The Spiritual Shitshow with Suzanne Sole

In Part 3 of Feel THIS , Suzanne wraps up her chitty chat inspired by Pema Chödrön’s Coming Closer to Ourselves: Making Everything the Path of Awakening . Continuing with the concept of staying with ourselves, making room for the messy, uncomfortable parts of being human, and learning to meet life as it is instead of how we wish it would be. Because this whole awakening business isn’t about gettin...

In Part 2 of Feel THIS , Suzanne gets into what it actually means to stay with our feelings, and all the creative shit we humans do to avoid doing exactly that. We distract. We analyze. We fix. We reach outside ourselves. We tell stories. We do pretty much anything we can think of to make an uncomfortable feeling go away instead of staying present with ourselves while it’s here. Inspired by Pema C...

What if the difficult stuff isn’t getting in the way of the path… what if it is the path? In Part One of this conversation inspired by Pema Chödrön’s Coming Closer to Ourselves: Making Everything the Path of Awakening , Suzanne talks about what it actually looks like to stay with ourselves when uncomfortable feelings show up: fear, shame, anxiety, uncertainty, and all the other emotional bullshit...

Part 5: Unconditional Doesn’t Mean Anything Goes So we’re supposed to love unconditionally. But does that mean accepting everything? Having no boundaries? Putting everyone else’s needs ahead of our own? In the final installment of WTF Is Unconditional Love? , Suzanne turns to some ancient texts for wisdom on what love asks of us, and what it doesn’t. She talks about the difference between uncondit...

Part 4: Apparently, You Have to Love Yourself Too It’s one thing to talk about loving other people unconditionally. But what happens when the person requiring a little unconditional love is... you? In Part 4 of WTF Is Unconditional Love? , Suzanne Sole breaks down why unconditional love has to start with ourselves—and how the way we judge, reject, forgive, and accept ourselves inevitably shows up...

Part 3: Love Everyone. Tell the Truth. What does it actually mean to love everyone? And can you love someone unconditionally while still telling the truth about who they are, what they've done, or how you feel? In Part 3 of WTF Is Unconditional Love? , Suzanne shares the story of Ram Dass and his teacher Maharaji, and a deceptively simple teaching: Love everyone and tell the truth. Because un...

Part 2: But Is It Even Possible? Is unconditional love actually possible? And even if it is... can we really do it? In Part 2, Suzanne gets into the reality of trying to love without conditions, and why the relationship we have with ourselves may have everything to do with our ability to offer that kind of love to someone else. What does self-love have to do with unconditional love? What happens w...

Part 1: So WTF is it? We hear the words unconditional love all the time... but what does unconditional love look like in real life? No but seriously... In Part 1 of this series, Suzanne breaks down what a living version of unconditional love might be and draws from psychology, spiritual teachings, and her own experience, as she looks at the gap between the ideal of unconditional love and the reali...

The Illusion of Control: Part 3 – Give it Up, Babe In Part 3 of The Illusion of Control , Suzanne explores one of the hardest things for us humans to do: live with uncertainty. Why does waiting feel so uncomfortable? Why do we mistake certainty for safety? And why do we spend so much of our lives trying to predict, prepare for, and outthink the future? Drawing from psychology, spirituality, and he...

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...