The Spiritual Shitshow with Suzanne Sole

Welcome to Part Two of a powerful three-part series with my guest, Teresa Thome: writer, producer, actor, and truth-teller Teresa is an award-winning writer and co-creator of The Blessing Bracelet on the Hallmark Channel, and  the creator and performer of Warm Cheese, her one-woman show about her complicated relationship with her mother, which won Best Script at the United Solo Festival in NYC in...

Welcome to Part One of a powerful three-part series with my guest, Teresa Thome: writer, producer, actor, and truth-teller Teresa is an Emmy-winning writer and producer, and co-creator of The Hallmark Channel's The Blessing Bracelet.  She’s also the creator and performer of Warm Cheese, an award-winning one-woman show about her complicated relationship with her mother, which won Best Script a...

In Part 2 of The Spiritual Shitshow podcast holiday series, Suzanne continues her candid, funny, and spiritually curious conversation with Fred Stella — ordained Hindu minister and longtime host of the interfaith radio show Common Threads . This episode covers the deeper meanings behind Hanukkah, Bodhi Day, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, and the story of Ganesha — with a dash of lunar cal...

It’s December, and the holidays are holidaying. But what are they actually trying to tell us? In Part 1 of this thoughtful and funny two-part episode, Suzanne sits down with Hindu Outreach Minister and interfaith radio host Fred Stella for a rich conversation that bridges Catholicism, Hinduism, spiritual storytelling, and the meaning behind some of the season’s most cherished myths. Fred shares hi...

In Part 2 of my talk with guest, Chicago-based new thought minister, Rev Linda Jackson, we shift from Linda’s journey to the heart of her message — and it’s a powerful one. We talk about compassionate communication, the kind that can only come from deep self-awareness, and how spiritual practice actually shows up in the real world. Then Linda closes with something truly special: a spontaneous, spi...

You may have caught Rev. Linda Jackson in a past episode of Asking for a Friend called WTF is Consciousness? — but this time, we’re flipping the script and talking about her story. In this first of a two-part in-person convo, we dive into how Linda found her way to New Thought, her deep commitment to spiritual practice, and what led her to become a minister. She also shares about her work at Citys...

It was 2018 in New York City. Suzanne would ride the R Train home with red wine in a paper coffee cup. I mean, what could go wrong? In this episode, host, Suzanne Sole, shares the last night of drinking that launched her sobriety journey — and let’s just say, it was a shitshow. A red wine cappuccino, a Queens-bound train, and a Janis Joplin musical audition that turned into a circus act. You know...

In Part 2 of Suzanne’s conversation with Chicago comedian Laura Hugg, things get personal. With over 29 years of sobriety, Laura shares the story of how she came to recovery — the moment that cracked everything open, and what it looked like from the inside. She talks about the messy middle, the long-haul healing process, and the way comedy keeps showing up through all of it. A raw, funny, and real...

C​hicago comedian Laura Hugg joins Suzanne for a two part raw, ​f​unny, no-bullshit conversation about sobriety, storytelling, and the kind of ​c​omedy that only shows up from the wreckage. Laura is a stand-up comic based in Chicago and the producer of Keep Coming Back, a long-running comedy show about all forms of recovery—and she recently co-launched a new show, We Are Not a Glum Lot, with fello...

In Part 2 of this real, raw, and heartfelt conversation, Suzanne continues her talk with friend, spiritual teacher, and minister Rev. Mark Anthony Lord, diving even deeper into the messy, miraculous process of becoming Spiritual AF . Mark shares a powerful personal story of forgiveness — one that cracked him open and changed the course of his life. They also talk about learning to trust insight an...

In this powerful and personal episode, Suzanne sits down with longtime friend and spiritual teacher Rev. Mark Anthony Lord to talk about what it really takes to become Spiritual AF — not in the performative, polished way, but in the messy, tender, soul-level, “I did not sign up for this but here we are” kind of way. Mark opens up about growing up gay in a Catholic, working-class Detroit suburb, ba...

Happy One-year Birthday Anniversary to The Spiritual Shitshow with Suzanne Sole!   It’s been one year since I published the first episode of this spiritual shitshow — and in this episode, I’m sharing my story. The story that led to its creation and the journey that led me on the healing and spiritual path. It’s a story I’ve carried for a long time — one that shaped me in ways I’m still unraveling....

In Part 2, the wildly gifted Lisa Gehrke gives me a full-on Tarot reading, and let’s just say… It was majority Major Arcana.  When Lisa reads, she speaks from the heart. This was real, and wildly affirming—and yes, I felt giddy and illuminated, laughed a lot, and definitely had a few “OKAY UNIVERSE, I HEAR YOU” moments. Lisa brings deep compassion, grounded wisdom, and a totally judgment-free vibe...

