In this episode of Conscious Conversations, I sit down with Danny Morel, spiritual guide, entrepreneur, author, speaker, and founder of a global awakening community of over 3.5 million people.

Together, we discuss the global awakening happening right now on planet Earth — and why millions of people are starting to ask deeper questions about the lives they’ve built, the beliefs they inherited, the success they chased, the relationships they accepted, and the versions of themselves they were told they had to become.

But awakening is not always light, easy, or glamorous.

Sometimes the search for healing can become another place to lose yourself.

Danny and I explore how to wake up without getting lost in the sauce. How to learn from teachers without putting them on pedestals. How to explore spirituality, plant medicine, God, religion, nature, and transformation without outsourcing your power. And how to move from simply knowing the language of healing into actually embodying it.

Danny also shares his own awakening story, including the loss of his mother, questioning religion, leaving behind external validation, facing his ego, and the moments that forced him to choose truth over the life he had been programmed to live.

We also get into the guru complex, spiritual discernment, the rise and fall of spiritual teachers, the shift we are seeing from plant medicine spaces back toward religion, Danny’s perspective on Jesus and God, personal truth, universal truth, and the commercialization of spirituality.

My hope is that this episode invites you deeper into your own truth as you navigate the world of spirituality, healing, religion, awakening, and transformation.

But above all, I hope it invites you to keep asking deeper questions.

CHAPTERS

00:10 — The Dark Side of Spiritual Awakening
17:38 — Gurus, False Teachers & Outsourcing Your Power
40:18 — God, Religion, Jesus & Plant Medicine
1:10:02 — Selling Spirituality vs Living the Work

TOPICS WE COVER

What spiritual awakening actually means
Why so many people are waking up right now
The danger of outsourcing your power to gurus, teachers, healers, or communities
How to spot false spiritual leadership
Danny’s personal awakening story
Grief, death, and the questions that wake us up
Fear, courage, and questioning the life you built
Spiritual Ego
New Age spirituality vs religion
The shift from plant medicine back toward religion
Danny’s perspective on God, Jesus, religion, and truth
Plant medicine, ayahuasca, Jesus, and personal discernment
The commercialization of spirituality
Charging for your gifts without losing integrity
Selling spirituality vs living the work

CONNECT WITH DANNY MOREL
Instagram: @dannymorel [https://www.instagram.com/p/C5vwD4luRE1/]
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Conscious Conversations explores the many pathways up the mountain in health, wellness, and spirituality. Each episode brings deeper questions, multiple perspectives, and honest conversations for those seeking discernment and self-trust on their journey.

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In this episode of Conscious Conversations, Lana sits down with Amanda Baudier, an integrated spiritual teacher, entrepreneur mentor, and former managing partner at Tao Group, to explore the journey from New York nightlife, celebrity access, and high-achievement burnout into spiritual integration, embodiment, and purpose.

Amanda shares how she went from a working-class childhood in Maryland to Columbia University, then into the center of New York nightlife — planning parties for names like Beyoncé, Prince, and Leonardo DiCaprio. From the outside, it looked like the dream life: Tao, Lavo, Marquee, Beauty & Essex, celebrities, private planes, and access. But underneath the glamour was overwork, clout addiction, and a deeper question of worth, belonging, and identity.

At 28, Amanda’s body forced her to stop when a routine checkup revealed a severe, life-threatening heart arrhythmia that required an ablation. What she later understood as not just a physical injury, but a “soul injury,” became the beginning of her deeper healing path — one that led her into Reiki, yoga, meditation, somatic work, shamanic practice, and ultimately her work helping others integrate spirituality into real life.

Together, Lana and Amanda talk about the shadow side of success, the cost of chasing access and status, why the glitter isnt always gold, what it means to live a “double life” between ambition and spirituality, and why becoming who you really are does not always follow a clean, linear path.

This conversation is for anyone who has ever built a life that looked good from the outside, but started to feel misaligned on the inside.

Topics covered

New York nightlife, Tao Group, celebrity culture, burnout, heart surgery, spiritual awakening, soul loss, nervous system healing, somatic work, ambition, purpose, reinvention, late blooming, integration, and becoming.

