The Nurture Pod

Virginia Edwards
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A podcast that questions our current culture's consensus reality and opens a space to dream something new into being. Iris Sullivan Daire (artist, writer, teacher) and Ginger Edwards (mindset coach, owner of North Fork 53 retreat center) host from  their small rural communities on the Oregon coast. They move from playful conversations to  deep dives into how life could be on planet Earth if we allowed ourselves to dream into a new way of relating to ourselves and with each other rooted in the magic of nature.   

  1. May 19

    Nurture Pod 59: Pause for Purification

    Welcome back to the Nurture Pod. This episode beams to you from the beautiful island of Bali where the wisdom of purification and water blessings has been a living practice for thousands of years and from the Pacific Northwest forests dripping in the warm rains of late spring as summer begins to take hold.  We in the west have forgotten the rites of pausing to purify intentions, receive blessings and ask for permission to enter the waters that make life possible. In some places though, this is woven deeply into the fabric of everyday life. Bali, even under the weight of tourism, holds thousands of active water temples for this purpose. Cleansing the dragon ley lines as they cross here and circulate around the planet.  A note for this episode- Ginger mentions receiving an incredible numerology reading that helps purify her vision for moving forward on her journey. If you are interested in learning more please check out Veronica at her website  https://www.her-realm.com/work-with-me If you are inspired by this conversation please leave us a "tip" in the form of your feedback!  When you rate, review and share our podcast with friends we deeply appreciate it because it makes it more visible for others to find.  To find more about classes and courses Iris Sullivan Daire is offering visit https://www.dreambirdstudio.com/ To find Ginger Edwards coaching and follow her on her Earth Chakra journey visit: https://nurturenation.org Many thanks to the talented Kathryn Claire for the use of her "Bakers Song" as our intro and exit music! Find all of her songs at her https://kathrynclairemusic.com/home

    1h 13m

  2. Apr 27

    Nurture Pod 58: Fire and light in the Australian outback

    Hello from the upper left edge and down under!  In this episode of the Nurture Pod Iris and Ginger dive into the colors, frequencies and patterns stretching from the yellow wildflowers on the Oregon coast to the  sunrise over Uluru in the desert of Australia.  Beltane arrives this week with the blossom full moon on May 1st in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere fall arrives with cooler winds and rain along the eastern coast of New South Wales in Australia.  Uranus enters Gemini- adding more wind to the sails of change. It is a strange and beautiful time to be alive on planet Earth. Let's nurture the future we want to live in.  If you are inspired by this conversation please leave us a "tip" in the form of your feedback!  When you rate, review and share our podcast with friends we deeply appreciate it because it makes it more visible for others to find.  To find more about classes and courses Iris Sullivan Daire is offering visit https://www.dreambirdstudio.com/ To find Ginger Edwards coaching and follow her on her Earth Chakra journey visit: https://nurturenation.org Many thanks to the talented Kathryn Claire for the use of her "Bakers Song" as our intro and exit music! Find all of her songs at her https://kathrynclairemusic.com/home

    1h 14m

  3. Apr 18

    Nurture Pod 57: Silly rabbit, tricks aren't just for kids.

    Hello and welcome to Nurture Pod #57. In this episode Iris and Ginger are talking across time- from the morning Aries New Moon on Friday in central Australia to the eve of Aries New Moon Thursday on the Oregon coast.  What is coming up for you in this incredible fire line up of astrology in the night skies?  Ginger reports from her fall road trip across New Zealand (cue Lord of the Rings references) as well as messages from glaciers and how the universe speaks through tourists on their phones colliding with each other in nature.  Iris is in spring time art bliss with children, cameras, and random acts of hail.  Aries fire is the great stripping away of all pretense, posturing and cultural fitting in. What it comes down to may just be silly rabbits.  If you are inspired by this conversation please leave us a "tip" in the form of your feedback!  When you rate, review and share our podcast with friends we deeply appreciate it because it makes it more visible for others to find.  To find more about classes and courses Iris Sullivan Daire is offering visit https://www.dreambirdstudio.com/ To find Ginger Edwards coaching and follow her on her Earth Chakra journey visit: https://nurturenation.org Many thanks to the talented Kathryn Claire for the use of her "Bakers Song" as our intro and exit music! Find all of her songs at her https://kathrynclairemusic.com/home

    1h 28m

  4. Mar 25

    Nurture Pod 56: Spring resilience in wild times.

    Hello and welcome to the Spring Equinox/Ostara edition of the podcast where Iris and Ginger exhaust so many planting and garden metaphors about life. For this episode they are in the same house in Oregon catching up and contemplating the cusp of the growing season coming on strong.  We live in wild weather and wild times. What can nature teach us about how to be resilient, strong and grow into our authenticity in spite of what the culture is throwing at us daily.  If you are inspired by this conversation please leave us a "tip" in the form of your feedback!  When you rate, review and share our podcast with friends we deeply appreciate it because it makes it more visible for others to find.  To find more about classes and courses Iris Sullivan Daire is offering visit https://www.dreambirdstudio.com/ To find Ginger Edwards coaching and follow her on her Earth Chakra journey visit: https://nurturenation.org Many thanks to the talented Kathryn Claire for the use of her "Bakers Song" as our intro and exit music! Find all of her songs at her https://kathrynclairemusic.com/home

