An Awakening from Belfast

In this episode, Tom talks to Luke, a Herbalist based in Northern Ireland, who talks about his training in Herbalism and the tips he's picked up along the way! Support the Show.

Professional musician Colin Reid talks to Tom about his interest with maths and its connection with the human condition and nature. Music by Colin Reid. Useful Links The Structure of Scientific Revolutions The Holographic Universe Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking A Course in Miracles Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid Awareness The Shack Support the Show.

We open Series 2 with a chat with Ciaran, a former Northern Irish Power Lifter, now a Sports Therapist from Belfast. He talks to Tom about his journey battling with PTSD and depression, including his positive work in acupuncture in the community and his Natural Resilience workshops. Music by Colin Reid. Useful Links 'The Obstacle is the Way' by Ryan Holiday Natural Resilience workshop CM Sports Therapy Support the Show.

Marty talks to journalist and author Malachi O'Docherty about his experience attending the Veteran Counter Protest at Belfast City Hall on Saturday 13th June 2020. In 1969, Malachi O’ Docherty, born in Donegal and raised in Belfast and has been writing about Northern Ireland for most of his life. In “Fifty years on,” published in 2019, O’Docherty tells the story of the changes that have occurred in the province over the span of that half century, changes he has seen and experienced in both...

Tom talks to his own doctor, Dr Modestas Jarutis, a trained medical doctor who uses holistic solutions to improve his patients health by combining fasting, alternative therapies and safe modern medical technologies. Useful Links My 8 Keys To Good Health Free recipes for healthy plant-based foods TED talk about no breakfast and intermittent fasting 5/2 diet movie The truth about vaccines documentary Support the Show.

A trailer for Series 1 for 'An Awakening' podcast. Email us at anawakening@protonmail.com if you would like to appear on the show or have topics for us to discuss in future episodes. #anawakeningNI Support the Show.

Tom invites Ivan Preston on the show to talk about his arrest and conviction of harassing Danske bank after he questioned their tendering procedures in 2013. Email us at anawakening@protonmail.com if you would like to appear on the show or have topics for us to discuss in future episodes. #anawakeningNI

Tom talks to Terry who discusses his own brutal journey overcoming alcohol addiction by using various plant based and non medicinal treatments such as Ayahuasca, magic mushrooms, dry fasting, liver flushes, Ayurvedic medicines and many more. Email us at anawakening@protonmail.com if you would like to appear on the show or have topics for us to discuss in future episodes. #anawakeningNI Useful Links 'Timeless Secrets of Health and Rejuvenation' by Andreas Moritz ‘Awareness’ by Antony De Mello 'The Way to Love' by Antony De Mello Support the Show.

Tom is joined by Vivian McKinnon who is the Founder and Managing Director of Hydro-ease, Northern Ireland's only dedicated floatation centre. Vivian is committed to reducing the impacts of trauma and related symptoms using the latest approaches in neuroscience in unison with floatation therapy, developing Reconnection and Floatation Therapy (RAFT), her own unique approach to healing. Email us at anawakening@protonmail.com if you would like to appear on the show or have topics for us to discuss in future episodes. #anawakeningNI Useful Links Hydro-Ease RAFT Therapy Support the Show.

Tom's guest is Harriet Moore Boyd from 'Stop the Newtownabbey Pig Factories', who has also been campaigning for a number of years against an existing pig factory at Monkstown which houses around 10,000 pigs per year. Her group is also fighting against planning permission which was granted for a pig factory and two anaerobic digestion units at Reahill (17,000 pigs per year) just outside Newtownabbey and Calhame Road, which is currently awaiting planning decision. Email us at anawakening@protonmail.com if you would like to appear on the show or have topics for us to discuss in future episodes. #anawakeningNI Useful Links Stop the Newtownabbey Pig Factories RARE - Rostrevor Action Respecting the Environment Stop the Limavady Pig Factory Save Our South Armagh No to Cloghan Point No Gas Caverns Save Cathedral Quarter Save Craigavon City Park & Lakes Save Knock Iveagh Save Our Sperrins Stop the Hightown Waste Incinerator Fossil Free South Down Extinction Rebellion Northern Ireland XRNI Friends of the Earth Support the Show.

Tom catch's up with actor Ian McElhinney (Game of Thrones, Derry Girls) and playwright Marie Jones (A Night In November, Stones In His Pockets) to talk about his ten year journey with illegal and legal plant based and natural medicines that cured his depression and helped him turn his life around. Email us at anawakening@protonmail.com if you would like to appear on the show or have topics for us to discuss in future episodes. #anawakeningNI Useful Links Viva Kambo NI Giovanni Lattanzi and Kambo Ian McElhinney's Twitter page Sting talks about Ayahuasca Ayahuasca Documentary DMT: The Spirit Molecule Amanita Muscaria Support the Show.

Tom introduces himself and explains his vision for his 'An Awakening' Podcast, which promises adult conversations about local, worldly and other-worldly topics. Email us at anawakening@protonmail.com if you would like to appear on the show or have topics for us to discuss in future episodes. #anawakeningNI Useful Links Sting talks about Ayahuasca Ayahuasca Documentary DMT: The Spirit Molecule Amanita Muscaria Support the Show.