Swami Nityananda is a spiritual teacher and leader of the Awake Yoga Meditation community. She has dedicated her life to helping people experience greater joy, inner peace, and freedom through meditation and the practice of selfless service.

Before fully embracing her spiritual path, she enjoyed a distinguished academic career as a professor of English, earning international recognition for her research and teaching. Today she combines wisdom, humor, and practical guidance to help people cultivate kindness, self-awareness, and a deeper connection with themselves and others.

In this warm and insightful conversation, Swami shares:

• What her 20s were like in graduate school

• A healthier perspective on stress and how it can serve us

• How spirituality was already present in her early life

• What true freedom really means in daily life

• Why lasting joy comes from within rather than external achievement

• Practical ways to bring playfulness and willingness into everyday responsibilities

If you’re in your 20s searching for lasting peace, better stress management, or a deeper sense of freedom, this episode offers grounded spiritual wisdom you can apply right away.

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#SwamiNityananda #Meditation #InnerPeace #SpiritualWisdom #ConversationsWithSekani

Connect with Swami Nityananda

Website:https://awakeyogameditation.org/

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/swami_nityananda_giri/

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Chapters

0:00 - Intro & Welcome Swami Nityananda

1:40 - Life in Her 20s & Graduate School

8:15 - A Healthier Relationship with Stress

15:30 - Early Spiritual Awareness Through Nature & Service

23:10 - What True Freedom Really Means

31:45 - Bringing Joy Into Daily Responsibilities

40:20 - Why Lasting Happiness Comes From Within

48:50 - Practical Tools for Inner Peace

57:15 - Final Wisdom for Young Adults

Natalie Robinstein is co-owner and licensed insurance agent at US Medicare Advisor. Before entering the insurance industry, she worked in education — a background that still shapes the way she serves people today. Rather than simply selling insurance, Natalie believes in educating individuals so they can make informed decisions about one of the most important aspects of their life: their health.

Alongside helping people navigate the often confusing world of Medicare and financial planning, Natalie is passionate about community involvement and supporting fellow women entrepreneurs.

In this practical conversation, Natalie shares:

• What her 20s looked like and how her career evolved

• Transitioning from education and sales into insurance

• Why young people should start understanding healthcare planning early

• Common misconceptions about Medicare (including the idea that it’s free)

• Balancing marriage and entrepreneurship with her husband

• Simple financial habits to start building in your 20s

If you’re in your 20s thinking financial and healthcare planning can wait, this episode will show you why starting early makes a real difference.

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#NatalieRobinstein #Medicare #FinancialPlanning #WomenEntrepreneurs #ConversationsWithSekani

Connect with Natalie Rubenstein

Website:https://www.midwestmedicareadvisors.com/

LinkedIn:http://www.linkedin.com/in/natalie-rubensteinmedicare

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Chapters

0:00 - Intro & Welcome Natalie Robinstein

1:40 - Life and Career Dreams in Her 20s

8:15 - From Education to Sales to Insurance

15:30 - Joining Her Husband’s Medicare Business

23:10 - Why Young People Should Understand Healthcare Planning

31:45 - Common Medicare Misconceptions

40:20 - Balancing Marriage & Building a Business

48:50 - Financial Habits to Start in Your 20s

57:15 - Final Advice on Planning Ahead

Ransom Kong is a facilitator, mentor, and founder of Purpose Over Pain. For the past 27 years, he has worked with court-mandated men struggling with anger, domestic violence, and emotional pain. Rather than focusing only on their actions, Ransom has spent decades uncovering what often lies beneath — unresolved hurt, shame, fear, and the longing to become better men.

Having once walked a similar path himself, Ransom transformed his own life by confronting the root of his anger. Today, he helps men develop the emotional awareness and resilience needed to break destructive cycles, heal relationships, and build lives rooted in purpose instead of pain.

In this powerful conversation, Ransom shares:

• Growing up in a home filled with domestic violence

• Realizing he had become like his father

• The moment his son’s therapy revealed the impact of his anger

• Confronting deep shame, guilt, and buried pain

• Why focusing only on anger never works

• Helping men develop emotional fluency and purpose

If you’re a young man dealing with anger, family patterns, or the pressure to “just be strong,” this episode offers real hope and a path forward.

