This is a repeat episode of 20 Camino Questions with Kevin Donahue! Connect with Leigh at The Camino Cafe Podcast: The Camino Cafe Podcast channel on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6VN9ze3z61n6tRLtDXWuQw Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/216352732761518 The Camino Cafe's intro and outro song was made possible with the generosity of fellow Pilgrim, Jackson Maloney. Original Song - "Finnis Terre" - written and performed by Jackson Maloney - Pilgrim, Singer, Musician, and Songwrit...
Oct 14, 2022•13 min•Ep. 65
Tara Marlow - Camino Wandering, available on Amazon. From Leigh - Through walking a Camino we see firsthand that we can trust in abundance vs scarcity….that there’s enough for all of us. There’s no shortage of Camino Magic or Camino Angles for we Pilgrims. There will be a place to sleep, a cafe for a warm cafe con Leche, the strength found to finish a tough climb, courage rising up to help you go on when your body just wants to quit, just a kilometer or so down the road something will help you k...
Oct 12, 2022•50 min•Ep. 64
Bonus Content - 20 Questions with Kevin Donahue from Sacred Steps Podcast! Hear more from Kevin by listening to the podcast I did with him - Season 3, Episode 2! Kevin Donahue, an American pilgrim based in Florida, is the host of the popular Sacred Steps podcast and author of the book, Sacred Steps: A Pilgrimage Journal . Kevin began walking pilgrimages in 2019 and since then has completed walks in Spain, the UK, the US, and more. Kevin is a wonderful storyteller and this episode is packed with ...
Oct 07, 2022•13 min•Ep. 63
Intro with Leigh (0:00 - 4:18) Interview with Kevin (4:19-59:00) Kevin Donahue, an American pilgrim based in Florida, is the host of the popular Sacred Steps podcast and author of the book, Sacred Steps: A Pilgrimage Journal . Kevin began walking pilgrimages in 2019 and since then has completed walks in Spain, the UK, the US, and more. Kevin is a wonderful storyteller and this episode is packed with great stories and tips for walking the Camino! To connect more with Kevin: https://www.sacredstep...
Oct 06, 2022•59 min•Ep. 62
Welcome to Season 3 (0:00 -5:49) I’ve been working hard to bring you some great pilgrim stories from Pilgrims all around the world for season 3. I do this podcast because I believe we learn best through telling our stories and hearing each other’s stories. It is through this story sharing that I hope to inspire listeners and viewers to walk their first Camino or maybe a 6th or 7th Camino. When I record an episode, I treat it like it’s just the Pilgrim and I out walking on the Camino. I don’t sen...
Sep 30, 2022•57 min•Ep. 61
María Seco, from Spanish for The Camino, is back at The Camino Cafe! I love how her life journey has come full circle. She grew up near The Camino, went to University in Santiago de Compostela, walked her first Camino after teaching for several years, and then became an entrepreneur and author. Her business, Spanish for the Camino, helps enhance a Pilgrim's Spanish-speaking skills towards enriching the overall Camino experience both culturally and functionally. She just published her first book ...
Jun 24, 2022•57 min•Ep. 60
Eirené is a NY-based Pilgrim that walked the Camino Portuguese in the Spring of 2022. This conversation goes deep into spirituality and how expressive art may very well help you enhance the processing of your Camino experience. Eirené is no stranger to Pilgrimage as she walked to Jerusalem years prior to her Camino. Eirené's story shows the power of how a Pilgrimage can help us when we feel we are at one of life's crossroads. I loved talking with Eirené as she keeps things real and her creative ...
Jun 24, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 59
What a fun conversation I had with Pilgrim, Canadian, and Author, Brad Thomas Batten. I loved learning about how the Camino has changed since his first Camino in the late 80’s. It made me wonder if I would have been tough enough to walk without all of the current things we have like our iPhones! I was also quite taken with Brad’s journey from loss to healing after walking his first Camino. We chat about how the Camino helped him process his grief and find contentment and peace. Stories, like Bra...
Jun 23, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 58
Efrén González needs no introduction to anyone probably listening to this episode. Efren is one of the most well-known and loved Camino ambassadors out there! He’s been filming Camino routes for years happily educating and entertaining us all the while. I caught up with him in Santiago as he was beginning his 3D filming project for The Camino Frances. I found him to be just as gracious and humble as he is in his videos. My goal going into the interview was to learn more about Efren as a Pilgrim ...
Jun 10, 2022•37 min•Ep. 57
Shoshana stopped by the Camino Cafe to discuss her new book, Cancer, Kintsugi, Camino: A Memoir. I had the chance to read several chapters before our interview and I am hooked. I really enjoyed her writing style and her take on how can use the concept of Kintsugi to help us reframe the places we feel broken. We discuss the artistic book cover which she designed and her writing process in great detail. We also chatted about how her vocations and cancer treatment influenced her Camino experience. ...
