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Inner Impact

Giada Centofanti

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Welcome to your space to slow down, tune in, and tend your inner world, so you can bring your impactful work to life with care, joy, and alignment. Each episode is a gentle invitation for socially conscious business owners, creatives, and leaders like you to reconnect with yourself, unlearn what no longer serves you, and take aligned action toward the change you want to create through your work and beyond. I’m Giada Centofanti, your host, coach, and founder of Care to Impact, and I’m so glad ...
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"The Psychology of Us" examines human behavior, interpersonal dynamics, and the psychological forces that shape our inner world. Hosted by academic psychologist, educator and author RJ Starr, this podcast integrates theory, narrative, and reflective analysis to make complex ideas accessible and relevant. Designed for students, practitioners, and curious minds, each episode explores why people think, feel, and behave as they do, engages foundational questions, and deepens understanding of the ...
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Mike Kitko is the Founder and Creative Director of Inner Wealth Global, a personal and professional development company that helps business owners create aligned wealth, success, freedom, and deep fulfillment—without sacrificing themselves in the process. As an author, speaker, podcaster, and coach Mike guides visionaries and impact-driven entrepreneurs to align their inner world with the life and business they are truly meant to live and create. His work helps you master your mind, energy, ...
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Join host Julie Cyvonne on 'The Inner Trip: 365 Days with Plant Medicine', where a former lawyer turned psychedelic facilitator takes you on a transformative year-long journey of micro- and macro-dosing psilocybin. With raw honesty and deep expertise, Julie unpacks what it’s really like to use mushrooms as a tool for emotional healing, nervous system regulation, and unlocking your fullest potential. Each week, Julie shares real-time reflections from her personal journey, blending the science ...
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Life - An Inside Job

Kate Codrington

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Life - An Inside Job will help you nourish your inner world and make it a great place to hang out, so your outer world can become more fun, meaningful and satisfying. I chat with fascinating teachers, creatives, therapists and ordinary people who use their interior experience to change their outer world. You’ll get the inside skinny on healing, how to manage mental and physical pain, how to balance your real-life outer world and make your inner world into the best kind of party. A party that ...
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Welcome to REVELATORIUM, where I open up my inner world monthly for entry. It's an opportunity to come together to reflect, opine, and most importantly... think freely. What will you leave behind from this chapter of your life and what will you take forward with you?
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Midnight Clarity

Embark Healing On Air

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Midnight Clarity is a quiet space for reflection, insight, and making sense of the patterns that shape your inner world. Hosted by a trauma-informed therapist, this podcast explores emotional experiences, nervous system responses, and the moments that feel heavy, confusing, or hard to name — with honesty, depth, and care.
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The Dr Kirstin Show

Kirstin Lauritzen

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The Dr Kirstin Show is a podcast supporting high achieving women and mom's to create the Motherhood, health and life of your DREAMS. Getting into the deep inner work so that the external world reflects your inner world. Ending the negative mental spirals and self doubt. Parenting from overflow. Transforming your relationship with YOU while cultivating resilience, joy, love and wellbeing. Here we take a truly holistic approach to the body so that you can create optimal health feel empowered t ...
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This book calls into question the stances of both theists and atheists, suggesting that both miss a deeper truth by taking religious scriptures at face value. Instead of debating God's existence, a more fitting question is: "What is the true nature of God?" Science and religion are two parallel universes- one grounded in the physical reality, and the other in a virtual Inner World created by living beings through their senses and the brain. In this sense, every individual is the creator (God ...
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The Zen Effect Show is a multi-platform, syndicated talk show designed to support you in shaping your inner world so you can shift your outer world and return home to your power. Each conversation invites you to live in your effect—embodying your essence before words are ever spoken. Think Breakfast Club for the conscious community: raw, soul-stirring dialogue exploring life, culture, and what’s shaping our collective evolution. Shape Your Soul ● Shift Your World ● Come Home to Your Power 🎧 ...
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This podcast is designed for high-achievers who look successful on the outside but feel drained on the inside. If you’re carrying the weight of toxic relationships from childhood, bullying in the workplace, or the lasting impact of an ex-partner, you’re not alone and you don’t have to keep pushing through in silence. Each episode is crafted to help you understand your mind, interrupt self-sabotaging patterns, and build a more supportive inner world. You’ll learn to navigate the pressure to p ...
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The Red Raven Podcast

