Designed To Be Awake

Welcome Welcome to Part III of the Ways of Being series on Dr. Starchild Speaks. In this final episode, we complete the journey through the Zodiac, continuing to explore astrology not as identity or personality, but as lived ways of being that shape the human experience. Episode Summary This episode moves from the depths of Scorpio into Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces, tracing the sou...

Welcome Welcome back to Dr. Starchild Speaks. In Part II, we continue exploring astrology as lived experience—not as labels, but as distinct ways of being that shape how we move through the world and relate to one another. Episode Summary This episode moves through the next four signs of the Zodiac—Leo, Virgo, Libra, and Scorpio—as stages in the soul’s ongoing journey. Beginning with Leo’s creativ...

Podcast Episode Description Dr. Starchild Speaks – Part 1 Welcome Welcome, beautiful listeners! In this opening episode of my Dr. Starchild Speaks astrology mini-series, I invite you into a deeply intuitive 4:15-a.m. download—an unexpected inner lecture from a teacher, guide, or inner astrologer who walked me through the zodiac in a way I’d never experienced before. This is the beginning of a thre...

This special bonus episode of Design to Be Awake serves as a closing punctuation mark to Season One and an introduction to a three-part astrology series titled Ways of Being. Rather than focusing on astrology as prediction or belief, this series approaches it as a living library of archetypes—patterns and ways of being that describe the human journey from birth to death. Whether or not you’re fami...

Welcome Hey everyone, it’s Mick. This episode is called “Humility,” and I’m diving into one of the most powerful ways to tell if you’re having a true awakening or just an ego experience. We’re talking about the difference between genuine humility and the ego’s sneaky tricks, plus what it really feels like in your body when you’re present and connected.   Episode Summary In this episode, I explore...

Welcome Hey everyone, it’s Mick. This week’s episode, “This Illusory World,” is a short but deep dive into the stories we inherit, vulnerability, and the beauty of being fully human—even when the world feels less than perfect. I’m reflecting on the myth of the fallen world, what it means to connect soul-to-soul, and how gratitude for our own struggles can transform everything.   Episode Summary In...

Welcome Hey listeners! Welcome to episode 10 of Designed to Be Awake. I’m Mick Kubiak, and today we’re diving into a topic that’s been making the rounds lately - toxic positivity. I’m genuinely excited to share this episode with you, because there’s so much nuance missing from the bigger conversation out there.   Episode Summary We’re talking about what toxic positivity really is, why it’s even co...

Welcome Hello, hello I’m coming to you from my kitchen table on a Friday evening, winding down after a packed week with clients. Tonight, I want to share a couple of things that came up for me, and for a client, that I think you’ll find really helpful. 🌃   Episode Summary In this episode, I dive into the idea of seeing your psyche as a city – complete with neighbourhoods that feel safe, vibrant,...

Welcome Hello. Welcome to another episode. Today, I want to talk about wandering. Wandering is a practice. I know it just sounds like something you randomly do, just wandering around, not sure what to do, maybe even a little aimless. But that’s actually the beautiful part of it. When I choose to practice wandering, I’m consciously letting go of imagining that I’m headed somewhere specific, and ins...

Welcome Hello and welcome to another episode. I just got home from happy hour and dinner with a dear friend in a neighborhood I’ve known for years. I took an Uber so I could have a cocktail, and ended up at a restaurant I’ve been going to, off and on, for about a decade. Back when my daughter and I lived nearby, it was our spot - somewhere I could get a glass of wine, help her with her homework, a...

Welcome You are listening to Designed to Be Awake with Mick Kubiak. This episode is called “BIG Feelings” and it’s all about what happens when we (and our kids) experience intense emotions, especially anger and sadness. I’m sharing what I’ve learned from years of working with both parents and adults, and why it’s so important to let feelings move through instead of shutting them down or shaming th...

Welcome You are listening to Designed to Be Awake with Mick Kubiak. This episode is a vulnerable one, recorded right from the middle of an intense emotional wave, a day when my pain body took over and I found myself unraveling, then slowly coming back to centre.   Episode Summary Don’t shoot the messenger. Our feelings about things that happen are always a message that we ourselves are meant to re...

What if the peace you’re seeking isn’t on the other side of doing more—but in letting go? In this episode, I talk about perfectionism, presence, and the radical freedom found in surrendering to life exactly as it is. I explore what it feels like to trust in the underlying intelligence of life, rather than believing that the answer lies in pushing, pulling, controlling, strategizing. In This Episod...

What if the Kingdom of Heaven wasn’t a place you had to earn—but a presence you could return to? In this episode of Designed to Be Awake, I share what it means to surrender the ego’s need for control and drop into the deeper wisdom of your body and spirit. Inspired by Eckhart Tolle, I explore the difference between planning from fear versus allowing from presence—and how the “right” answers often...

What would your life look like if you stopped trying to control it? In this episode of Designed to Be Awake, I explore the life-changing idea from A Course in Miracles: “A healed mind does not plan.” This doesn’t mean we don’t take action or show up fully—it means we stop trying to control outcomes from a place of fear, and instead live from trust, presence, and inner alignment. I share a deeply p...

Welcome to the debut episode of Designed to Be Awake! I’m your host, Mick Kubiak, and in this first solo episode, I share the foundation of what this podcast is all about: the belief that human beings are inherently wired for awakening. I explore the stories of two of my most influential teachers, Eckhart Tolle and Byron Katie, and how their dramatic awakenings offer a powerful reminder that enlig...