From The Flames- A Podcast About Rebirth, Renewal & Reconciliation.

In this short episode I return to chat about my own reflections on how I find decision making difficult and the realisation that this impacts my energy. I share also my goals moving forward in this regard ✨

Hey everyone!!!!

How are you all doing? So today I am doing my own reflection on this episode. Believe it or not the requests for me to speak is really something I didn't expect.

So what is coming up for me has been my personal journey about trying to create and maintain a morning routine. This episode I touch on habits that were created in the past and how that disconnected me from my body's call in the mornings to start the day right. I also speak on my thoughts in the impact this has on our body stress, cortisol and also some ideas we can use to build a better pathway to starting our day right.

I have a Q&A below where I would love to hear your suggestions for guests or topics. I will link the song in the intro below if you wish to listen it is my single 'We'll get used to it"

Have a blessed day

xx

https://open.spotify.com/track/2oJbwxfX5pbKHX9SCXsVII?si=3f5134b526324e36

Lucky number 7? Maybe! Well let's get into this powerful episode! This weeks guest is Thabata Couto. Thabata Couto is a Holistic Practitioner based in Banagher County Offaly. Her works centres around multiple modalities including reiki, access bars and hoponopono ..Thetahealing. Thabata is real advocate of love and forgiveness and her work is focused on guiding her clients to find that room to be open hearted and free.

TRIGGER WARNING: SEXUAL ASSAULT

Listen in to understand:

https://www.instagram.com/thabataholistic/

Here we are back with Episode 6, I am really leaning into this work and hoping it is serving you all well.   

This week we have the beautiful Rebecca Houlihan with us. Rebecca Houlihan- aka BEX is an Irish born singer songwriter . When living In Australia she Co-wrote and preformed in Wisemams circus first album and cowrote their 3rd album with Australia's Blues Virtuoso Ben Chakravorty . BEX then went onto collaborating with Greek producer Kevin Sunray. They created Two melodic house and techno tracks which ended up topping the Beatport charts with single Voices at no 1 in electronica charts & no 12 in the Beatport top 100 releases. Currently in Barcelona she’s working with Producer Da Fabi from Green Music Studio who are collaborating on a saucy summer rnb track that will be released in the coming months.  Rebecca has met likeminded musicians and formed a Band called BEXX formally knows as Bex&D’Soultrain. BEXX are currently working on their EP which will release in five singles this year . The Band is formed with guitar and Bass sensationalists Lorenzo Spinozzi and Hernan Fridman , they are creating a mix of all things Neo soul ,rock and RNB .  Their influences are mixed between RHCP - Red hot chillie peppers, Eryka Badu, The long awaited songs are set to be filled with colourful emotional tones,texturised melodic melodys  & some seriously catchy hooks. Keep an eye out for this magic in 2023 .  

Listen in to hear:

How she adapted to the music scene after moving to Barcelona

Different Therapies she finds support in

Her perspective on self talk and self-care

How her Journey to Australia impacted her emotional stamina as an artist

How going big in Australia informed her practice on her return to Ireland

Why she believes everything happens for a reason

How she felt called to leave Ireland

How the band came together

How her journey to authenticity and recording her music came about

What she thinks about having a supportive partner

Her thoughts on having positive supporter as a young woman curious about the arts

Why we need supportive friends in the industry

You can follow her journey on Instagram. 

https://instagram.com/houlihanrebecca?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

https://open.spotify.com/artist/0SBecK1sp6fjF92Puwl2LU?si=DIX4QruSTj2vH4WfnMj3iw

Welcome back everyone to Episode 5!!! Where is the time going?

This week we have the joy of sitting with Dora Gola and hearing her story as she navigates the world in a constant flux of duality, be that with Irish and Polish heritage, or her career as a vocal coach/artist mentor and her career as a singer songwriter, producer and performing artist.

Dora Gola- singer-songwriter, dancer, performing artist and vocal coach and artists' mentor. Born in Poland, raised in Ireland. Her music is a haunting journey of dark Electro-Pop, interwoven with elements of Slavic Folk, brooding synths, and lavish Eastern-Asian sounds with cinematic sound production. Dora’s powerful and sensual vocal draws the listener in, telling of the Earth’s consciousness and human longing. She expresses her songs through the medium of voice and dance. In 2022 Dora was announced as one of the hottest acts to emerge right now by Hot Press Magazine. She was also awarded the ‘Emerging Artist of the Year 2022’ by the Polish Ambassador. She headlined one of the best music venues in Ireland - Dolans, Monroe's Live and The Attic. She graduated with first-class honours with BA in Voice & Dance at the IWAMD and MA in Performance from UCC. Dora is one of the most exciting female acts to emerge in Ireland right now.

