The Higher Perspective

LISTENER NOTE: This episode touches on sensitive topics, including cancer and suicide. Please listen with care.
Welcome back to The Higher Perspective.
This week, Christine is joined by Keith Cullen, energy healer, Reiki master and author of the raw new memoir, Dear Future Me.
Keith opens up about the turning point that changed everything: being diagnosed with stage three bladder cancer in his thirties after suddenly becoming ill in a Brisbane hotel room during a music promo tour.
Together, Christine and Keith explore what happens when our bodies carry years of emotion, grief and unhealed experiences, and why healing needs to go beyond "spiritual bypassing" and become something practical that we actually live.
Keith also reflects on growing up as a highly sensitive child, developing OCD tendencies and trying to control his environment to feel safe. What once felt overwhelming eventually became one of his greatest strengths.
The conversation moves into mental health, suicide and personal loss, including Keith's own family experiences and the €55,000 raised through Christine's Full Moon Healing Circle. They also explore modern stress, social media, cancel culture and what happens when we become afraid to speak honestly.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 The Higher Perspective intro
01:05 Listener note
01:21 Meet Keith Cullen + Dear Future Me
02:34 The story behind the book
05:04 Keith's stage three cancer diagnosis
10:50 Physical wellbeing and the body
12:27 Practical spirituality + four dimensions of healing
15:08 Childhood sensitivity and coping mechanisms
19:48 Suicide, loss and mental health
26:52 Social media, modern stress and nervous system regulation
29:52 Music, creativity and safe spaces
32:32 Where to find Keith
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LISTENER NOTE: This episode explores the heavy expectations placed on mothers, trusting your intuition, and breaking generational patterns of emotional suppression.
Welcome back to The Higher Perspective!
In this deeply personal solo episode, Christine tackles one of the greatest, yet most easily lost gifts we have: a mother's intuition. From the moment we have a baby, we are bombarded with conflicting advice from Google, Instagram, family, and society. Over time, this noise—combined with our own dysregulated nervous systems—drowns out our quiet inner knowing.
Christine shares real-life stories from her 26 years of motherhood, including how she navigated her teenage son's sudden school anxiety by leaning into her intuition rather than rushing in to "save" him. She also shares a powerful memory from her days as a swimming teacher to illustrate how easily we unknowingly project our own fears onto our children.
In this episode, we explore why the "rules" of motherhood constantly change and how to block out the overwhelming noise of outside opinions. Christine discusses how to build emotional resilience in your children without letting them hide from discomfort, and explains the critical difference between the loud, panicky voice of anxiety and the calm, grounded voice of true intuition. We also dive into how generational patterns—like the 1980s rule that children should be "seen and not heard"—block our throat chakras and impact how we show up today. Finally, we cover how to use the 4 Dimensions of the Embodied Energy Method to regulate your body and tune back into your true inner guidance.
TIMESTAMPS
01:20 Welcome & The Overwhelming Noise of Motherhood 
02:41 How the "Rules" of Raising Kids Keep Changing 
03:38 Navigating School Refusal & Building Emotional Resilience 
08:15 Making Mistakes as a Young Mother & Healing the Journey 
09:38 Anxiety vs. Intuition: Why a Dysregulated Nervous System Blocks Guidance 
11:03 The 4 Dimensions: Root Chakras, Fear, and Finding the Truth 
13:18 The Swimming Pool Story: How We Project Fear Onto Our Children 
16:53 Breaking the "Seen and Not Heard" Generational Pattern 
18:35 Announcement: The Higher Perspective LIVE in October!

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LISTENER NOTE: This episode explores themes of childhood survival mechanisms, people-pleasing, and generational emotional loads.
Welcome back to another episode of The Higher Perspective. In this episode, Christine is joined by Natalia Czepukajtys, the founder of Happily Ever Mind, for a deep and relatable conversation about nervous system regulation, people-pleasing, and healing the inner child. Natalia shares her personal story of realizing she was living her life to fulfill her mother's dreams and how the survival mechanisms we develop in childhood - like perfectionism and being the "easy child" - often turn into boundary issues and exhaustion in adulthood.
Together, Christine and Natalia explore why we shouldn't blame our parents, how to befriend our minds with just a few minutes of daily mindfulness, and why the person with the regulated nervous system always wins.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
01:20 Welcome Natalia from Happily Ever Mind 
01:50 Chasing Other People's Dreams & Childhood Roots 
04:04 Perfectionism & Being the "Easy Child" as Survival Mechanisms 
09:28 How to Create a Pause Before You React 
12:23 Practical 2-Minute Mindfulness Tips for Busy Moms 
17:01 Generational Patterns & Carrying the Home's Emotional Load 
18:53 Resentment in Relationships & Finding Logic Over Emotion 
23:56 Christine's Car Park Story: The Regulated Nervous System Wins 
29:36 Pause Before You Please & Where to Find Natalia

