Truth & Transcendence

Catherine welcomes Luke Mickelson, founder of Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP), a global nonprofit dedicated to the mission that no kid sleeps on the floor in our town.   What began as a single handmade bunk bed has grown into more than 400 chapters across 47 states and four countries, delivering more than 500,000 beds to children in need. Luke has been featured on NBC Nightly News, Good Morning Amer...

Catherine explores two ways of approaching life: setting clear goals and plans, or following the energy of what feels alive and meaningful.   Reflecting on conversations with friends about the success of Truth & Transcendence and her other projects, Catherine describes how she tends to respond to her inner voice and to what each project seems to be calling for, rather than aiming for specific...

Catherine welcomes Joe Hehn, a dynamic mindset expert, keynote speaker and creator of The Higher Perspective, for a conversation about consciousness, perspective, authenticity and the idea that we are God, experiencing God, with God, through God.   Joe has more than a decade of experience helping individuals, teams and organisations cultivate positive mindsets, embrace authenticity, manifest goals...

Catherine explores a paradox: how can we grow and change without making ourselves wrong or trying to become somebody different?   Drawing on an Enlightenment Intensive workshop she attended years ago, she asks whether we can give up wanting to change and instead surrender to accepting ourselves and our lives as they are. She suggests that our power lies in being present with what is true now, rath...

Catherine welcomes Nedjma Belaid, who guides self-aware women to release roles, protections and conditioning that no longer serve them and reconnect with their truth.   A former pharmacist and Tony Robbins coach, Nedjma is a clinical hypnotherapist and NLP master practitioner and trainer. She has facilitated over 2,500 transformational sessions and continues her own journey in deep inner alchemy....

In this episode of Truth and Transcendence, Catherine explores attraction and the law of attraction from her particular point of view. What are we attracting towards us right now? And what would we like to attract?   Rather than approaching attraction as simply thinking positively or believing hard enough that we will get what we want, Catherine invites us to treat it as an experiment: what if eve...

Catherine welcomes spiritual seeker, teacher and author Indra Rinzler to explore consciousness, intuition, surrender and living beyond conditioned stories.   Indra explores “all is divinity” — moving beyond seeing everything through the lens of “me”. They discuss observing thoughts and feelings without having to believe or act on them, and allowing opposing truths to coexist.   Indra shares storie...

In this episode of Truth and Transcendence, Catherine explores “wormholes” as a metaphor for unexpected openings within companies, organisations and other complex systems that can create a much quicker route from A to B. A wormhole might be a junior person reaching the CEO with an important message, or an unexpected connection providing exactly the knowledge needed to unlock a problem. The key is...

Catherine Llewellyn welcomes David Collura to explore what it means to risk being original when our spiritual interests and personal path do not fit easily with other people's expectations.   David has taught spirituality, energy and non ordinary states of awareness for more than 15 years. He previously taught with the International Academy of Consciousness and now works with Mosaic Wellness and E...

Catherine Llewellyn shares lessons she learned from a long and successful career as an executive coach working at Board level in large corporates.  Her work brought together consciousness, self awareness, presence, energy and spirituality, alongside organisational change and business performance.  She explains how introductions opened the door to corporate clients, why finding out what people actu...

Catherine Llewellyn welcomes Stephan Kerby, who goes by Kerby, to explore curiosity, openness and how these qualities can change the way we experience ourselves and the world. Kerby's own journey through depression, anxiety and a search for fulfilment led him into exploring consciousness, healing and identity. Today he works with people around transformation while continuing to question who we are...

Catherine Llewellyn reflects on conversations she has recently been having with people from her past and what these conversations have shown her about the different ways people choose to live their lives. Some people have found a life that suits them and are enjoying retirement, travel and family. Others are continuing to create, collaborate, work, learn and develop. Some are somewhere in between....

