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What is an empath? If you've ever felt overwhelmed by other people's emotions or drained after social interactions, you might be an empath. This episode is your complete guide to understanding empath signs and protecting your sensitive energy.

Join Ananta Ripa Ajmera in conversation with George Lizos, author of Protect Your Light, as he shares powerful techniques for empath health and energetic well-being.

What you'll learn about empath meaning and protection:

• What does empath mean and how to recognize empath signs in daily life
• Step-by-step cord cutting ritual and cord cutting ceremonies to release toxic attachments
• How does cord cutting affect the other person - understanding the energetic impact
• Spiritual protection prayer and techniques for daily use
• Energy healing techniques using earth, water, fire, air, and ether

Practical spiritual cleansing rituals covered:

• Spiritual cleansing bath practices for deep energy clearing
• Candle cleansing techniques you can use tonight
• Negative energy clearing and negative energy protection methods
• How to protect yourself from energy vampires in person and online

For empaths navigating relationships:

• Empath meditation practices for maintaining boundaries
• Empath and intuitive development - strengthening your psychic abilities
• Understanding empath fatigue and how to recover
• The empath and narcissist dynamic and how to protect yourself
• Spiritual protection from evil entities and dark attachments

Whether you're just discovering what an empath is or you're an experienced intuition empath dealing with empath fatigue, George shares practical, earth-based protection tools you can use immediately.

Perfect for anyone searching for empath books, developing empath training skills, or seeking compassionate empath tools for navigating energetic boundaries.

Get George's book and free workshop at https://georgelizos.com/protectyourlight.

Resources:

Transform Your Life: Book a Free Discovery Call Explore working together: calendly.com/anantaripa/discovery-call

Begin with Wisdom: The Way of the Goddess Book
“I very highly recommend it... I think anyone can benefit from its wisdom." Dr. Deepak Chopra: a.co/crHf7Wm

Get Grounded: Free Living Liberated Newsletter
Inspiration to stay steady and radiant in your purpose: theancientway.kit.com

Know Yourself: Free Chakra Healing Guide
Discover where your energy flows and where it’s blocked with actionable insight: chakrahealingguide.com

Heal Your Gut: Free Digestion Healing Guide
theancientway.kit.com/digestive-healing

Give from a Full Cup: Circle of Life Community
Grow with fellow givers: theancientway.co/community

Disclaimer: Resources are for educational and purposes only and are not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Please consult your healthcare provider for medical concerns.

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What is manifesting and how does it work for empaths? Discover manifesting techniques, the law of attraction, and how empaths can use their intuition to manifest without stress or burnout.

In this episode, I'm joined by Emma Mumford, the UK's leading law of attraction expert and author of Hurt Healing Healed. We dive deep into what empaths are, and why highly sensitive people need a different approach to manifesting.

Emma shares powerful manifesting techniques that honor empaths and intuition, revealing why traditional manifestation advice often leaves empaths feeling overwhelmed. Learn how the power of manifesting comes not from control, but from surrender and nervous system regulation.

In this conversation, you'll discover:

• How to manifesting something using law of attraction and manifesting aligned with your true self
• Manifesting affirmations and manifesting examples that feel authentic for empaths
• The deep connection between empaths and intuition in the manifestation process
• Why self care for empaths is essential during your manifesting journey
• Manifesting techniques for letting go and surrendering to receive abundance
• How to distinguish intuition from trauma responses
• The importance of therapy for empaths and understanding empaths and mental health
• Practical manifesting now strategies including vision board for manifesting tips

Emma explains 7 energetic laws of the universe, the law of polarity, and shares manifesting quotes and wisdom from her journey of manifesting everything on her vision board - only to discover the missing piece was inner healing.

If you've ever felt stressed by manifestation practices or wondered why your empathic nature makes receiving difficult, this conversation offers a refreshing perspective on manifesting power that honors your sensitivity.

Emma Mumford is the UK’s leading manifestation expert, a four-time bestselling author and renowned speaker. As the host of the #1 spirituality podcast on iTunes, Aligned Abundance, Emma has empowered hundreds of thousands of people worldwide to manifest their dream lives. 

