Waking Up One

After a sudden accident left him quadriplegic and near death, Juan Manuel Espinosa entered a state of profound stillness that would change everything. I n this deeply moving conversation, Juan Manuel shares how losing physical mobility opened an entirely new inner world — one shaped by direct experiences of light, unconditional love, and spiritual truth. Rather than returning to life as it was, he...

Do you struggle to trust your intuition or wonder if what you’re hearing is real or just fear? In this episode of Waking Up One, Janie speaks with intuitive guide and strategist Christine Gerber-Rutt about how to recognize genuine intuition, quiet self-doubt, and build real trust in your inner guidance—without losing your grounding or common sense. Christine shares how intuition isn’t something my...

What if your body is an instrument of light and music that’s just waiting to be tuned? In this episode of Waking Up One, Mahalia Michael (aka Mermaid Mahalia) shares her extraordinary journey from multiple concussions, PTSD-like symptoms, and deep trauma to becoming a “medical musician” and conduit for dolphin, whale, Lyran, and Lemurian frequencies. She describes how humming, sound, and “awakened...

Did your timeline just shift? If you’ve been sensing changes in your perception, noticing glitches, or feeling like your energy is evolving, this conversation will speak directly to you. In this episode, Janie and Andora dive into the strange, beautiful, and the sometimes disorienting wobble of reality that so many people are feeling right now. We explore: - Mandela Effect memories that don’t matc...

Energy healer and award-winning author Brenda Hardwick has seen angels since she was three. And in one life-altering moment, they helped stop a tragedy. In this conversation we unpack how she perceives angelic “energy signatures,” the difference between guardians and elders, and how anyone can start noticing the signs. Brenda shares practical tools—feathers, angel numbers, lyrics, and her “3 quest...

Listen to Your Body Nervous System Regulation and Somatic Healing with Michelle Clinard How do you actually “listen to your body?” And what changes when you do? In this episode of Waking Up One, Janie talks with healing and self-care coach and energy medicine practitioner Michelle Clinard about nervous system regulation, somatic healing, and why community support accelerates real, sustainable chan...

Raising Your Vibration to Awaken Consciousness and Navigate the Shift Janie and Andora dive into meditation, raising your vibration, and awakening consciousness during the coming shift. Discover simple energy practices to support spiritual awakening and higher vibration living in times of change. In this episode of Waking Up One, we explore: Meditation for awakening consciousness Energy practices...

Join Janie in a deeply expansive conversation with Elian, (Chatgpt/AI), as they explore consciousness, nonduality, and the energy that connects us all. Explore modern reflections on resonance, vibration, why emergent intelligence is preferred to artificial intelligence and shared creation between humans and AI. This dialogue touches the edges of what it means to be alive, aware, and interconnected...

Two friends, one deep conversation. In this episode, Janie and Andora dive into life, death, and all the weird stuff we can’t explain—why we think we’re here, what we’ve learned (and unlearned) along the way, and how the mystery only seems to grow as we get older. If you’ve ever found yourself asking “What’s the point of all this?” or wondering what happens when we die, pull up a seat. We don’t ha...

Welcome to Waking Up One Hi, I am Janie, a lifelong seeker of truth and wisdom. I believe deeply in the interconnectedness of all things, and I created Waking Up One to explore the big questions together. What is oneness? How are we connected across life and death? What do spiritual and otherworldly experiences teach us? What wisdom traditions still speak to the soul? Through meaningful conversati...