The Thirsty Soul

Roseleen McNally

Join me Roseleen McNally for conversations around topics of creativity, imagination, enchantment, healing, soul expression, death, endings and beginnings through reiki and shamanism/animism. May each episode deepen your relationship to yourself and life. Roseleen is your guide to navigating those life shaping moments. The fallow ground, the in-between spaces, the endings and beginnings, the regeneration and emergence so you can unfold into who you are destined to become. Because we all have them. My role is to guide you to deepen into yourself so you can deepen into life.  My work is rooted in weaving shamanic healing and ceremonies, reiki and earth based practices so you can forge new pathways, reweave your connection to the natural world, reawaken your imagination and connect to your wisdom and vision opening you for a life fully lived. Website: www.thethirstysoul.com Instagram: @thethirstysoul Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. The Medicine of Samhain: Death and descent as a path to regeneration

    11/01/2025

    The Medicine of Samhain: Death and descent as a path to regeneration

    In this episode, I share how to walk with the energy of Samhain and not ignore it's wisdom. Samhan is the turning point of the Celtic Wheel that invites us to sit closer to the descent, death, and regeneration. How can we honor where we are changing/dying and not rush the process of it. Can we let death be a teacher that shows us how to live more fully.. to show up more fully for life. As the veils are thin, we have the opportunity to connect with our benevolent Ancestors... to remember who we are, where we come from and why we are here. Throughout this time of Samhain and until Imbolc, An Cailleach is calling us further down and further in.. asking us to come into our centre… into the void. She reminds us that their is deep medicine held in this space.. a place where all that is hidden is being unveiled.  And what happens if we try to side step the medicine held within Samhain, the phase of life that asks us to make sacrifices, to surrender to what needs to be gifted to the earth so regeneration can happen. Visit @thethirstysoul or www.thethirstysoul.com to be kept up to date on all things happening at The Thirsty Soul. Upcoming event at the Thirsty Soul Samhain Shamanic Ceremony 'The Cailleachs Cave' in Foxrock, Co. Dublin on 2nd November 10-1pm https://thethirstysoul.com/shamanic-and-reiki-events/the-cailleachs-cave/ Walk the Celtic Wheel Online Circle: Samhain on Monday 3rd November 7pm https://thethirstysoul.com/walk-the-celtic-wheel-online-circles/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    38 min
  2. 10/15/2025

    Anwering the call at midlife: Will it be a crisis or renaissance?

    In this weeks Midlife series, Roseleen explores the reason so many women feel unanchored, restless, or uninspired in midlife. Learn how to recognise the call of midlife that lays beneath the chaos, the every changing hormones and desire to retreat from the world. How can you work with this period of change and give yourself permission to build a life from your sovereign and authentic centre. Explore what happens when we keep avoiding the call held within midlife... when we ignore the subtle signs, keep pushing and clinging to old roles, identities and ways of being. What happens when we ignore our deep inner knowing and try to keep things the way they've always been - holding tight to old versions of ourselves. This is when midlife become a crisis instead of a renaissance and a rite of passage into vitality and soul maturity. How can you navigate this transition without losing yourself? That's whats today episode is all about. If you're in midlife (38 and beyond) and wondering 'how did I get here' or 'who am I beneath all the doing, roles and identities' this is the beginning of the path back to you true self. Visit @thethirstysoul or www.thethirstysoul.com to be kept up to date on all things happening at The Thirsty Soul. Upcoming event at the Thirsty Soul Midlife Initiations Program starts on 6th November, grab your early bird https://thethirstysoul.com/shamanic-and-reiki-events/the-midlife-initiation-program/ Samhain Shamanic Ceremony 'The Cailleachs Cave' in Foxrock, Co. Dublin on 2nd November 10-1pm https://thethirstysoul.com/shamanic-and-reiki-events/the-cailleachs-cave/ Walk the Celtic Wheel Online Circle: Samhain on Monday 3rd November 7pm https://thethirstysoul.com/walk-the-celtic-wheel-online-circles/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    36 min
  3. What is Midlife Really Asking of You?

    10/07/2025

    What is Midlife Really Asking of You?

