As we welcome spring together, and prepare for the Spring Equinox, coming on March 20th, we take a look at our lives to see where we need to change our perspective, put some dates to our plans, and what we need to let go of to grow in this new chapter.

We will declutter our space as well as our mind, say goodbye to winter by welcoming the Spring Goddess Vesna, and send the Goddess of Winter and Death, Morena, on her way.

We’ll chat to my dear friend, Ian Paget, a successful and incredibly gifted logo designer, about not just cats in design and how you can leverage cats for your brand, but also about the ways his cat Scarlett changed his mindset about life-work balance and so much more. He will also share his journey of writing and publishing a book, and tips to stay on the course of your dreams.

We’ll plan for some Easter baking, talk about the traditions of Death Sunday and Bloom Sunday, wear our best dress, and of course, listen to some wisdom of your Cat Coach Aragorn - this time all about finding your purr.

All that and more is waiting for you inside the March Cat Coach Café!

This episode includes:

* Interview with author Ian Paget

* Spring planning and decluttering

* Journaling prompts (see list below)

* Spring Equinox celebration

* Customs connected with Slavic goddesses Vesna and Morena

* Cat Coach Diaries with Cat Coach Aragorn

Key topics covered in this month’s interview:

* How to achieve more life-work balance and increase creativity - inspired by cats

* Cats in logo design

* Logo design process

* The challenges of writing a book

* Tips to keep going after your dreams

Ian Paget / Logo Geek links:

Logo Geek Website

Buy “Make Living Designing Logos” book on Amazon

Follow Logo Geek on Instagram

Other Links:

Cat Coach Diaries

Spotify Playlists

The Official Cat Coach Café Playlist

Spring Mornings Instrumentals

Journaling prompts:

* What darkness or evil have accumulated in your life over the winter? What are you ready to let go of?

* What are the things in your home that no longer bring you joy?

* Where in your life do you need to make more space so you can welcome some new things?

* What are the things, or skills, or even mindset, you’re going to be needing in this new cycle? How can you get all that you need ready ahead of the Spring Equinox?

* Where in your life do you want to start fresh? Where are you ready to start over?

* Where in your life would you benefit from a new perspective? Or from a new idea?

* What and when do you need to do the things you need to do to achieve your goals? What are the steps you need to take at each phase? How are you going to nurture your seeds to see them all through the harvest?

* What “spells” are you ready to cast? What do you want to manifest in your life?

This month we welcome in more intentional magic inside the Cat Coach Café - and beyond.

Author Emma Howarth comes to share with us some secrets to bringing more magic into our lives, exploring our passions and what it truly means to have a sustainable (mystical) self-care practice that works for you. And of course, she tells us all about her own cat master and how he inspired her life.

We dive into some (Czech) February folk traditions which once again offer an opportunity for feasting, explore the fascinating history of St Valentine’s Day, and find out what the year of Fire Horse has in store for us according to the Chinese calendar.

We will revisit our childhood hobbies and see why they are so good for us even today, we will rise from the ashed like Phoenix inspired by Ash Wednesday, and finally, it wouldn’t be Cat Coach Café without some wisdom from your Cat Coaches, and this time it’s Princ who stands up to the task, and who will invite you to be curious and explore the new things as well as the old.

This episode includes:

Interview with author Emma Howarth

February wisdom from your Cat Coach Princ

Czech folk traditions: Masopust (Carniva), Fat Thursday, Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday

Brief history of St Valentine’s Day

The meaning of the Year of the Fire Horse

Emma Howarth links:

Emma Howarth Website

A Year of Mystical Thinking

Follow Emma Howarth on Instagram

Other Links:

Cat Coach Diaries

Spotify Playlists

The Official Cat Coach Café Playlist

Winter Evenings Magic Playlist

Welcome to the first episode of 2026 and to the beatiful month of January which offers us a unique opportunity to reset - gently, and delightfully.

There is no reason to rush anywhere or to set any goals just yet, it’s time to rest, dream and notice the wonders of winter.

And also… to look at life through the eyes of an alien cat with Carlie Sorosiak and her heartwarming book Leonard: My Life as a Cat. Though aimed at children, it is better than any self-help book you will ever read, and perfect to start your year with.

We also discuss Carlie’s love for both writing and animals, her work as a volunteer at a cat shelter, how animals inspire her and some fun facts about cats you may not have known.

All that is waiting for you inside the Cat Coach Café today, along with some New Year’s wisdom from your Cat Coach Apricot.

I do apologize for my voice in this one as I've been fighting the flu since the end of the year, and so far, it seems to be winning! But I didn’t want to postpone the release of the episode as I felt that January needs that extra inspiration asap :)

This episode includes:

January self-care tips, including the science behind fairy lights and why they make us happy!

