Soulganize Your Life With An Ego Expert

Listen in to my conversation with Nikki Knepper (LCPC), a specialist in Gerontology (the study of aging across our life spans), as she discusses a lifelong relationship with caregiving. She has found that caregiving is mindfulness training in its rawest form; sometimes it's just watching someone breathe not to save their life but to comfort them.  Nikki recommends Grieving Mindfully (Kumar) a...

A heart-centered metalhead business strategist is a thing… and you’re about to meet her on the podcast! Amber Swenor didn’t always introduce herself this way. For years, her Ego led by the need to achieve and as a survival mechanism, she learned to dull her spirit in order to be "taken seriously.” Through identity unraveling, burnout, and a deep reconnection to her intuition, she learned how...

Welcome back Cheri Neal to the podcast! In this episode, I catch up with Cheri after a year to discuss updates and explore how to "walk the talk" when it comes to truly leading with your Soul during difficult conversations. Join us for valuable life lessons and learn about a very real opportunity to cultivate Joy on January 31, 2026. Find out more about Cheri at www.cherineal.com.

Listen in to my conversation with fellow mental health counselor and owner of Replenish Renew Counseling, Maryann Dernlan (LMHC). She started out working in Addictions Recovery and shortly began to understand that if you don’t include spirituality in any effort to overcome an addiction, you are left with only the efforts of our Ego. If you only rely on your egoic self and fail, what do you do next...

Listen in to the second of two conversations with the co-founders of Not Therapy. In this episode Hayley Caddes shares her teen journey starting with intensive therapeutic interventions to recently creating Not Therapy Coaching in her adulthood. Hayley and her team offer their clients what she did not have access to...an organized approach for young people to build on their inherent goodness as we...

Listen in to Part I of my conversation with one of the co-founders of Not Therapy. In this episode Colin McDonald shares his teen journey starting with intensive therapeutic interventions to recently creating Not Therapy Coaching in his adulthood. Colin and his team offer their clients what he did not have access to...an organized approach for young people to build on their inherent goodness as we...

Listen in to my conversation with Maureen Spielman, founder of the Mystical Sisterhood Community, as she discusses a major life changing event of being diagnosed with cancer. She took the traditional medicine route but complimented it with other types of holistic healing that slowly led her to open up to her Soul's journey. Find out more about her and her community at:  Mystical Sisterhood —...

Listen to my conversation with Cancer Scientist turned Spiritual Scientist, Crystal Cassidy, as she discusses her journey to become the founder of SoulPod. At a young age Crystal became a martial artist which introduced her to meditation in order to achieve high performance states. She started moving from flow states to mystical experiences which science couldn't explain. She overcame her anx...

Listen to Andres Valencia, CEO of Deliberate Breakthroughs, as he discusses a very helpful Ego in his youth that drove him towards lots of material success and great people to guide him in business. At 21 years old he realized he was more than his Ego when faced with two great opportunities and asked a higher power to step in while he slept. Upon waking up in the morning he did not choose the one...

Listen in to my conversation with Healing Strategist, Sanna Carapellotti as she discusses her childhood trauma of losing her mother and having a father with severe PTSD, all the way to healing her sugar addiction with Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT). Today Sanna works with clients using a form of energy psychology. Find out more about her at www.sannacarapellotti.com.

Listen to my discussion with fellow counselor Shruti Sharma, who started out climbing the corporate ladder while her Ego shouted at her to always be the best in the room. One day when she wasn't rated the best, she decided to turn against the Ego that served her for most of her life. In order to grow she did some Soul searching and became a Reiki Master and Counselor who now takes her clients...

Listen in to this intense discussion with spiritual healer, Rhonda Hunt McCarthy, as she describes her healing journey from unthinkable childhood abuse. Though her ego feared abandonment and sent her on a path of teenage rebellion, affairs and drug use, her soul led her to recreate a meaningful life. Find out more about her ability to help others walk through their own healing journey at www.earth...

Very happy to welcome back to the show, Dr. Saloni Chawla, fellow counseling psychologist, who works with clients dealing with cancer and other illnesses. She explains how “meditation is medication for the soul.” She has found that “life can be different if I just change my mindset.” Listen to our first episode together (#26) or find it on the Soulganize Your Life Youtube channel. Contact her at d...

