The Lennon Courtney Podcast: Recent Episodes
The Lennon Courtney Podcast is hosted by Brendan Courtney and Sonya Lennon.
Each week we talk to guests about life, work, confidence, relationships and whatever we feel like really! Some guests will be well known to you, others hidden gems but whoever we chat to our intention is always to uplift and entertainment the Lennon Courtney woman.
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He dices, he D.Js and he’s one of Ireland’s most beloved chefs and this week, he’s our special guest on The Lennon Courtney Podcast - welcome, Neven Maguire!
Neven is a regular on Irish TV and radio as well as a prolific writer having created over a dozen best-selling cookbooks. His latest masterpiece is Learn to Cook with Nevan and is aimed at the younger wannabe chefs in your life. For the more seasoned home cook, Neven’s Perfect Irish Christmas is a must have. It’s now available to buy in your local Dunnes Stores, bookshops and even your library and will help you make a no hassle and delicious Christmas dinner.
In this episode, we loved chatting to Neven about his resilience and positive attitude. He also shared a few great cooking tips to help make your festive feast a hit. Sonya also shared her tale of ending up in a kitchen with Ricky Martin’s producers and Brendan reminisces on being the best damn kitchen porter in the Next Cafe on Grafton Street. The restaurant industry’s loss was truly our gain.
This is our final episode for this series but we’ll be back early 2022 rested and full of roast potatoes.
Have a safe Christmas and New Years if you can. Special mention goes to all the shift workers out there who will keep working the festive period. We appreciate you.
Until next year folks, bye for now!
Sonya and Brendan.
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We had to pull a lot of strings to secure our guests this week. For this, our penultimate episode of the series, we managed to secure a full hour with none other than dashing duo, Sonya Lennon and Brendan Courtney. I know - we can’t believe it either.
They shared their pearls of wisdom around work, lessons in business and sexing cats. Where else would you get it?!
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Ready, steady, cooooook!
This week we are delighted to be joined by best selling author and chef Rachel Allen. At18 Rachel left Dublin to study at the world famous Ballymaloe Cookery School and the rest is history..or should that be her-story. Since then Rachel has gone on to create an incredible 19 best selling cookbooks and has appeared on TV and radio all over the world. Her latest offering, Soup. Broth. Bread was recently nominated for an Irish Book Award and is in shops now.
Rachel talked to us about meeting the Duke of Edinburgh, how she came to write her latest book, her love of butter plus she also gave us some valuable pearls of wisdom around managing cooking on Christmas Day and how to make stock - I mean, don’t say we don’t get the good stuff out of our guests! We loved it and we hope you do too.
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It's that time again - the greatest time in fact, because a fresh, new episode of The Lennon Courtney Podcast has arrived!
This week our special guest is friend of the podcast, TV and radio presenter Zoe Hardman. Zoe hosts the very popular Weekend Breakfast on Heart Radio in London and is also the co-creator and presenter of chart-topping parenting podcast, Made By Mammas.
In this episode we talked to Zoe about everything from motherhood to menopause and perhaps most importantly, how she first met Brendan!
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Make sure you also scroll down the show notes for some resources on menopause and early menopause.
Until next Thursday, stay safe!
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RESOURCES
Read more on Zoe's experience here
Kellogg's initiative on menopause and fertility in their workplace
Menopause clinics in Ireland news
Read - Choice Theory by William Glasser. Buy here or borrow from your local library.
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Welcome back to The Lennon Courtney Podcast where we continue to celebrate the doyenne.
Last week we went to Hollywood and this week we’re heading to Iceland as we chat to Tatjana Latinović. Tatjana is President of the Icelandic Women‘s Rights Association which advocates for gender equality there. In holding the position, Tatjana is the first immigrant to be elected chair of IWRA since it was founded in 1907. In this episode, we talked about immigration, childcare provision and how Iceland dealt with the financial crisis of 2008 -2011. It's one very educational conversation.
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Until next Thursday!
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To learn more about the IWRA click here and to learn more about the Women's Day Off, a.k.a 'Women's Strike' see here.
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This week on The Lennon Courtney Podcast we have a guest that is pure deadly.
Angeline Ball first came to the worlds attention in 1991 when she starred in The Commitments as Imelda Quirke. She has worked steadily since then and is currently starring in the Irish comedy Deadly Cuts which is in cinemas right now. But that's not all - she's got the small screen covered too this autumn/winter. In the new six part RTE's crime drama Hidden Assets, Angeline plays Emer Barry a detective in the Criminal Assets Bureau. Her character travels between Belgium, Antwerp and eh, Clare to pursue a criminal gang. It's a story about 'family, power and the corrosive effects of boundless greed'. Sonya called it 'Celtic-Noir' which could catch on - don't forget, you heard it here first!
In this episode, Angeline shares the pearls of wisdom she has passed on to her two children. She also talks about ageing, fulfilling her long held ambition of releasing her own music plus her work experience in The Glamour Pitt on Meath Street. All we'll say is that we know where the Lennon Courtney Christmas party is taking place this year...
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Long time no see strangers!
We took a little break to restore and revive ourselves and now The Lennon Courtney Podcast is back for series 7.
This series the theme is Pearls of Wisdom and over the next few weeks, we'll be chatting to doyennes - prominent women in their fields, to share with us their wisdom and experience around life, finances, work and more.
To get proceedings underway, we decided to make a splash with our first guest. Paralympic gold medal winner Ellen Keane . Ellen hails from Clontarf in Dublin and was born without part of her left arm below her elbow. She was Ireland’s youngest ever athlete when she swam in the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games at just 13 years old, coming 6th in the 100m breaststroke. In 2018 at the World European Para-Swim Championships, she won a bronze and a season’s best performance which saw her named on the RTÉ Sport Awards 2019 Sportsperson of the Year alongside team mate Nicole Turner. Then, in 2020 she won gold in the 100m breaststroke in the Tokyo Paralympics and a nation cheered.
Ellen talks to us in this episode about self-acceptance, how she trained without a pool at the height of the pandemic in 2020 and Brendan shared his dream of becoming a synchronised swimmer - we cover a lot ; )
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WATCH In 2017 Ellen Keane gave a Ted X talk called ‘My Lucky Fin’. In her talk she tells the story of how she changed the way she looked at her disability and how that in turn changed her entire life. Watch here.
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With Eileen Flynn
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For our final episode in this series, we are delighted to be joined by a living history maker, Senator Eileen Flynn. Senator Flynn is an Independent politician who has served as a Senator since June 2020, after being nominated by the Taoiseach Micheal Martin. She is the first member of the Travelling Community to serve in the Oireachtas.
