One Calm Voice Podcast

Join Catherine in this episode as she explores what happens when we give so much of ourselves to support others be that in personal relationships, working relationship or in a volunteering capacity. This episode endeavours to find a balance between doing and being, caring for others and caring for self. It tries to illuminate the truth that your needs are as important as the needs of others & that self care is a critical way to support ourselves in this busy, busy world. This episode was recorded in one take so there may be imperfections but that's reflective of real life - imperfect! and Catherine's goal in this podcast and this life is not the attainment of perfection but rather the acceptance of her flawed self.  Do yourself a massive favour today - don't rob yourself of the love you can offer yourself ❤️

Join Catherine this episode as she considers what we can do to help support ourselves. She shares what she considers to be the difference between what's often considered selfish versus what's considered to be self care...it's great to be back but in essence I never left

Join Catherine this week as she talks about the importance of learning how to feel what you feel and express it. 

Join Catherine this week as she celebrates her birthday and shares her birthday wish & a surprising realisation that occur for her this week.  It's not a standard episode but then again it hasn't been a standard week....

Join Catherine this week as she outlines a tale of how her daughter and a hamster inspired her to consider notions of self worth and lay down a marker for how we should value our own needs as not necessarily greater than others but certainly no less important. This episode ends with an invitation to uncover that exquisite place of soothing within and to find joy in it's exploration.  More informatio https://www.onecalmvoice.com/.  C x

When you're feeling frazzled also known as "Stressed Out!!" Join Catherine this week as she offers the key to managing all you need to many in your life without feeling unhealthily stressed about it!! 

Join Catherine this week as she goes through the reasons why if something's gotta give it should never be your self care

Join Catherine this week in a follow on episode to last week's episode in which she offers two practices we can all use to help us find more peace and quiet in our lives. Have a listen in for yourself to reap the benefits of a live which is lived more efficiently, peacefully & happily - all you need to do is press play. 

Join Catherine this week as she shares how she's struggling today to feel energised about recording an episode and even get out of the house for a walk! She outlines how she reminds herself that instead of staying staring and scrolling at her phone for the morning she remembers she needs to remain earnest in her practice of living her life with intention. She reminds us that struggle is part of life and that even though modern life might try to insulate us from struggle everyone struggles from time to time and it's our action in times of struggle that create the experience of how our life will unfold. Have a listen in or check out the website on https://www.onecalmvoice.com/

Join Catherine this week as she offers a way to experience a two fold benefit from curiously exploring what's happening in our minds which will help us to take stock of all that is good in our lives and let go of anything that has gone past it's best before date. With a little Marcus Aurelius thrown in for good measure. Find out more on https://www.onecalmvoice.com/

Join Catherine this week as she explores how to create a little more ease and happiness in our most precious relationships. Catherine offers three different methods she uses to help her water the seeds of happiness in her relationships including trying to focus less on trying to dominate and more on trying to embrace. As always Catherine shares her practical ways to work this philosophy into our everyday activities for the betterment of our own internal environment and the betterment of those we share our lives with. Have a little listen in for yourself if you'd like to feel a greater sense of happiness in your relationships. Find out more on https://www.onecalmvoice.com/

Join Catherine this week as she outlines how appearances can often be deceptive and how assumptions can sometimes rule our lives making them a pale watercolour compared to the vivid reality of what living an authentic live can unveil itself to be. This week Catherine outlines how through experience we can build a bridge between knowing and understanding and explains why this is the most valuable of actions we can take. There's also a lovely soothing practice in this week's episode so please don't listen while driving!! For more information check out https://www.onecalmvoice.com/Wishing you a week of clarity, of movement from the unreal to the real

Join Catherine this week as she outlines how to be Zen - like.