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#RansomKong #PurposeOverPain #AngerManagement #MensHealing #ConversationsWithSekani

Connect with Ransom King

Website: https://purposeoverpain.life/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/purpose-over-pain-ransom-kong

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Chapters

0:00 - Intro & Welcome Ransom Kong

1:40 - Life in His 20s & Early Marriage

8:15 - Growing Up in Domestic Violence

15:30 - Realizing He Had Become Like His Father

23:10 - The Moment His Son’s Therapy Changed Everything

31:45 - Confronting Buried Pain & Shame

40:20 - What’s Really Underneath Anger

48:50 - Building Emotional Fluency in Men

57:15 - Final Advice on Breaking Cycles & Choosing Purpose

One I Am is an author, philosopher, and speaker whose work explores consciousness, identity, perception, and what it truly means to understand ourselves. Through decades of studying philosophy, spirituality, and human awareness, he challenges many of the assumptions we make about life and encourages people to ask deeper questions about who they are and how they experience the world.

In this thought-provoking conversation, One shares:

• His early curiosity about life, death, and existence

• Why he began questioning reality beyond what most people accept

• The idea that consciousness creates experience rather than just observing it

• How energy, belief, and thought shape what we call “reality”

• Why most people never question their perception of the world

• Practical insight into going inward and reclaiming power over the mind

If you’re in your 20s questioning identity, purpose, or the nature of reality itself, this episode will expand the way you see yourself and the world.

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#OneIAm #Consciousness #Spirituality #Identity #ConversationsWithSekani #Philosophy

Connect with One Iam

Website:https://the-kingdom-within.com/

LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/oneiam/

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Chapters

0:00 - Intro & Welcome One I Am

1:40 - Early Curiosity About Life & Existence

8:15 - The Defining Moment That Sparked Deeper Questions

15:30 - Energy, Consciousness & the Nature of Reality

23:10 - You Are Not the Person — You Are the Awareness

31:45 - How Beliefs and Thoughts Create Experience

40:20 - Why Most People Never Question Perception

48:50 - Going Inward: The Kingdom Within

57:15 - Final Thoughts on Consciousness & Freedom

Nan Saysana is a coach who helps women overcome binge eating by addressing what lies beneath the surface. After spending 30 years trapped in a cycle of dieting, guilt, and late-night binge eating, she discovered that the real battle wasn’t about food — it was about stress, emotions, and learning to trust herself again.

Today, she helps women build a healthier relationship with food, themselves, and their emotions.

In this honest and relatable conversation, Nan shares:

• What life and insecurity felt like in her 20s

• Starting binge eating at 16 despite a privileged upbringing

• How pressure, perfectionism, and unspoken emotions fueled the cycle

• Why the real issue is rarely about food

• Learning to allow and manage emotions instead of stuffing them down

• What she would tell her 20-something self

If you’re a young woman struggling with body image, emotional eating, or the pressure to be perfect, this episode will help you feel seen and offer a clearer path forward.

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#NanSaisana #BingeEating #EmotionalEating #SelfTrust #ConversationsWithSekani

Connect with Nadege Saysana

Website : https://www.milobingefix.com/

LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/nad%C3%A8ge-saysana/

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Chapters

0:00 - Intro & Welcome Nan Saisana

1:40 - Insecurity & Pressure in Her 20s

8:15 - Starting Binge Eating at 16

15:30 - Privilege, Pressure & Unspoken Emotions

23:10 - Realizing It Was Never About the Food

31:45 - Learning to Allow Emotions

40:20 - Building Emotional Skills & Awareness

48:50 - What She Would Tell Her Younger Self

57:15 - Final Advice on Self-Trust & Healing

Nick Smith, also known as the Gentle Giant of Growth, is an international speaker, author, sales expert, AI strategist, and creator of the 12 Journey Framework. With a background in industrial and organizational psychology, he helps people break limiting patterns, rebuild identity, and grow into stronger versions of themselves personally and professionally.

