Essence Podcast with Ben Stimpson

My guest today is Jade Pichette, queer activist, Heathen gythia, and educator.

My guest today is author, television personality, Witch, and fellow Welshperson... Mhara Starling! Mhara is the author of the forthcoming "Welsh Witchcraft: A Guide to the Spirits, Lore, and Magic of Wales" by Llewellyn. At the taping of this interview, Mhara was unable to announce or speak about the book, but as of a week ago the book is now available for pre-order and comes out in February. Mhara speaks about what it was like growing up in North Wales, her reclaiming of her Welsh identity through witchcraft, her connection to the landscape, and what it was like to step into the place of writer. To find out more about Mhara and her work, visit her facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/MharaStarling/ --------- To learn more about Paduka Wellness and Ben Stimpson, please visit: www.padukawellness.com www.facebook.com/padukawellness Please hit subscribe to get updates on future episodes of Essence. ------------ About Essence: Essence is a podcast all about story, journey and self. Released twice a month, Ben interviews individuals about their work, their life journeys and the insights gained. ------------- Copyright information: Title Music: "Wintersong" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...

Originally posted: 3 Jun 2021 On today's episode I am very pleased to have a very special person in my life come onto the show. I spoke with my mentor, clinical supervisor, and friend Tiffany Lazic earlier about her journey into spiritual psychotherapy, the importance of seeing through story to essence, on building a heart centred space for others, and what lessons she learned along the way. Tiffany is a spiritual psychotherapist, writer, teacher, and joy enthusiast. Founder of the Hive And Grove Centre for Holistic Wellness located in Kitchener, Ontario. To find out more about Tiffany and her work, please visit: www.hiveandgrove.com --------- To learn more about Paduka Wellness and Ben Stimpson, please visit: www.padukawellness.com www.facebook.com/padukawellness Please hit subscribe to get updates on future episodes of Essence. ------------ About Essence: Essence is a podcast all about story, journey and self. Released twice a month, Ben interviews individuals about their work, their life journeys and the insights gained. ------------- Copyright information: Title Music: "Wintersong" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License

This special episode is a collaboration between Ben and the TransCanadaProject.  My guests today are Cary and Kelly, organizers of the TransCanadaProject, a storytelling collection project going coast to coast collecting the stories of members of the Trans community.  Cary and Kelly both speak about their own coming out processes, the project, and what they have learned so far.  Find out more at:  https://transcanadaproject.ca/  --------- To learn more about Paduka Wellness and Ben Stimpson, please visit: www.padukawellness.com www.facebook.com/padukawellness  Please hit subscribe to get updates on future episodes of Essence.   ------------ About Essence: Essence is a podcast all about story, journey and self.  Released twice a month, Ben interviews individuals about their work, their life journeys and the insights gained.   ------------- Copyright information: Title Music: "Wintersong" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...

My guest today is El Conquistador, a music artist who has been taking the Orisha world by storm with his music videos devoted to the spirits of the Afro-Cuban religion Lukumi.  El Conquistador joins me for an intimate discussion on his spirituality, art, ambitions, and what motivates him to create in honour of the Orishas.  To find out more about El Conquistador, please see his youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2pkYjqfjQieKtlrmmgghDw  --------- To learn more about Paduka Wellness and Ben Stimpson, please visit: www.padukawellness.com www.facebook.com/padukawellness  Please hit subscribe to get updates on future episodes of Essence.   ------------ About Essence: Essence is a podcast all about story, journey and self.  Released twice a month, Ben interviews individuals about their work, their life journeys and the insights gained.   ------------- Copyright information: Title Music: "Wintersong" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...​