Join Catherine this week as she unpicks what happens when we find ourselves facing conflict. She doesn't believe a conflict free life is really possible so suggests we improve our mental & emotional stamina in order to afford us the ability to respond to whatever is unfolding in our environment rather than using our basic instinct of reaction when we feel under threat. She prescribes a practice this week which encourages us to find the good that is at the heart of ourselves and at the heart of every other living person and how by recognising this exquisiteness in ourselves and in others we create an environment which has all the conditions to allow every good thing about the human condition to flourish

Join Catherine this week as she explores what happens when we're feeling sad. Catherine outlines three different ways we can reframe the feeling of sadness so it has less of an impact on how we experience it in our every day. Catherine offers a practice this week to enable us to find what we've never lost.. you'll have to tune in to get to the bottom of that one! More information available on https://www.onecalmvoice.com/ If you'd like to support the creation of content for the One Calm Voice Podcast you can become a patron on https://www.patreon.com/onecalmvoice?fan_landing=trueThank you.

Join Catherine this week as she explores what patience is, what value it brings to our lives and how we can increase our ability to be patient. Catherine outlines how practicing patience can be really advantageous for enabling us to live an ease-filled life. Catherine tells two stories in this week's episode, one borrow from the Indian tradition to illustrate how exquisite our true nature is and one fresh from her own fields to illustrate how we often let our own impatience get in our way when it comes our good fortune that is coming our way. Tune in to find out some more, check out Catherine's website at https://www.onecalmvoice.com/ for more details.

Join Catherine this week as she investigates what's happening in our minds when we keep saying yes to more work even when we're already snowed under with work - that can mean physical or emotional work! Catherine looks at how we often unskilfully use our limited mental processing power to run at less than our most powerful and offers a way to invest some time focussing inwards in order to use our processing power to it's full potential. Catherine outlines also how learning to look inwards in it's own goal but the benefits which happen as a side effect often lead to us viewing our experience of life with much improved clarity which can only serve to make life a lot more enjoyable. Have a listen for yourself , join our facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/2722067701206834 or become a patron https://www.patreon.com/onecalmvoice?fan_landing=true

Join Catherine this week for her first episode of 2021. In this week's episode Catherine offers a way to effectively begin to detox your mind in the way you would your body after the overindulgences of the holiday season. In this episode Catherine outlines how our thoughts are the foundation of the life we lead as our thoughts determine our words which determine our actions which in turn creates our life as we know it. So according to Catherine it only stands to reason that we should really be deliberate in the choosing which thoughts we allow pass across the threshold of our minds and which thoughts we do not allow access to our inner most sanctum. In this episode she also introduces a short practice to begin to allow the body to find stillness for without a still body its almost impossible to have a still mind. Have a little listen in if you have any desire to dip your toe in the sea of contentment.

Join Catherine this week as she explores why we might get in our own way when it comes to allowing ourselves to be fully content and satisfied in our lives - she outlines two reasons why we might find ourselves less than happy. Catherine offers a practical way to bring more happiness into our lives and offers her thanks to you all for your support and listenership in her first year podcasting. Catherine will take a break now until Jan, please subscribe to the podcast so you get notified when the next episode airs. Thank you all so much, wishing you and your families a very Happy Christmas and a safe and prosperous New Year. With every good wish, Catherine xxx https://www.onecalmvoice.com/

Join Catherine this week as she discusses how forgiveness can really offer us great freedom to enjoy our lives and indeed focus a little more on our becoming rather than on holding onto a grudge or a sense of bitterness about someone else's past behaviour. Forgiving a person who did you wrong does not mean you're letting them away with what they did but it does mean you're deciding to do something that is ultimately nourishing for yourself and your deciding to stop giving them your precious energy and thereby no longer allowing their behaviour to tarnish your own enjoyment of your life. It will cause happiness...trust me! To find out more check out https://www.onecalmvoice.com/

Join Catherine this week as she offers a way to skilfully manage those dreaded difficult feelings and find a way to heal the wounds of past and present pains in order to feel better. For more information check out https://www.onecalmvoice.com/

Join Catherine this week as she introduces two methods to help us grow into our potential....to fill out all our edges and to live a life that feels fulfilling and satisfying. Have a listen in for yourself or check out https://www.onecalmvoice.com/ for more information.

