Singing as the Darkness Lifts
The title of this podcast comes from my love of three things: the sound of birds welcoming the dawn, the feeling of darkness lifting, the moments of joy that make my heart sing.
In September 2023 I started my new relationship with Mondays. I invite you to come on the journey with me as I find out what the air smells like first thing on a Monday morning, and what it feels like when you make a leap to follow a whole new journey of coaching and poetry.
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Sep 23, 2024
Sep 23, 2024
4 min
This is ‘Singing as the Darkness Lifts’ a podcast by me, Sue Finch, where my week starts with finding out what Monday smells like, and I look for the joy that makes my heart sing.
Welcome to Episode 55 and my Blog from the 23rd September 2024. This one’s called: ELEPHANT HAWK MOTH NOT SHOELACE
This morning the air is fresh after the rain. It carries the scent of green leaves. A cockerel, a distance away, crows in the morning while smaller birds sing for the new day in hedgerows nearby.

Sep 16, 2024
Sep 16, 2024
5 min
This is ‘Singing as the Darkness Lifts’ a podcast by me, Sue Finch, where my week starts with finding out what Monday smells like, and I look for the joy that makes my heart sing.
Welcome to Episode 54 and my Blog from the 16th September 2024. This one’s called: Angel of the North as Dancer
This morning there is a tang of wood in the cool air. It is the kind of scent that might come from opening a little used cupboard door or how I imagine the very centre of a conker smells...

Sep 9, 2024
Sep 9, 2024
4 min
This is ‘Singing as the Darkness Lifts’ a podcast by me, Sue Finch, where my week starts with finding out what Monday smells like, and I look for the joy that makes my heart sing.
Welcome to Episode 53 and my Blog from the 9th September 2024. This one’s called: ONION RINGS AND OTHER JOYFUL THINGS
"This morning the wind stirs the leaves on the trees into an unsyncopated crisp rustle. The swirled air brings a cocktail of green scents. Two magpies hop and tap dance in the road before lifting their fans and becoming five..."

Sep 2, 2024
Sep 2, 2024
6 min
This is ‘Singing as the Darkness Lifts’ a podcast by me, Sue Finch, where my week starts with finding out what Monday smells like, and I look for the joy that makes my heart sing.
Welcome to Episode 52 and my Blog from the 2nd September 2024. This one’s called: 'A New Relationship With Mondays'.
This morning the air is drizzle misted and the first scent it brings is warmed tea rose...

Aug 26, 2024
Aug 26, 2024
4 min
This is ‘Singing as the Darkness Lifts’ a podcast by me, Sue Finch, where my week starts with finding out what Monday smells like, and I look for the joy that makes my heart sing.
Welcome to Episode 51 and my Blog from 26th August 2024. This one’s called: LET THE SPARKLE SHINE
... "This morning the air feels fresh and cool. I hunt for a hint of scent, but am instead drawn to the moon screen-printed in milky white on blue sky."...

Aug 19, 2024
Aug 19, 2024
5 min
This is ‘Singing as the Darkness Lifts’ a podcast by me, Sue Finch, where my week starts with finding out what Monday smells like, and I look for the joy that makes my heart sing.
Welcome to Episode 50 and my Blog from the 19th August 2024. This one’s called: DO VENTRILOQUISTS TALK TO THEIR DENTISTS DURING TREATMENT?

Aug 12, 2024
Aug 12, 2024
5 min
This is ‘Singing as the Darkness Lifts’ a podcast by me, Sue Finch, where my week starts with finding out what Monday smells like, and I look for the joy that makes my heart sing.
Welcome to Episode 49 and my Blog from the 12th August 2024. This one’s called: BEING SOCIABLE AGAIN

Aug 5, 2024
Aug 5, 2024
5 min
This is ‘Singing as the Darkness Lifts’ a podcast by me, Sue Finch, where my week starts with finding out what Monday smells like, and I look for the joy that makes my heart sing.
Welcome to Episode 48 and my Blog from the 5th August 2024. This one’s called:
ARTIST SAYS I LIKE PEOPLE TO PLAY WITH MY ART
This morning the air is warm and brings the tiniest tint of tea rose. A hint of mint would have fitted well with today’s photo, but it wasn’t to be.

Jul 29, 2024
Jul 29, 2024
5 min
Singing as the Darkness Lifts, Episode 47.
'Reflections' where the air has been washed clean overnight in someone else's town...

Jul 22, 2024
Jul 22, 2024
6 min
This is ‘Singing as the Darkness Lifts’ a podcast by me, Sue Finch, where my week starts with finding out what Monday smells like, and I look for the joy that makes my heart sing.
Welcome to Episode 46 and my Blog from the 22nd July 2024. This one's called, Spray Painted Shirts, Sun and Seasides'.

Singing as the Darkness Lifts
The title for this blog originated from my love of dawn chorus and early mornings. It also doubles up as a way of noticing what it is that makes a person's heart and soul sing.

