Sarah Haykel

Welcoming God

Religion EN ↓ 31 episodes

Hey spiritual seeker! My name’s Sarah Haykel and I’m the host of Welcoming God, a podcast for spiritual seekers. In this podcast, I’ll be sharing the goodness of Welcoming God back into my life after years of rebelling against the God of my Catholic upbringing and years of honest seeking on a personal spiritual path. I’ll share my consistently evolving understanding of God and what I’m learning on the path, to help create a God accessible to the every day person. We’ll have honest and sometimes hilarious conversations about how to go from being a “spiritual” person to a God-loving person. U...

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Sarah Haykel

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S1E5: The Life Changing Benefit of Knowing You're Already Loved 15.04.2025 18:21

Have you ever wondered if God truly loves you, especially during life's most challenging moments? This question lies at the heart of our spiritual journey, and today's episode explores the profound revelation that transformed my relationship with the divine. Despite decades of meditation, mindfulness practice, therapy, and personal development work, I discovered in 2014 that I still didn...

S1E4: God's GPS: Better Than Any Map You've Got 08.04.2025 10:24

What truly happens when we choose to follow divine guidance instead of our own plans? This deeply reflective episode explores the profound benefits of "going with God" rather than against the spiritual current that's here to guide our lives. Building on our previous exploration of barriers to spiritual surrender, I invite you to remember those pivotal moments when you listened to th...

S1E3: Surrendering to the Divine: The Benefit of Going With God 01.04.2025 11:26

In this episode, we explore the profound question of why we attempt to navigate life's challenges alone when God's divine guidance is constantly available to us and the benefit, necessity, of surrendering to the Divine. We'll explore how our resistance to surrendering to a higher power often stems from protective psychological patterns that may no longer serve us. It's in comp...

S1E2: God Isn't a Bearded Man in the Sky: A Spiritual Evolution Story 25.03.2025 17:35

What does it truly mean to welcome God into our lives? Journey with me as I unravel the complex relationship I've had with the divine—from growing up in a Catholic household where God felt like a judgmental, controlling force, to discovering a deeply nurturing relationship with what I now understand as the Source of all life. My path hasn't been linear. After years of rebellion against...

S1E1: Holy Plot Twist: From God-Skeptic to Divine BFF 18.03.2025 12:12

Hi, my name's Sarah Haykel. In this podcast episode, I'm sharing the premise of this podcast: to share the goodness of God in my life after of opening my heart back up to Godin 2014 and what I'm learning on this spiritual path. This podcast explores connecting with the One True Source, God,—beyond religious boundaries or labels—and discovering the transformative power of surrender...

Trailer Welcoming God Podcast 05.03.2025 1:17

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