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Dysfunctional
I am shaking up the wellness industry and addressing the things that people usually avoid. With relentless curiosity and refusal to sweep things under the rug, this podcast is for those who crave truth over comfort and honesty over surface level BS.
So, get yourself in the lotus position because I have no plan, no pretence and definitely no bypassing….. I’m Josh Connolly and this will probably be dysfunctional
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Episodes
DysfunctionalIntroducing Talking Common with Josh Connolly
I have a brand new podcast and I would love for you to come follow along for the ride - https://podfollow.com/talking-common-with-josh-connolly Everyone’s got…
DysfunctionalThe Burnout That Changed Everything: When Success Was Just Survival with Nick Whitnell
On paper, Nick Whitnell had everything. A successful corporate career. Financial security. A family. The life many people spend years working towards. But…
DysfunctionalThe Truth About Healing That Nobody Wants To Hear
Join Breathing Space here: https://www.joshconnolly.co.uk/breathing-space This week is a little different. No guest. No script. Just me sitting down to answer…
DysfunctionalNobody Prepares You For Becoming a Mother with Rebecca Barnes
What if becoming a mother is one of the biggest transformations you'll ever go through… and nobody prepares you for it? In this powerful and deeply honest…
DysfunctionalToo Conscious For This World with Candace Van Dell
What if the child who was labelled "too sensitive", "too emotional", "too much", or "the problem" was never the problem at all? In this episode of…
DysfunctionalClick, Stalk, Destroy with Dr Jessica Taylor.
In this episode of *Dysfunctional*, Josh welcomes back bestselling author Dr Jessica Taylor for a powerful conversation about one of the most misunderstood…
DysfunctionalMidlife Crisis Saved My Life With Wyndham James
What if the life you've spent decades building no longer feels like yours? In this episode of Dysfunctional, Josh sits down with coach, mediator, yoga teacher…
DysfunctionalI Didn’t Know I Was a Childhood Abuse Survivor with Chanel Duffy
In this episode of Dysfunctional, Josh sits down with Chanel Duffy for a raw and deeply honest conversation about childhood abuse, narcissistic parents…
DysfunctionalToxic Bosses, Workplace Trauma, and Why It’s Not You with Dr Laura Hambley Lovett
In this episode, Josh sits down with workplace psychologist and author Dr Laura Hambley Lovett to explore the reality of toxic bosses, workplace trauma, and…
DysfunctionalEmotionally Immature Parents, Estrangement, and the Need for Validation with Ana Gersch
In this episode, Josh sits down with trauma coach Ana Gersch to explore emotionally immature parents, estrangement, and the role of validation in family…
DysfunctionalMaking Wellness Accessible Again with the OneRetreat Festival
For more information or to grab you spot at the festival use these links - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/oneretreatwellness?igsh=dWl1d3Q2NzhjMGto…
DysfunctionalThe Hidden Impact of Addiction on Families with Amber Hughes
In this episode, I’m joined by Amber Hughes for a powerful conversation about addiction, homelessness, grief, and the impact all of it has on families. Amber…
DysfunctionalThe Truth About Toxic Work Culture with Becky Ray
This week on Dysfunctional, I’m joined by Becky Ray. Becky works in workplace culture and leadership, helping organisations improve toxic work environments and…
DysfunctionalPsychosis, Trauma and Reclaiming Your Life with Laura Marston
In this episode, I sit down with Laura Marston for one of the most raw and honest conversations we’ve had on Dysfunctional. Laura shares her journey from being…
DysfunctionalHealing the Wounded Boy with Kevin Brown
In this episode of Dysfunctional, Josh sits down with Kevin Brown for a raw and honest conversation about men’s mental health, addiction, shame, and the long…
DysfunctionalEstrangement, Neurodivergence and Learning to Feel with Rich Finegan
Rich Finegan joins me for a powerful conversation about family estrangement, neurodivergence, anger, shame, and what it means to finally let yourself feel. We…
DysfunctionalEstrangement, Therapy & Self-Respect with Laura Belbin (Knee Deep in Life)
In this episode of Dysfunctional, Josh sits down with comedian and creator Laura Belbin, best known online as Knee Deep in Life, for a raw and wide-ranging…
DysfunctionalDO Loss with Sue Deagle
