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A Little Birdie Told Me

A Little Birdie Told Me is a family and parenting podcast and every episode we’ll be bringing you insights, advice and our own personal experiences, along with some great guests. Brought to you by Rebecca Horan and Rollercoaster.ie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#80 Harrison Gardner On Changing The World With His...

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2025/04/10

On Episode 3 of Season 7 of A Little Birdie Told Me Rebecca talks to Harrison Gardner. Harrison is a builder, tv presenter, author and teacher and the proud father of two little girls with his wife Erin. Harrison is originally from Australia and is passionate about self-building and creating communities where people can thrive and live self-sufficient lives with their families. He is educating people on to build their own homes, learning the skills to build everything from a wall to a kitchen table

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#79 Dr Aoife Durcan On Helping Our Sensitive Children...

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2025/04/03

On Episode 2 of Season 7 Rebecca talks to Dr Aoife Durcan. Dr Aoife Durcan is a Senior Counselling Psychologist who has penned the wonderful new book, Your Highly Sensitive Child. Aoife also works as a Chartered Psychologist in The Mental Health Hospital. Aoife is raising two young boys and is pregnant with her third child and gives Rebecca an insight into what a Highly Sensitive Child feels and how to help them thrive in a busy world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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#78 Georgie Crawford On Leaving The Last Decade...

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2025/03/27

On Season 7 and episode 1 of A Little Birdie Told Me, Rebecca is joined by Georgie Crawford. Georgie is a wellness coach, motivational speaker, business owner and podcast host. Georgie had her second baby via surrogacy in Georgia last year and openly discusses the journey to bring Tahlie home with Rebecca. Georgie also discusses turning 40 and the decade she has left behind - from recovering from cancer, starting her empire, The Good Glow, having her daughters Pia and Tahlie and the surrogacy

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45:04

#77 Laura Farrington Gives A Grief Masterclass

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2025/02/28

On this episode, the final episode in season 6, Rebecca talks to Podcaster and Life Coach Laura Farrington. Laura has lived through the unimaginable; she has lost both her parents, her father through suicide and mother through cancer. Laura explains to Rebecca how she came out the other side of grief and used her pain to push forward in her life and make better choices. Laura is a mother to two children and speaks honestly about her post-partum depression and when she knew she should seek help

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37:24

#76 Gracie Cahill On Swapping The Rat Race For A...

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2025/02/21

On this episode Rebecca speaks to former colleague, Gracie Cahill. Gracie worked for a publisher for years as a fashion stylist and writer and is now running her own style and event business. Gracie has always lived life by her own rules and has an incredible ability to set boundaries. Gracie and her husband Adam have one daughter and raise her with love and intuition. Gracie tells Rebecca about getting the courage to leave her job and set up on her own, be more present for her daughter and her new

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32:17

#75 Jarlath Regan On Finding Comedy In The Darkest...

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2025/02/14

On this episode Rebecca sits down with comedian Jarlath Regan. Jarlath talks about his childhood and what lead him to get into comedy as an adult, resulting in a hugely successful global career on the stage and behind the mic. Jarlath also discusses how he and his wife Tina raise their son and his iconic Mammy reels. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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54:50

#74 Lorna Weightman On The Moment That Changed Her Life

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2025/02/07

On this episode stylist and content creator Lorna Weightman talks to Rebecca about her huge career pivot that brought her from a gruelling job in finance to styling and how she turned her lowest point into her most important, Lorna openly discusses her anxiety and how she managed and manages her symptoms. Lorna and her husband have had their fair share or hardships but recently celebrated the birth of their baby boy and Lorna charts her pregnancy, labour and being a mum with Rebecca. She also

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52:16

#73 Anne Laird On Living With Stage 4 Cancer

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2025/01/31

On this episode Rebecca sits down with Anne Laird. Anne Laird is married to renowned Irish Broadcaster, Colm Hayes, Anne has always chosen a much quieter path and has never been in the public eye. However, now Anne feels it is time to talk about the last 5 years of her life. Anne is living with and being treated for Stage 4 Cancer, which started with breast cancer and spread to her bones, bowel and liver. Anne has two children; Alex and Holly. Anne opens up to Rebecca about her battle with cancer,

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51:06

#72 Tara Farrell On Embracing The Calm In The Chaos

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2025/01/24

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#71 Beatrice Caffrey On Surviving The Unimaginable...

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2025/01/17

On episode 6 Rebecca sits down with nutritionist and fitness coach Beatrice Caffrey. Beatrice and her husband Justin have survived every parent's worst nightmare, they lost their son Joshua when he was just 11 months old after surviving a premature birth with complications. Born in Germany, Beatrice has lived an extraordinary life, filled with incredible highs and the lowest of lows. Beatrice describes how she walked the Wicklow mountains to work through her painful grief and is now inspiring and

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56:56

#70 Sile Seoige On Trusting Her Instincts And Keeping...