But Eileen has always been a groundbreaker. When she was in secondary school, both she and her twin became the first members of the Labre Park community in Ballyfermot to reach third level education in 2008. Flynn then went on to study at Trinity College Dublin before attending Ballyfermot College of Further Education and later earning a degree at Maynooth University with a BA. Since then, she has worked in community development and activism on behalf of Irish Travellers. She has also campaigned on issues such as housing, marriage equality, abortion rights and anti-racism.
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We’re taking a little break for a few weeks but we’ll return before you miss us too much for season 7.
Thank you so much for listening.
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See the Pavee Point website for more information of Travellers and Roma in Ireland.
Read more about the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 here.
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With Andrea Horan
Welcome to Lennon Courtney Left Alone, with Guests.
For this series, we’re doing things differently. We’ve all been left alone too much this year, so we’ve asked some excellent guests to join our podcast party.
In this issue, we’re joined by Andrea Horan founder of Saoirse Ronan’s preferred nail bar Tropical Popical. Andrea is also the founder of The Hunreal Issues, co-founder of No More Hotels and the co-presenter of United Ireland with Una Mullally. In this issue, Andrea talked to us about the need for a diverse representation in The Dail, her definition of success and how to engage people in politics.
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Until next week, thanks so much for listening.
Sonya and Brendan.
RESOURCES:
Book your next mani/pedi at Tropical Popical here.
Listen to Andrea’s podcast here.
Find out more about Choice Theory, as mentioned in the episode by Sonya.
Learn about Enough.ie at this link.
Read the Dennis Glover book, Economy is not a Society here or borrow from your local library.
You can follow Andrea on Instagram, here.
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With Ejiro Ogbevoen
Welcome to Lennon Courtney Left Alone, with Guests.
For this series, we’re doing things differently. We’ve all been left alone too much this year, so we’ve asked some excellent guests to join our podcast party.
Ejiro Ogbevoen is a Dublin based Counselling Psychotherapist with over ten years experience. She founded Black Therapists Ireland in 2020 with the aim of promoting mental health and wellbeing amongst black people and people of colour who live in Ireland. Ejiro talked to us about the need for visible representation of black people and people of colour in the therapy space, on leading with love and why white people are essential allies in fighting racism. We learned so much from our conversation with Ejiro and hope you do too.
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Until next week, stay safe and thanks so much for listening.
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With, Dr. Niamh Shaw
Welcome to Lennon Courtney Left Alone, with Guests.
For this series, we’re doing things differently. We’ve all been left alone too much this year, so we’ve asked some excellent guests to join our podcast party.
Dr. Niamh Shaw is a performer, writer and communicator with two degrees in engineering and a PhD in science. She is passionate about crossovers in STEM, art and communication and it’s her mission to share the human story of science. Oh and she also wants to get to space - hey, who doesn’t!
Niamh has also created three theatre shows, multimedia installations, spoken at public events all over the world, taken a zero gravity flight and even written a book, ‘Dream Big’ published by Mercier Press.
We loved talking to Niamh about not boxing ourselves into particular roles and staying open to ideas and remaining curious.
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RESOURCES:
Read about Wally Funk here.
Buy The Five Regrets of the Dying by Bonnie Ware here or borrow at your local library.
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With, Joanne O’Riordan
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For this series, we’re doing things differently. We’ve all been left alone too much this year, so we’ve asked some excellent guests to join our podcast party.
This week, our guest is sports writer, podcast host and activist, Joanne O’Riordan. Joanne first gained attention for skipping school to confront then Taoiseach Enda Kenny about his proposed plan to reduce disability funding during his election. In April 2012, she spoke before the UN and challenged the body to create technology to help disabled people such as herself. She was named Young Person of the Year at the People of the Year awards in 2012. Joanne is an activist for people with disabilities, a motivational speaker and a sports columnist with The Irish Times. She appears in the 2013 documentary No Limbs No Limits.
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RESOURCES:
Read about Joanne and her yoga practice here.
The Rooney Rule
Mobility Mojo
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With, Louise McSharry
Welcome to Lennon Courtney Left Alone, with Guests.
For this series, we’re doing things differently. We’ve all been left alone too much this year, so we’ve asked some excellent guests to join our podcast party.
This week, our guest is broadcaster, writer and beauty columnist, Louise McSharry. In this issue, Louise talked to us about her challenging childhood, the importance of language, visibility of all body types in our media and compassion for both ourselves and others.
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Read more about here - Health At Every Size
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With, Roisin Kelly
Welcome to Lennon Courtney Left Alone, with Guests.
For this series, we’re doing things differently. We’ve all been left alone too much this year, so we’ve asked some excellent guests to join our podcast party.
This week, our guest is Roisin Kelly. Roisin recently posted a story on her Instagram entitled ‘Inclusion is a bad word’. In it, she shared her frustration around the State’s approach to education, arguing that the segregation of children in schools according to their neurology or other criteria, is limiting for every child involved.
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RESOURCES:
Organization for Autism Research survey
AsIAM.ie - Ireland’s Autism Charity
Involve Autism - Community Organization. ‘Providing support whilst advocating for our autistic children & promoting inclusion & acceptance in our local community.’
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Welcome to Lennon Courtney Left Alone, with Guests.
For this series, we’re doing things differently. We’ve all been left alone too much this year, so we’ve asked some excellent women to join our podcast party.
This week, our guest is Clíona O’Leary, Deputy Head of TV Sport, RTE. Clíona first started in the sports department in RTE in 1997. In that time she has held the roles of Assistant Commissioning Editor, Editor on GAA/Soccer/Rugby/Olympics output and Away Team Leader on the Beijing and Rio Olympics. In recent years, Clíona has been interested in equality and social justice, particularly in the area of women’s sport, with a special focus on the positive contribution which Public Service Broadcasters can make in this regard. We are so grateful to Clíona for talking to us at Lennon Courtney Left Alone with Guests and look forward to sharing her insights into EDI and leadership with you our valued Lennon Courtney women.
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MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE:
Reimagining Sport: Pathways to Gender Balanced Media Coverage
Ranelagh Gaels GAA Club
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Welcome to Lennon Courtney Left Alone, with Guests, a podcast about conversations we have when we’re left alone.
For this series, we’ve decided to do something a little different. We’ve all been left alone too much this year, so we’ve asked some excellent guests to join our podcast party.
