Radio presenter Suzanne Kane left Dublin’s 98FM radio station last year and now she’s explained why she started talk therapy this year to help her mental health
Suzanne Kane pictured for RSVP Magazine
Former 98FM presenter Suzanne Kane has opened up about attending talk therapy to help with her mental health.
The broadcaster left her radio show last year, much to the shock and sadness of fans.
While it wasn’t a decision she made lightly, she knew it was right for her – but the whole experience took a toll on her mental health, she said.
In a video posted on Instagram, she explained that she started talk therapy as a way of processing everything that happened.
She uploaded a video of herself out in the garden and going on walks and explained how she was looking after her mental wellbeing.
In the video, she said she had worked her whole life towards her career, and she was hurting and sad over leaving her job – but starting talk therapy has really helped her.
“I’m Suzanne, mid forties, I’m taking a varied approach of nourishing myself, mentality, physically, emotionally and a bit of woo woo… this is the Mental Wellbeing part… I wasn’t sure about sharing this but it’s part of it,” she captioned the video. “I left a career I’d worked my whole life for on a random Tuesday; I walked out and never returned. I had shrunk to try and be liked, swallowed the things I should have called out; I felt responsible for everyone else’s emotions and utterly invisible.” Suzanne explained that in February 2025, she was sat in her GP’s office, completely burned out, crying and stumbling over her words. “That cold February morning I started to walk around the park, some days crying others numb and some just sad …. I did it *every day* for months, my ‘stupid mental health walks’ but with every day and step, it was gently soothing me, healing my nervous system.”
While the walking was great, Suzanne knew she needed more help, so she started going to talk therapy this year.
“Joey [Suzanne’s husband], I swear that man is a unicorn, he’s literally listened to me daily unpacking and piecing me back together, and my closest people have heard the inner working of the hurt and heartache. I needed to try release it all, it was only hurting me and I was actively seeking happiness.” While Suzanne has found therapy “messy, tiring and hard work”, she ultimately feels it has helped her. “Hearing someone validate the feelings, the hurt and support you processing that, well, it’s really something.
“Going to see a therapist felt like something you watched on US TV, but the more we acknowledge the power of conversation and helping ourselves, the better,” she said.
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