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2025/01/10

On Episode 5 of Season 6 Rebecca sits down with Broadcaster Sile Seoige. Recently settled in her new home in Spiddeal in the west of Ireland Sile travelled up to the Dublin studio to discuss meeting her partner Damien and raising their children, her passions, her cancer battle, her trials and triumphs, her successful podcasting career and stance on Gaza. Sile brings Rebecca on a journey from meeting her partner on a charity cycle at a time when she wasn't looking for love to making waves in this

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#69 Daniella Moyles On Her Journey To A More...

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2025/01/03

On episode 4 of Season 6 of A Little Birdie Told Me, Psychotherapist Daniella Moyles, opens up to Rebecca about her journey to contentment. Daniella now lives in Wicklow with her husband Andy and her son Sonny and has a very calm, healthy life, however, Daniella explains to Rebecca how it took major burnout in the modelling and media industry for her to stop, reflect and make the big changes that would change her life. The last few years haven't been easy for the mum of one - from quitting her

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41:27

#68 Alison Curtis On Her Triangle Family After The...

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2024/12/13

On Episode 3 Broadcaster and Today FM Host Alison Curtis sits down with Rebecca to discuss her wonderful childhood in Canada, the devastating loss of her parents in her teens and the impact that had on her and her twin sister. Alison also discussed her broadcasting career and her huge success with national radio station Today FM; from working on Ian Dempsey's breakfast show to having one of the most popular radio shows in the country. She also opened up to Rebecca about her partner Anton, their love

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#67 Sophie Morris On Feeding Your Family Well

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2024/12/06

On Episode 2 Rebecca talks to Sophie Morris. Sophie was on the podcast two seasons ago and is a firm favourite and a mine of information. A nutrition coach and cook Sophie discusses her recent instagram fame following her fantastic supermarket reels where she exposes food labels and encourages consumers to make smart food swaps and alternative choices when cooking for the family. Sophie gets frank about the dangers of consuming too many overprocessed foods and the harm it can cause. She gives

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1:00:17

#66 John Belton On How We Can Change Our Lives

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2024/11/29

On Season 6 Episode 1 High Performance Coach John Belton talks to Rebecca about his childhood, fascinating career, coaching business, love story, life in Portugal and beautiful baby girl. John is one of the most revered wellness and fitness coaches in the country and travels between client work in Portugal and Ireland. John has become even more popular for his recent online training courses with Vogue Williams. John is a huge advocate for living life to the full and says happy, healthy and horny

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#65 Julie Millen On Mending Her Heart After Abuse And...

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2024/10/04

On the season finale of A Little Birdie Told Me, Wellness coach Julie Millen joins Rebecca for a thought-provoking chat. On episode 13 Julie discusses her former life as a corporate career woman in London and a brutal attack she suffered at the hands of her ex. She explains how this massive trauma changed her life and how she had to rebuild with courage and love. Julie also discusses meeting her husband Neil and how she had to learn to trust again and their journey to having their three children

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#64 Chupi On Her Unique Childhood Making Her The...

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2024/09/27

On Episode 11 Rebecca is talking to Founder of Chupi, Chupi Sweetman. Chupi and I spoke about her very unique childhood where she was raised by her mother Rosita. Chupi’s dad had separated from her mum and moved to London and started another family. Chupi spoke about the massive influence and impact her mother had on her as a small girl with her brother and how they were home-schooled, learnt to be enterprising as a result of not having very much as a child and had a smart business sense even as a

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#63 Niamh De Brun On Family First And Future Ambitions

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2024/09/20

On Episode 11 Rebecca speaks to corporate mum-of-one and content creator Niamh de Brun. Niamh has worked in the corporate world for years and is now balancing raising her almost 2-year-old daughter Harper with her husband TJ Reid. Niamh spoke to Rebecca about her family life, meeting her husband TJ, her social media presence, love of privacy, style and how raising her daughter Harper is the biggest priority to her. Niamh has a wonderful Instagram page full of beautiful content which she tells

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22:21

#62 Lucy Kennedy And Colm Hayes Reveal Their...

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2024/09/18

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#61 Sabrina Hill On Hitting Rock Bottom And Emerging...

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2024/09/13

On Episode 9 Rebecca talks to salon owner and content creator, Sabrina Hill. Sabrina talks openly about her rock bottom and how she regained strength at the most difficult time in her life. Sabrina has two children, one son with her former husband and a baby boy with her partner, she tells Rebecca about the difficult years before finding true love, she also discusses her battle with endometriosis, fertility, post-natal depression and anxiety. Sabrina is a very well-respected business-owner with her

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