Living from Inside Out

Every person's journey in the world is unique, and sharing that extraordinary story can inspire, comfort, or generate new thoughts in others. In the podcasting platform, one of the best ways to open up experiences and share new wisdom is by having guests. In this episode, Rebecca Victor dives deep into why she invites guests to the show. Throughout that exploration, she also shares her personal journey of seeking the answers from within.

To wrap up this 3-part series, Rebecca Victor discusses trust and integrity, the last two of the six guiding principles of the inward journey. As you move along your personal inward journey, you will start to learn how to trust the voice within you. It is a voice that knows what’s good for you, a presence that looks after your best interests. It’s like riding a plane and you trust the pilot will take you to your destination because you know the pilot personally – because the pilot is you. As you listen to this episode, you will learn how to achieve the willingness to trust and live in integrity with what it is that you are learning and discovering for yourself.

With everyone's schedule these days always full to the brim and sometimes almost no time for hobbies, going to a quiet place and turning within always falls to the bottom of the to-do list. But unbeknownst to all, amazing things can come up by spending time with yourself and understanding your inner energies. Rebecca Victor delves into the rewards of this practice, from having the proper discernment to react to all kinds of messages, the ability to be compassionate at every level, to achieving awareness with the present. She also shares the most advisable ways to approach this side of life where silence reigns, from doing different kinds of meditation to keeping a daily journal.

Each one of us has four discernment faculties: intellect, heart, emotions, and intuition. Each of these has a role to play in our attitude of receiving all kinds of messages and external factors, as well as how we react and digest them. Because these faculties are truly powerful, they can lead us to the wrong path if we do not have the reins to control them. Rebecca Victor discusses the right way to check our inner energies, body language, facial expressions, gut feelings, and overall demeanor. She emphasizes how we should take time to understand how each discernment faculty works for us, which one we mostly gravitate to, and how we should be the one in control in writing the story of our lives.

Meditation is beautiful in its simplicity. Anyone can do it and it doesn’t require much in terms of cost or equipment. Meditation guide and professional voice talent, Barbara Faison teaches the joys of this ancient practice to beginners and long-time practitioners alike through her online course, Just Breathe. She is also the author of the book, Why Struggle?: Life is Too Short to Wear Tight Shoes. In this conversation with Rebecca Victor, Barbara shares her personal journey that demonstrates the power of turning inward so that one can live outward in a passionate way. She also shares some of the simple practices that she enjoys doing now that you can start practicing from the comforts of your home.

Without knowing your purpose, life seems empty. There is always that lingering feeling that something is missing. For Daria Dillard Stone, that feeling of being lost led to a suicide attempt when she tried to search within her and found nothing. On today’s podcast, Daria joins Rebecca Victor to in an intimate conversation about her search for her life’s purpose. From a rocky divorce to her failed suicide attempt, Daria discloses how her search finally ended when she found God and learned to accept herself. Are you struggling to discover your purpose? Find enlightenment and inspiration in this episode.

The desire to connect with people is certainly an admirable thing, but the one important thing that we often forget is realizing what we really want to do. The art of understanding yourself does not come that easy. It requires an in-depth exploration of your inner self. Rebecca Victor talks with Mary D. Mohn, LMT to discover how she made her own inward journey that led to discovering what she really wanted to do. She explains how a Mathematics major, who was unable to find her purpose in accounting, took the leap and became a licensed massage therapist instead. Mary discusses how finding her life’s purpose impacted her mission to nurture others and the way she teaches her kids to do the same thing through walking and getting into labyrinths.

As parents, we are learning as much as our children are. What can we do to feel more confident when it comes to our parenting duties, helping them feel empowered and live successfully in today's world, all while we are doing the same? Sharing personal examples, Rebecca Victor talks about honoring the uniqueness of each family and how to trust ourselves as parents, even while we grow alongside our children. She explains how going on an inward journey plays a huge role in this personal pursuit, allowing us parents to understand ourselves better each day as we give a huge chunk of our energy to understanding our kids.

On today’s show, Rebecca Victor invites a special guest to talk about how we should treat other people like they’re four years old. It might seem like a ridiculous perspective, but John “J” Stanton, co-founder of Studio Volant, doesn’t see it that way. He shares how it is important to treat people with kindness and respect, just like a 4-year-old child—loving unconditionally and compassionately, and one that sees no prejudice in others. Bringing that to his professional life, John takes us throughout his career journey and the lessons that allowed him to find success. He also talks about the importance of choosing happiness and, when it becomes difficult to do so, how we can take care of ourselves, turning within, and nurturing the parts of us that needed it.

The moment we start to look for outward validation is when we need to look inward the most. The world is already crazy, chaotic, and unpredictable as it is. Why let it dictate who you are and what you want to be? Break free from that by turning inward. But how do we do it? In this episode, Rebecca Victor sits down with Laura Rupsis of Primal Health Coach Institute, who will share with us her journey of how she’s turned inward for guidance and understanding so that she can live a life that has greater meaning, value, and joy for her. She talks about the importance of taking care of your overall health, her passion for ancestral health and wellness, and pursuing what it is that speaks most to you. Through Laura’s experience, you can get the idea of what it means to look within and then turn outward and live it. Follow along to this episode to learn more.