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People come and go in our lives \u2014 \u201cfriend\u2019s for a season\u201d \u2014 folks who we journey with for a while and then part ways. But every now and then a connection is made that you know will last a lifetime. \xa0 For me, podcaster James O\u2019Connell from Dublin is one of those connections.\xa0 \xa0 After strangely being introduced by previous podcast guest and current Mental Health co-host Stephen Ilardi, I first met James when he moved to Belfast last year and now he\u2019s moving on, we decided to mark the occasion with a conversation that captures some of what we\u2019ve wrestled with over the course of our friendship so far. \xa0 The result is a long-form conversation about dopamine, mental health, commitment, relationships, confrontation and compassion that dips into science, psyche, scripture and our own story along the way. \xa0 We don\u2019t have the answers. We don\u2019t have it all figured out. But we are trying \u2014 and hope that this raw, real-time wrestle will be a springboard for newfound courage, action and change in your own life. \xa0 \u2014 Matt\xa0 \xa0 https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/james-and-matt