Justin and Valerie

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An anecdotal, authentic conversation between a husband and wife who are learning to thread together their inner world of relationships, family, and faith with the outer world where they desire to build creative outlets, fight for social justice, and believe that love and kindness can change the world.
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Host Maggie Smith is your daily poetry companion. Poetry is one of the greatest tools we have to wield our own attention — to consider our own lives and the lives of others, to help us live creatively and compassionately, to use that attention to lean into wonder, and joy, and truth, and to find hope — to keep hoping. The Slowdown community knows that reflecting on a poem, every weekday, can connect us to our inner world and the world around us. Listen as you make your morning coffee, as you ...
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Each week, Rav Shlomo Katz opens the parsha through the inner world of Torah, drawing from the deep wells of the Chassidic masters. With warmth, clarity, and honesty, these teachings weave together Chassidus, Tanach, and lived experience, inviting us to encounter the parsha not only as a text to be studied but as a mirror for the soul.
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Join Rabbi Joey Rosenfeld as he guides us through the world and major works of Kabbalah, Hasidic masters, and Jewish philosophy, shedding light on the inner life of the soul. Inward was created by R' Zac Kamenetz and is produced by Zev Gavriel. The music is by Zusha. To learn more and support this podcast, please visit us online at InwardTorah.org
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Hosted by Jerome Hollomon, Gather Them is a podcast where psychology, mysticism, pop culture, media, and real-life reflection collide. Each episode invites you into conversations that explore the inner world—trauma, growth, identity, purpose—while also geeking out over the stories, shows, music, and cultural moments that shape how we see ourselves and the world around us. This isn’t surface-level talk. We gather the pieces—old versions of ourselves, lessons we tried to bury, insights hiding ...
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Behind every bold idea, thriving business, or breakthrough innovation lies the inner game — the mindset, clarity, and courage to lead from within. This podcast is where entrepreneurs, leaders, and innovators sharpen that edge. Hosted by Amanda Escobedo — transformation coach, founder of Empowerhouse, and former aerospace HR leader — each episode unlocks the tools of self-discovery, emotional intelligence, and creativity that fuel not only high performance, but authentic leadership. These are ...
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Well Within

Erin Treloar, Podcast Nation

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Well Within with Erin Treloar is a podcast for those who are meant for more, and are ready to feel their best in their body and in their life. Join your host, Erin Treloar - health and wellness coach, two-time podcast host, motivational speaker, and mom of two - for inspiring stories and transformational tools to help you meet your most expansive self. We're talking health, wealth, relationships, spirituality and manifestation. Because when your inner world is well, the world around you begi ...
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Uplift My Life Today

Astuti Martosudirdjo

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Ready to move from over-responsibility and self sacrifice towards joy, pleasure, fulfilment and vitality? Welcome! You have come to the right space. This channel is a dedicated, safe place to deep dive into your inner world and accesses your resources within it. Hosted by Astuti Martosudirdjo, this channel offers reflection, information, and real case examples to accompany YOU moving from over-responsibility and self-sacrifice towards joy, pleasure, fulfilment and vitality. Thank you for cho ...
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Lewis Howes is a New York Times best-selling author, 2x All-American athlete, keynote speaker, and entrepreneur. The School of Greatness shares inspiring interviews from the most successful people on the planet—world-renowned leaders in business, entertainment, sports, science, health, and literature—to inspire YOU to unlock your inner greatness and live your best life.
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The business podcast for spiritual entrepreneurs building sustainable success - anchored in strategy, energy & emotional truth. Each episode blends energetic wisdom, emotional resilience, and nervous system-led strategy - helping you align your inner world with real-world results. Expect rich conversations on mindset, energetic alignment, and scaling your business intuitively, without self-sacrifice. Get ready to feel grounded, and deeply supported, as you create a luminous business and life ...
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The Inner Life

