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I’m bringing this bonus episode over to the main Recover Your Soul podcast feed because this conversation feels so aligned with the heart of the work we do together. If you love this conversation and want to hear more like it, join me on Patreon or Apple Podcasts for a library of over 200 episodes to support your soul journey.  https://www.patreon.com/c/RecoverYourSoul I often say the most important thing we can do for the people we love is to begin healing ourselves. Have you ever found yourself trying to fix someone you love, worrying about their choices, or losing touch with yourself while trying to keep a relationship together? If you’ve struggled with codependency, people-pleasing, or the challenge of letting go of what you cannot control, this conversation is for you. In this episode of Recover Your Soul: A Spiritual Path to a Happy and Healthy Life, I’m joined by my dear friend, spirit sister, and personal healer, Ann Bruinsma. Ann is a holistic Qigong energy healer who helps people explore energy, intuition, and their connection with themselves. We talk about Ann’s journey from a family rooted in conventional medicine and a career in the analytical world into Qigong, energy healing, and trusting her intuition. We explore what it means to follow a spiritual path when the people closest to us may not understand it, and how learning to trust ourselves can help us stop looking outside ourselves for permission or affirmation. But underneath our conversation about energy healing and intuition is a principle that sits at the heart of Recover Your Soul: our own healing is our responsibility, not someone else’s. When we love someone who is struggling, it can be so easy to become consumed by their choices, emotions, or behavior. We may try harder, explain more, rescue, worry, or believe that if we can just find the right way to help, they will change. This is especially familiar to those of us healing from codependency and people-pleasing. Ann and I explore what can happen when we begin turning that energy back toward ourselves. As we recognize old childhood patterns, learn to listen to our inner knowing, and reconnect with who we are, we may begin to show up differently in our relationships. We can love deeply without making someone else’s journey our responsibility. We also talk about Qigong, life force energy, and the ways spiritual practices can invite us to become more curious about our own healing. You don’t have to share every belief about energy work to find something meaningful in this conversation. My invitation is to stay open, notice what resonates, and allow yourself to explore what supports your own path. In This Episode, We Explore Ann’s journey from conventional medicine and corporate life into Qigong and energy healingWhat Qigong is and how it works with breath, movement, and life force energyHow to trust your intuition when you don’t receive clear images or instant answersFollowing your spiritual path even when others don’t understand or affirm your choicesHow childhood patterns can lead to people-pleasing, self-doubt, and losing yourself in relationshipsHealing codependency by releasing the need to fix, rescue, or change othersWhy focusing on your own healing can change the way you show up with the people you loveLetting go of control while remaining connected to compassion and loveFollowing what brings you joy, curiosity, and a sense of alivenessA Recover Your Soul Reminder You can love someone without taking responsibility for their choices. You can care deeply without abandoning yourself. And you can begin to change your relationships by changing the way you show up—not by controlling another person’s healing, but by becoming more aware, grounded, and connected to yourself. This is part of the Recover Your Soul journey: recognizing the patterns that keep us stuck, releasing what is not ours to control, and finding our way home to ourselves with more compassion and awareness. You don’t have to figure it all out today. Sometimes the next step is simply to listen to what is calling you and follow it with curiosity. Connect with Ann Bruinsma Ann offers individual energy healing sessions, Qigong movement classes, group healing, and guided meditations. Website: https://www.liveyourlight.care/ You can also find Ann’s guided meditations on Insight Timer. Thank you for being here and for being part of this journey with me. We’re learning, growing, and finding our way back to ourselves together. Send a one way text to Rev Rachel 🦋 The Recovery Your Soul Podcast courses and content is for educational purposes only and is not affiliated with or representative of any organization, recovery group, or religion. And reflect the personal experience and opinions of Rev Rachel Harrison and her guests. RYS claims no responsibility, any person or entity for any loss, liability, damage caused or alleged to be caused, direct or indirectly by the use application or interpretation of the information presented within.  Support the show FREE Mini Recover Your Soul 9-Step WorkbookFREE Support Group on Zoom 6-7PM MT on the 1st Monday of the MonthSelf Study collective &  Soul Circles to walk the Recover Your Soul Steps in CommunityGet the Book Recover Your Soul, Rev. Rachel’s spiritual memoir  1:1 Spiritual Coaching with Rev Rachel TRYASESSION for 40% off 1st session Follow on Social MediaRYS Bonus Podcast  Patreon Member or subscribing on Apple Podcasts for corresponding episodes. 