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- Somewhere Along the Way, You Stopped Listening to Yourself | Shilpa Manjeshwar
You can spend years trying to hold your life together while quietly losing yourself in the process. It happens little by little through years of surviving, performing, and becoming who everyone else needs you to be.
What if the patterns you've been trying to escape have been trying to show you something all along? In this conversation, Shilpa Manjeshwar and I explore what becomes possible when we stop trying to manage ourselves and begin listening more deeply to ourselves.Shilpa Manjeshwar is a corporate leader, a certified breathwork and yoga instructor and author of the upcoming book Finally Breathing. After more than two decades in high-level stressful roles and a lifelong struggle with asthma and allergic rhinitis, she experienced a profound shift that transformed both her health and identity. Through somatic breathwork and deep inner healing practices, she moved from chronic self-abandonment and performance-driven living to a life rooted in authenticity and presence. Today, Shilpa helps others reconnect with their bodies, release internal patterns that manifest as physical and emotional distress, and create success without sacrificing their well-being.Topics In This Episode:-Listening to what the body is trying to tell us
-Why we stop listening to ourselves-Breathwork and emotional release-Ho'oponopono and self-forgiveness-Returning to your authentic selfFor links to connect with today's guest - see below:Website
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1 hr 4 min - Why Can't I Stop Overthinking? — Anxiety, Healing & The Subconscious Mind | Craig Merriweather
When your mind never seems to slow down, it can feel like you're trapped in the same thoughts, fears, and patterns.
Anxiety, depression, and emotional struggles often run deeper than we realize.In this episode, Craig Merriweather shares his journey through depression, anxiety, and a bipolar II diagnosis, and how understanding the subconscious mind and nervous system transformed his life. Together we explore hypnotherapy, NLP, past life regression, and why lasting change often begins beneath the surface.Craig Meriwether is a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, Medical Hypnosis Specialist, Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) specialist, and founder of Sacred Mystery, hypnotherapy for spiritual healing helping people transform with past life regression therapy, spirit world regression, and connection with their spirit guides and ancestors through private virtual sessions, group virtual sessions, workshops, and retreats.For over 12 years, Craig has been helping people heal from early childhood trauma, helping cancer patients with pain control, veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, students with test anxiety, children with nightmares, entrepreneurs with confidence, athletes with peak performance, and anyone who may be dealing with overwhelm, fear and anxiety.Topics In This Episode:-Craig Merriweather’s personal struggle with bipolar 1 and how it influenced his healing path
-The history and science of hypnotherapy, from Mesmer to modern techniques-How past life regression uncovers root causes of emotional and physical issues-The influence of Carl Jung, Milton Erickson, and other pioneers on subconscious work-The role of the spirit world, guides, and the space between lives in healing-Practical tools like inner child work, visualization, and patterns to reprogram-The significance of practice in wiring new habits and neuroplasticityFor links to connect with today's guest - see below:Website
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1 hr 22 min - Why Am I Still Stuck? — Self-Love, Healing & Trusting Yourself | Jessi Graham
When nothing seems to change, it's easy to believe you're the problem.
Feeling stuck, disconnected, or constantly searching for answers can keep us looking everywhere except the one place that matters most.Jessi Graham shares insights from her journey as a fourth-generation psychic and spiritual guide. Together we explore self-love, identity, healing, intuition, and why the answers we seek are often closer than we think.Hi! I’m Jessi. I am a fourth generation psychic and a spiritual relationship coach. I started having visions as early as age 3 and I have been refining my talents ever since. Previously, I have worked with iHeartRadio and the Psychic Matchmaker on TLC, which is an internationally known program that has been running for many years. One of my favorite current projects is my podcast, The Psychic Connection with Deborah Graham, that I record with my mom. Readers can listen on all platforms to get a good idea of who I am and what I do in my sessions! My specialties include energy readings, psychic matchmaking, and intuitive and spiritual life coaching. I work with all clients to give them the tools to focus on their higher selves and work on connecting them with the love they must have for themselves. I see clients in person in office spaces in South Florida (Boca Raton) through Central Florida (Orlando). I also see clients around the globe through virtual readings.Topics In This Episode:-Spiritual awakening and ascension process
-Tools for energetic clearing and protection-Deep self-love and inner child healingFor links to connect with today's guest - see below:Instagram
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1 hr 3 min - What's Missing In My Life? — Trauma, Longing & Healing | Chris Sansone
When something hurts for years, it's easy to believe something is wrong with you.