    1h 10m

  5. Mar 18

    Nurture Pod 55: New Moon in Pisces

    Happy Spring! Or Fall! (Depending on which hemisphere you reside upon). It's a new moon in Pisces and Ginger is back in Oregon for a brief moment to record a podcast or two before she's off on her journey again. In this episode Iris and Ginger catch up about rainbow crankies, dragon time, chickens coming home to roost and the spirals of visionary thinkers that appear and reappear over the centuries past.  If you're feeling overwhelmed then you're right in time.  Let's help each other through it.  If you are inspired by this conversation please leave us a "tip" in the form of your feedback!  When you rate, review and share our podcast with friends we deeply appreciate it because it makes it more visible for others to find.  To find more about classes and courses Iris Sullivan Daire is offering visit https://www.dreambirdstudio.com/ To find Ginger Edwards coaching and follow her on her Earth Chakra journey visit: https://nurturenation.org Many thanks to the talented Kathryn Claire for the use of her "Bakers Song" as our intro and exit music! Find all of her songs at her https://kathrynclairemusic.com/home

    1h 13m

  6. Feb 24

    Nurture Pod 54: Pele says Hilo- welcome to the year of the fire horse!

    Welcome back to the Nurture Pod. In this episode there is a volcanic eruption, tai chi sweat and a magical tale of one Hawaiian woman's journey to build a temple of Gratitude. February has been a wild ride. The year of the fire horse begins in a full gallop. Neptune and Saturn conjunct at 0 degree of Aries pushes the cosmic reset button on 6,000 years of human development and more Aries fire is coming in March and April.  Iris reporting from the mighty confluence of Columbia river and the Pacific ocean and Ginger checking in from the lava encrusted coast of the Big Island of Hawaii.  If you are inspired by this conversation please leave us a "tip" in the form of your feedback!  When you rate, review and share our podcast with friends we deeply appreciate it because it makes it more visible for others to find.  To find more about classes and courses Iris Sullivan Daire is offering visit https://www.dreambirdstudio.com/ To find Ginger Edwards coaching and follow her on her Earth Chakra journey visit: https://nurturenation.org Many thanks to the talented Kathryn Claire for the use of her "Bakers Song" as our intro and exit music! Find all of her songs at her https://kathrynclairemusic.com/home

    1h 17m

  7. Feb 9

    Nurture Pod 53: Dream of the Blue Whale

    Aloha from Maui! After a wild January and potentially even wilder February Iris and Ginger reconnect across the mighty Pacific ocean.  The humpback whales have gathered around the island of Maui to give birth and mate in the warm tropical waters. They also spend many hours hanging suspended in the ocean sending frequencies to the depths of the ocean, filling the water with their songs.  In this final shed of the wood snake year and on the threshold of the year of the fire horse new moon, a solar eclipse and historic Neptune and Saturn conjunction at 0 degrees of Aries all in one week! Hold onto your hats. Big transformations are underway.  What can whale magic teach us for these times? Listen as we dive in.  If you are inspired by this conversation please leave us a "tip" in the form of your feedback!  When you rate, review and share our podcast with friends we deeply appreciate it because it makes it more visible for others to find.  To find more about classes and courses Iris Sullivan Daire is offering visit https://www.dreambirdstudio.com/ To find Ginger Edwards coaching and follow her on her Earth Chakra journey visit: https://nurturenation.org Many thanks to the talented Kathryn Claire for the use of her "Bakers Song" as our intro and exit music! Find all of her songs at her https://kathrynclairemusic.com/home

    56 min

  8. Jan 1

    Nurture Pod 52: 2026 fire arrives. But first, in praise of water.

    The final day in the Gregorian calendar has arrived. 2025 was a wild ride indeed. On this episode, Iris and Ginger weave threads from from Astoria- Belize as they ponder the lessons of the year and the moment we find ourselves in here on Planet Earth.  One thing is clear. 2026 will usher in more big changes. But never fear, the Nurture Pod will set sail along with all of you as we cross the bar to embark on a New Year.  If you are inspired by this conversation please leave us a "tip" in the form of your feedback!  When you rate, review and share our podcast with friends we deeply appreciate it because it makes it more visible for others to find.  To find more about classes and courses Iris Sullivan Daire is offering visit https://www.dreambirdstudio.com/ To find Ginger Edwards coaching and follow her on her Earth Chakra journey visit: https://nurturenation.org Many thanks to the talented Kathryn Claire for the use of her "Bakers Song" as our intro and exit music! Find all of her songs at her https://kathrynclairemusic.com/home

    1h 27m
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A podcast that questions our current culture's consensus reality and opens a space to dream something new into being. Iris Sullivan Daire (artist, writer, teacher) and Ginger Edwards (mindset coach, owner of North Fork 53 retreat center) host from  their small rural communities on the Oregon coast. They move from playful conversations to  deep dives into how life could be on planet Earth if we allowed ourselves to dream into a new way of relating to ourselves and with each other rooted in the magic of nature.   

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  • Creator
    Virginia Edwards
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    59
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 The Nurture Pod
  • Show Website
    The Nurture Pod

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