How do you figure out what’s actually true when everyone seems to have an agenda? And how do you stay grounded when your job requires you to live inside the news cycle?

Brad Smith joins me for a wide-ranging conversation about life in media, bias, truth, polarization, self-trust, and learning to think for yourself.

Brad’s career has taken some wild turns—from professional football to becoming the first Bachelor Canada, hosting shows for Food Network and morning television, and now hosting No BS with Brad Smith.

We talk about how dramatically our definition of “cool” has changed since the ’90s, what consuming current events all day does to your mind, how difficult it can be to determine what’s actually true, and what happens when complicated issues get reduced to clean stories about good guys and bad guys.

Brad also opens up about learning to become comfortable enough with himself to speak openly without allowing other people’s approval—or disapproval—to determine how he feels about himself.

And ultimately, we land on a question I think matters enormously right now:

How do we learn to talk to each other again?

Not to convince. Not to win. But to actually understand the human being sitting across from us.

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Want to go deeper into this work?

Authority: Reclaimed is my 12-week live coaching + educational immersion for strengthening your intuition, self-trust, and inner authority. We begin September 14.

Learn more + apply: https://www.carlynbryan.com/authority-reclaimed

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In Part 2 of my conversation with Tara Schulenberg, we move into more speculative territory.

We discuss Tara's relationship with Jesus, her experiences navigating darkness, the idea of being "saved," and why she believes staying connected to something greater than yourself matters. From there, the conversation expands into aliens, disclosure, the Age of Aquarius, demons, entities, collective shifts, and what may be unfolding in the years ahead.

While we explore some big ideas, we ultimately return to a simple question:

What can you actually control?

For both of us, the answer comes back to personal responsibility, integrity, inner strength, and learning to trust your own intuition.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Intro
01:05 Jesus, Darkness & Being Saved
07:51 Jesus Resurgence
09:17 Aliens, Revelation & The Age of Aquarius
13:54 Demons, Entities & Dark Energy
18:52 What Happens Next?
20:31 Radical Responsibility & Inner Strength
23:13 Connect with Tara

CONNECT WITH TARAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tara.schulenberg/Substack: https://taraschulenberg.substack.com/CONNECT WITH MEInsta: https://www.instagram.com/carlynbryan/Website: https://www.carlynbryan.com/

In Part One of my conversation with Tara Schulenberg, we explore what happened when her intuitive sight began to open and how her understanding of spirituality evolved over time.

Tara shares the relationship that became a catalyst for awakening, the psychic reading that altered her perspective, her experiences with Kundalini Yoga, intuitive development, energetic encounters, spiritual discernment, and the lessons she learned while navigating both darkness and light.

We also discuss perception, mindset, personal responsibility, free will, destiny, astrology, and why many spiritual journeys eventually become far less about extraordinary experiences and far more about learning to understand the mind.

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CONNECT WITH TARA:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tara.schulenberg/

Substack: https://taraschulenberg.substack.com/

CONNECT WITH ME:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/carlynbryan/

Website: https://www.carlynbryan.com/

Part Two of this conversation will be released next week.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 - Introduction

01:43 - The Relationship That Changed It All

08:39 - Enter The Psychic

11:40 - Learning to Listen to Intuition1

3:09 - What Is Kundalini Yoga?

20:35 - Tara's Sight Began to Open

25:20 - Dark Energies & Spiritual Protection

27:43 - Tara's First Vision & How Sight Works

32:43 - The Spiritual Crisis of 2020

37:43 - When Life Doesn't Match the Vision

41:40 - Empowerment Through Perception

46:50 - How Humanity Can Shift

50:46 - Should You Open Your Third Eye?

54:38 - Practical Spirituality

56:56 - Freedom, Self-Acceptance & The Body

58:51 - Subconscious Work & Spiritual Tools

1:01:29 - Pathway Forward, Free Will & Destiny

Sage shares her journey from chronic Lyme disease, psychiatric hospitals, and deep emotional suffering into the world of Ayahuasca, the Shipibo lineage, and devoting her life to the medicine path. She has been walking the path for nearly a decade now and has a trove of wisdom to share.

In this conversation, we explore:

• what Ayahuasca actually feels like

• chronic Lyme, and spiritual awakening

• the importance of integrity in plant medicine work

• the Shipibo lineage and apprenticeship path

• fear, darkness, healing, and transformation

I also share my own terrifying Ayahuasca experience and the profound respect it gave me for the medicine, ceremony space, and the people facilitating this work.

This episode is grounded, nuanced, and deeply human.

CONNECT WITH SAGE:

Instagram:
https://instagram.com/risewith.sage

Website:
https://iluminasoul.com

Portugal Retreat — September 2026:
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CONNECT WITH ME:

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

Website: https://www.carlynbryan.com/

Former actor Andrew McFarlane joins me for a deep conversation on awakening, ego death, consciousness, meditation, psychedelics, the illusion of success, and what it actually means to reconnect with yourself beyond conditioning and performance.

We explore existential questioning, kundalini awakening, belief versus knowing, karma, presence, curiosity, and why true fulfillment cannot be found through external success alone.

This episode became a philosophical exploration into identity, suffering, meaning, and learning how to live with greater authenticity, awareness, and peace.

Connect with Andrew:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theandrewmcfarlane/

Connect with me:

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

Website: https://www.carlynbryan.com/

In this episode, Carlyn sits down with intuitive guide and Human Design teacher Katie Calder to explore her awakening journey.
Katie shares how she went from a high-achieving, corporate path into a profound shift in perception; it's one that began with a powerful moment where her sense of reality seemed to crack open.
Together, they explore the intensity of awakening, the challenge of integrating expanded awareness into everyday life, and the importance of boundaries, physical health, and self-trust along the way.

This conversation explores:

• spiritual awakening and perception shifts

• the “veil cracking” moment

• mold illness and physical symptoms during awakening

• energetic sensitivity and boundaries

• Human Design and understanding your wiring

• the current shift from Aquarian Age to Piscean Age + The Human Design mutation occurring in 2027

• the difference between expansion and integration

• learning to feel safe in the body again

Find Katie:

Instagram: @katiecalder_

Website: katiecalder.com

You’ve changed… but your life hasn’t. In this episode, I share what it actually feels like to move through the phase after an awakening. You can see your patterns, your purpose, and your path clearly… but you’re still not fully living it.

We explore the gap between knowing and doing, the role of fear and self-sabotage, and what it really takes to start living in alignment with who you are.

If you’ve ever felt like you know exactly what you’re meant to do but you’re just not doing it, this episode is for you.

For years I thought something was wrong with me. My emotions were all over the place. I felt like I was losing my mind. Until one day, things took a drastic shift and I realized I was having an awakening.

In this first episode, I share my personal awakening story. From feeling utterly empty and overwhelmed to discovering a deeper sense of clarity and understanding about life.

If you’ve ever felt like something was off or like you don’t quite fit into the world as it’s presented, this may resonate.

This is not about having all the answers. It’s about thinking for yourself and opening up to what becomes possible when you do.

Books & Resources Mentioned:

• The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
• A New Earth - Eckhart Tolle
• The Celestine Prophecy - James Redfield
• Gaia TV
• Tyler Henry, The Hollywood Medium