Confession: There are times when I catch myself feeling pretty uninspired in my daily life, thinking things are “just OK.” The mind is constantly looking for something outside of me to bring excitement and fulfillment—a person, an opportunity, a vacation, etc.—and I’d find myself feeling empty again as soon as that thing comes and goes. Sound familiar?

Today I’m sharing a powerful practice that can turn your day around from “blah” to “Wow!”—no matter what’s going on. And it’s as simple as setting an intention about what you’d like to receive.

You can do this throughout the day, as you enter a space, meet someone, or begin an activity. And the best part is, it’s never too late: you always have the power to set a new intention and change your experience at any given moment. The more you play with this, the more it becomes a fun game!

I talk about:

* How the matrix of your life dynamically responds to your intentions

* Real-life examples of how I turned around situations using my intentions

* What you focus on expands: How your judgments and expectations limit what you receive

* Softening the resistance to setting intentions and making conscious choices

* Prayer for opening up to receive

… and more!

Connect with Rieko & When We Are Healed

* Website | rieko.co

* Instagram | @whenwearehealed

* YouTube | @whenwearehealed

* Substack | whenwearehealed.com

Credits

* Original Music: Jeff Shreve

* Editor: Sonic Highlark

If you’ve been feeling some density and heaviness lately, you’re not alone, and you’re not doing anything wrong!

When we experience depression, anxiety, or any emotional state that feel uncomfortable, there’s a tendency to judge it, resist it, and try to make it go away – which actually leads to prolonging the suffering.

This episode is about seeing “negative” emotions in a completely different light than what society has taught us. I talk about my own experience hitting rock bottom with a debilitating depression many years ago, and how I’ve since learned to surf the waves of these periods of heaviness with acceptance and compassion.

What if these emotions are sacred messengers trying to get your attention? What opens up, what becomes possible, when you embrace it instead of pushing it away?

I talk about:

* How our emotional state is inextricably tied to the energy in the collective

* Dispelling common myths about negative emotions

* My darkest days with depression and how I moved through it

* Seeing the entire human experience as a gift

* Beyond the negative and positive: the power of feeling what you feel

… and more!

Connect with Rieko & When We Are Healed

* Website | rieko.co

* Instagram | @whenwearehealed

* YouTube | @whenwearehealed

* Substack | whenwearehealed.com

Mentioned

* Letting Go by David Hawkins**

* Rumi’s poem: The Guest House – Included in The Essential Rumi translated by Coleman Barks**

* Dr. Kim D’Eramo

Recommended Resource

Dr. Kim D’Eramo’s FREE EFT Tapping Course – This is one of the most powerful tools I’ve found in moving through depression, anxiety, fatigue, and pain! The first time I did her tapping session on depression I cried a river.

Several months ago, I had a life-changing experience with psychedelic-assisted therapy using psilocybin, a.k.a. “magic” mushrooms. It was the most powerful, emotional catharsis that cracked me open – and I’m deeply grateful for my amazing facilitator Aphyna Zoe, who is here with us today!

Aphyna Zoe is a licensed facilitator for psychedelic-assisted therapy, a sound healer, astrologer, and ceremonial guide called to support those on the precipice of change. Aphyna weaves sound healing into her work, using vibration and frequency to guide others into deep states of relaxation, soothing the nervous system and creating space for the body’s innate healing wisdom to emerge. Through her empathic presence, she offers a safe, loving, and transformative space for those seeking deep healing and personal growth with psilocybin-assisted therapy.

In this episode, Aphyna talks about what psilocybin is, the science behind its powerful healing effects, and how it transformed her own life. We go into detail about Aphyna’s work as a licensed facilitator and the full arc of the journey that she guides her clients through. She also provides key insights on the astrology of the upcoming months and what’s happening in the collective.

As someone who’s experienced Aphyna’s work first hand, I am so deeply grateful for this incredible gift that she’s offering the world. She creates this beautiful sacred ritual and container around the whole experience and holds space for you with the compassion and patience of an angel. So if you’ve ever been curious about psilocybin therapy, I cannot recommend Aphyna highly enough as a facilitator!