May 23, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 56
What a thrill it was to have peregrina, writer and cultural anthropologist, Beebe Bahrami, back at The Camino Cafe to discuss her newest Camino book, The Way of the Wild Goose: Three Pilgrimages Following Geese, Stars, and Hunches on the Camino de Santiago in France and Spain. During this interview, we discuss her upcoming retreat at Flores del Camino, the three pilgrimages she took for research on her newest book, intentional travel, Mary and the sacred feminine on The Camino Frances, the energ...
May 13, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 55
T he Spirit of the Camino Live in the moment Welcome each day – its pleasures and its challenges Make others feel welcome Share Feel the spirit of those who have gone before you Imagine those who will follow you Appreciate those who walk with you today It's time for our annual update from the Board of the American Pilgrims on the Camino! In this episode you will meet the following Board Members: Steve Lynch - Board Chairman Joe Curro Chapters - Committee Chair Tom Labuzienski - Membership Commit...
May 06, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 54
This episode is dedicated to the hope of a cure being found for Diabetes 1. Bob has dedicated his life to showing how he has not just lived with Diabetes but has learned to thrive with it. As the Diabetes Crusader, he has walked thousands and thousands of miles to bring awareness to Diabetes 1 and 2. He lives his life in a way to demonstrate how one can manage diabetes and still do the things one loves. In this interview, you will hear how he has logged all of his mileage while successfully mana...
Apr 25, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 53
I was so glad to hear about this 12 Step approach for walking the Camino. In this interview, we discuss how walking the Camino gave founders, Mark Lane-Holbert and Bob Shea, the idea to start a Camino specially designed for anyone currently in any type of 12 Step Program or anyone supporting someone in a program. We also discuss their upcoming Recovery Caminos happening this May and September. There's still room in both groups, so if you know of anyone that may be interested, please feel free to...
Apr 12, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 52
Nagela Ampudia first came to my attention after reading her posts on the Camigas Facebook Group. Her posts were raw, real and so intriguing to me. I’ve been following her journey ever since and our schedules finally matched up for a chat. I have such deep affection for Nagela. She’s a great storyteller, a precious pilgrim, with tremendous courage in being vulnerable and authentic. In this interview, you will hear about her walk on The Camino Frances, the many challenges she faced and overcame, a...
Apr 06, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 51
Follow our channel so you never miss an episode! This week we have Steve Walther back at The Camino Cafe Podcast to talk about his very recent Camino on the Portuguese Route. I’m not sure which one of us is the bigger Camino Geek! I always love talking to Steve. This interview was no exception. Things get deep with some great insights and very funny at times. While Steve has a wonderful sense of humor, he’s very serious when it comes to how much he loves his family and the Camino. I am in deep g...
Mar 25, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 50
When Whidbey Island Native, Andy, reached out to me to tell me his Camino story, he had no idea that Dan Mullins had mentioned him to me months ago. As soon as I read his message learning he was bringing his 8th-grade daughter, Lily, to Spain to walk soon, I was even more intrigued. I enjoyed our chat so much. I love that Andy has made a promise to both his daughters that once they reach 8th grade, he will take them on a Camino Pilgrimage. Andy feels the Camino has helped him to better deal with...
Mar 21, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 49
This interview with Texas-based Pilgrim, Major (Ret) Jan Rose, US Army Nursing Corps, just humbled me over and over again. What an honor it was to be able to interview Jan after she walked with “Warriors on the Way”. I didn’t know anything about Jan’s walk or life prior to our chat. Halfway into the interview, I just wanted to pass the mic to someone like Oprah as Jan’s story feels as if it deserves to reach an even wider audience. During our chat, we discussed how The Camino helps with PTSD, an...
Mar 17, 2022•55 min•Ep. 48
I could have spoken with US-based Pilgrim, Dr. Renee, for hours! We discussed how her personal pilgrimage impacted her and how special it was to walk with the Pilgrims walking with Warriors on the Way©. This program is a 501(c)(3) Veterans’ organization founded by Camino Pilgrim, Father Steven Rindahl. Dr. Renee has walked with Warriors on the Way during two pilgrimages and will join them again in Fall 2022. In this interview, she shared how walking a pilgrimage helps with treating PTSD and Mora...
Mar 09, 2022•52 min•Ep. 47
Lisa was a delight to interview. She is a professional Photographer and Real Estate Broker based in the US. She has walked The Camino several times including Pilgrimages with her Son and walking backward from Muxia to Porto. Lisa has tirelessly given back to the Camino for several years as an American Pilgrim Chapter Leader for the Boston area and as a hospitalera at several donativos in Spain. In this interview, we discussed photography tips for The Camino, the types of places pilgrims can choo...
