#104 Lisa O'Sullivan Shaw On Open Heart Surgery, Raising Four Boys And Using Comedy To Get Through The Tough Times
From A Little Birdie Told Me by Rebecca Horan
February 5, 2026 · 48 min · Season 9 · Episode 4
About this episode
Lisa O'Sullivan Shaw shares her journey through open heart surgery, raising four boys, and using comedy to navigate life's challenges.
On Season 9 Episode 4 of A Little Birdie Told Me, host Rebecca Horan talks to Lisa O'Sullivan Shaw. Lisa is a model, content creator and mum of four boys. Lisa has lived an extraordinary life up until this point. She was born in Kerry and spent much of her infancy in a Dublin Hospital due to a heart problem which led to two open heart surgeries as an adult. In her twenties and after the breakup of a long relationship Lisa moved to New York and that's where she met her Irish husband, she spoke to Rebecca about their life in New York, the Irish community there and meeting Donald Trump in Trump Towers. Lisa then moved back to Ireland to build her home and start a family and went on to have four boys, however, this was not without its ups and downs, which she charts hilariously and stylishly on her Instagram page ModernIrishMom. This is a moving story about hope, hardship, resilience, love and life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Rebecca Horan
Guest: Lisa O'Sullivan Shaw
Topics covered
- open heart surgery
- parenting
- comedy
- resilience
- family life
Keywords
- open heart surgery
- parenting
- comedy
- resilience
- family
- New York
- Irish community
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: ModernIrishMom
Places: Kerry, Dublin, New York
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