”In my darkest hour, I heard a voice inside me that said, ‘It’s not your time yet. I’m with you. All you have to do is listen to me and follow me.” - Dr. Victoria Ranade

"Do all things in love. This is my spiritual practice and what all of us are called to do." - Dr. Victoria Ranade

Sandra interviews Dr. Victoria in this episode. She talks about what it was like growing up first-generation Asian American in a complicated household, navigating bipolar disorder, and how suffering has shaped the clinician and person she is today. They also explore the intersections of psychology and spirituality, the power of both connection and inner work in healing depression, and what it means to practice love in a world so often overwhelmed by fear.

00:00 – Finding Light in Darkness

01:25 – Why She Became a Psychotherapist

03:36 – Working with Teenagers

05:11 – The Power of Listening

07:25 – A Voice That Saved Her Life

10:11 – Wise Mind & Highest Self

13:26 – Do All Things in Love

15:44 – Seeing No Strangers

16:53 – Fear and Faith

20:19 – Life Responds to Love

22:19 – The Practice of Stillness

24:14 – Spiritual Inclusivity

26:26 – A Universal Map to Healing

27:21 – Living with Bipolar

29:25 – Meeting Depression with Compassionate Presence

29:56 – Bipolar as a Teacher

30:15 – Surfing the Waves of Bipolar

31:00 – Relationship with God as Liberation

32:00 – Making Spirituality Your Own

33:00 – Expanding Spiritual Inclusivity

34:30 – Universal Map to Healing

36:00 – Depression as a Constant Visitor

37:00 – Compassionate Presence Defined

38:00 – Pain as Teacher

39:00 – Courage to Keep Surfing

39:38 – Closing Reflections on Psychotherapy Today

42:00 - Summary and Wrap-up

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