The Catmaste Chronicles Podcast

This week we revisit our favourite past episodes as the finale of season 1 draws closer.

I spoke to Donna Stead about her adorable cat Heidi, who has feline asthma and has soared to Instagram fame with more than 10k followers. Donna is also a brilliant cat foster mummy who works closely with 'Mog on the Tyne Cafe' based in Newcastle UK. The cafe provides rescue cats with shelter until they find permanent homes. All cat lovers are welcome to enjoy the sweet kitties along with a warming beverage. But Donna doesn't stop there she also makes cute kitty bandanas, which are available to purchase online and modelled by Heidi and friends. 

Donna is such an inspirational cat mum and we can tell that our feline friends have a close place in her heart. She uses Heidi's Instagram account to bring awareness to feline asthma, which helps cat owners or those thinking about getting a cat to understand the condition better. If you would like to find out more about Donna and her accounts online follow her on Instagram @heidi.kat and @cutekittybandanas and for the cat cafe @mogonthetyne.

Join Michelle for weekly episodes as she invites guest speakers from coaches, personal trainers, yogis, business owners, chefs, and more to discuss their personal success stories and well-being. Oh, and of course PETS. All of our guests are pet owners and have such amazing stories about their beloved pets. So whether you want to start a journey of wellness, listen to inspirational stories about life and pets, we are the place to be. You can follow Michelle on Instagram and Facebook @Chattycatscare. As always please do rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast.

This week Michelle speaks with Samantha Kidjo founder of ICI Care a personalised hair care products company and she is a passionate engineer. She has spent many years trying to figure out her own hair, between the greenwashing, the toxicity of some products, and self-acceptance. ICI Care is the result of that journey. She now wants to give as many people as possible the tools and knowledge to take care of themselves in a way that is safe for them and doesn't harm the environment. Samantha is a huge animal lover and has had cats and dogs in her life from the age of 8 until now. To find out more about ICI Care visit their website https://icicare.co.uk/

ICI Care is delighted to offer our listeners a 40% off code on all our hair care products. Every hair product that they sell is made to order and individually created to match each customer. (Minimum £15 to get the discount) https://icicare.co.uk/discount/026J3V8AF9JT   Join Michelle for weekly episodes as she invites guest speakers from coaches, personal trainers, yogis, business owners, chefs, and more to discuss their personal success stories and well-being. Oh, and of course PETS. All of our guests are pet owners and have such amazing stories about their beloved pets. So whether you want to start a journey of wellness, listen to inspirational stories about life and pets, we are the place to be. You can follow Michelle on Instagram and Facebook @Chattycatscare. As always please do rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast.

This week Michelle speaks with Peter Celestus, who is a Belgium national who came to London in 1996. He worked for a British Company in Belgium and was offered a 2-year assignment to the London head office which ended up lasting 15 years. During this time Peter's career really took off as he climbed the ranks. In 2011, Peter decided he had seen enough of corporate life and wanted more freedom and to step off the ladder. He completely changed his lifestyle by downsizing significantly and build up a property portfolio. He now owns a dozen properties across London which he rents out. Before covid and before his cat Bubble came into his life, Peter spent most of his time travelling the world with his partner. He has developed an interest in yoga and breathwork, he took up crochet as a hobby and is now involved in an exciting project in rural Belgium: a historic farm being converted to become the home of an organic farm-to-table restaurant, a yoga centre, a small hotel, and a few residential home units. Peter is really looking forward to introducing the Belgian countryside to Bubble. To find out. more about the Belgian Farm visit the website: https://indranilodge.com/

Join Michelle for weekly episodes as she invites guest speakers from coaches, personal trainers, yogis, business owners, chefs, and more to discuss their personal success stories and well-being. Oh, and of course PETS. All of our guests are pet owners and have such amazing stories about their beloved pets. So whether you want to start a journey of wellness, listen to inspirational stories about life and pets, we are the place to be. You can follow Michelle on Instagram and Facebook @Chattycatscare. As always please do rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast.