Emma's website: https://emmamumford.co.uk 

Resources:

Transform Your Life: Book a Free Discovery Call Explore working together: calendly.com/anantaripa/discovery-call

Begin with Wisdom: The Way of the Goddess Book
“I very highly recommend it... I think anyone can benefit from its wisdom." Dr. Deepak Chopra: a.co/crHf7Wm

Get Grounded: Free Living Liberated Newsletter
Inspiration to stay steady and radiant in your purpose: theancientway.kit.com

Know Yourself: Free Chakra Healing Guide
Discover where your energy flows and where it’s blocked with actionable insight: chakrahealingguide.com

Heal Your Gut: Free Digestion Healing Guide
theancientway.kit.com/digestive-healing

Give from a Full Cup: Circle of Life Community
Grow with fellow givers: theancientway.co/community

Disclaimer: Resources are for educational and purposes only and are not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Please consult your healthcare provider for medical concerns.

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Discover powerful throat chakra healing techniques to overcome fear of rejection and stop people pleasing behavior. Learn how spiritual practice through silence can heal throat chakra blocked symptoms and unlock your authentic voice.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• Throat Chakra Healing – Transform throat chakra blocked symptoms through the power of silence and deep reflection
• How to Stop People Pleasing – Break free from people pleasing behavior patterns that cause self-betrayal
• Overcome Fear of Rejection – Release your fear of rejection and express yourself courageously
• Bhagavad Gita Quotes – Ancient wisdom on conscious speech: is it truthful, pleasant, and beneficial?
• Finding Your Voice – Build conviction through spiritual practice to express your deepest truth authentically
• Healthy Relationships Communication – Create boundaries and communicate without abandoning yourself
• Self Love Affirmations – Connect with your higher self through silence and sacred study

This episode explores throat chakra healing through The Way of the Goddess spiritual book framework. You'll discover how spiritual practice in silence helps you stop people pleasing behavior, overcome fear of rejection, and develop healthy relationships communication.

Perfect for anyone experiencing throat chakra blocked symptoms who wants to heal people pleasing behavior, embrace self love affirmations, and master the art of finding your voice.

Resources:

Transform Your Life: Book a Free Discovery Call Explore working together: calendly.com/anantaripa/discovery-call

Begin with Wisdom: The Way of the Goddess Book
“I very highly recommend it... I think anyone can benefit from its wisdom." Dr. Deepak Chopra: a.co/crHf7Wm

Get Grounded: Free Living Liberated Newsletter
Inspiration to stay steady and radiant in your purpose: theancientway.kit.com

Know Yourself: Free Chakra Healing Guide
Discover where your energy flows and where it’s blocked with actionable insight: chakrahealingguide.com

Heal Your Gut: Free Digestion Healing Guide
theancientway.kit.com/digestive-healing

Give from a Full Cup: Circle of Life Community
Grow with fellow givers: theancientway.co/community

Disclaimer: Resources are for educational and purposes only and are not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Please consult your healthcare provider for medical concerns.

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What are the warning signs about suicide that even loving, attentive parents miss?

At 82 years young, psychotherapist Sally Raymond shares her extraordinary journey from devastating loss to life-saving mission. After losing her brilliant 23-year-old son to suicide, Sally spent 28 years uncovering the truth about what she missed—and transforming that wisdom into hope for others.

In this episode, you'll discover:

• Warning signs about suicide parents, teachers and loved ones often overlook
• Suicide prevention quotes and wisdom that offer actionable guidance
• How to help with suicide ideation with emotional resilience and conscious parenting
• Healing the throat chakra: Finding your authentic voice after trauma and loss
• The power of silence as a path to spiritual growth and self-discovery
• Hero's journey therapy approach to transforming tragedy into purpose
• Real stories about suicide that illuminate the path to prevention and survival
• Suicide prevention training insights from Sally's 29,000+ therapy sessions with 0 losses
• Why it's never too late to reinvent yourself and live with purpose at any age

Resources mentioned: Sally's book: The Son I Knew Too Late: A Guide to Help You Survive and Thrive (https://a.co/d/eW6bWFi) Books for spiritual growth, throat chakra healing practices, suicide prevention national resources

Perfect for suicide survivors, parents, educators, therapists and anyone seeking to build emotional resilience and prevent loss.

About Sally:

Sally Raymond is a living embodiment of resilience, purpose and love in action. At 82, her light shines brighter than ever. A psychotherapist, mother, author and truth-teller, she has walked through the deepest valley of loss to emerge with a voice that uplifts others. Through Become the Hero of Your Own Journey (https://theancientway.co/hero), Sally deepened her connection to the power of silence — discovering how true strength arises not from doing more, but from listening within.