Childhood trauma, shame, and emotional pain can leave us searching for answers we can't quite name.In this episode, Chris Sansone shares his journey through childhood sexual abuse, healing, advocacy, and the deeper meaning of longing. Together we explore how trauma shapes our lives, why emotional pain lingers, and how healing can reconnect us with the parts of ourselves we thought were lost.Chris Sansone, PhD is a life, leadership, and spiritual transformation coach—and a certified past life regression guide—with 28 years of experience supporting people through life-defining challenges and seasons of change. His work invites individuals, couples, and groups to listen beneath the noise of daily life, uncover what the soul is truly longing for, and gently heal the old patterns that keep them small. With a PhD in Human Development, coaching certification through the Co-Active Training Institute (CTI), training in trauma response, and certification in past life regression therapy, Chris blends grounded developmental insight with spiritual practice to create meaningful, transformative experiences. He is the author of Longing: A Pilgrimage to Your Quiet Power Within.Topics In This Episode:-The concept of sacred calamity and its role in growth
-The importance of stillness and inner listening-The connection between body, mind, and spirit-Tools and practices for healing and awakeningFor links to connect with today's guest - see below:Website
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1 hr 22 min - I Don't Know Who I Am Anymore — Burnout, Awakening & Finding Your Truth | Brooke Santamaria
Have you ever looked at your life and wondered, "How did I end up here?"
Burnout, chronic illness, and feeling disconnected from yourself can leave you questioning everything you thought was true.In this episode, Brooke Santamaria shares her journey through illness, burnout, spiritual awakening, and the moment she stopped looking outside herself for answers and began reconnecting with her own truth.Brooke Santamaria is an RN turned life coach and sound healer on a spiritual journey. I see myself as a perpetual seeker and humble student. She loves connecting with people on deep and healing levels. Her mission is to help raise the collective vibration, one person at a time by helping people connect deeply within, embrace their unique path, and transform their lives from the inside out.Topics In This Episode:-Spiritual awakening through health crises
-The role of surrender and acceptance in healing-How sound healing and breathwork facilitate emotional release-Overcoming programming and reconnecting with inner truthFor links to connect with today's guest - see below:Website
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57 min - Why You Keep Self-Destructing — Trauma, Addiction & Healing | Shannan Kym
Why do some people keep destroying themselves no matter how badly they want peace?
Addiction, shame, anxiety, and emotional pain often begin long before we understand where they came from.In this episode, Shannan Kym shares her journey through addiction, childhood trauma, loss, and breaking generational cycles—and what finally helped her begin healing.
Shannan Kym is an internationally award-winning author, TEDx public speaker, certified professional life coach, and transformational mentor. After breaking free from the grip of alcoholism and childhood abuse, she found her purpose to share her life story to help others unravel their past, overcome the genetic blueprint of addiction and abuse, and find their own greatness. She lives in Alberta, Canada, and travels to the States extensively.Topics In This Episode:-Trauma and addiction as a foundation for growth
-The significance of name and identity in vibration-Healing generational trauma through self-awareness-The role of stillness and emotional release in transformation-Understanding vibration, energy, and emotional flowFor links to connect with today's guest - see below:Website
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1 hr 2 min - When You Grow Up Feeling Unlovable — Trauma, Worth & Healing | Melanie Taylor
What happens when you grow up believing you were never meant to be loved? Childhood trauma can shape identity, safety, and self-worth long into adulthood.