This week, our special guest is Dr. Helen Zidon. Born in Nigeria but now living in Ireland, Helen studied medicine at the RCSI in Dublin. She is currently Deputy Head of Medical Information at Aspen Pharma Group and a public speaker and advocate for Global and Public Health. Helen is an excellent communicator and shared with us her education journey, the realities of living in Ireland in 2021 and why we need to practice more kindness towards each other.
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OUTSIDE THING:
Untamed by Glennon Doyle. Tag us at #leftalonebookclub
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THE MOJO ISSUE
Welcome to Lennon Courtney Left Alone, a podcast about conversations we have when we’re left alone.
This week, for the first issue in this series we’re doing something a little different and sharing a live episode with you. In partnership with Evoke and of course with the help of our friends at Dunnes Stores, we hosted an evening of confidence building workshops at Evoke’s brand new studio in Dublin. In short, we want you to find your Mojo and this issue intends to help you do just that.
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Until next week when things will be a little...different at Lennon Courtney Left Alone, stay safe!
Sonya and Brendan.
OUTSIDE THINGS:
We mentioned these resources on the night of our live recording and you might find them useful in uncovering your mojo and finding a greater balance in your life. Here’s hoping!
Wheel of Life - https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newHTE_93.htm
Find your strengths - https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/strengthsfinder.aspx
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THE THINKING ISSUE
Welcome to Lennon Courtney Left Alone, a podcast about conversations we have when we’re left alone.
This week, for the final issue in this series we’re getting our thinking caps on for The Thinking Issue. In this episode, we talk about binary and non-binary thinking, making space for reflection and lots more.
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We're taking a short break before series 6 so until then, take care and stay safe.
Sonya and Brendan.
OUTSIDE THINGS:
READ: One City One Book 2021
READ: What White People Can Do Next by Emma Dabiri
READ: How to Change Anyone’s Mind - Jonah Berger
READ: Think and Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill
READ: The Brain Revolution
WATCH/LISTEN: How Non-Binary Thinking Can Change the World - TEDx Talk by Sue de Bievre
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THE FUTURE ISSUE
Welcome to Lennon Courtney Left Alone, a podcast about conversations we have when we’re left alone.
This week it’s The Future Issue and the future is now! This week we talk about how to help ourselves create our futures, share our own dreams to come and consult a Magic 8 ball.
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Until next Thursday...step back into the future!
Sonya and Brendan.
OUTSIDE THINGS:
LISTEN: ‘What the heck are NFTs?’ - NYT Sway podcast
BROWSE Daily Om
READ: Difficult Women: A History of Feminism in 11 Fights - Helen Lewis
READ: Man’s Search for Meaning - Victor E. Frankl
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THE TIMING ISSUE
Welcome to Lennon Courtney Left Alone, a podcast about conversations we have when we’re left alone.
This week it’s time for...The Timing Issue. In this episode we talk about trusting your gut and knowing when the time is right for change.
BUT WAIT!
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Until next Thursday...
Sonya and Brendan.
OUTSIDE THINGS:
LISTEN: The Esther Perel How’s Work Podcast
BUY: A diary to help plan your time!
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THE MISTAKES ISSUE
Welcome to Lennon Courtney Left Alone, a podcast about conversations we have when we’re left alone.
This week it’s The Mistakes Issue. This week we talk about personal and private mistakes and why we have to allow each other to make them.
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Until next Thursday...
Sonya and Brendan.
OUTSIDE THINGS:
READ: The Corrections - Jonathan Franzen
LISTEN: How To Fail with Elizabeth Day
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THE OPPORTUNITY ISSUE
Welcome to Lennon Courtney Left Alone, a podcast about conversations we have when we’re left alone.
This week it’s The Opportunity Issue. This week we talk about opportunity as a place and a privilege and how we all need to acknowledge our own privilege blindness.
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Until next Thursday...
Sonya and Brendan.
OUTSIDE THINGS:
READ - “The Smokescreen of meritocracy”: Elite Education in Ireland and the reproduction of class privilege by Margaret Kennedy University of Limerick and Martin J. Power University of Limerick
READ - Profiling Barriers to Social Inclusion in Ireland - ESRI report
LISTEN - How I Built This with Guy Raz - Norma Kamali episode
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THE TIME ISSUE
Welcome to Lennon Courtney Left Alone, a podcast about conversations we have when we’re left alone.
This week it’s The Time Issue. The past year has certainly shifted our perception of time. Days run into weeks and before you know it, boom, it’s Banana Bread season again. It feels like it gets earlier and earlier each year...
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The time is now so enjoy yourself, it’s later than you think!
Sonya and Brendan.
OUTSIDE THINGS:
Brendan’s digital clock
Sonya’s egg timer
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THE PERSUASION ISSUE
Welcome to Lennon Courtney Left Alone, a podcast about conversations we have when we’re left alone.
This week it’s The Persuasion Issue. The art of persuasion hasn’t changed much in 2000 years not since Aristotle tootled around Greece musing on the subject. Are you the persuader or persuadee in your life? If you want to win someone around to your way of thinking, what is the best way to go about it? We look at it all in this week’s episode.
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Wear a mask, a frock (over your PJs if necessary) and do something nice for yourself today.
Sonya and Brendan.
THINGS MENTIONED IN THE SHOW
READ: The Science of Reasoning with Unreasonable People - NYT by Adam Grant
READ: How Donald Trump ‘charms’ people and why it works
READ: The Art of Persuasion Hasn’t Changed in 2,000 years...acc to Harvard Business Review
OUTSIDE THINGS:
READ: How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
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THE FAVOURITE ISSUE
Welcome to Lennon Courtney Left Alone, a podcast about conversations we have when we’re left alone.
This week it’s The Favourite Issue. We thought it would be good to share some of our recommendations for great podcasts, TV, people and beyond, that have been helping us through lockdown. There are links to everything we mentioned in this episode below, so pour yourself a tall glass of tea and click away! For the book recommendations we have tried to link to Irish booksellers but titles are also available to borrow at your local library. Include the hashtag #leftalonebookclub if you read any of them.
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Stay safe and do something nice for yourself today.
Sonya and Brendan.
P.S If you have any great recommendations you’d like to share with us, leave a comment on our Instagram accounts (see below for links).
