A heartfelt raw reflection through a difficult time.

Fresh from a 7-day silent meditation retreat, I’m sharing the insights that cracked my heart open. These aren’t just lessons—they’re invitations. To soften your grip, attune to the quiet, and return to what’s always been within.What’s one insight that stayed with you? Or—if you’ve ever longed to retreat from the world—what would you hope to hear in the silence?Three Jewels NYC: https://www.threejewels.org/

Creative Freedom & the Courage to Let Go

What does it really mean to be free? In this tender, truth-filled episode, I sit down with meditation teacher and freedom coach George Poulos to explore what I’ve come to call his shedding season — a time when the heart knows what must be released before the mind can catch up.

We talk about:

• the quiet grief that follows letting go

• creative freedom and how it gets blocked by ancestral wounds

• shapeshifting what romantic love can look like

• numbing patterns that keep us safe

• staying open to divine connection, even after heartbreak

• the moment his inner child finally spoke

• and why the spiritual path often feels like emotional minimalism
  

Plus — stay ‘til the end for a surprise you won’t want to miss.

Thank you for listening.

Stay soft.

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