I'm Awake! Now What?

This week I sit down with mixed-media artist, wellness consultant and creator of MosaicEye Chetna Mehta. She shares a significant experience that changed the direction of her professional and personal life. She discusses the similarities between spirituality and creativity, noting the first being--getting out of ones own way. She shares the intention of her artwork is to normalize vulnerability an...

This week I am joined by Art Activist, Transformative Facilitator, Spiritual Coach and Healer Jasmine Renae Hayden. Jasmine opens up about her multicultural upbringing and early religious influences. She shines a light on the work she does to help liberate others from trans-generational trauma reminding the audience the purpose is to know the difference between the trauma we pick up along our own...

This week I am joined by Coach and Author of "Angry as F*** But No Idea Why?: Transform Anger into Inner Peace" Justin Lodge. Justin opens up about his religious upbringing and straddling two paths of Christianity and Catholicism later in life. Justin tells the audience how his passion for the transforming anger into peace came from the desire to heal his own lineage from anger. To find out more a...

This week I am joined by Coach and Podcaster Brandon Handley. Brandon walks us through his interesting life journey having experienced homelessness at a young age and how this shaped his sense of resiliency. Brandon explains careening into awakening and unraveling universal lessons and truths that ultimately brought him back to the teachings of his childhood. To find out more about Brandon head ov...

This week I am joined by Author Dr. Julie Von. Dr. Von wrote " Spiritual Fertility: Integration Practices for the Journey to Motherhood. " Dr. Von is a holistic doctor specializing in fertility, she also holds a doctoral degree in Chinese Medicine. Focusing on Dr. Von's book for our interview, we take an in-depth look at the impact trans-generational trauma can have on fertility. Dr. Von shares ho...

This week I am joined by Author Dr. Emily Sigalow. Dr. Sigalow wrote " American JewBu: Jews, Buddhists and Religious Change. " We touch on the influences Buddhism had on the American Jewish community and what was birthed by these two communities blending. We highlight the life of Julius Goldwater who had a significant role in helping Japanese Buddhist who were sent to internment camps in the 1940'...

This week I am joined by Wealth Embodiment Guide and Leader Tori Washington. Tori talks about growing up both in a multiracial and multi-religious home and how oscillating between two religions and races formed her as an adult. She shares her work around embodiment practices that get to the root of spiritual, emotional, psychological blocks and wounding that help the individual align and return to...

This week I am joined by Author, Podcast Host, Meditation Teacher, Mastering Engineer and Composer Cory Allen. We dive into Cory's book Now is the Way: An Unconventional Approach to Modern Mindfulness and the act of finding space between the space to practice mindfulness. Cory breaks down what existential paralysis is and what each one of use can do to break out of this and create unique meaning i...

This week I am joined by Savannah Bohlin, she is a Intuitive, Light Worker, Sound Healer and CEO of Blissful Bohemian. Savannah discusses growing up in a fundamental Christian family and community, and later attending a secular college that allowed her to explore spirituality. Savannah shares her passion for helping people heal their anxiety and transmute it. To find out more about Savannah and wo...

This week I am joined by Lori Reising, she is a Hypnotherapist, trauma body worker, child birth Educator, and Podcaster. Lori discusses her winding journey through awakening, spirituality and the literary influences that opened her eyes to a new way of being. Lori shares a personal story about grief, loss, and alchemy that turned into a life calling. To find out more about Lori, head over to her w...

This week I am joined by Dr. Polly Young-Eisendrath, she is a Jungian analyst, psychologist, teacher, author, Buddhist, and podcaster. Dr. Young-Eisendrath shares an early childhood experience of being an elective mute and learning the meaning of "war," which had a significant impact on her life journey. She shares leaving her religion of origin and why it was important to her to not give her inte...

This week I am joined by intuitive luminary, author, alchemist and artist Christian Bradley West. Christian describes his spiritual journey that began in his early twenties and the teachers who had significant influence on his awakening. He shares the importance of continuous spiritual maintenance where one comes back to the tools they've acquired on their path towards healing, creativity and enli...

This week I am joined by Amy White International Best-Selling Author, speaker, Intuitive Coach and Medium. We talk about how she transitioned out of her corporate job listening to a pull from her soul, guiding her in a new direction. Amy discusses accepting her gifts and using her them to help her clients. Amy shares the story behind her book Closer to Paradise: A Mother's Journey through Crisis a...