In this episode, Josh sits down with Sue Deagle for a powerful conversation about loss, grief, resilience, and life after everything changes. Sue shares the…
DysfunctionalSafety, Belonging, Dignity: The Nervous System Truth Nobody Taught Us with Leona Waller & Ana Ally
This week I’m joined by Leona Waller and Ana Ally, hosts of The Body Knows, for a conversation that goes way beyond “regulating your nervous system.” We…
DysfunctionalParental Imprisonment: Lived Experience Of Young People
In this powerful episode, I sit down with five extraordinary young people to talk about what it’s really like to grow up with a parent in prison. The courage…
DysfunctionalComing Home to the Body with Jolene Ironside
Jolene Ironside is a trauma therapist specialising in teenagers and neurodiversity, a somatic mind-body coach, yoga teacher, and holistic therapist. In this…
DysfunctionalChasing Yesterday Marathons for Children of Alcoholics with Ian Stringer and Scott Murdoch
n this episode of Dysfunctional, Josh Connolly is joined by Ian Stringer and Scott Murdoch to talk about Chasing Yesterday Marathons a powerful endurance…
DysfunctionalMend or Move On? The Hardest Relationship Question, with Kate King
This week on Dysfunctional I’m joined by Kate King, author of Mend or Move On. We talk about the question so many people live inside for years: should I stay…
DysfunctionalBeckham, Oprah & Estrangement: with Karl Melvin
In this episode, Josh is joined by Karl Melvin to unpack the recent Beckham estrangement headlines, Oprah’s conversation on family estrangement, and why this…
DysfunctionalBringing Home Your Inner Child
In this solo episode of Dysfunctional, I walk through the six chapters of the Inner You process and share why this work has been so important in my own…
DysfunctionalDitching the Spiritual Costume to Find Authenticity with Elaine Baxter
In this episode, I’m joined by Elaine Baxter, a breathwork facilitator who’s been through the full arc of modern wellness, from fixing and performing, to…
DysfunctionalPost-Separation Abuse: When Leaving Doesn’t End the Control with Miranda Allen
Leaving an abusive relationship doesn’t always mean the abuse stops. In this episode, Josh speaks with Miranda Allen, an ambassador for Mums in Need, about…
DysfunctionalToxic Relationship Recovery with Jo Westwood
In this episode of Dysfunctional, I’m joined by relationship recovery coach Jo Westwood for a deep, honest conversation about toxic relationships…
DysfunctionalWhen Your Parent Is Murdered | Alex Williams on Childhood Trauma
Alex Williams was eight years old when his mum was murdered by his stepfather. In this episode, Alex shares what it’s really like to grow up after extreme…
DysfunctionalWhen Your Voice Has Trauma Too with Claire Delaney
Trauma doesn’t just live in your head. It can shut down your voice too. Vocal coach Claire Delaney joins me to talk C-PTSD, nervous system survival, toxic…
DysfunctionalHow Do You Talk Someone Down From Extreme Violence? with Jared Shurin
In this episode I’m joined by Jared Shurin, a strategic communications specialist who works in counter extremism, violent radicalisation, misinformation, and…
DysfunctionalInside a Shame Storm with Melinda Delisle
What if those moments where you’re convinced you’re a horrible person who “shouldn’t even be here” aren’t proof that you’re broken… but that you’re in what my…
DysfunctionalNational Children With a Parent In Prison Day
Children with a parent in prison are some of the most invisible kids in the country. In this episode, I sit down with Sarah (founder of charity Children Heard…
Dysfunctional1 Year of Dysfunctional
Unbelievably, it has been 1 year since Dysfunctional began so I take a look back over the highs and lows Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…
DysfunctionalWhat Makes Someone a Toxic Person?
In this episode Josh talks about: Why the phrase “toxic person” makes some people more uncomfortable than abuse itself The difference between “people doing…
DysfunctionalAcceptance Without Forgiveness: Suicide, Trauma, and Taking Your Life Back with Maike Mullenders
Maike is the author of The Confession: A Journey to Acceptance, her memoir of growing up with a father with undiagnosed mental health issues who went on to…
DysfunctionalThe System Is Sick: Time to Let Humans Feel with Auroara Leigh
We call it “mental health,” but what if the real diagnosis is a sick system? Wellness anthropologist Aurora Leigh joins Josh to argue that disconnection — not…
DysfunctionalIs the Mental Health Conversation Making Us Sicker?
