Alive and Kicking with Clare McKenna

Homelessness, Meeting Adversity Head On and Embracing Still Points


Listen Later

Lisa Brennan was born with mild spina bifida and hip issues, in foster care, she left care age 18 as many do due to support to their foster family being cut but as she spent much of her life in a wheelchair she found getting a place to live and a job nigh on impossible. Lisa has faced so much adversity but has such an incredible story and she joins Clare to tell it.
And Brother Richard is a Franciscan Friar whose poem lockdown went viral during the pandemic – it led to his book Still Points - A Guide to Living the Mindful, Meditative Way and he joins Clare in studio to talk about the importance of making time for reflection
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Alive and Kicking with Clare McKennaBy Newstalk

  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5

5

2 ratings


More shows like Alive and Kicking with Clare McKenna

View all
Documentary on Newstalk by Newstalk

Documentary on Newstalk

7 Listeners

The Pat Kenny Show Highlights by Newstalk

The Pat Kenny Show Highlights

45 Listeners

Technology on Pat Kenny by Newstalk

Technology on Pat Kenny

0 Listeners

The Women's Podcast by The Irish Times

The Women's Podcast

123 Listeners

Top 5 Books by Newstalk

Top 5 Books

2 Listeners

The Hard Shoulder Highlights by Newstalk

The Hard Shoulder Highlights

15 Listeners

Lunchtime Live Highlights by Newstalk

Lunchtime Live Highlights

3 Listeners

Real Health with Karl Henry by Irish Independent

Real Health with Karl Henry

35 Listeners

The Good Glow by The Good Glow Productions

The Good Glow

73 Listeners

Futureproof Gold by Newstalk

Futureproof Gold

0 Listeners

Around the World by Newstalk

Around the World

0 Listeners

Music with Tom Dunne by Newstalk

Music with Tom Dunne

0 Listeners

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam by Newstalk

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam

1 Listeners

Movies and TV on The Hard Shoulder by Newstalk

Movies and TV on The Hard Shoulder

0 Listeners

Taking Stock by Newstalk

Taking Stock

3 Listeners

The Hard Shoulder Health Check by Newstalk

The Hard Shoulder Health Check

0 Listeners

Science with Luke O'Neill by Newstalk

Science with Luke O'Neill

2 Listeners

Wonders of the World on The Hard Shoulder by Newstalk

Wonders of the World on The Hard Shoulder

0 Listeners

Ready To Be Real by Síle Seoige by Síle Seoige

Ready To Be Real by Síle Seoige

48 Listeners

Brendan O'Connor by RTÉ Radio 1

Brendan O'Connor

78 Listeners

Today with Claire Byrne by RTÉ Radio 1

Today with Claire Byrne

41 Listeners

Down to Earth with Cara Augustenborg by Newstalk

Down to Earth with Cara Augustenborg

0 Listeners

The Anton Savage Show by Newstalk

The Anton Savage Show

9 Listeners

Catch Up with Louise McSharry by Louise McSharry

Catch Up with Louise McSharry

39 Listeners

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights by Newstalk

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

9 Listeners

Down To Business by Newstalk

Down To Business

2 Listeners

The Hard Shoulder’s Guide to the Galaxy by Newstalk

The Hard Shoulder’s Guide to the Galaxy

0 Listeners

The Laura Dowling Experience by Laura Dowling

The Laura Dowling Experience

23 Listeners

Jenny and Mairead Now by Whatnext

Jenny and Mairead Now

8 Listeners

As I Remember It: Bertie Ahern & The Good Friday Agreement by Newstalk

As I Remember It: Bertie Ahern & The Good Friday Agreement

9 Listeners

Soundscape by Newstalk

Soundscape

0 Listeners

10 Years of Pat Kenny by Newstalk

10 Years of Pat Kenny

0 Listeners

The Mind Full Podcast by Dermot Whelan

The Mind Full Podcast

26 Listeners

The Bookshelf with Ryan Tubridy by Ryan Tubridy

The Bookshelf with Ryan Tubridy

55 Listeners

They Fuck You Up by Dr. Ciara Kelly, Dr. Richard Hogan

They Fuck You Up

2 Listeners