New Year’s Wisdom from your Cat Coach Apricot

Interview with author Carlie Sorosiak

Carlie Sorosiak links:

Buy My Life as a Cat on Amazon UK

Buy A World of Cats on Amazon UK

All other Carlie’s Books on Amazon UK

Carlie Sorosiak Official Website

Carlie’s Instagram

Other Links:

Cat Coach Diaries - New Year, Same You

Spotify Playlists

The Official Cat Coach Café Playlist

Winter Evenings Magic Playlist

Welcome to the Christmas Special of the Cat Coach Café! Where we gather with friends old and new, joined by your Cat Coaches, to share on the Christmas spirit and talk all things Christmas!

CJ Fentiman, the author of The Cat with Three Passports and the The Zen of Cat, joins us to tell us all about Christmas in Japan, and her Christmas favorites, as will returning authors Alex Howard, Fiona Ferris, Lili Hayward, and the Yogi Witch, Bethany Ellison. We will also be joined by our upcoming guests, Carlie Sorosiak, author of My Life as a Cat, and Emma Howarth, author of A Year of Mystical Thinking. And I also invited the creator of the Cat Coach Café Podcast theme, my best friend and film composer, Ros Gilman to share his favorite Christmas things too.

We’ll talk about the Winter Solstice, too, the one Christmas sweet that cannot be missing on any Christmas table in the Czech Republic - Vánočka, listen to some festive excerpts from books Alfie In the Snow by Rachel Wells, and Toby Jug by Denis O’Connor.

And the Cat Coaches will tell you all about their Christmas favorites and include some well wishes for the new year, as will everyone else.

So lots of goodness in store for you, and lots of festive cheer. Are you ready?

Other links

Cat Coach Diaries

Spotify Playlists

The Official Cat Coach Café Playlist

Winter Evenings Magic

Peaceful Christmas Instrumentals

It’s time to prepare for Christmas! But also - to enjoy the time that leads up to it. In this episode we talk to Fiona Ferris, author of the lifestyle series of books about living a “chic” life, and an expert in simplifying things and brining joy to our everyday.

Fiona shares many practical tips for stress-free December and Christmas, how Kiwis celebrate Christmas in sunny New Zealand, her favorite Christmas things and so much more! We dive into her self-publishing journey too, her love for cats and finally get inspired to create our “inspiration files” and live in tune with our inner child.

We’ll talk all about the dark magic of December and the many protective rituals and traditions connected with the season, including some divination magic. I’ll tell you all about the origins of Czech Christmas cookies and of course, your Cat Coach Aragorn will share his own December wisdom.

This episode includes:

Important December days: Catherine’s Day, Andrew’s Day, Barbara’s Day, Lucia’s Day, Nicholas’ Day

Weather Lore for Barbara’s Day (December 4)

Interview with author Fiona Ferris

December wisdom from your Cat Coach Aragorn

Journaling tips for December - including a letter challenge and writing a letter to Santa

Fiona Ferris links:

Fiona Ferris Website: How to Be Chic

Fiona Ferris Substack

Buy Fiona’s books on Amazon UK

Fiona Ferris on Instagram

Other Links:

Cat Coach Diaries

FREE Printable Christmas Planner - THE ONE CHristmas Planner

My Printable Christmas Chronicle

Cat Coach Café Season 1 December Episodes:

* S01E04 Hopeful December & Planting Seeds of Magic with Sheri Fink

* S01E05 Pre-Christmas Self-Care & Inside Rachel Rowlands’ Catpurrcino

Czech the Recipe

Spotify Playlists

The Official Cat Coach Café Playlist

Winter Evenings Magic

Peaceful Christmas Instrumentals

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In this episode we talk all about honoring our ancestors, the magic of the Celtic New Year and the thinning veil between our worlds and how we can use it for our self-growth. We embrace November’s feasting as well as the energy of rest and slowly start preparing for Christmas.

With our guest, Lili Hayward, author of A Midwiner’s Tail and The Cat of Yule Cottage (also known as the best-selling writer of historical fiction Laura Madeleine) we delve into the magic of Cornwall, its folk tales, why cats are inseperable part of them, a sense of belonging to a place…. and so much more.

So, sit down and relax, we’re about to start!

This episode includes:

Halloween

All Saints Day

All Souls Day

St Martin’s Day

Czech weather lore for November

Interview with author Lili Hayward

November wisdom from your Cat Coach Aragorn

Tips for embracing November’s energy of rest

Christmas planning

Lili Hayward’s Books:

The Cat of Yule Cottage

A Midwinter’s Tail

Historical fiction under Laura Madeleine

The Anthology Lili mentions - Of Enchantment, Enigma, and the Infinite

Other Links:

Cat Coach Diaries

Cat Coach Café Season 1 November episodes:

* Story-telling November & Bibliotherapy with Bijal Shah (includes St Martin’s Day)

* Christmas Preparations & the Story of Elderly Lola

Czech the Recipe - Martin’s Mini-Rolls Recipe

Spotify Playlists

The Official Cat Coach Café Playlist

Winter Evenings Magic

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Welcome back to the Cat Coach Café - and to the Season of the Witch!

We have entered a magical season that invites us to connect to our inner wisdom, and our magic within.

In today’s episode we will explore the autumn energies, the theme of letting go, invite in some magic, talk all things witchcraft and debunk some myths surrounding it, and of course talk about cats!