This episode includes candid references to suicide, depression and self-harm. It’s just been World Mental Health Day. I’m asking a hard question with no easy…
DysfunctionalHighly Sensitive in a Hyper-Triggering World
In this solo episode of Dysfunctional, Josh asks a raw question: Is the world actually worse, or are we just being fed constant content that keeps us…
DysfunctionalWhat School Never Taught Us About Work with Hasan Khair
Old friends. Real talk. A mini 115 Miles reunion. Hasan Khair joins me to unpack why work feels like a moving target and what to do when the ladder you were…
DysfunctionalFrom Golden Child to Scapegoat with Lauren Smallcomb
Lauren Smallcomb grew up the “golden child” at home and in church. When compassion widened and questions came, the role cracked. We get into: Golden child vs…
DysfunctionalIs Psychiatry Built on Lies? With Dr. Jessica Taylor
What if everything you’ve been told about mental illness… isn’t true? In this raw and uncompromising episode of Dysfunctional, I sit down with psychologist and…
DysfunctionalHow We Fail SEND Families with Debra Paynter
In this episode of Dysfunctional, Josh sits down with Debra Paynter — business manager, single parent, and advocate — for a raw conversation about raising her…
DysfunctionalThe Day I Stopped Forgiving My Mother with Dr. Sherrie Campbell
In this raw and unfiltered conversation, Josh sits down with Dr. Sherrie Campbell — psychologist, author, and unapologetic disruptor in the toxic family space…
DysfunctionalHealing from Toxic Family Systems with Patrick Teahan
In this episode of Dysfunctional, I’m joined by therapist and childhood trauma expert Patrick Teahan for a raw and powerful conversation about healing from…
DysfunctionalHate Yachts, Not Dinghies: Class, Control & Political Punk with Hyphen
What if the same coercive control you grew up with in your family is playing out on a societal scale—and no one’s supposed to name it? In this unapologetically…
DysfunctionalWhat No One Tells You About Parental Imprisonment With Georgina And LuLu
In this raw and emotional episode, I sit down with Lulu and Georgina—two sisters who grew up in the chaos of having a father in prison. What starts as a…
DysfunctionalCapitalism, Consciousness, and Narcissistic Parents, with Christian John
In this bold and unfiltered episode, I’m joined by Christian John — a truth-teller who walked away from a toxic family system and now uses his platform to…
DysfunctionalRaised in a Cult to Finding Healing, with Karinne
Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of childhood sexual abuse, religious trauma, suicide attempts, and domestic violence. Please listen with…
DysfunctionalThe Wellness Industry Is Just Another Coping Mechanism with Sam Miller
Most people think they’re broken. Most people think dysregulation is a problem. Most people think the answer is to regulate, reframe, or reset. But what if all…
DysfunctionalReclaiming Sensitivity: The Truth About HSPs, Kids, and Healing with Dr Genevieve von Lob
Today, I’m joined by the brilliant Dr. Genevieve von Lob – clinical psychologist, conscious parenting coach, and author of Five Deep Breaths: The Power of…
DysfunctionalWhen There's No Bad Parts with Kevin O’Neill
Josh is joined by IFS coach Kevin O’Neill — the man who guided him through 10 transformational sessions of Internal Family Systems work. Together, they explore…
DysfunctionalBreaking Free from the System That Broke You with Helen Dudzinska
What if your burnout, your self-doubt, your struggle to belong weren’t personal problems, but symptoms of a system that was never built for you? In this raw…
DysfunctionalUnderstanding a Toxic Person's Tactics
If you’ve ever dealt with a toxic person online or in real life, this episode is for you. Josh breaks down a recent Facebook interaction that perfectly…
DysfunctionalNavigating Family Estrangement: The Unspoken Reality of Going No Contact with Karl Melvin
What really happens when you cut ties with your own family? In this episode, I’m joined by psychologist and author Karl Melvin, whose book Navigating Family…
Dysfunctional13 Years Sober: My Journey
In this deeply personal and vulnerable episode, Josh Connolly shares his journey to 13 years of sobriety. But this isn’t just a story about putting down the…
DysfunctionalIs Embodiment The Answer to The Self-Improvement Trap with Leona Waller
In the very first guest episode of Dysfunctional, I’m joined by writer and embodiment coach Leona Waller — and we go all in on the toxic side of…
DysfunctionalAnger, Capitalism, and Why I Still Don’t Have It All Figured Out
Back from the bank holiday chaos with a so-called “bite-sized” episode (spoiler: it’s not). I’m checking in after a couple of messy, kid-mode weeks—reflecting…
DysfunctionalYou Can’t Co-Parent With a Narcissist
You can’t co-parent with a toxic person and it’s time we said that out loud. In this episode, I’m naming what so many people live through in silence…
DysfunctionalShall We Start a Revolution!?
Alright, here we go... In this episode, I’m diving into what I believe might just be the most important conversation we need to be having right now...how do we…