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In this episode of Conscious Conversations, Lana Rose sits down with artist and songwriter Maxx Nies for a deeply personal conversation about childhood trauma, sexual abuse, and turning pain into purpose through music. 

Maxx shares how her body was showing signs long before the memories came back and what the long road of healing has actually looked like.This conversation explores what trauma can look like in real life: body symptoms, obsessive behaviors, emotional shutdown, suicidal thoughts, recovery, and what the path forward can look like for someone who has gone through this.

Maxx also speaks about how she transformed her story into art, including the music that helped her take her power back. 

Topics in this episode: 
-childhood trauma and sexual abuse 
-how trauma lives in the body
-OCD and depression
-body-based symptoms
-nervous system dysregulation
-repressed memory and remembering later in life
-healing music as therapy turning pain into purpose

Listen to Maxx Nies:
[https://www.itsmaxxmusic.com/]
[https://open.spotify.com/track/7zsNH4PLtqtz5z18U3yTgt?si=1c01ff021aea416e&nd=1&dlsi=eb5f365e6c9a4031]

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Eric Nies, OG star of MTV’s The Real World (the very first season in NYC), host of The Grind (the #1 show on TV in the ’90s), and my lifelong friend and childhood neighbor pulls back the curtain on the cost of fame, the hidden shadows of Hollywood, and the awakening that changed his life.

We explore:
✨ The light and dark of fame
— The wild and fun moments of 90s Hollywood
— The darker truths: casting couches, sexual abuse, emotional manipulation, and power dynamics still lurking beneath the surface

✨ The illusion of celebrity + identity
— The emotional and spiritual cost of early fame
— Why so many public figures experience breakdowns
— Why Eric walked away — and the deep spiritual work that followed

✨ What awakening looks like now
— His journey toward truth, presence, and soul liberation
— What the “New Earth” is asking of us
— How we return to ourselves in a world built on illusion

Eric has been speaking this truth for 20+ years of what is really going on behind the scenes and the world is finally ready to hear and receive it. Buckle up your seat belt for this one, because it’s not just a story TBH it’s a reckoning, a revelation, and a call to wake up to the world around us.

🌐 To enter his world: Eric Nies
Instagram: IamEricNies333

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**FYI it looks like we are cutting each other off a lot -- we are not lol the tracks just didn't load properly. **

#EricNies #SpiritualAwakening #HollywoodTruth #FameIllusion #TheRealWorld #DarkSideOfHollywood #NewEarth #ConsciousCollective #HealingJourney

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In this very unfiltered and very honest episode, Conscious Concierge sits down with spiritual mentor and trauma-informed guide Zack Alexander to explore what no one wants to talk about out loud which is -  the shadow side of the wellness and new age spiritual world.

You know you can always trust your girl to GO THERE! We talk about the misuse of spiritual authority, the danger of untrained “healers,” spiritual psychosis, chronic illness as initiation, and the quiet unraveling of the guru complex.
Together, we ask:

What really makes someone qualified to hold trauma?

Why are so many spiritual spaces secretly bypassing the very emotions they claim to heal?

How do we build an ethical, grounded wellness industry rooted in truth and safety not performance?

Zack shares his raw story of walking away from a top law school, surviving a four-year mystery illness, navigating a destabilizing spiritual awakening and ultimately becoming the kind of guide he wished he had.

This isn’t another love & light interview LOL. This is a very deeply and uncomfortably honest look at the ins and outs of the new age spiritual healing sphere.

WE COVER:

The collapse of the “Instagram Guru” paradigm
When healing turns performative and how to tell the difference
Spiritual psychosis and the dark side of awakening
The failures of both mainstream AND alternative medicine
How illness can initiate your path — if you let it
Why we need structure, regulation & accountability in the healing/spiritual world ASAP
Building community over hierarchy in the healing space
If you're navigating your own awakening, stepping into healing work, or questioning the spiritual space altogether - this conversation will meet you there.

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Dr. Nadine Macaluso also known as Dr Nae, was the real-life inspiration for the character played by Margot Robbie ex wife of Jordan Belford in The Wolf of Wall Street - the Martin Scorsese film that grossed nearly $400M and became one of the most iconic depictions of money, excess, and power in modern cinema.

