Loved Called Gifted

24/07/2026

Catherine Cowell talks with Val Mullally—author, parent educator, and SuperVision facilitator based in rural Ireland—about creating psychologically safe spaces for children (and really, for everyone). Val shares how her own journey through emotional intelligence and neuroscience shaped her paren...

03/07/2026

Loved Called Gifted Podcast: Toni Blaze on Treat Boxes and Chocolates to Cherish Catherine Cowell chats with Toni Blaze at her shop in Trentham Gardens about her journey from a 23-year career in veterinary marketing to running her own fudge and treat business, Treat Boxes and Chocolates to Cherish.....

13/06/2026

So. We have just released the 90th episode of the podcast. Which sounds like quite a lot of episodes to me.

And it just so happens that this has coincided with a collaboration with the Raise podcast, hosted by Carol Barwick.

So this time, there are actually two episodes. I have released an interview with Carol, where she tells her story. And she has released a conversation with me about doubt. In which I pontificate quite a bit about doubt. Here it is, should you fancy a listen:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5kXWiIUECIEsv8kIHDm3tr?si=83023a6b6b9d44b0

The Raise Podcast with Carol Barwick · Episode

12/06/2026

For the 90th episode of the podcast, Loved Called Gifted is joining with the Raise podcast in a joint venture, with, rather excitingly, two podcast episodes. To get the second one, which will be released the following day, you will need to hop across to the Raise podcast to hear Carol interviewing C...

22/05/2026

What does it really mean to grieve? Tom Attig, philosopher and author of Seeking Wisdom in Death's Shadows, joins Catherine Cowell to challenge some of the most widely held assumptions about grief and loss. Drawing on four decades of teaching, writing, and listening, Tom argues that the famous "five...

01/05/2026

St. Ignatius of Loyola had a revolutionary effect on the spiritual lives of millions of people. As well as founding the Jesuits, he developed a philosophy and practice of prayer that continues to be helpful to people 500 years later. We look at how he was both similar to and different from his conte...

10/04/2026

Catherine Cowell sits down with Maria Manuela Silva—a spiritual director whose life journey spans cultures, crises, and a profound rediscovery of faith. Maria shares her story of growing up in Portugal under the fear and restriction of a dictatorship, living through a revolution, discovering faith...

02/04/2026

One of the other things I get up to is leading parenting courses for parents of kids with additional needs, that integrate spirituality and parenting. Just had this lovely piece of feedback from someone who has just done the course. Next one starts on 16th April and there is a link to the website in the comments, should you, or someone you know, be interested:

"This was the second time I've done this course. I have multiple neurospicy children and things change as they get to different life stages. I really needed a safe space to process some things we were dealing with. This course provides exactly this. Time and space with people who truly understand and don't judge. As well as lots of gentle challenge and new/upgraded tools for you to try out to find out what works. It was encouraging to realise how far we had come since the last time. It put some things into perspective and I was also reminded of some of the things we could do more (or less) of to help us all. Meeting other parents where they are at and sharing stories and support is one of the greatest joys and the teaching and discussion is skillfully led by two of the best sort of people."

20/03/2026

Catherine Cowell and Katy Bowser Hutson talk about play as a spiritual practice. Katy shares how her lifelong creativity—and even her experience with cancer—led her to see play not as something trivial, but as something deeply meaningful, even sacred. Together, they explore how play is rooted in...

01/03/2026

A beautiful piece of writing from the wonderful Maria Garvey, guest on the most recent podcast episode.

How one man, cheese on toast, and a lot of clapping changed hearts