My Camino - the podcast

Bronwyn Ayla is an energy healer, a licensed acupuncturist, with 28 years in practice, and has trained more than a thousand practitioners since 1998. Her work brings together ancient traditions of healing, spiritual practice and a deeper understanding of the body and ourselves. In this week's episode we discuss energy, healing, walking, dancing, motherhood and the language of life's love. You can...

Australian pilgrim Bronwen Whyatt returns to the podcast after walking the Way of Vezelay in France. The pilgrimage winds its way from Burgundy to St Jean Pied de Port. If the idea of a pilgrimage that's a little quieter than pilgrimages in Spain appeals to you, you'll love this episode. You can find Bronwen here

The Canadian born, US based pilgrim Amy Wiseman returns to the podcast to discuss her new book 'Antsy Pants: A Restless Pilgrim's Road to Santiago. This is a great chat about realising you're stretching yourself too thin and that being kind to yourself is a gift worth giving. Amy's book's back cover says it's a 'memoir about the kind of transformation that only comes when everything goes wrong in...

American pilgrim Mitchell Chavez and Italian pilgrim Giorgio Avondo are living in Georgia and have been exploring the Way of St Nino, the ancient pilgrimage in the footsteps of St Nino. Nino was a teenager who spread Christianity across eastern Europe and is venerated in Georgia and beyond for her extraordinary commitment and piety While the Way of St Nino is not waymarked, pilgrims are discoverin...

You are going to love this interview!!! My guest this week is writer, global educator, and avid pilgrim Mercedes Diane Griffin Forbes. A year ago, at age 49, Mercedes walked 500 miles across Spain on the Camino Francés—a journey that transformed her perspective on aging, resilience, and personal growth. Now, one year and several trails later, she’s with us to reflect on the long road, what pilgrim...

Australian pilgrim Geoff Crawford walked the Camino and his pilgrimage became about so much more than simply getting from one place to another. Geoff set out with a purpose, raising money for the Black Dog Institute, but along the way he discovered that the Camino has a remarkable way of challenging your expectations, stripping away the unnecessary and making you pay attention to the people and mo...

In 2017, Kirsten McHugh and her husband Jack walked 800 kilometres from the French Pyrenees to Santiago de Compostela. For Kirsten, the Camino came after years of shared adventures, some crazy schemes, business ventures and, most significantly, Jack’s battle with cancer. The walk became an opportunity to step away from the stresses and complications of everyday life and reconnect with each other —...

What happens when you set off to walk the Camino de Santiago carrying a broken heart, a camera and a question that may be harder to answer than any physical challenge on the trail: How do you forgive someone who has hurt you deeply? In 2015, American filmmaker and screenwriter Erin R. Dooley walked roughly 550 miles across Spain on the Camino Frances following the painful end of her twelve-ye...

Justin Follin and Geoff Gates met on the Camino and discovered a love of music, songwriting and celebrating the joy of music, together. They wrote songs together, shared moments of joy, hardships and found in each other a passion for storytelling through song. This episode is about friendship, the power of music and how the Camino makes the world a much smaller place. You can find Geoff's music he...

Beebe Bahrami has revised her fabulous Camino guidebook. It's full of amazing insights, stories, inspiration, light and love. It's all about sacred sites, historic villages and savouring the local food and wine - what's not to love about that. This is a wonderful episode, full of fun and the spirit of the Camino. You can find Beebe and her book here

My friend Bill Artz is an American pilgrim who has developed a love for the Camino and finds later in life that he has a talent for poetry. What a wonderful gift to discover and YOU will discover some of Bill’s poems in this week’s episode. We also talk about Bill’s role in the American Pilgrims on the Camino and how APoC helps communities on the Camino though a special grants program funded by ev...

The Australian Friends of the Camino does a wonderful job brining pilgrims together, not just in Australia, but all around the world. Its members volunteer in albergues, it provides advice and support for pilgrims and the board and members epitomise what pilgrimage is all about - love and light. I was lucky enough to be asked to chair a panel discussion on the opening night of the Australian Frien...