We talk about:

* What psilocybin is, who it’s for, and how it rewires your brain to break free from limiting thought patterns and beliefs

* Life before and after mushrooms: how psilocybin transformed Aphyna’s life and my life

* What you can expect in a psilocybin journey, and Aphyna’s unique process for guiding her clients

* Ayahuasca vs. psilocybin: Different ways plant medicine can help us heal

* Astrology of 2025: What is happening in the collective and what we can expect in the coming months

… and more!

Connect with Aphyna

* Website | cosmicsong.love

* She Who Flows: Upcoming women’s retreat with group medicine journey (Oct 2025)

Connect with Rieko & When We Are Healed

* Website | rieko.co

* Instagram | @whenwearehealed

* YouTube | @whenwearehealed

* Substack | whenwearehealed.com

Mentioned

* Ep 010 – Joy reawakened: My breakthrough with psilocybin therapy

Credits

* Original Music: Jeff Shreve

* Editor: Sonic Highlark

If you’ve ever felt stuck in a job that you’re doing mostly for the money, or felt lost or frustrated that you don’t know what you want to do with your life, this episode is for you! I sat down with my dear friend Nicole Witt to talk about finding true purpose through the practice of A Course In Miracles.

Nicole Witt is a spiritual teacher, mentor, and coach. Using the principles and practices of A Course in Miracles, she helps women redefine their life and their story so that they can truly embody a life they love. After a 30 year corporate career, Nicole became an Ordained Ministerial Counselor through Pathways of Light in order to light the way for others to truly discover their connection to their True Identity and Love within so that they experience more joy, more love, and more peace in their lives.

In this episode, Nicole shares about how she spent a lifetime searching for her purpose and passion, and how everything started to shift when she discovered ACIM and began to connect to her inner wisdom. Her story is a testament to the miracles that unfolds when you begin to observe your own thoughts and make a commitment to see your life differently.

As we become aware of the limiting stories we have been telling ourselves, and consciously choose happiness over suffering, the light inside of us starts to naturally shine and guide our way.

We talk about:

* Nicole’s early years of searching for purpose and feeling stuck in a corporate job she took right out of college

* How ACIM helped Nicole shift from victim mentality and people-pleasing to empowerment and authentic expression

* Spirit’s got your back: Developing a relationship with your inner guidance

* Healing the inner child: letting go of the stories we tell ourselves with compassion

* How to turn a “soul-sucking” job into an opportunity for awakening

… and more!

💝 Nicole has a very special gift for you – Click here to get 50% off her Accessing Inner Wisdom 1-on-1 Counseling Session!

Connect with Nicole

* Website | nicolewitt.co

* Facebook | @nicole.dubordwitt

* Instagram | @nicoleelisewitt

* SPECIAL GIFT FOR OUR LISTENERS! 50% off Accessing Inner Wisdom 1-on-1 Counseling Session with Nicole Witt

Connect with Rieko & When We Are Healed

* Website | rieko.co

* Instagram | @whenwearehealed

* YouTube | @whenwearehealed

* Substack | whenwearehealed.com

Mentioned

* A Course In Miracles

* Jennifer Hadley

* Marianne Williamson

* Lisa Natoli

Credits

* Original Music: Jeff Shreve

* Editor: Sonic Highlark

This is a no-holds-barred, honest talk about the fear, resistance, and creative block that I’ve struggled with as a podcaster.

I take you behind the scenes of podcasting and share everything about how I’ve been writing and recording my solo episodes, and the various ways fear pops up for me in the creative process as perfectionism, procrastination, comparison, overthinking, self-censorship, or imposter syndrome.

All of these were coming up particularly strongly in making this episode. After many days of writing and editing, I wasn’t making much progress and even wondered if I should quit.

It was when I decided to let go of making myself wrong and and open up to you about this whole thing, that I was finally able to throw away the script, hit record, and just start talking. We overcome fear not by resisting it—but by embracing it.