Join Catherine this week as she offers a simple tool to help nourish our mind and lead us to a point where we feel strong, steady and content in our own skin. She says if we need to think about something all day long why wouldn't we choose something nourishing to think about instead of something that causes us to feel depleted and less than whole. For more information check out https://www.onecalmvoice.com/

Join Catherine this week as she joins two unlikely scenarios together namely a lamb getting stuck in a fence in the field next to her home and her daughter's new found fascination with the word reservoir to outline how we sometimes get stuck repeating behaviours in search of freedom which in actual fact are taking us further away from where we'd like to go! Catherine offers a practice this week that is designed to help us develop our innate ability to respond to what is happening around us rather than to merely react in unawareness. Have a listen in for yourself or join our facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/2722067701206834/?source_id=105929260892559More info on https://www.onecalmvoice.com/

Join Catherine this episode as she unpicks what it feels like when we feel a little less than all we feel we could be. Learn how to explore growing out into the edges of your own potential and ultimately how to recognise it's ok to be just the way I am. With much love and understanding, Catherine x

Join Catherine this week as she explores what happens within us when we're missing work. Is there a way to still feel cheerful and find meaning in your life regardless of any current unfortunate circumstances we find ourselves in? Catherine believes so and spends some time in this episode exploring how we can choose an attitude that can be ultimately nourishing even in the midst of feeling at sea due to an inability to fulfil a role and purpose we've become accustomed to fulfilling.Find out more on https://www.onecalmvoice.com/

Join Catherine this week as she discusses what happens inside us when we experience feelings of disappointment. She outlines three different things to consider as positives when we're disappointed and reminds us that there is comfort in the old adage "what's for you won't pass you" She expresses her own feelings of disillusionment about our current situation here in Ireland with nationwide Level 3 living with Covid -19 restrictions in place and the general heaviness in the air. If you're looking for a fresh way to look at how to skillfully manage your feelings of disappointment have a listen in to this episode. For more information check out https://www.onecalmvoice.com/

Join Catherine this week as she unpicks what happens when we feel a bit demotivated about something that previously we felt very enthusiastic about. Catherine outlines two possible reasons we may feel this way from time to time and offers an alternative way to respond when we become aware of our lack of motivation and energy. She also suggests that when we align ourselves with and begin to trust the gentle whispering of our own heart that we can achieve anything we set our minds despite the ups and downs, highs and lows, setbacks and progressions that are all natural parts of this human experience. For more check out https://www.onecalmvoice.com/

It's a bit of a slow burner this week with Catherine as she begins exploring what kindness is & how difficult it can be to be kind in this world of ours. She explores how by learning to respond rather than simply reacting we can begin to feel more at one with our life. She suggests that kindness is the real strength in life today and that by responding with kindness to any harshness visited upon us that we not only offer an alternative route of expression to the conveyor of harshness but we also start a chain reaction which can really make a solid permanent change in the world - so is kindness a worthy endeavour? have a listen for yourself and make your own mind up! For more information about Catherine check out https://www.onecalmvoice.com/

Join Catherine this week as she discusses what causes us to have difficulty making a decision. She draws a line between the tendency to focus on not making a mistake rather than on making a choice. Once again this week she offers a gentle practice to help each of us find the courage to make a choice in line with our innate instinct and the gentle whispering of our heart, even if it's not what other people think we should do but it's something we just know within us is right for us. We look at society's growing tendency to point fingers and our increasing intolerance of mistakes. We learn than by deciding to accept & work with the fact that others are flawed we can learn to accept & work with the fact that we too are flawed yet we can live a happy, joyous flawed life! Decisions can be difficult for sure but when we can tap into our own inner guidance we will not be disappointed with any decisions we make for to quote Catherine "We all have beautiful amounts of beauty within us" ❤️ For more info check out https://www.onecalmvoice.com/

