In this episode of I Awaken, we sit down with psychotherapist, author and spiritual seeker Phyllis Leavitt to unpack where psychology and spirituality actually meet in real life, not just in theory. Phyllis breaks down how early trauma, family patterns and inner child wounds become the raw material our soul uses to evolve, and how divine guidance can walk alongside clinical healing without bypassing the hard emotional work. She shares how her own mystical experiences reframed darkness as fuel for consciousness, why difficult relationships function as teachers, and how unresolved wounds can quietly shape our ideas of God, religion and power. We also dive into her latest book “America in Therapy: A New Approach to Hope and Healing for a Nation in Crisis”, exploring what it would look like if an entire country went into therapy and used psychological principles to address collective trauma, polarization and authoritarian patterns. If you have ever felt that talk therapy alone is not enough, or that spirituality without grounding feels like an escape, this conversation gives you a clear, honest map for integrating both.
Phyllis Leavitt is a seasoned psychotherapist, author and spiritual explorer who has spent decades helping people heal from trauma, abuse and dysfunctional family systems. Alongside her clinical work, she has received profound spiritual guidance that shaped her understanding of soul purpose, past lives, chakras and the deeper architecture of consciousness. She is the author of “A Light in the Darkness,” “Into the Fire,” and “America in Therapy: A New Approach to Hope and Healing for a Nation in Crisis.” Phyllis is committed to bridging psychological healing with spiritual insight so individuals, families and nations can move from reactivity to responsibility and from wounding to conscious evolution.
Psychological and spiritual
Phyllis explains that real transformation comes from doing trauma work and inner child healing while also allowing divine presence, soul guidance and spiritual insight to illuminate what needs to shift.
Light exposes the darkness we need to work with
Spiritual experiences did not “fix” her pain instantly. Instead, they lit up buried wounds and survival patterns, showing that the human condition itself is the material we came here to transform.
Inner child work reveals the soul’s curriculum
The patterns formed in childhood . including shame, silence, over-responsibility or self-abandonment . mirror the lessons the soul has been working on across many lifetimes and wants to resolve now.
Family and partners are soul-level teachers
Phyllis views family, marriage and even painful relationships as part of a “soul family” that mirrors where we need stronger boundaries, a clearer voice, more love or more courage to live our truth.
Spiritual bypassing is a real risk
When we avoid grief, anger or trauma by jumping straight to “higher consciousness,” we often carry our unhealed wounds into spiritual beliefs, religion and communities without realizing it.
America itself needs therapy
In “America in Therapy,” Phyllis applies basic therapeutic principles . owning harm, repairing trust, regulating nervous systems, listening across difference . to a whole nation, arguing that unhealed trauma is driving policy, polarization and spiritual distortion.
The endgame is embodying divine love in real life
Through the lens of chakras and soul triangles, she believes every person and the human collective are ultimately here to manifest divine love through our bodies, choices, families and systems, not just in theory or ritual.
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Listeners can connect with Phyllis Leavitt here
Website : https://www.phyllisleavitt.com/
Email : Reach out directly at: [email protected]
America in Therapy: A New Approach to Hope and Healing for a Nation in Crisis
Available via major online booksellers including Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million.
Social Media and Writing .
Find Phyllis on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube where she shares articles, perspectives on psychology and spirituality, and updates on her work.
Phyllis also offers a newsletter and free pdf resources through her website for readers who want to go deeper into the intersection of trauma healing, soul evolution and collective transformation.
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