Listen in to discover:

Why we must be aware of how we balance assimilation and self acceptance

Why we need to cultivate space to protect our energy

Why energy exchange matters so much in the music industry

What different elements combine to make the sound we know of as Dora Gola

How intention and presence can impact the audience

How the Polish communities acceptance has informed Dora's practice or perspective

What are the biggest drivers in Dora's spiritual development

Considerations we must consider about our relationship with the earth

How we can integrate our inner child in our adult journey

https://www.doragola.com/

https://open.spotify.com/artist/2fIz43VwJaZ8LcQsjG0IQ6?si=jouaxyZoSKugMUpwZCNfWA

https://www.instagram.com/doragola/?hl=en

We are back with Episode 4! I can't believe it and I am so excited to shine a light on a special friend of ours Santiago!

Santiago is a 37 year old Argentinian illustrator, he moved to Ireland following his passion for researching many aspects of Irish culture and heritage, focusing mostly on medieval mythology, history, sociology and language. Writing articles and creating illustrations, he aims at making the facts we can known about Irish Studies as accessible as possible, while at the same time engaging with community projects regarding the sustainable stewardship of and access to both land and knowledge.

Listen in to discover :

How name and place can be a choice

How the seasons are a necessary affect

How a leap of faith isn't so scary when we accept there are no certainties

Learn about Santiago's relationship with ancient sites in Ireland, especially Loughcrew

His thoughts on modern approaches to shamanism and connection with the land

How Santiago makes our history, culture and mythology accessible to us

How the messages of our ancestors live within us and guide us

Learn about Dionysius the 'Foreigner' God and his place in Santiago's journey and perspective living here in Ireland

The Gaelic Woodland Project and the call to action

Why there is not much being done to get rid of invasive woodland species, not surprisingly its related to profits...

His connection with his own ancestors and the cry for home

Irishism's he now has the joy of learning to live with :)

https://www.instagram.com/seamus.draoigall/

https://www.instagram.com/deercun/

https://www.instagram.com/gaelicwoodlandproject/

Welcome everyone to episode 3!  I am so excited for you all to meet Jenn!

Jenn, also known on socials as Seannafair is a shamanic intuitive guide, integration and shadow work mentor who has come today to talk about her journey to the truth and how the land has called to her.  If one word describes Jenn's journey to me it is her fearless surrender to the land and the acceptance of it's call on her. She has a six week online offering beginning March 3rd called 'Hearth', which is a deeply guided elemental journey through the self, soul and natural world. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cng12CQsen8/

Listen in to discover : 

How fear can affect the body 

How experimentation can bring in new dreams into our lives 

The gifts we receive when we stop trying to fit in with others and instead adapt to the elements 

How Jenn worked through her depression 

Why Jenn's faith is so strong 

How the land can be a saving grace if we let it 

The importance of symbolism and surrender 

Why Jenn reminds me of King Arthur 

How stillness supports our connection to nature and the animal kingdom

https://www.instagram.com/seanna_fair_/

So with the podcast launching on St. Brigid's day I had wanted to lean into sisterhood, and how better than interviewing my own sister.  These podcast interview episodes are all about each individuals perspective on growth and authenticity.

We landed on the theme of fandom, and how listening to music and being a super fan can really herald some beautiful realisations and protections for music lovers.

Leah Shannon is a native of Ennis and grew up in a musical home, and attended a very musical school, Gaelscoil Mhichíl Cíosóg.  Her dad a drummer and she herself singing in the school choir and winning awards with Slógadh through the years, Leah has well understood from a young age the value in music but it takes on deeper significance when facing life's challenges.  If you want to hear some wise words from this young mom and music lover this is the episode for you!

This weeks episode considers the following:

Do listen in to hear how a musical home is a happy home?

How bands and artists can heal their listeners?

How songwriting can really impact us?

How themes and concepts can really open doors for people into new worlds?

How development of the artist as well as the music can positively influence people?

How we can all find our own ways to be musical?