Uplift My Life Today - Sanctuary of Remembrance

In this episode, I speak with Ali Reza Yawari — a Hazara refugee from Afghanistan currently living in transit country Indonesia — who shares his lived and witnessed experiences of deep and horrifying pain, resilience, forgiveness, deep compassion, healing and hope. Together we explore the battles within and around the refugee journey living in a transit country for a very long period of time, and...

Perjalanan Widy dalam episode ini (episode dua bahasa – Bahasa Indonesia dan Inggris) adalah kisah pencerahan spiritual yang lahir dari tragedi.   Kecelakaan bus di Kenya tanggal 31 Agustus 2011 ini merenggut nyawa teman baiknya, Elmer Pérez Requiz (Rest in Love, Elmer). Saat itu, Elmer duduk di kursi yang dia reserve untuk Widy. Karena terlambat masuk ke bus, Widy duduk di beberapa baris di depan...

Jourdan Hussein is a poster child of an ambitious, successful go-getter.   With multiple degrees from world-renowned universities, work experiences in reputable international organizations, Jourdan had much to be proud of.   Yet, his heart longed for something else: peace, kindness and gentleness beyond success.   Our paths crossed in 2019. Then, Jourdan was amidst an intensive transformation peri...

Life is happening for you and not to you. This can’t be more true for Angie Garcia's “Love Wins!” story, my newest podcast episode.   This episode is Angie’s homecoming story to her wholesome self, through living her life in many physical locations andorganizational and social cultures in many places in Europe and Africa over decades.   Angie has lived, worked, and integrated herself (and supp...

This episode is conducted in both English and Bahasa Indonesia. Kali ini, saya ingin mengundang semua (yang bisa berbahasa Indonesia!) untuk bergabung di percakapan saya (dalam dua Bahasa – Bahasa Indonesia dan Inggris) dengan Dian Handayani, seorang sex therapist and coach dalam episode podcast terbaru saya yang berjudul “Sacred liberation -unlocking authentic wealth through soulful sexuality” 💖...

Illness is one of the most challenging growth opportunities. We don’t always see illness as an opportunity to grow. Many see illness as a manifestation of punishment or mistakes.   Indeed, this brings up the deep pain of the “There is something gravely wrong with me” belief.   Illness is one of the most impactful triggers for the soul’s growth.   This is why I particularly love bringing this “Love...

In this episode, Tya, an environment enthusiast, shares her journey when she faced an unexpected and dramatic cancellation of a professional high-impact project she was working on. She reached out to me because she wanted to properly process her emotions, particularly anger, disappointment, unhappiness, and the fear of uncertainty. I offered her the UPLIFT self-paced program, which she diligently...

This episode tells the true story of Soraya’s courage in choosing her authentic self, shedding her old self and identity, and rebuilding her life completely. The journey started in 2019 when she experienced burnout for the second time. This is when our paths crossed – she needed support. She was depleted (mentally, physically and emotionally), lost, confused, and scared then.   Soraya knew what sh...

Join Astuti Martosudirdjo, the founder of “Uplift My Life Today”, and Julie Grauel in unveiling the dark and light aspects of living a fulfilling life. Astuti is sharing her journey to transform from burnout into a life that she considers aligned with her soul, a fulfilling life: what triggered this vast and deep quest, what was challenging, what was helpful, and how to maintain a life that is ali...

Astuti Martosudirdjo, the founder of Uplift My Life Today, shares in-depth what Uplift Transformation is about: the type of issues it helps, how it happens, the implication of doing such a process, some real-life examples, what outcome may arise and who she is as the facilitator. Timestamp: 00:24        What does a Subconscious Mind Reprogrammer do? Why is it essential to work with the subconsciou...

Content warnings: All the views expressed here are Jyoti Sharma's personal experiences. The discussion entails some raw and emotional details about domestic violence. This is a real-life reflection of how Jyoti Sharma , a survivor of domestic violence, rose to thrive through the path of Self Love. During a vulnerable period in her life more than 8 years ago, Jyoti was in a relationship which turne...

Astuti Martosudirdjo , the founder of Uplift My Life Today, shares her reflection about healing and the human heart after facilitating trauma and subconscious mind healing of young adult refugees for 14 weeks to support them in cultivating their true resilience. Timestamp: 00: 00:00      Opening. 00: 00:15       What Refugee Mentoring Program...

