The Soul Alchemist

What if healing the past was never the final destination? In this special birthday episode, Catherine invites you to go beyond the gold, into the most mysterious and luminous stage of the alchemical journey: the Philosopher's Stone. You've done the work. You've transformed the lead. But something in you knows there's more. A deeper calling. A bigger expansion. Something beckoning from the other si...

You've been on this journey for a while now. You've done the inner work and life is better, but yet there's still something calling you forward, something that feels slightly out of reach. What if the next step isn't about doing more, but about stepping into a completely different relationship with life itself? This week on the Soul Alchemist Podcast, Catherine Maguire invites you to move from the...

Most of us were taught, one way or another, that wanting more was something to keep quiet about. That it was greedy. Selfish. Ungrateful. So we learned to make do, to be grateful, to stop asking. But what if that belief was never yours to begin with? In this episode of the Soul Alchemist Podcast, Catherine Maguire unpacks our complicated relationship with more.  Where it comes from, what it costs...

There are beliefs we carry that once kept us safe, helped us belong, and made complete sense at the time. But what happens when that wisdom quietly becomes the very thing keeping you stuck? In this week's episode, Catherine shares a personal story from a recent trip home to Ireland, and the moment she realised that her mum’s wisdom had stopped being a gift, and had started become a cage.   If you'...

What if love isn't something ‘out there’, but something you can access right now, in the middle of the chaos of an ordinary day?   In this episode, Catherine Maguire shares a moment from her travels that reminded her of one of the most powerful tools we have available to us - love. Not the complicated, conditional kind, but the real thing. The kind that softens your shoulders, puts a smile on your...

Inspired by a beautiful, honest message from a listener, we're unpacking hyper-vigilance, the freeze response, and why healing isn't always about going straight to the inner child. Sometimes, there's a layer we need to meet first.   I'll walk you through a gentle, creative process to meet that part of you with love, no forcing, no fixing, just witnessing. Because when we truly see what needs to be...

This week's episode was inspired by a beautiful conversation with a woman in her mid-fifties who reached out about wanting one-to-one sessions. She said that she feels there’s a gap between who she is now and who she knows she can be. And I think so many of us know that feeling. In this episode I explore the difference between moving through life from a place of not good enough, and the altogether...

This week Melissa asks a question that I know lives in the hearts of so many, “How to find self-love and confidence through the soul alchemy journey?”   Here's the truth. If you're trying to find them, it means somewhere along the way, you lost them. Not in one fell swoop, but by degrees. Chipped away, little by little, until the connection to who you truly are grew weak.   We explore the soul alc...

You've done the work. The deep, unglamorous, root-level work. You've sat with your shadows, unravelled the patterns, alchemised what needed alchemising. And something has shifted. You know yourself now, maybe truly for the first time. So why does stepping out into the world still feel so terrifying? This week Catherine gets beautifully real about the part of the growth journey nobody talks about,...

What if the thing you thought you needed to fix wasn't the real thing at all? In this episode, I'm joined by the wonderful Anne-Marie Lowry, athlete, soul traveller and one of the most courageously honest humans I know. Anne-Marie shares her 10-year inner work journey, from a toxic workplace, to grief, over coming fear (included a fear of open water) and unexpected freedom. We talk about white-knu...

Feeling stuck or frozen? Like life is asking you to move but something inside just… won't? This bonus episode is a gift for you. I'm taking you on a guided journey, out into nature, inward into yourself, to meet the part of you that's stuck and, more importantly, to understand why. Because here's what I know to be true: stuck isn't broken. Sometimes stuck is your soul's way of keeping you safe. To...

Feeling stuck or frustrated? You're not alone. In this week's episode Catherine shares why we get stuck, the different flavours of stuck-ness, and a super simple tool to release frustration and soothe your nervous system. You will: Get clear on your stuck 'Payoff' - because there's always one. Make space to discover what's waiting on the other side. Discover the power in the pause. Find your way t...

