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From Addiction to Empowerment with Shannan Mondor: Episode 63

What if you could transform your life from the depths of addiction and trauma to one of empowerment and fulfillment? Join us as we sit down with Shannan Mondor, a bestselling author, podcast host, TEDx speaker, and transformational mentor who...

Daily Creativity For Positive Change With Tahina Macette: Episode 62

Unlock the secrets of creative wellness with our special guest, Tahina Marcette-Pierce, a dynamic creative wellness coach and strategist. In this episode of the Resonate podcast, Tahina takes us along on her transformative journey from a conventional career to working...

Irish-American Tale of the Forgotten with Author Sheila Forsey: Episode 61

Join me, Aideen Ni Riada, as I sit down with the incredibly talented Irish author Sheila Forsey to uncover the twists and turns of her unexpected journey into writing. From a small village drama festival to joining the Watergate Theatre...

Self-Mastery & Soul Contracts with Juliette Noske: Episode 60

Discover the secrets to self-mastery with my special guest, Juliette Noske, an intuitive coach and spiritual mentor. Juliette shares her compelling journey from the depths of self-harm and an eating disorder to a life of self-awareness and healing. Hear about...

Embracing Wonder and Ancient Wisdom with Sharon Ní Chuilibín – Episode 59

Ever wondered how connecting with nature can lead to profound inner transformation? This episode of Resonate, featuring Sharon Ní Chuilibín, will show you just that. Together, we explore how moments of wonder and cosmic energy can realign us with our...

Aideen on the Fullfillment In Faith Podcast With Shannan Mondor

Shannon Mondor is a coach who helps people to unravel their past and align with a brighter future. I have interviewed her for the Resonate Podcast With Aideen and she kindly invited me to be a guest on her podcast...

The Power of Writing With Megan Barnhard – Episode 58

What if writing could be a tool for profound personal growth and societal transformation? Join us on the Resonate podcast as we host Megan Barnhard, a writing coach for bold thinkers and intuitive channel. Megan recounts her journey from wrestling...

Your Journey to Vibrant Health with Dr Deb Harrell – Episode 57

Unlock the secrets to holistic wellness with the inspiring Dr. Deb Harrell, a wellness expert with 30 years of experience, as she shares the deeply personal journey that led her to write "Heal - Your Journey to Thriving." Motivated by...

Transform Your Life with Angel’s Help: Aishling Mooney – Episode 56

What if you could connect with angelic guidance to transform your life and business? Join us for a heartwarming episode of the Resonate Podcast with our special guest, Aishling Mooney, an angel intuitive and spiritual business mentor. Aishling shares her...

Aligning Your Life with Your Internal Calendar with Regyna Curtis – Episode 55

Join us for a fascinating conversation with Regyna Curtis as we uncover the secrets of aligning with our own natural cycles. In this episode, we explore the profound impact of understanding seasonal cycles on personal growth. Learn how aligning your activities...

From Furniture Maker to Celebrated Guitarist with Pat Coldrick – Episode 54

What if a single moment of inspiration could change the trajectory of your entire life? Join us on the Resonate podcast as we chat with the phenomenal guitar maestro, Pat Coldrick. From the tender age of 12, when he first...

From China to Global Stages With Guitarist Xuefei Yang – Episode 53

Join us as we welcome Xuefei Yang, whose journey from China to international stages is nothing short of remarkable. Fei shares her story, from stumbling upon the guitar by chance in post-Cultural Revolution China to becoming the first guitarist to...

Guitar Strings and Irish Dreams with Declan Sinnott – Episode 52

Join us as we unravel Declan Sinnott's remarkable journey as an Irish musician. An esteemed guitarist with over five decades of innovation and collaboration, Declan shares the rhythm of his life's work, from inspiration from the Beatles' and his self-taught...

Effective Communication With Fiona Redding – Episode 51

Welcome to another captivating episode of The Resonate Podcast with Aideen! Today, we're joined by Fiona Redding, a mindset mentor and the founder of The Happiness Hunter Podcast. In our conversation, Fiona shares invaluable insights on the value of support...