Her book, The Son I Knew Too Late, transforms her personal tragedy into a mission to help parents, teachers, and youth build emotional resilience and

Resources:

Transform Your Life: Book a Free Discovery Call Explore working together: calendly.com/anantaripa/discovery-call

Begin with Wisdom: The Way of the Goddess Book
“I very highly recommend it... I think anyone can benefit from its wisdom." Dr. Deepak Chopra: a.co/crHf7Wm

Get Grounded: Free Living Liberated Newsletter
Inspiration to stay steady and radiant in your purpose: theancientway.kit.com

Know Yourself: Free Chakra Healing Guide
Discover where your energy flows and where it’s blocked with actionable insight: chakrahealingguide.com

Heal Your Gut: Free Digestion Healing Guide
theancientway.kit.com/digestive-healing

Give from a Full Cup: Circle of Life Community
Grow with fellow givers: theancientway.co/community

Disclaimer: Resources are for educational and purposes only and are not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Please consult your healthcare provider for medical concerns.

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Discover the purest love—self-love—and learn how to love yourself through ancient wisdom and daily practice. In this episode, host Ananta shares powerful affirmations for self-love, including the mantra "I love myself unconditionally," and teaches a simple hands-on-heart practice for forgiveness of yourself.

Topics include:

• Self-love affirmations and mantras for daily practice
• Learning how to love yourself after betrayal and trauma
• Forgiveness and letting go of painful experiences
• Self-love journal prompts for inner healing
• Quotes about how to love yourself from the Bhagavad Gita
• The purest love: discovering the true Self within
• Pray for forgiveness meditative practice

Whether you're healing from codependency, seeking forgiveness of yourself, or looking for a book on how to love yourself (check out The Way of the Goddess: https://theancientway.co/wayofthegoddess), this episode offers practical wisdom for becoming your own best friend.

Resources:

Transform Your Life: Book a Free Discovery Call Explore working together: calendly.com/anantaripa/discovery-call

Begin with Wisdom: The Way of the Goddess Book
“I very highly recommend it... I think anyone can benefit from its wisdom." Dr. Deepak Chopra: a.co/crHf7Wm

Get Grounded: Free Living Liberated Newsletter
Inspiration to stay steady and radiant in your purpose: theancientway.kit.com

Know Yourself: Free Chakra Healing Guide
Discover where your energy flows and where it’s blocked with actionable insight: chakrahealingguide.com

Heal Your Gut: Free Digestion Healing Guide
theancientway.kit.com/digestive-healing

Give from a Full Cup: Circle of Life Community
Grow with fellow givers: theancientway.co/community

Disclaimer: Resources are for educational and purposes only and are not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Please consult your healthcare provider for medical concerns.

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Struggling with emotional numbness or a closed heart chakra? In this powerful episode, Cheryl shares her journey from feeling emotionally numb to opening her heart chakra and rediscovering herself at 50.

After leaving a 22-year relationship, Cheryl spent years in emotional numbness, not realizing she needed to heal childhood trauma while helping everyone else. Learn the blocked heart chakra symptoms she experienced—going with the flow, people-pleasing and disconnection from her own desires.

Discover the heart chakra healing practices that transformed her life:

• Writing letters to release unspoken resentment
• The power of silence and morning rituals
• Recognizing symptoms of closed heart chakra
• Therapy for emotional healing through energy work
• How to open heart chakra through self-awareness

Cheryl reveals the opening of heart chakra symptoms she experienced—from crying for the first time in years to feeling joy in everyday moments. If you're experiencing blocked heart chakra symptoms or feeling emotional numbness, this episode offers practical steps for healing heart chakra wounds.

About Cheryl:

Cheryl Montanez is a multidimensional entrepreneur and creator dedicated to building a life of balance, purpose and growth. With a strong foundation in business and finance, she brings clarity and vision to projects across business management, property development, plan design and financial planning.

A graduate of The Ancient Way's Become the Hero of Your Own Journey program (https://theancientway.co/hero), Cheryl experienced profound transformation in her heart chakra and continues her journey in our Take Health Into Your Own Hands program (https://theancientway.co/health). A certified Emotion Code practitioner and Reiki Level 3 attuned healer, she blends modern wellness practices with timeless wisdom, helping others release emotional blocks, restore energetic harmony and embrace holistic well-being.

