Tending the Flame

Tending the Flame

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Tending the Flame episodes

  • 13. Interview with Treacy O'Connor on the St Brigid's Day Campaign, her spiritual journey, falling apart and Tending Brighíd's Flame
    This week Brónach (She/Her) and Denise (They/She) are joined in conversation with Treacy O'Connor (She/Her). Treacy is an Interfaith Minister, Spiritual Counselor, meditator and lover of Brighíd. In this episode we talk of Treacy's spiritual journey, transitions in life and in work and our mutual love for Brighíd and excitement for her feast day to be made a national holiday in Ireland. Treacy has devoted a lot of time and work alongside the team at Herstory, and the Brigidine Sisters, in order to make this happen and succeed in a win for Brighíd, a win for women, and a win for Ireland. We really hope you are as nourished by this conversation as we were.
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    More about Treacy O'Connor: 
    Treacy's Website: https://treacyoconnor.com/
    OnSpirit Interfaith Foundation: https://www.onespiritinterfaithministers.com/treacy-oconnor
    Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/treacyoc
    Corporate Wellness: https://www.corporatewellness.ie/treacyoconnor
    HerStory Movement: https://www.herstory.ie/
    Books Mentions: 
    The Ceslstine Vision by James Redfield
    Lost Connections by Johann Hari
    Music Mentioned: 
    Don't Be Afraid of The Light That Shines Within You by Luka Bloom
    58 min
  • 12. Interview with Angela Dunlop on spiritual gifts, inner critic, life goals and her new book "The Miracle of Mediumship".

    Brónach (She/Her) and Denise (They/She) spend an hour with Belfast based Medium, writer and healer Angela Dunlop. Angela has been a practicing medium for 15 years and in 2009 opened her first holistic centre called "House of Healing". Though closed now, Angela continues to hold private readings and demonstrates her abilities in public. We chat to Angela about the struggles of trusting yourself and battling the inner critic, trusting the gifts you have and following your Soul's path and we hear about the release of her first book "The Miracle of Mediumship", the real life stories of spirit and connection as well as the it's core message of belief and faith.

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    Angela Dunlop

    Website: https://www.angeladunlop.co.uk/

    Instagram: @angeladunlopmedium

    Facebook: @angeladunlopmedium

    47 min
  • 11. Winter Solstice, Mormon friends and Jesus is a Pisces

    Brónach (She/Her) and Denise (They/She) reflect on self acceptance, deep rest and goal setting as another Gregorian year ends. Brónach retells the story of Jonah and the Whale and her soulful friendship with two Mormon Sisters and Denise decides to return to horse riding. With reflections on the significance of the Winter Solstice and some suggestions on how you can engage in your own rituals and ceremonies as we move into the astronomical Winter. 

    TW: Brief mention of mental health 

    Books Mentioned: 

    Dark Nights of the Soul by Thomas Moore 

    The Circle and the Cross by Caiseal Mór 

    Tarot Poems by Willie Watson 

    Anam Cara by John O'Donohue 

    Macha's Twins by Kate Fitzpatrick 

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    1 hr 9 min
  • 10. Interview with Patricia Lübeck on keening, death, grief, colonisation and the land.
    This week Brónach (She/Her) and Denise (They/She) interview Patricia Lübeck (She/Her). Patricia Lubeck is a nurturer, healer, and protector who holds people as they cross the big thresholds of life: Birth, death, trauma integration, and healing around sexuality and intimacy. Patricia has trained in more modalities than one could count and loves being able to understand and explain the human experience. Beyond that, though, she has a deep routing in indigenous practice, both from her own lineage and from the many places around the world she is lucky to call home.  As a practitioner Patricia bridges the mind and heart through deep compassion and loving presence. Grounding the cosmic landscape through embodied practices, she has dedicated her journey to breathing beauty and life into practices of old.
    59 min
  • 09. Dreams, the Collective Unconscious and the Folding of Time.
    Brónach (She/Her) and Denise (They/She) delve into their experiences with reoccurring and prophetic dreams and their understanding of the role that the subconscious and collective unconscious plays. There is a brief Segway into the importance of open conversation around menstruation, while Brónach shares about healing experience at a set of stone circles in Donegal and Denise has hot take on Déjà vu and Time.
    TW: there is some chat around mental health, including depression and anxiety. We’ve included some links to mental health support and information below.
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    Mental Health Support:
    Samaritans: https://www.samaritans.org/
    Life Line (Northern Ireland): https://www.lifelinehelpline.info/
    Mind: https://www.mind.org.uk/
    1 hr 12 min
  • 07. Mediums, Libra season life reassessing and Midnight Mass.

    Brónach (She/Her) and Denise (She/They) compare their experiences of this year’s Libra season before moving onto Samhain and the progression of the Celtic year. They digress into discussing different stages of their spirituality, the new Netflix show Midnight Mass (spoilers), life after death and answer some questions sent in by you listeners!

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    http://www.belfastspiritualistchurch.co.uk

    1 hr 22 min
  • 06. Death, reincarnation and...dinosaurs?
    Brónach (She/Her) and Denise (She/They) tackle the concept and reality of death in this week’s episode. From goddess archetypes and death representatives to reincarnation, after life and Catholicism they each talk about their own understandings of death and relationships with ancestors who have passed on. Trigger Warning (TW) for a brief mention of suicide.
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    If you are struggling with your mental health: 
    Samaritans: https://www.samaritans.org/
    Lifeline (NI): https://www.lifelinehelpline.info/
    1 hr 36 min
  • 05. Male gaze, how Rose from the Titanic deserved better and body positivity.

    Brónach (She/Her) and Denise (She/They) discuss the concept of the male gaze beyond cinema and its relation to everyday life from internalised misogyny to the negativity that men also suffer as a result of patriarchy. The conversation digresses into talks of body positivity and sensuality with a small mention of (tw) eating disorders, how we view ourselves and other women and ends on a ridiculous note of talks of Irish figures and how much we fancy them. 

    We hope you enjoy!

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    Author of "What A Time To Be Alone": https://www.instagram.com/theslumflower/?hl=en 

    More info on Sheela Na Gigs: https://sheelanagig.org/

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    1 hr 22 min
  • 04. Lughnasadh, Neurodiversity and Taylor Swift thirst.

    Brónach (She/Her) & Denise (She/They) have a general discussion about the Celtic festival of Lughnasadh and what each of them are hoping to reap in line with the harvest festival. As we are so open about mental health on our podcast we delve into conversations about our experiences in therapy and Denise gets very candid on the subject of neurodiversity within their own life and in general.

    Sit back and enjoy this week's episode!

    https://www.instagram.com/marikennedywisdom/

    https://www.instagram.com/neuroprideireland/

    https://www.instagram.com/_flow.yoga/

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    55 min

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