The Spiritual Shitshow with Suzanne Sole

Part 2: The Control You Didn't Know You Had In Part 2 of The Illusion of Control , Suzanne explores the subtle ways we try to control life without even realizing we're doing it. From seeking validation and needing people to see us a certain way, to quietly outsourcing our identity, worth, and peace to the people around us, she'll unpack how these hidden patterns can keep us stuck. T...

​"If I could just explain it one more time. Or differently. Or louder. Or with a PowerPoint presentation...​ have one more conversation, or somehow convince them to see what I see... then I could finally relax." ​Sound familiar? How'd that work out?​  In the first installment of The Illusion of Control: Now You See It. Now You Don't, Suzanne explores the illusion of control thr...

If there’s one thing we've learned about forging our own path, it’s this: nobody can tell you what your path is. Not your parents. Not your friends. Not society. Not your favorite spiritual teacher. Not even that random person on the internet with a suspicious amount of confidence. In Part 3 of this series, Suzanne explores one of the most important and challenging aspects of creating a life...

In Part 2 of The Miraculous Shitshow of Forging Your Own Path series, Suzanne dives into the stories we tell ourselves about where we are in life, where we think we should be, and what it means when our path doesn't look anything like we expected. Through a raw, honest, and free-flow conversation, she explores the messy reality of forging your own path, learning to trust your inner compass, a...

It's a series. About putting away all other maps and drawing your own. Suzanne gets a little more personal as she explores what she's learned from spending a lifetime trying to follow her own path. From unexpected detours and questionable decisions to surprising discoveries and hard-won wisdom, she reflects on the messy, nonlinear process of becoming yourself. Because sometimes following...

Part 3 In the final installment of this 3-part series, Suzanne continues her conversation with Rev. Aimee Daniels , Spiritual Director of Cityside Center for Spiritual Living in Chicago. Together, they explore New Thought spirituality, practical spiritual living, healing generational trauma, and what it means to bring more compassion, consciousness, and kindness into a world that often feels overw...

Part 2 It's is Part Two of Suzanne’s conversation with Rev. Aimee Daniels, Spiritual Director of Cityside Center for Spiritual Living and teacher of practical spirituality, consciousness, and emotional healing. In this episode, Suzanne and Rev. Aimee talk about thoughts, triggers, prayer, grief, and the surprisingly difficult task of noticing what the mind is doing before it turns one uncomfo...

In Part 1 of this special three-part series, Suzanne chats with Rev. Aimee Daniels, Spiritual Director of Cityside Center for Spiritual Living (CSL) in Chicago, longtime New Thought minister, teacher, and leadership coach. Rev. Aimee received her Masters of Consciousness Studies from Holmes Institute, became a CSL Practitioner, and studied extensively at the Chopra Center. Prior to becoming Spirit...

Part 3: It’s All About You, Boo This one goes to 11. In the final chapter of her 3-part deep dive into “Masks of Eternity” from The Power of Myth, Suzanne explores Joseph Campbell’s ideas about archetypes, trickster gods, spiritual symbols, clown energy, and why humans across cultures keep telling strangely similar stories about love, suffering, transformation, death, rebirth, and the search for m...

Part 2: Same Story, Different Costumes Part 2 of the 3-part Masks of Eternity series (inside the larger “That Time the Power of Myth Blew My F*cking Mind” series) explores the beauty of spiritual traditions across cultures—and the surprising ways they mirror each other. From creation stories to transformation arcs, Suzanne looks at the recurring themes and archetypes that show up again and again,...

Part 1: The Costume In this episode, Suzanne dives back into her series on The Power of Myth, with Joseph Campbell’s concept of the “masks of eternity”—the idea that what we experience as reality may actually be something infinite expressing itself through the forms, roles, and identities of everyday life. From the stories we tell ourselves to the parts we play in the world, this episode explores...

Part 3: Identity, Becoming, Celebrating It’s Part 3 of the 3-part series with Rev. Rainbow Weldon—Queer New Thought Minister, Consciousness Coach, Meditation Facilitator, and founder of the Queer Spirit Collective. In this episode, Rainbow shares about her sacred activism, her journey of embracing her queer identity, and her vision to create a space for LGBTQ spirituality, joy, and healing—which w...