Book a 1-1 session with her at: https://blurredcompass.com.

Resources:

Transform Your Life: Book a Free Discovery Call Explore working together: calendly.com/anantaripa/discovery-call

Begin with Wisdom: The Way of the Goddess Book
“I very highly recommend it... I think anyone can benefit from its wisdom." Dr. Deepak Chopra: a.co/crHf7Wm

Get Grounded: Free Living Liberated Newsletter
Inspiration to stay steady and radiant in your purpose: theancientway.kit.com

Know Yourself: Free Chakra Healing Guide
Discover where your energy flows and where it’s blocked with actionable insight: chakrahealingguide.com

Heal Your Gut: Free Digestion Healing Guide
theancientway.kit.com/digestive-healing

Give from a Full Cup: Circle of Life Community
Grow with fellow givers: theancientway.co/community

Disclaimer: Resources are for educational and purposes only and are not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Please consult your healthcare provider for medical concerns.

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Do you recognize the signs of high functioning depression in yourself or someone you love? In this powerful episode of True to Yourself, we dive deep into the hidden world of high functioning depression with renowned psychotherapist Dr. Margaret Rutherford, author of "Perfectly Hidden Depression."

Dr. Rutherford introduces her groundbreaking concept of "perfectly hidden depression" - a form of high functioning depression where emotional suppression becomes a survival strategy. Unlike traditional depression symptoms, perfectly hidden depression often goes undetected because sufferers appear successful, grateful, and put-together on the outside while struggling with deep loneliness and despair internally.

In this episode, you'll discover:

• The key difference between perfectionism vs excellence and how destructive perfectionism fuels high functioning depression
• Signs of emotional suppression and how hiding behind masks impacts your authentic living journey
• Why therapy for high functioning depression requires a unique approach focused on vulnerability and emotional access
• The connection between childhood trauma and perfectly hidden depression patterns
• How toxic positivity and forced gratitude contribute to emotional suppression
• Practical strategies for healing from childhood trauma while maintaining your drive for excellence
• The role of anger management in depression recovery and why suppressed anger manifests through the body
• How to begin your journey from people-pleasing to authentic living without losing your relationships

Whether you're struggling with high functioning depression yourself, supporting a loved one, or working in the helping professions, this episode offers practical tools for recognizing emotional suppression and moving toward authentic living.

Dr. Margaret Rutherford is a clinical psychologist with 30 years of experience, author and podcast host. Her book Perfectly Hidden Depression: How to Break Free from the Perfectionism That Masks Your Depression has reached readers worldwide. Her TEDx talk has over 2 million views, and her SelfWork Podcast is ranked among the top mental health podcasts.

Visit her website: drmargaretrutherford.com

Resources:

Transform Your Life: Book a Free Discovery Call Explore working together: calendly.com/anantaripa/discovery-call

Begin with Wisdom: The Way of the Goddess Book
“I very highly recommend it... I think anyone can benefit from its wisdom." Dr. Deepak Chopra: a.co/crHf7Wm

Get Grounded: Free Living Liberated Newsletter
Inspiration to stay steady and radiant in your purpose: theancientway.kit.com

Know Yourself: Free Chakra Healing Guide
Discover where your energy flows and where it’s blocked with actionable insight: chakrahealingguide.com

Heal Your Gut: Free Digestion Healing Guide
theancientway.kit.com/digestive-healing

Give from a Full Cup: Circle of Life Community
Grow with fellow givers: theancientway.co/community

Disclaimer: Resources are for educational and purposes only and are not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Please consult your healthcare provider for medical concerns.

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Many people want to know how to control anger issues as a self transformation project goal for finding the inner peace they seek and to have healthier relationships.

For those of us who are empaths, we may not feel comfortable even acknowledging that we ever get angry, or feel it's not acceptable to experience anger. But we can still experience resentments that build up from time to time when we give our all to others who don't reciprocate our love and care, or worse, betray us.

No matter what your current relationship to anger is, it is really important, on the spiritual path, to start to befriend this emotion, and to learn from all the many things it has to inform us about how to embody our true essence.

In this episode, you will learn a self-love and self care strategy that will not only help you with how to control anger issues, but also even serve as a catalyst for your entire spiritual growth journey and ability to form healthier relationships.

