Soul Sparks

In this transformative episode of Soul Sparks, host Saima sits down with world explorer, mystic guide, and bestselling author Marko Petrovic to explore what it means to walk a true soul path. Marko shares how pilgrimages to sacred sites like the Mexican desert reshaped his identity and purpose, blending ancient wisdom with modern seekers’ longings. Together, they unpack the power of earth, water, fire, and air in daily rituals, the lost art of initiation in modern life, and what it really means to craft a legacy beyond material success. Whether you're standing at a crossroads or craving deeper meaning, this conversation invites you inward to reconnect with the unseen forces guiding you.

About the Guest:
Marko Petrovic is a world explorer, mystic guide, and two-time bestselling author of Soul Path and Embrace of the Elements. Through his Mara Project, Marko leads soul-stirring pilgrimages to sacred sites worldwide, weaving ancient rituals with modern transformation. His work is a map for those seeking not just to travel the world, but to chart the inner terrain of the soul.

Key Takeaways:

Pilgrimage transforms not by changing who we are but by uncovering hidden layers of self.

Simple rituals—like blessing a glass of water—can reconnect us to elemental wisdom.

Fire, once central to human gathering, is the element most disconnected in modern life.

True legacy is less about material inheritance and more about cultivating the “inner kingdom.”

Modern culture lacks rites of passage; reclaiming ritual can mark life’s pivotal transitions.

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Follow him on Instagram @meetmarko for upcoming pilgrimages, writings, and elemental wisdom.

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In this powerful episode of Soul Sparks, host Saima sits down with bestselling author, TEDx speaker, and consultant Marcy Axelrod to explore what it truly means to show up in life. Marcy breaks down the three levels of showing up—barely there, just showing up, and truly showing up—and explains how our roles as individuals, situation members, and community contributors shape our ability to engage authentically. This conversation challenges listeners to reflect on how societal conditioning pulls us away from deeper presence, connection, and care, offering a new lens on living fully and meaningfully.

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Marcy Axelrod is the award-winning author of How We Choose to Show Up, a TEDx speaker, TV contributor, and Fortune 500 consultant. Her groundbreaking work merges neuroscience, psychology, and behavioral economics, offering a transformative model of human engagement endorsed by Mel Robbins and celebrated by Forbes.

Key Takeaways:

Showing up happens on three levels: barely there, just showing up, and truly showing up.

We each play three roles: self, situation member, and contributor to the larger whole.

Authentic engagement is not about doing more, but being more present and aligned with nature’s design.

Society often pulls us away from depth; reclaiming presence is an act of care and contribution.

Our impact extends beyond us, influencing people we may never meet.

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Website: https://choosetoshowup.com/

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In this heartfelt episode of Soul Sparks, host Saima welcomes Kathleen Donnelly Israel, author of Wisdom on the Camino. Kathleen shares her transformative journey walking Spain’s famed Camino de Santiago after caregiving for her husband with Parkinson’s for 18 years. She opens up about the healing power of forgiveness, her insights from spiritual teachings like Ho'oponopono, and the unexpected lessons she learned on the road. Kathleen reflects on how the Camino became a metaphor for releasing burdens, building compassion, and embracing unconditional love. Whether you're seeking personal healing or inspiration for your own path, this conversation offers grounded, relatable wisdom.

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Kathleen Donnelly Israel is the author of Wisdom on the Camino: A Spiritual Journey Sharing Forgiveness and Possibilities to Inspire the Rest of Your Life. After years as a caregiver, she embarked solo on the Camino de Santiago, weaving spiritual practices, healing tools, and life reflections into her journey. Today, she shares her story to inspire others to embrace forgiveness, possibility, and love.

Key Takeaways:

How walking the Camino became a path to healing after loss

Why forgiveness isn’t just freeing others, but liberating ourselves

Practical insights on Ho'oponopono and unconditional love

The power of small moments and kindness from strangers

How reframing worry into hope shifts energy and outcomes

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Get Wisdom on the Camino on Amazon
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In this episode of Soul Sparks, host Saima sits down with Douglas Robbins—author, podcaster, and seeker of human truth. From a pivotal high school poem to his latest books, Douglas shares how storytelling became his gateway to healing, self-expression, and spiritual connection. Together, they explore why stories hold the power to transform trauma into wisdom, the link between emotional healing and expanded awareness, and why mental health is the foundation for authentic living. Douglas opens up about the characters and narratives that mirror his personal journey, revealing how pain, compassion, and creativity intertwine. This conversation is a call to embrace your own voice and write the stories you most need to read.

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Douglas Robbins is a multi-genre author and host of The Douglas Robbins Show. Through fiction, podcasting, and soulful inquiry, Douglas challenges listeners and readers to embrace their inner storyteller as a path to healing and wholeness. His works, including Baseball Dreams and Bikers and The Cloak Deception, invite reflection on identity, purpose, and transformation.

Key Takeaways:

Storytelling helps uncover and heal emotional wounds.