I talk about:

* My process for writing and recording my solo podcast episodes

* How fear and self-imposed pressure have been stifling my creativity

* Letting go of resistance: feeling the fear and breathing into it

* How I grew up suppressing my voice and expression as an introvert

* Prayer for freeing up our expression and letting creativity flow

… and more!

Connect with Rieko & When We Are Healed

* Website | rieko.co

* Instagram | @whenwearehealed

* YouTube | @whenwearehealed

* Substack | whenwearehealed.com

Book Recommendations for Creative Recovery

* Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert**

* The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron**

* Letting Go by David Hawkins**

**Affiliate link – Purchasing a copy of the book through this link on Bookshop.org is a way to support independent bookstores as well as this podcast.

Credits

Original Music: Jeff Shreve

Editor: Sonic Highlark

Earlier in 2025, I stumbled across a program called the 28-day Gratitude Launchpad with Dr. Mario Torres-León, which blew my mind and cracked my heart open. Even though I had practiced gratitude for many years, it wasn’t until I learned to actually feel the energy of gratitude in my body as Dr. Mario teaches, that I began to experience true healing. I’m feeling more consistently happy than ever before, and opportunities are coming into my life in a way that I never thought was possible. I’m deeply grateful for Dr. Mario and couldn’t be more honored to welcome him to our show!

Dr. Mario Torres-León, a native of Puerto Rico, is a Harvard Medical School, Yale University and Columbia University College of Physician & Surgeons educated radiologist, and Founder and CEO of Alive Partner. As an international personal development and health coach, speaker and author, he has reached and impacted the lives of millions of people through his work on TV, radio and multimedia platforms.

In this episode, Dr. Mario talks about his journey of discovering healing gifts at a young age, working as a physician for over 30 years, and growing through relationship challenges as a married man and a father. He also shares powerful insights about the gift of being human, and how the practice of gratitude combined with feeling, has transformed not only his life but also the lives of countless people in his community.

At one point in the interview, I was practically sobbing as he told me the story of successfully operating on a patient who was severely allergic to anesthesia, by guiding him to tap into the power of love within him. It gives me so much hope for humanity to see more and more doctors like Dr. Mario empowering people to tune into their innate healing abilities!

We talk about:

* Dr. Mario’s journey working as a physician for over 30 years, and what his patients taught him about the gift of being human and feeling it fully

* Marriage and relationships as a cauldron for transformation

* Why gratitude combined with feeling is the most powerful tool for healing

* Why your SOMAp (a unique physical map of emotions in your body) is the key to developing emotional awareness and freedom

* True stories of miracles experienced by participants in Dr. Mario’s 28-day Gratitude Launchpad program, including a complete resolution of decades of chronic pain

… and more!

Connect with Dr. Mario

* Website | alivepartner.com

* Facebook | @alivepartner

* Instagram | @alivepartner

* YouTube | @AlivePartner

* LinkedIn | Dr. Mario Torres-León

Connect with Rieko & When We Are Healed

* Website | rieko.co

* Instagram | @whenwearehealed

* YouTube | @whenwearehealed

* Substack | whenwearehealed.com

Mentioned

* 28-day Gratitude Launchpad with Dr. Mario

* Join Dr. Mario’s Alive Community to access FREE resources

* Ep. 014 Transform your life with gratitude!

* The Magic by Rhonda Byrne**

* Power vs. Force by David Hawkins**

**Affiliate link – Purchasing a copy of the book through this link on Bookshop.org is a way to support independent bookstores as well as this podcast.

Credits

* Original Music: Jeff Shreve

* Editor: Sonic Highlark

There’s a very exciting movement taking root in the health & wellness space – one that’s guided by the energy and wisdom of the divine feminine. It’s a call to soften, listen, and flow with natural rhythms instead of pushing ourselves harder. To love and nourish ourselves instead of whipping ourselves into shape. To become quiet and turn within for guidance instead of inundating ourselves with external information.