The key to all of this is the self discovery process anger can lead you on to learn more about who you truly are, which will, in turn support you to more fully embody your true essence. When you are true to yourself, you are in the best position possible to form healthier relationships with others.

When seen in a positive light, we can understand the gift that anger has to offer us to ignite our personal spiritual growth transformation process and create healthier relationships in our lives in powerful ways that could never be possible without its presence. 

Resources:

Transform Your Life: Book a Free Discovery Call Explore working together: calendly.com/anantaripa/discovery-call

Begin with Wisdom: The Way of the Goddess Book
“I very highly recommend it... I think anyone can benefit from its wisdom." Dr. Deepak Chopra: a.co/crHf7Wm

Get Grounded: Free Living Liberated Newsletter
Inspiration to stay steady and radiant in your purpose: theancientway.kit.com

Know Yourself: Free Chakra Healing Guide
Discover where your energy flows and where it’s blocked with actionable insight: chakrahealingguide.com

Heal Your Gut: Free Digestion Healing Guide
theancientway.kit.com/digestive-healing

Give from a Full Cup: Circle of Life Community
Grow with fellow givers: theancientway.co/community

Disclaimer: Resources are for educational and purposes only and are not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Please consult your healthcare provider for medical concerns.

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How do you know you are awakening spiritually? There are 3 main signs I feel are critical to gauge how much you are progressing on your spiritual growth journey. Learn what these are, and how to cultivate them on an ongoing basis as part of your emotional self care and to evolve and heal spiritually.

I share with you stories from ancient mythology, including that of an Indian goddess with many arms, and my own personal experiences, what it means to embody these 3 signs, as well as embrace greater self-love, no matter where you're at on your spiritual journey home.

This episode brings the true to yourself quote (that this podcast is based on) to life. 

It will be particularly helpful for those who identify as an empath. Boundaries and a fuller definition of forgiveness of yourself and others (vs forgiveness and forgetting) are explained in terms of how they support your journey of change + transformation.

Resources:

Transform Your Life: Book a Free Discovery Call Explore working together: calendly.com/anantaripa/discovery-call

Begin with Wisdom: The Way of the Goddess Book
“I very highly recommend it... I think anyone can benefit from its wisdom." Dr. Deepak Chopra: a.co/crHf7Wm

Get Grounded: Free Living Liberated Newsletter
Inspiration to stay steady and radiant in your purpose: theancientway.kit.com

Know Yourself: Free Chakra Healing Guide
Discover where your energy flows and where it’s blocked with actionable insight: chakrahealingguide.com

Heal Your Gut: Free Digestion Healing Guide
theancientway.kit.com/digestive-healing

Give from a Full Cup: Circle of Life Community
Grow with fellow givers: theancientway.co/community

Disclaimer: Resources are for educational and purposes only and are not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Please consult your healthcare provider for medical concerns.

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Did you know that there is a strong connection between how to build immunity system health and bloom fertility in both men and women, according to  ancient goddess fertility wisdom from the holistic health tradition of Ayurveda? 

What the ancient holistic healing wisdom of Ayurveda reveals about extended fertility in particular is that it actually has a lot more to do with your overall immune system health than it does with your biological age. 

You'll learn in this episode how to build immunity system health and simultaneously overcome problems with fertility through:

• Food for increasing fertility and building immunity naturally
• The best times of the year to conceive
• How your mindset and fertility are intricately connected
• What 'brahmacharya' means, and how it supports your spiritual growth journey while building your immune system health and helping you bloom fertility

Resources:

Transform Your Life: Book a Free Discovery Call Explore working together: calendly.com/anantaripa/discovery-call

Begin with Wisdom: The Way of the Goddess Book
“I very highly recommend it... I think anyone can benefit from its wisdom." Dr. Deepak Chopra: a.co/crHf7Wm

Get Grounded: Free Living Liberated Newsletter
Inspiration to stay steady and radiant in your purpose: theancientway.kit.com

Know Yourself: Free Chakra Healing Guide
Discover where your energy flows and where it’s blocked with actionable insight: chakrahealingguide.com

Heal Your Gut: Free Digestion Healing Guide
theancientway.kit.com/digestive-healing

Give from a Full Cup: Circle of Life Community
Grow with fellow givers: theancientway.co/community

Disclaimer: Resources are for educational and purposes only and are not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Please consult your healthcare provider for medical concerns.

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