The Aware Show

Would you like to break free from the patterns holding you back? What if you knew that some of those patterns were actually unconscious beliefs that you inherited from multiple generations back? Our guest today is Judy Wilkins-Smith, a highly regarded systemic executive coach, trainer, facilitator, and family patterns expert.  Today she shares her knowledge of neuroscience, epigenetics, and genealogy and  talks about how families can end limiting cycles and reframe challenges into lasting breakthroughs and peak performance.  She clearly defines a method known as Family Constellations. Her new book is “Decoding Your Emotional Blueprint: A Powerful Guide to Transformation Through Disentangling Multigenerational Patterns.” She works with high-performance individuals, including many Fortune 500 executives. Info: judywilkins-smith.com

Do you have an erratic relationship with food? Does your weight go up and down no matter what you try? Today’s guest is Kat James, renowned inside-out transformation expert. She’s had her own experience of sickness and self-sabotage and as she evolved and became healthier, she learned valuable lessons about how the body-mind connection works. She talks about her own transformation and how her approach helps many people with the reversal of diabetes, to lose weight, have remission of skin diseases, and much more. She discusses the advantages of a healthy gut and proper probiotic use. Kat is a holistic beauty expert, celebrity makeup artist, writer, lecturer, and health advocate. She is the author of “The Truth About Beauty” and launched InformedBeauty.com, a science-based resource dedicated to informing and facilitating better beauty and lifestyle choices. Info: InformedBeauty.com

 In these tumultuous times, where can you go to experience peace? Is it even possible? Whether it’s watching the evening news, reading the latest information about the war and pandemic, or listening to stories from around the globe, suffering seems to be a part of life. But where are the tools to manage our emotions of frustration, guilt, and anger? Our guest today, Dr Nancy Wiley, was a highly respected orthodontist who worked very close to Parkland, Florida, and she experienced the tragedy of the school shooting there when she lost patients and grieved with their families. During this time of extreme emotional upheaval, she came to realize there is a timeless energy we can all access. Through her own suffering and pain, Dr Wiley had a spiritual awakening. She accessed an energy that she calls “Divine Trust.”  Based on her carefully researched scientific and spiritual principals, she learned that there is indeed a Divine Source in the Universe – a Source that can help us, guide us, and hold us, even in the darkest of times. This is available to everyone as we experience the next step in human evolution. She shares how it is possible for all of us to know this Divine Energy and walk in Divine Trust. Her new book is “Divine Trust: A Practical Guide to End Your Suffering and Find Your Way Home.” Info: trustthedivine.com.  

Today Lisa continues her discussion with spiritual teacher and best-selling author Guy Findley as they talk about all sorts of relationships and the evolution of the self.  Why do we argue so much with those we love the most? Love doesn’t fight; love heals – so how can we learn to let go and let love bring us into a new relationship with each other? How do we help each other grow?  Guy Finley talks about his latest book, “Relationship Magic.”  Listen as he shares key insights and lessons for building a beautiful, enduring relationship with the one you love…and better relationships with everyone you know. You CAN use your differences to become more loving and kind with one another! You can learn how to create lasting and loving relationships. Guy is also the author of “Letting Go” and his encouraging and accessible message shows he is one of the true bright lights in our world today. His ideas go straight to the heart of our most important personal and social issues – relationships, success, addiction, stress, peace, happiness, freedom – and lead the way to a higher life. He’s also the author of “The Essential Laws of Fearless Living” as well as being the Director of Life of Learning Foundation, the renowned Center for Self-study in Oregon. This is Part 2 of the interview. Info: www.guyfinley.org and  RelationshipMagicBook.com. 

In Part 2 of this interview with scholar, philosopher, and researcher Jean Houston, Ph.D.,  she shares her first meeting with American cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead, one of her early and most impactful mentors. Margaret considered Jean her “adopted daughter” and encouraged her to keep searching, keep understanding, keep putting pieces together to make some sense of it all. Mead was one of the early founders of Earth Day and taught Jean to keep reaching for solutions. Thorough this experience, Jean learned to produce extensive writing about the “new story of humanity” – she wrote books every month about history, culture, and possibilities.  

Jean talks today about how we can progress through community and cooperation and use our creativity to the fullest, by recognizing the good in one another. We can activate our innate genes as beings seeking constant growth and evolve to become higher humans as we visualize the possibilities and create the world we want. This is entelechy – it pushes us toward what humanity could be. Through her mentors and studies, Jean learned to observe and hone her particular awareness in a unique way of seeing people and raising them to their greatness. She worked for the UN and with many cultures throughout the world as well as working with Presidents including President Bill Clinton and President Jimmy Carter.  

Today we are asked to consider, “What does a world that works look like?”  New science, quantum physics, and relational science teach that there is unity and oneness. We can experience the evolution of the human race, activate the genes of the higher human, and witness the possible human. Jean paints an image of what our possible world could look like, by seeing the possibility in other people.  

