Ma Will See You Now: Chasing Nirvana with Priya Hutner (Part 2)
In Part 2 of our conversation with Priya Hutner, we keep pulling back the curtain on life inside the Kashi Ashram and the world surrounding Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati (“Ma”), including what happens when d...
22 Jan 38min
Ma Will See You Now: Chasing Nirvana with Priya Hutner (Part 1)
This episode is sponsored by Betterhelp.In Part 1 of our conversation with writer Priya Hutner, she takes us inside her years at the Kashi Ashram, a spiritual community led by guru Ma Jaya Sati Bhagav...
19 Jan 36min
My Toxic Father and Bahai: Jared Van Driessche’s Survival Story (Part 2)
In Part 2 of our conversation with Jared Van Driessche, we go even deeper into what happens when you start questioning the system you were raised in, especially when that system is built on family, fa...
15 Jan 36min
My Toxic Father and Bahai: Jared Van Driessche’s Survival Story (Part 1)
In Part 1 of our conversation, security specialist Jared Van Driessche shares the story behind his polished “protector” persona: growing up in a Bahá’í family with a controlling and volatile father, a...
12 Jan 44min
Cults to Consciousness: Shelise Ann Sola on Post-Mormon Podcast Life (Part 2)
In Part 2 with artist and ex-Mormon creator Shelise Ann Sola, we pick up with what happens after you walk away from the LDS Church: family fallout, reclaiming your body and sexuality from modesty/puri...
8 Jan 47min
Cults to Consciousness: Shelise Ann Sola on Post-Mormon Podcast Life (Part 1)
In the first part of our conversation, artist, podcaster, and former Mormon Shelise Ann Sola joins us to talk about growing up in a devout Latter-day Saint (LDS) family. She internalized “perfect girl...
5 Jan 42min
Setting Healthy Boundaries: Elicia Ybarra on Red Flags in Martial Arts (Part 2)
In Part 2 of our conversation with Elicia Ybarra, she unpacks her path to healing through EMDR trauma therapy. She realized how buried triggers from years of grooming and abuse sabotaged her marriage ...
1 Jan 37min
Setting Healthy Boundaries: Elicia Ybarra on Red Flags in Martial Arts (Part 1)
In Part 1 of our conversation with martial artist and empowerment self-defense instructor Elicia Ybarra, we trace how a childhood love of ninja turtles and karate turned into a 30-year journey through...
29 Dec 202546min