He is also the founder of the Tribe of Giants and host of Wake Up with Giants TV, where he has interviewed hundreds of thought leaders around the world.

In this grounded conversation, Nick shares:

• What life was really like in his 20s (hint: no clear direction)

• Why you don’t need to have everything figured out early

• How identity is formed — and how to rewrite it

• Breaking down the 12 Journey Framework

• Moving from non-consciousness to legacy and impact

• Using AI as a tool without losing authenticity

If you’re in your 20s feeling pressure to “have it all together,” this episode offers real relief and a clearer path forward.

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#NickSmith #GentleGiantOfGrowth #12JourneyFramework #Identity #ConversationsWithSekani

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Chapters

0:00 - Intro & Welcome Nick Smith

1:40 - Looking Back at His 20s

8:15 - Having No Direction Early On

15:30 - How Identity Is Created

23:10 - Recognizing Patterns That No Longer Serve You

31:45 - Introducing the 12 Journey Framework

40:20 - Root Journeys: Awareness, Grief & Acceptance

48:50 - Growth Journeys & Becoming Anti-Fragile

57:15 - Using AI Without Losing Authenticity

Marc Paisant is a certified personal trainer, podcast host, mental health advocate, and creator of the Relatively Normal Podcast. His story is one many people will relate to — not because he pretends to have everything figured out, but because he learned how to keep going through anxiety, depression, ADHD, low confidence, and the constant challenge of balancing physical and mental health.

As a former collegiate athlete, Marc eventually realized that getting physically healthy alone wasn’t enough. Even after losing over 100 pounds, he still had to confront the mental and emotional side of his life. That journey led him to therapy, fitness, mindfulness, and ultimately to creating conversations that help others feel less alone.

Today, through his podcast, training work, and advocacy, Marc speaks openly about therapy, fatherhood, masculinity, mental health, and the importance of asking for help instead of suffering in silence.

In this honest conversation, Marc shares:

• The internal struggles people around him couldn’t see

• Losing over 100 pounds and still feeling empty

• Why focusing only on the scale doesn’t fix mental health

• Approaching fitness from a place of purpose, not self-hate

• The importance of working on mental and physical health together

• Encouraging men to ask for help

If you’re in your 20s dealing with body image, anxiety, low confidence, or the pressure to “just be strong,” this episode will make you feel less alone.

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#MarcPaisant #MentalHealth #FitnessJourney #MenAndMentalHealth #ConversationsWithSekani

Connect with Marc Paisant

Website:https://www.marcpaisant.com/

LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcpaisant/

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Chapters

0:00 - Intro & Welcome Marc Paisant

1:40 - Internal Struggles People Couldn’t See

8:15 - College, Weight Gain & Masking Emotions

15:30 - Losing Over 100 Pounds

23:10 - Still Feeling Empty After the Transformation

31:45 - Realizing Physical Health Isn’t Enough

40:20 - Approaching Fitness with Purpose, Not Punishment

48:50 - Mental Health, Masculinity & Asking for Help

57:15 - Final Advice for Young Men

Dr. Will Tuttle is an international best-selling author, composer, former Zen monk, and a leading voice at the intersection of spirituality, compassion, and conscious living. He is best known for his book *The World Peace Diet*, which has been translated into multiple languages and explores the deep connection between our daily choices, our consciousness, and the state of the world.

From walking across America without money in his 20s to living as a monk in Korea and later teaching around the world, his life has been a continuous exploration of meaning, freedom, and living in alignment with one’s values.

In this profound conversation, Dr. Will shares:

• Why he left home at 21 and walked across the country with no money

• The search for “cosmic consciousness” and true spiritual freedom

• Lessons from months of walking, meditating, and trusting the universe

• How early spiritual experiences shaped his life’s work

• What it really means to live consciously in your 20s

• Insights on purpose, compassion, and daily choices

If you’re in your 20s questioning the conventional path, searching for deeper meaning, or drawn to spirituality and conscious living, this episode offers rare and inspiring perspective.