Hello Sweet Souls and welcome back to Week 8 of the podcast Summer Series with your host Krista Xiomara who has created a free 8 week course called "Releasing Religion, Inner Healing, and Coming Home to Yourself." This week, we review everything we have covered in the past 7 weeks and we discuss how to come home to yourself, over and over again in this process. Outlined in Week 8 is:   Loving your...

Hello Sweet Souls and welcome back to Week 7 of the podcast Summer Series with your host Krista Xiomara who has created a free 8 Week course called "Releasing Religion, Inner Healing, and Coming Home to Yourself."   The focal point for Week 7 is building support systems that are in alignment with your departure from your religion of origin and help you grow into your new life vision. Topics covere...

Hello Sweet Souls and welcome back to Week 6 of the podcast Summer Series with your host Krista Xiomara, who has created a free 8-Week learning course called "Releasing Religion, Inner Healing, and Coming Home to Yourself." Week 6 is about Finding Your Truth. When we are birthed into our religion of origin we are not given the opportunity or space to connect with ourselves and decipher what is tru...

Hello Sweet Souls and welcome back to Week 5 of the podcast Summer Series with your host Krista Xiomara , who has created a free 8-Week learning course called "Releasing Religion, Inner Healing, and Coming Home to Yourself." Week 5 is about the process of Awakening. As you shed old beliefs and practices from your past; new ideas, new knowledge and wisdom starts to emerge from within. This is an ex...

Hello Sweet Souls and welcome back to Week 4 of the podcast Summer Series with your host Krista Xiomara , who has created a free 8-Week learning course called "Releasing Religion, Inner Healing, and Coming Home to Yourself." Week 4 centers around the process of Inner Healing, by way of facilitating self-healing and finding healing from external sources if available to you. We require healing both...

Welcome back sweet souls to Week 3 of the Summer Series: "Releasing Religion, Inner Healing, and Coming Home to Yourself."  Week 3 is centered around Embracing Uncertainty. Growing up in a strict Catholic home and community; my religious experience indoctrinated within me a strong sense of certainty, about everything. In religious experiences you are given a lot of absolutes and a lot of certainty...

Hello Sweet Souls!! This week marks the 100th episode of I'm Awake! Now What? Podcast in which case where ever this episode finds you join us in celebrating this important milestone in the history of the podcast!!!   Welcome back to Week 2 of the Summer Series: "Releasing Religion, Inner Healing, and Coming Home to Yourself" with your host Krista Xiomara Week 2 is all about Doubt and Walking Away...

Your host Krista Xiomara has created a free 8 week learning course for the podcast summer series called "Releasing Religion, Inner Healing and Coming Home to Yourself." For the next 8 weeks Krista Xiomara will share her account of leaving her religion of origin, surviving religious trauma and wounding,  creating inner healing and coming home to herself.  The intention and purpose of this 8 week se...

This week I am joined by James Ross, shaman, spiritual teacher and intuitive healer. James recounts finding his spiritual gift and setting off on the path of a shaman. He shares the reality of confronting what is hurting within, doing the hard work and creating long term healing. He comically expresses what it means to learn the same spiritual lesson more than once and how we can learn to come bac...

This week I am joined by Melanie Esperon, clarivoyant and reiki healer. Melanie tells the audience about discovering her gifts as a child and a significant moment in her life that changed everything. Melanie shares her thoughts on life lessons, alchemy and healing on the spiritual path. To find out more about Melanie head over to her website and follow her on Instagram @reikiroomsd and @melanieesp...

This week I sit down with Fabi Dorea. Fabi is a lawyer, Self-Love Expert, Women's Empowerment Advocate, International Speaker and Writer. Fabi and I discuss finding yourself and creating your own unique authenticity. Fabi talks about how to listen to yourself and challenge societal and cultural norms that are places on us, especially if you are a woman. We conclude by reminding the audience that w...

I ANW Podcast Host Krista Xiomara sits down with a panel of women activists, humanitarians, healers, ministers, and educators to discuss race, racism, equality, and individual contributions to long term systemic change. Each panelist brings their unique insight about creating change in their perspective ecosystems and sharing their voices in the fight for equality and justice. This is a candid con...