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This episode explores themes of chronic overwhelm, burnout, and the intense pressures women face to maintain the "strong woman" mask. 
Welcome back to season three, and welcome to the very first episode of The Higher Perspective!
In this solo episode, Christine tackles a concept we have completely misunderstood: what it means to be a balanced woman. Somewhere along the way, we were sold the exhausting idea that balance means having everything perfectly together - being highly productive, emotionally regulated, and managing a flawless morning routine while drinking green juice.
But what if the modern wellness industry has just become another guilt-inducing to-do list?
In this episode, Christine shares her honest truth about dropping the mask of perfection. She explores how functioning and thriving are two very different things, and why the strongest women are often the ones silently struggling underneath it all.
In this episode, we explore why true balance isn't about never losing your center, but knowing how to come back to yourself.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
01:21 Redefining "The Balanced Woman"
05:31 Overwhelm and the Mask of the "Strong Woman"
09:57 The Embodied Energy Method: The 4 Dimensions of Well-being
13:36 The Power of Awareness, Boundaries, and Self-Trust
18:13 Finding Balance by Removing Expectations
19:57 The 5 Steps of the Embodied Energy Method
21:54 3 Questions for Self-Reflection

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Listener note: This episode features open and honest conversations about menstrual health, endometriosis, and the physical and emotional challenges of female rites of passage. While empowering, definitions and medical experiences related to severe bleeding, pain, and reproductive health are discussed. Please listen with care, and feel free to pause, step away, or return when it feels supportive for you.
Guest Dr. Ros Drake shares her raw and powerful story of reconnecting with her body’s natural rhythm after years of masking her symptoms. After facing a severe battle with stage one endometriosis and experiencing the limitations of conventional medical treatments, Ros went down a transformative rabbit hole to reclaim both the physiological and spiritual essence of the menstrual cycle.
Hear how masking normal pubertal irregularities with the pill can disconnect us from our bodies, and learn the deeply rooted history behind why modern society treats periods with shame rather than celebration. Ros and Christine dive into the magic of reclaiming the womb as a spiritual gateway, the power of female intuition during rapid childbirths, and how Ros celebrated her daughter's journey into womanhood by hosting a meaningful "Red Party".
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Podcast Intro
0:52 Welcome Dr Ros Drake
3:14 Navigating Teenage Moods
5:16 Shifting Rites of Passage
7:28 Understanding Endometriosis Symptoms
9:52 The Birth Control Pill Mask
12:18 Ros's Diagnosis Journey
14:42 Medical Interventions and Coils
17:04 Spiritual Energy of Periods
19:27 Christine's Rapid Birth Stories
21:46 Trusting Intuition in Childbirth
24:02 The Womb as a Spiritual Gateway
26:27 History of Menstruation Power
28:46 Learning to Listen to Your Body
31:10 What is a Red Party
33:35 Planning a Menarche Ceremony
35:58 Empowering Daughters From Within
38:23 Holistic Prenatal Care and Closing
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Welcome to The Healing Circle podcast, a grounded and soulful space for a healing journey through real-life conversations. Each week features live shamanic counselling sessions and conversations with brave souls navigating emotional change, identity shifts, grief, and soul-level transformation. This space is for those seeking healing, clarity, emotional guidance, and spiritual awakening.

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CONNECT WITH DR ROS DRAKE
Drake Chiropractic 
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Voted Pregnancy Chiropractor of the year 2019-2026 - Republic of Ireland by Global Health and Pharma  Awards 
As featured in:
Natural Parenting Ireland magazine 

Irish Parent Magazine

Irish Independant 

Wicklow Woman 

Shortlisted for ‘Specialist Maternity Service of the Year’ award at MaMa Conference 2019