Jean believes we are in a renaissance period now and although we’ve experienced the pandemic, wars, and scenes of outrage, we’ve also seen the linking of hearts, which is indeed the gestation period of a New Humanity. People want peace worldwide. We can do this by accessing the very depths of the human spirit which is available to all of us by seeing the very best in one another. This is the second of a two-part discussion. Info: JeanHouston.com. 

Why do we argue so much with those we love the most? Love doesn’t fight; love heals – so how can we learn to let go and let love bring us into a new relationship with each other? How do we help each other grow? If you’re looking for some solid advice about how to create lasting and loving relationships, this is the interview for you.  Today Lisa is interviewing renowned spiritual teacher Guy Finley about his latest book, “Relationship Magic.”  Listen as he shares key insights and lessons for building a beautiful, enduring relationship with the one you love…and better relationships with everyone you know. You CAN use your differences to become more loving and kind with one another! Guy is also the author of “Letting Go” and his encouraging and accessible message shows he is one of the true bright lights in our world today. His ideas go straight to the heart of our most important personal and social issues – relationships, success, addiction, stress, peace, happiness, freedom – and lead the way to a higher life. He’s also the author of “The Essential Laws of Fearless Living” as well as being the Director of Life of Learning Foundation, the renowned Center for Self-study in Oregon. This is Part 1 of a two-part interview. Info: www.guyfinley.org and RelationshipMagicBook.com.

The news is filled with stories of wars, pandemics, mass shootings, rights getting overturned, and so much continuous devastation, it could seem that we are living in End Times.  Our guest today, scholar, philosopher, and researcher Jean Houston, Ph.D., delves into the idea of finding possibility, even during these times of great grief. We have been conditioned to respond to the terrible, but it does not have to be this way. As an icon in the Human Potential movement, Jean shares ideas about how the Renaissance, with its advancements in music, art, poetry, and cosmology,  came after great plagues and times of war, much like the world situation today. Could we be in a new Renaissance period now? We are once again in a similar time of radical growth, and we have the power within us to see new possibilities and reach mythical potential in our human evolution.  

Jean shares stories of her travels and talks about her friendship with scholar Joseph Campbell and how they would have “beautiful fights” which were friendly arguments and deep discussions about mythology and the fate of humanity. Campbell wrote extensively about the “Hero’s Journey,” while Jean considered the “Heroine’s Journey.” Part of the problem is that 50% of the human race is not being recognized for women’s immense creativity and power. Women’s ways are missing. With an emphasis on compassion, cooperation, community, and process rather than product and competition, humane creativity must be celebrated by acknowledging the achievements of women. 

She also talks about her fateful meeting of evolutionary philosopher and Jesuit priest Pierre Teilhard de Chardin who became one of her mentors when she was much younger. At an early age, they would have profound discussions of time, history, and transformation, as she gained an alternate education of possibilities through their talks.  This is Part 1 of a two-part interview. Info: JeanHouston.com

How could someone find peace after experiencing the loss of a child, the loss of a 40-year relationship, the loss of a career, the loss of their dream home, and more? Our guest today, best-selling author Iyanla Vanzant, shows that it IS possible. Today she shares her incredible story of loss, pain, and starting over. Her new book “Peace From the Broken Pieces: How to Get Through What You’re Going Through” was written from her own painful experiences. Listen in as she helps us understand that once we drop the drama and the story, we are able to choose how to move powerfully toward peace. Iyanla is an empowerment specialist, Spiritual Life Counselor, and ordained minister. She is the founder and president of the Inner Visions Institute for Spiritual Development and regularly conducts personal growth classes and workshops for men and women worldwide. She has built the foundation for transformation after overcoming numerous hardships, which she considers learning experiences. She proves that it IS possible to thrive and shares her empowering lessons to the masses. Info: Innervisionsworldwide.com and Iyanla.com. 

Do you believe in reincarnation? Would you believe that many of today’s luminaries including Marianne Williamson and Oprah Winfrey may be reincarnated figures from the days of the American Revolution? Today’s guest is Walter Semkiw, M.D., who embarked on reincarnation research in 1995. He is the author of “Return of the Revolutionaries: The Case for Reincarnation and Soul Groups Reunited.” In this book, a cohort reincarnated from the time of the American Revolution is identified and he believes he may have been John Adams.  The challenge in the research is to prove reincarnation using scientific methods, such as DNA analysis, which may show that certain portions of DNA sequencing are unique to an incarnating soul. Reincarnation cases demonstrate that facial features remain consistent from one lifetime to another. This observation suggests that the soul provides an energy template that the body forms around. Just as an orthopedic doctor utilizes a bone stimulator to shape bone, it appears that the soul projects an energy template that shapes the body and in particular, facial features. This template may also program certain portions of our DNA, according to Dr. Semkiw. He is also the author of “Born Again.”   In this book, independently researched cases with evidence of reincarnation are compiled with a focus on the work of Ian Stevenson, MD, of the University of Virginia.  Cases derived through world famous trance medium Kevin Ryerson, who has been featured in Shirley MacLaine’s books, are also presented. Dr Walter Semkiw passed away very recently, and we run this interview in his memory. Info: ReincarnationResearch.com.