Relevant Radio

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The Inner Life® with Patrick Conley is one-on-one Spiritual Direction on the radio. Every day, a Catholic priest or religious sister joins listeners to offer spiritual advice and guidance designed to assist you along your faith journey, speaking about a variety of topics to help you overcome sin, grow in virtue, and strengthen your faith.
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Two former monks, a former startup founder/CEO, and a former equity derivatives trader dive into how to be our best selves, free from the ego. Our egos are the identities we create for ourselves and wish the world to validate, but when we are not seen as we want to be, we feel insecure. This podcast lives at the intersection of leadership and spirituality. It will help you understand your ego and shed light on your inner world so that you can act with greater clarity, compassion, and the fre ...
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Neuroscientist and author David Eagleman discusses how our brain interprets the world and what that means for us. Through storytelling, research, interviews, and experiments, David Eagleman tackles wild questions that illuminate new facets of our lives and our realities.
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BENDING REALITY

Eleonora Gendelman

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Bending Reality is a podcast for visionaries, seekers, and conscious creators ready to master their inner world. Hosted by Eleonora Gendelman — mindset coach, movement teacher, and transformation guide — each episode blends neuroscience, spirituality, and strategy to help you shift energy, rewire patterns, and become the creator of your own reality. This is where transformation becomes natural, alignment becomes effortless, and miracles become your new normal!
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Midnight Poems

Midnight Poems

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Midnight Poems is a spoken-word poetry podcast featuring brief, emotionally charged verses designed for quiet moments, late nights, and reflective pauses. Each episode is a standalone poem exploring themes of love, loss, longing, memory, and the inner world we rarely speak out loud. These short poems are meant to be listened to in a single sitting—no filler, no commentary, just words and atmosphere. Perfect for nighttime listening, creative inspiration, or moments of calm between the noise. ...
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It's an Inside Job

Jason Birkevold Liem

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Imagine responding to challenges with quiet strength and living with a clearer sense of direction. It's an Inside Job, hosted by Jason Birkevold Liem, guides you there. This podcast is for anyone who believes cultivating inner resources is the most powerful way to shape their outer reality. We explore practical approaches for fostering resilience, nurturing well-being, and embedding intentionality into your daily rhythm. On Mondays, we feature longer conversations with insightful individuals ...
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Writers Radio

The Writers Radio Contributors

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Writers Radio Podcasts...…discuss and present recent work being created by talented people, special events and all things writerly; an audio space where the inner world meets the outer. Writers Radio producers capture guest writers, interview authors and present them reading their work. A podcast episode is available after being broadcast. Episodes broadcast on Writers Radio at the beginning of each hour and continue for two weeks. Then that is replaced with a new one and the previous episod ...
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Feeling overwhelmed by racing thoughts and constant self-doubt? Wish you could quiet your mind and find inner peace? 'Affirmations for Overthinking Minds | Mental Calm' is your guide to taming anxious thoughts and cultivating a sense of serenity. Through powerful affirmations, guided meditations, and soothing soundscapes, this podcast helps you break free from the cycle of overthinking and rediscover mental clarity. Whether you struggle with worry, anxiety, or intrusive thoughts, join us as ...
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This podcast is a space to explore the profound connection between our inner world and our work in the world. We dive deep into the heart of what it means to live and work from a felt knowing of our essential selves – aligned, alive, and fully expressed. We’ll play at the intersection of business, spirituality, consciousness, and growth. Through intimate conversations with thought leaders, change-makers, authors, and humans just like you and me, you’ll hear real stories of transformation and ...
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Empire Self Podcast