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I often say that one of the most important things we can do for the people we love is to focus on our own healing. In this episode of Recover Your Soul, I’m joined by my dear friend, spirit sister, and personal healer, Ann Bruinsma. Ann is a holistic Qigong energy healer who has helped me explore a different way of understanding healing, intuition, and our connection to ourselves. Ann’s path is especially interesting because she came from a family rooted in conventional medicine and spent decades in the analytical world before discovering energy work. Together, we talk about what led her to this work, how she learned to trust her intuition, and what it means to follow a spiritual path even when the people closest to us may not fully understand it. We explore Qigong, energy healing, and the possibility of becoming more aware of the patterns we carry from childhood—patterns that can cause us to shrink ourselves, silence our voices, or spend so much energy caring for others that we lose touch with who we are. And we bring it back to something at the heart of Recover Your Soul: our own healing matters. When we stop trying to fix, rescue, or change everyone around us and begin doing our own inner work, we can show up differently in our relationships. We may become less reactive, more grounded in ourselves, and more able to love others without making their choices our responsibility. You don’t have to share Ann’s beliefs about energy or spirituality to take something meaningful from this conversation. My invitation is simply to stay curious, notice what resonates, and give yourself permission to explore what supports your own healing. In this episode, we explore: Ann’s journey from science and corporate life into Qigong and energy healing What intuition can feel like when it isn’t about seeing images or having all the answers Learning to trust your inner knowing, even when self-doubt shows up How to follow your own spiritual path without needing everyone else to understand or affirm it Qigong, life force energy, and Ann’s approach to energy work The childhood patterns that can teach us to be small, silence ourselves, or put everyone else first Why doing our own healing can change the way we show up in relationships Letting go of the need to control someone else’s journey Following what brings you joy, curiosity, and a sense of aliveness A thought to carry with you We can love the people in our lives deeply without making their healing our responsibility. We can do our own work, reconnect with who we are, and allow that inner shift to influence how we meet the world. You don’t have to have it all figured out. Sometimes the next step is simply to stay open to what calls to you and see where it leads. Connect with Ann Bruinsma Ann offers individual energy healing sessions, Qigong movement classes, group healing, and guided meditations. Website: https://www.liveyourlight.care/ Guided meditations by Ann on Insight Timer Continue your Recover Your Soul journey If this conversation speaks to you, I invite you to keep exploring your own healing with the Recover Your Soul podcast and the Recover Your Soul Community. Together, we practice recognizing the patterns that keep us stuck, releasing the need to control what belongs to others, and finding our way back to ourselves with more compassion and awareness. Free Recover Your Soul Mini Workbook: www.recoveryoursoul.net/whatisrecoveryoursoul Self Study Collective — immediate access to all nine step modules plus two live monthly teachings with Rev. Rachel and a private community 1:1 Coaching with Rev. Rachel — code TRYASESSION for 40% off 📖 Recover Your Soul Memoir on Amazon

What if you’re not crazy? What if some of those thoughts, feelings, and knowings you've learned to dismiss are actually invitations to listen more deeply? For many of us, especially those of us who have lived with codependency, people pleasing, or a deep fear of judgment, trusting our own inner knowing can be really difficult. We can become so accustomed to looking outside of ourselves for approval, direction, and reassurance that we stop listening to what we already know within. And if you've always been deeply empathetic, you may have experienced this in ways you couldn't explain. Maybe you walk into a room and immediately know something is happening. Maybe you sense what someone else is feeling before they say anything. Maybe you've had a thought, feeling, image, or knowing that came through so clearly—and then immediately dismissed it because you thought, That's crazy. I can't possibly trust that. I know that experience because it has been part of my own journey. As I've moved through recovery from alcoholism, codependency, people pleasing, and control, I've also been learning how to listen differently. What began as collecting spiritual tools has become something deeper for me: integrating them, letting go of the fear of judgment, and becoming more willing to trust the guidance that comes through my Higher Self, my soul, Spirit, and what I experience as spirit guides and angels.   