When Spiritual Work Feels Stuck — What to Do Next
Feeling stuck despite doing “the work”? This is the only podcast for spiritual, self-help-curious midlifers where you can explore hidden blocks, soulful practices, and actionable tools to find clarity, calm, and progress. We interview inspiring guests who share insights to help you move forward, and your host, The Gentle Yoga Warrior, knows what it’s like to be stuck for years — offering guidance, meditations, and practical practices to support your growth.
Many episodes include a bonus optional meditation!
Formerly Awakened Conscious Conversations, we’ve rebranded with a new title: When Spiritual Work Feels Stuck — What to Do Next. This updated name more fully reflects the heart of our work, and we’re deeply grateful to our longtime listeners for growing with us—and to our new listeners for joining us on the journey. We’re so glad you’re here!
Episodes
266 episodes
Healing Starts with Pleasure, Not Pain: Learning to Listen to Your Body
Healing doesn’t have to start by ripping open old wounds. Sometimes the most honest first step is simpler: notice what your body is already doing to help you, then let that support grow.I’m joined by Steven Hoskinson , founder of...
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Season 20
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Episode 10
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35:30
The Spring Equinox Invites You Back To Balance
The spring equinox doesn’t ask you to hustle harder, it offers something rarer: balance. I’m the Gentle Yoga Warrior, and today I’m sharing the quiet moment that sparked this reflection a tangerine early sky, birds moving through their morning,...
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Season 20
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Episode 9
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11:20
The Power of Quiet Moments: How Stillness and Boredom Spark Creativity and Inner Calm in Midlife
We explore why constant stimulation makes it harder to create, think, and feel present, and why a little “boredom” can be the doorway back to curiosity. Your best ideas might be hiding in the exact place you’ve been trained to avoid...
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Season 20
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Episode 8
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14:36
Stay Curious, Kind And Orientate Your Life To Better Than Normal
What if the problem isn’t people who don’t fit, but the idea of “normal” itself? We sit down with Rev. MaryAnn McKibben Dana—pastor, coach, author, and parent—to rethink how we measure worth, design community, and navigate seasons of change. Wi...
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Season 20
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Episode 7
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48:05
The Emotional Wounds We Carry From Lives We Don't Remember
Some patterns feel older than our memories. When recurring symptoms, looping breakups, and nameless dread don’t match our life story, we start asking different questions. I sit down with author Chris Nielsen to trace a decade-long journey from ...
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Season 20
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Episode 6
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38:00
My Laptop Died: You Are Not Late To Your Life
Ever feel like you have to apologise for slowing down? After an unexpected laptop failure forced time away from screens, I found an unexpected gift: presence. That pause became a teacher, revealing how attention returns when noise falls away an...
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Season 20
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Episode 5
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15:14
February’s Quiet Power: You Don't Need To Force What is Still Forming
February offers a different path: quiet power. We lean into the month’s subtle energy and unpack how to stop forcing outcomes and start trusting what’s forming beneath the surface. Instead of chasing momentum, we build it by stabilising our bod...
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Season 20
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Episode 4
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13:07
Why We Stop Trusting Ourselves—and How to Reclaim Inner Authority
What if the voice you keep sidelining is the one built to lead you? We sit down with Dr. Toni LaMotta to trace a brave arc from a vow of obedience to a life rooted in discernment, self-trust, and inner authority. Through lived experience and ge...
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Season 20
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Episode 3
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49:35
January Blues To Everyday Abundance: You Bank Account Might Be Cold But Your Bubble Bath Isn't!
January can feel heavy after Christmas: routines resume, bills arrive, and the cold bites harder than we remember. We wanted to offer something warmer than a pep talk—a mix of practical money calming and sensory richness that helps you feel abu...
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Season 20
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Episode 2
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12:15
From Hibernation To Habits: A Gentle New Year Plan
We start by reframing January from a sprint to a season of setup. You’ll hear how a playful mood board clarifies what you want to invite this year without turning goals into punishment. From there, we outline a one-habit-per-month strategy ...
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Season 20
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Episode 1
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9:59
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We Rebrand To Help You Move From Stuck To Steady Progress
We've rebranded and this message to explain why! Previously we were called: Awakened Consicous Conversations Podcast but we have rebranded to: When Spiritual Work Feels Stuck- What To Do next.Feeling spiritually stuck can feel lonely, co...