Part 2: She was born for this, y'all. It’s Part 2 of my 3-part series with Rev. Rainbow Weldon—Queer New Thought Minister, Consciousness Coach, Meditation Facilitator, and founder of the Queer Spirit Collective. In this episode, Rainbow shares her path into ministry, how a spiritually curious kid from the Bible Belt became a minister, teacher, and guide. We talk about calling, ego, emotional...

Part 1: Growing Up Spiritual This is Part 1 of a special 3-part series celebrating queer spirituality, authenticity, and discovery, with the fabulous Rev. Rainbow Weldon: Queer New Thought Minister, Conscious Creator, and Sacred Activist Rainbow is a New Thought Minister, Consciousness Coach, Meditation Facilitator, and Creative Spiritual Activist with over 20 years of experience helping individua...

PART 3: Why Your Story Matters (and the Sparkly Pants Situation) It's Part 3 of this series with storyteller, writer, teacher, and producer, Stephanie Rogers, and this one's about the storytelling. How she found her way into it, what actually makes a story hit, and why the things you almost don’t say out loud are what make stories magically delicious. Stephanie talks about her classes, t...

PART 2: The Plot Twist That Changes Everything Stephanie Rogers is a Chicago-based storyteller, writer, and educator, and the founder of Story Jam, a storytelling and live music show that brings true personal stories to life. Through her classes and workshops, she helps people shape their experiences into stories that connect, resonate, and actually land. The conversation with storyteller and crea...

PART 1: Story Jam, Parallel Lives & the Plot Twist That Changes Everything Some people follow a creative path. Others wander down it with curiosity and a guitar and somehow end up building an entire storytelling universe. That’s more or less what happened to my guest, storyteller, Stephanie Rogers. Stephanie is the founder and creative force behind Story Jam, the Chicago-based storytelling and...

Part 3 closes out this series with the good stuff — the artist stuff. The part where we talk about being brave enough to be yourself onstage, even when your brain is pitching twelve different exit strategies. Mike opens up about how he works with fear instead of fighting it, why authenticity is the only thing that actually lands with an audience, and how he keeps showing up even when the jitters c...

It's Part 2 of this 3-part series with guest, Mike Knight, Chicago-based comedian and the host of the Real R.A.P. (Regular Ass People) Podcast, where comics sit down to talk news and entertainment, and co-host of A Professor and a Comedian Walk into a Bar, a show that brings comedy and academia together for real conversations, produced out of Northwestern. Part 2 gets into one of the most imp...

Mike Knight is a regular face throughout comedy clubs in Chicago, and has showcased at venues like, Riddles, Laugh Factory, the Omaha Funny Bone, University of Illinois, Monticello in Atlanta. He’s the creator and host of the Real R.A.P. (Regular Ass People) Podcast, where comics sit down to talk news, entertainment, and the world as it really feels on the ground, and is the co-host of A Professor...

Part Four: Purpose, Elevation, and the Future of Women Leading Together In the final installment of this four-part series, Suzanne and Lisa Jimenez , founder of SheIsMe Global , explore the deeper meaning behind why we’re here: in our lives, in our work, and in our stories, and how purpose often emerges through the very experiences that shape us. Lisa shares her belief that every woman’s path hold...

Part Three: Roles Are for Actors  In part three of this four-part series, Suzanne sits down with Lisa Jimenez , founder of She Is Me Global , to talk about how her company is creating spaces where women can grow, lead, and rise together. This episode explores what it means to step out of the limiting roles society assigns to women — and how powerful it is to add your voice to the conversation inst...

Part Two: From Survival to Purpose This is part two of Suzanne’s four-part series with Lisa Jimenez , powerhouse founder of SheIsMe Global, a worldwide movement creating spaces for women to grow, connect, and step into leadership. Lisa’s journey from domestic-violence survivor to global movement leader is woven into every layer of her work. After nearly 40 years in corporate product management and...

In part one of this powerful four-part series, Suzanne is joined by Lisa Jimenez, founder of SheIsMe Global, a worldwide movement creating spaces for women to grow, connect, and step into leadership together. Lisa brings decades of experience in corporate leadership and event production, but what fuels her work is deeply personal. In this episode, Lisa shares the story of surviving a life of domes...

Welcome to Part Three of a powerful three-part series with my guest, Teresa Thome: writer, producer, actor, and truth-teller Teresa’s resume is impressive — and layered. She’s the Emmy-winning co-creator of The Blessing Bracelet on the Hallmark Channel, a movie she co-wrote with longtime collaborator Patrick Ziegler. That movie has become a favorite in the Hallmark universe — and they’ve since bee...