What happens when a high-performing race car engineer, one of the very few women in IndyCar, realises that all the external success in the world means nothing if you've lost yourself along the way?   In this episode, Catherine sits down with the remarkable Kate Gundlach, IndyCar engineer and artist at heart, for a raw and honest conversation about what it truly takes to come home to yourself.   Ka...

At some point on the inner journey, we stop asking "who am I not?" and start asking "who am I really?" and that's where the treasure hunt begins. In this episode, I'm sharing the powerful practice of reclaiming your projected gold - those luminous parts of yourself you decided were too much, too bright, too bold, so you handed them to someone else for safekeeping. I'll walk you through exactly how...

In this milestone episode, I take you on a journey through the full arc of Soul Alchemy, from the magical child, through the Red Knight's exhaustion, into the dark cave, and home to the golden throne of your true self. If you've ever felt the pull toward something more real than the roles you've been playing, this is your invitation to find out why.  Because real transformation isn't forced. It's...

In this episode Catherine Maguire invites you to put yourself at the center of your life by reconnecting with the dream seeded in your heart. She explores how childhood magic gets buried by fear or duty, how we sometimes live through other people’s dreams, and why your unique expression matters. Catherine offers reflective prompts: - What’s the dream that wants to be birthed through you?  - Who we...

What if the journey inward is the most worthwhile thing you'll ever do? This week I'm joined by my husband, business consultant and leadership mentor Vincent McMahon, for an honest conversation about what personal growth actually looks like from the inside.   Vincent shares how a marriage breakdown cracked open a whole new world, from counselling to shamanism, from the rainforest to a pizza with a...

Catherine Maguire guides listeners to connect to their inner sovereign, the King or Queen within, to find clarity, purpose, and energy by integrating both shadow and gifts. She explains projection, how to take back your light and dark, asks reflective questions about feeling "not good enough," and invites you to imagine sitting on the throne of your life to reclaim agency, aliveness and your perso...

Join Catherine Maguire, the Soul Alchemist, for a guided clarity meditation.  Using breath, sensory awareness and active imagining you will shape shift into a jaguar to connect deeply to your senses and the soft animal body of your being.   You will have the opportunity to ask a question regarding something that is concerning you and gain clarity and insight in a whole new and deeper way. When the...

As you step into the new year Catherine invites you to step beyond logic to gain clarity.  She shares personal stories, practical insights, and a simple mantra to help you reclaim trust in your inner knowing.  Catherine also explains how building a relationship with ‘the soft animal of your body’ can create space for new and magical possibilities that your logical mind in unable comprehend.   BONU...

Catherine shares the 5 love languages — Words of affirmation, Quality time, Receiving gifts, Acts of service, and Physical touch. She explains how knowing your primary and secondary languages can improve relationships with partners, family, friends and colleagues, and how to give and receive love from yourself first.  Catherine also covers common wounds in each love language and offers practical t...

Catherine Maguire guides listeners on the inner, spiral journey of self-discovery, a treasure hunt to reclaim lost magic and integrate the shadow parts of ourselves. She explains magic as an unexplainable, awe-filled energy found in nature, art, and within our own being, and offers simple practices to reconnect without buying it from the outside world. Listen for a gentle invitation to pause, ask...

Catherine guides listeners through a simple, compassionate practice called the "half step": to name your fear and create a small opening for a new possibility.  Practical examples and prompts help you apply the ‘half step’ to relationships, mental health, finances, and habitual patterns so you can invite light in to where you are feeling constricted or resistant without forcing big steps. THE HALF...

“How do you keep the balance between protecting your energy and engaging with the world especially when you are sensitive?” This week we have a wonderful question from Evanna. Catherine shares how to be the custodian of your energy, so that you feel centred, grounded and safe in the world. You will discover how to consolidate your energy, practice discernment, set energetic boundaries and implemen...

What have Russian dolls got to do with Inner Work?  In this episode Catherine describes how we build protective layers around our inner magical child to feel safe and even though it’s a great coping mechanism over time we will feel trapped and constricted.  Catherine with inspire you to peel away those layers so that you get to be your authentic self and feel energised and fulfilled. Catherine exp...