Take a Walk in the Enchanted Forest
by Elen Sentier
Best-selling author and novelist, Elen Sentier, is a wilderness woman. Born on Dartmoor, she grew up on Exmoor, in a family who had practiced the Old Ways of British magic for many generations. Wild at heart, she’s a quirky, unconventional person with an intensely strong connection to nature, ecology and the environment. Elen lives in the middle of the Long Forest, in the wilds of the Stretton Hills in Shropshire, sharing her wild garden and her eccentric old farmhouse with her black witchy cat, her particle-physics partner, and a host of wildlife.
Episodes
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Death - Helping someone Pass
SHOW NOTES Death is the thing we can none of us get away from, although modern PC encourages us not to think about it. We're also encouraged to treat death as the most awful thing, incredibly sad, that we should show lots of deep emotion. And - and the medical profession has strict instructyions…
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Breaking up is so hard to do
I'm in a business relationship that needs to change. It can be just as hard to do as a personal one! Have you been there? Are you there right now too? it's so darn easy to throw the baby out with the bath water! make a "clean break" - and that can be so wrong. It's hard and delicate work…
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I'm a single malt whisky
Yes - really! Most whiskeys are blended, from several different malts, Johnny Walker is supreme at this, but for me the very best whiskeys are the single malts. A single malt is a whiskey that is not blended. It comes from a single malt, the mash of a single growth of barley, brewed with the...
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Core Values & Living them
Over the Standstill – solstice – just past, I talked about stuff that really matters to me. That’s what the three standstill days of Midwinter Solstice are about for me. I give, spend and make time for getting to really know myself. Yes, I hear you! I got to know myself years ago, you say, I…
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Sun Return
Why Sun Return? Why Standstill? Is this woo woo? No it’s astronomy – not astrology but how the actual Sun – our home star – really works. Our ancestors knew this. Of course they did, they were hunter-gatherers, they lived by the Sun and the stars. We forgot that as we got “civilized”. It’s way...
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Sacrifice & Finlay
We can tend to think sacrifice is a bad thing, a waste, but it isn't always, perhaps not even often. This is a story about how a cat helped over half a million people's pledge money to fight his cas, and may even have saved 18,068 acres of forest in Aberdeenshire. The Scottish government and...
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Being Me - Being You
It's Midwinter Solstice and the first day of the Standstill. I always use the 3 days of Standstill as a reflective time and Boy have I got a lot to reflect on this year! I've spent the past year exploring business in a way I've not done before - like a "normal" business person 🤯. And yes, it has...
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Killing Me Softly
They're Experts? But who is "they," really? Experts are everywhere, spouting "shoulds" and "musts". I listened ... I took a deep dive into their trenches. Sifted through oceans of so-called wisdom. And guess what? It turned me turgid! Like that old song, "Killing Me Softly", you know? I listened…
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Do you notice your cat just Being?
Those zen fur balls are masters of present-moment living, Me? I try to be feline in my approach to being present. I strive for cat-level awareness. 24/7. See, cats—and all animals—they don’t clock out of awareness. 🐾 They aren’t juggling past regrets and future anxieties. They're right here.…
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Feeling stuck? I've been there.
Feeling stuck? I've been there. We've all been there. Each of us handle these pain points differently. What is yours? Is it a struggle to connect? That's where the ancient ways come in. You might be sceptical. We've been taught to rely on logic, dismissing intuition as 'woo-woo'. But guess what?…
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Its Samhain
Its Samhain - the beginning of Winter, so two of my best Shaman-witch friends joined me for a chat about the season. We're all shaman solo businesswomen running our own businesses and using the British native shamanism to oil the wheels. We talk about how we do that, how we use the seasons and…
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Do you ever feel like you're battling life's challenges alone?
Well, I'm here to tell you, you're not! Imagine being part of a team that sees the Big Picture, a team that helps you plan not just your next business step, but the one after that, and the one after that.Sounds like a dream, doesn't it?But guess what? It's not.You have this team.They're just...
