The Selkie Collective Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Amy & Emma take the time to talk with local women and find out about local projects, the people themselves and the places here in Skye & Locahalsh. Helping to make links and connect us back to our surroundings, the people that are making great efforts to help the environment, champion women‘s issues and generally support their local community.
In this podcast Amy & Emma from The Selkie Collective chat with Emily Johns from Skye Beach Cleans. We talk about what it's like to live on an island and feel directly affected by the ocean plastic issue. Emily provides support and can offer help when it comes to trying to set up beach cleans, and all the data that they collect is being used to make a real difference by informing companies that are producing the plastic and showing them directly what is turning up on our shorelines. It's an inspiring and hopeful chat.
In this episode we talk with radio presenter for Radio Skye, Suzy Lee. Suzy plays a very active role in her community here on the Isle of Skye, and is passionate about supporting others and highlighting what's going on in Skye & Lochalsh. We find out where this passion came from, Suzy's life journey to this point and how serendipity played a part in her becoming a radio presenter.
We also talk about the importance of community, how she juggles life with a family and how she finds the boundaries between work and life when working with her husband. This is a chat that we think everyone will relate to and helps to highlight that life can feel overwhelming if we try to take on global issues, however, if we make small steps within our community the ripples can be greater than we might expect.
In this episode we talk with Dana MacPherson who is a Somatic Dance practitioner in Skye & Lochalsh. We delve into what Somatic Dance is and what it relates to in the wider context of life and how it can help in so many aspects. Somatic dance has the ability to unlock more natural movement in our bodies, but also in our minds.
Somatic dance has the ability to enable us to connect in another way to our environment, to ourselves and to others. This is a fascinating conversation and one that we could really relate to as it follows so much of what we believe in here at The Selkie Collective.
Even if you have no interest in dance this is a chat that is worth listening to.
In this episode we chat with Ellis O'Connor who is a Scottish Contemporary Landscape Artist.
Ellis has taken many a adventure in some amazing and harsh landscapes and we talk about how that can enhance our connection and experience with nature. This is a wonderful conversation about these nature connections and how those connections can support protecting our planet.
If you would like to find out more about Ellis and take a look at her work click here.
For our first episode in our second season we chatted with Skye & Lochalsh local Kate Hathway. Kate is a Manual Therapist and believes in treating the body holistically. We delved into how our mental and physical health connect and impact each other. This is a fascinating conversation that we could have talked about for hours! Kate beautifully articulates how important it is to focus on our mental health alongside addressing our physical pain or injuries.
We had the lovely opportunity to talk with Melanie Hancill about what it's like moving from London to the Highlands to live out her dream of working remotely.
Mel has also recently co-written a book called Everyday Ways to Save Our Planet with Laura Tobin. We talk about easy everyday changes we can make to be more environmentally conscious, and about connection to ourselves and how that in turn helps us all be more environmentally aware.
In this episode we chat to Kyla Orr who is the Co-Founder of Kelp Crofting.
We talk all things kelp and the difficulties of trying to be as environmentally conscious as possible when starting a new business. We also chat about the importance of carving out family time, which can be so difficult when starting a business.
We really enjoyed this chat and found it so inspiring to hear about the great length Kyla and her partners are going to in order to be a sustainable business.
In this episode we chat with Vanessa Charles who is the owner of Otter Lodge B&B in Broadford, and a keen diver. Her and her husband are passionate about local marine conservation and we talk about the kinds of things they're doing both on land and underwater to help the environment. Vanessa is a wealth of knowledge in this area and provides us with lots of great tips on how others can get involved with marine conservation.
In this episode we're talking with Caroline McQuistin from @soisealtamedia. We chat about the positives and negatives of using social media, tips on starting out as a small business and personally how best to use it as a benefit by putting people back in control of what they consume online. Caroline is a positive influence in the world of social media and is a wealth of knowledge when is comes to using it to your advantage.
In this episode we talk with Tracy Keenan. Tracy is the Manager of Corry Capers Forest School in Broadford on the Isle of Skye.
We talk about the importance of outdoor creative spaces for children of all ages. The benefits of spending time in nature and how it can help physically and mentally. We find out what kinds of activities they do within the school and how that differs to a traditional school setting.
This was a wonderful conversation with Tracy, her knowledge and passion for what she does is infectious. After talking with her we couldn't wait to get back outside to explore!
We are delighted to be talking with our friend and colleague Rosamonde Birch. Rosamonde is collaborating with us on our upcoming Women's Circle Journey happening in February 2022. We chat about the benefits of connecting with nature, why we all feel it's so important to create spaces for women to come together in our community and to find out about her own journey to this poit and her plans for the future.
We hope you enjoy listening!
In this episode we had the pleasure of talking with Karen Kennedy who is an accountant with her own accountancy business Kennedy Accountancy.
We talk with Karen about the importance of learning about your finances in school, the gender imbalance that often happens when it comes to being in control of our finances, and what it means to practice modern accountancy.
We very much enjoyed this conversation and we hope you do too!
In this episode we had the pleasure to talk with Trish Rogers, who is the Co-Coordinator of Skye Climate Action and the Co-convenor of the Climate Fèis. Trish takes us on a journey through her life, the work she has done and tells us about some of her amazing experiences. A truly loving and passionate person that we could've talked to for hours!
In this episode we had the opportunity to talk with Izzy Cunningham who is the Founder of Goodieboss Gifts and Scribe & Grow.
We discuss what it's like to start your own business and the juggle of having small children at the same time. We also have a beautifully open talk about how Izzy manages her anxiety and OCD.
We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did!
Amy & Emma chat with Sara Taylor who is the consultant for The Skye Bridge Studios and the Co-Convenor for the Climate Feis through Skye Climate Action. We find out about these two amazing projects and how anyone can get involved.
In our first ever podcast, Amy & Emma from The Selkie Collective sit down and talk all things meditation with Jo Royle. Jo is a Meditation teacher, Healer and One Spirit Interfaith Minister and all round wonderful human!
We myth bust, talk societal pressures and Jo even takes us through a grounding meditation at the end of the podcast.