My guest today is Pax Gray: podcaster, educator, spiritual seeker, and community facilitator from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.  Pax runs the New Moon Hearthcraft podcast, is an educator, a spiritual seeker, an initiate of Kaula Tantra, a former Trappist monk, and practitioner of the occult arts.  Pax joins me to speak about his life and the role social justice has played in his spiritual life.  To find out more about New Moon Hearthcraft with Pax, please see his facebook page and links to the podcast: https://www.facebook.com/NMHPax/  --------- To learn more about Paduka Wellness and Ben Stimpson, please visit: www.padukawellness.com www.facebook.com/padukawellness  Please hit subscribe to get updates on future episodes of Essence.   ------------ About Essence: Essence is a podcast all about story, journey and self.  Released twice a month, Ben interviews individuals about their work, their life journeys and the insights gained.   ------------- Copyright information: Title Music: "Wintersong" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...​

My guest today is Damh the Bard, Pendragon of the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids; host of Druidcast; and musician based in Brighton, UK.  Damh comes onto the show to discuss his spiritual and professional journeys and how they have culminated in his work as Pendragon of one of the largest Druid Orders in the world.  Damh speaks candidly about the evolution of his music, his role as a storyteller, and the intimacy of his masterpiece work:  The Branches of Y Mabinogi series.  To find out more about Damh the Bard, please see his website: www.paganmusic.co.uk  ---- ----- To learn more about Paduka Wellness and Ben Stimpson, please visit: www.padukawellness.com www.facebook.com/padukawellness  Please hit subscribe to get updates on future episodes of Essence.   ------------ About Essence: Essence is a podcast all about story, journey and self.  Released twice a month, Ben interviews individuals about their work, their life journeys and the insights gained.   ------------- Copyright information: Title Music: "Wintersong" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...​

My guest today is psychotherapist and professional storyteller Brian Walsh, a personal friend and colleague of mine who joins me to discuss the impact of story on his professional and spiritual life, his journey to claim story for himself, and how he uses story in his work with clients.  To find out more about Brian, please see her website: http://www.brianwalsh.ca/ --------- To learn more about Paduka Wellness and Ben Stimpson, please visit: www.padukawellness.com www.facebook.com/padukawellness  Please hit subscribe to get updates on future episodes of Essence.   ------------ About Essence: Essence is a podcast all about story, journey and self.  Released twice a month, Ben interviews individuals about their work, their life journeys and the insights gained.   ------------- Copyright information: Title Music: "Wintersong" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...​

My guest today is psychotherapist Carrie Lee, a personal friend and colleague of mine who joins me to discuss her life in the corporate world, her journey to a private psychotherapy practice, the interweaving of spirituality into her work, and the lessons she has come across along the way.  To find out more about Carrie, please see her website: https://soulsigma.ca/  --------- To learn more about Paduka Wellness and Ben Stimpson, please visit: www.padukawellness.com www.facebook.com/padukawellness  Please hit subscribe to get updates on future episodes of Essence.   ------------ About Essence: Essence is a podcast all about story, journey and self.  Released twice a month, Ben interviews individuals about their work, their life journeys and the insights gained.   ------------- Copyright information: Title Music: "Wintersong" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...​

My guest today is UK based spiritual practitioner Clint Ourin Burn, organizer of The Goddess Grove, a Northampton area seed group for the Order of Bards, Ovates & Druids.  Clint is a member of OBOD; Ár nDraíocht Féin: A Druid Fellowship (ADF).  Clint joins us today to talk about stepping into the role of teacher, service, memorial and ancestor work in the age of Covid.  To learn more about Clint and to watch his offerings, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/thegoddessgrovies  Apologies for the less than best quality of sound in the intro, my main microphone I use is no longer with us.   --------- To learn more about Paduka Wellness and Ben Stimpson, please visit: www.padukawellness.com www.facebook.com/padukawellness  Please hit subscribe to get updates on future episodes of Essence.   ------------ About Essence: Essence is a podcast all about story, journey and self.  Released twice a month, Ben interviews individuals about their work, their life journeys and the insights gained.   ------------- Copyright information: Title Music: "Wintersong" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...