This week Michelle speaks with Harriet Emily, she is a renowned sound healing practitioner, who specializes in the Gong and Crystal Singing Bowls. She has been involved in the healing community since childhood and has since traveled the world sharing her work across London, the UK, the USA, and Europe. She has worked with the likes of BareMinerals, Free People, Lululemon, Anthropologie, ITV Network, Soho House Group, Mandarin Oriental Hotels, The Mandrake Hotel, and Design Hotels. Harriet has also been featured in publications such as Harpers Bazaar and World Spa & Wellness. She currently shares her work with private individuals on a 1-1 basis, group bookings, and corporate clients. Get a 10% discount on a Soaking Spirit room spray with code: Catmaste10 https://www.soakingspirit.com/

Learn more about Harriet Emily at: https://harrietemily.com/ on social media at: https://www.instagram.com/_harrietemily/ and https://www.instagram.com/_soakingspirit/

and https://www.facebook.com/harrietemilyblog

Join Michelle for weekly episodes as she invites guest speakers from coaches, personal trainers, yogis, business owners, chefs, and more to discuss their personal success stories and well-being. Oh, and of course PETS. All of our guests are pet owners and have such amazing stories about their beloved pets. So whether you want to start a journey of wellness, listen to inspirational stories about life and pets, we are the place to be. You can follow Michelle on Instagram and Facebook @Chattycatscare. As always please do rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast.

This week Michelle speaks with Carla Francis founder of a pet-friendly website and author of Travelling with Pets (5th edition) published by Woodslane Press. The second book is a newly released travel memoir titled The Cat with Three Passports. Carla has been extensively featured in the UK, across Australia, on SBS radio. Carla has made significant contributions to the Japan Times, as a staff writer for major pet food companies, and travel magazines. She is also the in-house pet travel expert for PetsForever app, and her latest book, a travel memoir, is soon to be featured in The Reader's Digest. In this episode, we speak about Carla's experience in the Philippines where she helped to rescue a kitten that was in poor condition. She discovered a wonderful rescue group called Philippines Animal Rescue Group, to find out more about them visit

https://aklananimalrescue.com/rescue-center/   To find out more about Carla's pet-friendly website visit https://www.pet-friendlyaccommodation.com.au/   Follow Carla on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/catwith3passports/  

Join Michelle for weekly episodes as she invites guest speakers from coaches, personal trainers, yogis, business owners, chefs, and more to discuss their personal success stories and well-being. Oh, and of course PETS. All of our guests are pet owners and have such amazing stories about their beloved pets. So whether you want to start a journey of wellness, listen to inspirational stories about life and pets, we are the place to be. You can follow Michelle on Instagram and Facebook @Chattycatscare. As always please do rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast.

This week Michelle speaks with Maris Passarelli, is the founder of Green Ramona an e-commerce business that stands up against greenwashing, while supporting other small businesses. Maris left her native country nearly 10 years ago; she quit the corporate world, sold everything that would not fit in a bag, and left to travel the world. Since then, she's not looked back (even when she had to clean toilets for a living). She's said goodbye to her previous concept of a 'fixed career', nurtured her innate curiosity as a compass, learned about 'multipotentialities' and with all her imperfections, embraced a life that served HER for a change. Maris is also a big animal lover and enjoyed caring for her brother's dog Gordo while he worked and traveled. To find out more from Maris visit her website:

https://greenramona.com/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/iamgreenramona/?hl=en or Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@maris.passarelli?   Join Michelle for weekly episodes as she invites guest speakers from coaches, personal trainers, yogis, business owners, chefs, and more to discuss their personal success stories and well-being. Oh, and of course PETS. All of our guests are pet owners and have such amazing stories about their beloved pets. So whether you want to start a journey of wellness, listen to inspirational stories about life and pets, we are the place to be. You can follow Michelle on Instagram and Facebook @Chattycatscare. As always please do rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast.

*Trigger warning this episode contains explicit content about animal cruelty.

This week Michelle speaks with Britt Collins, she is an English journalist who writes for the Guardian, the Sunday Times, the Independent, Harper's Bazaar, Conde Nast Traveller, and Billionaire.com. She has volunteered at animal sanctuaries around the world, from tending big cats and baboons in Namibia to wild horses in Nevada-a labor of love that has inspired features for the Guardian and the Sunday Times. While writing Sunday People. she has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for many international charities through her investigative animal-cruelty stories; as an activist, she has helped shut down controversial breeders of laboratory animals. She currently lives with her cats in London. To find out more from Britt visit her website: www.brittcollins.net and social media Twitter: https://twitter.com/thebrittcollins?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Instagram:https://twitter.com/thebrittcollins?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor   Go-fund me for ERHAM Cat Rescue: https://www.gofundme.com/f/Help-for-Kittens-Dumped-on-a-Rubbish-Tip---Morocco

Join Michelle for weekly episodes as she invites guest speakers from coaches, personal trainers, yogis, business owners, chefs, and more to discuss their personal success stories and well-being. Oh, and of course PETS. All of our guests are pet owners and have such amazing stories about their beloved pets. So whether you want to start a journey of wellness, listen to inspirational stories about life and pets, we are the place to be. You can follow Michelle on Instagram and Facebook @Chattycatscare. As always please do rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast.

