In this episode I chat with Heather Condren, a florist and former social care worker who started Flowerpop after she won a scholarship from Kay's Flower School in Dublin. She lives and works in Inchicore in Dublin with her husband and two-year-old son. In the absolute shit storm that is COVID there have been some bright bits and Heathers is one of them. A pandemic will force reassessment of a lot of things and Heather found her love of flowers led her to a brand new florist business that is...

In this episode I chat with Blessing Dada. Blessing is a student in Youth & Community Development at Technological University Dublin. She is an outspoken, passionate activist on all sorts of social justice issues, especially mental health awareness (with her own lived experiences) among Black and other ethnic minority communities in Ireland. She is also involved in organisations such as SpunOut and See Change. I enjoyed our conversation so much. As a young Black Irish/Nigerian woman, her...

in this episode I speak with Morgan Livingstone, Canadian Child Life Specialist, Child lIfe Officer of WEChope and one of my very best friends. Mo chats all about her work as a child life specialist, her passion about the amazing abilities of kids facing illness, trauma, end of life and loss and how to speak to your kids about their feelings during COVID. We cry, we laugh and we could have spoken for hours. If you have kids I highly recommend listening to Morgans experience and wisdom when it...

In this episode I speak with Julie Keeley-Hughes. Her beloved sister Lynn, died suddenly 2 years ago. We chat about Lynn, her life and her legacy. Jules shares how she is learning to navigate her overwhelming grief so openly and honestly with me. She takes us on her sea swimming journey since the first day of lockdown and how it is helping her make sense of Lynns untimely death. Jules resilience in the face of adversity is something that will never leave me. Enjoy x

In this episode I speak with AnnMarie McQueen, Canadian journalist, living in Abu Dhabi & creator of the online forum and weekly newsletter HotFlashInc. She is also the editor of the website "LivingHealthyMag.com' the first wellness website for women & men in UAE. We speak all about HotFlashInc and why she found herself creating it, dating, orgasms, Canada and of course, perimenopause. AnnMarie is smart and informed and incredibly open about her experiences. My kind of person! Enjoy x

Welcome back to season 3. I was not planning to do more episodes but thanks to the guest on todays episode here we are! I speak with Sian Horn, Entrepreneur, founder of multiple companies including The Club, business support and learning network for women in business. Motivator, speaker and podcaster of BeBelle podcast. We packed a lot into our 40 mins. Sian shared her love of empowerment and supporting women and where that love came from. Managing her own business through lockdown, missing...

In this episode I chat with Grace Rattigan, Patient Rep with Cervical Check here in Ireland. Grace sadly lost her Mother Catherine, to cervical cancer on April 11th 2012 at the tender age of 47. Compounding her grief a few years later after a 2014 Audit into Cervical Check, Grace and her family learned that abnormalities in her Mothers screening were missed. Due to her experience as a family member after learning of the HSE's mishandling of her Mums case Grace decided to be a voice for...

In this episode I chat about turning 50 and what it means to me. The highs, the lows and everything in between. Thank you so much for listening and supporting My Yellow Couch. With everything worrisome that is happening around us this gives me some joy and some focus. I will be back next week with another guest, so for this one enjoy the ramblings of a newly 50 year old. x

In this episode I speak with Cathy Moore, Look Good Feel Better Ireland Ambassador. Look Good Feel Better Ireland is a charity organisation that offers free skincare/make-up workshops for people undergoing cancer treatment. Cathy shares with us her journey with breast cancer and how Look Good Feel Better gave her a sense of purpose and helped her feel connected to herself and to others as she navigated her way through treatment. We spoke about how we all deal with our diagnosis in different...

In this episode I chat with Eimear Morrissey, actor, voiceover artist and facilitator - working with young people through theatre/drama. Emer is best known for her role as Tracey Rooney in the RTE2 comedy drama Damo & Ivor, and also the movie. Eimear shares with us how COVID19 is effecting the Arts world, how it is impacting her work and how artists are creating art in new and exciting ways in isolation. She lovingly remembers her Grandmother who sadly passed away at the beginning of the...

In this episode I chat with Aoife Rafter, Cystic Fibrosis Ambassador, Cervical Cancer survivor and all around strong, kickass young woman. Aoife shares with us her journey with CF, her move home from OZ due to lack of medication, her shocking cervical cancer diagnosis at 27 and her experience as a vulnerable person during COVID19. I adore Aoife. I have been following her on Instagram for a while now and her strength and honesty through all her challenges leaps off her page and always gives...

In this episode I chat with Aisling Keenan, Journalist and host of Private Education, the smart sex and relationships podcast. We chat all things COVID19, coping with isolation, the fun she has with her podcast which recently reached 400,000 listens and her new venture Rogue, an online publication full of some of the best female journalists here in Ireland. Aisling is funny, intelligent, kind, focused and wonderfully driven. She was a joy to chat with. Again this episode was recorded on Zoom,...

