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Aoibhín's avatar

Oh Nikki, thank you for your lovely words. And how wonderful that you resonated with all three. That has been the most interesting aspect for me, that I have much more in common with the Crone and the Maiden than I thought I would, yet somehow much to learn from them too.

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NikkiGale's avatar

I really enjoyed listening to this conversation. I found it so interesting as I am at a stage in life where I am transitioning quite literally from mother and embarking on the journey to crone. Our third child has just left home and I’ve just gone through the menopause.

I also only wear barefoot shoes, but not the duck feet kind. I only discovered them in my late 40’s so I have several pairs of quite normal looking ones.

I thank the three of you wise ladies for your wisdom and love that I could relate to you all in so many ways. Look forward to listening to the next conversation xxx

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Kelly Hargie's avatar

Ah, I just loved this conversation so much. It was just perfect. I was imagining the 3 of you gathered around a fire sharing your stories and wisdom and it was so beautiful. Thank you x

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Aoibhín's avatar

Thank you Kelly. It would be amazing to sit around a fire with all the women here. We women need more sitting around fires together I think!

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Kole Flatau's avatar

I LOOOOOOOVVEEEEE this! You fantastic three divas divine - look what you've done! I love the introduction to the whole concept of your collaboration, I think you've positioned it with humility, balance and enthusiasm. I haven't listened to the actual podcast yet (!) but I will, and just to say I already love it. Congratulations on spotting each other..... you must have been like light houses winking at each other across the waves x

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Josie Rashmi Smith's avatar

Love your enthusiasm, Kole.

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Samantha Mattocks's avatar

This is brilliant!

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Aoibhín's avatar

Thank you so much Samantha. It was a joy to make!

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Samantha Mattocks's avatar

I can imagine!

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Margaret Smith's avatar

I loved listening to your conversation. I found it inspirational and full of hope. The idea of having the ‘maiden, mother and crone’ talking with one another and hearing all the interweaving that arises was very touching. You have offered me a lot to ponder and to be reflective about in my own life. Thank you. I look forward to your next conversation. 🙏

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Aoibhín's avatar

Oh I am so glad to read this Margaret. I was so surprised by the similarities between the three of us too!

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Genevieve Beech's avatar

amazing conversation thank you 💚

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Josie Rashmi Smith's avatar

Thanks, Genevieve, so good to hear you enjoyed it.

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Elizabeth Ewing's avatar

Really enjoyed this..related to all of you ...and im enjoying my crone dom...enjoyed the mindfullness too..heard some Tich nat Hanh in there...looking forward to the next one....Well done much love..it.felt very authentic

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Josie Rashmi Smith's avatar

Thank you, Elizabeth, really glad you enjoyed it, we had so much fun. I love that we are re-claiming the joys of cronedom.

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Tracey's avatar

Thank you for this empowering podcast that is full of honesty, wisdom and learning. I found it inspiring, spoken from your hearts collectively. I really enjoyed the different perspectives. x I can only imagine how much time and organising this took as well. 👏 x

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Josie Rashmi Smith's avatar

Bless you, Tracey, so happy to hear you found our conversation empowering, that is so close to our hearts. As to organising...well the idea took all winter to gestate, however we met on March 11th, and we just talked. It was so rich, and so natural. Aoibhin took on the major learning challenge, editing our conversation, and here we are with our first podcast. I'm looking forward to the next one too, on Beltaine. Thank you so much for sharing your experience of listening.

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Connie Ruth's avatar

What a lovely and inspiring conversation about the various stages of a woman's life. I came away recognizing how important it is to embrace the time and circumstances I find myself in at any point in my life. By doing so I engender my agency to be who I am unapologetically.

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Josie Rashmi Smith's avatar

Thank you, Connie, I love how we know these truths in our bones, yet sometimes hearing them re-enlivens them for us, and we see how universal our experience truly is, which empowers us to embrace who we are, unapologetically, as you say.

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Lea S. Jusi's avatar

Thank you for this refreshing take on a podcast about womanhood in all its faces, places, and stages. I enjoyed listening to all three of you, especially because it felt like listening to an honest and heartfelt conversation among friends. I’m grateful for the reminder that we mothers shouldn’t have to believe that we need to get back to our maiden bodies, that we carry our maiden stories within us without needing to return to our former shapes or appearances. And I love the idea of having a beginner’s mind, it is a mindset I’ve been trying to embrace, sometimes successfully, sometimes not.

Wishing you all the best for the next episode and beyond.

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Aoibhín's avatar

Thank you so much Leah. It is so lovely to have these conversations and then to find that how we feel about ourselves and the world, is how other women also feel. I really appreciate you joining the conversation x

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