Join Catherine this week as she looks at how we approach our return to school this year. This year is different from other years but there are still many aspects of the return to school that are the same as they have always been so it may be helpful for you and your child to focus on the things that remain the same rather than all of the focus being on what is different and therefore uncertain. Focussing on what has remained the same can be very soothing and steadying for anyone who's anxious about the path going forward. Join the One Calm Voice Collective for a little more insight into the breath work Catherine practices this week. As she says herself "Freedom is not something we do, it's something we feel"For more info see www.onecalmvoice.com

Join Catherine this week where she outlines what regret may feel like, how we can learn to skilfully deal with it and even learn how to let regret go. For Catherine forgiveness is a powerful antedote to regret and this week she outlines how we could set about beginning to forgive ourselves in order to allow us to relinquish regret and unleash the joy that's currently present in our lives. For more information check out https://www.onecalmvoice.com/

Join Catherine this week as she discusses how to achieve the ability to bounce back when faced with adversity or even just everyday situations in our lives. She outlines her theory at what really is at the core of the skill of resiliency and how it is an achievable skill for us all to learn and indeed master. Catherine says "Resiliency isn't about being mentally strong, it's about awareness and mental flexibility" She offers an insight into how she has managed to foster resiliency in her own life.As always you can find out more on https://www.onecalmvoice.com/

Join Catherine this week as she discusses how to convert a propensity for overthinking from something that seems like a negative to something that is very rewarding and soothing for us. This week Catherine introduces her theory of self discovery & recovery and shares the benefit of this concept if we have an desire to live a well lived life. For more check out https://www.onecalmvoice.com/

Join Catherine this week as she explores what it means to say goodbye, how it feels to say goodbye & why exploring a possible reframing of a goodbye from being something sorrowful to it being an opportunity for growth and fulfillment can prove to be soothing & steadying. Catherine also explores the pain of saying that most final of goodbyes when someone you love dies. Tune in or check out her facebook community on https://www.facebook.com/groups/2722067701206834/?source_id=105929260892559or https://www.onecalmvoice.com/

Join Catherine this week for a discussion on how to respond when the rug effectively gets pulled out from under our feet. This week there's mentions of Two Arrows, Thor as well as the sounds of life in Catherine's house & the making of hay in the surrounding fields...all sent to you with love from Ireland ☘️ To find more about Catherine check out https://www.onecalmvoice.com/

Join Catherine this week for a short practice you can use to help you lessen that feeling of constant stress that has become the norm for many of us. If you'd like to know more you can join our One Calm Voice Collective facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/2722067701206834/ or check out https://www.onecalmvoice.com/The biggest obstacle we can often face is the difficulty we find in giving ourselves permission to pause and partake in a small few moments of self care ☘️Have a lovely week, Catherine x

Join Catherine this week as she explores the notion of unhappiness or feeling less than happy. She outlines how we can inadvertently find ourselves feeling less than happy because we forget to give attention to the happiness that does exist in our lives. We often unconsciously lead ourselves to believe that happiness can only be found in things, in places that our outside ourselves or in the future and we set about seeking happiness in those places but not finding it. Ironically, owing to the preoccupation with seeking we lose sight of the fact that happiness is often growing right under our nose! Catherine believes that happiness is a habit and we can form that habit by noticing what you want, what will make you happy, what is your way and what you already have. Have a listen in for yourself ☘️

Join Catherine this week as she welcomes her good friend procrastination. She explores what procrastination is & why we sometimes get stuck in the rut of procrastinating. In this episode Catherine also offers a way to help us overcome the tendency to procrastinate thereby allowing us to change and grow and fulfil our potential as well as feel a little happier in ourselves.

In this week's episode Catherine talks about how familiar overwhelm is in these enduring Covid days. She outlines how the natural working of our minds and brains can give rise to this feeling and offers a method we can use to help ourselves skillfully transform a sense of overwhelm into a sense of empowerment in the way we live our life. This episode continues her exploration down the path towards a life that is real, honest and true.

