In this nourishing and deeply grounded conversation, Jill Ripley sits down with Swami Nityananda to explore what awakening truly looks like in everyday life—not on a mountaintop, but in relationships, grief, work, and real human moments.

Together, they unpack nondual awareness in an accessible, embodied way, sharing practical wisdom on patience, compassion, emotional honesty, and living from the heart. Swami Nityananda offers powerful stories and simple practices—like breathing into the heart—that help us reconnect with the light already within us, even during moments of frustration, loss, or overwhelm.

This episode touches on grief as a refining force, healthy boundaries without reactivity, the healing power of kindness, and why joy and peace are not something we earn—but something we remember.

Swami Nityananda is the spiritual leader of Awake Yoga Meditation and the author of Awake: The Yoga of Pure Awareness. Links to her work and meditations are available in the show notes.

Links to Swami Nityananda’s work, meditations, and book are available in the show notes.

https://www.awakeyogameditation.org/

Awake: The Yoga Of Pure Awareness -   https://amzn.to/4jY8fdF

Substack: https://bit.ly/3O30NBS

https://www.instagram.com/swami_nityananda_giri/

email: [email protected] 

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What if being present isn’t about loving every moment — but about honoring where you are without fighting it?

In this quiet, contemplative episode of Pain to Power, Jill Ripley explores acceptance, self-trust, emotional healing, and the subtle ways we mistake mental and emotional “static” for truth. Through gentle reflection, she unpacks why acceptance is not giving up, how to stop outsourcing your worth, and why clinging in relationships often comes from fear rather than love.

This episode touches on:

• Why “just be present” can feel invalidating during hard seasons
• The difference between emotional static and inner truth
• How self-doubt and people-pleasing are learned
• Why two whole people don’t cling — they choose
• Remembering that you are already enough

If you’re navigating grief, uncertainty, healing, or a desire to reconnect with yourself, this episode offers grounded insight and compassionate perspective.

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What if the question isn’t “Do I have a drinking problem?”
But instead… “Is alcohol quietly keeping me from the life I want?”

In this episode of Pain to Power, Jill Ripley sits down with Lauren Fay, sobriety coach and author of Blurred Lines, for a compassionate conversation about the often-overlooked gray area of drinking.

This episode is for thoughtful, high-functioning women who don’t identify as alcoholics, yet feel alcohol taking up mental and emotional space or keeping them stuck.

You’ll hear about:

• Why moderation often fails for intuitive women
• How alcohol quietly drains energy and self-trust
• Releasing shame and choosing change without labels or rock bottom
• What becomes possible when women reclaim their power

Curiosity is enough. You don’t need permission to choose more.

 

To connect with Lauren on a deeper level, check out the links below: 

 www.laurenfay.co 

 www.blurredlinesbook.com 

  @laurenfaycoaching 

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 In this episode of Pain to Power, Jill Ripley explores the powerful connection between the brain, heart, and gut — and how these three neural centers shape your emotions, health, intuition, and daily choices. While most healing approaches focus on the mind alone, science shows that we also have complex neural networks in the heart and the gut, constantly communicating through the nervous system and influencing how safe, grounded, and regulated we feel. 

You’ll learn how food, stress, trauma, and lived experiences impact this brain–heart–gut connection, why anxiety and emotional shifts often feel like they come out of nowhere, and how your body may be communicating long before your mind understands what’s happening. Jill shares practical ways to listen to your body’s signals, work with your nervous system instead of fighting it, and gently support healing through awareness, breath, and self-compassion. 

This episode is for anyone who feels stuck despite “doing the work,” struggles with anxiety or emotional overwhelm, or wants a deeper understanding of the mind-body connection. Healing isn’t about fixing yourself — it’s about learning to listen, integrate, and come back into coherence with your whole being. 

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In this episode of Pain to Power, Jill Ripley explores what it means to stop chasing outcomes and start trusting life — even when everything feels uncertain. 

We live in a culture that rewards hustle, control, and constant striving, but what happens when forcing certainty only creates more anxiety and disconnection? Jill shares her personal journey of learning to loosen control, become comfortable with not knowing, and trust that life is unfolding exactly as it needs to. 

This episode is for anyone navigating change, transition, healing, or a season of uncertainty. You’ll hear reflections on why discomfort doesn’t mean failure, how difficult seasons shape strength and wisdom, and how learning to move with life — instead of against it — can open you to possibilities you never imagined. 

If you’ve been feeling unsettled, behind, or unsure of what’s next, this conversation offers reassurance, perspective, and a gentle reminder: you don’t have to chase your life. You’re allowed to trust it. 

✨ Private coaching, episode links, and ways to support the show are available in the show notes. 

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 Healing after trauma isn’t about denying pain — it’s about choosing what you do with it.
In this deeply honest and empowering episode of Pain to Power, host Jill Ripley explores how, when we are ready, we can choose to find meaning, strength, and wisdom in the trauma and emotional pain we’ve lived through. 

This episode is not about glorifying suffering or suggesting that trauma happens “for a reason.” Instead, it’s about reclaiming agency — recognizing that while we may not have chosen what happened to us, we can choose how it shapes who we become. 

Jill shares personal reflections on the strengths she discovered through her own healing journey — including forgiveness without self-betrayal, emotional freedom, self-trust, humility, courage, compassion, and the ability to come home to herself through stillness and meditation. 

✨ In this episode, you’ll explore: 

• How forgiveness can free you, even when nothing is resolved with others
• Why releasing control can create peace and trust
• The difference between healing and bypassing pain
• How trauma can sharpen intuition and inner authority
• Finding courage and adaptability after life-altering experiences
• How stillness and meditation support nervous system healing
• Empathy that softens without self-abandonment

This conversation is for anyone who has experienced trauma, loss, betrayal, addiction, or emotional wounds and is ready — in their own time — to explore how growth, strength, and clarity can emerge from what they’ve been through.
 
