Connection Matters Podcast

A world where everybody sings- with Kate Valentins

Episode Summary

In this inspiring episode I talk to Singing Mamas Founder and Director Kate Valentine. Singing Mamas stated vision is for- a world where everybody sings. Holding a strong belief that singing is necessary for life to thrive we talk about the many benefits and ways that singing in circles can bring healing, connection and joy to the lives of those who take part. Singing is a very potent form of culture repair. Listen to the end to hear a beautiful song speaking to resilience, intuition and trust- sung by Kate herself.

Episode Notes

Things we talk about in this episode

• Everyone has what it takes inside them to become a song sharer
• The realisation that everyone can sing including me
• Singing needs to be for everybody
• Vision for a world in which everybody sings
• What a singing circle is like
• The voice- X factor gives us the idea we are or not a singer
• The power of the effect on children
• Sense of unity thats created by groups
• Word magic in song
• Sue Heart- Baka Beyond- singing alive-complex rhythms
• No Baka person ever said I can’t sing
• Survival skills- singing
• Singing helps in rehab centres- activities in healing- mental health and wellbeing programmes
• Research on the benefits of singing
• Taking parts of songs and putting them together creates something unique.
• Would we survive without singing?
• Mental health crisis-
• Cali White- The burning times- witches - we keep ourself small
• Tamara Jade- Song

Links mentioned in this episode

To find out more about Singing Mamas click

https://www.singingmamaschoir.com/

To get more info on Live Wild Soul Sounds Singing in Nature Retreat click

https://www.livewild.org.uk/live-wild-soul-sounds-singing-retreat/

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The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson https://www.soundcloud.com/visionray

Biography

Kate Valentine is founder and network director of Singing Mamas CIC

Kate is a registered nurse who has grown and developed the Singing Mamas movement for over a decade, reaching thousands of women. She is gifted in nurturing people, noticing the unique gifts in each woman, teasing them out, allowing people to feel their worth, find their voice and take their place as a leader.

Kates passion for singing and for songs continually deepens as the years roll on.. she feels that she is meerly scratching the surface of the treasures.. if the natural state of voices, songs and singing were woven into the fabric of our human experience.. we would recognise singing truly is for our survival.