A Little Birdie Told Me

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.