Choosing The Right Partner With Amie Leadingham – Episode 50

Welcome to The Resonate Podcast with Aideen! In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Amie Leadingham, a certified Master relationship coach. Together, we explored overcoming confidence issues in business and delved into the process of conscious dating,...

Follow Your Heart With Karen Fullerton – Episode 49

Welcome to The Resonate Podcast with Aideen! In this episode, I had the privilege of speaking with Karen Fullerton about the profound impact of our emotions. Karen shared insights on finding a balance between receptivity and action, particularly for women,...

Always Get Back Up With Danielle Serpico | Episode 48

Welcome to The Resonate Podcast with Aideen! In this episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with Danielle Serpico, author of "The Black Belt Mastermind," who guides her clients to embrace their inner fighter and pursue their dreams fearlessly. We...

Aideen on Soulful Sauna Podcast

SOULFUL SAUNA ~ Stories of Self Mastery with Your Host Juliette Noske This podcast is about stories of Self Mastery with everyday people, who are all special in their own way. The ability to master your self. That brings in...

Intention Setting With Clare Kelly – Episode 47

Welcome to today's episode of The Resonate Podcast with Aideen! In this interview, I had the pleasure of speaking with Clare Kelly about setting intentions and harnessing intuition as a guide. Clare shared her passion for infusing love energy into...

Balancing Masculine & Feminine Energy With Michelle Hallum – Episode 46

Michelle Hallum specialises in empowering women in mid-life who are struggling with imposter syndrome to fully step into their leadership roles. She has a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and ICF Accreditation rooted in Jungian Psychology. Connect with Michelle LinkedIn: @michellehallumcoaching YouTube: @michellehallumchannel...

‘Shadow’ Work and Vocal Freedom With Julia Norton – Episode 45

Julia Norton noticed that teaching singing was bringing up emotions in her clients which took her on a journey that brought her using movement therapy and shadow work using Jungian therapy. Julia is a Jungian voice coach, singer, actor, and...

Why I Wrote My Book

My journey to self-love was a rocky one. I had been navigating through life, trying various ways of living that simply weren’t working. My big dream at the time was to sing, but I couldn’t seem to find a clear…

Connect With Your Soul With Rhonda Grant – Episode 44

This episode of the Resonate podcast is an inspiring conversation of transformation and enlightenment between Aideen Ni Riada and Rhonda Grant, a highly regarded leader, entrepreneur, and award-winning real estate professional. Rhonda shares her journey and insights into meditation and...

Somatic Voice Therapy with Licia Sky – Episode 43

Licia Sky is a Boston-based somatic educator, singer-songwriter, and bodyworker who works with traumatized individuals using movement, theater and voice as tools for healing and connection. In the course of over 25 years of bodywork practice, she began using her...

Reflecting on 2023! 🌟

✨ Reflecting on an incredible 2023! 🌟 Looking back on the past year, I've realized how important it is to see how much we've grown and faced challenges. We all go through ups and downs, and it's okay not to...

Liberate Your Voice with Dr. Gary Wohlman – Episode 42

This episode of Resonate podcast, an inspiring conversation between Aideen Ni Riada and Dr. Gary WohIman, presentation coach, Transformational Somatic Trauma Therapist & Awakening Creativity Artist, we focus on sharing with our viewers a plethora of tools, tips and techniques...

Voice Trauma and Transgender Voice with Nadine Manion – Episode 41

This episode with Nadine Manion covers how sensitive singing teachers need to be to help their clients with their voice. Our voices can very vulnerable as she found out after experiencing vocal trauma during her professional career as a singer....

Choir for Confidence with Dan Cooper – Episode 40

This episode with Dan is about how a choir can create a safe place to grow in confidence and self-expression. Dan is a professional choir leader and vocal coach with over 10 years experience delivering top class workshops, sessions and...

Aideen on The Rhonda Grant Show

Rhonda Grant guides individuals to find their own success and purposeful path through her podcast, The Rhonda Grant Show with C-Suite Network and her book, Magical Forces Within: Extraordinary Discoveries in an Ordinary Life. Rhonda believes that sometimes the universe...