THINGS MENTIONED IN THE SHOW
SONYA'S RECOMMENDATIONS
EAT
Food 52
All The Food.ie
FOLLOW
The White Cube
The White Pube
Fashion for Bank RobberS
WATCH
Ted Lasso - Apple TV
Here I am - BBC 2 (not available in R.O.I)
9 to 5 trailer
READ
Hillbilly Elegy - J.D Vance
Exciting Times - Naoise Dolan
LISTEN
On Being podcast
How I Built This with Guy Raz
LOCKDOWN HERO
Vicky Phealan new Instagram account
Move with Nicole exercise videos
Google Lens
BRENDAN'S RECOMMENDATIONS
EAT
Greek salad
Gyoza and dumplings from the Asian Supermarket on Drury St, Dublin.
Bamboo steamers (the Nevin McGuire one mentioned by Brendan is not in stock at the moment).
FOLLOW
Basically Becki-jo
Brideys Wine Chats
WATCH
The Great - Channel 4
It’s A Sin - Channel 4
READ
Breathe - James Nestor
Try some of his breathing techniques here.
The Hearts Invisible Furies - John Boyne
You Can Heal Your Life - Louise L. Hay
Eat, Pray, Love - Elizabeth Gilbert
LISTEN
Your Undivided Attention
David McWilliams podcast
LOCKDOWN HERO
Italian coffee pot
Google Digital Garage - free online courses
Solas free online courses
ESTHER'S RECOMMENDATIONS
EAT
White Masu Peanut Rayu
Imbibe Coffee
Fake Big Macs a la Gizzi Erskine
FOLLOW
Artist David Hedderman
Poor Old Ireland for lols
And me of course ; )
WATCH
The Young Pope and The New Pope both available to watch on Now TV
READ
The Nina Stibbe Lizzie Vogel series (Man at the Helm, Reasons To Be Cheerful, Paradise Lodge)
Lionel Shriver - The Mandibles
LISTEN
Heavyweight with Jonathan Goldstein
Reply All: Test Kitchen series although since I recommended it, it’s reported that Reply All has issues too.
The Creep Dive with Sophie White, Jen O’Dwyer and Cassie Lorraine.
LOCKDOWN HERO
The beeswax candles from Dunnes (now sold out unfort). Incense from Indigo and Cloth by PF Candle and Temple Wolf and my mum but you can’t click on her. And walks. And my bird feeder. And seeds. And WiFi.
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THE PISSED OFF ISSUE
Welcome back to series 5 of Lennon Courtney Left Alone!
We thought there’d be no better issue to get us started with than The Pissed Off Issue.
Even though we’re used to living in lockdown, it’s not sunshine and light all the time. This week, we get some things off our chest and also look at ways we can best deal with negative emotions.
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It’s time to thrive in series 5 - let’s go!
Sonya and Brendan.
THINGS MENTIONED IN THE SHOW:
TRY: Brendan's back scratcher
READ: The Subtle Art of Not Givng a F*ck by Mark Manson
READ: The Way We're Working Isn't Working by Tony Schwartz
WATCH: The chaotic council meeting in England
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Saint alive - it's season 5!
Lennon Courtney Left Alone is back Thursday 11th Feb and we couldn't be more excited. We've got lots of burning issues we want to get through so make sure you've subscribed wherever you get your podcasts and you'll never miss an episode.
Take us with you on your daily walk Thursday and prepare to thrive in season 5!
See you then.
Love,
Sonya and Brendan.
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THE PARTY ISSUE
Welcome back to Lennon Courtney Left Alone.
After the year we’ve all had, we could only end series four with The Party Issue.
Seeing as we can’t party as we normally would this time of year - we did it remotely for this issue and shared some of our favourite celebrations throughout the years. So throw on your Christmas jumper and listen in.
If you have enjoyed Lennon Courtney Left Alone this year please show your support by giving us a seasonal gift in the form of a short positive review and giving us five stars at this link. You’ll be dashed through the virtual snow over to our iTunes page where you can tell us how wonderful we are. It’s a simple way you can help the podcast grow - we can’t do it without you.
Enjoy the Christmas break and see you in 2020. We’ve loved making this podcast for you.
Sonya and Brendan.
THINGS MENTIONED IN THE SHOW:
READ: Delusions of Gender by Cordelia Fine
Check out your local library for copies of the book mentioned above too.
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THE POLITICALLY CORRECT ISSUE
Welcome back to Lennon Courtney Left Alone.
This week, we’re talking about The P.C Issue.
No. Not personal computers but political correctness. We talk about its origins and how the concept has evolved to present day. Does ‘being P.C’ stifle conversatio? How can we better engage with other peoples experiences in a constructive and considered way? We offer some food for thought this week.
As with every issue, make sure you scroll down for our list of Outside Things of additional resources for you.
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Until next Thursday for our final issue before the Christmas break!
Sonya and Brendan.
THINGS MENTIONED IN THE SHOW:
READ: Good Guys: How Men Can Be Better Allies for Women in the Workplace by David G. Smyth and W. Brad Johnson
READ: Hidden Tribes: A Study of America’s Polarized Landscapeby Stephen Hawkins, Daniel Yudkin Míriam, Juan-Torres and Tim Dixon
WATCH: Stephen Hawkins on political polarization
Check out your local library for copies of the readings mentioned above too.
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THE FATHER ISSUE
Welcome back to Lennon Courtney Left Alone.
This week, at a listener request, we’re looking at The Father Issue.
We ask if men can show greater vulnerability now or does society still expect them to be the strong, silent provider?
As with every issue, make sure you scroll down for our list of Outside Things of resources and things to do and read.
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Do your best today, wear your mask and stay hopeful!
Sonya and Brendan.
THINGS MENTIONED IN THE SHOW:
WATCH: The trailer for Brendan’s documentary We Need to Talk About Dad
LISTEN: Robust Vulnerability by David Whyte. You may also be able to source this CD from your local library.
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THE SIMPLICITY ISSUE
Welcome back to Lennon Courtney Left Alone.
This week, we’re looking at The Simplicity Issue.
As someone wise once said K.I.S.S (Keep It Simple Stupid). Over the past year, we’ve all been forced to slow down and simplify our lives. Will we be able to hold onto a slower pace when life returns to, well...life is different than it is at the moment? We discuss it all this week. Plus, as with every issue, make sure you scroll down for our list of Outside Things.
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Celebrate yourself today, wear your finest mask and stay hopeful!
Sonya and Brendan.
THINGS MENTIONED IN THE SHOW:
WATCH: Marie Kondo’s Netflix Show
READ: Can decluttering make you happier?
READ: Ideas for organising your home
DO: A ten minute meditation
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THE EQUALITY ISSUE
Welcome back to Lennon Courtney Left Alone. This week, we’re taking on The Equality Issue.
