When We Are Healed

We live in a culture where independence and self-sufficiency are celebrated, and asking for help is often seen as a weakness. As a result, many of us have been conditioned to try to figure everything out on our own even when we need help. This can make life feel very hard, stressful, and isolating. But what if there is a higher loving power that is always ready and available to guide you, bringing...

With the 2024 Presidential Election coming up, the political divide and polarization here in the U.S. have been at an all-time high. When we’re caught up in the narrative of us-versus-them and perceiving others as enemies that need to be defeated, we feel so justified in attacking them. This mindset – enemy consciousness – is the basis for all the wars, violence, and conflict we see playing out in...

Many of us go on a spiritual path seeking lasting inner peace and freedom from suffering. We meditate, we say affirmations, we go to workshops and retreats, … we do all kinds of things for years and years to try to achieve that “awakened” state. But what if that peace and freedom we long for were actually available to us right here and now? That is what today’s guest, my dear friend and bestsellin...

As we’re becoming increasingly tied to technology, the need for genuine human connection and inspired creativity has never been greater. Today’s guest, Chere Krakovsky , is a New York-based visual and performance artist who is on a mission to create welcoming spaces for spontaneous, real-life interactions in unusual places. In this episode, Chere shares about her work, the challenges she’s faced a...

“Love yourself” has become a popular adage in the self-help and spirituality space. But there also seems to be some confusion, resistance, and stress around the idea of self-love. I know people who are so kind and loving to others but can be shockingly hard on themselves. I’ve also seen many spiritual students beating themselves up for having judgmental thoughts, giving into addictive behavior, or...

Most of us learned to ignore or suppress our emotions in order to get by in this world. Even as spiritual seekers and self-help enthusiasts, we may still avoid feeling our emotions by judging, analyzing, and trying to control them. Suppressed emotions get trapped in our bodies and begin to cry out for attention in different ways such as chronic stress, looping negative thoughts, waves of even more...

So much of the stress and heartbreak we experience in our relationships come from wanting the other person to fulfill us, and trying to control them so that we can be happy. A Course In Miracles calls this a special relationship—a relationship based on fear, separation, and conditions. In this episode, ACIM-based spiritual counselor Meghan Cefalu shares about the process that she and her husband w...

Hello and welcome! I’m Rieko Yamanaka, a certified spiritual counselor, creative professional, and the host of this podcast. In this very first episode, I give an introduction of the show and share a little bit about myself and my healing journey. I talk about: * An overview of this podcast * A Course In Miracles workbook lesson that inspired the title * My backstory: Years of not feeling good eno...