Human Design For Self Expression with Nicoline Huzinga – Episode 39

Nicoline Huizinga is a certified business mentor, Human Design coach, speaker and author of the book series ‘Flick the F*ck It Switch’ based in the Netherlands. She ignites the fire in entrepreneurs by helping them to tap into their core,...

How to Handle Stage Fright with Nancy Bos – Episode 38

Nancy Bos, voice and performance expert, and founder and CEO of StudioBos Media, she empowers people to overcome the fear of using their voices on stage, speaking up at meetings, or even in their personal life - through working with...

Voice in Therapy with Mark Cox – Episode 37

Mark is a vocal coach and life coach based in Upstate New York. He holds a bachelor degree in music and counseling and he is passionate about helping people using voice as a tool.  Mark’s Vocal Healing method grounds people...

Creativity For Expression With Hollis Citron – Episode 36

Hollis Citron is the Creativity Doula. She on a mission to make creativity accessible to everyone by exposing them to new possibilities. Hollis is passionate about helping people build the confidence to recognize, encourage, and express the innate creativity that...

Intuitive Business With Sarahbeth Ramsey – Episode 35

Sarahbeth Ramsey is an entrepreneur and business owner (The More You Grow® Organization) focusing on empowering entrepreneurs, business owners, and leaders to learn and grow through a holistic business model. As a creative, she values innovative problem-solving and believes in...

Singing Is For Everyone With Xann Schwinn – Episode 34

Xann Schwinn is the co-founder of Biiah, a platform that makes singing for health easy and accessible. Xann has been studying the voice since she was 8 years old and spent many years working as a coral director and then...

Unblocking Your Voice With Jim Doyle – Episode 33

Jim Doyle is an Intuitive Vitality Specialist transforming human performance in Mind, Body and Business. He rapidly identifies hidden blocks to performance in all areas and helps you clear them – permanently. His clients include business owners, speakers, coaches, healers...

Building Confidence in Singers with Carolyn Baker – Episode 32

With over 20 years experience in vocal coaching, Carolyn Baker understands the hopes and struggles of singers performing in front of an audience or in the recording studio. She also works with those who use their voice professionally like public...

Challenging Expectations With Singer Songwriter Tara Novak – Episode 31

Songwriter and composer Tara Novak performs with her husband Ciaran Nagle in their contemporary Irish folk band Ishna and is known internationally for her captivating violin and fiddle playing. She has spent many years touring with large shows (Aladdin, Riverdance,...

Finding Purpose In Mid Life with Erin Duffy – Episode 30

Erin Duffy is a Career Transformation and Stage Presence Coach. After 25 years of managing dual careers, first as an executive in a creative agency by day and simultaneously as a singer/actor by night, she combined the two to create...

Embodiment & Self Trust With Phoebe Leona – Episode 29

Phoebe Leona is the Founder of the nOMad Collective & creator of somatic practice, Mvt109TM and 500 E-RYT. Phoebe is an author, dancer, yoga teacher, and guide who helps people feel more embodied through somatic, movement, and expanded awareness practices...

The Power of Words With Stuart Elliott – Episode 28

Stuart Elliott is recognised for helping people break free from the mental prison of negative self talk that keeps them drained of passion and dissatisfied with life. Through Mindful Hypnotic Life-Coaching he helps them snap out of their trances of...

The Empowered Voice With Stephanie Bonte-Lebair – Episode 27

Stephanie is a classically-trained singer turned voice, presentation and sales coach. She moved to New York City and performed in operas, musicals and cabaret before creating her business, The Empowered Voice. For over 20 years, she has helped singers, speakers...

My Podcast Origin Story With Michael Wolpe – Episode 26

Michael Wolpe, aka Mike, is an award-winning freelance composer, music producer, sound designer and audio engineer. Born in Michigan, USA, He spent most of his career working in the music and filmmaking industries in Washington, DC, and Los Angeles, CA....

Creativity And Songwriting With Eyvindur Karlsson – Episode 25

Eyvindur Karlsson is an Icelandic singer-songwriter, theater professional and author. He teaches songwriting to serious musicians who want to improve their skills and write better songs. Eyvindur writes Americana and folk music in the vein of Tom Waits and Nick...