In this episode, I share what I've learned about intuition, spiritual guidance, the “clairs,” automatic writing, and the subtle difference I've come to notice between the fearful, critical voice in my head and a deeper knowing that feels clear, loving, and connected. And this is where it connects so deeply with Recover Your Soul. The work isn't about becoming someone who suddenly has all the answers. It's about becoming aware of the beliefs, patterns, and stories that may be keeping us from trusting ourselves. It's about noticing that fear of judgment, that need to be liked, that old people-pleasing pattern—and becoming curious about what is underneath it rather than letting it run our lives.   For me, learning to listen to intuition has become another part of learning to come home to myself. I'm not here to tell you what you should believe. I'm sharing what I've experienced, what I'm learning, and what continues to unfold for me. Take what resonates and leave the rest. Maybe you've been calling something “crazy” that you've simply never had language for. Maybe the invitation isn't to believe everything you hear or feel—but to become curious enough to listen. And maybe, underneath all the noise, there is a quieter knowing that's been there all along. Send a one way text to Rev Rachel 🦋 The Recovery Your Soul Podcast courses and content is for educational purposes only and is not affiliated with or representative of any organization, recovery group, or religion. And reflect the personal experience and opinions of Rev Rachel Harrison and her guests. RYS claims no responsibility, any person or entity for any loss, liability, damage caused or alleged to be caused, direct or indirectly by the use application or interpretation of the information presented within.  Support the show FREE Mini Recover Your Soul 9-Step WorkbookFREE Support Group on Zoom 6-7PM MT on the 1st Monday of the MonthSelf Study collective &  Soul Circles to walk the Recover Your Soul Steps in CommunityGet the Book Recover Your Soul, Rev. Rachel’s spiritual memoir  1:1 Spiritual Coaching with Rev Rachel TRYASESSION for 40% off 1st session Follow on Social MediaRYS Bonus Podcast  Patreon Member or subscribing on Apple Podcasts for corresponding episodes. Free Patreon Members get access to new episodes first few weeks.Transcripts

What if your feelings aren't something you need to fix or get rid of, but a navigation system you can learn to trust? For a long time, many of us learned to push our feelings away, ignore them, judge them, or immediately try to make them go away. We react, we worry, we control, we fix, or we look outside of ourselves for someone else to tell us what we should feel or do. But our feelings are giving us information. In this Soul Practice, I share a simple way to pause and become present with what you're feeling instead of automatically reacting to it. Inspired by Tara Brach's RAIN practice, I explore how Recognize, Allow, Investigate, and Nurture can become a gentle practice for turning our attention within. When something gets activated, we can begin by simply recognizing what is happening. We can allow the feeling to be there without judging it or trying to make it different. Then we can investigate with interest and care—looking at the beliefs, patterns, and stories that may be underneath the reaction. And finally, we can nurture the part of ourselves that needs compassion and care. This is so much of what we're doing in Recover Your Soul: learning to pause, listen within, and become more present for ourselves. If it doesn't feel good, it doesn't mean it's bad. It's information. Your feelings are part of your inner navigation system. The practice is learning to listen. Take a few minutes with me to pause, feel, and reconnect with your own knowing. 💛 Free Gift: Recover Your Soul 9-Step Mini Workbook If you're ready to explore the Recover Your Soul process more deeply, download the free 9-Step Mini Workbook and begin working with the nine steps of healing and awakening at your own pace. Send a one way text to Rev Rachel 🦋 The Recovery Your Soul Podcast courses and content is for educational purposes only and is not affiliated with or representative of any organization, recovery group, or religion. And reflect the personal experience and opinions of Rev Rachel Harrison and her guests. RYS claims no responsibility, any person or entity for any loss, liability, damage caused or alleged to be caused, direct or indirectly by the use application or interpretation of the information presented within.  Support the show FREE Mini Recover Your Soul 9-Step WorkbookFREE Support Group on Zoom 6-7PM MT on the 1st Monday of the MonthSelf Study collective &  Soul Circles to walk the Recover Your Soul Steps in CommunityGet the Book Recover Your Soul, Rev. Rachel’s spiritual memoir  1:1 Spiritual Coaching with Rev Rachel TRYASESSION for 40% off 1st session Follow on Social MediaRYS Bonus Podcast  Patreon Member or subscribing on Apple Podcasts for corresponding episodes. Free Patreon Members get access to new episodes first few weeks.Transcripts

