Figs O’Sullivan Press and Podcast Appearances: NPR, Slate, The Irish Times, and 70+ Shows

Fiachra “Figs” O’Sullivan, LMFT, is a Certified Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist (ICEEFT), the founder of Empathi, and the creator of the Empathi Method. Over the past decade he has appeared as a guest relationship expert on more than 70 podcasts, been featured on NPR’s All Things Considered, quoted in Slate, and profiled in The Irish Times, and taught the Empathi Method to audiences ranging from couples therapists to Bitcoin podcasts. This page lists more than 60 of those appearances with verified links, so you can hear how other hosts, therapists, and interviewers engage with his work. For headshots, topics, and booking, see the press and media kit.

In the press

• NPR, All Things Considered: “I Asked A Computer To Be My Life Coach” (December 2015). NPR introduces him as “a leading couples’ counselor in San Francisco” and has him analyze IBM Watson’s read of a reporter’s love letters. Full transcript.
• Slate: “The Post-Trump Thanksgiving” (November 2016), quoting him as “a leading San Francisco-based couples’ counselor and founder of the Empathi.com community.”
• The Irish Times: “Wild Geese: From Old Bawn to Big Sur” (October 2017), a profile in the paper’s series on Irish emigrants, tracing his path from Dublin stockbroker to San Francisco couples therapist.

How hosts introduce Figs

• The Mark Groves Podcast: “a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, certified in Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and the founder of Empathi”
• The Dad Edge Podcast: “featured on NPR’s All Things Considered as a champion for healthy relationships”
• Manlihood ManCast: “distinguished LMFT, advocate for Emotionally-Focused Therapy”
• 51 First Dates: “marriage and family therapist, relationship expert, and founder of Empathi”
• The Speaking Podcast billed his episode “Relationship Expert For The New World”

Selected appearances

• The “What is Money?” Show with Robert Breedlove: The Hidden Psychological Cost of a Broken Monetary System (2026)
• The Mark Groves Podcast #332: Why Couples Really Fight (2023)
• ManTalks with Connor Beaton: On Diagnosing Your Partner, Blame Games, and Emotional Pursuers (2023, second appearance)
• Daddy Issues with Violet Benson: From Toxic to Soulmates (2023, second appearance)
• The Dad Edge Podcast with Larry Hagner: The Superpower of Empathy (2023)
• The Couples Therapist Couch with Shane Birkel, LMFT: EFT vs. RLT Debate (2018), a therapist-to-therapist conversation

All appearances by year

2026

• The “What is Money?” Show (Robert Breedlove): The Hidden Psychological Cost of a Broken Monetary System

2025

• Bitcoin for Millennials (Bram Kanstein): Therapist Exposes The #1 Reason People Reject Bitcoin
• The Robin Seyr Podcast: The Secret About Bitcoin They Can’t Freeze
• Never Perfect: Am I Secure in My Relationship and Good Enough for My Partner?

2024

• Your Brand Amplified (Anika Jackson): From Finance to Fostering Deeper Relationships

2023

• The Mark Groves Podcast #332: Why Couples Really Fight
• ManTalks (Connor Beaton): On Diagnosing Your Partner, Blame Games, and Emotional Pursuers
• Manlihood ManCast (Josh Hatcher): Learn to Understand Her and Fix Your Relationship
• Daddy Issues with Violet Benson: From Toxic to Soulmates
• The Drop In CEO (Deborah Coviello): The Greatest Tips for Building Strong Foundations in Relationships
• Transform Your Mind (Myrna Young): Keys to Making Long-Term Relationships Work
• Super Entrepreneurs Podcast (Shahid Durrani)
• Last First Date Radio (Sandy Weiner) EP 559: There’s Only One Relationship Problem
• Influential Entrepreneurs (Mike Saunders): Interview with Fiachra “Figs” O’Sullivan, Founder of Empathi
• Doing Business with a Servant’s Heart (Steve Ramona)
• The Speaking Podcast (Roy Coughlan) #218: Relationship Expert For The New World
• The Long Distance Love Bombs Podcast (Dr. Jeremy Goldberg) 191: What’s the Best Way to Stop the Waltz of Pain?
• Women Want Strong Men (Amy Stuttle): Infidelity, Intimacy and Communication with Marriage Therapist Figs O’Sullivan
• Couples Synergy (Dr. Ray and Jean Kadkhodaian): Emotion Focused Couples Therapy with Empathi, featuring Figs and Teale
• Ignorance Was Bliss (Kate Wallinga)
• Finding Genius Podcast (Richard Jacobs): Make Your Marriage Flourish
• Just Get Started Podcast (Brian Ondrako)
• Relationship Psych (Amber Dalsin) 100: What’s Beneath the Conflict
• The Medicin (Mimi Lindquist and Chase Atherton) 170: Resolving Romantic Conflict Better and Faster
• The Dad Edge Podcast (Larry Hagner): The Superpower of Empathy
• The Blissful Parenting Podcast: How Parents with Different Cultures and Values Can Learn to Work Together
• The Mountain Top Podcast (Scot McKay)
• WholeCEO (Lisa Goldenthal): How to Instill a Growth Mindset