Taking Chances With Maria Butterly – Episode 24

Maria Butterly is an award-winning Irish singer/songwriter who lived in the US for 17 years where she toured extensively. Maria headlined at the Angelica Heuston Gala Event at the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel and supported The Pogues, The Hot House...

Singing Affirmations with Lowry Olafson – Episode 23

Lowry Olafson is a Canadian singer-songwriter who has toured the globe and released nine albums. In addition to his performing career, he is also the founder of PowerSongs and has co-written more than 500 songs with over 10,000 people. The...

Your Authentic Voice In Business With Ziza Natur – Episode 22

Ziza Natur is a voice coach & mentor, award-winning singer, musician, writer & performer based in Bucharest, Romania. She has worked as a singer, actress, performer, music composer, radio host, journalist, TV collaborator, film director assistant & cultural event promoter...

Songwriting And His Solo Album With David Drake – Episode 21

David Drake is a prolific songwriter and composer originally from Detroit now based in Los Angeles. He has fronted multiple bands and now also produces for other artists. His debut solo album ‘Imaginary Movies’ was released in 2021. He writes...

Have Fun Singing with Lais Scort – Episode 20

Lais Scort is a brazilian frequency holder, sound priestess and visibility coach for divine creators to see their true power and delight in it. She guides soul-led women to bring their inner light to shine outside through mentorship, sisterhood and...

Advocacy Through Music With Rachelle Babler – Episode 19

Rachelle Babler grew up in Southern California near the sunny beaches of San Diego and has always been an avid explorer, traveler, musician and creative soul. At the height of her career in forensics in 2017, she quit her job...

From Edith Piaf To Amy Schumer With Gwenno Dafydd – Episode 18

Gwenno Dafydd Williams M. Sc. Econ. is a leadership and public speaking coach, broadcaster, published author and performer. She has worked on television, radio, in films, theatre and cabaret and has performed in America and extensively around Europe and the...

Aideen Interviewed By Bridget Sicsko

We talked about: Singing From The Soul The Emotions of the Voice Shame around Singing Self Acceptance, Expression and Playful in Singing How Singing Impacts Your Life in a Huge Way The Psychology of the Voice Bridget Aileen Sicsko is...

Be Your Inner Superstar With Carrie Griffiths – Episode 17

Carrie Griffiths is a voice coach, business coach and former singer who has enjoyed success as an international performer and best-selling artist. Having started her successful voice coaching business with just £6 she has developed a system for contemporary artists...

EFT For Singing With Meryl Hayton – Episode 16

Meryl is an Accredited Certified EFT Practitioner helping stressed and overwhelmed spiritual professional women heal from their past so they open up to receive more love, respect, support, free time and money in their lives. She facilitates deep transformation of...

From Singing To Channeling With Roger Burnley – Episode 15

For more than 30 years, Roger has devoted his life to personal development. He has accomplished this through experiences and those of others he has coached.  Every morning, Roger's higher aspect, "Wilhelm" channels messages through him during his automatic writing...

Making Music With Creative Couple Tara & Ciarán – Episode 14

Ciaran Nagle is the founding member of the internationally recognized Three Irish Tenors, with whom he toured for nearly 2 decades. Ciaran focuses most of his time now on solo work or performing in a trio with his wife, violinist/vocalist Tara...

Choosing A Non-Binary Voice With Mattia Maurée – Episode 13

Mattia Maurée is a life coach and interdisciplinary composer. They're particularly passionate about disability justice, trans rights, and trauma recovery through the arts and embodiment. Connect with Mattia: WEBSITE:  www.mattiamauree.com INSTAGRAM & TICTOC: @pufflingmoo LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattiamauree/ 0:31 Welcome to the Confidence...

Voice Recipes And The Estill Method With Ron Long – Episode 12

Ron Long is an Edmonton, Canada based voice teacher and performer.  He is the first and only Estill Master Trainer in Alberta, Canada.  He regularly teaches Belting and pop Workshops and provides introductory courses for Estill Voice Work. He is...