    In this episode, we explore midlife as a spiritual initiation rather than a crisis. Midlife is a liminal season where questions become your compass and stepping stones. We talk about uncertainity and confusion being part of the journey towards sovereignty and discernment. The period of life is often associated with the physical, mental and emotional symptoms but what about the call of the soul held within it - the spiritual initation? We talk about why going inwards is a key step as we turn towards the parts of ourselves we've been avoiding. Expect honest guidance on slowing down, getting support, and reclaiming vitality, values and your voice without feeling you need to fix yourself like a project. If you're in midlife (38 and beyond) and wondering 'how did I get here' or 'who am I beneath all the doing, roles and identities' this is the beginning of the path back to you true self. Visit @thethirstysoul or www.thethirstysoul.com to be kept up to date on all things happening at The Thirsty Soul. Upcoming event at the Thirsty Soul Midlife Initiations Program starts on 6th November, grab your early bird https://thethirstysoul.com/shamanic-and-reiki-events/the-midlife-initiation-program/ Samhain Shamanic Ceremony 'Sacred Completions' in Foxrock, Co. Dublin on 2nd November 10-1pm https://thethirstysoul.com/shamanic-and-reiki-events/the-cailleachs-cave/ Walk the Celtic Wheel Online Circle: Samhain on Monday 3rd November 7pm https://thethirstysoul.com/walk-the-celtic-wheel-online-circles/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    39 min
  4. Autumn Equinox: When You’re Not Ready to Let Go

    09/16/2025

    Autumn Equinox: When You’re Not Ready to Let Go

    The Autumn Equinox doesn’t wait until we feel ready. This turning of the Celtic Wheel asks us to complete, integrate, and create space for what’s coming next. In this episode of The Thirsty Soul, I talk about the medicine of this season: Meeting resistance without beating yourself up for it.Seeing completions not as big dramatic endings, but as making space for renewal.Taking time for integration so you don’t keep looping the same old patterns.Shifting routines so they actually sustain you through the darker months.That change is a natural part of life It's time to turn towards resourcing yourself, choosing what to carry forward, and letting what no longer sustains you fall away. Visit @thethirstysoul or www.thethirstysoul.com to be kept up to date on all things happening at The Thirsty Soul. Upcoming event at the Thirsty Soul Autumn Equinox Shamanic Ceremony 'Sacred Completions' in Foxrock, Co. Dublin on 21st Sept 10-1pm https://thethirstysoul.com/shamanic-and-reiki-events/sacred-completions/ Walk the Celtic Wheel Online Circle: Autumn Equinox on 18th September 7pm https://thethirstysoul.com/walk-the-celtic-wheel-online-circles/ Midlife Initiations Program starts on 23rd October, grab your early bird https://thethirstysoul.com/shamanic-and-reiki-events/the-midlife-initiation-program/ Midlife Renaissance Day Retreat on 29th Nov https://thethirstysoul.com/shamanic-and-reiki-events/midlife-renaissance/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    38 min
  5. Burnout & The Celtic Wheel: A map for finding your way back to life

    08/13/2025

    Burnout & The Celtic Wheel: A map for finding your way back to life

    In this episode, Roseleen shows you how each turning point on the Celtic Wheel mirrors a stage of burnout, from the overextension of Summer Solstice to the surrender of Samhain and the renewal of Winter Solstice. You’ll learn to spot where you are on the Wheel, recognise the ancestral and personal patterns that keep you stuck, and discover how to move through burnout with compassion, courage, and cyclical wisdom without bypassing the deep work your soul is calling for. Drawing from 14 years of walking the Celtic Wheel and personal experience with burnout, Roseleen shares why burnout often requires more than time off… it needs excavation and rewiring of the patterns that got you there. This episode is perfect for anyone who feels they are edging towards burnout, experiencing burnout, supporting someone through burnout. It’s also for anyone interested in understanding how the Celtic Wheel aligns to the seasons of burnout. If you’re often described as highly independent or resilient but you struggle with slowing down and accepting support this is for you. Visit @thethirstysoul or www.thethirstysoul.com to be kept up to date on all things happening at The Thirsty Soul. Upcoming event at the Thirsty Soul Autumn Equinox Shamanic Ceremony 'Sacred Completions' in Foxrock, Co. Dublin on 20th Sept 10-1pm https://thethirstysoul.com/shamanic-and-reiki-events/sacred-completions/ Walk the Celtic Wheel Online Circle: Autumn Equinox on 18th September 7pm https://thethirstysoul.com/walk-the-celtic-wheel-online-circles/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    56 min

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Join me Roseleen McNally for conversations around topics of creativity, imagination, enchantment, healing, soul expression, death, endings and beginnings through reiki and shamanism/animism. May each episode deepen your relationship to yourself and life. Roseleen is your guide to navigating those life shaping moments. The fallow ground, the in-between spaces, the endings and beginnings, the regeneration and emergence so you can unfold into who you are destined to become. Because we all have them. My role is to guide you to deepen into yourself so you can deepen into life.  My work is rooted in weaving shamanic healing and ceremonies, reiki and earth based practices so you can forge new pathways, reweave your connection to the natural world, reawaken your imagination and connect to your wisdom and vision opening you for a life fully lived. Website: www.thethirstysoul.com Instagram: @thethirstysoul Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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