Mark A Turnipseed

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Before I became an Ironman triathlete, I was 230 pounds and addicted to everything—food, sex, drugs, alcohol. I wasn’t living. I was hiding. Chasing highs. Running from fear. But something changed when I committed to my mental wellness. I rewired my thoughts, shifted my behaviors, changed what I fed my body and my soul. And brick by brick, I began to build something solid within me—an empire of self. A place of safety, discipline, peace, and power. A place where I could finally live in this ...
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Welcome to the Inner Golden Hour Podcast – where dreams take flight, mind, body, and soul get a serious holistic upgrade, and personal evolution transforms into a shared spiritual adventure. Consider this your dedicated sanctuary for exploration, self-discovery, unfiltered truths, diverse perspectives, and some much-needed heart-to-heart real talk. Hi, I'm your host, Kusum, I'm a mindset and manifestation life and business coach. Think of me as that best friend you never knew you needed — th ...
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Yes, but let's put the horse first! Taking a clear, ethical stance on horsemanship without judgement. We are observant, humble, clear eyed, regulated and deeply respectful of our equine partners. This podcast is not: Not human self-help using horses as metaphors Not romantic liberty training mythology Not moral superiority Not training evangelism This podcast is: Deep listening Thoughtful questioning Slowing down human narratives Allowing the horse to be the authority Join Lockie Phillips, t ...
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Dive in with me to learn how to cultivate an inner alignment that results in the external harmony in your world. Ignite the power within you to align with your soul self to start creating your dream life today.
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Do green buildings matter to you? This podcast fuels your fire with inspiring interviews from industry and nonprofit leaders across the built environment. Not sure if green building matters? Listen to the personal stories of our guests and let Charlie's passion help convince you why green buildings are essential to our shared future. Each episode illustrates a unique journey through sustainability and towards resilience. Charlie explores the challenges and celebrations of the movers and shak ...
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Welcome To The Inner World! It's so easy to get wrapped up in the Instagram post, the tweets on Twitter, that we forget that we are all human and at the end of the day we all have struggles. Join me on this journey where I talk about mental health, friendships, toxic relationships, heartbreak etc. Lets get deeper and listen to other peoples lives and their stories.
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Miracle Minded: Spiritual Growth for Women in Business is your sanctuary for deeper transformation. Hosted by Nichole Sylvester, Spiritual Success Coach and Best Selling Author, each episode guides women entrepreneurs to cultivate their inner-world to amplify their vision, creativity, leadership, and abundance. Through powerful mindset shifts, soul-led wisdom, and heart-centered strategies, you’ll learn to lead your business and life from alignment, without hustle or overwhelm. If you’re rea ...
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Inside the Life

The Mob Museum

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Season 3 out now! Tune in weekly. Inside the Life is a podcast produced by The Mob Museum, the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement. It is hosted by two former elite undercover agents, Giovanni Rocco and Dutch McAlpin. Their stories of infiltrating everything from the American Mob and outlaw motorcycle gangs to the cartels will leave you stunned. This podcast will give listeners a one-of-a-kind look into the inner world of organized crime, featuring guests who have lived on ...
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The Heart Lady Podcast

Susan Louise Davis is an integrative healing guide

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Host Susan Louise Davis guides you through discovering the profound truth about being human and the extraordinary power of our thoughts. Each episode explores the practical science behind how our thoughts shape our reality and how emotions can affect our thoughts for better or worse. Each episode shows how complex emotions affect our thinking, which affects our decisions and relationships. Ultimately, this dynamic interaction can affect our health. For a fresh perspective on self-discovery a ...
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Tami Simon, Founder and Publisher of Sounds True interviews spiritual teachers, visionary writers, and living luminaries about their newest work and current challenges—the growing edge of their inner inquiry and outer contribution to the world.
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Welcome to InsideDa Man, a podcast dedicated to unraveling the essence of manhood in all its complexity and richness. Join us as we navigate the inner world of Da Man—exploring his passions, challenges, and aspirations with depth and authenticity. From the depths of his ambitions to the vulnerabilities within, discover the profound journey of self-discovery and growth. InsideDa Man not only delves into the core of masculinity but also celebrates the interconnectedness with the woman he cheri ...
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Feeling drained, stressed, or stuck in negative thought patterns? It's time to reclaim your mental power! "Positive Affirmations And Mindset | Daily Mental Training" is your daily dose of positivity and self-improvement. Through powerful affirmations, guided meditations, and practical mindset techniques, we'll help you cultivate a stronger, more resilient inner world. This podcast provides the tools you need to break free from limiting beliefs, build unshakeable confidence, and achieve your ...
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Meredyth with a Why: Wisdom, Truth, Soul Guided Spirituality

