{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"How's Your Ma Podcast","title":"How's Your Ma: Episode 6","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3970,"description":"In this episode, Leanne and Orla sit down with Keith Dixon — personal trainer, coach, and friend for 16 years — for one of the most open and honest conversations yet. Born and raised in Blanchardstown, Keith has spent 25+ years in the fitness industry, but his story goes far deeper than the gym floor.Keith opens up about growing up as the eldest of five in a tight-knit Dublin community, the lessons his parents instilled in him, and how that shaped who he became as a father, friend, and coach. He talks candidly about co-parenting after a separation, the moment he found himself homeless and living in a hostel, dark thoughts that crept in during that time, and how movement, mindset work, and the right people helped pull him through.The conversation takes in men's mental health, loneliness in modern life, the \"manosphere\" and its influence on young people, unrealistic body image pressures, emotional affairs, and the ripple effect of one person shaping another. Keith also reflects on the ten trainers he's sent out into the fitness world, his relationship with his brother and sisters, and what turning 50 really means to him.Raw, real, and full of Dublin warmth — this one hits different.Timecodes:00:00 — Introductions: meet Keith Dixon, friend for 16 years and coach01:28 — Growing up in Blanchardstown, the eldest of five05:17 — Childhood holidays, community spirit & how times have changed06:56 — Blanchardstown reality: salt of the earth people, hard lives, and the lads who made it through09:29 — Co-parenting after separation — putting the boys first, always10:15 — Quality time with Joshua and Zachary as they grow up17:00 — Losing the gym: chains on the door and starting over26:24 — Homeless and living in a hostel — the lowest point27:03 — Dark thoughts, the window, and choosing to get up and walk28:23 — Losing people to suicide — personal loss and community grief33:17 — Men's mental health: meditation, breathwork, shadow work and doing the inner work35:29 — Loneliness...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/FUVDSkfVPC0QV4Qius2XwJXiLtOKT4vb9TebidaGyrI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mZGQ1/YmQ5MjYyMGQwMjhi/YTM0MTRiNDY1OTY1/MDIxMi5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}