In this episode, Melanie Taylor shares the hidden grief carried by those who learned to disappear in order to survive—and what it means to return to the part of ourselves that was never broken.Melanie Taylor is a Licensed Professional Counselor–Supervisor, Certified Heart Center Hypnotherapist, and author of You Are For True. Her work centers on healing childhood trauma through repair, embodiment, and compassionate truth-telling. Drawing from both clinical training and lived experience of abuse and recovery, Melanie writes about returning to the parts of ourselves that were hurt and offering them what was missing the first time around, safety, protection, and love. In You Are For True, Melanie shares childhood stories alongside moments of repair guided by “True,” the steady inner presence that represents the self that was never broken. Her work invites readers to release shame, reclaim their worth, and rediscover who they were always meant to be. Through writing, teaching, and creative practices, Melanie creates spaces where healing is slow, honest, and deeply human.Topics In This Episode:-Impact of childhood trauma on adult life
-The importance of emotional awareness and regulation-The process of healing and repair of inner woundsFor links to connect with today's guest - see below:Website
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1 hr 9 min - Losing Someone Who’s Still Alive — The Reality of Caregiving & Grief | Dami Roelse
What happens when the person you love slowly disappears—and you’re still asked to keep living? Dami Roelse shares what it’s like to lose a partner long before they’re gone.
In this episode, Dami Roelse opens up about caring for her husband through Parkinson’s and dementia, and the quiet reality of becoming a caretaker instead of a partner. There’s a kind of grief that doesn’t have space to land while it’s happening—and what follows can feel just as disorienting. What began as a walk into nature at sixty-five became a ten-year journey hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, where grief, freedom, and something deeper began to meet.Dami is the author of Fly Free: A Memoir of Love, Loss and Walking the Path and her most recent book, Body and Grace, which follows her ten-year journey hiking the Pacific Crest Trail after the loss of her husband. Moving through snowfields, deserts, fire, and long stretches alone, the outer journey becomes a reflection of something deeper—finding wholeness again in the wake of loss.Topics In This Episode:-Grief and healing through nature
-The spiritual benefits of hiking and wilderness-The impact of altitude and environment on consciousness-Losing a partner while they’re still alive-The reality of caregiving and identity shift-Grief without space to process-Life after loss and depression-Walking the Pacific Crest Trail in sections-Nature as a path to healing and clarity-Discovering resilience, intuition, and trust_____Disclaimer:
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Dami Roelse is a certified life coach and author. Born and raised in Holland, Dami has traveled the world extensively, lived on different continents and studied with different spiritual teachers. Dami has learned to use her travel as an inspiration for living. Her memoir "Fly Free, a memoir about love, loss and walking the path" takes the reader to a remote destination in Ladakh on the border with China and is sprinkled with flashbacks of her travels in Afghanistan, India and Nepal, where she met Goenka, Neem Karoli Baba and Ram Dass.Dami has used her passion for long distance hiking and backpacking as a means to deepen her connection with nature and the universe. Her inner spiritual journey has evolved right along with her outer journey. Dami’s first book, “Walking Gone Wild, How to Lose your Age on the trail”, is a call to women in the third phase of life to find freedom and inner peace as they walk in nature. Dami's third book, "Body and Grace, a woman's walk to wholeness on the Pacific Crest Trail" is forthcoming in April 2026 with Mantra Press. It is a collection of nature infused stories and poems that takes the reader on the trail with its ups and downs, both literally and psychologically. Dami makes her home in Taos, New Mexico.For links to connect with today's guest - see below:Website
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1 hr - When War Follows You Home — PTSD, Grief & Purpose | Alex Gendzier & Rob Sarver
What happens when war follows you home?