What does it actually mean to be a witch? In this fascinating conversation, I talk with Maritza Shafer, founder of Bruja School and creator of the Liberation Magic Method, about witchcraft, magic, spirituality, and the inner power that we all have access to. Raised in Chile in a family of witches, Maritza grew up with an understanding that spirit, energy, nature, and the unseen world were simply part of being human. In our conversation, she shares how she came to understand magic not as something mysterious or frightening, but as a skill we can learn to work with our own lives. We talk about: What being a witch actually means to Maritza Why the word witch has become so misunderstood Magic as a skill for working with our own inner power The connection between mind, body, emotions, energy, and Spirit Finding your truth beneath the expectations of who you're supposed to be Learning to identify your true heart's desire Taking your power back without trying to control other people How our relationship with ourselves changes our relationships with others The role of choice, free will, and co-creation Why paradox can help us hold two seemingly opposite truths at the same time The importance of staying grounded in reality while exploring spirituality I especially loved the way this conversation opened up the idea that you don't have to call yourself a witch to explore magic. You can simply be curious about your own inner power, your relationship with Spirit, and the ways you experience the world beyond what your mind can explain. Maritza herself says that magic doesn't require a scary label. This is an invitation to be curious, to question some of the stories we've inherited, and perhaps to discover a little more of your own magic along the way. Connect with Maritza: Visit Bruja School at brujaschool.com to learn more about her work, Liberation Magic, and her spiritual teachings. Ready to Recover Your Soul? Free Recover Your Soul Mini Workbook: www.recoveryoursoul.net/whatisrecoveryoursoul Self Study Collective — immediate access to all nine step modules plus two live monthly teachings with Rev. Rachel and a private community 1:1 Coaching with Rev. Rachel — code TRYASESSION for 40% off 📖 Recover Your Soul Memoir → https://amzn.to/4sDvKeE

What happens when someone you love is still drinking, and you are learning how to be okay even when the people around you may or may not be okay? I recently came home from a family vacation to Hawaii, and while there were so many beautiful moments, there was also a very real 24 hours that brought some old patterns right to the surface. It gave me another opportunity to practice what I have been learning through Al-Anon, my own sobriety, and the Recover Your Soul process. For me, Al-Anon was the place where I first began to understand that I wasn't responsible for someone else's wellbeing. I was powerless over alcohol, over another person, and over their choices. But I also learned that I could turn the attention back to myself. And that is really what this episode is about. I share what happened on our trip, the family patterns that showed up, my old pattern wanting everything to be perfect, and what I learned about letting go of control and allowing each person to have their own experience. The Recover Your Soul process has given me a deeper way to work with these moments. Instead of trying to fix, manage, prevent, or control someone else's journey, I can become curious about my own. What is happening inside of me? What pattern is being activated? What am I trying to control? How can I see this differently? And can I continue to see the person I love in their wholeness, even when their choices are painful to witness? This is not about getting to a place where life is perfect or where the people we love suddenly make the choices we wish they would make. It's about our own healing, our own awakening, and our own soul's journey. Life continues to be lifey. We are still human. We still get activated. We still fall into old patterns. And we get to choose again. If you have someone in your life who is still drinking, still using, or making choices that are difficult for you to watch, I hope this conversation reminds you that you can love them, have compassion for them, and allow them to have their own journey—while continuing to choose your own wholeness. Send a one way text to Rev Rachel 🦋 The Recovery Your Soul Podcast courses and content is for educational purposes only and is not affiliated with or representative of any organization, recovery group, or religion. And reflect the personal experience and opinions of Rev Rachel Harrison and her guests. RYS claims no responsibility, any person or entity for any loss, liability, damage caused or alleged to be caused, direct or indirectly by the use application or interpretation of the information presented within.  Support the show FREE Mini Recover Your Soul 9-Step WorkbookFREE Support Group on Zoom 6-7PM MT on the 1st Monday of the MonthSelf Study collective &  Soul Circles to walk the Recover Your Soul Steps in CommunityGet the Book Recover Your Soul, Rev. Rachel’s spiritual memoir  1:1 Spiritual Coaching with Rev Rachel TRYASESSION for 40% off 1st session Follow on Social MediaRYS Bonus Podcast  Patreon Member or subscribing on Apple Podcasts for corresponding episodes. Free Patreon Members get access to new episodes first few weeks.Transcripts