But behind the glamorization of wealth and toxic love was a very real woman  living through addiction, betrayal, emotional abuse, and trauma bonds while raising two children.

Nadine’s story wasn’t told in the movie.
But she’s telling it now and not just for herself.

After surviving years of abuse, she went on to get her PHD, become a licensed psychotherapist, trauma bond expert, author of Run Like Hell, and community facilitator helping thousands of women heal from the exact patterns she lived through.

In this episode, we talk about:

What really happened behind the scenes of The Wolf of Wall Street from her perspective

What it felt like to have her life turned into a movie -  without her voice

How she finally left Jordan Belfort and started over from scratch

Why she refused to take “blood money” and built a new life on her own terms

How trauma bonds actually work - and why smart, capable women get trapped in them

The myth of codependency, and what no one tells you about abuse recovery

How to tell the difference between chemistry and chaos - and recognize safe, healthy love

Why she wrote Run Like Hell and started a healing community for women everywhere

If you have gone through something deeply challenging, traumatizing, or painful this one if for you. My hope is that it inspires you too to take the pain and do something with it. 

📚 Grab her book Run Like Hell → https://www.amazon.com/Run-Like-Hell-Therapists-Recognizing/dp/B0CD3CL12G

💻 Join her healing community → https://course.drnae.com/trauma-bond-recovery-course-e

📲 Follow her on Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/therealdrnadine

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Bed bound at 17 with 20 diagnoses, Ava Young shares her powerful journey from chronic illness to full-body healing, motherhood, and an unexpected love story.

After years of trying to find answers, Ava was introduced to cellular detox specialist and Chiropractor Dr. Pompa and began exploring a deeper root-cause approach to healing. 

After finding a variety of glaring but lesser known root causes Ava finally got her life back and Through the healing process, Ava met the love of her life!  Fast forward to today, Dr. Pompa isn’t just the practitioner who helped her get her life back... he’s now also her father-in-law.

 This story warms my heart and an amazing reminder to anyone who feels like hope is lost that healing IS possible. 

🔍 Topics we explore:
• Being bedbound at 17 and navigating 20 complex diagnoses
• What Ava tried before discovering a root-cause path
• How hidden dental issues impacted her health
• The emotional + physical process of rebuilding her body
• Finding love during healing (and how Dr. Pompa became family)
• What it meant to become a mother so shortly after illness
• Her advice for anyone feeling stuck, scared, or alone in their healing

Where to Find Me:
➤ Conscious Concierge | LanaRose
Real healing starts with the right support.
Conscious Concierge is a referral + consultation platform connecting you with curated practitioners, retreats, and modalities that fit your needs — emotionally, physically, and spiritually.
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Where to Find Ava:
➤ Pompa Program | Ava Young 
From full-body illness to full-body healing.
Ava now shares her story to support others navigating chronic illness, identity loss, and finding purpose through pain.
→ [https://www.instagram.com/ava.lanelle]
→ [https://pompaprogram.com/]

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Today on Conscious Conversations: The Man Behind Grill Guy, Kevin Spies!

We’re sitting down with my hilarious friend Kevin better known online as @grillguy, the viral content creator with over 400k followers and a true talent for turning everyday life into comedy.

But there’s way more to his story than just laughs and dad jokes.

From bartending in NYC and teaching high school, to surviving an unexpected cancer diagnosis, and accidentally becoming a full-time content creator  - Kevin’s story is one for the books.

Whether you’re a fan of his skits, curious about what it really takes to grow online, or interested in the behind the scenes of content creation - this episode is for you.

