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Original Belonging

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by Maura A. Conlon

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Welcome to Original Belonging, a six-part narrative podcast series hosted by bestselling author Maura Conlon, PhD. In this groundbreaking exploration, Maura poses this question: What made you come alive in your first 14 years that reveals the essence of who you are? Trained in Jungian-oriented Depth Psychology, Maura opens up a treasure trove of discovery, inspiring listeners to remember their life’s soulful through-threads, the unique gifts with which they arrived to the world as the very seeds to be cultivated throughout one’s life. Rising from a period of personal loss, Maura shares tender stories from her early life– the agony, ecstasy, and wisdom of coming-of-age-years. Here the personal anecdote unites with universal wisdom as Maura then interviews gifted creatives, leaders, and visionaries who reveal how pivotal early experiences shaped their lives. This podcast is a call for us to remember the power of our original belonging as the foundation of embracing our soul's true calling. Don’t miss "Original Belonging" wherever you get your podcasts. Let’s rediscover the places that made us come alive in our youth–they hold the key to opening our hearts and inspiring how we embrace our unique destiny today.

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September 22, 2024

Episode 6: Divine Assignment

<p>In episode six, I delve into the deep presence I felt of a female lineage I never knew. I longed to uncover their lost stories. I recall moving to New York in my 20s, where I worked in publishing and retraced my ancestors' steps. After falling in love, I left NYC to join my husband, whose training and career prompted moves around the country. The importance of creativity dulled as I focused on work, linear thinking, and fitting in. Eventually, I encountered a graduate program in Jungian-oriented Depth Psychology, which exposed my long-forgotten, soul yearnings.&nbsp;</p><p>By sharing my stories of vulnerability and also beginning to pen FBI Girl, I felt vitality return. I was reconciling with my own feeling heart, writing my own myth. Many people today yearn to embrace their unique wisdom. What we do with that yearning becomes a gift, an anchor into our original belonging. We don't need to look to external sources for meaning as we tap into that inner “Divine Child” archetypal energy. Accessing this inner wisdom leads to liberation. New paths open up as we challenge old silences and begin to create a new life narrative.&nbsp;</p><p>Being with my parents as they transitioned revealed hidden stories from their first 14 years of life and inspired this podcast series! I invite listeners to consider the childhood events that shaped their lives as sources of healing and also as gifts for life transformation. This treasure trove of embodied remembrance is a reflection of our mythic uniqueness, a reminder of why we are here, and what is ours to offer the world during these times of transition.</p><p><strong>Honoring Mary Ann Hogan Conlon</strong></p><p>Mother, Activist, Writer, Advocate/Intellectual&nbsp;</p><p>Disabilities Movement, Thinker &amp; Educator</p><p><strong>Topics Covered:</strong></p><p>(03:52) The reckoning of our divine assignment</p><p>(11:18) Sixth-grade poem about divine nature&nbsp;</p><p>(16:04) Love’s tidal wave</p><p>(23:48) “Maybe I felt too much.”</p><p>(27:36) Creative momentum returns&nbsp;</p><p>(34:43) Mythmaking to anchor purpose&nbsp;</p><p>(39:51) Purpose beyond achievement&nbsp;</p><p>(44:07) Vital aliveness of your first 14 years&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>(50:49) Thank you, Joe and Mary Conlon</p><p>(54:45) Liberated by the Divine Child archetype</p><p><strong>Stay Connected:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://mauraconlon.com/podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">mauraconlon.com</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/originalbelonging/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@orginalbeloning on Instagram</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/maura.conlon.7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Maura Conlon on Facebook</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><br/><p><strong>Credit:</strong></p><ul><li>Podcast series production by <a href="https://www.ahrigolden.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Media Midwife Ahri Golden</a></li><li>Podcast series&nbsp;launch by <a href="https://www.thewavepodcasting.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Wave Podcasting</a></li></ul><br/><p><strong>About: </strong></p><p>In this series, I explore how the significant influences and archetypal events experienced in our first 14 years of life set the stage for what is most meaningful throughout our adult years. In times of transition, a voice wonders: who am I at the soul level, at my essence? Our earliest resonant moments of awe–what lit us up–offer direct access into the root system of our original belonging.</p>