Recover Your Soul Practices: The Power of the Breath What if one of the simplest spiritual practices is something you are already doing all day long? Your breath is always with you. It can bring you back to the present moment, help you slow down, and create a little more space between what is happening around you and how you are choosing to respond. In this Soul Practice, we explore the breath as a simple and accessible way to turn within, reconnect with ourselves, settle into the present moment, and create space for a deeper awareness of our soul and our connection to something greater than ourselves. You don't have to know how to meditate or have a perfect spiritual practice. Your breath is already here, waiting for you to notice it. Sometimes healing begins with something as simple as stopping, taking a breath, and remembering that we are here, now. Ready to go deeper? The Recover Your Soul Self-Study Collective is a self-paced opportunity to work through the full 9-Step Recover Your Soul™ Process of Healing and Awakening in your own time and at your own pace. Each Step includes videos with teachings that feel like you are being coached one-on-one with me, along with guided meditations, reflection, and journaling to help you move beyond simply learning the Steps and begin doing the deeper, transformative work of healing and awakening. And you don't have to do it alone. Each month, we gather for two live Zoom sessions with me for continued support, additional teachings, questions, reflection, and connection around the Steps and the process. Join to work through the Steps. Stay to integrate, deepen, and connect with community. If you're feeling called to go deeper into your own soul journey, I would love to have you with us. Learn more and join us at RecoverYourSoul.net. 🧡 With love, Rev. Rachel Harrison Send a one way text to Rev Rachel 🦋 The Recovery Your Soul Podcast courses and content is for educational purposes only and is not affiliated with or representative of any organization, recovery group, or religion. And reflect the personal experience and opinions of Rev Rachel Harrison and her guests. RYS claims no responsibility, any person or entity for any loss, liability, damage caused or alleged to be caused, direct or indirectly by the use application or interpretation of the information presented within.  Support the show FREE Mini Recover Your Soul 9-Step WorkbookFREE Support Group on Zoom 6-7PM MT on the 1st Monday of the MonthSelf Study collective &  Soul Circles to walk the Recover Your Soul Steps in CommunityGet the Book Recover Your Soul, Rev. Rachel’s spiritual memoir  1:1 Spiritual Coaching with Rev Rachel TRYASESSION for 40% off 1st session Follow on Social MediaRYS Bonus Podcast  Patreon Member or subscribing on Apple Podcasts for corresponding episodes. Free Patreon Members get access to new episodes first few weeks.Transcripts

As we move along our spiritual journey, we are asked to release judgment—but that doesn't mean we release our ability to have clarity about what is right for us. In this Soul Practice, we explore the difference between judgment and discernment and how, as we become aware of our patterns, beliefs, stories, and protectors, we can begin giving those protectors new and healthier roles. Judgment may have helped us feel safe, but discernment allows us to recognize what is aligned for us without needing to decide what is right or wrong for someone else. Especially for those of us healing from people pleasing and codependency, discernment can be a powerful way of taking our power back. We can release judgment and still have boundaries. We can let go of control and still make choices. We can choose what supports our healing, our wholeness, and our soul's journey. What is aligned for you? With love, Rev. Rachel Ready to Recover Your Soul? Free Recover Your Soul Mini Workbook: www.recoveryoursoul.net/whatisrecoveryoursoul Self Study Collective — immediate access to all nine step modules plus two live monthly teachings with Rev. Rachel 1:1 Coaching with Rev. Rachel — code TRYASESSION for 40% off 📖 Recover Your Soul Memoir → https://amzn.to/4sDvKeE

What if one of the most powerful things we can do for our healing is to stop holding ourselves hostage to the past? I have been thinking a lot about self-forgiveness lately. We can spend so much of our lives going back over what we should have done, what we wish we had said, the choices we regret, the ways we think we failed, or the times we weren't who we wanted to be. And when we keep judging ourselves for those moments, we keep ourselves connected to the pain. In this episode, I share a simple practice that has been opening something up for me: “I forgive myself for…” I sat down one morning and began writing, and what came out surprised me. I found myself forgiving the younger parts of me who thought I had to perform to be loved, forgiving myself for choices that weren't kind to myself, and offering compassion to the woman I was in moments when I simply didn't know another way. Self-forgiveness doesn't mean that we pretend something didn't happen or that we don't take responsibility for our choices. It means we stop using shame, guilt, regret, and judgment to continue hurting ourselves. We begin to understand the patterns and beliefs that shaped us, give ourselves grace, and remember that we can choose again. I also share how this practice has shown up in my marriage and in my own recovery, and why I now see self-forgiveness as such an important part of Step Five of the Recover Your Soul Process. If Recover Your Soul is about anything, I believe it is about self-love. And sometimes self-love begins with simply saying, I forgive myself. Together we can do the work that will Recover Your Soul.   