In this episode, we explore:
--The wild NYC years and Kevins time bartending at the infamous BlueHaven and teaching
--The cancer diagnosis that changed everything and what it taught him
--How “Grill Guy” was born
--The real behind-the-scenes of content creation the real pros and cons
--Kevins advice for anyone considering the creator path

⏱️ Episode Chapters:
00:00 – Intro: Conscious Conversations + Grill Guy 
1:45 – How Kevin and Lana Met (NYC Blue Haven Days) 
5:30 – Teaching by Day, Bartending by Night 
13:00 – The Cancer Diagnosis: How It Unfolded 
22:00 – The Mental Shift: What Illness Came to Teach Him 
27:10 – Facing Mortality & Appreciating Life 
32:45 – The Birth of Grill Guy 
37:15 – Behind the Scenes of Being a Content Creator 
44:10 – Final Reflections 
46:00 – Outro: Where to Find Kevin + What Conscious Concierge Is 

🎥 Filmed on-site at Golf Cave in Holmdel, NJ — huge thanks to our sponsor for hosting us!
🎥Production by All Shore Entertainment

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Conscious Concierge is a personalized wellness consultancy that helps you identify what’s next — or best — for your physical, mental, or spiritual health.

Whether you’re navigating chronic symptoms, seeking root-cause healing, exploring longevity and optimization, or simply feeling stuck — we connect you to trusted tools, experiences, and practitioners that align with your goals.

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In this episode of Conscious Conversations, I sit down with Morgan Gladowski — former critical care nurse turned integrative health practitioner to explore the emotional, physical, and spiritual journey of healing from mold illness and CIRS.

If you know anything about mold, you know it can wreak havoc on a person’s life in ways that are hard to describe — or even believe.

And because there’s little recognition or treatment (yet) within conventional medicine, this path can feel isolating, confusing, and devastating.

I know that firsthand — because I’ve walked it myself.

But as we explore in this conversation - sometimes, what feels like the greatest breakdown in your life is actually the beginning of something profound. A spiritual initiation. And with mold it actually has very unique symbolism that blew my mind to unravel.

We dive into:

🧠 What chronic mold illness really is — and why it’s often misunderstood
🔥 How illness can become a spiritual initiation into your truest self
💊 Why functional medicine sometimes helps — and sometimes doesn’t
💥 How the medical system fails to address trauma and chronic symptoms as true causation (yet)
⚡ Why true healing is about coherence, not just protocols or pills
🌱 The 3 archetypes Morgan sees in mold clients 
🧬 Why some symptoms aren’t “yours” — but inherited across generations

Whether you’re currently navigating chronic illness or just curious about the deeper roots behind physical symptoms — this episode will resonate on many levels.


Where to Find Morgan:
🌐 Website: https://mokshaembodied.com
📸 Instagram: @morganegladowski

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📸 Instagram: @yourconsciousconcierge
🎵 TikTok: @consciousconcierge

#moldillness  #cirs  #chronicillness #quantumphysics #functionalmedicine #rootcausehealth  #quantumhealing  #mold

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Birth is not just the arrival of a baby, it’s the initiation of a mother, a rite of passage, and a reclamation of feminine power. In this conversation with doula and birth keeper Jennifer Radney we dive deep into the emotional, physical, and spiritual layers of birth, postpartum, and the sacred union between mother and father during this transformation.

What We Cover:
    •    Why birth is a spiritual initiation, not just a medical event
    •    How our culture has normalized the miracle of birth
    •    The father’s sacred role and how masculine energy protects the birth space
    •    The truth about postpartum as integration, not just recovery
    •    Healing ancestral lines through empowered birth
    •    Reclaiming birth as a rite of passage
    •    How the system fails new mothers and what needs to change

Timestamps:
0:00 – Introduction
2:15 – Birth as a spiritual initiation
7:40 – We normalize the miraculous
13:12 – The father’s role in birth
16:30 – Why postpartum is spiritual work
21:40 – The cultural lie about birth
28:20 – Healing the lineage through birth
34:14 – How the system fails new mothers
39:22 – Birth as a rite of passage
46:35 – The masculine protects the feminine
52:05 – The real preparation for birth

This conversation blew the roof off of my head. Whether you are in motherhood or preparing for it or just curious how to better support the women around you this episode is for YOU! 

Where to Find Jennifer:
Website: https://birthofagoddess.com
Instagram: @birthofagoddess (https://instagram.com/birthofagoddess) & @jenniferradney (https://instagram.com/jenniferradney)

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Instagram: @yourconsciousconcierge (https://instagram.com/yourconsciousconcierge)
TikTok: @consciousconcierge (https://tiktok.com/@consciousconcierge)

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