Soul Brew

Soul Brew is about Aidan and Stephen constantly and consistently trying to figure things out and inviting others on the journey. They read an email circulated by Chris Williamson about how there are two types of people; those who don’t know how to improve their lives, and those who don’t know when to stop. They discuss in-depth and take many tangents discussing the current conflict in Gaza, Social...

Our first live episode was recorded in the new Creeslough Community Hub and we hosted an amazing guest in front of a live audience. Lucy O Hagan from Wild Awake chatted to us about becoming one with nature, meditation, foraging, rights of passage, the wilderness and so much more. Lucy has a wealth of knowledge and experience in the outdoors and we hope you learn something from what we spoke about...

Aidan and Stephen are together recording for the first time in a while. Using Spotify Wrapped as an influence they discuss their top 5 moments of 2023 and have some suggested conversation starters when visiting family and friends this festive season. 12 questions to ask to get the craic going and to have good conversations this Christmas - 1. Which of your current values would be different if you...

The village people sang macho man and they had great moustaches. Here we speak to Aisling Quigley who is the Marketing & Communications Manager at Movember Ireland. We spoke about her role, what Movember is and Aidan speaks about his personal experience of having testicular cancer twice in his twenties. Support us for Movember and donate on the link or speak to someone today about Men's health...

Dr Sharon Lambert is a lecturer in the School of Applied Psychology in UCC. Sharon’s research interests revolve primarily around inclusion psychology/inclusion health in the areas of mental health, substance dependence, homelessness and trauma and consequent impacts on service design and delivery and is regularly published in peer-reviewed journals and delivers seminars.  We discussed how pod...

Stephen reveals his very serious morning routine which results in the lads talking about the importance of what we eat, how much we sleep and how we relax. Originally this episode was to be called "Eat Sleep Lift Repeat" and focus on how important each are for health and the discussion ended up focusing on relaxation for health because its an area Aidan and Stephen feel like they need to work on....

The 7th of October 2022 will be a day that nobody from Creeslough and the greater area will ever forget when the lives of Leona Harper, Robert Garwe, Shauna Flanagan Garwe, James O'Flaherty, Martina Martin, Hugh Kelly, Catherine O'Donnell, James Monaghan, Martin McGill, and Jessica Gallagher ended too soon. As we approach the year anniversary we have Lisa Gallagher, sister of Jessica Gallagher joi...

The Boys are Back in Town and now we are FULL-TIME(ish). We're doing away with the 'seasons' format and will release an episode at least every three weeks. In this episode, the lads discuss what they have been up to since the last episode. By reflecting on previous episodes and topics they discuss lessons learned, Aidan finally turns 30, on "becoming adults", our new podcast "Studio" and more. If...

Man's Search for Meaning is one of those books constantly suggested as a "must-read". Aidan and Stephen have reread the book lately and discussed some of their key findings and thoughts from it. In Man's Search for Meaning , Victor E. Frankl describes his lessons learned as a holocaust survivor, and how his experiences shaped his understanding of meaning. The will to meaning, his iconic Logotherap...

We have spoken to many guests on this show about a variety of topics and one that is frequently discussed is personal values. Aidan and Stephen decided to sit down (separately) to figure out what their values are and then together they discuss their process of finding them. They also discuss what a personal value is and what it means to them. We forgot to mention that we will speak about the book...

In this episode, the lads are joined by Gary McGowan aka Skinny Gaz. He speaks about being clinically diagnosed with depression yet somehow can still highly function studying as a doctor and managing a business he co-founded called Triage Method . We speak about his experience with all of this and how he is managing his depression, workload, and trying to find balance in life. We mention the book...

Named after an absolute belter of a throwback song The Way I Are is about a recent personality test that Aidan and Stephen took part in to figure out who they are. Stephen did his test on truity.com while Aidan did his on understandmyself.com . The lads discuss their results and what meaning they derive from their sometimes contrasting scores. Check them out to see how you score for Openness, Cons...

This week is the second episode with Louize Carroll who is a Consultant Psychologist, owner of PRISM therapy online and bassist in The Blizzards . Aidan and Stephen chat with Louize about their values in life, toxic and meaningful relationships and much more. Still time to donate for Coldtober If you want to support the podcast please Buy us a Coffee Instagram: @soulbrewpodcast Facebook: @soulbrew...

