The Soul Alchemist

This week Catherine offers the antidote for when the world or your life makes you feel heavy or overwhelmed.  She shares how to alchemise the heaviness by asking a simple question: "What's the best that could happen?"

Catherine also shares a story about her grandfather in 1940s Ireland, demonstrating how a situation that can seem challenging may be an opportunity for new possibilities and opportunities t...

In this episode Catherine Maguire maps the four stages every relationship goes through - honeymoon, power struggle, dead zone, and true partnership - and explains how recognising these phases empowers you to do the inner work needed to transform conflict into connection.

She offers practical insight on taking back projections, joining across divides, and creating ripples of true partnership in your life,...

Join Catherine Maguire in a short guided meditation that leads you into an ancient forest and a bonfire during Samhain to safely release what no longer serves you and create space for new possibility.

Through breathwork, sensory exploration, and a meeting with a guide or power animal, you'll practice letting go, welcome the in-between, call in your heart's desires, and return grounded and present.

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In this episode Catherine Maguire guides listeners through the autumnal energy of Samhain, exploring why letting go and entering the liminal "void" is essential for renewal. She connects natural cycles to modern life, showing how releasing what we no longer need creates space for new growth.

She offers simple reflection prompts, a physical exercise to feel and release tension, and invites listeners to a ...

In this episode Catherine Maguire invites listeners to embrace the healing power of stillness, especially during the seasonal shift into autumn and winter. She explains how slowing down helps recalibrate the nervous system, deepen self-knowledge, and create space to hear the quiet voice of the soul.

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Are you open (fully open) to receiving?  Is there space in your heart so all the things you desire (all the good stuff) can get it?

In this week’s episode we look at the relationship between giving and receiving.  How 'over giving' causes us to feel exhausted and resentful, and how an inability to receive robs us of our fulfilment and joy.

I share 4 practical steps to expand your ability to...

Why do we need a ‘bigger vision’ and why can it be difficult to connect to it?  In this episode I explain what a "bigger vision" actually is, why it matters and why we can feel disconnected from it.  We will explore:

• Your fight or flight response.
• Cultural blocks that may be prohibiting you from connecting with your inner King or Queen.
• The Rebels resist...

Join me for a guided journey to get a deeper understanding of your procrastination so you can release it and discover the practical actions steps  you need to take to move forward in the areas where you are feeling stuck.  You will meet your Magical Child, your Inner Warrior, and your Inner King / Queen to gain clarity and restore balance to the inner realm of your life.  This is a beautiful and potent meditation. 

This episode is inspired by a question and a very honest sharing from Amanda about her procrastination.

For many people procrastination is caused by fear; fear of failure or fear of success.  But Amanda had already explored her fear and still couldn’t get to the root of her procrastination.  When this is the case we need to go deeper and meet the archetype who is responsible for discipline, consistency a...

In this episode we explore the concept of "soul alchemy" from the perspective of a tree and examine where there might be rot in the roots which are stopping you from spreading your branches (and your authentic self) out into the world.

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This week I’ll guide you ...

Are you holding back or playing small? This week I share how being told I was ‘out of tune’ as a child caused me to constrict and limit my voice and myself. And how by finding the right teacher I was able to free my voice and more importantly, free myself. 

Welcome to the Soul Alchemist Podcast with Catherine Maguire. Your weekly infusion of inspiration and wisdom to support you on your journey of personal and spiritual growth.

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If you’re on a journey of personal growth and are looking for a weekly infusion of inspiration, you’re in the right place.  Welcome to the Soul Alchemist Podcast with Catherine Maguire.

In this episode we are exploring how years of protective coping mechanisms become armour that keeps us small and stop us from having the life experiences we desire.  So we force, strive, push and hustle to prove we’re goo...

Celebration is medicine for your body, mind and soul.  It allows you to ground and integrate your experience and makes this whole personal / spiritual journey worth while.

Welcome to the Soul Alchemist Podcast with Catherine Maguire. Weekly wisdom, inspiration and practical steps to help you alchemise where you are blocked, stuck or playing small so you can live a joyous and magical life.

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Fitting in is exhausting.  It also causes you to disconnect from your gifts, your essence and your very sense of self.  This disconnection creates plenty of space for the inner critic and imposter syndrome to come in and run wild, confirming the core belief that you’re ‘not good enough’.

In this episode we're going to explore how by embracing the unconventional nature of who you truly are, you can access...

This week's episode invites you to embrace every moment, be it a high or a low, and accept the natural rhythm of life. It's inspired by the intensity of the Italian summer and its inevitable transition into the serene stillness of winter. 

Welcome to the Soul Alchemist Podcast with Catherine Maguire. Weekly wisdom, inspiration and practical steps to help you alchemise where you are blocked, stuck or play...

This week we have a very honest and vulnerable question from listener Nina that I think many people will resonate with.  As she stands between her old identity and her new self, Nina is grappling with loneliness and the fear of making wrong choices in the future. 

Welcome to the Soul Alchemist podcast with Catherine Maguire.

We’ll use the metaphor of the caterpillar's 4 step metamorphosis i...

If you’re looking for a new place to call home, switching careers, want to change the dynamics of a relationship or are curious about our move to Italy, this episode is for you.

Welcome to the Soul Alchemist Podcast with Catherine Maguire.  This week we are exploring the mechanics of change; why you need to be clear about your desires and why more importantly it’s not your desires but the underlying feel...

What is guilt?  What is the core belief that drives it? And why is it so hard to release it?

Welcome to the Soul Alchemist Podcast with Catherine Maguire. Weekly wisdom, inspiration and practical steps to help you alchemise where you are blocked, stuck or playing small so you can live a joyous and magical life.

In this episode we take a deep dive into guilt to understand the 'guilt trap', why we stay stuck in it and h...

Your Magical Child is the part of you filled with innocence, creativity, curiosity and has a wonderful ability to problem solve.  Our connection to our Magical Child shapes our reality and influences our world.  In this episode we will explore the energy of the Magical Child and what happens when we are disconnected from it.

I tell a personal story of magic and support, as a reminder that the Universe is always trying to help us an...