Meredyth Willits : Soul Guided Spiritually

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Meredyth With a Why is a raw, honest podcast about healing, emotional truth, and coming back to yourself. Hosted by intuitive coach and truth-teller Meredyth Willits, this podcast explores what happens when you stop performing, stop bypassing, and start listening to what your inner world is actually asking for. These episodes are grounded, real conversations about fear, identity, shame, emotional release, nervous system regulation, and living from truth instead of survival. Through solo epis ...
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The Hope Merchant Podcast is on a mission to find the world’s Hope Merchants and give their voices and offerings a platform to be heard. Through symbolism, spirituality, alchemy, and transformational journey work, we discuss the ways people can find more hope in their own inner systems. What is a hope merchant? Internal Family Systems Therapy uses this term “hope merchant” to, as founder Dr. Richard Schwartz explains, “sell hope to hopeless systems.” We are all living with parts that help us ...
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In this episode, Alan Gregerman challenges one of the most deeply held assumptions in business and leadership: that more knowledge always leads to better outcomes. Drawing on decades of experience working with organisations around the world, Alan explains why expertise can sometimes trap leaders inside old assumptions—and why real breakthroughs oft…
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By the time this episode reaches you, the new year is already underway. And for many people, this is when a quiet realization sets in: It doesn’t feel the way you thought it would. The calendar changed. The symbolism passed. Life resumed. And instead of clarity, momentum, or relief, there’s often a subtle unease that’s hard to put into words. Not a…
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How psychology and spirituality can work together. Amita Schmidt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Hawaii. She has taught Vipassana meditation for over thirty years, and was the Resident Teacher at Insight Meditation Society for six years. She is the author of the book Dipa Ma: The Life and Legacy of a Buddhist Master. Amita currently teaches…
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Lewis opens with a hard truth: goals don't fail because your dreams are too big, they fail because your system is too weak. He shares the exact framework he's used for 13 years to show up consistently for his podcast, master public speaking from a place of crippling fear, and build multiple streams of success. Through personal stories of sleeping o…
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📣 The Green Impact Report Quick take: From decarbonization strategies to student-centric campus design, this episode with LEED Fellow Allison Wilson is a masterclass in sustainability leadership for mission-driven institutions. 👷‍♂️ Meet Your fellow Sustainability Champion Allison Wilson is a newly inducted LEED Fellow and architect at Ayers Saint …
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Episode Description:. Discover practical self-compassion exercises to aid emotional healing in this enlightening episode of Positive Affirmations And Mindset Daily Mental Training. Dive into techniques that foster understanding, empathy, and kindness towards oneself. Key Takeaways:.- Understand the importance of self-compassion in emotional healing…
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Ep. 177 In this episode of The Zen Effect Show… We sit inside a deeply human story of heartbreak, choice, and spiritual reclamation. This is a conversation about what happens when a woman decides not to let her past define her and instead writes a new one from the heart. Raised in an environment that required survival before softness, Tamala Baldwi…
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Fr. Richard Simon joins Patrick to discuss Modern Wonder Workers: St Andre Bessette and Simple Faith (3:28) who was Saint Andre Bessette? The importance of humility in working wonders. (9:57) What are Miracles? (13:25) Nick - St. Andre Bessette. I think it is amazing the simple things that St. Andre embraced. God gives us little opportunities like …
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How did Batya's arm stretch to reach the basket of Moshe? Rav Shlomo Katz explores the spiritual mechanics of "reaching for the impossible" through the lens of the Kotzker Rebbe. We learn that if a person truly desires a goal, they should never let the "distance" stop them from reaching out. Rav Shlomo weaves in a comforting teaching from Rav Kook:…
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"In the merit of righteous women, we were redeemed." But what does that actually mean? Rav Shlomo Katz breaks down this famous teaching using the Sforno and Daat Mikra. We focus on the midwives, Shifra and Puah, and their "inner wisdom of the heart," which allowed them to defy Pharaoh. Rav Shlomo explains that their Yirat Elokim (Fear of God) grant…
