What happens when you follow the rules your whole life… and then realize the rules were never true?

In this episode of Sovereign with Samantha Lotus, I sit down with Karla Joy Treadway to talk about awakening, integrity, and the real cost of questioning the narrative. Karla shares her journey from being a lifelong liberal and yoga studio owner to losing her business, friendships, and community simply for asking questions during COVID.

We explore how fear, media, and identity have been weaponized, why information alone doesn’t wake people up, and what sovereignty actually looks like beyond politics. Karla opens up about faith, censorship, building resilience outside of systems, and why choosing truth over comfort changed her life forever.

This isn’t a conversation about sides. It’s about responsibility, courage, and learning how to live free without losing your soul.

Key Takeaways

2. Awakening happens when identity is challenged, not when more information is given.
4. True sovereignty is built through personal responsibility, faith, community, and adaptability rather than fear or outrage.
6. Choosing integrity may cost comfort and approval, but avoiding truth ultimately costs far more.
   

Episode Highlights: awakening journey, sovereignty, media propaganda, censorship laws, COVID awakening, questioning the narrative, integrity over comfort, loss of community, cancel culture, freedom of speech, faith and Christianity, living sovereign, self-sufficiency, off-grid lifestyle, financial independence, independent thought, identity and belief systems, mainstream media manipulation, personal responsibility, truth vs illusion

Links Mentioned

Follow Karla on Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/karlajoytreadway/

Check out Karla’s Website | https://www.karlajoytreadway.com/ 

Listen to The Sovereign Sphere Podcast  | https://open.spotify.com/show/thesovereignsphere 

Watch Karla on YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6-wsXj5BxeQ01Fcwfp2Y3A

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