Listen to my conversation with Sandra Coyner, fellow therapist at Grow Wellness Group as she recalls a life-altering moment. Sandra was offered a dream job in TV, but her inner self guided her not to take it. When she didn’t take the job she felt a peace that she couldn’t deny…and started on her soul’s journey. Yoga became her healing practice and she began to quiet the ego on the yoga mat. Today...

Listen to this conversation with fellow counselor, Sheri Galens, as she openly discusses how her private practice blossomed once she lovingly dealt with her own anxiety. She discusses how she "made nice with the ego" when it was blocking her ability to authentically help her clients. Sometimes healing won't come from the clinical approach but rather through alternatives such as drea...

Listen to my conversation with Intuitive Energy Healer, Dr. Kimarie Machinga, as she explains how the Ego will tell you all the negative things about yourself. She believes it’s imperative that we nurture our inner essence and listen to it instead of the Ego, for it speaks a deeper truth. Dr. Kimarie helps her clients do this through building body wisdom and tuning out the ego; thereby creating a...

Listen in to my conversation with coach and yoga teacher Eliza Delapaz who trains people in mindfulness techniques. As a former Marine and current neuroscience student, it was surprising to hear her say she finds her greatest success when she "allows the heart to be guided and the ego to be guided by the heart." Find out more about her at www.relaxwitheliza.com.  NOTE: The movie I referr...

Listen to this conversation with Jen Weigel, TV anchor turned Spiritual Adventurist. Jen used to look down from the TV News helicopter to report on crashes on the highway, to looking inwards for soul guidance...and she has never looked back!  She now uses her desire and passion for storytelling to heal people, instead of instilling fear. Find out more about all her adventures at www.jenweigel.com....

Listen in to my discussion with Michelle Kelley, mom of seven turned Jungian Hypnotherapist. She discusses her journey going through several rounds of loss and bouts of Bulimia. While training in hypnotherapy, she had a profound transformation that led her to release her egoic relationship with her body to understanding the sacred reasons to love and support our bodies while here on earth. Find ou...

Listen in to my interview with fellow therapist Michalla Brianna, who discusses how her ego developed from a young age with parental abandonment that drove her to seek accomplishment after accomplishment. After integrating her ego's desire to succeed in the eyes of others, she now uses this egoic drive to fulfill her soul's desires. Find out more about her at www.thehealingarts.life. 

Listen in to my discussion with Baukje Westerlaken, perfect child turned punk rocker turned healer. Baukje was called to be a coach and through her healing journey learned she is a Shaman. She helps her clients see the difference between ego constriction and expansive joy; between the wounded child and the divine inner being. Find out more about her at www.cosmiccreativegenius.com.

Listen in to my chat with Kristi Borst, Earth Intuitive. Kristi always had a deep connection to the earth and had the ability to heal, but as an obedient child hid those gifts when her father demanded it. Kristi then channeled her ability into the creative marketing field because it was socially acceptable to create art for other Egos. Eventually she took the leap to deprogram her egoic contract a...

Listen in to my chat with Robin Baugh, who at five years old "took herself to church!" Robin has always followed her inner guidance and been sensitive to energy but hid it for years and years through many life and death challenges. Robin also spent years surviving big egos in Hollywood behind the scenes and is now finally coming out as a Reiki Master. Find out more about her at www.risin...

Listen to my discussion with Missy Paul, spiritual newbie, as she humbly describes her recent awakening. Missy is in the process of listening inward and letting go of her outer egoic plan that never made her happy. You might relate to her account of being on the "Hot Mess Express" as she entered adulthood and taking some really different steps to find true fulfillment. Contact her at mel...

Listen in to my discussion with Tatiana Franklin, whose mission is to help her clients heal, move on, and self-lead with Pranic Healing. Her technique starts with scanning the body and then uses specific protocols to restore balance. She also shares her personal journey of being a burned out professional. She had no clue where her happiness, purpose and family were fitting into her life until find...