There are moments in life when everything stops. When time slows, the air shifts, and you realize you’re standing inside a dream you once barely dared to imagine.

For Ellie Banke, that moment came in London, when Ed Sheeran flew her over to record with him in a café and later sing again at a U2 afterparty in the green room of his pub. After her performance, The Edge from U2 quietly held her hand, breathed with her, and helped her ground back into presence.

This episode is about those kinds of moments, the miraculous ones. The ones that remind us that courage, honesty, and vulnerability really can open doors we didn’t even know how to dream.

Ellie is an artist who creates from pure truth. Her music is raw, soulful, and brave. She’s open about living with anxiety and OCD, about perfectionism and fear, and about how she chooses again and again to anchor in presence, kindness, and confidence instead.

In this conversation, we explore:

✨ The story of her viral “Dive” cover that led to singing with Ed Sheeran in London

✨ The grounding moment she shared with The Edge after her performance at Ed Sheeran’s pub

✨ How she transforms anxiety into art and fear into freedom

✨ Her practice for expanding the capacity to feel good: placing hands on her heart, breathing deeply, and letting the goodness land in her body

✨ Why kindness is the bridge between rage, justice, and change

✨ What it means to write and perform from a place of transparency, embodiment, and love

Ellie reminds us that moments that change everything aren’t reserved for the lucky few. They arrive for those who stay honest, keep showing up, and dare to say “yes” when the universe asks.

Find Ellie Banke:
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