This week Michelle speaks with Iona Allan, she is an Australian violinist and avid cat lover, who also happens to be one of our cat sitters at Chatty Cats Care. Iona moved to London 3 years ago to start a master's degree in music and has been performing and teaching violin. She grew up with a variety of animals in Australia including a bird, guinea pig, and finally, after many years of begging her mother, on her 14th birthday, she got her dream pet, a cat! Iona's beautiful cat Dusty was a rescue and in such poor condition her fur looked like it was covered in dust, hence the inspiration behind the name! She needed a lot of special attention and many vet trips as a kitten to get her healthy. When Iona has to leave Dusty with her mum to move to London it was one of the hardest things she has ever done. Sadly Dusty passed away just over a year ago when she was visiting back home. Iona's experience and love for cats made her an exceptional candidate for Chatty Cats Care and now she looks after our sweet Chatty Cats. To find out more from Iona on www.ionaallanviolin.com and on social media at Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ionavln and Instagram: @ionavln 

Join Michelle for weekly episodes as she invites guest speakers from coaches, personal trainers, yogis, business owners, chefs, and more to discuss their personal success stories and well-being. Oh, and of course PETS. All of our guests are pet owners and have such amazing stories about their beloved pets. So whether you want to start a journey of wellness, listen to inspirational stories about life and pets, we are the place to be. You can follow Michelle on Instagram and Facebook @Chattycatscare. As always please do rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast.

This week Michelle speaks with Chris Roy, he is the father of several cats and dogs and the creator of Doobert.com, an online software platform for animal welfare volunteers and organizations. As a multi-engine pilot from Milwaukee, Chris has flown hundreds of animal rescue missions and has helped relocate animals from high-kill shelters to no-kill shelters, rescues, and sanctuaries. With his experience and expertise in IT, he continues to look for ways to make it easier for everyone to help animals. Find out more about Doobert at https://www.doobert.com on social media at https://www.facebook.com/Doobertrescue and https://www.linkedin.com/company/3499903 and  https://twitter.com/Doobert and https://www.youtube.com/c/Doobert and https://www.instagram.com/doobert

Join Michelle for weekly episodes as she invites guest speakers from coaches, personal trainers, yogis, business owners, chefs, and more to discuss their personal success stories and well-being. Oh, and of course PETS. All of our guests are pet owners and have such amazing stories about their beloved pets. So whether you want to start a journey of wellness, listen to inspirational stories about life and pets, we are the place to be. You can follow Michelle on Instagram and Facebook @Chattycatscare. As always please do rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast.

This week Michelle speaks with Anouska Taylor, she is an experienced voice teacher, Jungian coach, and professional singer. She has been training clients around the world for over a decade, to find the full potential of their unique voice. She offers transformational voice coaching for singers and speakers, using her unique approach combining 4 key areas- voice physiology, vocal technique, paralinguistics, and voice psychology (using Jungian psychology). Anouska is a member of the British Voice Association (BVA), the Association of Teachers of Singing (AOTOS), and a faculty member of the AllBright Academy. Anouska is also a proud cat owner of a gorgeous chocolate Burmese cat. To find out more from Anouska and to access a free voice care guide visit her website at www.anouskataylor.com and www.anouskavocals.com on social media Instagram and Facebook @anouskavocals

Join Michelle for weekly episodes as she invites guest speakers from coaches, personal trainers, yogis, business owners, chefs, and more to discuss their personal success stories and well-being. Oh, and of course PETS. All of our guests are pet owners and have such amazing stories about their beloved pets. So whether you want to start a journey of wellness, listen to inspirational stories about life and pets, we are the place to be. You can follow Michelle on Instagram and Facebook @Chattycatscare. As always please do rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast.

Podcast Artwork: Allison Tanenhaus

Music: Joy Joseph