Curiosity & Consciousness Podcast: Recent Episodes
Karen Maloney
The intention of this podcast is to help us to open our minds, get curious about ourselves and begin to take radical responsibility for our lives. Only by continually showing up for ourselves, can we release what no longer serves us and raise our vibration and consciousness levels. We have the power to consciously create our lives but we need to 'wake up' to this fact before we can begin the process. Believe it or not, life is always happening for us. Everything serves a purpose but only by bringing a new level of awareness or perspective, can the insights and truths be revealed to us. We're more than just this physical, mental and emotional body. Our essence is as an energetic being and we operate on a much higher vibrational level. Hopefully some of these conversations will help you to connect more to your own inner truth, raise your consciousness and notice the support of the universe which is available to all of us. It is my experience that when we are disconnected from our true selves, we can never fully feel alive, authentic and live in the present moment. Hopefully the conversations will help us to begin to surrender, trust and gain new insights and perspectives on our lives. It is a process and a unique journey for each of us, so my invitation to you is to get curious and open up to the possibility that you are being supported and guided every step of the way! I'm excited for the conversations that will take place on this platform and I welcome you along on the journey! "The way out, is to go within".
"When I dropped my story, my life changed". This week on the podcast, I'm joined by Brian Pennie who on the 8th of October 2013, experienced his first day clean after 15 years of chronic heroin addiction. Instead of perceiving his addiction as a failure, he embraced a second chance at life and went to university to study the intricacies of human behaviour. Since then, he has become a speaker, writer, PhD student, self-development coach, and lecturer in Trinity College and University College Dublin. With a relentless belief that we are what we think, his mission is to show people that change is possible, demonstrating actionable steps through a lived experience. https://brianpennie.com
This week on the show, it's just me! I'm talking about the power of gratitude and how this simple, free tool is available to all of us. I share a personal story as well where this superpower helped me to face what was happening in my life, and feel the feelings during a really difficult time, instead of bolting the other way and blocking it out (which I would have done previously!). Truly it is a little bit of magic, but the power is in using it and not just thinking about it! Start a daily gratitude practice now. www.karenmaloneywellbeing.com
This week I'm joined by Yasmin Boland who is an award-winning astrologer and moonologer, and a best-selling Hay House author.
For nearly 20 years, she has been teaching people how to set powerful intentions at the time of the New Moon and how to release negativity at the time of the Full Moon. Put it all together and she says you have one heck of a powerful recipe for making your dreams come true. Working with the moon is more or less about using the magic of the lunar cycle in tandem with the law of attraction. It’s quite possibly a secret missing ingredient in your manifesting and it’s very easy to add to your life! It will connect you to the cosmos and maybe even the Divine. It can make you a conscious creator and an unstoppable force for good. Use the Moon as your cosmic timer.
https://www.moonology.com / http://www.yasminboland.com
This week I'm joined by Fiona Brennan who is a Clinical Hypnotherapist, Mindfulness, and NLP practitioner, Mental Health expert on Today FM, TEDx speaker Blogger and an Ambassador for Positivity in the media.
Building on her success, in 2016 Fiona launched her online, five-star rated, hypnotherapy programme which now helps people all over the world. Her first book is the best-selling 'The Positive Habit' it is published by Ireland's leading non-fiction publishers and is endorsed by Jack Canfield of 'Chicken Soup for the Soul' fame. www.thepositivehabit.com
This week I'm joined by Elva Carri, founder of GirlCrew, a social networking app for women that focuses on meeting up, in groups, offline, for fun, adventures, food, travel, and making new professional contacts. Elva started GirlCrew in 2014 when she found herself with no friends available to go on a night out with her. The community has been growing steadily ever since, and launched their own app in 2017. Elva's background is in digital marketing, and fine art, having graduated with a BA in Sculpture & Combined Media. https://www.girlcrew.com
This week I'm joined by Pat Divilly who is an author, speaker and high performance coach who is passionate about helping people reach new levels of purpose, passion and fulfillment through movement and mindset.