As we researched this week’s episode, we began to wonder if equality is even the thing we should all be working towards? Is social justice really the next frontier in this ongoing discussion? Well, hit play and you’ll hear all about it. Plus, as with every issue, we have collated lots of great resources to help you explore the topic in more detail. Just scroll down and you'll find our list of Outside Things.
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Be nice to yourself today, keep wearing your mask and stay hopeful!
Sonya and Brendan.
THINGS MENTIONED IN THE SHOW:
LISTEN: John Legend being interviewed on Armchair Expert podcast talking about defunding the police.
LISTEN: ‘Why Third Grade Matters’ on New York Times podcast Sway
READ: A Feminist Manifesto in 15 Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
READ: New Zealand’s new pay equality act.
READ: Hillbilly Elegy by J.D Vance and watch the trailer here.
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THE EMPOWERMENT ISSUE
We’re back! Welcome to series 4 of Lennon Courtney Left Alone. To get us started, we're kicking off with The Empowerment Issue.
We talk about how we guide our children to be empowered individuals as well as empowering ourselves. And guess what, like most great things in life, it really is an inside job. Make sure you scroll down to see the Outside Things for you to read and listen to as suggested by us.
Now while self empowerment may ultimately rest with ourselves, we can't self-review the podcast as much as we’d love to. So, show your support for Lennon Courtney Left Alone and give us five stars and a quick review on iTunes or wherever you listen. It really helps to grow the podcast and new listeners find us. If there’s an issue you’d like us to look at, leave it in your review and we’ll add it to the list. Simply click this link and you’ll be whisked over to our page where you can write away.
Be nice to yourself today, keep wearing your mask and stay hopeful!
Sonya and Brendan.
'OUTSIDE THINGS' MENTIONED IN THE SHOW:
Listen: Brendan recommended listening to this podcast from Your Undivided Attention with guest Audrey Tang, Taiwan's Digital Minister. Is a transparent, reactive and politically engaged society possible? Well, that’s what this podcast looks at.
Read: Sonya has recommended this book before but it’s one of her favourites How Woman Rise: Break the 12 Habits Holding You Back from Your Next Raise, Promotion or Job by Sally Helgessan and Marshall Goldsmith. She also suggests you read Free Range Kids: Giving Our Children the Freedom We Had Without Going Nuts with Worry by Lenore Skenazy. It talks about fostering empowerment in children by letting them get on with it (in so many words). While you’re at it, have a look at Hara Estroff Marano’s book A Nation of Wimps: The High Cost of Invasive Parenting.
Look: Hazel Cassidy founder of Hands Off Parent.
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Hi all,
It feels like only three weeks ago when we last recorded an issue for Lennon Courtney Left Alone...and that's because eh, it was three weeks ago! We've got so much we want to talk about however, that we couldn't leave you for long.
The first issue of the new series is out Thursday, the 19th of November and we're kicking things off with The Empowerment Issue. We can't wait!
Until Thursday, stay safe.
Sonya and Brendan.
P.S
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THE AMBITION ISSUE
As if things weren’t hard enough at the moment…this is the final episode of Lennon Courtney Left Alone in this series! Never fear though because we’re already planning series 4 and we’ll be back in just a couple of weeks - you’ll barely have time to miss us ; ) In the meantime, make sure you’re following us on our social channels listed below so you won’t miss the release date.
For our final issue for series 3, we’re taking on The Ambition Issue and the sky's the limit. Is ambition a dirty word? Is it more acceptable to be an ambitious man than a woman? How do we make our ambitions real? We give our two cents on all of the above.
Show your support for Lennon Courtney Left Alone and give us five stars and a quick review on iTunes or wherever you listen. It really helps to grow the podcast and for new listeners to find us. If there’s an issue you’d like us to look at, leave it in your review and we’ll add it to the list. Simply click this link and you’ll be whisked over to our page where you can write away.
Be nice to yourself today, keep wearing your mask and stay hopeful!
Sonya and Brendan.
THINGS MENTIONED IN THE SHOW:
Carol Dweck TED Talk 'The Growth Mindset'
Fashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes by Dana Thomas
Ambition Addiction by Benjamin Shalva
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THE PROCRASTINATION ISSUE
If you tend to put things on the long finger then this is the episode for you.
Humans have been procrastinating forever - the ancient Greeks even philosophised about it. In this episode, Sonya gives us some tips on how to get things done in a more manageable way plus we also talk about letting go of the guilt of procrastinating - don’t be so hard on yourself!
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Now, do something nice for yourself today and keep wearing your mask! We can do this.
Sonya and Brendan.
THINGS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE:
Just Mary by Mary O’Rourke
New York Times article on procrastination
Susie Dent on Twitter
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THE GUILT ISSUE
Welcome to series 3 of Lennon Courtney Left Alone, a podcast about conversations we have when we’re left alone.
This week it’s The Guilt Issue.
From Catholic guilt to parenting guilt, carer guilt to existential guilt, there is a type of guilt for every day of the week. Is it a wasted emotion or can we learn something from it – we love life lessons at Left Alone HQ!
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Yours in hand sanitizer,
Sonya and Brendan.
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THE WORK ISSUE
Welcome to series 3 of Lennon Courtney Left Alone, a podcast about conversations we have when we’re left alone.
This week it’s The Work Issue.
Sonya and Brendan talk about what work means to them and what it’s really like being an entrepreneur - the highs and the lows. Plus, what is the magic number when it comes to renumeration and work? Well, you’ll just have to listen to find out (hint: billionaires mightn’t be as happy as you think they are…).
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Yours in masks,
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THE WATER ISSUE
Welcome to series 3 of Lennon Courtney Left Alone, a podcast about conversations we have when we’re left alone.
This week it’s The Water Issue.
The pandemic has taken a lot from all of us but it’s also forced us to look at our routines and introduce new habits to our lives. Enter stage left, sea swimming! We’ve let our inner water babies, mermaids and mermen out and we are throwing ourselves into the chilly depths like no one's business. An avid swimmer, Sonya tells us what it gives her and sea newbie Brendan shares his (merman) tales too. Water, water everywhere, so let’s all have a...think!
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Until next Thursday, stay safe, don’t panic and wear a mask.
Sonya and Brendan.
THINGS MENTIONED IN THE SHOW:
Sonya’s Dorothy Cross Jellyfish prints.
The Mappiness App - the happiness mapping app which is part of a research project from the London School of Economics.