PTSD and survivor’s guilt don’t end when the mission does.In this episode, Navy SEAL veteran Rob Sarver and Alex Gendzier share the hidden emotional journey many veterans—and the people who love them—face after war.Topics In This Episode:-The hero's journey as a framework for healing-Understanding soul wounds and PTSD as a spiritual journey-The importance of purpose, vulnerability, and forgiveness-The role of ancient traditions and indigenous wisdom in modern healing-The ongoing process of awakening and spiritual growth_____Disclaimer:
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Alex Gendzier is the General Counsel of Sycamore Tree Capital Partners. From a deep commitment to veterans, he has provided pro bono legal services to veterans and their families for over a decade, including having led his prior law firm’s efforts to assist Afghan allies and friends. Although Alex has no military experience, he has a connection with veterans in their transition to civilian life from his own journey overcoming the odds, healing from painful losses, reflection on his successes and failures and making life-changing transitions. He and Rob regularly speak about transition to companies, veteran’s groups, government agencies, foundation and universities.Rob Sarver is a 2004 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy He initially served as a surface warfare officer and ultimately as a Navy SEAL assigned to SEAL Team 3. He completed seven deployments, including three tours in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and two tours in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He regularly speaks about transition to companies, veteran’s groups, government agencies, foundation and universities, with Alex. He is recognized as one of the experts about veteran transition in the United States from the years’ worth of interviews and research for this Field Manual and the interviews and talks that have arisen out of it.For links to connect with today's guest - see below:Website
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1 hr 13 min - When Postpartum Depression Feels Like You’re Not Yourself Anymore | Katherine Connors
When postpartum depression hits, it doesn’t always look the way people expect. It can feel like you’re still there… and at the same time, like you’re slipping away inside—and no one around you can fully see it.
In this episode, Katherine Connors shares her experience of postpartum depression while remaining deeply connected to her role as a mother. There’s a kind of loneliness and disorientation that’s hard to name—and even harder to explain. When she found Polarity Therapy, something began to shift. What started as personal support became a path she now walks with others.This conversation stays close to the lived experience—what it feels like, what begins to open, and how a different relationship with the body can gently bring you back.Topics In This Episode:-Postpartum depression and healing-Energy healing modalities including polarity therapy-Working with horses and animals for emotional and physical healing_____Disclaimer:
The views and opinions shared in this episode are solely those of the Guest and do not necessarily represent the views, beliefs, or positions of the Awakening Soul Divinity Podcast. The content is intended for inspiration, reflection, and personal growth, and should not be taken as professional or medical advice.Hi, I’m Katherine Connors—a certified Advanced Polarity Practitioner, Hermetic Counselor, and ordained minister in Florida. My approach blends holistic counseling, intuitive physical bodywork, and energy healing grounded in the five elements: earth, water, fire, air, and ether. I was led to this work through my own healing journey—navigating postpartum depression and emotional disconnection. I came to understand how deeply the body stores past experiences—grief, trauma, stress—and how powerfully it can heal when given the space and support. Polarity therapy is rooted in the anatomy of energy. Each session is a full-body process that combines dialogue, guided meditation, and somatic techniques to identify where your system is off balance. I use hands-on practices—including cranial sacral-inspired touch and homeopathic suggestions—to help release what no longer serves you. Whether you’re seeking forgiveness, clarity, or reconnection, I meet you where you are. I also offer sessions for animals, who respond beautifully to this work. Sessions are available virtually, in nature, at home, or at Spark of Divine in Vero Beach.For links to connect with today's guest - see below:Website
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Listen to conversations exploring trauma, emotional healing, identity, awakening, and what it means to be human. Host Caroline Rena speaks with a diverse range of guests including therapists,…
veterans, authors, spiritual teachers, healers, and individuals navigating profound life experiences and transformation. These conversations explore grief, anxiety, trauma, relationships, emotional overwhelm, spiritual awakening, and the deeper patterns shaping how we relate to ourselves, others, and life itself. Rooted in presence, awareness, and lived experience, Awakening Soul Divinity creates space for honest reflection, emotional truth, and a deeper relationship with who we truly are.