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!

Before you listen to this week’s issue, please take some time and leave us a short positive review and give us five stars at this link. It’s a simple way and quick to help the podcast grow - we can’t do it without you.

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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Lennon Courtney Left Alone is produced by Esther O’Moore Donohoe.

Original theme music was created by Katie Laffan.

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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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Lennon Courtney Left Alone is produced by Esther O’Moore Donohoe.

Original theme music was created by Katie Laffan.

Media, general enquiries or just to say hi: [email protected]

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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Until next Thursday, stay safe!

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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Lennon Courtney Left Alone is produced by Esther O’Moore Donohoe.

Original theme music was created by Katie Laffan.

*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!

Before you zip off, it would really help the podcast grow if you left us a little review on iTunes plus give us a glowing five stars. We know you hear it all the time but it really helps. Just click here and it will bring you straight to our page where you can sing our praises ; )

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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Lennon Courtney Left Alone is produced by Esther O’Moore Donohoe.

Note: This episode was recorded before the Covid 19 emergency.

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.

If you enjoyed this episode, it would be very helpful to help us grow the podcast by leaving us a review here and giving us five stars.

Until next time, stay safe and wash your hands, with purpose!

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Esther O’Moore Donohoe.is the double-barrelled producer for the podcast.

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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Social media is managed and curated by Julie Gartland. Katie Laffen created and performed our theme music 'Walkin' On It and the podcast is produced by Esther O’Moore Donohoe.

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?!

Now, before you go, make sure you sign up for our newsletter, coming in January 2022. Each week we’ll send you a selection of a few of things we’ve come across on our travels that we’re loving. It could be a podcast, book, outfit, candle, recipes, fitness tips, raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens - anything we feel like really. Come join our gang by signing up here.

Until next Thursday...stay safe!

Sonya and Brendan.

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Shop the latest Lennon Courtney 'Doyenne Collection' at Dunnes Stores.

Social media is managed and curated by Julie Gartland. Katie Laffen created and performed our theme music 'Walkin' On It and the podcast is produced by Esther O’Moore Donohoe.

Ready, steady, cooooook!

This week we are delighted to be joined by best selling author and chef Rachel Allen. At 18 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.

Before you go, make sure you sign up for our newsletter, coming in January 2022. Each week we’ll send you a selection of a few of things we’ve come across on our travels that we’re loving. It could be a podcast, book, outfit, candle, recipes, fitness tips, raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens - anything we feel like really. Come join our gang by signing up here.

Until next Thursday...stay safe!

Sonya and Brendan.

MENTIONED IN SHOW

You can buy your own copy of Soup. Broth. Bread. By Rachel Allen here or ask at your local library.

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Shop the latest Lennon Courtney 'Doyenne Collection' at Dunnes Stores.

Social media is managed and curated by Julie Gartland. Katie Laffen created and performed our theme music 'Walkin' On It and the podcast is produced by Esther O’Moore Donohoe.

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!

We hope you love this week's chat and if you do, please leave a positive review and 5 stars here. It takes seconds but really helps the podcast grow.

Make sure you also scroll down the show notes for some resources on menopause and early menopause.

Until next Thursday, stay safe!

Sonya and Brendan.

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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Shop the latest Lennon Courtney 'Doyenne Collection' at Dunnes Stores.

Social media is managed by Julie Gartland. Katie Laffen created and performed our theme music 'Walkin' On It and the podcast is produced by Esther O’Moore Donohoe.

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.

We hope you enjoy this week's chat and if you do, please leave us a positive review here and five stars. It really helps and takes seconds. If you're listening on the iPhone podcast app, just scroll down The Lennon Courtney Podcast page and tap away.

Until next Thursday!

Sonya and Brendan.

RESOURCES:

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.

FOLLOW THE LEADER:

Follow Lennon Courtney on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook

Follow Brendan on Insta and Twitter and Facebook.

Follow Sonya on Insta and Twitter.

Shop the latest Lennon Courtney 'Doyenne Collection' at Dunnes Stores.

Social media is managed and curated by Julie Gartland. Katie Laffen created and performed our theme music 'Walkin' On It and the podcast is produced by Esther O’Moore Donohoe.