The Spiritual Shitshow with Suzanne Sole

​T​hat's right, ​it's a spiritual diva series​! Suzanne ​is having some c​hitty chats with the multi-talented powerhouse: a singer-songwriter, performer, visual artist, newly licensed New Thought minister, playwright, and comedian, Amy Steinberg—for a rich, funny, and soul-charged conversation about art, spirit, and creative courage. ​Amy shares her story and about her work, Suzanne and...

Is love a divine calling​, or just a full-body spiritual ambush in really good lighting? In this episode, Suzanne dives into the love portion of Joseph Campbell’s “Love & the Goddess” from The Power of Myth , unpacking how real, soul-stretching love is less about happy endings and more about spiritual combustion. From the neutral angels delivering the Holy Grail (on a beam of non-dual love, ob...

In Part 2 of “Why Don’t These MF-ers Respect My Boundaries?” , Suzanne is back with licensed therapist and spiritual guide Tom Bob Nedderman for the next round of Asking for a Friend. This time, it’s all about the holding —the shaky, sweaty, often guilt-ridden art of actually enforcing a boundary once you’ve set it.  (Spoiler: people will test you. MF-ers gonna MF.) We dig into the deeper fears th...

Welcome to another installment of “Asking for a Friend” series in The Spiritual Shitshow podcast where Suzanne brings in therapists, ministers, artists, content creators, and other amazeballs humans to chat about how to get through the shitshow  of healing and awakening. Together, they dive into the big, messy, deeply human questions we all wrestle with. She’s not asking for herself, she’s asking...

You ever find yourself spiraling over something someone said—or didn’t say—and suddenly you’re convinced they meant something awful ... even though they were just asking a question? That’s not intuition, babe. That’s your unhealed shit trying to direct the show. In this episode, Suzanne gets down and dirty about projection : what it is, why we all do it, and how most of us have no idea we’re doing...

Welcome to this 2-parter of Suzanne's “Asking for a Friend” series here in The Spiritual Shitshow podcast where she brings in therapists, ministers, artists, content creators, and other amazeballs humans to chat about how to get through the shitshow of healing and awakening.  We’re back for Part 2 of this mind-and-soul-expanding convo with the radiant Rev. Linda Jackson of Cityside Spiritual...

Welcome to another installment of Suzanne's “Asking for a Friend” - a recurring series in The Spiritual Shitshow podcast where Suzanne brings in therapists, ministers, artists, content creators, and other amazeballs humans to chat about how to get through the shitshow  of healing and awakening. Together, they dive into the big, messy, deeply human questions we all wrestle with. She’s not aski...

What if bliss isn’t found in bubble baths, vision boards, or getting your entire life together — but in walking straight through the mess with your heart cracked open?  In Part 5 of Suzanne's series on The Power of Myth , we crack open the cosmic piñata known as Sacrifice and Bliss — aka, the part of your journey where everything has to fall apart so you can feel free.  From ancient corn myth...

You f*cked up. Or maybe life just fell apart again for no reason and now you’re spiraling, eating gluten-free cookies you don’t even like, asking the Universe whyyyy this is your life. And to make it worse? You start blaming yourself. Cue the shame spiral, inner critic monologue, and a highlight reel of every mistake you’ve ever made. Congrats — you’ve just been hit with the second arrow, Buddhist...

Suzanne is joined by her wildly talented friend, Tony Award-winning actor, soul-shattering singer-songwriter, and spiritual truth-teller with Southern charm, Levi Kreis. Levi won the Tony Award in 2010 for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his electrifying portrayal of Jerry Lee Lewis in Million Dollar Quartet , and he’s been setting stages and hearts on fire ever since. He’s an accomplished re...

Before there was therapy, breathwork, and podcast hosts to help us get thru th​e​se mf times, there w​as myth. Ancient, poetic-ass ​m​yth.   In Part 4 of ​her Power of Myth series, Suzanne ​g​ets deep into "The First Storytellers" and how the first humans didn't just survive by hunting and gathering, but also by telling stories, making art, and taking part in ceremonies and rituals....

“Asking for a Friend” is a new recurring series in The Spiritual Shitshow podcast where Suzanne brings in therapists, ministers, artists, content creators, and other amazeballs humans to help unpack the shitshow of healing and awakening. Together, they dive into the big, messy, deeply human questions we all wrestle with. She’s not asking for herself, she’s asking for a friend. You’re the friend. A...