Dave Newlin was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease, but he decided his condition was not going to stop him walking the Camino. This is a wonderful story about resilience, believing you can, support from those you love, and believing that the best is yet to come. I loved this interview, and I know you will too.

Deb and Justin Hansen have written Meriam & Oden's Guide to Walking The Camino. It's written from the perspective of their underwear! It's a light-hearted and fun look at what can make or break your Camino - and a playful and insightful take on the ancient pilgrimage. Much has been written about walking the Camino de Santiago..but never from the dark, murky and sometimes dangerous perspective of a...

Australian Lisa Sweeney is a two-time Camino pilgrim who never really felt like she belonged. Of Irish decent, Lisa and her husband decided to walk the National Famine Way in Ireland and it changed her life forever, she'd found where she belongs. The National Famine Way is a 165km pilgrimage walking in the footsteps of 1490 men, women and children forced off their land and sent abroad during the P...

Stacey Wittig is an American pilgrim, writer, and spiritual traveller - her new book A Spiritual Guide to the Camino Francés: Sacred Places Christian Pilgrims Don't Want to Miss, is not just another Camino guide, it's an opportunity to learn more about what we walk past on the Camino. Every year, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims walk the Camino Francés, and along the way, they pass ancient church...

Michael Rucker was a highly acclaimed music industry executive - and he knew his life was broken. He decided to start to walk, and walking led him to the Camino and a slow repair that has brought him untold joy. This is a wonderful conversation about finding hope on the Camino, learning to trust your heart and allowing God to bring you home. Michael's new book Under a Canopy of Grapes - Letting Go...

Canadian pilgrim Rocco Rossi has walked 23 Caminos. Today, he launched his first novel, a book set on the Camino called "Finding Grace". I loved it and you will too. In this episode of My Camino - the Podcast, Rocco and I talk about how and why we're drawn to the Camino, the process of writing, and we discuss Grace - both the concept and the character. You can find Rocco's book here

This week we launched our musical Camino for 2027. We're walking from Leon to Santiago de Compostela and it will be a trip of a lifetime. All the details are at my website. To launch I spoke with the American pilgrim Theresa Okamoto and my younger sister Amanda Mullins about their experiences. It's all about stepping out of your comfort zone to discover what's possible. Join us in 2027 for the tri...

Genevieve Quigley is Editor of Sunday Life, the magazine in the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper. Gen wrote a few weeks back about walking the Camino with some friends. I knew I had to interview her. We were joined by her friend Tara Trehy, who was the group's organiser and spreadsheet pilgrim. This interview is a great reminder not to judge, not to have pre-conceived ideas of what's right and wron...

Ever wondered about the divine feminine on the Camino? In this episode, Dan interviews Alder Allensworth about her transformative journey on the Camino de Santiago, her personal battles with loved ones and Alzheimer's and Alder's own battle with a rare cancer, and her inspiring writing retreat. Discover stories of faith, resilience, female friendship, and the magic of slow travel. You can find Ald...

Colin Campbell wowed the audience at the American Pilgrims on the Camino Gathering in Texas last month. I knew I had to interview him. As it turned out, he kinda interviewed ME!! This is a great conversation about inspiration, finding answers on the Camino and learning to trust your instincts will guide you along YOUR path. You can find Colin and his music here

For tickets for Dan's upcoming tour of Canada here I've been dying to interview Annie O'Neill ever since hearing about Phil's Camino. This is a cracking yarn. Annie and I talk about how and why the Camino calls us; her amazing story with Phil; and her plans for the future. I loved this interview and I know you will too. dm

The Australian Friends of the Camino will be hosting its third bi-annual conference this July. I'll be there, and you should be there too! In this episode, I'm joined by Dr Sarah Pye who's coordinating this year's event. It will be a wonderful celebration of everything Camino - and I can't wait. All the details here

Father Kevin Wittmayer's new book is 40 Days and Nights on the Camino de Santiago - A Pilgrimage for finding Clarity, Renewal and Healing. A forty-day spiritual journey of healing, faith, and transformation grounded in one pilgrim's journey on the Camino de Santiago. This is a wonderful discussion about the power of prayer, of love and of stepping out of our comfort zone to grow - not just ourselv...