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Season 19
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Episode 14
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2:02
Pause, Reflect, Plan: A Seasonal Path To Self-Compassion
Holiday peace isn’t about pushing harder. It’s about noticing what’s real, caring for yourself, and choosing timing that supports your nervous system. Old triggers, and past experiences can distort the present. Chart a gentler path through wint...
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Season 19
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Episode 13
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12:31
Becoming The Woman You Once Needed
What if the person you needed years ago is the person you are now? I take you through a candid self-interview on growth, spirituality, and the quiet work of becoming. I share how small, ordinary moments—like a hot cup of tea during...
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Season 19
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Episode 12
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18:31
Your Time is Sacred- Protect and Honour it - Follow your path
If you’ve felt stretched thin by December’s pace and everyone’s expectations, this conversation is your reset button. We look at how to treat your time as sacred, why good people can still resist your growth, and what it takes to protect dreams...
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Season 19
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Episode 11
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20:20
Soulful December: A Journey Within – Releasing, Reflecting, and Preparing for the Light
The calendar may be crammed, but December itself invites a different pace—slower, quieter, deeply restorative. We lean into that invitation and map a soulful December that helps you release the weight of the year, reflect with clarity, an...
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Season 19
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Episode 10
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26:59
The Alchemy of Beauty: How Spirituality and Self-Care Transform How We Show Up
Beauty doesn’t start at the mirror; it starts in your energy. We sit down with Nina Gan—BBC‑trained makeup artist, commercial veteran, and sound healing practitioner—to trace how resilience practices like gong baths and kundalini yoga can resha...
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Season 19
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Episode 9
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43:14
A Comedian’s Guide To Trauma Recovery, Addiction And Spiritual Awakening
It's our 250th episode and a milestone deserves meaning, so we invited mystical comedian and author Justin L. Shaw to help us rethink trauma recovery with curiosity, humour, and a grounded spiritual toolkit. Justin’s story moves from an affecti...
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Season 19
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Episode 8
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51:00
Use Halloween To Heal: Honouring Ancestors, Emotions, and Our Energy
When the Halloween nights draw in, we look for light—on our porches, in our memories, and in the people who raised us or perhaps didn't. This conversation steps into Samhain, the Celtic end of summer and midpoint between equinox and solstice. B...
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Season 19
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Episode 7
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15:06
Scorpio New Moon, Use It To Dig Deep!
The nights are a little darker, and your mind a touch louder—perfect conditions to meet your truth with calm focus. We step into Scorpio season with a gentle, practical path: ground the body, quiet the noise, and let clarity surface through sim...
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Season 19
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Episode 6
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13:00
When Nature Pauses You, Listen!
A simple walk through Kew Gardens became a doorway to wonder. Wandering past Victorian glasshouses and autumn leaves, I stumbled into a rare moment of stillness: a young deer foraging in the quiet. That encounter wasn’t just beautiful—it reshap...
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Season 19
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Episode 5
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11:22
Heather Stewart on thriving without the myth of work-life balance, navigating midlife shifts, and turning crisis into clarity
Forget balancing acts—the more we try to separate “work” from “life,” the more exhausted we feel. We sit down with Heather Stewart—former corporate finance executive turned yoga teacher, coach, and host of Illuminate Your Worth—to explore a bol...
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Season 19
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Episode 4
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40:21
Finding Steady Faith in a Unsteady World: How Grace Helps Us Navigate Anxiety, Judgment, and Change
The wind was fierce, branches snapped, and yet the trees offered a lesson: let go with dignity and trust the season. That image sparked a conversation about grace—not as niceness or passive compliance, but as elegant strength and a workable alt...
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Season 19
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Episode 3
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13:14
Is Anxiety The Language Of The Soul And If So How Can It Help You?
Have you ever considered that your anxiety isn't trying to hurt you, but actually trying to save you? This perspective-shifting conversation with author and pastor Cody Deese challenges everything we've been taught about anxiety and offers a re...
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Season 19
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Episode 2
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1:03:00
The Art of Being vs. Doing: Why Slowing Down Isn't Giving Up
When tiredness hits – not the everyday kind, but the bone-deep exhaustion that occasionally visits – it's often a message worth listening to. I share my recent experience of honouring these signals instead of pushing through them. There's p...
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Season 19
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Episode 1
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18:31
To Be or Not To Be: Reclaiming Humanity in an Age of Contraction
The paradox of modern life is that we've never been more connected yet never felt more disconnected. This profound tension sits at the heart of our latest episode, "To Be or Not To Be," where we explore how reclaiming the lost art of simply bei...
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Season 18
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Episode 15
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19:46
