We all love listening to Doireann, Donncha and Carl during our own early morning commutes or activities, but the hosts must have to rise pretty early to be in the studio full of energy for our entertainment at 6:00am!
During a recent q&a Doireann revealed that there’s a ban of sorts on “tiredness talk” inside the studio, which she finds helps her forget that it’s the crack of dawn.
A fan asked, “Still finding early mornings hard? Did you get better at going to bed early? Tell me how!”.
The presenter replied, “No. Still haven’t cracked it. Don’t know if I ever will & getting up can be hard, but once I’m out of the shower, dressed and in the car with a coffee I’m grand. It helps that Donncha, Carl and Producer Grace are allergic to ‘tiredness talk’ so we just don’t go there and as a result, it could be any time of the day as soon as we all get into work!”
That sounds like a great tip for any workplace tbh! If no one complains that they are tired it won’t be on your mind so much…
During the q&a Doireann also shared her go-to activities for the days when she’s not feeling the best.
“I feel rough I head for the park with Bertie and listen to a podcast or audiobook, I’ll go for at least an hour..it’s not a cure but I’ve never come back from a good walk feeling worse, I’ll always feel lighter (mentally) – it can be so hard to make yourself do it but it’s always worth it,” she said.
“Sometimes I’ll do something mundane or boring that I’ve been avoiding, like ironing. It means I’m focusing on something other than my thoughts or how I’m feeling and I’m always glad to have finished the pile of clothes I’ve been avoiding, which inevitably makes me feel a bit better!” she continued.
Doireann also shared that she has learned to be okay with the times she’s not feeling 100% saying, “I used to be allergic to feeling anything but upbeat and so would do anything and everything to distract myself from feeling sad/angry/ whatever…but those feelings inevitably come back to bite you if you push them down. If I feel them, I try to let myself feel them and practice a bit of self compassion!”