🎙️ Centered Identity in an Uncentered World

with Dr. Elena Mustakova — Episode 25 of The YAM Podcast

In this soul-stretching conversation, I sit down with Dr. Elena Mustakova — scholar, spiritual psychologist, and author — to explore what it means to stay centered in an increasingly fragmented world.

As systems crumble, ideologies clash, and anxiety grows — how do we hold onto a sense of deep purpose, identity, and inner stillness? Dr. Elena invites us into a deeper inquiry: What if this turbulence is not just chaos, but a call to conscious evolution?

Drawing on decades of integrative research in moral psychology, collective healing, and the evolution of consciousness, Dr. Elena offers a profound reframe of our inner lives. We talk about the power of spiritual coherence — that quiet alignment between what you believe and how you live. We explore the muscle of self-observation, the sacred pause between trigger and response, and how this awareness helps us reclaim our agency in the most disorienting times.

💬 This episode is less about fixing the outer world — and more about transforming the inner lens through which we meet it.

In This Episode, We Explore:

🔹 What it means to cultivate a centered identity in a turbulent world
🔹 How modern society fragments our sense of self — and how to reclaim wholeness
🔹 The importance of spiritual coherence as a foundation for personal and collective healing
🔹 Why awareness and witnessing consciousness are essential for resilience
🔹 How to parent, lead, and love from a place of clarity and spiritual presence
🔹 Why self-observation is the true muscle of transformation — and how to strengthen it

Dr. Elena’s wisdom is both scholarly and soul-deep. She bridges psychology, spirituality, and social healing in a way that grounds you — and calls you forward. If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed by the noise of the world, this episode offers a luminous path inward.

📺 Watch the Full Episode on YouTube:

🔔 Episode 25 — Centered Identity in an Uncentered World with Dr. Elena Mustakova
📍Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all major platforms.

📚 Books by Dr. Elena Mustakova:

Here are Elena's published works, for those who want to dive deeper into her powerful frameworks and research:

Critical Consciousness: Study of Morality in Global Historical Context

Towards a Socially Responsible Psychology for a Global Era (co-editor)

Toward a New Psychology: The Spiritual Challenge of the 21st Century

Purpose Beyond Self: Reflections on a Life of Service and Higher Learning

✨ Connect & Follow:

📸 Dr. Elena Mustakova — @dr.elenamustakova
🎙️ The YAM Podcast — @the_yampodcast
🎥 Jewelry featured in this episode by @yamstudiox

Why This Conversation Matters

In a culture obsessed with hustle, fear, and surface-level healing — Dr. Elena reminds us that true power lies in spiritual coherence. In remembering who we are beneath the noise. In witnessing our thoughts without judgment. In choosing presence over panic.

This isn’t just a conversation. It’s a compass.

📌 Share this with anyone who’s yearning for deeper clarity, purpose, and peace in chaotic times. It might be exactly what they need.