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September 8, 2024

Episode 5: One With The Ocean

<p>In episode five, I introduce my connection with the sea, a reverence passed down from my female lineage. <strong>I’m then joined in conversation with Dr. Easkey Britton, a surfer, artist, filmmaker, and marine social scientist who lives in County Donegal, Ireland.</strong> She shares stories about her original belonging and her passion for connecting human vitality with the health of our blue planet.</p><p>I loved the ocean early on, living only four miles away. The expanse of the sea connects me to the divine, the feminine, to primal energy. I tell the story of my mother’s love for the ocean in the Rockaways, in New York, where she once was a bathing beauty. I share my tale of empowerment as the sea becomes my place of refuge, accessible by bike. Coming of age in the LA suburbs, I sensed my FBI agent father’s fear escalate as he watched an emboldened free spirit take hold of me. When I began to write at age 14, I felt the primal energy of motion, like flowing water, awaken in me as a reassurance. The ocean became a mirror to my soul.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>After sharing my story, I welcome Dr. Easkey Britton</strong> who explores her through-threads of elemental healing, the spiritual intelligence of water, and restoring a sense of belonging. We discuss Easkey’s family connection to the sea in Ireland, her coming-of-age years as a champion surfer, her blue heritage, and her ongoing work in ocean therapy. Easkey’s creativity has a deep connection with the ocean. Her work in art, marine science, and social ecology focuses on the health of water as a mirror of the health of society. Water is wise; it is the ultimate life source as it moves through all our bodies. The planet’s health depends on it. If we care for the ocean with reverence, we begin to restore that which has been lost.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Topics Covered:</strong></p><p>(04:21) My life is a love story for the sea</p><p>(08:51) The ocean as wisdom’s metaphor&nbsp;</p><p><strong>(24:41) Easkey Britton joins me in conversation</strong></p><p>(36:59) Oceanic belonging&nbsp;</p><p>(43:08) Irish mythology’s connection to land and language</p><p>(49:14) From surfer to artist to marine scientist&nbsp;</p><p>(57:49) Role of ocean therapy in the healing journey</p><p>(1:04:03) Ecologies of care</p><p><strong>Resources Mentioned:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://paulinebewick.ie/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pauline Bewick</a></li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/women-who-run-with-the-wolves-myths-and-stories-of-the-wild-woman-archetype-clarissa-pinkola-estes/7304538" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Women Who Run With The Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes</a></li><li><a href="https://www.manchan.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Manchán Magan</a></li><li><a href="https://www.robinwallkimmerer.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robin Wall Kimmerer</a></li><li><a href="https://www.redschool.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Red School</a></li></ul><br/><p><strong>Dr. Easkey Britton</strong></p><ul><li>Dr. Easkey Britton | <a href="https://easkeybritton.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">website</a></li><li>Dr. Easkey Britton | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/easkeysurf/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li><li>Finisterre | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/finisterre/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li><li>Ebb and Flow | <a href="https://easkeybritton.com/ebb-flow/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">book</a></li><li>Saltwater in the Blood | <a href="https://easkeybritton.com/saltwater-in-the-blood/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">book</a></li><li>50 Things to Do by the Sea | <a href="https://easkeybritton.com/50-things-to-do-by-the-sea/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">book</a></li><li>Surfboard portrait credit: Will...