My guest for the next two episodes is none other than the magical, mystical, and delightful  Lisa Gehrke—empath, intuitive, comedic actress, voiceover artist, and my friend since junior high (yes, she has seen a majority of my awkward moments). In Part 1, we talk about what it was like for Lisa growing up as a deeply sensitive, empathic and intuitive kid in the 70s and 80s (when empaths, feelings,...

In Episode 50 of The Spiritual Shitshow with Suzanne Sole , Suzanne continues her exploration of divine feminine mythology “Enter the Goddess 2.” This episode dives into ancient goddess stories that speak to power, wisdom, and spiritual transformation—from Gaia, the Neolithic Earth Mother who creates life from the ground itself, to the Hindu parable of Yaksha and the goddess Uma, to the Egyptian m...

In Part 7 of her Power of Myth series, Suzanne dives into the mythic, beautiful, and magnificent history of the Goddess. Long before the divine wore a crown and beard, she wore the Earth.  In this episode, Suzanne explores the ancient and ever-evolving story of the Goddess — from fertile soil to sea foam, mythic symbols to spiritual archetypes, and the mystery of the feminine as a force of creatio...

In Part 2, Suzanne continues her conversation with Patrick W. Ziegler —Michigan Emmy® Award-winning writer, actor, and producer, and co-writer of Hallmark Channel’s The Blessing Bracelet . Patrick is also a longtime Artist’s Way facilitator, guiding groups through Julia Cameron’s transformative process to help people release perfectionism, move past resistance, and rediscover the joy of creative e...

In Part 1 of this in-person sit-down, Suzanne chats with Michigan Emmy® Award-winning writer, actor, producer, and Artist’s Way facilitator Patrick W. Ziegler about what it really takes to keep believing in creativity when life doesn’t follow the script. Patrick shares the behind-the-scenes story of co-writing the Hallmark film The Blessing Bracelet —a story about gratitude, grace, and the surpris...

In Part 2 of this illuminating conversation, Suzanne continues her deep dive with London-based healer Edit B Kiss, a Reiki Master, Karma Yogi Practitioner, and holistic mentor who specializes in guiding people through trauma release and energetic alignment. This episode explores the full-body, frequency-based healing process Edit uses with her clients—an approach that helps people release what’s b...

What happens when a petroleum engineer starts having panic attacks… and ends up becoming a global energy healer? In Part 1 of this two-part conversation, Suzanne chats with the brilliant and bold Edit B Kiss from her home in London. Edit is a Hungarian-born holistic mentor, Reiki Master, Karma Yogi Practitioner, and success habit coach whose journey from corporate burnout to spiritual breakthrough...

In Part 2 of this powerful conversation, Suzanne talks with author Keith Butler about his extraordinary journey of resilience, identity, and self-love. Keith, author of Little Black Gay Boy: An Unapologetic Memoir of Surviving, Coming Out, and Recovering, opens up about his path to recovery and the healing that allowed him to reclaim his voice. Keith shares how his struggles, triumphs, and spiritu...

Suzanne talks with author and speaker Keith Butler in Part 1 of this powerful two-part conversation about identity, faith, healing, and the long road to living out loud. Keith is the author of Little Black Gay Boy: An Unapologetic Memoir of Surviving, Coming Out, and Recovering , a raw and radiant story about growing up Black and gay in the rural South, enduring rejection and trauma, and finding t...

Recorded live at Unity on the Lakeshore in the beautiful Saugatuck-Douglas area of Western Michigan, in this Sunday morning talk, Suzanne exploring how the 12-step journey became a catalyst for her healing, transformation, and spiritual awakening. And, how surrendering to the process—especially through Steps 10 and 11—helped her begin to allow life itself to guide and teach her. With honesty, humo...

What do you get when you cross an existential crisis with a Broadway belt and a spiritual breakdown you accidentally turned into a comedy show?  In this special edition of The Spiritual Shitshow, Suzanne is pulling back the velvet curtain on The Spiritual Awakening Comedy Cabaret—her one-woman comedy cabaret about healing, awakening, and all the wildly human (and occasionally ridiculous) stuff we...

In Part 2 of Spiritual Divas: Making Art & Laughing Out Loud , Suzanne Sole and Amy Steinberg pick up where they left off—with laughter, creativity, and a whole lot of real talk. From inflatable hot tubs to artistic evolution, the conversation dives into what it means to be bold, brilliant, and totally unfiltered women who are out here making powerful, weird, wonderful work. They swap stories...