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Are witchcraft and shamanism the same thing?
🔸 Are witchcraft and shamanism the same thing? 🔸 And how can either or both help your business? Do you think witchcraft and shamanism could help your business? What's the difference between them? Is there a difference? Are they both useful in the 21st century?I’m a shamanic, business coach. I...
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How can Witch Way Wisdom ease your business pain points?
I've had the privilege of watching my clients ease their business pain points again this week. And they've used the witch way wisdom they learned from me to do this no names, no pack drill of course.But I'll share some stuff with you to show you how they do this.
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What Elen does
A friend asked me, "Who are you? What do you do?" Well, indeed! I'm your solopreneur witch, thriving in the business world.I adore working with those who are fiercely independent. You're open-minded, heart-centric, and about making a difference. Disconnected from the old business methods, you…
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Badass Wisdom is about how we live Other People's Scripts
We all do it, at least some of the time but it really isn't a good idea.And that's because most often we do it unconsciously!There are times - I talk about them today - when I can be good, and fun, to take up someone else's idea. But it's never good to be doing things because somebody says that's...
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Power-Full Woman this time is Lian Brook-Tyler
Can magic & business really mix together?Absolutely!I'm chatting with the successful entrepreneur Lian Brook-Tyler on how to blend spirituality and magic into a savvy business strategy.Lian and I dive into how our menstrual can guide us closer to our purpose. And how the moon’s cycles can be just...
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Wild Inside with Elen Sentier & Robyn Harris
Composting!What is it?Why is it important?Do I need it?Yes you do.We all do.And it's not just for the garden.It's an Inner thing as well as an outer.And it's really good for business as well as personal.It's been a pillar of the Old Ways since time out of mind.Robyn and I talk about how it works...
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What do you think about AI?
Have you tried it?Do you like it? AI works.Are you asking it the Right Questions?Be precise in your prompts. When I was designing relational databases years ago, we had a fun acronym GIGO.It stands for Garbage in, Garbage out!No-brainer. Give AI a rubbish prompt you’ll get a rubbish result....
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Power-Full Women: Practical Magic Tips for Business from Three Wise Women
Think magic is only for the woo-woo realm?Think again!In this powerhouse episode Me (Elen) Lottie and Kim reveal how to infuse practical magic into business and leadership.I talk about one of my favourite subjects – the massive impact leaders can have by taking moments of being present to align...
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My Power-Full Woman this time is Cynthia James.
Cynthia’s a transformational specialist. Her passion is creating a community where women can grow and expand into joyous and abundant living. She knows in her bones we are all here to thrive and that this is an extraordinary time on the planet for women to emerge.Like me, she loves interviewing...
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Wild Inside with Elen Sentier & Robyn Harris
It's just past Midsummer ... 👉 How do the seasons affect you?👉 Do you celebrate perhaps the seasons?We talk about the Seasons and how being really connected with Nature helps us so much.Nature connection is getting more popular. We see how much it can benefit our health - mental, physical and...
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Three magical wild Power-Full Women talking together.
You have 3 Power-Full Women this time ... and we’ll be this every month … subscribe so you don’t miss and episode 😊Now’s your chance to listen to three women from different magical background who all work magic in the everyday world. Dr Lotte is a doctor of medicine who combines her medical...
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My Power-Full Woman this time is Nadine Heir.
Nadine was born in Britain – she actually did some of her growing up in Herefordshire where I lived before I moved up here to Shropshire. She now lives in Mexico City. She moved there to escape the credit crunch and works in marketing. Her forte and primary love is writing content and copywriting...
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My Power-Full woman this time is wildlife artist, Jules Chabeaux.
My Power-Full woman this time is wildlife artist, Jules Chabeaux. Jules and I enjoyed our first chat so much I invited her back again. Can you Hear nature, the natural world. I'm sure you can. But many people are afraid to voice this, to share with others they can communicate with nature. That's...
