Podcast Episodes

The Walk - When Life Switches to Red Alert

I was walking in the woods, trying to escape the heatwave—and the mental heatwave in my head. I’d just come out of a Sunday that flipped everything u…

1 year, 1 month ago

The Walk - Why My Parish Now Includes 55,000 Fantasy Fans

This weekend, I followed a bunch of gnomes into a rock concert.

That sentence alone should explain why I love Castlefest.

But honestly, what stood out …

1 year, 2 months ago

The Walk - Walking My Way Back to Peace

This week, I walked through the woods—and through a lot of thoughts.

After last week’s intense physical challenge (four marathons' worth of walking!),…

1 year, 2 months ago

The Walk - Time, Trust, and the Gift of Simple Goals

After a month of traveling—first to Ireland for a writing retreat, then to the Walk of the World—I’m finally back home, walking in the woods near whe…

1 year, 2 months ago

The Walk - What a 4-Day March Taught Me About Life

I just finished the Walk of the World in Nijmegen—40 kilometers a day, for four days straight—and I feel… surprisingly great.

That wasn’t always the c…

1 year, 2 months ago

Following My Nose (and Finding Peace in the Wicklow Hills)

This week’s episode of The Walk was recorded on a quiet trail in the Wicklow Mountains. It’s my last full day in Ireland, and I wanted to soak up eve…

1 year, 2 months ago

The Walk - Why Classic Retreats Don’t Work for Me (and What Does)

I always thought retreats had to happen in silence. In a monastery. With stillness, books, and maybe the sound of a distant bell.

But this week, soake…

1 year, 3 months ago

The Walk - Why I Returned to Glendalough

I’m writing this from a quiet mountain trail overlooking the Upper Lake of Glendalough. The same path Saint Kevin walked 1,500 years ago. And maybe, …

1 year, 3 months ago

The Walk - Creating Without Performing

This week, I walked 40 kilometers in the heat, visited my favorite zoo, got a nasty blister, and accidentally outlined three new books. All while tal…

1 year, 3 months ago

The Walk - Yellow Alert: How I Catch Stress Before It Spirals

I used to be what the Dutch call a “stress chicken.” Always on edge, grinding my teeth over deadlines, trying to please everyone, and convinced that …

1 year, 4 months ago