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Does your name determine your destiny? In this fascinating exploration of Shemot, Rav Shlomo Katz dives into the concept of Shema Garim—that a name influences a person's attributes. We look at the Gemara involving Rabbi Meir, who would check a person's name before doing business with them. Rav Shlomo also discusses practical Halachic perspectives f…
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Why did things get worse for the Jewish people after Moshe Rabenu arrived? In this intense shiur, Rav Shlomo Katz addresses the difficult question Moshe asked Hashem: "Why have You done evil to this people?" Using the insights of the Izhbitzer Rebbe (Mei HaShiloach), we learn the spiritual purpose of Ra'am (thunder). Rav Shlomo explains that the 12…
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In the intimate dialogue at the Burning Bush, Moshe Rabbeinu asks, "Who am I?" Was this insecurity, or something deeper? Rav Shlomo Katz shares the Izhbitzer Rebbe's (Mei HaShiloach) interpretation: Moshe was asking, "What do You see in me?" Hashem's answer reveals the essence of Jewish leadership: "I see Myself in you, because there is no 'you' in…
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Did the redemption start at the Burning Bush, or did it begin much earlier in the dark caves of Egypt? Rav Shlomo Katz reveals a powerful Midrash detailing Moshe Rabbeinu's role as a "slave driver" who convinced Pharaoh to give the Jews a day of rest—Shabbat—which they used to learn Torah in secret. We delve into the concept of "Double Redemption" …
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Is clarity always the goal? In this deep session, Rav Shlomo Katz shares a teaching from the Izhbitzer School regarding the "Holiness of Exile." We explore a profound type of fear—not the fear of danger, but the "Holy Fear" that one hasn't done enough or reached deep enough. Rav Shlomo explains that in Heaven, angels have clarity and do their job p…
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In this shiur for Sefer Shemot, Rav Shlomo Katz explores the fundamental difference between those who accept suffering and those who refuse to be enslaved by it. Drawing from the Zohar, Rav Shlomo explains that if you tell someone accustomed to pain that they will suffer, they accept it. But redemption begins when we refuse to accept the status quo…
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Host Mark A. Turnipseed returns from Los Angeles to sunny South Florida and reflects on how chasing ego-driven wants can lead to suffering while the true self leads to lasting peace. He uses personal stories—about diet, fitness, relationships, and AA meetings—to show how the ego and true self conflict and how to become the intermediary that chooses…
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Are Mitzvos meant to be enjoyed? Rav Shlomo Katz tackles the Talmudic principle that "Mitzvos were not given for enjoyment" through the teachings of Rav Kook. Using the imagery of Yissachar as a "strong-boned donkey" (Chamor) who bows to the burden, we explore the transition from serving Hashem as an "indentured laborer" to finding the deepest swee…
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It seems paradoxical that Yaakov Avinu's best years—the years he "lived" (Vayechi)—were the 17 years spent in the impurity of Egypt. Rav Shlomo Katz explores this mystery through the lens of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov. We learn that true spiritual vitality doesn't come from avoiding darkness, but from the strength to "grab the bitterness" and transfo…
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How did Yaakov Avinu view himself in comparison to his father Yitzchak and grandfather Avraham? In this moving session, Rav Shlomo Katz shares a radical insight from the Izhbitzer Rebbe (Mei HaShiloach) on the verse "The God who has been my Shepherd from my inception until this day." While Avraham and Yitzchak "walked before God"—needing only a lit…
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Recorded live in Chevron, this shiur explores the profound request of Yaakov Avinu to his son Yosef: "If I have found grace (Chen) in your eyes, do not bury me in Egypt." Rav Shlomo Katz draws from the Beit Yaakov (Rabbi Yaakov Leiner of Izhbitza) to explain why a father would ask his son for "grace." We delve into the difference between owning som…
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What is the difference between Creation and Redemption? As we conclude Sefer Bereishis, Rav Shlomo Katz shares a deep teaching from the Sod Yesharim (Rav Tzadok HaKohen/The Izhbitzer School) regarding the transition from the "Book of Creation" to the "Book of Redemption." We learn that while creation implies making something from nothing, redemptio…