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My Power-Full Woman this time is Beatrice Gutnecht.
Her motto is Never Give Up! I met Beatrice through her LinkedIn profile. When I read how she talks about and uses badassery, I immediately thought, I have to meet this woman!Beatrice is a branding specialist with a difference. When we first talked she impressed me with, “I don't believe in...
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Wild Inside 03 With Robyn Harris
Freedom is the core of happiness for both Robyn and me.Freedom allows and enables choice, without Freedom you can’t choose, may not even realise choice is always an option.Freedom is one of our core values.It’s not always something people grow up with, parents and teachers, those who have the…
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My Power-Full Woman this week is Joan Lind
I met Joan through Suzy Orr – see her episode – another powerful woman who runs the Unique Ladies networking groups. Joan is the CEO of trybooking, an international company based in the Lake District – how cool is that? What a fabulous place to run your company from! It’s a super simple-to-use...
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My Powerful Woman this week is Rita Mendes.
My Power-Full Woman this time is Rita Mendes, an amazing marketing lady who lives in Lisbon, Portugal.Rita is a woman on a mission: to bring the human and authentic side to marketing – just precisely what I was looking for a few months back. I needed help with marketing but what I was finding...
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Tell Your Story
There’s something you probably don’t know about me: My passion is helping people tell their story.A nd I’m not just talking about the pretty and amazing moments. I’m including the bad bits. The challenges. The things that you somehow try to hide and forget. But you know, those are the ones that...
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My Powerful Woman this week is Jules Chabeaux.
Jules is a wildlife artist whose picture I just love. And her whole connection with Nature is amazing too, that’s how she can paint such living pictures. Jules said to me before we started the show, “I had a very close encounter with a beautiful big Buzzard this morning who flew right down in…
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Wild Inside 02 With Robyn Harris
Robyn Harris and I talking Wild Inside. This time, we're talking about jobs ... About if we need to do everything ourselves. Or perhaps it's best to do what makes our own hearts sing and offer jobs we're less good at to others who really enjoy doing them. It's about sharing. About doing what we...
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You Are Unique
As Oscar Wilde said: Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken …That’s so true! But being your real self can be really hard. So many things get in our way. And too often, nothing like enough support! Are you really You?Are you living your Heart and Core values?Does the idea of doing so come…
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Power-Full Women with Suzy Orr
I met Suzy Orr in 2022 … and she completely hooked me into networking! I’d realised it’s importance but the meetings I’d been to before often left me feeling I was missing something. Then I found Suzy, and Unique Ladies. She’s brought together a truly unique group of lovely, supportive women and...
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Spring Journey Mar 23
DON’T LISTEN TO THIS POD WHILE YOU’RE DRIVING !!! 😊 As Lao Tzu said: nature does not hurry yet everything is accomplished … We can do that too. Follow Nature’s example – and we feel so, so good when we do. It gives us perspective. Helps us get our priorities right. Gives us back some work/life...
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Power-Full Women Series: Dr Lotte Valentin #2
Dr Lotte Valentin is an amazing woman. She’s Director of Center for Integrative Medicine and works in Integrative Medicine and Family Health Care in Phoenix, AZ USA. Her focus is on healing the patient and finding the true cause of their symptoms and illness.She asked me to guest on her podcast…
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Wild Inside 02 - Synergy - Mess is Good!
More Badass WILD with Elen Sentier & Robyn Harriswww.elensentier.com & https://www.equenergy.com/How connected do you feel right now?Do you ever think about how much fear may rule your life?How Fear can disconnect you?Robyn and I explore Fear. And how Nature works with connection.Nature doesn't...
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My Power-Full woman this week is Georgia Varjas
Georgia is a multi-book author, speaker and book writing coach, who empowers and encourages her clients to step up and stand out so that they can be heard, understood, and ultimately believed, through the written and spoken word.Her work focuses on showing you how to write and publish a book to...
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My guest this time is brand coach, Sally Inkster.