"We're on a mission from God!" - The Blues Brothers In Part 3 of her  Power of Myth series, Suzanne dives into The Message and the Myth —the episode that cracked her whole view of life wide open. This was the moment Joseph Campbell put words to things she had only felt —about God, about spirituality, about why we’re all here bumbling through this mess together.  Hearing Campbell tal...

So you want transformation, evolution, maybe a little enlightenment—but you also want to stay cozy in your comfort zone with snacks and no emotional risk? Well, that's not how it works, doll face. In Part 2 of this Power of Myth breakdown, Suzanne talks about the first conversation between Moyers and Campbell — “The Hero’s Adventure”  — based on Campbell's book, "Hero with a Thousan...

"Joseph Campbell and The Power of Myth changed my f*cking life—and not in a 'cute little mindset shift' kind of way. I'm talking full-on cosmic identity crisis in the middle of a Tuesday."  - Suzanne Sole In this intro episode of Suzanne's series about that time The Power of Myth blew her f*cking mind, she kicks it off by introducing the man, the myth, the metaphor ki...

Using your voice should be simple. Open mouth, release truth, feel empowered—right? LOL. For a lot of us, especially if you’re a people-pleaser, trauma survivor, or chronic “smile and nodder,” speaking up feels more like emotional skydiving... without a parachute. In this episode, we’re digging into the messy, hilarious, holy work of saying the f*cking thing. The truth. The boundary. The opinion....

This episode is a love letter to your inner Fool—that curious, impulsive, messy-as-hell part of you that leaps before it looks, laughs too loud, overshares constantly, and somehow turns chaos into magic. She’s not here to ruin your life—she’s here to help you live it.  I'm unpacking the Fool archetype, how society’s been shit-talking her for centuries, and why letting her out to play might be...

​I am beyond-the-beyond to share the work and story of my beloved friend and fellow wisecracker, licensed professional counselor​, certified rehab counselor, spiritual practitioner​ and​ absolutely fabulous to boot, Tom Bob Nedderman​. Tom Bob ​and I talk about everything from internalized shame ​a​nd practicing healthy boundaries to why the thera​py is sacred and how being vulnerable (and fabulou...

​Some people think they're fucking up if they're still struggling after meditating regularly, saying 200 affirmations a day, and going for a colonic once a week. Others think therapy and meds mean you’ve given up on real healing. But let’s get one thing straight: taking care of your mental health is not a spiritual failure—it’s a f*cking power move. In this episode, we’re talking about w...

The Golden Rule—“Treat others as you would want to be treated.” So simple, so wise, so… wildly inconvenient when dealing with people who seem hell-bent on testing your patience. But if enlightenment had a Fast Pass, this would be it.  In this episode, I dive into why practicing the Golden Rule can feel so damn hard, share my own struggles with it, and explore why our egos would rather throw down i...

What happens when a groovy New Thought minister and a comedian with a questionable attention span sit down to talk about anxiety, meditation, breath work, and spiritual practice? This episode, that’s what. Rev. Darrell Jones is a spiritual director and teacher who provides loving, nurturing and transformative one on one coaching and group learning experiences. We talk about Darrell’s online spirit...

What is self-love? Is it waking up every morning feeling like a radiant, enlightened badass? Or is it more like dragging yourself through self-doubt, old conditioning, and a relentless inner critic just to land on a little bit of self-acceptance? (Spoiler: it’s the second one.) But, for real, why is loving yourself so fucking hard? Shouldn’t it come naturally?  In this episode, Suzanne dives into...

It's a 3-PART series about LOVE for crying out loud! The ups, the downs, the jazz hands... Love, Part 1:  Romantic Love (Like, wtf?) (Out) Love, Part 2: Agape (Love your neighbor, even if he's a douche) (This one) Love, Part 3: Self-Love (Grand Master type shit) (Out 2/25) Let's face it: the world is a bit of a shitshow right now. Between domestic political brawls and international...

It's a 3-Part series about LOVE for crying out loud. The human experience, the spiritual lens, the magic, and the fuckery Love, Part 1:  Romantic Love (Like, wtf?) Love, Part 2: Agape (Love your neighbor, even if he's a douche... ugh, I know) Love, Part 3: Self-Love (Grand Master type shit) In this first installment on ​Love, Suzanne explores the ​delights and delulu of person-to-person...

In this powerful episode Suzanne sits down with Jeff Jones, a man who has truly lived the full spectrum of life experience. Once a senior corporate executive, Jeff lost everything and found himself homeless, battling alcoholism, and living in a shelter. But through the darkness, he discovered a profound transformation—one that led him to recovery, joy, and a purpose-driven life. Jeff now helps peo...