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Why did Yaakov Avinu feel the need to apologize to Yosef for burying Rachel on the side of the road? In this powerful shiur, Rav Shlomo Katz shares a teaching from the Lubavitcher Rebbe that redefines the spiritual role of the Jewish mother. While Yaakov (the man) strives for personal perfection and burial in the Cave of Machpelah, Rachel (the woma…
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What was going through Yehuda's mind in the moments before Yosef revealed himself? Rav Shlomo Katz explores the psychological and spiritual shift that turned Yehuda into a King. Drawing on the Ben Ish Chai and the Alshich HaKadosh, we trace Yehuda's journey from accepting the judgment of slavery as penance for selling Yosef, to suddenly fighting ba…
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Who brings Mashiach? The Tzaddik who never sins, or the Baal Teshuva who falls and gets up? In this profound session, Rav Shlomo Katz takes us into the world of the Izhbitzer School (Mei HaShiloach, Rav Tzadok, and Reb Leibele Eiger). We analyze the spiritual DNA of Yosef (the Tzaddik) versus Yehuda (the Baal Teshuva). Rav Shlomo uses a moving anal…
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What is the difference between doing a Mitzvah and preparing for a Mitzvah? In this shiur, Rav Shlomo Katz explores the concept of Hachanah (preparation) as the key to holiness, drawing on the Zohar and Rabbi Yehuda HaLevi. We discuss why Yehuda’s "approach" (Vayigash) to Yosef was actually a spiritual preparation for standing before the King. Rav …
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On the Yahrzeit of the holy Izhbitzer Rebbe (The Mei HaShiloach), Rav Shlomo Katz delves into one of the most radical and comforting perspectives on the confrontation between Yehuda and Yosef. We explore the concept that Vayigash (And he approached) is the closest we can get in this world to tasting the revelation of Mashiach. Rav Shlomo explains t…
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We often hear about "reaching our potential," but is that truly the Jewish ideal? In this transformative session, Rav Shlomo Katz argues that God doesn't just want us to use 100% of our brains; He wants us to reach beyond ourselves entirely. Drawing from the deep teachings of Rav Kook and Rebbe Nachman of Breslov, we explore the spiritual mechanics…
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We often struggle with the question: "Did I choose to be in this world, or was I forced?" In this illuminating shiur, Rav Shlomo Katz opens a teaching from the Lubavitcher Rebbe that reframes the entire story of Yosef as a metaphor for the soul's journey. We learn that Yosef’s life in his father’s house represents the soul before birth—basking in D…
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Why did Yaakov Avinu think it was time to relax, and why did the "agitation of Yosef" jump upon him? In this deep exploration of the roots of Mashiach, Rav Shlomo Katz shares a classic teaching from Reb Shlomo Carlebach and the Izhbitzer school of thought. We examine the spiritual tension between Yosef and Yehuda: Yosef represents the Tzadik who ne…
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We often feel that our spiritual struggles are a result of our unfair circumstances, but Yosef HaTzadik teaches us a different way to view our "resume." In this shiur, Rav Shlomo Katz presents a fundamental teaching from the Lubavitcher Rebbe on the "Jew in Exile." We analyze how Yosef went from being the favorite son to a slave and a prisoner, yet…
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When the world feels like it is falling apart, what is Hashem actually doing? In this special Chanukah edition of the Vayeshev shiur, Rav Shlomo Katz explores a powerful Midrash that reveals that while the brothers were selling Yosef and Yaakov was mourning, God was busy "creating the light of Mashiach" through the story of Yehuda and Tamar. Rav Sh…
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What is the most dangerous character trait a person can have? In this powerful shiur, Rav Shlomo Katz explores the connection between Eisav, Haman, and the trait of Gaavah (Arrogance). Drawing from the Bnei Yissaschar and the Maggid of Mezeritch, we learn that while Hashem dwells with those who struggle with lust, He cannot dwell with the arrogant.…
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How does Hashem comfort us after trauma? Based on the commentary of the Alshich HaKadosh, Rav Shlomo Katz walks through the timeline of Yaakov Avinu’s life in Parshas Vayishlach. We discover a profound pattern: after every major difficulty—from Lavan to the Angel, to the death of Devorah and Rivka—Hashem immediately provides a "hug" of consolation.…
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Why was Yaakov Avinu, the man of truth, afraid of Eisav? Rav Shlomo Katz dives into the duality of fear, referencing the Slonimer Rebbe (Netivot Shalom) and the Izhbitzer Rebbe (Mei HaShiloach). We learn that Eisav isn't just a gangster; he is the Sitra Achra (Other Side) that often disguises itself as a brother, a friend, or even a holy figure to …