Catherine Llewellyn welcomes David Deighton, creator of Triptych Dialogue, an art experiment exploring how we can bridge societal divides by changing the way we talk to one another. David's work brings people together in person, often around difficult subjects such as politics, using art, active listening and the senses to create deeper connection. David shares how his understanding of impermanenc...

Following on from the theme of letting go, Catherine Llewellyn explores what can happen when we stop trying to change our feelings and instead surrender to what we are actually experiencing. Catherine shares a personal experience from a relationship in which sexual chemistry had changed. Rather than continuing to try to restore the feelings they thought they should have, they asked a simple questi...

Catherine Llewellyn welcomes Nico Verresen, former Muay Thai champion, psychologist and founder of Burnout Boxing Experience. Nico explores his lifelong relationship with intensity and how a passion that took him to the top of combat sports eventually led him to a very different mission: helping people embrace intensity rather than automatically seeing stress as something harmful. After years of f...

Picking up from the previous episode's theme of letting go, Catherine Llewellyn explores what happens when we stop forcing ourselves and instead listen to what the body is actually asking for. Using her experience with yin yoga as a starting point, Catherine reflects on the Western tendency to push harder, do more and strive to get things “right”. She contrasts this with surrendering into a comfor...

Catherine Llewellyn welcomes Stephen Ferrara, a lifelong spiritual student, teacher and coach who spent decades building a successful financial services business before selling it to focus fully on his spiritual path. Stephen introduces the idea of the “inside life”—the part of ourselves that can observe our thoughts, emotions and experiences rather than simply reacting to what happens around us....

Decluttering is usually framed as getting rid of things we no longer need. But what if we looked at it differently? In this episode, Catherine Llewellyn explores the possibility that what we are releasing may be of real value to someone else. From jewellery and household possessions to tasks, responsibilities and even relationships, Catherine invites us to consider not only what something is worth...

Catherine Llewellyn welcomes back Robert White, whose work in experiential learning has reached more than a million people. Robert has spent decades helping people discover their potential through transformational experiences, and today works with entrepreneurs, owners and executives who want greater success, joy and fulfilment. Robert shares how he moved from a childhood shaped by poverty, abuse...

Catherine Llewellyn explores something deceptively simple: we don't have to have an opinion. In a world full of pressure to decide what is right and wrong, true and false, good and bad, Catherine asks whether our constant need for certainty may actually be limiting our freedom. She reflects on how we are conditioned from childhood to distinguish right from wrong, and how that useful social conditi...

Brain Athletes: Arnold Beekes on Training Your Mind & Becoming a “Better for All” Leader Catherine Llewellyn welcomes Arnold Beekes back to Truth & Transcendence to explore his work with “brain athletes”—people who deliberately train their thoughts, emotions, relationships and leadership in much the same way an athlete trains their body. Arnold introduces three ideas at the heart of his ap...

Catherine Llewellyn takes us on location to meet Medusa, an extraordinary handmade car created by her brother from an original idea and a collection of old and salvaged parts. But this episode isn't really about a car. It's about what Medusa represents: the freedom to create simply because you want to. Catherine explores the difference between creating from genuine inspiration and creating for app...

Relationship coach and author Liyana Silver joins Catherine Llewellyn to explore how heartbreak, divorce and life's darkest seasons can become profound portals of transformation. Drawing on her own experience and her work with women, couples and groups, Liyana shares what she has learned about the Dark Night of the Soul, the phases of heartbreak, and why the depths can reveal a more authentic and...

In this solo episode, Catherine Llewellyn reflects on the profound ripple effect created when we support others in their calling. She explores the difference between serving someone and trying to carry their responsibilities, why healthy energetic boundaries matter, and how trusting others to fulfil their own purpose allows us to contribute more effectively. This is an encouraging reminder that he...

Returning guest Michael Stone joins Catherine Llewellyn to explore the ideas behind his new book, The Wisdom of Belonging. Together they discuss why separation is learned rather than natural, how trauma lives in the nervous system, why healing is about integration rather than fixing ourselves, and how remembering our connection to each other, our ancestors and the living world can transform our li...