2022

• Productivity Stacks (Jenea Spry)
• Thriving Entrepreneur (Steve Kidd)
• Saving With Steve (Steve Sexton) 108: Managing Financial Expectations with the Family
• Intimate Conversations (Allana Pratt): How to Make Long-Term Relationships Work
• The Bold-Faced Truth (Amy E. Smith) 451: Breaking Unhealthy Relationship Patterns and Making Marriage Work
• ManTalks (Connor Beaton): Breaking Free of Repeat Conflict in Relationships
• The Laughing Couple (Ryan and Brittany Ostofe) 106: Empathy, We’re Both Hurting
• The Learn to Love Podcast (Zach Beach) 95: How Long-Term Relationships Work
• Dear Men (Melanie Curtin) 195: Good vs. Bad Couples Counseling

2021

• Daddy Issues with Violet Benson: Are You Emotionally Unavailable?

2020

• I Do Podcast (Chase and Sarah Kosterlitz) 277: Wired For Love
• Men, This Way (Bryan Reeves) 049: You’re Hurt. I’m Angry. Now What?
• I Do Podcast 252: Everything You Need To Know About Couples Therapy
• Man of Mastery (Michael Bulloch) 054: Empathic Experience to Repair Relationships
• Rise Up For You 288: Your Path to a Better Relationship
• Ever Forward Radio (Chase Chewning) 294: How to Build Strong and Long-Lasting Relationships
• Brilliant Balance (Cherylanne Skolnicki) 120: How to Protect Your Marriage During the Parenting Years
• 51 First Dates (Liza and Kimmy): How to Have Empathy
• The Uncensored Empath (Sarah Small) 106: Creating a System for Successful Relationships

2019

• The Family Culture Project (Tara Cole) 066: The One Thing that May Be Missing in Your Family, Empathy
• The Hardcore Self-Help Podcast (Dr. Robert Duff) 186: Healing Together
• Mindfulness Mode (Bruce Langford) 484: Deep Connection for Couples
• The Reclamation Project (Julian Nevaccaro) 137: Healing Relationships
• The Find Your Awesome Podcast (Kelsey Abbott)
• Goal Magic (Cynthia and Brennen): Healing Your Relationships Through Finding Empathy in Everyday Moments
• EmPowered Couples Podcast (Aaron and Jocelyn Freeman): How to Balance Being a Parent and a Strong Spouse, with Figs and Teale
• Less Stressed Life (Christa Biegler) 080: Making Marriage Work and How to Fight
• Family Looking Up 102: How Improving Your Empathy Will Improve Your Relationships
• I Do Podcast 216: Reconnecting and Dealing with Impossible Relationship Moments
• Last First Date Radio (Sandy Weiner) EP 369: Empathy Is Your Superpower in Dating and Relationships
• The Flipping 50 Show (Debra Atkinson): How to Encourage Healthy Habits Without Nagging

2018

• The Couples Therapist Couch (Shane Birkel, LMFT) 061: EFT vs. RLT Debate
• The Couples Therapist Couch 026: Less Conflict, More Connection

2017

• True Calling Project (John Harrison): Helping Couples Help Themselves
• Practice of Being Seen (Rebecca Wong): Empathi with Figs

Beyond podcasts

Figs has been featured on NPR’s All Things Considered as a champion for healthy relationships, and his research dataset of 58,000+ relationship assessments is published at empathi.com/relationship-statistics. Several appearances above are joint interviews with his wife and co-therapist Teale Taxis, LMFT, a Certified EFT Therapist and Supervisor (ICEEFT).

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Topics, headshots, and booking details are in the press and media kit. For the canonical facts about Figs, Teale, Empathi, Figlet, and the research, see Empathi Facts.