Your Cat Coach Princ will share some October wisdom, and I will also offer some book tips and films tips for cosy October.

In this episode we welcome a very special guest, Bethany Ellison, also known as the Yogi Witch, who will inspire you to explore your own magical practice and the witch within. She explains all about who a witch really is, both from historical and nowadays perspective, why witchcraft and yoga compliment each other so beautifully and why cats are forever connected with the witches. We will also touch upon the fascinating topic of how old fairytales influence our lives, and talk about the magical lands of Wales.

So, sit down and relax, we’re about to start!

This episode includes:

October magical rituals & self-care tips

Journaling prompts on the theme of letting go

Interview with Bethany Ellison, the Yogi Witch

October wisdom from your Cat Coach Princ

Cosy book tips & film tips

The Yogi Witch Links:

The Wake the Witch Program

The Yogi Witch YouTube Channel

Instagram

The books Bethany recommends:

Witch by Lisa Lister

IntuWitchin by Mia Magik

The Little Book of Spells by Astrid Carvel

Other Links:

Cat Coach Diaries

Pawsitive Mind Club - October Journaling Session

A Letter to Robert Redford (+ Film Club Announcement)

Cat Coach Café Halloween Episode (2024) with the Cat Coaches’ Origin Story

The Cat Dragon by Samantha Birch

You've Got Mail - movie tip

Spotify Playlists

The Official Cat Coach Café Playlist

October Instrumentals Playlist

Autumn Mornings Instrumentals

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Welcome back to the Cat Coach Café - we are official open for season 2!

With all your favorite bits - seasonal tune-ins, Czech folk traditions, cosy conversations featuring cats, Cat Coach Diaries and the drink meditation to start with. Yes, it’s time to slow down once more, and from now on, we’ll do so every four weeks together, all year round.

Today we welcome a very special guest, Alex Howard, the author of the Library Cat and the Ghost Cat, who might just make you want to jump on a plane to Edinburgh, but definitely to grab one of his books if you haven’t read them yet.

So, sit down and relax, we’re about to start!

This episode includes:

September journaling prompts

Interview with Alex HowardCat Coach Diaries: Making Life Less Complicated

September feasts and celebrations in Czech folk tradition

Tips for filling up our pantries for winter!

Alex Howard Links:

Buy the Library Cat

Buy the Ghost Cat

Alex Howard Official Website

Instagram

TikTok

Other Links:

Krtek - the cartoon Alex mentions

Pawsitive Mind Club - September Journaling Session

More about the Pawsitive Mind Club

Cat Coach Diaries - Making Life Less Complicated

The Official Cat Coach Café Playlist on Spotify

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In our last episode of Season 1, we’ll tune to the powerful spring energies and we will take some bold actions towards our dreams. This is the time to make a plan for the year ahead and start acting upon it. As our energies turn from the inward to outward, we are called to create and show up in the world.

We will also talk about all of Donna Bradley-Brown’s 30+ rescued animals, including cats, dogs, hens and a pig, as well as her horse Sia, the inspiration behind her Substack Life Is Beautiful, her writing and what it takes to become a veterinary nurse.

As our last episode of season 1, this one is once more a little longer, but it is a treat and I hope you will enjoy it, cozied up with your cat(s) by your side!

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This episode’s topics:Spring Equinox goal setting & year planning

Journaling prompts

Interview with writer, poet, veterinary nurse & animal lover Donna Bradley-BrownCat Coach Diaries: Catfidently You by Cat Coach Aragorn

Finding balance

Easter origins

Links:Cat Coach Diaries Membership at the discounted price until March 24th!

Donna Bradley-Brown’s Substack: Life Is Beautiful

Cat Coach Diaries - Catfidently You

The Official Cat Coach Café Playlist on Spotify

Spring Mornings Instrumentals Playlist on Spotify

Czech the Recipe Donna Bradley-Brown photo credit: Carolin Ixyz

Today’s episode is a treat! Together with our today’s guest author CJ Fentiman, we immerse ourselves in Japanese culture, slow down, find our ikigai, learn all about ichigo ichie AND the many ways cats are celebrated and roothed in Japanese tradition.

Apart from that, we’ll tune in to the season and slowly start preparing for the arrival of spring, welcoming in any necessary endings, so we can begin again. We will declutter our minds as well as our spaces, forgive, pray and embrace Lent in a whole new way - whether you are religious or not.

And finally, your Cat Coach Princ will share step by step guide to facing our fears.

This episode’s topics:

Easing ourselves into spring

Interview with author CJ Fentiman (Carla Francis)Cat Coach Diaries: A Guide to Facing Your Fears

Ash Wednesday & Fasting Season (Lent): time to declutter and fogive

Links:

The Cat with Three Passports by CJ Fentiman

The Zen of Cat by Carla Francis (CJ Fentiman)

Dr David Hamilton - Official Website

Cat Coach Diaries - A Guide to Facing Your Fears

The Official Cat Coach Café Playlist on Spotify

Spring Mornings Instrumentals Playlist on Spotify