The science of negative ions and their positive effect (in short, get out and about in nature, esp. anywhere there is water)
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This episode was recorded remotely during the Dublin lockdown.
THE SLEEP ISSUE
Welcome to series 3 of Lennon Courtney Left Alone, a podcast about conversations we have when we’re left alone.
This week it’s The Sleep Issue.
Research carried out in 2018 revealed that almost 80% of Irish people are sleep deprived. We are a nation sleepwalking through life. Not getting enough sleep means we’re not getting the most out ourselves and our days but more importantly, it is incredibly damaging to our health.
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Until next Thursday, continue to stay safe!
Sonya and Brendan.
RESOURCES:
Read up on good sleep hygiene tips http://healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/healthy/getting/overcoming/tips
Breath - The Lost Science and Art of by James Nestor https://www.dubraybooks.ie/Breath-The-Lost-Art-and-Science-of_9780241289082
Why we sleep by Matthew Walker https://www.easons.com/why-we-sleep-matthew-p-walker-9780141983769
Both of these books are available to borrow within the Irish Libraries system. Use the hashtag #LeftAloneBookClub if you read any of our suggestions! We’d love to see what you think.
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THE BULLYING ISSUE
Welcome to series 3 of Lennon Courtney Left Alone, a podcast about conversations we have when we’re left alone.
This week it’s The Bullying Issue.
We often think of bullying in relation to younger people and schoolyard taunts but it can also take place in adult environments too. We’re going to talk about it all this week.
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RESOURCES:
Citizens Advice info https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/equality_in_work/bullying_in_the_workplace.html
SpunOut.ie - Help and advice for younger people https://spunout.ie/life/category/bullying
Sticks and Stones - help for children and resources https://www.sticksandstones.ie/anti-bullying-programme/resources/helplines/
Sage - Support and advocacy for older adults https://www.sageadvocacy.ie/
The Samaritans Ireland https://www.samaritans.org/ireland/samaritans-ireland/
Call The Samaritans FREE day or night on 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.ie (response time 24hours so calling may be better if you need immediate help or advice).
LEFT ALONE BOOK CLUB:
Use the hashtag #LeftAloneBookClub on your social media if you read books mentioned in any episode. This issue, Sonya and Brendan recommend the following:
Double X Economy https://www.easons.com/double-x-economy-linda-scott-9780571353606
Caste - The Lies That Divide Us https://www.bookdepository.com/Caste-Isabel-Wilkerson/9780241486511?redirected=true&utm_medium=Google&utm_campaign=Base1&utm_source=IE&utm_content=Caste&selectCurrency=EUR&w=AFFPAU992G0JM5A8VCX9&pdg=pla-293946777986:cmp-10333900495:adg-102993026076:crv-443150513206:pos-:dev-c&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI1KeL2M_w6wIVguntCh2E0AXfEAQYASABEgKAZvD_Bw
Both of these books are available to borrow from Libraries Ireland too.
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THE EDUCATION ISSUE
Welcome to series 3 of Lennon Courtney Left Alone, a podcast about conversations we have when we’re left alone.
This week it’s The Education Issue.
Please note that this episode was recorded remotely.
Put your school bag to one side and get a pen and paper at the ready, as Sonya and Brendan pull The Education Issue apart. As well as looking at the wider subject, they also talk about their personal experiences with education and learning and how they are both returning to the classroom...together.
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Until next Thursday, stay safe!
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THE MOTHER ISSUE
Welcome to series 3 of Lennon Courtney Left Alone, a podcast about conversations we have when we’re left alone.
This week it’s The Mother Issue.
The child/mother dynamic can be a tricky one to navigate sometimes but if you’re lucky, your mother will be your biggest supporter and source of great comfort throughout your life.
We talk about the trap some mothers fall into of doing it all and that emotional labour needs to be evenly carried by both parents. Brendan talks about his beloved mam and how well they get on but may think twice about working together in the future. Sonya shares her experience of motherhood and talks about how she is the product of brilliant parenting from her firebrand mum. We also talk about tattoos and ear piercing for some reason.
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Until next Thursday, stay safe and wear a mask.
Sonya and Brendan.
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THE FRIENDSHIP ISSUE
Welcome to series 3 of Lennon Courtney Left Alone, a podcast about conversations we have when we’re left alone.
This week it’s The Friendship Issue.
Oscar Wilde said ‘Friendship is more tragic than love; it lasts longer’ and if you’re lucky, your friendships can sustain you throughout your life. It is one of life’s greatest gifts to have your own group of confidants to love and laugh through the good and the bad.
In this episode, Brendan and Sonya share details on their friendship as well as advice on how to maintain these precious relationships.
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Until next Thursday, stay safe and wear a mask!
Sonya and Brendan.
THE LENNON COURTNEY #LEFTALONEBOOKCLUB
Sonya recommends: Just Kids by Patti Smith
Brendan's choice is: The Hearts Invisible Furies by John Boyne
Both titles can also be borrowed from your local library service.
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THE CONFIDENCE ISSUE
Welcome to series 3 of Lennon Courtney Left Alone, a podcast about conversations we have when we’re left alone.
This week it’s The Confidence Issue.
Sometimes you have to fake it ‘til you make it but confidence can be developed and yours is there for the taking. Brendan and Sonya talk about times in their lives when they’ve felt theirs dip and built it back up. They also share their advice on getting your confidence levels to a 12 out of ten. We’re confident you’ll love it.
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We’re so glad you’re here.
Sonya and Brendan.
THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
Sonya and Brendan's two books are available here and here or try your local library.
How To Make Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
How Women Rise by Sally Helgesen and Marshall Goldsmith
Carol Dweck's Ted Talk - Developing a growth mindset
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We're back....again!
Series 3 of Lennon Courtney Left Alone, a podcast about conversations we have when we’re left alone, returns Thursday 20th August.
This series, eavesdrop on our conversations about confidence, ambition, health and equality to name but a few. As always, you can listen free on iTunes, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts so subscribe now and you’ll never miss an episode.
Our first episode back on Thursday is The Confidence Issue and we're confident you're going to love it.
See you Thursday!
Sonya and Brendan.
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Welcome to Lennon Courtney Left Alone, a podcast about conversations we have when we’re left alone.
This is the final episode for series two of LCLA but fear not! We will be back after a short break for more wit, warmth and wisdom.
To send us off on our jollies, we thought we’d conga out with The Fun Issue!