Emotional healing broadens spiritual awareness and inner peace.

Mental health influences how we treat ourselves, others, and the world.

Pain, when processed, becomes a bridge to insight and compassion.

We’re all storytellers—our healing begins when we share our truth.

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Website: douglasrobbinsauthor.com
Podcast: The Douglas Robbins Show
 

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In this soul-stirring episode of Soul Sparks, host Saima welcomes actor-turned-author Max Shippee to dive deep into the power of story. From growing up in rural Maine to the stages of Hollywood and the soul of Bali, Max brings a storyteller’s lens to spiritual transformation. Together, they explore how fictional tales—like Max’s fantasy series Moonshine: Path of the Raven—can illuminate deeper truths, challenge inherited beliefs, and awaken the author within each of us. Max opens up about his spiritual influences, the war of inner resistance, parenthood as a crucible for growth, and how fantasy narratives can echo timeless human struggles.

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Max Shippee is a father, actor, gym owner, and now fantasy author of Moonshine: Path of the Raven. With a rich background in performance and storytelling, Max’s spiritual and creative journey has taken him across continents and into the depths of myth, masculinity, and meaning. His debut novel invites readers to explore universal magic, emotional truth, and the sacred dance of story and self.

Key Takeaways:

Stories shape our identity more than we realize—they can trap or liberate us.

Resistance is often the compass pointing to where growth lives.

Fictional tales, when rooted in truth, can be profound spiritual teachers.

We must question which stories we inherit and which we choose to embody.

The act of storytelling can heal, transform, and help us reclaim authorship of our lives.

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Follow Max and his work through his website: https://www.instagram.com/makingmax/
Stay tuned for Moonshine: Path of the Raven and future book releases.

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In this soul-soothing episode of Soul Sparks, host Saima welcomes Rich Lewis, author of Sitting with God, for a deeply reflective conversation on the power of centering prayer. Rich shares how sitting in silence with the Divine has transformed his life—helping him release limiting beliefs, grow in confidence, and cultivate peace. The discussion explores how complementary practices like visualization, gratitude, affirmations, and journaling weave together to deepen self-awareness and spiritual connection. Rich invites listeners to commit to a simple, 5-minute daily practice that can profoundly shift their inner and outer worlds. This episode is a beautiful reminder that the path to our true self starts with simply showing up.

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Rich Lewis is a coach, speaker, and the author of Sitting with God: A Journey to Your True Self Through Centering Prayer. With nearly a decade of practice, Rich teaches how silent prayer and inner stillness can help break through fear and foster spiritual and personal growth. His work integrates ancient contemplative wisdom with modern mindset tools to help others reclaim their calm, clarity, and confidence.

Key Takeaways:

Centering prayer is both a meditative practice and a spiritual connection to the Divine.

Rich uses visualization and affirmations before his silent sit to set intention and focus.

Gratitude and journaling aren’t just practices—they're lenses for transformation.

Regular silence doesn’t take time away—it gives time back through focus and clarity.

You can start breaking limiting beliefs with just 5 minutes of silence a day.

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Website: https://silenceteaches.com
Book: Sitting with God

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In this soul-nourishing episode of Soul Sparks, host Pragya sits down with Tashia Martin—licensed social worker, spiritual guide, and author of New Leaf—to explore the five elements of healing: Earth, Water, Air, Fire, and Ether. Tashia shares deeply personal experiences of grief, spiritual awakenings, and how she turned to nature’s wisdom to navigate loss, burnout, and transformation. Together, they break down how simple rituals using water, breath, and intention can bring us back to presence and power. If you're seeking ways to reclaim your peace, align with your purpose, and heal spiritually without abandoning daily responsibilities, this episode offers grounded wisdom and actionable tools.

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Tashia Martin is a licensed social worker, author of New Leaf, and spiritual guide with over 20 years of experience supporting people through life’s biggest transitions. Her work bridges modern psychology with ancestral wisdom, offering rituals and frameworks to help others navigate grief, burnout, and personal rebirth.

Key Takeaways :

The Five Elements as a Healing Compass: Earth (grounding), Water (emotional release), Air (thoughts and beliefs), Fire (action), and Ether (spiritual connection) offer a path to navigate grief, burnout, and life transitions.

Water as Medicine: From intentional handwashing to spiritual showers, water became Tasha’s most supportive element—helping her release trauma, calm her nervous system, and spiritually realign.

Modern Mysticism in Daily Life: Sacred rituals don’t require ceremony—they can be as simple as blessing your water, lighting a candle with intention, or speaking affirmations into your morning routine.

Grief and Ether: Ether symbolizes more than spirit—it’s the space of connection to ancestors, the unseen support that continues even after death. Tasha uses ancestral veneration as a tool to stay spiritually grounded.

Ritual Without Obligation: Healing doesn’t follow a schedule. Sacred practices should feel supportive, not like another task on your to-do list.

