A Little Birdie Told Me

On this bonus episode of A Little Birdie Told Me, Rebecca talks to Ireland's Classic Hits Radio Breakfast presenters Lucy Kennedy and Colm Hayes. Lucy and Colm are talking about parenting peeves, parenting hacks, their busy family lives and how charity begins within the home as they promote Barnardos Ireland Giving Day on Friday 20th September.

****Trigger Warning***** This episode contains content of a sensitive nature.On Episode 8 of A Little Birdie Told Me Rebecca chats to High-Performance Coach Justin Caffrey, Justin and his wife Beatrice have overcome terrible grief and adversity and have lived to tell the tale. Justin left Ireland to enjoy a hugely successful career in finance in the UK in the 90s and in his own words became a workaholic, the catalyst to change in his life came when he met his wife Beatrice, they went on to have two sons, one of whom died in infancy. Justin speaks with grace, poise and perspective on a very challenging time when they endured pregnancy loss, medical complications with their first-born Luca and the loss of their second son Joshua. The couple have become stronger where others may not have been able to move past the grief. Justin now works in the wellness area and is a very well respected High-Performance coach, changing minds and lives with his wonderful work.

On episode 7, Rebecca chats to Cocoa Brown CEO Marissa Carter. Marissa was raised in a large family with young parents and learned about getting stuck in from a young age. Marissa played a maternal role at home and because of that became the driven, resilient, focused and very successful businesswoman she is today. Rebecca spoke to Marissa about her family life, her two young children, the bump in the road for Cocoa Brown, the brands comeback and her super smart social media content.

On episode 6 Rebecca speaks to hugely popular content creator, Louise Cooney. Louise recently announced her engagement and has a beautiful baby boy Jude with her partner. For years Louise has been leading the way when it comes to fashion and beauty content creation and blogging and was one of the first influencers in this country. On this episode she tells Rebecca how she got into this industry, her bittersweet stint in New York, finding love, pregnancy and labour pains and being tough in business.

On episode 5 Rebecca chats to Dr Clodagh Campbell, AKA The Wellness Psychologist. Clodagh has studied psychology extensively and is now a practising psychologist and works with many mothers in this country, particularly women suffering from being stretched to capacity and those in need of healing. Clodagh was adopted and opens up to Rebecca about her journey as a child with her family as an adopted girl and reuniting with her birth mother. She also talks to Rebecca about her two daughters and being pregnant with her third and her recent crisis which forced her to take rest, which she said has been the best thing that ever happened to her.

On episode 4 Rebecca talks to Sleep Consultant and author of The Baby Sleep Solution, Lucy Wolfe. Lucy is the leading voice when it comes to sleep in this country and has helped thousands of parents get more sleep through her expert training.

On Episode 3 Rebecca talks to Laura Dowling, AKA The Fabulous Pharmacist, in what is of the most candid chats about women's health, sex, relationships, perimenopause, pregnancy, postpartum mental health, fitness and so much more. Laura breaks down the difference between a vulva and vagina, the issues surrounding women's health research and where we are at when it comes to women's sexual pleasure in 2024.

On Episode 2 of A Little Birdie Told Me, Author and Podcaster Rosemary MacCabe talks to Rebecca about her move Stateside and how she met and married her just husband, had a baby and is pregnant with a second in the space of just four years. Rosemary is also mother to her two step-sons, she discusses life with boys and her views around gender disappointment and gender reveals. Rebecca and Rosemary talk candidly about marriage in 2024, social norms and societal pressures, the mental load and her views on the word lived through the lens of a woman.