Although Louize Carroll is not technically a doctor we trust everything the consultant psychologist says in this episode. Louize owns co-found PRISM Therapy providing the highest standard in online therapy, matching people with a suitable therapist in a way that works for them. As well as this Louize is a writer and a bassist for The Blizzards , hence the name of the episode. Louize talks to Aidan...

Aidan and Stephen are still trying to comprehend the tragedy in their hometown of Creeslough on October 7th. In this episode, they are joined by Dr. Michelle Murphy who is here to help the lads and anyone else who may have been affected by that day in Creeslough, to deal with any sadness, grief, trauma, or emotions experienced. WARNING this episode may contain triggers of emotion, trauma, and grie...

In todays episode Aidan and Stephen have a quick catch up since the last season, discuss their role as ambassadors for Coldtober and ask each other a difficult question...How is your soul? Join our team for Coldtober If you want to support the podcast please Buy us a Coffee Instagram: @soulbrewpodcast Facebook: @soulbrewpodcast Email: soulbrewpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @soulrewpodcast Hosted on Ac...

The lads break down one of their favourite books 'The Alchemist' . The book is a beautiful parable about a shepherd who is learning to listen to his heart, read the omens strewn along life's path and, above all, follow his dreams. Aidan and Stephen discuss how these lessons are relatable to their own lives and ask each other some tough questions as they cipher through the book. Instagram: @soulbre...

Aidan's grandmother Mara Hunter, born in 1930, goes through the decades with Aidan discussing life in Ireland through World War II, the troubles in the north, and living without electricity until after she was married. Mara, who lives in rural Donegal and has done so her whole life speaks about how she had no shoes during childhood, and how everyone worked long physical hours believing people may...

In this week's episode Aidan discusses his new business venture with Kibbon Coffee and he chats to Stephen about whether he is right or wrong to open a speciality coffee venue in the middle of rural Ireland. This leads into a discussion about life choices and how to know if they're right or wrong, or does it matter as long as you're happy and healthy in what you're doing. Instagram: @soulbrewpodca...

Aidan and Stephen talk with artist Daniel Domig . Daniel was born in Canada and studied Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts, (graduated 2006), Vienna, Austria, where he currently lives with his family. He has exhibited widely in both Europe and North America over the past two decades including: The Quiet Afterword, Museum Engen, Germany and With all the Things we Build and Make, Thrust Projects,...

The lads discuss the importance of adventure, fun, play, and spontaneity as an adult. They give examples of how they try to bring these into their lives from their daily dips, spending time with friends, their job, spending time alone, and the importance of 'having the craic'. Stephen asks Aidan some quick-fire questions at the end that we hope you can ask yourself too. Instagram: @soulbrewpodcast...

Westmeath GAA player and one of the stars of the RTE documentary I’m Fine Ray Connellan is our guest in this episode. Ray joins the lads in discussing the impact and reaction from the documentary, as well as life in Athlone and his experience of school, sport, cold water immersion, and the powerful relationship with his father. Massive thanks to Hugh Mulligan (Aka Malaki ) for allowing us to use h...

In this episode, the lads discuss how life can be a rollercoaster, and how enjoying the ride can often be the best thing to do. They're both going through big transitions in life in terms of employment (or lack thereof) and discuss how this is affecting their everyday life. Aidan is asking himself "Can I grow right now, if so do I always need to grow?" as they discuss the importance of self-care....

In the final episode of season two, Stephen and Aidan discuss men's health and what it means in 2021. If anything in this episode affects you seek help through Samaritans and find out more information about Movember and what they are doing for men's health. Instagram: @soulbrewpodcast Facebook: @soulbrewpodcast Email: soulbrewpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @soulrewpodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...

In this episode, we speak to Filipino singer, TV, and movie star Glaiza de Castro and her partner Dave Rainey , owner of the Brew Box coffee shop in Dunfanaghy, Co. Donegal. We speak about what it's like being famous, what it's like having so many followers on social media, how a Barista from Ireland ended up with a famous actor and how they make their relationship work. Instagram: @soulbrewpodcas...