Leadership and Vulnerability: Tashia shares how she led with transparency during deep grief, showing that it’s possible to be responsible and still honor your emotional truth.

Sacred Living Is Everyday Living: It’s not about drastic change, but conscious choices in each moment—listening to your body, resting, and reconnecting with what our ancestors already knew.

Connect with Tashia Martin:

Linktree: restoring legacy

Email: [email protected]

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

LinkedIn: Tashia Martin

Book: New Leaf – available on Amazon

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In this heart-opening episode of Soul Sparks, host Saima welcomes back the luminous Sheila K. Collins—award-winning author, grief advocate, and creator of The Art of Grieving. Together, they explore how grief is not just endured but expressed, healed, and transformed through creativity. Sheila shares her deeply personal journey of losing two adult children and how she discovered healing through storytelling, dance, ritual, and art-making. Listeners are invited to reframe grief as a sacred process—one where sorrow becomes song, pain becomes poetry, and mourning becomes meaning.

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Sheila K. Collins is an acclaimed author, social worker, and performer who has transformed personal tragedy into a universal message of hope. After losing both a son to AIDS and a daughter to breast cancer, she turned to the expressive arts to process her grief. Through her work in InterPlay and her bestselling book The Art of Grieving: How Art and Art Making Help Us Grieve and Live Our Best Lives, she empowers others to find healing through creative rituals, storytelling, and movement.

Key Takeaways:

Grief is not linear—it’s an emotional, spiritual, and artistic journey.

Storytelling, dance, and even crafting can become powerful tools for processing loss.

You don’t need to be an artist—creative expression is a birthright and a healing force.

Grief should not be bypassed; it must be felt, expressed, and honored.

Communities can create supportive rituals—offline and online—to hold space for grief.

Connect with Sheila K. Collins:

Book:The Art of Grieving – Available wherever books are sold

Website:www.sheilakcollins.com

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In this deeply moving and mystical episode of Soul Sparks, host Saima welcomes internationally acclaimed author, writing coach, and speaker Sarah Bullen, who takes us beyond the veil with her extraordinary story of survival, soul-travel, and sacred return. After a three-week coma, Sarah emerged with vivid recollections of a near-death experience that spanned realms, reunions, and a radiant message from beyond.

Sarah opens up about the soul's journey through otherworldly planes, saying goodbye to her husband in the spirit realm, and how this experience—and a later cancer diagnosis—redefined her understanding of joy, purpose, and spiritual practice. This episode is a light-filled call for mystics, seekers, and anyone who's ever brushed up against the edge of life.

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Sarah Bullen is a bestselling author of Love & Above and The Other Side, founder of The Writing Room, and an international writing coach. A former journalist turned mystic after her profound near-death experience, Sarah now guides others to share their stories and awaken their souls through writing and ritual.

Key Takeaways:

A near-death experience can dissolve identity and return us to pure soul form.

True messages from beyond are often simple: “Have more fun” was Sarah’s guiding mantra.

Death is not the end, but a threshold to deeper knowing, connection, and love.

Joy isn’t frivolous—it’s sacred. And it’s a choice we can return to again and again.

Spiritual practices rooted in prayer, ancestral wisdom, and embodied presence can help anchor the mystical in everyday life.

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Explore her books Love and Above and The Other Side, her writing workshops, and retreats at www.thewritingroom.co.za

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In this episode of Soul Sparks, host Saima sits down with the radiant Queen Michele—spiritual author, educator, and founder of FULA American—to unpack the true meaning of holistic well-being. Based on her transformative book The Road to Well-Being, Queen Michele dives deep into six key aspects of wellness: spiritual, emotional, mental, physical, social, and financial. Drawing from her own spiritual awakening in Mexico, Queen Michele offers powerful wisdom, practical distinctions between healthy and unhealthy patterns, and a compassionate call to self-inquiry. Whether you're navigating burnout, seeking peace, or simply want to elevate your vibration, this episode is a beautiful invitation to assess and align your life—one soulful step at a time.

About the Guest:
Queen Michele is a retired educator turned spiritual guide and author of The Road to Well-Being. Her work centers on awakening consciousness through embodiment, mindfulness, and vibrational alignment. With a rich journey that includes teaching, writing, and living abroad in Mexico, she brings grounded clarity and luminous insight to those seeking spiritual transformation and everyday peace.

Key Takeaways:

Well-being is multidimensional, touching every part of life: spiritual, emotional, mental, physical, social, and financial.

Each aspect has telltale signs of being healthy or unhealthy—and awareness is the first step toward change.

Emotional stability is the gateway to mental clarity and a higher vibrational life.

Physical health starts with honoring your body’s gateways—what you see, hear, eat, and feel.

Awakening begins when we slow down enough to go within and tune into who we really are.

True wellness isn’t a quick fix—it’s a sacred practice of remembering our wholeness.

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Book: The Road to Well-Being (E-book) – Amazon

Website: www.fulaamerican.org – Click on “Store” for her book and more resources

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