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#DrWillTuttle #WorldPeaceDiet #SpiritualJourney #ConsciousLiving #ConversationsWithSekani

Connect with Dr Will Tuttle

Website:https://www.worldpeacediet.com/

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Chapters

0:00 - Intro & Welcome Dr. Will Tuttle

1:40 - Growing Up in Concord, Massachusetts

8:15 - Discovering Cosmic Consciousness

15:30 - Leaving Home to Walk Across America

23:10 - Surviving with No Money & Trusting the Universe

31:45 - Arriving at The Farm & Becoming Vegan

40:20 - Life in Meditation Centers

48:50 - Lessons on Purpose & Conscious Living

57:15 - Final Thoughts for People in Their 20s

Cindy Costley is a speaker, trainer, and creator of the Electromagnetic Body Desensitization Technique (EBDT). Her work focuses on helping people understand the deeper patterns behind physical symptoms, emotional reactions, stress, and behavioral cycles — not just managing symptoms, but understanding what the body is actually trying to communicate.

Through her framework, the Six Frequencies of Human Regulation, she explores how trauma, stress, and life experiences shape the way we think, feel, behave, and even physically function.

In this eye-opening conversation, Cindy shares:

• ​ Surviving severe childhood sexual traumas
• ​ Becoming “allergic to the world” at age 15
• ​ How physical symptoms can be the body’s way of processing unexpressed emotions
• ​ Why stress is biological, not just mental
• ​ How unresolved trauma creates protective patterns years later
• ​ Practical insight into listening to the body’s messages

If you’re in your 20s dealing with unexplained symptoms, chronic stress, or the lingering effects of past experiences, this episode offers a powerful new way of understanding yourself.

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#CindyCostley #EBDT #TraumaHealing #BodyWisdom #ConversationsWithSekani #SomaticHealing

Connect with Cindy Costley

Website:https://theunderlyinganswers.com/

LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/cindycostleytheunderlyinganswers/

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Chapters

0:00 - Intro & Welcome Cindy Costley

1:40 - Healthy Upbringing & Hidden Traumas

8:15 - Becoming Allergic to the World at 15

15:30 - Living with Severe Physical Symptoms

23:10 - Realizing Symptoms Were Messages

31:45 - Understanding Patterns vs Symptoms

40:20 - Why Stress Is Biological First

48:50 - How Unresolved Trauma Shows Up Years Later

57:15 - Final Thoughts on Listening to the Body

Morice “Coach Mo” is an executive coach, leadership strategist, and creator of the SWAG Framework. After personally battling imposter syndrome, self-doubt, and burnout following a major career setback, he rebuilt his confidence and turned that experience into a powerful coaching system designed to help high performers lead with clarity under pressure.

Today, he leads a coaching and career development unit at the California Department of Justice, supporting hundreds of leaders while helping people master their inner game and stop second-guessing themselves.

In this practical conversation, Coach Mo shares:

• How sports and leadership shaped him early on

• The real impact of imposter syndrome and self-doubt

• Breaking down the SWAG Framework (Self-awareness, Why Power, Aligned Action, Grit)

• How to recognize when your “swag is off”

• Practical ways to quiet the inner critic

• Leading yourself first before leading others

If you’re in your 20s dealing with self-doubt, pressure to perform, or struggling to make clear decisions under stress, this episode delivers actionable tools you can use immediately.

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#CoachMo #SWAGFramework #ImposterSyndrome #Leadership #ConversationsWithSekani #ExecutiveCoaching

Connect with Morice Mabry

Website:https://moricemabry.com/

LinkedIn:https://linkedin.com/in/moricemabry/

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Chapters

0:00 - Intro & Welcome Coach Mo

1:40 - Growing Up & Learning Leadership Through Sports

8:15 - From HR & Teaching to Executive Coaching

15:30 - Battling Imposter Syndrome & Burnout

23:10 - Introducing the SWAG Framework

31:45 - Self-Awareness, Why Power, Aligned Action & Grit

40:20 - How to Know When Your Swag Is Off

48:50 - Quieting the Inner Critic & Making Clearer Decisions

57:15 - Final Advice on Leading Yourself First