Conscious Quest

“When we deny our stories, they define us. When we own our stories, we get to write a brave new ending.”—Brené Brown For better and for worse, nothing shapes our lives like family. It is the source of our earliest memories and ithe lens through which we first view the world. In this intimate final episode of the season, Sarah invites her sister Jamie on the podcast to discuss their own family stor...

For as long as human beings have existed, they have harbored dreams. And manifestation is a seductive possibility for accomplishing those dreams. . . if it is even really works. Perhaps the only way to know for sure, is by stepping into the driver's seat and giving it a go. Today, we discuss the science behind manifestation with concrete, tangible steps that anyone can follow to create the lif...

In today's episode, award-winning hypnotherapist Penny Chiasson takes us on a special journey deep into the mysterious world of the subconscious. This part of the mind starts absorbing environmental input at birth to shape our early habits and values--long before we are even consciously aware. In fact, it is our top three to five subconscious values that drive all of our decisions as adults! T...

Cassandra James is a proud Chinese-American actress, filmmaker and healer who grew up in Canada. She is most known for her break out role on ABC’s “General Hospital” playing Dr Terry Randolph, which made her the first out trans woman to have a recurring role on daytime TV. In this episode, Cassandra talks about what it’s like to navigate the film industry, how the acting strike affected her in 202...

As infants, all of us look to form a connection with our primary caregivers (usually our mothers). The quality of that attachment then forms the foundation for all other relationships. Many times, issues in sustaining adult relationships can be understood through the lens of a person's own attachment style. Attachment style theory was first proposed in 1958 by British psychologist John Bowlby and...

"Mid-life can feel like a desert, but a storm is coming followed by new life." Dr Sandra Cox, featured on our most played episode of Conscious Quest in 2023, returns to the show! This time, she discusses mid-life challenges and how to transmute them into even greater opportunities. In this episode, we cover how to merge allopathic/Western (masculine) approaches with energetic (feminine)...

Vision is what helps us look past the mundane world and imagine what COULD be. . . Emmy-nominated actress and Hollywood visionary, Rain Valdez, joins Conscious Quest today to speak about her 20 years of experience working in the film industry. From humble beginnings in Guam, Rain grew up watching rom-coms (her favorite movie genre) and dreamed of starring in them herself one day. "Rom-com&#39...

"Laughter is and always will be the best form of therapy" --Audrey Hepburn It's finally time to laugh! Today's episode spotlights Aastha Lal, comedian and host of the popular podcast "The Modern Yogi." After graduating business school only to find herself uninspired in a 9-5, Aastha opted to do a comedy course at the urging of a friend. Upon eliciting her first laugh on...

People have taken pilgrimages to sacred sites for millenia, in search of healing, inspiration, or the divine. But is a site sacred just because we say it is? Or is there something more substantial to it? Author and sacred site researcher Freddy Silva says it comes down to magnetic resonance. He theorizes that the magnetic resonance of certain places interacts with our own in such a way which allow...

What if there was an easy, FREE way to make yourself at least 10% happier? One that has no side effects and has been around for thousands of years? Meditation is a simple practice referred to in ancient texts like the Bhagavad Gita and even the Bible. Science has proven that regular practice has positive impacts on physical and mental health. It will even change the structure of your brain--for th...

In this continuation of the How to Change Your Mind series, Sarah and Rishi discuss neuroplasticity--the ability of the brain to change or adapt in response to new experiences. Our brains are always changing but it is possible to be intentional about the direction of that change. Rishi goes into detail about the various modern modalities for enhancing brain plasticity like EMDR, TMS, ketamine and...

Joseph Campbell was an influential American author and professor of literature who focused on comparative religion and mythology. In his seminal work, The Hero with a Thousand Faces (1949), Campbell discussed the journey of an archetypal hero ('the hero's journey'), alluded to in mythologies around the world. He is also the originator of the famous phrase "Follow your bliss!"...

Welcome to Conscious Quest--the podcast for seekers!

What if the word “homosexual” was never meant to be in the BIble? In this episode, Sarah sits down with director Sharon “Rocky” Roggio to discuss her award-winning documentary 1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture . At the center of this film is Roggio’s complicated relationship with her father, a conservative pastor who refuses to accept that his daughter is gay. Their relationship takes...

"Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions." -Lao-Tzu In order to show up differently in the world, we need to start at the level of our mind--the place where our thoughts originate. In this episode, your hosts discuss the long history of entheogens/psychedelics, how they actually work, and how new applications of them in a medical setting are helping...

Join with us as we talk to Dr Sandra Cox, a Temecula-based psychiatrist and social justice advocate, about the current socio-political environment for trans people in the United States. In this episode, we cover everything from trans history, anti-trans legislation, what gender-affirming care for children really means, why preserving bodily autonomy is critical to every American, how to be an LGBT...

Rishi Khatri is the administrator and co-owner of Clear Mind Treatment, a company that uses cutting-edge services like ketamine, psychotherapy, EMDR, TMS to help patients with anxiety, depression or PTSD break free of their patterns. Sarah Parlow is a nurse anesthetist, actress and writer with a special interest in spirituality and personal evolution. In this introductory episode, they discuss how...