All work and no play makes Sonya and Brendan, well, never dull but it is so important to enjoy what you’re doing or else what’s the point? This issue, we look at the evolutionary value of having some f.u.n plus Lady Lennon and Lord Courtney share some of their most stand out memories, from partying in New York to ‘breaking into’ a hot tub and lots more besides.
If you like this episode, your digital support is so important to help us grow. Simply leave a short review here and tap five starts. Every review helps us move up the charts so more people can see it and hopefully listen.
Until the magic number, series 3!
Sonya and Brendan.
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Welcome to Lennon Courtney Left Alone, a podcast about conversations we have when we’re left alone.
This week it’s The Fear Issue but do not be afraid! You are in very safe and capable hands.
In this episode we talk about dealing with our fears, inherited fears, earned intuition and even some ghost stories! But sometimes, no matter how scary the ghost seems, you’ve got to feel the fear and do it anyway.
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Until next Thursday.
Sonya and Brendan.
THINGS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE:
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
In Stillness Conquer Fear by Pauline McKinnon
Feel The Fear and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers
Think and Grow Rich by Napolean Hill
Why we're living in an age of fear by Neil Strauss in Rolling Stone magazine
Our Worry and Anxiety episode from none other than us! - Lennon Courtney Left Alone
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*This episode was recorded remotely during the Covid 19 outbreak.
THE HABITS ISSUE
Welcome to Lennon Courtney Left Alone, a podcast about conversations we have when we’re left alone.
This week it’s The Habits Issue.
We hope by now we’re one of your favourite habits and you to us listen with glee every Thursday (don’t forget to tell your friends!). This week, we’re asking how we introduce new, positive habits and phase out the old ones as well as the science behind them. Does the company we keep influence us in more ways than we know? We talk all about it!
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Until next Thursday, stay safe!
Sonya and Brendan.
THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Atomic Habits by James Clear: https://www.dubraybooks.ie/atomic-habits_9781847941831 (or reserve at your local library)
Friend of a Friend: Understanding the Hidden Networks that can Transform your Life by David Burkus: https://tinyurl.com/yatzlb7x
Sonya’s exercise video playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNbZsgba7FnhvgIJ7taJSewZV6nJdbPjI
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THE GRIEF ISSUE
Welcome to Lennon Courtney Left Alone, a podcast about conversations we have when we’re left alone.
This week it’s The Grief Issue. It can be a heavy topic to broach but Brendan and Sonya take you through their experiences with their standard warmth and wit.
Sonya talks about living with her mum's dementia and her recent move into residential care. Brendan shares his losses from childhood to more recent times and how his own brushes with death have changed him.
In this episode, Sonya and Brendan also suggest that we need to be more open in discussions with loved ones about how we want to see out our later years. It's not an easy subject but hopefully it will give you some comfort and food for thought.
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We hope you are continuing to stay safe and thanks so much, as always, for listening.
The Left Aloners.
HELP AVAILABLE
If you are suffering a bereavement, a confidential support line is available from the Irish Hospice Foundation and HSE.
The freephone service on 1800 80 70 77 is available Monday to Friday, 10am to pm. Helpers are on hand to offer emotional as well as practical advice at a difficult time.
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THE FOOD ISSUE
Welcome to Lennon Courtney Left Alone, a podcast about conversations we have when we’re left alone.
This week it’s The Food Issue.
This week the Left Aloners talk about our relationship with food growing up and how it has matured and developed over the years. Sonya's air-hostess mother flew around the world with her job which influenced her approach to cooking. She wasn't afraid of making bold culinary choices. Brendan on the other hand grew up not really enjoying food and viewed it as a means to an end. Oh how times have changed. Under the tutelage of one Ms. Sonya Lennon and the school of life, Brendan has come to enjoy cooking and even looks forward to planning his meals. Gold star Mr. Courtney.
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We hope you are continuing to stay safe and thank you so much for listening.
Sonya and Brendan.
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Welcome to The Loneliness Issue.
A 2015 study stated that ‘a lack of social connection heightens health risks as much as smoking 15 cigarettes a day or having alcohol use disorder’. The same study also found that loneliness and social isolation ‘are twice as harmful to physical and mental health as obesity’.
With the Covid 19 lockdown, many people have had no choice but to either severely limit their daily interactions because of cocooning measures or spend the past few months living alone for the benefit of the wider community. And while lockdown may have suited the introverts amongst us, how have the extroverts faired?
Outside of this emergency, what does it mean to be lonely? Do we need to sit with our loneliness more to discover what’s behind it? Are we sometimes simply bored?
So many questions and we ask all of the above in this week’s episode.
But of course, you are never alone with Sonya and Brendan in your ears. We’re always here for you...in a socially distanced way of course.
Continue to stay safe.
Sonya and Brendan.
THINGS MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST:
The Sober Diaries - Clare Pooley
Where the Crawdads Sing - Delia Owens
Esther Perel on Ambiguous Loss
The Irish Times - Article by Sinead Ingoldsby on getting through lockdown alone
The power of social connection in an age of social distancing - Nicholas Epley
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THE LOVE ISSUE
Welcome to Lennon Courtney Left Alone, a podcast about conversations we have when we’re left alone.
This episode, it's The Love Issue. We talk about our great loves, heartaches and heartbreaks. Well, Brendan talks about his heartbreak because Sonya has never had her heart broken! But has she broken any hearts that's the question...
You don't have to be partnered off though to be in a fulfilling relationship. Love comes in, and from, many different places with friendships just as enriching and rewarding as romantic love. Case in point, us two!
We hope you are staying safe at this time and thanks so much for spending some of your time listening to us - we love you!
Sonya and Brendan.
THINGS MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST:
Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel
State of Affairs by Esther Perel
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THE HOME ISSUE:
Welcome to series 2 of Lennon Courtney Left Alone. We are so thrilled that you loved the first series so here we are again! For our first week back, we decided to kick things off with The Home Issue.
There’s no place like it but who would have thought just a few months ago we’d be spending so much time there. Our work, personal and social lives all now centre on the place we call home. If you’re lucky, you get to spend lockdown in a safe space but unfortunately, not everyone has this privilege.
In this episode, we talk about the psychology of home, what it means to us and ask, after all this ends, will we ever return to the ‘real world’ in the same way?
We hope you are staying safe at this time and thank you so much for listening. We are so excited to be back.
Sonya and Brendan.
THINGS MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST:
Sinead Ingoldsby on spending the Covid 19 lockdown alone as featured in the Irish Times.
The Happiness Lab podcast as mentioned by Sonya during this episode.