Today’s guest is someone who not only leads this movement but really lives it.

Valerie Robinson is a holistic wellness coach, homeschooling mother of two, and founder of Wild Hope Botanicals, a small-batch skincare business. Her work is guided by deep trust in the body’s wisdom, the cycles of nature, and the divine support always available to us.

In this episode, Valerie shares about her journey from victimhood to freedom as she navigated through allopathic and holistic medicine, and how she found her own gentle, loving approach to health by reconnecting to nature and her true self. We dive into subjects that are seldom talked about in the health & wellness space, and offer insights that higher spiritual perspectives can bring to the challenges on our healing journey.

We talk about:

* From victimhood to freedom: Valerie’s journey from a traumatic experience with dermatological treatments to discovering holistic health

* How fear can hijack the pursuit of health, including attachment to control, obsession, loss of freedom, and even eating disorders like orthorexia.

* Honoring the cycles and rhythms of nature in our bodies

* The dance between spiritual and practical: knowing we are not the body yet having a body

* The challenges of learning to love and nurture ourselves first instead of over-giving

… and more!

Connect with Valerie

* Website | wildhopewellness.com

* Instagram | @wellwithvalerie

Connect with Rieko & When We Are Healed

* Website | rieko.co

* Instagram | @whenwearehealed

* YouTube | @whenwearehealed

* Substack | whenwearehealed.com

Mentioned

* Living the Course with Aaron Abke & Mark Anthony Lord

* A Course In Miracles

* The Map of Consciousness – as described in Letting Go by David Hawkins**

**Affiliate link – Purchasing a copy of the book through this link on Bookshop.org is a way to support independent bookstores as well as this podcast.

Credits

* Original Music: Jeff Shreve

* Editor: Sonic Highlark

Chronic pain – physical and emotional – has been hands down one of the most grueling things I’ve worked with on my healing journey. But it’s also been my greatest teacher of self-love and compassion.

In this episode, I share the insights and tools that have helped me see and experience pain differently. Through ongoing practice, my relationship to my body and to the sensations we call pain, has been shifting from fear, resentment, and guilt – to presence, compassion, and harmony.

I also introduce 3 powerhouse teachers who have changed my life through their mind-body approach to healing and releasing pain. Countless people around the world have defied medical conventions and experienced profound healing through their work!

Pain is not what’s wrong about us – it’s what’s right about us, sounding an alarm that we’ve been ignoring a part of us that’s asking to be seen and heard. What becomes possible when we welcome it instead of pushing it away?

I talk about:

* My personal experience with chronic pain, and how it’s shifted through practice

* What pain really is, and what actually causes the suffering

* 3 perspectives that have helped me experience pain differently

* A simple yet powerful practice to surrender pain

* 3 amazing teachers and resources to help you release chronic pain through a mind-body approach

… and more!

Connect with Rieko & When We Are Healed

* Website | rieko.co

* Substack | whenwearehealed.com

* Instagram | @whenwearehealed

* YouTube | @whenwearehealed

Mentioned

* Episode 011: Awakening through chronic illness and pain – with Lisa Natoli

* Dr. Kim D’Eramo – The Instant Elevation Program

* Letting Go by Dr. David R. Hawkins**

**Affiliate link – Purchasing a copy of the book through this link on Bookshop.org is a way to support independent bookstores as well as this podcast.

Credits

* Original Music: Jeff Shreve

* Editor: Sonic Highlark

What if there’s joy and freedom on the other side of our greatest pain? Today’s guest is a living testament to how even the most debilitating addiction or unspeakable trauma can be healed when we embrace a full commitment to forgive, surrender, and trust the higher power inside of us.

Mark Anthony Lord is a Spiritual Teacher, Ordained Minister, and Recovery Guide who has dedicated his life to bridging the gap between structured recovery and spiritual awakening. He is also the founder of Bodhi Spiritual Center in Chicago and co-founder of Living The Course—a virtual, global ACIM community that has touched countless lives. His mission is simple: to help you move beyond the limitations of addictive patterns and rediscover the abundant joy and connection that comes from living in alignment with your higher truth.