Mantra Meditation With Calodagh McCumiskey – Episode 11

Calodagh McCumiskey is an accredited thought leader in wellbeing, a life coach and meditation teacher. She's the founder and director of Spiritual Earth, and their well being programs help people to find balance, peace, happiness and success Calodagh's work is...

Improvising in Singing With Brigitte Beraha – Episode 10

In this episode I'm welcoming Brigitte Beraha, improvising vocalist and composer. She is one of the leading talents on the UK jazz scene and has recorded a number of critically acclaimed albums both as leader and as part of collaborative...

Finding Your Soul Voice With Julianna Jay – Episode 8

In this episode I'm welcoming Julianna Jay, who is a heart and soul guide, spiritual educator. As a soul guide, author, a spiritual growth educator and master akashic records reader, Juliana lives life to the fullest and shares wisdom gleaned...

Perfectly Imperfect With Imelda Kehoe – Episode 9

Imelda Kehoe is an Irish Contemporary Folk Singer Songwriter. She has created her own style, which is influenced by Folk, Blues and with elements of Soul. Her songs are Melody rich, full of stories, life experiences written with the listener at heart and...

Lucky Breaks With Singer Songwriter Pierce Turner – Episode 7

I was so honoured to interview Pierce Turner for the Confidence in Singing Podcast - we chatted about his "calling" to be a musician and how he worked hard to get his lucky breaks as an artist.  Have a listen...

Embracing Your Unique Voice With Christine Deady – Episode 6

Christine Deady is a  singer songwriter and proud and lucky mother of two wonderful children from West Cork. Christine has been invited to tour with the legendary Paul Brady, played support for Cathy Davey, Mick Flannery, The Frames and Marketta...

A Passion For Sound With Dan Comerford – Episode 5

Dan Comerford is a Vocalist, Guitarist, Sound Engineer, Instrument Maker. In this episode we chatted about his childhood passion for music and the challenges of creating a career in the music industry. Dan is guitarist and vocalist with dream pop...

Healing Frequencies With Denise Hagan

Denise is a Sacred Singer and Inspirational Bard from Armagh, lovingly dedicated to opening the Heart of Humanity through her Song and Story.  With her angelic vocals and gentle humour, Denise presents her work through story and song in the...

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Singing, Ancestors & The Hopi With Cianan Curran

This interview with Cianan Curran is about his passion for singing and how his connection to the ancestors inspired him to use a song to support fundraising for the Hopi Native American Tribe. Cianan isn't just a singer and an...

Truth Seeking Through Singing with Edel Meade – Episode 3

Interview with Edel Meade - vocalist, songwriter & educator  in field of jazz, folk and contemporary music, from Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, currently artist-in-residence at John’s Square, Limerick Edel and I know each other since 2005 when we started studying Jazz...

Authentic Songwriting With Rachel Grace – Episode 1

Yippee! The Confidence In Singing Podcast is launching this week!!! I'm so excited to be sharing this conversation with Rachel Grace who is a up and coming, young singer songwriter from Wexford. Enjoy! Connect with Rachel: www.facebook.com/rachelgracemusicwx www.youtube.com/rachelgracemusicwx www.instagram/rachelgracemusicwx SPOTIFY...

A Strange Place to Sing

In August 1996 I interviewed for a job as cabin crew for Japan Airlines, London Base and got in! While I studied “in cabin” Japanese in London, I spent 6 weeks living on the floor in a nurses dorm of…

Aideen’s Journey With Singing

Aideen began her own journey in singing and performance as a young child singing along to theme songs and jingles on the TV. This early exposure to music and the joy she got from singing as a child was a…

A New Perspective on Singing

A big reason that I started teaching singing and set up Confidence in Singing is due to the confidence I’ve gained by taking a spiritual journey of my own. In 2014, I started meditating regularly. And because of meditation, I…

When the song goes wrong…

Sadly, my Grandmother passed about a month ago. She was my mother’s mother and she lived in Monroe, Michigan which is almost 5 hours drive from where Mike and I live now. I am so grateful that I managed to…

A Year Of Gratitude

It’s been a year and a half since Mike and I got married and I finally ordered our wedding photo album!  It was a lovely process to go through all the photos and choose which ones we wanted to include….

Why Put Yourself Through It?