Tatjana Radovanovic Küchler shares how the sudden death of her son in 2017 accelerates her coming home journey to live an authentic self - a soul whose gift is to help others reconnect with their intuitive abilities, especially when dealing with their grief for their loved ones.   Tatjana is the founder of Soulwhisperer and co-founder of Soulmystics. Tatjana has oriented her practice toward c...

Astuti Martosudirdjo and Ilana Jankowitz share their journeys changing their careers in their 40s and 50s - following their calling. They reflected together their respective process and key learnings that can be useful for you who are going through something similar. Ilana Jankowitz is a Switzerland-based Money Mindset Coach, working with female business owners and executives in changing their mon...

Following the release of "The Honest Hour - Becoming The One to find The One after divorce" episode with Kelly Braendli, this is the recording of the Live Q&A session.  Questions covered are:  “How can I detect my partner’s silent dissatisfaction in our marriage before we hit the wall?”   “What can help me to catch myself being silently dissatisfied when life moves so fast and b...

Our guest is Kelly Brändli, a woman who has been through one of life's most challenging experiences, namely going through a divorce that lasted nearly as long as her marriage.  Her divorce dragged out over 8 years, resulting in numerous court battles discussions over custody and all of this had a significant impact on her finances and health.    Today, Kelly has survived her divorce...

It takes courage to step up to what one desires – to claim it, own it, and be at peace with it, even when what brings you joy may trigger others close to you. This latest episode of the Honest Hour is about Eli's decision to choose joy by transitioning from being a female to a male. For him, the conscious choice to transition was not about trading genders but rather about feeling more like himself...

Caring for the dying is often underestimated – we underestimate how much it takes from us as we choose to do it. I know because when I did it, I didn’t understand the magnitude of this process for me. The thing is, when the one that we care for passes away, we continue living without them. This episode is the 3rd part of the Death and Dying series, and it brings up various topics that we all can c...

Like in birth and life, death also has its processes. The dying process happens on all levels – emotionally, mentally, physically and spiritually. I intend for this conversation to offer us an understanding that death is just like birth and life – it has many processes, and each process has stages. It can also help to be aware of the process we go through as we are about to start our death journey...

For many years, I’ve been asking myself why there are so many rituals, publications, and workshops about birth and life but not necessarily about death. Are we scared thinking about it? Are we scared of accepting that we all will die? What are we fearful of? Join my discussion with Rachelle Fuerer about Death and Dying in this episode (the 1st out of 3). We’re discussing natural death, what it mea...

Content warnings: All the views expressed here are Adam's personal experiences. The discussion entails some raw and emotional details about suicidal ideation and depression. Please do not use psychedelics without professional assistance from a psychedelically trained therapist. This episode reflects Adam's journey to free himself from chronic depression, substance abuse and chronic shame and mindf...

Are you (unconsciously) scared of success and money? I was, and this contributed to the burnout I experienced at the end of 2008. No, I didn’t expect to find this fear within, yet it was there, and it played out in many different aspects of my life. As this question intrigues you, join Ilana Jankowitz and me in discussing it in-depth – including how you can find out whether you have this fear of s...

Content warnings: All the views expressed here are Anni’s personal experiences. The discussion entails some raw and emotional details about abuse and rape. This is a real-life reflection of how Anni, now a grandmother of 6, a mother of 3 and an Irish American artist and teacher, left a cult and freed herself from a 20-year dysfunctional relationship to a narcissistic husband to rebuild her life fr...

Sigi adalah salah satu dari tiga nama yang disiapkan oleh Kino dan Goyo untuk anak yang mereka idam-idamkan. Dalam episode ini, Kino dan Goyo berbagi perjalanan mereka dalam berusaha dan berupaya untuk mendapatkan anak yang mereka mulai tahun 2008 sampai sekarang. Dengan senang hati, Kino dan Goyo bercerita tentang seluruh proses yang mereka lakukan, apa yang membantu, apa yang tidak membantu, apa...

This is a conversation with Helena Zachariassen , the Founder of My Happy Home , why human collect things, warnings that collecting is becoming toxic, how our space impacts our mental health and what we can do to declutter the space well, especially as a family. Helena is a Zurich based Certified Marie Kondo Consultant and Lifestyle CoachTo go deeper into the topic of collection, decluttering and...