Sally is on a mission to help new or struggling business owners find a way to ditch the misconception that branding is a “nice to have” and put it as a core part of their business growth strategy. And to do this she’s about each of us telling our story … We each have a story and Sally shares some...
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Story Time this week - Soul Catcher
Gwyn ap Nudd is one of our ancestral British gods and where I live, in Shropshire, is one of his places. Gwyn leads the Wild Hunt. One of his jobs is to collect up lost souls and steer them over the river into the peaceful, healing, Islands of the West. I live in the Stretton Hills, an ancient...
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My Power-Full Woman this time is Victoria Bennion
Victoria is the founder of The Victoria Bennion Podcast Booking Agency. The agency is based in the United Kingdom and serves clients all over the world. Victoria, a trained journalist, marketer and social media manager and, for almost twenty years she helped expert business owners, coaches and...
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Wild Inside 01 With Robyn Harris
I’m a wild woman badass coach who encourages you to find the wild (and often badass) person inside who sparks up your energy. Robyn is a wild woman and wellbeing alchemist! Brings out the wild and transformational person you are inside. Together we love inspiring the fire in others, and making…
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Are Men from Mars? Are women from Venus?
Are Men from Mars? Are women from Venus? Fascinating stuff that I got thrust into looking at recently. I went to a networking meeting and found myself in the middle of it at one point. It was really fascinating and brought up a whole load of ideas and insights I really want to share them with…
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My Power-Full Woman today is Robyn Harris
I think of her as a Wellbeing Alchemist! She brings a new and transformative perspective that invites – and enables – people to step into a whole new way of being, liberates them and shifts their wellbeing to a new level. Her passion and joy is in supporting other passionate and deeply caring...
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Being Recognised ... Being Seen & Heard
Do you like to be recognized? Just about all of us do. It’s nice isn’t it, makes you feel valued, noticed. I had a lovely recognition experience last night at the writers’ group I’m a member of. There were 10 of us, all different genres, including poets, and they all liked it, all said…
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Do you get the Jiggles?
Do you feel “jiggles” inside when things around you, in your life, your relationships, your work, need changing? When you get them, do you write them off? We all get these feelings. Know we need to do something. Need to Change. And change is often scary! So we can procrastinate, look away, the...
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Power-Full Women Series #1: Dr Lotte Valentin
Dr. Valentin is the Director of Center for Integrative Medicine and works in Integrative Medicine and Family Health Care in Phoenix, AZ USA. Her focus is on healing the patient and finding the true cause of their symptoms and illness. Dr. Valentin specializes in integrative medicine utilizing her...
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Saying "No" successfully ...
Guarding Your Energy Guarding your energy is vital – we all need to spend energy wisely. Lots of folk are talking about this at the moment, probably because too many of us spend the festive season at the beck and call of friends and family … and we try to convince ourselves this is fun! So few...
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Badassery. What is it? How can it help me?
Learning Badassery shows you how to be strong, confident. It helps you know your own truth and walk it. Once you start doing that you find your life, the whole world in fact, changes all around you. Joy comes to live in your heart. You can feel the fear and do it anyway. You stop judging people....
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Owl Woman
I'm reading the first chapter of my first novel, Owl Woman. It's a magic/mystery/romance story set in the present day. Who killed Vicki's father? will she find the lover she ran away from ten years ago? And what does the Owl Woman want from her? Everything hurts! too much pain, but Vicki knows…
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About this show
Best-selling author and novelist, Elen Sentier, is a wilderness woman. Born on Dartmoor, she grew up on Exmoor, in a family who had practiced the Old Ways of British magic for many generations. Wild at heart, she’s a quirky, unconventional person with an intensely strong connection to nature, ecology and the environment. Elen lives in the middle of the Long Forest, in the wilds of the Stretton Hills in Shropshire, sharing her wild garden and her eccentric old farmhouse with her black witchy cat, her particle-physics partner, and a host of wildlife.
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