Setting up Pat Divilly Fitness in May of 2012 as a small fitness class on Silverstand beach Barna Co. Galway, Pat's philosophy centered around belief and belonging - instilling increased levels of self belief in clients whilst making them feel a part of a supportive community of like minded people. The philosophy resonated and within a year his cliental had grown to 500 clients at which point he brought out his first book '21 Day Jump Start' and opened his gym. At this point Pat was one of the first Irish trainers to implement 'online training' for clients around the world. Between 2012 and 2017 over 20,000 clients went through Pat's online training courses. He brought out two more books 'Naked Paleo' and 'Upgrade Your Life' and organized groups who raised over €250,000 for local charities.
In more recent years Pat has emerged as one of Ireland's top speakers in the area of personal development. He regularly speaks at his own one-day workshops and three day retreats as well as providing trainings in leadership, self-awareness and wellness for some of Ireland's leading corporations. Outside of this work Pat is passionate about travel, mountaineering and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He is a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and has scaled the highest mountains in Europe, Africa and South America.
https://www.patdivilly.com
Siobhán is the founder of The Nerdy Naturopath, a wellness company with a nerdy twist. Her mission is to educate as many people as possible about the healing power of nature and give them simple yet profound tools for health promotion and disease prevention. She is a naturopath, herbalist, plant based nutritionist and yoga teacher. She teaches regular yoga classes in Dublin and runs workshops, classes and corporate programmes, including things like the extremely popular Wizard Yoga and Jedi Mindfulness. Siobhán works with her clients to provide personalised 1:1 health consultations, using natural therapies; lifestyle advice, dietary changes, herbal medicines and supplementation. She works with clients with digestive complaints, hormonal imbalances, chronic illnesses, and much more. The gentle and safe naturopathic treatments are also safe for pregnant women and children of all ages. Regardless of the condition of your health, naturopathy can be an excellent step towards wellness. Siobhán's focus is never simply to just help you feel "better", she goes one step further, helping you to reach optimum health and wellbeing, allowing you to truly thrive in all areas of your life. www.nerdynaturopath.com
Edel Moylan has a Masters in Science in Family Therapy since 1993. She trained in the Galway Rape Crisis Centre and also has a Diploma in Biodynamic Massage and Psychotherapy. She has done over 6 years of training as a Family Systems/Constellations Facilitator. She has worked for over 25 years in private practice as a Counsellor and has trained in several other healing modalities. Her absolute passion is soul work. Her approach is eclectic. She has also trained in meditation and she helps people access their true nature which she says was never or could ever be 'broken'. www.facebook.com/FamilyConstellationsMoycullen https://www.facebook.com/emconstellations/
Anna is a Meditation/Mindfulness/Art Teacher, an Artist, Author and Acupuncturist Quantum Bio-Feedback Practitioner. She is a professional member of the Acupuncture /Traditional Chinese Medicine Council of Ireland, ACI/TCMCI for more than 20 years; a professional member of Visual Artists Ireland, VAI. A Fine Art Graduate of CCAM, GMIT, Galway & is fully registered with the Teaching Council of Ireland & works in adult education, part-time, with Mayo Educational Training Board. Dedicated to life long learning, Anna has been steadily pursuing a distance-learning, post-graduate Doctorate /PhD programme in Natural and Integrative Medicine with The International Quantum University of Integrative Medicine (IQUIM) since 2016. She hopes to have completed her dissertation and graduate by the end of 2020. Anna’s Acupuncture and Quantum Bio-Feedback Clinic is based in Claremorris Natural Therapy Centre @ Ahena Organic Farm near Claremorris, Co Mayo. www.ahenaorganicfarm.com
This week I'm chatting with Angela Montano who is an international Spiritual Coach and Prayer Practitioner. Angela began her career as a television reporter, host and producer on local news and PBS. She was a contributor to the McNeil-Lehrer News Hour and field producer on the Emmy Award- winning show. In the hundreds of news pieces she covered, Angela saw something deeper in the human spirit—a richer story than the ones she reported to her TV audiences. Angela felt called to explore a deeper spiritual path. Licensed as a Spiritual Practitioner, Angela has facilitated over 20,000 individual sessions with people of all different faiths and belief systems, from around the world. Angela considers prayer to be our greatest technology to access a life of purpose and fulfillment. A best-selling author on DailyOM and featured guest on Hay House radio, Angela is a sought-after keynote speaker and creator of RethinkPrayer.com.