In this episode I speak with Tara Rafter, The Navigation Coach. Coach Trainer - The Irish Life Coach Institute. Master NLP Practitioner. Award Winning Professional Coach and author of My Life Compass. We chat all this counselling and life coaching. How much we love our jobs, the people we work with and how best to navigate our feelings through this challenging time. We fangirl over Brene Brown and the importance of empathy and self compassion. I adored this chat. I hope you do too. Enjoy!

This episode Laura Cunningham returns to chat about coping with pregnancy during COVID19. Yay! Laura is an IMA Magazine Editor of The Year 2018/19. Editor of Confetti Magazine and Author of The Wedding Planner. We talk pandemic privilege, pregnancy in a pandemic, pandemic projects and pandemic penis even gets a mention. If it didn't begin with P, it doesn't make the cut. Enjoy!

Hello! Welcome to my first at home, isolation podcast! Nobody is more surprised than I, that this is happening. I tried to wait it out so I could start season 2 at Republic of Works with Jay, but it was too hard and I missed doing this so much, so here we are! It's just me today chatting about how life is now and what is getting me through each day. The sound is a work in progress but we will figure it out as we go. The joy of doing it at home means weekly episodes. Yay! Next week I will be...

This episode is the end of season 1. Thank you all so much for sticking with My Yellow Couch so far. I am really enjoying the experience. I am delighted to say I will be back for season 2. Keep an eye out across my social media "AlexinCork" for details of the upcoming guests. In the episode I speak with Maria Ryan, child and adolescent psychotherapist. Maria takes us through her journey as a child who was born in a Mother and baby home, to her job as a psychotherapist working with our most...

In this episode I chat with my galpal Mary Jane O Regan (GlamityJane) and Emma Sheehan of Eden Medical Facial Esthetic Clinics. We chat all things botox, filler, threading and the perceptions or misconceptions that people have about those of us who choose to avail of such treatments. Why younger women are more open about having their work done and why, according to us it's not something that should be a secret. Mary Jane is one of my favourite friends as her honesty, openness and strength is...

In this episode I chat with Lisa Walsh, known as MySmallWonder on social media. Lisa shares her families experience through her daughter Keevas limb lengthening surgery this past year. Keeva was born with Achondroplasia, known as Dwarfism. We chat all things strength and resilience, the positives and the negatives, the successes and the challenges they have as a family living in a world that physically and very often emotionally will not adapt to Keevas needs and her activism as a mother who...

In this episode I chat with Shonagh and Ollie of BackPackingCraic, my absolute favourite Instagram account. Currently back in Ireland for Christmas we sat down to chat all about the last 6 months, where they have travelled, highs, lows, relationship challenges and where they are off to next. Shongah and Ollie give a real, honest and unfiltered account of what it is like to spend day after day with each other navigating their relationship and countries with humour and an honesty so refreshing...

In this episode I chat with Barbara Scully, writer and broadcaster. Opinion, travel features and solving problems on NewstalkFM. Barbara speaks so much wisdom about single parenting, blended families, raising daughters, navigating her way through her 50's and why being heard as a woman is vital to our well-being and existence. I enjoyed our conversation so much and learned that turning 50 next year is not something to lament. I learned it should be celebrated. Enjoy!

In this episode I chat with Laura Cunningham, IMA Magazine Editor of The Year 2018/19. Editor of Confetti Magazine and Author of The Wedding Planner. We get right down to business on all the stupid s**t people say in times of crisis and wonder why we are not changing the way we speak as language matters so much. We chat about single parenting, unsolicited advice and our mutual distaste of online toxic groups that seem to exist to tear each other down. We are NOT down with this! Laura is an...

In this episode I speak with Karen Barry, a 53 year old World silver medalist and European gold powerlifting powerhouse. We chat all things being a woman in a sport designed for men, smashing glass ceilings and records and our excitement about the growing number of female lifters and coaches on the rise. Karen is exactly the kind of woman who inspires me to kick ass in all areas of my life. A visible, vibrant and one hell of a strong woman both physically and mentally. Enjoy!

Welcome to Episode 3. I chat with Nessa Cronin, of VanityFair Boutique about body confidence, wearing the clothes you like and not what we are told we should wear for our shape and learning to be comfortable in our own skin. We discuss choosing not to have children and the challenges of other people's perception of such a choice. Not getting married and loads of other nuggets of wisdom. Strong, visible, vibrant woman. My favourite kind!

Welcome to episode 2. I chat with Carmel O Sullivan about what makes her strong, visible and not afraid to speak her mind. We explore being born strong, and having to work at it. What are the advantages of such strength and does it come at a cost? What does being visible as a woman mean to her and other little nuggets of strength. Enjoy!