In this episode, Mark shares about his remarkable journey of healing, transformation, and deepening his relationship with God.

We go into his recovery from addiction through the 12-step program, his mystical experiences of spiritual awakening, and how his trauma from childhood sexual abuse was miraculously healed through the practice of forgiveness as taught by A Course In Miracles.

We talk about:

* The 12-step recovery program and how it saved Mark’s life

* Finding and embracing God’s unconditional love after religious trauma

* Everyone can hear God’s “voice” – how you can start listening to it, too

* What ACIM teaches about forgiveness, and why Mark is so passionate about it!

* The breathtaking forgiveness miracle that completely healed Mark’s childhood sexual trauma

… and more!

💝 Mark has a very special gift for you – Click here to get 50% off his Channeled Healing Session to receive powerful 1:1 support on your journey! It’s a mind-blowing, truly healing experience unlike any other, and I can’t recommend it highly enough!

Connect with Mark

* Website | markanthonylord.me

* Instagram | @markanthonylord

* Youtube: | @markanthonylord

* TikTok | @markanthonylord

* SPECIAL GIFT FOR OUR LISTENERS! 50% off Channeled Healing Session with Mark Anthony Lord

Connect with Rieko & When We Are Healed

* Website | rieko.co

* Substack | whenwearehealed.com

* Instagram | @whenwearehealed

* YouTube | @whenwearehealed

Mentioned

* Living the Course with Aaron Abke & Mark Anthony Lord

* 12 Step Church with Ester Nicholson & Mark Anthony Lord

* A Course In Miracles

* Byron Katie

Credits

* Original Music: Jeff Shreve

* Editor: Sonic Highlark

We’ve been taught that gratitude is the key to happiness, but do we really know how powerful it actually is? How it can magically change our lives? And how much fun we can have with it?

Confession: I actually used to think gratitude was kind of… boring! As someone who’s been on the spiritual path for a long time, I honestly thought I had gratitude down. I knew it was important and was practicing it to the best of my ability, but in retrospect, my heart wasn’t fully in it yet.

In this episode, I talk about how my attitude towards gratitude went from “meh” to “WOW!” – when I joined a program called the 28-day Gratitude Launchpad with Dr. Mario Torres-León – and committed myself to a daily practice of not only counting my blessings but really feeling the vibration of gratitude in my whole body. I’ve been blown away by how much happier and more relaxed I feel on a day-to-day basis.

Now that I’ve been actively looking for things to be grateful for throughout the day, I’m realizing just how much I used to take for granted. There really is nothing to NOT be grateful for. EVERYTHING is a blessing. You can even flip triggers and troubles into gratitude and feel your energy shift.

Being in a state of gratitude not only feels amazing, it allows us to access higher possibilities, wisdom, solutions – and more health, wealth, and creativity – it really is magical!

I talk about:

* How I used to be “meh” about gratitude

* Energy flows where attention goes – Why gratitude is so powerful

* Lack mindset and the unconscious resistance to gratitude

* 4 ways I invite gratitude into my life, all day long

* What to do when you feel anything but grateful

… and more!

Connect with Rieko & When We Are Healed

* Substack | whenwearehealed.com

* Instagram | @whenwearehealed

* YouTube | @whenwearehealed

* Website | rieko.co

Mentioned

* 28-day Gratitude Launchpad with Dr. Mario Torres-León

* Book Recommendation: The Magic by Rhonda Byrne**

* Book Recommendation: Hidden Messages in Water by Masaru Emoto**

* Episode 013: Journey through breast cancer, breathwork, and embodying the light – with Tina Marie Bertoli

* A Course In Miracles

**Affiliate link – Purchasing a copy of the book through this link on Bookshop.org is a way to support independent bookstores as well as this podcast.

Credits

* Original Music: Jeff Shreve

* Editor: Sonic Highlark