Miriam Kerins Hussey is Co-Founder of The Awakening and Soul Space, The Experience. She is a qualified pharmacist with huge passion for Integrative health and Wellbeing. This passion led her to train as an Integrated Health, Wellness and Nutritional coach, focusing on holistic nutrition, mind-body connection and emotional wellness. Miriam is also a renowned Yoga instructor, Holistic Healing Practitioner, an international Key Note speaker and facilitator both in the corporate work space and with individual clients.
In her business, The Awakening, she is involved in the design and delivery of many executive, corporate and personal wellness retreats, seminars and programmes. She runs Yoga retreats for Mind, Body and Soul, and is an international key note speaker on health and wellness, emotional eating, Awakening Your Inner Pharmacy, stress and more. She has also Co- Founded and created the Vision for Soul Space, The Experience, an immersive event of workshops, talks and seminars hosted by leading minds in the fields of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing.
Miriam believes that it is the integration and union of cognitive, emotional, physical, nutritional, mental and spiritual health that leads to true health, vitality and wellness. Her collective qualifications and expertise in both pharmaceutical and complimentary health therapies give her a unique and integrated approach to human health and wellness.
She was recently accredited an All – Star Business Award for Thought Leader in Human Health and Performance.
Check out her website https://www.theawakening.ie or https://www.soulspace.ie
Prudence Moneypenny is the brand name of Aoife Gaffney who is a behavioural money coach based in Ireland. She leaves in Kildare with her son, her husband, all their clutter (none of it's hers!) and her random collection of odd socks. She has 2 addictions; decent coffee and superfast broadband. She is a member of the Institute of Banking in Ireland, an accredited life coach, author, motivational speaker, parent, and tutor. She has written and co-authored several best selling books that are available on Amazon and Amazon Kindle including - Financial Freedom Explained; Clear Your Clutter, Change Your Life; Beginners Guide to Budgeting and Financial Freedom; Essential Student Survival Guide; Money Magic Workbook, along with her co-authored best-sellers We Summit Together and Activate Your Life. Aoife has worked in financial services for many years as a financial adviser and debt negotiator. She has a wealth of experience empowering women to take control of their financial freedom. She draws on her own personal experiences to provide a compassionate, safe, supportive space to encourage her clients to change their potentially limiting beliefs around money. By understanding their current stories, clients learn how they are hardwired around money in ways they are generally not fully conscious of. Money coaching identifies the origins of these patterns of behaviour and demonstrates how to change them for personal growth. She coaches individuals, couples and businesses to cultivate a healthy and conscious relationship to money. Her unique approach to all things money is lighthearted, enjoyable and humorous. She runs an online money coaching business www.prudencemoneypenny.com and she also teaches with the Educational Training Board in Dublin, Ireland. Check out her website where she has a Money Archetype Quiz and a Wealth & Abundance Tracker.
