A Quiet Voice

If you haven't listened to episode 41, you may want to check out that one first before listening to this episode. Or not... We skip like a rock along Jung and Freud, a heated disagreement, early psychology, and behavioral economics. Most of all, though, this episode explores how we are encouraged, pushed, or brought deeper into the creative journey by otherworldly phenomena. A psychologist may...

Touching on the creative process and how I kept from beating myself up over not making a podcast for one month. Victor's Way in Wicklow; Cultural conditioning keeping us from creating; Death and Creation; and a moment on Michaelangelo Don't be so hard on yourself. Ease up. Breath. (talking to myself) Follow on Instagram @AQuietVoicePodcast

Eileen Brady is a qualified Tai Chi and Qi Gong teacher with over 15 years of experience in the West of Ireland. She speaks on Tai Chi, Qi Gong, listening to your body, and how to move stress out of your body.  On her website, she states: "My wish is that as many people as possible experience the joys and depths of Taichi and Qigong and start their own internal journey." She holds in-per...

In this episode, I chat with a poet, artist, lyricist, and Irish rapper, EG3R BEVR. Pushing through creative resistance as a young artist, creativity vs. performance, how messed up mental health asylums are, and how rap is a vessel for political truths. Find EG3R BEVR on Instagram @egerbevr Listen to EG3R BEVR On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/eg3rb3vr/tracks   Songs samples featured in this e...

In this episode, we take some creative lessons from the hermaphroditic slugs that are invading my house.  A Quiet Voice Links Instagram: @aquietvoicepodcast Help me help others  I want to help other stuck creators find peace - and you can help! Share! Rate! Review!  Let people know what we’re up to :)   Write to me with comments and thoughts at aquietvoicemedia@gmail.com and leave a review if you...

There is a deep relationship between how we connect with ourselves, each other, and the land around us. Neglecting even one can lead to the whole system being out of balance. The Healing Spirit Festival, founded by Garoid Teevan, is one such way to celebrate the Summer abundance and Lughnasa. It’s taking place 4-6 in Cavan and offers a family-friendly place to explore many holistic healing modalit...

Creative and spiritual growth often comes after a crisis because in rebirth they pursue alternative means to heal themselves and deep empathy to help others. Aisling McGreevy’s story is not any different. She suffered anxiety after her busy sales job became quiet during the recession. Her health improved tremendously once she started reflexology, reiki, and other holistic modalities. Now, with Rub...

Often the most beautiful aspects of life lay right beside the harshest and if we can just find a way to wait it out, they can deliver romantic partners, new opportunities, landscapes, and other extraordinary experiences. There is deep meaning in suffering if we only look to see it. The trick is we often only get that meaning and wisdom afterward when we look back in hindsight. How far back in your...

Fire ceremonies dot Ireland on June 23rd, St. John’s Day. This episode is about the first Shamanic Fire Ceremony I was invited to attend. Wary from my experience in cultish ceremonies, I was apprehensive, but what I found ushered me into a deeper study of Ireland’s shamanic roots.  Amidst the flickering flames of a mesmerizing fire ceremony in the woods, we witness the transformative power of anci...

I’ve been edging closer to burnout than I would like to admit. I can become too entranced by the summer and work myself to the bone while the weather is good. We don’t always have to make hay while the sun is shining. Too much hay-making, and we get a little more than out of balance and out of touch. This week's rain has me reflecting on how nature provides opportunities for rest and reflectio...

Picking up on the last episode, we explore another avenue around how goalsetting can lead us astray. Ireland is primarily fields and green pastures since their time as colonized land. Now they are planting trees to fulfill a climate goal but not doing so correctly. Ireland's Sitka spruce forests are a quick means to reaching a goal and illustrate how we can become lost by pursuing a goal over...

In this episode of "A Quiet Voice," we look candidly at the dark side of goal-setting and its potential to lead us to burnout. Our culture is hooked on goals, and it's time to question their true impact. Join me as I share Hunter S. Thompson's Letter to Hume, where he challenges the status quo and emphasizes prioritizing lifestyle over rigid objectives. We'll explore how our...