Join Catherine this week as she discusses what it feels like to be at home within yourself & why we might not feel that way at the moment. She ponders why and how we might be experiencing a sense of unsteadiness and unfamiliarity with our emotional response to events these days. Even those things that normally don't bother us seem to have an stronger impact and emotional reaction for us these days. Catherine introduces a method she uses to find that sense of ease, acceptance, warmth, joy and love which is in essence a way to help you feel more familiar with most homely of homes - your own self

In this week's episode Catherine discusses the very natural experience of fear and ponders how sometimes by holding on to something that no longer serves us we can restrict the joy, playfulness and growth in our lives. Without doubt learning to be comfortable with letting go is a life skill. In this episode Catherine outlines a method we can practice to gain confidence in our own ability to let go and outlines a path to help us regain trust in our inner and outer worlds. Find out more on https://www.onecalmvoice.com/

In this episode Catherine explores what's really happening behind the scenes when you have a day or two of not feeling motivated to do anything

Join Catherine as she finds herself feeling a little luke warm about things this week. A lack of focus can affect us all in different ways at different times and in times like these when the goalposts keep changing it's even more difficult to figure out how one responds to or finds steady feet in this uncertainty. This week Catherine offers a way to learn how to focus, how to notice and regain any leaking focus/lack of concentration & how to begin to open up a conversation with yourself about your needs and desires. For Catherine combining the full power of your own focus with your dreams and desires for yourself can really help you to lead a life that is real and honest and true.

Join Catherine this week when she begins to explore anger. Noting that it's not wrong to feel angry and that being calm doesn't mean you never feel angry, in actual fact, if anything calm people have the capacity to allow themselves to feel anger more than most! and thereby express it effectively. Listen in this week to find one simple strategy Catherine uses to release her anger and another one to manage how to be on the receiving end of a loved ones vented verbal anger

In this week's episode Catherine responds to a friend's query as to how to cope in these Covid days when you don't like who you see looking back at you in the mirror with their greying hair, unruly eyebrows and sagging skin portraying the unwelcome signs of ageing and all it's associated connotations! Join Catherine as she responds with a way to not only welcome the sight you see in the mirror but also be joyful, playful and live a life filled with vitality no matter what's going on in your environment.

In this juicy episode on envy join Catherine as she explores what it really means when you're feeling envious of someone else - quiet often a sibling or a friend! Learn how to find a way to reimagine your sense of envy and indeed clear a path to replace it with feelings of ease and fulfillment.

This week Catherine explores how she manages when a sudden bout of weariness tries to take over her mood, her plans and scupper her day. Weariness is that feeling of lethargy which is deeper than mere tiredness or feeling fed up in these Covid days...it's a realisation that something is shaking your spirit and you're missing something that you hold dear. These days for Catherine it's the loss of connection with friends and those outside of the immediate family. Tune in to hear how she endeavours to find a way to reinforce her spirit in these Covid days...if she can you can too

Have a listen in to see how to make living with some one who is wrecking your head in these Covid days a little bit more manageable. In case there is confusion - Head Wreck is an Irish term which has several usages. 1)verb; ... wrecks my head/...is wrecking my head; something annoying or confusing.2)Adjective: Headwrecking3)noun; Headwrecker/wreck-the-head: an extremely annoying person.1) This maths is wrecking my head.../that fecking eejit wrecks my head!2) calculus is headwreckin! (it's not generaly used in any other context, like "headwrecking calculus")3) That gobshite is a headwrecker/wreck-the-head,Stay safe, stay home

Join Catherine for this latest episode if you're beginning to feel the strain of this prolonged period of social distancing. Learn how Catherine copes when she feels fed up by it all, learn how to shift your focus, discover how our minds are like puppies and develop a skill to recognise when the mind is snowballing you in to thoughts of catastrophe...all in the space of 28 short minutes!