Feb 08, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 46
I caught up with Carlota for an update. She's the 29-Year-old Spanish Resident currently walking a year-long, 6,000 plus km pilgrimage from Finisterre to Jerusalem. As of this week, she's been walking for over a month now. She's still in Spain and doing well. In this interview, I feel there are some really heartfelt moments, some wonderful insights, and some tips on what to pack for a pilgrimage. This is our 2nd interview in a year-long series. Our first Episode with Carlota is Season 2, Episode...
Feb 03, 2022•26 min•Ep. 45
What fun it was to talk about the Camino with veteran Pilgrim, Dr. Guylene Gigi Tree. Her Camino spirit is so vibrant! I would love to be one of the lucky Pilgrims she has walked with along the way. Gigi says is all about the people you walk with and meet along your journey. Her exuberance for supporting the Camino and her positive outlook on life is so uplifting. She has written two Camino books and the third one is almost ready to be published. Her books are packed with wonderful stories and t...
Feb 02, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Meet G. M. T. Brosius, a US Citizen residing in Spain, a Camino Pilgrim, and the author of the recently published book, A Daily Pilgrim Devotional. G. M. T. walked the Camino Frances. In this interview, you will hear about his Pilgrimage and how it and the Covid lockdown inspired him to create this gift of a book for Pilgrims. You'll hear how thoughtfully he selected the quotes and readings to accompany Pilgrims as they walk across Spain. I personally used the book during my last Camino and I fo...
Feb 02, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 43
29-Year-old Spanish Resident, Carlota Valenzuela, is currently walking a year-long, 6,000 plus km pilgrimage from Finisterre to Jerusalem. During this discussion, I caught up with Carlota as she was walking the Camino Norte backward heading out of the Galician province. I am so intrigued by her mission, what drove her to do this pilgrimage, that she's walking a Camino in the opposite direction, and walking solo for over 6000km. She plans to arrive in Jerusalem this Christmas. We will be followin...
Jan 18, 2022•33 min•Ep. 42
It was my pleasure to sit down with U.S.-based, Anne Born, for a chat following her most recent Winter Camino this past December. Anne has walked numerous times documenting her journeys on social media with the hashtag, “littleoldladywalking”. I joked with her that in my opinion, she is anything but a “little old lady walking”. To me, she is one brave, smart, and accomplished Pilgrim! Anne is an expert on the Catedral de Santiago. and on walking winter Caminos. She is an award-winning author, no...
Jan 18, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 41
Canadian Pilgrim, Rocco Rossi, has walked The Camino thirteen times! His first walk was to help him process the grief he felt after the untimely loss of his best friend and business partner. Rocco, while struggling to deal with this tragic loss, luckily came across a newspaper article about The Camino at one of his lowest points. A week or so later, he was headed to walk that first of thirteen Caminos. Rocco’s entire outlook on life and work completely changed after becoming a Pilgrim. During th...
Jan 18, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 40
Felices Fiestas from Rabanal del Camino and The Camino Cafe! See the notes below for the names of Albergue and Cafe owners in the opening of today’s interview. I’m so happy to post this interview that is so full of hope, love, and light as we close out 2021. Suzanne, Camino Pilgrim, social worker, teacher, and writer, offered so much wisdom about walking the Camino. What started as a way to “reset” at age 60, turned into way more than Suzanne ever anticipated. So much so, she wrote a book to hel...
Dec 20, 2021•56 min•Ep. 39
In this conversation, we caught up with Roger, who we last spoke with when he was in Astorga in mid-August (Season 1, Episode 28). Since then, he completed his Camino, returned home to Seattle, and made a major life change. Ruth, his partner, joined us for part of this conversation as she met Roger in Sarria and they walked on together to Santiago. Roger’s walk did check off a major bucket list item, but his main intention was to connect with people he met as he walked. Along the way, he formed ...
Dec 06, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 38
Welcome to the first episode of Season 2! Camino Pilgrim, Sanjiva, is a doctor in Melbourne, Australia and he walked the Camino with his adult son, Shivantha. He later wrote about this journey in the Camino memoir, Strangers on the Camino. In this interview, you will hear several unique tips for walking a pilgrimage. You will also hear how the Camino transformed a Dad and Son relationship into one with deeper friendship, increased love, and respect for one another. If you are planning on walking...
Dec 05, 2021•58 min•Ep. 37
Welcome back, everyone! I just wanted to say a quick hello as so much has happened since our last episode with Russ in September. Big news, I walked a Camino and even bigger news, I moved to Spain! Buen Camino! Season 2, Episode 1 drops this Tuesday, 12/7/21. Buen Camino! Curious to see the video versions of our interviews, click here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6VN9ze3z61n6tRLtDXWuQw Contact with Leigh: https://linktr.ee/leighbrennan Support the show Connect with Leigh: Camino News Updat...
Dec 05, 2021•5 min•Ep. 36
