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Tough Love

Tough Love

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Welcome to Tough Love, the relationship podcast with Stephanie Regan, clinical psychotherapist and relationship expert and Mairead Loughman, Matchmaker and founder of Love HQ.


This podcast is the result of many conversations between us about dating and love where we found that we were both noticing the suffering, loneliness and powerlessness that can lie beneath the search for love.

Although we arrive to the subject from two very different places we saw that some truths and difficulties simply never get aired and that there could be a real benefit in opening a bigger and more frank conversation on these and the realities of dating and building relationships in today's world.

Our focus is to say what needs saying, hence the title ,'Tough Love', but with the purpose of empowering the listener,by hearing common sense and new perspectives.


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Episodes
  • S3 E8 - Lonliness
    Mar 20 2025

    On this week’s podcast Stephanie and Mairead are discussing loneliness.


    • The many times that loneliness is more likely to happen.
    • The food map of your connections.
    • The micro connections of your day.
    • Why are we, in Ireland more lonely than our European neighbours.
    • How we can include others and do we forget to do that?
    • Alone and lonely are not the same thing.
    • Do you date from a place of loneliness.
    • The power and enormous value of volunteering
    • The wonderful way women support women.
    • Be kind to others - maybe there is something that you don’t know.
    • Actively include others - playing your part.
    • The loneliness that is part of being in a bad relationship!


    If you would like to book a private consultation with Stephanie and Mairead visit www.toughlove.ie



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    33 mins
  • S3 E8 - Anxiety
    Mar 15 2025

    On this week's Tough Love podcast Stephanie and Mairead are discussing anxiety.


    - What is anxiety?

    - Why you have to take responsibility for your mental health for the sake of your relationship.

    - Why sleep is a barometer of your mental health.

    - Some techniques that Stephanie and Mairead recommends if you have anxiety

    • Emotional Freedom Tech
    • EMDR
    • Tapping
    • Box Breathing


    - What can you do if someone you love has anxiety?

    - What does it feel like to have anxiety?

    - Effects of alcohol on mental health.

    - Panic attacks?

    - Do not ignore the symptoms of anxiety, identify the source, visit your GP and consider a therapist.

    - Remember, you will find your sparkle again!


    If you would like to book a private consultation with Stephanie and Mairead visit www.toughlove.ie



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    31 mins
  • S3 E7 - Bullying
    Mar 7 2025

    On this week's episode of Tough Love podcast we discuss bullying.

    -What we saw over the weekend in Zelensky's meeting with Trump.

    -Stephanie and Mairead discuss their experiences of being bullied.

    -How bullying affects you long term

    -Stephanie's experience of working as a clinical psychotherapist and dealing with bullying in the workplace.

    -Bullying, stress undealt with leads to burnout.

    -Recording the pattern, notes and facts of your bullying.

    - Stephanie's experience of employee assistance programmes.

    -Why do people bully?

    If you would like to book a private consultation with Stephanie and Mairead, visit www.toughlove.ie


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    43 mins

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