Julie Williams, Scientist & Healer, combines her love for science together with her extensive training in natural and sacred healing arts, for a powerful combination with a heart-based approach. By working with each body within our matrix, her Consciousness Medicine Work promotes deep and lasting change on all levels of being: physical, emotional, energetic, ancestral and spiritual. She developed this work after receiving a University Degree in Biological Sciences working for many years in medical and biotechnology research. She worked her way up in the business world, eventually reaching the pinnacle of a senior management position running part of a multi-billion dollar business. This afforded her the luxury of exploring her own spirituality and personal growth through workshops, retreats, and training courses all over the world with many leaders in the field. She’s trained in over twenty different healing modalities including Quantum Healing, Family Constellations, NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming ), Shamanism, Massage, Yoga, Chakra Healing and Intuitive Arts. She combines her sacred healing arts experience with solid scientific principles to identify the source of the issue and harness the power of consciousness to heal. Julie currently resides in Ireland where she has a 1:1 practice in her Holistic Centre, a home for a dozen therapists to practice together with a heart based community ethos. Her Retreat Centre offers a full programme of events where she facilitates workshops & trainings for her Family Constellation and Consciousness Medicine work. She also holds retreats in the US, Bali and coming soon to Thailand. www.quantum-evolution.com
Holly has been working as a Broadcaster & Journalist for over a decade in Dublin. She is passionate about style, natural beauty & vegan food. Holly has done extensive food training in Raw Food Mastery with the Life Change Institute; Plantlab Raw Dessert Fundamentals; Vegan Chef Training and Wellness Leadership with the Wild Food Cafe in London & is also Certified in Plant Based Nutrition with Cornell University. She regularly hosts demonstrations showcasing an introduction to vegan cuisine and has recently collaborated with the Merrion Hotel in Dublin to create a sumptuous vegan menu which is available in their Garden Room. On her website www.holly.ie she shares plant-based recipes, cruelty-free products she loves, as well as lifestyle & fashion tips. Her new cookbook 'Vegan-ish' is available for purchase via her website link above.
Holly has been working as a Broadcaster & Journalist for over a decade in Dublin. She is passionate about style, natural beauty & vegan food. Holly has done extensive food training in Raw Food Mastery with the Life Change Institute; Plantlab Raw Dessert Fundamentals; Vegan Chef Training and Wellness Leadership with the Wild Food Cafe in London & is also Certified in Plant Based Nutrition with Cornell University. She regularly hosts demonstrations showcasing an introduction to vegan cuisine and has recently collaborated with the Merrion Hotel in Dublin to create a sumptuous vegan menu which is available in their Garden Room. On her website www.holly.ie she shares plant-based recipes, cruelty-free products she loves, as well as lifestyle & fashion tips. Her new cookbook 'Vegan-ish' is available for purchase via her website link above.
As a Certified Life and Relationship Coach with a masters degree in Psychology, author and master coach teacher, Helena Hart helps people all over the world effortlessly attract love into their lives – and she can get results for you quickly! Whether you’re recently single or you’ve been single for years – or you’re in a relationship that seems to be going nowhere – Helena can help you quickly and permanently turn your love life around. If you’re ready to inspire the kind of deep attraction and devotion that makes a man fall in love and want to be with you forever, visit Helena's Website (https://helenahartcoaching.com) or her hugely successful YouTube channel for lots of helpful tips and advice. Helena also has a FREE “3 Keys To Attract The Man You Want” report and in-depth audio training download on her website https://helenahartcoaching.com.
Exhausted from life's pressures and not feeling ready to truly ‘adult’ yet, The Ungraceful Guide (a.k.a Katie Hogan & Luke Gibney) took a chance at not growing up by running away from the societal life and all its responsibilities. So they quit their jobs, sold everything they owned and said their goodbyes as they headed for Dublin Airport. Two years later these 'self-diagnosed wanderlust sufferers' are still on the road, happier than ever and following what the Universe has in store for them! https://www.theungracefulguide.com /
This week I'm joined by Estelle, who is an Intuitive Spiritual Teacher. In the word of spiritual development she is widely known as the ENERGY UPLIFTER, helping hundreds of thousands of people from around the world to Uplift their energy, and raise their vibration and consciousness. Estelle has trained in a number of holistic therapies and healing modalities, and has a background in teaching, and corporate international training, development and coaching. Check out her website https://www.iamestelle.com