shareyourvoice

Our guest this week is Franny Benali, MBE. Franny is a former Professional Footballer with Southampton FC, a TV pundit, and a Keynote Speaker. 

He speaks to us this week about how important mindset is for achieving our goals; how he completed three ultra-endurance challenges ultimately raising over £1,000,000 for Cancer Research UK; and how on the days when your goal seems out of reach, the importance of having the right people around you to keep you going.

We both found this conversation with Franny so inspiring and really hope you do too.

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This week's episode is the last for this season before we take a summer break!

We review our conversation with Wedding Planner & Stylist Nessa Hurley in this episode.

We also chat with each other about what's going on in our lives, and this week we talk about a new chapter for the Long family, the girls summer plans, and where the name of the podcast came from.

Thank you to everyone who has listened to Season 1, we have exciting plans for Season 2 and cannot wait to be back with new episodes soon! 

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This week's guest on Kay and Ash Share Your Voice is Nessa Hurley.

Nessa is a wedding planner & stylist (Instagram @gabiandnessa) and the creator and host of the 'Nessa Loves Weddings' Podcast (Instagram @nessalovesweddings).

In this episode, we chatted about trends, traditions, and what brides to be can expect in 2024/2025. We loved this chat with Nessa, and really hope you do too.

In this week's episode we review our conversation with Brian McDermott and his very honest chat with us about his experience with addiction. 

After each review show, we also chat with each other about what's going on in our lives. This week we talk about pet hates, Ash's longing for Rock & Republic jeans to come back into fashion, and Kay's very confusing WhatsApp message she received while in Dubai!

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Our guest this week on Kay and Ash Share Your Voice is Brian McDermott.

Brian is a good friend of Kayleah & Shanes, and many of you will know him as a former professional footballer, and former Manager of Reading FC and Leeds United.

Today, Brian talks about those times in his life and also speaks so openly about addiction and mental health.

We loved this chat with Brian, and really hope you do too.

TW: This episode contains discussions about baby loss that some listeners may find triggering. If that sounds like it might apply to you, please check the show notes below for more details to decide if you want to avoid this content.

Our guest this week on Kay and Ash Share Your Voice is Susan McMahon.

Susan is Kayleah's sister-in-law, and she kindly took the time to speak to us about the loss of her baby Holly, shortly after she was born. Susan talks about the grieving process, and how they keep the memory of Holly alive every day in beautiful ways. 

Susan also kindly shared the names of some books she found useful when dealing with grief:
Saying Goodbye by Zoe Clarke-Coates
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
When Bad Things Happen to Good People by Harold S Kushner
The Choice by Edith Eger

Further resources available from Feilacain, A Little Lifetime (ISANDS), Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society (UK).

In this week's episode we review our conversation with Shane, and discuss the incident that Shane described as one of the toughest parts of his career and how Kay supported him. 

After each review show, we also chat with each other about whats going on in our lives and some funny questions we pose to each other. This week we talk about Mother's Day, and baby brain, and Kay tells a story that tops the 'Mona Lisa' embarrassing incident from Episode 2! 

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Our guest this week on Kay and Ash Share Your Voice is someone very familiar to Kay, it's her husband Shane Long!

Many of you will know Shane as a professional footballer and Irish International. Shane shares with us the highs and lows of being a professional footballer, how it impacts family life, and who he turns to for support when needed (spoiler alert, it's Kayleah!).