for children of all ages with an abundance of activities and resources. The brand new outdoor thermal suite is a real standout for the adults too, the upgraded Signature Rooms are Devine, and the food in the restaurant is genuinely delicious. Check it out here

If you’re planning a stay, use the code JUSTUS for money off your room reservation!!

Hayley and Debbie are both Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists specialising in Play Therapy. They are also both mothers and former primary school teachers. You can follow Debbie on instagram here and Hayley here

Hayley and Debbie offer therapy, parent support, courses and webinars and school support. Contact them on their websites below.

https://debbiecullinane.ie/

https://www.hayley-rice.com/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It is eating disorders awareness week and we are so grateful for this conversation with Aoife O' Brien from AOB Coaching. Aoife talked us through some amazing insights on the topic of eating distress, eating disorders and all that comes with it. Debbie shares some of her experiences with this topic too. A truly honest and important conversation. We hope you enjoy.

You can find more about Aoife here https://www.instagram.com/aob.coaching/

You can get support on this topic here https://www.bodywhys.ie/eating-disorders-awareness-week-events-2026/

Aoife mentioned that she got help at this clinic https://www.marinotherapycentre.com/

Send your thoughts and comments in to isitjustuspod@gmail.com! We love hearing from you!

We are so grateful to be sponsored by the incredible Breaffy House Resort. This is a beautiful 4-star, family-friendly hotel in Co. Mayo. We recently stayed there & it was second to none! The brand new outdoor thermal suite is a real standout, the upgraded Signature Rooms are stunning, and the food in the restaurant is genuinely delicious. Check it out here

If you’re planning a stay, use the code JUSTUS for money off your room reservation!!

Hayley and Debbie are both Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists specialising in Play Therapy. They are also both mothers and former primary school teachers. You can follow Debbie on instagram here and Hayley here

Hayley and Debbie offer therapy, parent support, courses and webinars and school support. Contact them on their websites below.

https://debbiecullinane.ie/

https://www.hayley-rice.com/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bedtime! It can't be just us? 😅 It's chaos, it's triggering, we are wrecked, some nights it ends in tears (everyones) ... This week we dive in to this topic and share our honest experiences. We have a laugh and give some tips too! We hope it helps x

Send your thoughts and comments in to isitjustuspod@gmail.com! We love hearing from you!

We are so grateful to be sponsored by the incredible Breaffy House Resort. This is a beautiful 4-star, family-friendly hotel in Co. Mayo. We recently stayed there & it was second to none! The brand new outdoor thermal suite is a real standout, the upgraded Signature Rooms are stunning, and the food in the restaurant is genuinely delicious. Check it out here

If you’re planning a stay, use the code JUSTUS for money off your room reservation!!

Hayley and Debbie are both Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists specialising in Play Therapy. They are also both mothers and former primary school teachers. You can follow Debbie on instagram here and Hayley here

Hayley and Debbie offer therapy, parent support, courses and webinars and school support. Contact them on their websites below.

https://debbiecullinane.ie/

https://www.hayley-rice.com/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our 40th episode in a row! We are so grateful to you guys and have had a blast making these episodes! We never want a break, the weekly chats are everything! In this episode we use answers from Debbie's Instagram question box to have some fun and talk through the things that make life hard as parents! This convo is funny and very REAL! We hope you love it.

Send your thoughts and comments in to isitjustuspod@gmail.com! We love hearing from you!

We are so grateful to be sponsored by the incredible Breaffy House Resort. This is a beautiful 4-star, family-friendly hotel in Co. Mayo. We recently stayed there & it was second to none! The brand new outdoor thermal suite is a real standout, the upgraded Signature Rooms are stunning, and the food in the restaurant is genuinely delicious. Check it out here

If you’re planning a stay, use the code JUSTUS for money off your room reservation!!

Hayley and Debbie are both Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists specialising in Play Therapy. They are also both mothers and former primary school teachers. You can follow Debbie on instagram here and Hayley here

Hayley and Debbie offer therapy, parent support, courses and webinars and school support. Contact them on their websites below.

https://debbiecullinane.ie/

https://www.hayley-rice.com/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following on from last week (we got carried away talking about how we became therapists 😅), this week we are chatting about the absolute wonder and amazingness of play therapy, how it works and the cases that stood out to us over the years! We hope this helps you to understand how incredible play is and how deeply wise children are.

Send your thoughts and comments in to isitjustuspod@gmail.com! We love hearing from you!

We are so grateful to be sponsored by the incredible Breaffy House Resort. This is a beautiful 4-star, family-friendly hotel in Co. Mayo. We recently stayed there & it was second to none! The brand new outdoor thermal suite is a real standout, the upgraded Signature Rooms are stunning, and the food in the restaurant is genuinely delicious. Check it out here

If you’re planning a stay, use the code JUSTUS for money off your room reservation!!

Hayley and Debbie are both Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists specialising in Play Therapy. They are also both mothers and former primary school teachers. You can follow Debbie on instagram here and Hayley here

Hayley and Debbie offer therapy, parent support, courses and webinars and school support. Contact them on their websites below.

https://debbiecullinane.ie/

https://www.hayley-rice.com/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.