A Little Birdie Told Me

On Season 11 Episode 11 of A Little Birdie Told Me Rebecca Horan speaks to Brenda Dennehy. Brenda is a Podcaster and host of The Comeback With Brenda, she is also a producer, presenter and former alcoholic.During this conversation Brenda opened up to Rebecca about her addiction and how she began drinking, the terrible affect it had on her work, relationships and family and how she survived many stints in rehab to finally come from rock bottom to being one of Ireland's top podcasters. In recent years Brenda has turned her life around and is a well respected presenter and producer, she is a marathon runner and talks openly about her battle with addiction and road to recovery in order to help other women who are going through the same. She also talks about the profound affect her mother has had on her life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Season 11 Episode 10 of A Little Birdie Told Me, host Rebecca Horan talks to Dr Laura Lenihan. Laura is known as Dr Laura GP on Instagram and has built an incredible online community from her work as a doctor, the work she does in her skin clinic in Galway and her life with her husband Ross and three children. In recent months Laura started sharing more than just her day to day life with her family and work, she started sharing very relatable content about the mental load and how she decided to stop doing everything within the home. Laura opens up about this challenging time but how the decision to stop was the start of a reawakening for her and her family. Since then Laura has been diagnosed with ADHD, her husband Ross shares a lot more of the household duties, her children have a better understanding of Laura's need for rest too. This is an incredibly honest and timely conversation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Season 11 Episode 9 of A Little Birdie Told Me, Rebecca Horan talks to Caoimhe de Frein. Caoimhe is a Life Design Coach and a mum of three. Caoimhe speaks to Rebecca about the redundancy that changed the course of her life and career, how she finally discovered what her purpose was using her skills and expertise and how she pivoted and retrained as a Life Design Coach while raising three young children. Caoimhe’s story is both inspirational and empowering and she is already helping so many women find their voice and the path that suits them and their lives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Season 11 Episode 8 of A Little Birdie Told Me host Rebecca Horan is talking to Rhona Cullinan. Rhona talks to Rebecca about her three children who were born with additional needs, the work she has done to advocate them and the many obstacles along the way. She also opened up about her incredible weight loss journey where she shed a massive ten stone and the health journey she has been on since. This episode is full of honesty, wisdom and hope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Season 11 Episode 7 of A Little Birdie Told Me host Rebecca Horan talks to actress Amy De Bhrun. Amy spoke to Rebecca about her son River’s autism diagnosis and the grief that followed and then the acceptance an overwhelming sense of protection and wonder. Now Amy advocates for River and so many others and even created a beautiful piece of film, in the form of Samhain, which has been released nationally. Amy also discussed family life with her daughter billie and her husband Sean, her acting career in the UK and Ireland and her hopes for the autistic community in this country on the back of her work and so many others Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Season 11 Episode 6 of A Little Birdie Told Me host Rebecca Horan talks to Holly Harcourt. Holly is the founder and lead coach of The Self Love Revolution. The Self Love Revolution is and online health, nutrition and fitness coaching business for women 35+.The wonderful Holly is based in the UK and spoke to Rebecca in the Dublin studio when she was recently over to do one of her first Irish retreats. Holly spoke to Rebecca about how she wasn't always in the fitness industry and actually started her career as a dancer on cruise ships, she loved performing and explained how during that incredible time travelling around the world she met her ex-husband on board a cruise. They were together over a decade and divorced a few years ago. Holly opened up about how the marriage became toxic with a lot of hardship before she could finally get out of it and how the demise of that relationship ultimately spurred her on to make massive changes in her life. Holly told Rebecca that she only stepped foot in a gym for the first time over a decade ago and that is when she started training which then turned into her greatest passion and lead to her work in women's health coaching and the birth of The Self Love Revolution. 60% of Holly's clients reside in Ireland and she spoke about her love of her "Irish ladies" and the work they do together. Holly is an inspiring woman who has experienced rock bottom and built an incredible career community from the ashes of it. Holly is encouraging thousands of women to love themselves again and that it is never too late. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Season 11 Episode 5 of A Little Birdie Told Me, Rebecca Horan talks to Ally Garvey. Ally Garvey is a model who has worked in the industry for years, an influencer, regular on TV and mother to two girls. Ally opens up about her childhood in Dublin 8 with her mother and brother, she discussed her parents separation and her complex relationship with her dad and how she wanted a different path for herself when she eventually settled down. Ally modelled as a young teen into adulthood around Dublin and abroad and spoke honestly about how different the industry is now compared to back then and how she approaches her children's own blossoming modelling careers as young kids. Ally has worked for years in media and spoke about how she made it work through different pregnancies and births. In recent years Ally and her husband have faced many challenges and have survived the worst and lived to tell the tell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Season 11 Episode 4 of A Little Birdie Told Me host Rebecca Horan talks to Lynsey Bennett. Lynsey is the CEO of Glow, salon owner, Co-Founder of Lusso Tan and mum to twin girls. Lynsey spoke to Rebecca about her kickstart in the beauty business after leaving her corporate job just before the global recession and how she and her sister built a successful salon business from scratch through hard work, long hours and and perseverance. Meanwhile, not long after she took on the salon she also fell pregnant with twin girls, Lynsey opened up about the challenges that presented but how she still showed up for her job and continued to grow the business. Lynsey also developed Lusso tan with her siblings following a conversation over a family dinner and explained to Rebecca about how self tan is such an essential part of the self-care process for women because whether pregnant, postpartum or parenting women want to look and feel good in their skin and a little glow helps. Lynsey has a full life but enjoys the balance of being involved in her children's many activities and running her businesses. An inspirational woman who overcame many challenges along the way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Season 11 Episode 3 of A Little Birdie Told Me Rebecca Horan talks to Pamela Laird. Pamela is a businesswoman, influencer and mum of one. Pamela grew up as an only child in a home with business-owner parents and she tells Rebecca that that's where she gets her distinct drive from. Pamela explains how she built her beauty business and career, the decision to close her salon with her mother Yvonne during Covid when her dad became very unwell and getting to appear on Dragon's Den and The Apprentice. Pamela also opens up about her fiance and respecting his privacy and not flaunting her relationship on social media, she told Rebecca she is one and done after the birth of her daughter and how she planned her c-section so she could have some control on the day and what her plans are for the future following the sad passing of her dad who had suffered from Alzheimer’s for years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Season 11 Episode 2 of A Little Birdie Told me, Rebecca Horan is joined by Mandy Maher. Mandy is a popular model agent, owner of Catwalk Model Agency, The Platform by MM, a Television Stylist and of course a mother. Mandy and Rebecca have a conversation about Mandy's upbringing and how her mother's tenacity helped shape Mandy's strength of character and work ethic in her formative years. Mandy talks about meeting her husband Ger when she was just 19 and their life together raising their young family while working, Mandy also opens up about her successful businesses but how Covid nearly broke her and how she constantly pivoted in order to stay relevant and in business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.