You are not required to find meaning in your pain — but if you choose to, it can become a powerful source of transformation.

📘 Empowered by the Storm by Jill Ripley expands on these themes and is available on Amazon and at empoweredbythestorm.com.
 
💛 If this episode resonates, consider sharing it with someone who may need permission to see themselves not just as a survivor — but as someone becoming stronger, wiser, and more whole.
 

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Pain to Power: Empowering You to Heal from Trauma, Loss & Emotional Wounds explores ancient wisdom through a modern, trauma-informed lens in this episode on the Corpus Hermeticum — a collection of spiritual teachings written nearly 2,000 years ago that offer a powerful reminder: you are not broken, you are remembering. 

In this easy-going, conversational episode, host Jill Ripley introduces Hermetic philosophy in a grounded, accessible way — no history lecture required. You’ll learn how Hermeticism views human beings as both fully human and divinely connected, why suffering is rooted in disconnection rather than defectiveness, and how healing is less about fixing yourself and more about remembering your wholeness. 

This episode gently bridges ancient Hermetic wisdom, trauma healing, nervous system regulation, and self-compassion, showing how spiritual remembrance aligns beautifully with modern healing practices. Jill offers relatable metaphors, real-life examples, and a guided reflection to help you reconnect with parts of yourself that may have gone quiet during survival. 

If you’ve ever felt disconnected despite “doing the work,” if spirituality intrigues you but religion doesn’t resonate, or if you’re longing to feel whole again — this episode is for you. 

✨ You are not behind.
 ✨ You are not broken.
 ✨ You are remembering. 

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What if your intuition isn’t “wishful thinking”… but guidance you’ve been trained to ignore? 

In this episode of Pain to Power, Jill Ripley sits down with Laura Hoorweg—intuitive, medium, and spiritual mentor behind SpiritSpeaks2.me—for a grounded, eye-opening conversation about intuition, mediumship, emotional healing, and grief. 

Laura shares how spiritual mentoring helps people reconnect to their authentic selves, uncover life purpose, and move through emotional patterns that keep them stuck. We also explore why grief can linger for years, how connecting with loved ones in Spirit can bring relief and closure, and why the goal isn’t “never feeling pain”—it’s healing so you can live fully again. 

You’ll also hear Laura’s powerful origin story (including an unforgettable out-of-body experience), plus practical ways to reconnect with your intuition through self-care, meditation, nature, sound healing, and nervous system support. 

If you’ve ever wondered, “Am I intuitive… or am I just imagining things?”—this one’s for you. 

Connect with Laura: 

 

Website: https://www.spiritspeaks2.me  

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/laura.hoorweg 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/SpiritSpeaksToMe   

 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hoorweglaura/?hl=en   

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurahoorweg/  

X (Twitter): https://x.com/HoorwegLaura  

Want to be a guest on Pain to Power: Emotional Healing, Self-Love & Spiritual Growth? Send Jill Ripley a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/17645252254431095cee2f8e7

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In this powerful follow-up to my most downloaded episode, Healing the Mother Wound and Breaking Generational Trauma, we go deeper into understanding why our mothers hurt us, how those wounds shape our lives, and what it truly takes to heal. 

In Part Two, we explore the painful gap between the ideal mother we needed and the human mother we actually had — and how that gap creates the mother wound, childhood trauma, and the generational patterns so many of us are now working to break. 

You’ll learn:
 • What the mother archetype is and why no parent can fully live up to it
• How childhood trauma forms when emotional needs go unmet
• The two truths required for healing: your pain is real AND your mother was human
• How to heal whether your mother was imperfect, unavailable, or truly abusive
• What forgiveness really means (and what it does NOT mean)
• The emotional inheritance your mother carried — and how it shaped her parenting
• How to begin reparenting your inner child and giving yourself what you never received
• What meaningful mother–child repair can look like when both people want it
• Why breaking generational trauma starts with awareness, compassion, and boundaries 

This episode offers validation, clarity, self-compassion, and practical tools for anyone healing the mother wound — whether you are navigating estrangement, seeking forgiveness, longing for reconnection, or raising children of your own. 

If you’re ready to heal childhood trauma, stop repeating old patterns, and finally step into emotional freedom, this conversation will support you every step of the way. 

My book, Empowered by the Storm, dives even deeper into these themes. You can find it on Amazon or at EmpoweredByTheStorm.com. Coaching inquiries are also available through the website. 

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This podcast exists to help people heal, grow & remember their inner power. If my words or my guests have supported you in any way, your contribution helps me reach even more hearts. Please use this link to lend your support: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2499308/supporters/new

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The holidays can be a magical time — but for many, they bring loneliness, grief, complicated memories, and emotional overwhelm. In this tender, honest episode, Jill Ripley opens up about the heartache that can surface this time of year and why it deserves more compassion and conversation. 

Jill shares pieces of her own story, including childhood loss, divorce, and the profound grief of losing her daughter and former husband. She then offers soothing, grounded tools for navigating the season with gentleness, from rewriting traditions to honoring loved ones to creating small moments of connection and comfort. 

If the holidays feel heavy for you, this episode will remind you that nothing is wrong with you — and you are not walking this season alone. 

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This podcast exists to help people heal, grow & remember their inner power. If my words or my guests have supported you in any way, your contribution helps me reach even more hearts. Please use this link to lend your support: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2499308/supporters/new

Thank you for walking this path with me.

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