💛 Send a one way text to Rev Rachel 🦋 The Recovery Your Soul Podcast courses and content is for educational purposes only and is not affiliated with or representative of any organization, recovery group, or religion. And reflect the personal experience and opinions of Rev Rachel Harrison and her guests. RYS claims no responsibility, any person or entity for any loss, liability, damage caused or alleged to be caused, direct or indirectly by the use application or interpretation of the information presented within.  Support the show FREE Mini Recover Your Soul 9-Step WorkbookFREE Support Group on Zoom 6-7PM MT on the 1st Monday of the MonthSelf Study collective &  Soul Circles to walk the Recover Your Soul Steps in CommunityGet the Book Recover Your Soul, Rev. Rachel’s spiritual memoir  1:1 Spiritual Coaching with Rev Rachel TRYASESSION for 40% off 1st session Follow on Social MediaRYS Bonus Podcast  Patreon Member or subscribing on Apple Podcasts for corresponding episodes. Free Patreon Members get access to new episodes first few weeks.Transcripts

You can also begin with the FREE Recover Your Soul 9-Step Workbook: https://www.recoveryoursoul.net/whatisrecoveryoursoul What do you do when something is happening that you really, really want to change? When you're worried about someone you love, something isn't going the way you hoped, or you're feeling triggered and activated, our first instinct can be to try to fix it, control it, or make it different. But what if peace doesn't require the situation to change? In this Soul Practice, I want to share a tool that I have been using for years: All Is Well. I first began working with this practice when I was getting sober and attending Al-Anon meetings, when there was plenty happening around me that I desperately wanted to change. At first, saying "all is well" felt almost impossible. How could I say that when things clearly weren't well? Over time, I began to understand that this wasn't about pretending everything was okay or bypassing the pain. It was about bringing myself back into the present moment, back into my body and my heart, and remembering that I could be okay even when I couldn't control what was happening around me. In this episode, I walk you through the practice and share how I have used it through some very complicated situations in my own life. We talk about releasing control, changing our perception, calming our nervous system, and finding that place inside where we can be with what is without fighting against it. The more we practice these tools, the easier it becomes to reach for something new instead of automatically falling back into our old patterns. This is the first episode in my Soul Practices series, where I am sharing simple, grounded spiritual tools that you can actually use in your everyday life. Try it with me. Use it once a day this week, whether you're in the middle of something difficult or simply want to practice coming into a deeper sense of peace. All is well. Not because everything is going to happen exactly the way we want it to. But because, in this moment, we can come back to ourselves. The Recover Your Soul Bonus Podcast is where I share Soul Practices like this one, along with deeper teachings, spiritual book studies, interviews, and reflections inspired by Al-Anon, metaphysics, and healing from within. The Bonus Podcast is available to Patreon members, Apple Podcast and YouTube  subscribers. If you'd like to explore it without making a commitment, you can become a FREE Patreon member and receive new Bonus Podcast episodes for the first few weeks after they are released. And if you want to go deeper, members and subscribers have access to the full Recover Your Soul library of more than 200 episodes for about the price of a cup of coffee. There is a lot of goodness in that library, and I'm happy to have you there. Take what you need and leave the rest. I'm so glad you're here. Namaste, Rev. Rachel 💜  Send a one way text to Rev Rachel 🦋 The Recovery Your Soul Podcast courses and content is for educational purposes only and is not affiliated with or representative of any organization, recovery group, or religion. And reflect the personal experience and opinions of Rev Rachel Harrison and her guests. RYS claims no responsibility, any person or entity for any loss, liability, damage caused or alleged to be caused, direct or indirectly by the use application or interpretation of the information presented within.  Support the show FREE Mini Recover Your Soul 9-Step WorkbookFREE Support Group on Zoom 6-7PM MT on the 1st Monday of the MonthSelf Study collective &  Soul Circles to walk the Recover Your Soul Steps in CommunityGet the Book Recover Your Soul, Rev. Rachel’s spiritual memoir  1:1 Spiritual Coaching with Rev Rachel TRYASESSION for 40% off 1st session Follow on Social MediaRYS Bonus Podcast  Patreon Member or subscribing on Apple Podcasts for corresponding episodes. Free Patreon Members get access to new episodes first few weeks.Transcripts