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We're baaack!
Series 2 of Lennon Counrtney Left Alone kicks off Thursday 28th May. Make sure you subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts so you hear it first.
Lennon Courtney Left Alone is about the conversations we have when we're left alone.
This series we're going to talk about home, loneliness, love (aaaah) community and lots more besides.
Come join us and listen to our 'witty, warm, wise' and some have said 'life-changing' conversations. High praise indeed. At the very least we'll keep you entertained for 30 minutes.
Until then, stay safe!
Sonya and Brendan.
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Note: This episode was recorded before the Covid 19 emergency.
We started this first series of Lennon Courtney Left Alone just as lockdown kicked in and as we leave you (until the 28th May) lockdown is still in effect.
We have loved sharing the conversations we usually have when we’re left alone over the last few weeks but now, it’s time for us to take a little restorative break. We'll be holiday-ing at home of course; who knows when holiday’s abroad will become a reality again for all of us.
In this episode we want to talk about stepping out of our routine and all that can bring. What does travel give us? How do we relax and where do we want to go next?
Don't forget, series 2 kicks off on the 28th May so you won’t be without us for too long. Thanks so much for listening up until now and for all of the lovely reviews and comments on iTunes. It is so nice knowing you're enjoying Lennon Courtney Left Alone and it's given us a pep in our step for the second series.
Make sure you subscribe, wherever you get your podcasts so you'll be the first to get new Left Alone!
In the meantime, stay safe, wash your hands and take care of you and your neighbours.
We’re all in this together, apart.
Sonya and Brendan.
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This week we’re talking all about the highs and lows of Fame and Celebrity. Many people will do anything to get to the top of the celebrity mountain but at what cost? Is the view even worth it when you get there? Does fame and celebrity bring you happiness or is it hollow and infantilizing? So many questions to answer! Plus, we even have a Madonna story in this week’s episode courtesy of Friend Of The Stars™ Brendan Courtney. How could you resist?
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MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE:
She Speaks by Yvetter Cooper
Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely
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Welcome to The Influence Episode!
In this episode we talk about the power of influence. Don't worry, it's not going to be all about Insta guys and gals posing with their skinny teas sponcon and contoured faces. We talk about what influences us and ask if life online all just one big ad? Perhaps it's time to step away from our devices and put time into what really matters.
Thanks so much for listening.
Until next Thursday, stay safe and stay home.
We're all in this together.
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MENTIONED THIS EPISODE:
Why We Sleep - by Matthew Walker
Fashion: The Century of the Designer 1900-1999
The Uninfluencers - An article by Marisa Meltzer in The Cut
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Welcome to The Beauty Episode!
This week we're talking about beauty and what it means to us. We're not just looking at the more frivolous aspects of the beauty industry and how to use lipstick 35 ways, but also the negative impact social media can have on our self-perception. We discuss the power of beauty and how what we view as beautiful has altered over the years.
Of course, at this very unusual time in world history we know that our health trumps any discussion on how we look. We hope you all stay safe and home and sure, why not throw on a face mask listening to Brendan and Sonya being their usual witty, warm and wise selves.
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BOOKS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE:
Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty by Andrew Bolton - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Alexander-McQueen-Savage-Andrew-Bolton/dp/0300169787
Gods and Kings: The Rise and Fall of Alexander McQueen and John Galliano - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gods-Kings-Alexander-McQueen-Galliano/dp/0143128396
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This week, it’s The Money Episode of Lennon Courtney Left Alone.
We know that now, more than ever, we are all concerned about what the future holds. All of us want to make sure we can secure our homes, be they rental or mortgaged and maintain our incomes as we sail further into these unchartered waters. We had no idea what lay ahead for us when we sat down to chat just a few weeks ago. This health emergency has shown us that our health really is our wealth but at the same time, the uncertainty of employment and our physical and mental well-being are all interconnected.
Know that we want the best for our listeners and are keeping you all in our thoughts. To get through this frightening time, we have to stick together.
With that said, this week we talk about valuing your time, the equal pay vs gender pay gap, female representation in leadership and what money means to us.
We mentioned Caroline Criado Perez’s book in this episode which is available in your local library (whenever they reopen) or buy it here.
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Welcome to this week's Lennon Courtney Left Alone. This episode is The Purpose Episode.
What's it all about? Why are we here? Where's my phone? These are big questions that Sonya and Brendan repeatedly ask themselves. In this episode they share their life experiences and how they have sought purpose in their lives. This conversation is a long and winding road and even Madonna gets a mention.
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Until next time, stay safe and wash your hands, with purpose!
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This week on Lennon Courtney Left Alone, it’s The Age Episode.
Now, more than ever, we understand what a privilege it is to get older, so for this episode, we wanted to look at ageing. We talked about what we thought it would look like when we were younger and how we find it now. We also look at the factors that contribute to living a healthy and engaged life, about the Japanese concept of Ikigai and a new stage of life called gerontolescence. At Lennon Courtney Left Alone, we like to leave no conversational stone unturned!
Once again, with this episode, we feel it is important to point out that our chats represent our own personal thoughts and views on getting older. We have not graduated from Age Expert University so keep that in mind as you listen. It is also worth keeping in mind, it was recorded before the Covid 19 pandemic.
With all that said, we hope you enjoy listening wherever you get your podcasts.
See you again next Thursday for a brand new episode.
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Welcome to Lennon Courtney Left Alone, a podcast of conversations we have when we’re left alone.
For our first episode, we wanted to look at the topic Worry and Anxiety. Before you listen to our dulcet tones, we want to make very clear that neither of us are experts on the subject of mental health. In this episode we are sharing our own personal experiences. If you are struggling with any aspect of your mental health please speak to an expert such as your GP or present to your local Accident and Emergency Department.
Do not suffer in silence.
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Sonya Lennon and Brendan Courtney are two of Ireland’s most recognisable faces. First appearing together on RTE’s fashion magazine show, Off The Rails in 2008, they were an instant hit. Since then the two have hosted sold out live events around the country, written two books and started their fashion label Lennon Courtney. Launching a podcast was the natural next step, I mean, who are you these days without one?
Inspired by long car journeys together around the country and trips across the globe, Lennon Courtney Left Alone is a podcast of conversations they have when they’re left alone. Nothing is off the table. Each week they’ll take on topics like Age, Purpose, Money, Worry and Anxiety, Beauty and, well, anything that tickles and provokes them. Episodes are infused with their characteristic humour, joy and honesty that audiences have grown to love for more than ten years.
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