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August 25, 2024

Episode 4: Primal Creativity

<p>In episode four, I reflect on my coming-of-age encounters with that powerful force field of creative energy. As a teen in the 1970s, sewing ushered in an enchanted sense of feminine sovereignty. I’m delighted then to share in conversation with <strong>award-winning author and story alchemist,</strong> <strong>Kristin Kaye, </strong>about the sacred avenues of creativity and immersive exploration in nature.</p><p>Our first experience with creativity influences how we dream ourselves into the world, which for me began with a love of sports and feeling a sense of play. I recall when my mother gave me “the talk” about menstruation and other activities associated with “young womanhood.” I funneled my desire for independent thinking into sewing, which became an unexpected ticket to liberation, evocative of the era’s feminist movement and the power to design one’s own life.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>When I began to work more “serious” career jobs, moving around the country, I lost my early connection to that creative spark. I became an “adult.” Creativity and play felt devalued. During a big life transition decades later, I signed up for a life-changing course, re-igniting the spark around the sovereign expression I had lost.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>In my conversation with award-winning author and meditation teacher, Kristin Kaye, we pick up the thread regarding creative play and discovery.</strong> Her childhood memories of playing by a creek in her suburban Maryland informed an early sense of freedom and wonder. This combined with memories of a step-grandfather’s nature-immersed, playful poetry and storytelling gifts, inspired her later work in theater and also as an author exploring the ancient secrets of trees and our deepest longings for connection.&nbsp;</p><p>Moving to the Pacific Northwest, Kristin shares her grief as a witness to clear-cut forests. This awareness leads to actions of caring stewardship, including organizing community dinners situated in nature and later climbs and sleeps atop a redwood tree for days. We speak about the courage required to belong to the world as a creatively-expressed person and the power of choice to honor nature, wisdom and ancestry.</p><p><strong>Topics Covered:</strong></p><p>(03:46) Becoming a woman</p><p>(13:43) Feminism in the sewing room</p><p>(19:40) Rediscovering feminine energy through drawing</p><p>(26:05) Play is pure creativity&nbsp;</p><p><strong>(32:21) Kristin Kaye joins me in conversation</strong></p><p>(33:25) Freedom to play and the wonder of nature</p><p>(41:44) Storytelling runs in the family</p><p>(46:19) A woman’s connection to her voice</p><p>(58:02) Bringing Tree Dreams to life</p><p>(1:04:12) Lessons from a redwood tree</p><p><strong>Kristin Kaye</strong></p><ul><li>Kristin Kaye | <a href="https://www.kristinkaye.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">website</a></li><li>Kristin Kaye | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/heykristinkaye/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li><li>Story Alchemy | <a href="https://storyalchemy.kristinkaye.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">website</a></li></ul><br/><p><strong>Stay Connected:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://mauraconlon.com/podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">mauraconlon.com</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/originalbelonging/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@orginalbeloning on Instagram</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/maura.conlon.7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Maura Conlon on Facebook</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><br/><p><strong>Credit:</strong></p><ul><li>Podcast series production by <a href="https://www.ahrigolden.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Media Midwife Ahri Golden</a></li><li>Podcast series&nbsp;launch by <a href="https://www.thewavepodcasting.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Wave Podcasting</a></li></ul><br/><p><strong>About: </strong></p><p>In...

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What is Original Belonging?

Welcome to Original Belonging, a six-part narrative podcast series hosted by bestselling author Maura Conlon, PhD. In this groundbreaking exploration, Maura poses this question: What made you come alive in your first 14 years that reveals the essence of who you are? Trained in Jungian-oriented Depth Psychology, Maura opens up a treasure trove of discovery, inspiring listeners to remember their life’s soulful through-threads, the unique gifts with which they arrived to the world as the very seeds to be cultivated throughout one’s life.

Rising from a period of personal loss, Maura shares tender stories from her early life– the agony, ecstasy, and wisdom of coming-of-age-years. Here the personal anecdote unites with universal wisdom as Maura then interviews gifted creatives, leaders, and visionaries who reveal how pivotal early experiences shaped their lives. This podcast is a call for us to remember the power of our original belonging as the foundation of embracing our soul's true calling.

Don’t miss "Original Belonging" wherever you get your podcasts. Let’s rediscover the places that made us come alive in our youth–they hold the key to opening our hearts and inspiring how we embrace our unique destiny today.

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