What are you noticing? It is so easy to become focused on what isn't working, what needs to change, what we don't like, or what we wish were different. Many of us have been conditioned to look for the problem before we notice anything else. But this Soul Practice invites us to begin looking in another direction. Noticing the good and the beautiful. This isn't about ignoring what is difficult or pretending everything is okay. We can have discernment. We can acknowledge what isn't working. We can set boundaries and make different choices. And we can also notice what is good. What is working. What is beautiful. What brings us joy. What is good in another person. What is good within ourselves. This is part of the work of Recover Your Soul. As we become aware of our patterns and the ways we have learned to perceive our lives, we begin to recognize that we have a choice about where we place our attention. And sometimes changing our perception begins with something very simple: Notice. Notice the moment of connection. Notice the beauty around you. Notice something you appreciate. Notice the goodness that is already here. And then, perhaps most importantly, practice turning that same loving attention toward yourself. What if you spent a little more time noticing what is good and beautiful? That is our Soul Practice for today. 🧡 With love, Rev. Rachel Ready to Recover Your Soul? Free Recover Your Soul Mini Workbook: www.recoveryoursoul.net/whatisrecoveryoursoul Self Study Collective — immediate access to all nine step modules plus two live monthly teachings with Rev. Rachel 1:1 Coaching with Rev. Rachel — code TRYASESSION for 40% off 📖 Recover Your Soul Memoir → https://amzn.to/4sDvKeE Recover Your SOUL CIRCLES- Group Coaching supporting the Recover Your Soul Process with others in similar life circumstances

What does it mean to be spiritually awake? I don't believe it means that life suddenly becomes easy or that we stop having painful, complicated, very human experiences. Life is still going to be lifey. For me, awakening is becoming more aware of what is happening inside of me and remembering that I have a choice in how I experience what is happening around me. In this episode, I share a very real situation with my son that gave me an opportunity to practice the Recover Your Soul Process right in the middle of something scary and emotional.  Rather than simply talking about the nine steps, I walk through them as I was actually experiencing this situation. What was I feeling? What was I trying to control? What was underneath my reaction? And how could I choose to see it differently? This is what Recover Your Soul has become for me. Not fixing ourselves or getting to a place where nothing ever hurts, but becoming aware of our patterns, beliefs, and stories and learning that we can choose again. In this episode, we explore: • What spiritual awakening looks like in everyday life  • Working the Recover Your Soul 9-Step Process through a real-life experience  • Releasing control and changing our perception  • Recognizing old patterns when they show up  • Moving from reaction into awareness and choice  • Finding peace without needing everything around us to be peaceful If you've found Recover Your Soul through Al-Anon, codependency, addiction, people pleasing, or the struggle to let go of control, I hope this conversation gives you a glimpse of where the work can take us. I'm still learning and practicing this right alongside you. Sometimes the moments we never would have chosen become the moments that show us how much we've changed. Take what you need and leave the rest. I'm so grateful you're here. Namaste,  Rev. Rachel 💜 Send a one way text to Rev Rachel 🦋 The Recovery Your Soul Podcast courses and content is for educational purposes only and is not affiliated with or representative of any organization, recovery group, or religion. And reflect the personal experience and opinions of Rev Rachel Harrison and her guests. RYS claims no responsibility, any person or entity for any loss, liability, damage caused or alleged to be caused, direct or indirectly by the use application or interpretation of the information presented within.  Support the show FREE Mini Recover Your Soul 9-Step WorkbookFREE Support Group on Zoom 6-7PM MT on the 1st Monday of the MonthSelf Study collective &  Soul Circles to walk the Recover Your Soul Steps in CommunityGet the Book Recover Your Soul, Rev. Rachel’s spiritual memoir  1:1 Spiritual Coaching with Rev Rachel TRYASESSION for 40% off 1st session Follow on Social MediaRYS Bonus Podcast  Patreon Member or subscribing on Apple Podcasts for corresponding episodes. Free Patreon Members get access to new episodes first few weeks.Transcripts

