The Brian Keane Podcast

Dr Mary Ryan is a Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist and the author of It's Probably Your Hormones. In this episode, she joins Brian Keane for a wide-ranging conversation about hormones, health and empowerment.

We explore fasting, weight-loss medication, burnout, low testosterone and erectile dysfunction, alongside the importance of sleep, nutrition and managing stress. Mary discusses why hormone health matters for both men and women, and why shame should never stop someone from asking for help.

The conversation also covers grief, resilience, parenting and self-esteem. Mary shares how she prioritises family and her own wellbeing, why boundaries matter, and what she hopes her children learn from her example.

00:00:00 Introduction and becoming more yourself with age
00:05:52 Fasting, skipped meals and meal timing
00:09:11 Weight-loss medication and hormone health
00:15:03 Burnout, chronic fatigue and energy
00:17:44 Low testosterone and blood testing
00:18:47 Erectile dysfunction and removing shame
00:22:39 Mary's book: It's Probably Your Hormones
00:28:22 Sleep and nutrition
00:31:24 Stress, grief and resilience
00:36:42 Parenting, boundaries and self-esteem
00:39:21 Deciding where your energy goes
00:42:31 Creating content that educates
00:45:24 Acute stress, chronic stress and cortisol
00:49:05 Supplements, stimulants and getting the basics right
00:52:52 Common misconceptions about hormones
00:56:00 A holistic approach to hormone health
00:58:38 Listening to your body and allowing rest
01:00:38 Self-love and balanced hormones
01:02:25 Mary's closing message
01:03:00 Teaching children through your example

Work with Brian

The Circle — Brian's online group business coaching mastermind:
https://briankeane.com/online-mastermind

Connect with Dr Mary Ryan

Website:
https://drmaryryan.com/

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/drmaryryan/

Mary's links:
https://linktr.ee/DrMaryRyan

Book — It's Probably Your Hormones:
https://www.books.ie/it-s-probably-your-hormones

Empower Her event — information and tickets:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/empower-her-tickets-1992882152164?aff=oddtdtcreator

Watch the full video on YouTube:

You're posting. You're showing up. You're doing everything the gurus tell you to do — and your following isn't moving. It's not the algorithm, it's not luck, and it's not timing. In this video, I break down the three biggest reasons social media accounts stall:

1️⃣ You're optimising for approval, not discovery — creating content for people who already follow you instead of the strangers finding you for the first time.

2️⃣ Your hook isn't earning the next three seconds — most people spend all their creative energy on the middle of the content and none on the first line.

3️⃣ You're inconsistent in a way the algorithm can't reward — consistency of format and frequency, not volume, is what lets the platform learn who to show you to.

Fix these three and growth stops feeling like luck. It starts feeling like a system. If you want help building the actual content system behind this — not just posting more, but posting the right things, in the right order, consistently — that's exactly what we work on inside The Circle.

Link below, or DM me the word CIRCLE on Instagram and let's talk about whether it's the right fit. https://briankeane.com/mastermind/

Paul J Ryan is an entrepreneur and mentor who owns an 8 figure business that runs without him. 

After nearly having a heart attack from stress at age 40, Paul explains why the business itself wasn't the source of his stress, it was how he was running it.

In today's show, he shares how entrepreneurs can become the biggest bottleneck in their own companies and why building the right culture, leadership team and accountability systems is essential if an owner wants to step back. 

We also explore the differences between financial freedom, time freedom and emotional freedom. Paul opens up about the fear and feelings of worthlessness that existed beneath his outward success, and how confronting those emotions changed his relationship with money, business and achievement.

Work with me in my business menotorship: https://briankeane.com/mentorship/

Apply to join The Circle: https://briankeane.com/mastermind/

Pauls details:

Website: https://www.pauljryan.net/

Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6tl0IEFMnCiHKvWNY4WqJU?si=561a1b10b14b4

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Free 30-minute strategy call with Paul:

https://calendly.com/inner-entrepreneur-podcast/discovery-call-with-paul-ryan

Today's episode is a press-record-and-talk-solo mindset podcast.

This has been a crazy year, but there are always nuggets of gold to be found even in the unlikeliest of places.

Today's episode is part of the 'best of' podcast series and first aired 28th December 2020

Shownotes:

Brian's Business Mentorship: https://briankeanefitness.com/mentorship-and-business-coaching

Brian's Mastermind The Circle: https://briankeanefitness.com/online-mastermind

Solo raw and unedited episodes about my thoughts on the fitness industry evolution in 2026. 

Timestamps: 
02:55 Shift 1: The Impact of GLP-1s on Fitness
14:28 Shift 2: The Rise of AI in Coaching
22:36 Shift 3: Navigating Influencer Market Saturation

Business Mentorship application: 

https://briankeane.com/mentorship/

Circle group mentorship application:

https://briankeane.com/mastermind/