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Do our actions actually change reality? In this uplifting session, Rav Shlomo Katz explores the spiritual mechanics of Mitzvos through the lens of the Pele Yoetz (Rabbi Eliezer Papo) and the Baal Shem Tov. We learn that every good deed creates a Malach (angel) that acts as a defense attorney for us, and that these angels are waiting for us to belie…
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In this intense and relevant shiur, Rav Shlomo Katz addresses the reality of fear and the spiritual battle for clarity during dark times. Drawing from the Netivot Shalom (Slonimer Rebbe), Rav Shlomo asks: Who won the fight between Yaakov and the angel? We explore the concept of Emunah (faith) on three levels: faith of the mind, faith of the heart, …
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What is the difference between the name "Yaakov" and the name "Yisrael"? In this brief but deep insight from the Kedushas Levi (Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev), Rav Shlomo Katz distinguishes between two types of spiritual connection. "Yaakov" represents the person who is close to God only when alone, but gets distracted by people. "Yisrael," how…
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Why did the Jewish people take an optional prayer (Maariv) and make it mandatory? Based on the Rambam and the teachings of Reb Nosson of Breslov, Rav Shlomo Katz explains that this wasn't a legalistic decision, but a spiritual survival mechanism. We explore the concept of the subconscious connection to Hashem—represented by the sense of smell (Reia…
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Can you learn Torah without a book open? In this shiur, Rav Shlomo Katz shares a classic story about the Lechovitcher Rebbe (grandfather of the Slonim dynasty) who refused to say a Dvar Torah on Parshas Vayetse. Why? Because this is the Parsha of "doing." Drawing from the Slonimer Rebbe (Beit Avraham), we learn that Yaakov's holiness wasn't found i…
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Why is the evening prayer (Maariv) considered optional (reshut) in the Talmud, yet we treat it as obligatory? Rav Shlomo Katz explores the profound mystical origins of Maariv through the teachings of Rav Kook (Olat Reiya) and the student of Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Rimanov. We learn that Maariv corresponds to the Third Temple—a reality that hasn't …
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Rachel Imeinu is the master of timing. She knew when to be silent as her sister married her soulmate, but she also knew when to scream, "Give me children or I die!" In this emotional shiur, Rav Shlomo Katz navigates the tension between silence and protest, drawing on the Ramban (Nachmanides) and the Shelah HaKadosh. We explore why Yaakov got angry …
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What is the difference between knowing about God and truly knowing God? In this session, Rav Shlomo Katz opens the Piaseczna Rebbe’s (The Aish Kodesh) commentary, Derech HaMelech, to explore Yaakov’s realization: "God was in this place, and I did not know." Rav Shlomo explains that we can go through life doing all the right Mitzvos, yet remain spir…
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Yaakov Avinu leaves the clarity of Be'er Sheva and heads toward the darkness of Charan. How does he survive the transition? Rav Shlomo Katz shares a powerful teaching from Rabbi Yehuda Leib Eiger (The Toras Emes) and the Izhbitzer Rebbe on the word Vayifga (and he encountered/hit). We learn that this wasn't a casual prayer, but a demand. Yaakov ess…
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When looking for a soulmate, we often have a checklist of what we think is good for us. But what happens when the person we marry reveals a part of ourselves we never knew existed In this shiur, Rav Shlomo Katz explores the deepest mechanics of Zivugim (soulmates) through the lens of the Beit Yaakov (Rabbi Yaakov Leiner, son of the Izhbitzer Rebbe)…
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What does it mean to “conquer” Eretz Yisrael in our generation, when the real battlefield is often inside the neshama? In this stirring shiur on Parshat Toldot, Rav Shlomo Katz learns a powerful Torah from the Bas Ayin (Rabbi Avraham Dov Ber of Avritch), whose entire life was a yearning to breathe the air of Eretz Yisrael. Rav Shlomo frames this te…
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In a generation obsessed with innovation and "the new," Yitzchak Avinu teaches us the profound power of consistency. Rav Shlomo Katz discusses why Sivan Rahav-Meir considers Yitzchak's redigging of his father's wells to be the ultimate remedy for our ADHD generation. Drawing deeply from Reb Nosson of Breslov (Likutei Halachos), we explore the spiri…
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