What if the patterns you have spent years judging yourself for were actually ways you learned to survive? In this conversation, I’m joined by psychologist, spiritual teacher, and author Patrick Marando, author of Waking Up to Your Self. We explore emotional conditioning, people pleasing, self-worth, self-love, and the journey of reconnecting with the True Self beneath our old patterns. Patrick and I found so much common ground in the way we understand healing. We talk about recognizing the beliefs and patterns that create suffering, learning to allow uncomfortable emotions rather than trying to control them, and gently developing more self-love, self-trust, and compassion. We also explore how meditation can help us become more aware of what we're experiencing in our bodies and emotions, and how that awareness can help us return to a more peaceful and authentic way of being. This conversation is a beautiful companion to the Recover Your Soul Process and an invitation to look at your own patterns with curiosity rather than judgment. Learn more about Patrick and his work at patrickmarando.com. Thank you for walking this journey of healing and awakening with me. Together, we can do the work that will Recover Your Soul. 🧡 Ready to Recover Your Soul? Free Recover Your Soul Mini Workbook: www.recoveryoursoul.net/whatisrecoveryoursoul Self Study Collective — immediate access to all nine step modules plus two live monthly teachings with Rev. Rachel 1:1 Coaching with Rev. Rachel — code TRYASESSION for 40% off 📖 Recover Your Soul Memoir → https://amzn.to/4sDvKeE Recover Your SOUL CIRCLES- Group Coaching supporting the Recover Your Soul Process with others in similar life circumstances

I've been thinking a lot about how we choose to see and interact with the people in our lives. Especially the ones we love the most. What if we could begin to see them not just as their choices, their behaviors, their wounds, or the stories we've created about them, but as souls having their own human experience? What happens when we stop trying to fix people? What happens when we release the need for them to be different so that we can be okay? And what happens when we remember that their soul journey is theirs, just as ours is ours? This is a deeper conversation about the spiritual side of Recover Your Soul, about remembering our wholeness, releasing judgment, and beginning to see the people around us in a different way. I'm sharing some of what I've been learning and experiencing, including some ideas about souls, our human experience, and why I believe the people who challenge us can sometimes be some of our greatest teachers. As always, take what you need and leave the rest. I'm just sharing what I'm discovering on my own journey, and I hope something in this conversation opens a new way of seeing for you too. 🎁 Get your FREE Recover Your Soul 9-Step Workbook: https://www.recoveryoursoul.net/whatisrecoveryoursoul Thank you for being here and walking this wild, beautiful journey with me. Namaste,  Rev. Rachel 💜 Send a one way text to Rev Rachel 🦋 The Recovery Your Soul Podcast courses and content is for educational purposes only and is not affiliated with or representative of any organization, recovery group, or religion. And reflect the personal experience and opinions of Rev Rachel Harrison and her guests. RYS claims no responsibility, any person or entity for any loss, liability, damage caused or alleged to be caused, direct or indirectly by the use application or interpretation of the information presented within.  Support the show FREE Mini Recover Your Soul 9-Step WorkbookFREE Support Group on Zoom 6-7PM MT on the 1st Monday of the MonthSelf Study collective &  Soul Circles to walk the Recover Your Soul Steps in CommunityGet the Book Recover Your Soul, Rev. Rachel’s spiritual memoir  1:1 Spiritual Coaching with Rev Rachel TRYASESSION for 40% off 1st session Follow on Social MediaRYS Bonus Podcast  Patreon Member or subscribing on Apple Podcasts for corresponding episodes. Free Patreon Members get access to new episodes first few weeks.Transcripts

What if recovery isn't just about becoming sober? What if it's also about healing the deeper relationship patterns that have shaped the way you love, connect, and move through the world? In this episode, Rev Rachel welcomes back somatic healing practitioner, counselor, and author Nina Pick to celebrate the release of her new book, Sober Secure: An Attachment-Based Guide to Dating, Sex, and Love in Recovery. Together they explore how attachment theory, nervous system regulation, and recovery come together to help us understand ourselves with greater compassion and create healthier, more authentic relationships. In this conversation you'll discover: 🧡 How early attachment experiences influence adult relationships 🧡 Why addiction often develops as an attempt to soothe unmet needs 🧡 The connection between recovery, the nervous system, and secure attachment 🧡 Why relationships become an important part of the healing journey 🧡 How self-awareness and compassion help us build lasting, healthy connection Whether you're in recovery yourself, love someone who is, or are simply interested in understanding the deeper roots of relationship patterns, this conversation offers practical wisdom and hope for your healing journey. Learn more about Nina Pick and her new book, Sober Secure, at https://ninapick.com/. To learn more about the Recover Your Soul™ Process of Healing and Awakening, spiritual coaching, the Self-Study Collective, retreats, and free resources, visit RecoverYourSoul.net. Together we can do the work that will Recover Your Soul.