Meditation can be a challenge for some of us even though the idea of being at peace with our thoughts is appealing. What separates those who meditate once in a blue moon from those with a daily ritual? We may hear about people who go to an ashram or meditation house for 3 days or a week to meditate all day and be silent. If you are anything like me, though, before you could even consider doing som...

Diving deeper into the Boheh stone, like other neolithic sites, we discover a sacred essence that links modern people to an ancestral lineage older than history itself. It may be because it likely hosted rituals or intentional ceremonies, or it may be Ley, or energy lines, linking sacred sites worldwide. What can we learn from them beyond these sites' paranormal, more esoteric aspects? In this...

Hundreds of people visit the Boheh Stone twice yearly to witness a Celestial Phenomenon. Or it could be seen as people gathering twice yearly to witness a "solar probability." Which one sounds more exciting?  In this episode, we explore the unique history of the Boheh Stone in Westport and how it brings Irish people in touch with an ancient ancestral tradition. There’s a little more at t...

At the end of a long day, when work is on my mind, I am dazzled by the gleaning of a LED screen. It frustrates me to no end, yet it captures me nonetheless. Everywhere culture seems more and more surface level as it falls prey to these digital traps. Why do I resist the still silence of the day in favor of a flashing screen? We also explore eye contact and how it can open us to inner vulnerability...

Would you believe me if I said that you were a good person? Picking up from our last episode about picking up a priestly hitchhiker, we dive deeper into the sense that God, Guru, and the Self are all the same thing. It’s easy to read, “Yes, sure, that sounds good.” How do we realize it? How do we feel, see, and sense it? In this episode, as in all others, we explore examples of how the guiding voi...

Doubt and impatience are two common barriers to burgeoning creatives. In this episode, I look for lessons about how to open the present moment beyond what we’re feeling, and I share a story of picking up a hitchhiker who turns out to be more than I could have expected. This podcast invites you to join the Quiet Voice Podcast Group, a space for community and creative growth.  Click this link to joi...

In this delectable episode, we explore death and ice cream cones and what we can learn by confronting or embracing the end of each. This picks up on the previous episode and continues to explore barriers to creativity or renewal, in general, we experience from time to time. There’s also a hot take on mental illness that almost didn’t make the final podcast cut.  Be well and enjoy. This podcast inv...

On a strange, sudden snowy Irish Spring day, all the flowers are covered in white frost, but the Daffodil stands tall and reminds us of an ever-present hope which continues to call us back into creativity. No matter how long we go without creating, we always have a thread back to the path. It’s an episode for creatives in whatever stage - stuck, sure-footed, or curious. In this episode of A Quiet...

Nature is a restorative place to come back into the center of ourselves. The crisp ocean water can crack through even the toughest emotional states while the whisper of forest leaves lulls us into a tranquil headspace. What can we do, though, when we are not able to get into a forest, ocean, or field? How can we ground in place, wherever we are, and erect shelter from the most turbulent emotional...

Many emotions are signals or messages that can bring healing to overlooked areas but we can't work through them when we are swallowed in fog.  Many can be remnants of old memories or trauma and become debilitating when triggered at the wrong time.  We always have a centered emotional state to which we can return. Breathwork can bring peace and calm to even the most turbulent emotional da...

How do we know when we have sacrificed too much in a relationship? Love of a partner can get in the way of one's own personal passions and dreams. This episode introduces my partner's, Maria, business and why I put this podcast on hold in order to pursue the entrepreneurial dream with her.  The next two episodes are part of NAMAWE's Breath Deep Christmas Collection. Each Christmas bundle rece...

This podcast is your invitation to join the Quiet Voice Podcast Group, a space for community and growing more into ourselves together. Search on Facebook or Click this link to join the group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/891129408214380 Before Halloween trick-or-treaters were ringing doorbells and carving pumpkins, Samhain was the last feast day festival in the Celtic Calendar. It is the time i...

Croagh Patrick stands over Westport, Ireland and Clew Bay like a pyramid. For more than 1500 years people have climbed the mountain for spiritual purposes and many do so around Lughnasa, August 7th even today. It is the site of many rituals and ceremonies including ancient neolithic sites older than the Egyptian pyramids. Lughnasa is officially the 7th of August. It is the midpoint between the Sum...