Episodes

Ep. 52  What is Integrity?
March 23, 2022

Ep. 52 What is Integrity?

In this episode I talk about the true meaning of integrity and why it may be harder to achieve than we realize. Yet integrity (or wholeness) is necessary if we really want to bring about change in the world. Why we need to lo...

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Ep. 51  The Difference Between Knowledge and Wisdom
March 16, 2022

Ep. 51 The Difference Between Knowledge and Wisdom

Today I'm answering two more questions about life from those are most frequently searched on Google: What is knowledge? and What is wisdom? It's important to know the difference and to learn how to increase your wisdom throug...

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Ep. 50  How to Cultivate Love in Times of Fear
March 9, 2022

Ep. 50 How to Cultivate Love in Times of Fear

Today we'll talk about the importance of living in a state of love and how difficult that can be when we are inundated with fearful circumstances in our world. As we hear non-stop frightening reports about the war in Ukraine,...

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Ep. 49  How to Cope with Uncertainty in Life
March 2, 2022

Ep. 49 How to Cope with Uncertainty in Life

Today let's talk about uncertainty since it is surrounding us in the world right now. Not only are we still coping with the pandemic that has stressed us for 2 years but now there is war occurring in Ukraine and a potential t...

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Ep. 48  How to be a Better Person
Feb. 23, 2022

Ep. 48 How to be a Better Person

In this episode I'm discussing another frequently searched for question about life: How can I be a better person? This is big and important and also something we can (and should) spend our entire lives working on. Here is a s...

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Ep. 47  What is the Meaning of Life?
Feb. 16, 2022

Ep. 47 What is the Meaning of Life?

In this episode I tackle one of the biggest and most common questions people Google-search about life: What is the meaning of life? This question seems far too huge to address in 30 minutes BUT I want to bring it down from th...

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Ep. 46  What Am I Doing Here?
Feb. 9, 2022

Ep. 46 What Am I Doing Here?

In this episode I talk about my own recent musings over whether or not I'm actually doing what I'm supposed to be doing and why that's a universal and unanswerable question! I had to remind myself of my own writings about Pur...

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Ep. 45  How to Improve Your Empathy Skills
Feb. 2, 2022

Ep. 45 How to Improve Your Empathy Skills

As we begin our 3rd year of the COVID pandemic, many of us are undoubtedly feeling emotionally exhausted and lacking in empathy for other people who are suffering right now. But empathy is essential if we want to navigate our...

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Ep. 44 How to Pray
Jan. 26, 2022

Ep. 44 How to Pray

In this episode I take a look at one of the most frequently searched questions about life according to Google: How to pray . Apparently searches regarding prayer have skyrocketed during the pandemic as people look for ways to...

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Ep. 43 How Do I Forgive?
Jan. 19, 2022

Ep. 43 How Do I Forgive?

In this episode I consider the 3rd question of those that people most frequently Google about life: How do I forgive? This is an important that signals the timing is right for some healing and growth to occur if you feel moti...

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Ep. 42  Holding On vs Letting Go
Jan. 12, 2022

Ep. 42 Holding On vs Letting Go

In this episode I'll discuss my current project to declutter my house and how it's forcing me to deal with the balance between holding on to things and letting go. This turns out to be an important issue spiritually. This epi...

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Ep. 41  How Do I Find Love?
Jan. 5, 2022

Ep. 41 How Do I Find Love?

Today I'm reflecting on another of the most common questions about life that people ask Google: How do I find love? While most people are probably searching for romantic love and wondering what is the best dating app to use, ...

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Ep. 40 Gifts to Give Yourself This Holiday Season
Dec. 22, 2021

Ep. 40 Gifts to Give Yourself This Holiday Season

In this episode I'll briefly share some ideas for non-material gifts you can "give" yourself to help make the holiday more meaningful and less hectic and exhausting. This is part of my own journey to get better at self-care s...

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Ep. 39  How to Be Happy
Dec. 15, 2021

Ep. 39 How to Be Happy

In this episode I talk about another pressing question we all deal with about life: how do we find happiness? I'm definitely not an expert on happiness but I have spent much of my life wishing I could be a happier person. So ...

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Ep. 38  Why Do Bad Things Happen?
Dec. 8, 2021

Ep. 38 Why Do Bad Things Happen?

In this episode I talk about the perennial question of life: Why do bad things happen (to ALL people - not just good people.) It's important that we talk about this because we need to develop a mindset that helps us when unwa...

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Ep. 37 How to Set Boundaries During the Holidays
Dec. 1, 2021

Ep. 37 How to Set Boundaries During the Holidays

In this quick episode I share what I'm learning right now and how I'm planning ahead to have a healthy and low-stress holiday season this year (wish me luck!) But to do that I have to work on setting better boundaries and hon...

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Ep. 36  The Importance of Practicing Gratitude
Nov. 24, 2021

Ep. 36 The Importance of Practicing Gratitude

In this episode I share some quotes and poems about gratitude in honor of Thanksgiving Day in the US. If you live elsewhere I hope you'll also take a moment to be thankful and to commit to making gratitude a daily practice as...

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Ep. 35  How Healing Yourself Heals the World
Nov. 17, 2021

Ep. 35 How Healing Yourself Heals the World

In part 4 of the series on the Shadow I talk about the collective Shadow and why we need to work on our own internal pain before we can begin to heal the problems of the world that are external to us. Be sure to listen to the...

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Ep. 34  The 3-2-1 Process for Healing the Shadow
Nov. 10, 2021

Ep. 34 The 3-2-1 Process for Healing the Shadow

In this episode we continue to look at Shadow and how we can begin to heal our own individual wounds and traumas that are hidden away from view. Remember that this is the most important work you can do if you want to grow spi...

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Ep. 33  How to Recognize Your Shadow
Nov. 3, 2021

Ep. 33 How to Recognize Your Shadow

In this episode I talk about some simple ways you can begin to get in touch with your own shadow issues so that you can heal and reintegrate them. This is an essential first step in doing shadow work because "you don't know w...

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Ep. 32 Shining Light on the Shadow
Oct. 27, 2021

Ep. 32 Shining Light on the Shadow

In this episode I discuss the Shadow aspect of the ego or lower self and why the spiritual journey requires us to delve into all the pain and wounds that are stored there. Our Western society shuns the idea of the Shadow and ...

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Ep. 31 Why Death Awareness is Necessary for Spiritual Growth
Oct. 20, 2021

Ep. 31 Why Death Awareness is Necessary for Spiritual Growth

In this episode I talk about the merging of my end-of-life studies with my spiritual practice and why the two are inextricably linked together. Through the writings of Carl Jung and Ken Wilber it is clear that there is a time...

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Ep. 30  The Galaxy and the Garden: Multiple Ways of Seeing the Pandemic
Oct. 13, 2021

Ep. 30 The Galaxy and the Garden: Multiple Ways of Seeing the Pandem…

In this episode I discuss what I call the "Garden" and "Galaxy" views of life and why we need to be able to take both perspectives right now. Life in our individual "garden" existence here on planet Earth is under threat righ...

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Ep. 29  The Four-Fold Way of Angeles Arrien
Oct. 6, 2021

Ep. 29 The Four-Fold Way of Angeles Arrien

Today I'm sharing a tool I've used for many years to help me stay in alignment with my values and my higher wisdom. These 4 pieces of advice come from teacher Angeles Arrien and her Four-Fold Way - I have paraphrased them ove...

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