By Wendy Connolly As the final days into Ireland’s Culture Night wind down, and final rehearsals are complete, this question, put to me by a student, came back to me. It’s a question we ask ourselves as the jitters sink in,…

How to Choose the Best Song to Sing

Hello everyone, it’s Aideen here! Some of you might never have met me so I am the singer and singing teacher involved in Confidence In Singing. I’m very happy to have you here. Today is about how to choose the…

The Books That Changed My Life

Since childhood I have been an avid reader but my tastes and the time I spend reading has changed dramatically over the years. As a kid I loved detective stories like The Hardy Boys & Nancy Drew and Harriet the...

Some LOVELY news

  I have a some lovely news for you all. Just 6 weeks ago I got MARRIED to gorgeous Mike from LA, who I actually met 10 years ago in Dublin at the Metro Cafe. We were together for a while then but...

My journey from fear to confidence

Just like many of my students, I had my own disappointments around feeling heard as a child and young adult. I remember admiring my young cousin who used to sing “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” so beautifully and I remember the...

The Psychology of Singing

Singing is like juggling. There are many elements that come into play and it takes time for our mind to understand them and build the skills we need. It can be useful for singers to understand some of the psychological...

Nationwide Features Confidence In Singing

What a whirlwind it has been since filming for Nationwide and having it aired at the end of October last year! I couldn’t believe that within just over a year of teaching, I have been featured on the TV. It...

Improving Your Health Through Singing

In Ireland we have a lost tradition of singing for each other in our homes with family and friends. The decline began during the 1930’s, when radios became more popular, closely followed by Television in the 1950’s and 60’s.  Nowadays,...

Can Anyone Learn to Sing?

When we hear an amazing singer we often decide they are just lucky to have a voice. We might believe that they were just born like that. Now, I’m not disputing that some people are naturally gifted however it isn’t...

Secret Singers Concert Success

We finally managed to put on our Secret Singer’s concert in the Wexford Arts Centre after rescheduling​ due to the snow a few weeks ago. To be honest, I was wondering would amid-week​k concert be as good as our previous...

The Healing of the Song – Ireland’s Own

What a lovely surprise to be mentioned in Ireland’s Own last week. I had no idea I had anyone from the magazine attending my last Secret Singers Concert! Ireland’s Own has been published in Ireland for over a hundred years!!...

4 Steps to Finding Your Own X Factor

A lot of singing on TV is linked to competitions. Now, this may be a good way for some unknown singers to get to a bigger audience but the down side is that it feels like those who do well...

Secret Singer’s Concert June 2017

It was a whirlwind of activity with singing classes, promotion and event organising but it all came together in the end with a fabulous concert at Wexford Arts Centre!  Here are some of the photos of the event… Enjoy! And...

Aideen Interviewed on Beat 102-103

About Aideen Aideen is an Intuitive Voice Coach, Mentor and Singer. She unlocks the mental and emotional blocks to being seen and heard so that you can speak up, Sing OUT and step forward in life with renewed faith in...

Aideen Interviewed on Simply Divine, South East Radio

Can you develop self-confidence? Are some people just born with it? Can everyone sing? In this interview, with Maria Colfer from Christian Media Trust, I speak about my journey and my approach to building confidence in singing. About Aideen Aideen...

Singing To Build Confidence

As you know, taking on any new challenge and completing it is hugely beneficial for self-confidence and self-belief. Even a little self-belief can help you take on even bigger challenges and make changes that you always wanted to make in...

Surprise Your Friends Like Aine

When I posted this testimonial saying Aine was a star pupil, I never realised how much of a star she was. Within a few days the video had reached almost ten thousand people on Facebook and was watched by over...

From Shower to Stage in 6 Weeks

Nine people from Co Wexford have proven that, with the right support, anyone can learn to sing and overcome stage fright. The nine undertook a 6-week singing course recently that culminated in a performance at the Sky and the Ground,...

Aideen Interviewed by Victoria Mary Clarke

If you would like an insight into my approach to teaching and some of the techniques I use then you might like to watch my interview with Victoria Mary Clarke for her Art of Living Radio programme.  We had a...

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