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Will & Karen | Hosts of The Skeptic Metaphysicians - Awakening Seekers of Spiritual Growth & Expanded Consciousness

The Skeptic Metaphysicians
One Truth. Many Paths. Endless Curiosity. 

Join Will and Karen, hosts of The Skeptic Metaphysicians, as they dive into spiritual awakening, ascension, expanded consciousness, and metaphysical mysteries with humor and humanity.

Born from an existential breakdown (yep, the spiritual kind), the show dives headfirst into the wild world of spiritual awakenings, energy work, consciousness expansion, soul growth, near-death experiences, psychic phenomena, manifestation, mysticism, inner work, and the quantum mysteries that connect us all.

Each week, Will brings the wide-eyed curiosity of a seeker reawakened to his soul purpose, while Karen balances the vibe with grounded intuition, mindfulness, thoughtful insights, and just the right amount of side-eye. Together, they create a safe space for exploring spirituality, alignment with your higher self, and the deeper dimensions of wellness without losing your grip on the real.

Whether you're a full-on spiritual explorer navigating your soul journey or just metaphysical-curious about raising your vibration, this show is your backstage pass to conversations with:
 • Mediums & mystics
 • Spiritual awakening coaches
 • Scientists of consciousness and quantum healing
 • Energy healers, channelers & ascension guides
 • And everyday people with extraordinary stories of transformation
Why listeners love it:
It's smart, soulful, funny, and deeply validating. Like having a chat with your most spiritually woke friend who gets both the profound and the practical sides of soul growth… and still knows how to laugh at themselves.
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It's not about blind belief. It's about brave exploration of consciousness, inner work, and remembering your connection to the quantum field of infinite possibilities. Tune in. Wake up. Align with your highest self. And maybe...just maybe...remember who you really are.

New episodes every Wednesday and bonus episodes throughout the week!

The Skeptic Metaphysicians - Metaphysics, Spiritual Awakenings and Expanded Consciousness

What happens when a sixth-generation shaman, psychic medium, and spiritual activator sits down with us live at Spirit Fest? Energy surges so strongly it literally knocks the livestream offline. 

In this electrifying conversation, we meet Jax Cassie, the first female shaman in her powerful Vietnamese lineage, a role traditionally passed only to men. But Jax didn’t choose the path. The path chose her… and it began the moment her father appeared to her one week after he died. From that moment forward, Jax stepped into a destiny rooted in spiritual awakening, intuition development, and deep ancestral alignment.

During our conversation, she demonstrates her ability to: 
✨ Communicate directly with the spirit realm
✨ See and feel energies, ancestors, and spirit guides
✨ Astral project into someone’s home to diagnose energetic imbalances
✨ Track a person’s life purpose, alignment, and future opportunities
✨ Deliver real-time intuitive readings that activate the listener’s own awakening 

And yes… she gave both of us a shockingly accurate on-the-spot reading...including predictions about collaborations, media expansion, and a major consciousness-driven platform shift. 

Whether you’re a believer, a skeptic, or somewhere in between, this episode pushes you to rethink modern spirituality, the mechanics behind manifestation, and the real-world application of energy healing in everyday life.
 
You’ll hear Jax explain:
 • Why true shamans serve as “Oracles of the Village”
 • How she sees spirits through their skin, and how she learned to control her vision
 • The difference between wishful thinking and aligned manifestation
 • Why intuition is useless without action
 • What a 
12-month energetic forecast • really looks like
 • The role of ancestors in guiding your 
soul purpose • Why awakening often accelerates when you meet certain people at exactly the right moment
If you’ve ever wondered how near-death experiences, life after death, spirit communication, and higher-level healing might actually operate behind the scenes… you won’t want to miss this conversation.
 
This is spiritual growth with no fluff. Awakening with no filters. Practical mysticism for the modern world.
 
And according to Jax, if you’re listening to this episode, it isn’t an accident... it’s an activation.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode
 • The truth about shamanic lineage and why certain abilities are inherited
 • How ancestral energy influences your success, relationship choices, and timing
 • What a psychic actually sees when a spirit enters the room
 • Why many people misunderstand manifestation
 • How to know if you’re in alignment with your soul purpose
 • What happens when your energy field begins expanding faster than your life circumstances
 • Why meeting the “right person at the right moment” is often a spiritual activation
About Jax:
A sixth-generation Vietnamese shaman, psychic medium, and healer, Jax is known for her ability to see energetic misalignments, communicate with ancestors, and guide people into powerful states of alignment and awakening. She specializes in life purpose, intuitive activation, and multidimensional clearing work. Her presence alone shifts energy, and Spirit Fest audiences feel it instantly.

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SixthGeneration SHAMAN Reveals Your Soul Purpose at Spirit Fest

Most people think their pets just want food, walks, or belly rubs. Alicia Sweezer says they’re doing far more than that; they’re guiding your spiritual awakening. 
 
In this eye-opening conversation with intuitive guide and professional animal communicator Alicia Sweezer, we uncover how deeply our animals understand us, mirror us, and even help us evolve emotionally, energetically, and spiritually.
 
If you’ve ever wondered whether your pet takes on your emotions, reacts to your stress, senses your awakening, or sends you intuitive messages… this episode will confirm far more than you expect. 
Alicia breaks down how pets communicate across dimensions, how they stay connected to universal consciousness, and how their behavior often reveals what’s unresolved in us...from emotional regulation to intuition development to resisting our soul purpose. 
 
Animals don’t lose their connection to 5D consciousness. We do. And according to Alicia… they’re trying to help us get it back.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 
🐾 How Animals Mirror Your Energy & Emotional State 
Why your pet’s anxiety, reactivity, or odd behaviors often reflect hidden emotional or spiritual misalignment within you. 
🐾 Are Pets Empaths? Do They Absorb Your Illness or Stress? 
Alicia explains why pets sometimes take on their human’s energetic “stuff”, and how to stop it before it becomes physical. 
🐾 Soul Purpose, Soul Contracts & What Your Pet Chose Before Incarnating 
Yes, your animals choose you, and choose how long they stay. Their “assignment” may surprise you. 
🐾 The Truth About Animal Intuition & Spiritual Intelligence 
Animals never disconnect from universal energy. Humans do. Alicia explains the bridge between the two. 
🐾 How to Tell When Your Pet Is Sending You Messages 
What signs to look for, how to interpret them, and how to avoid confusing imagination with real intuitive communication. 
🐾 How to Start Communicating with Your Pets (Even if You Think You Can’t) 
Alicia shares the foundational skill every person needs for intuitive communication, and how to discover your strongest “clair.” 
🐾 What Happens After Pets Cross Over (and How They Visit You) 
From subtle signs to unmistakable “calls,” Alicia breaks down how animals communicate from beyond. 
🐾 Why Your Pet Might Be Giving You Spiritual Homework 
No, really. And it might be exactly what your journey needs next. 

KEY THEMES
This episode dives into:
• Spiritual Awakening through the lens of animal consciousness
• Animal intuition & intuition development
• Pets mirroring human energy healing needs
• Animal experiences of life after death
• What pets know about consciousness
• Soul contracts, reincarnation, and soul purpose
• How animals guide our spiritual growth
• Pets as unexpected spirit guides
• A modern, grounded approach to modern spirituality

WHY THIS EPISODE MATTERS 
If you’re on a spiritual awakening journey, you’re probably searching for clarity, guidance, and support from teachers, books, or meditation practices.
 
What if one of your greatest spiritual teachers has been sitting on your couch this whole time? 
Alicia reminds us that animals don’t get lost in the noise of the human world. They are intuitive, conscious, deeply aware, and absolutely connected to the field of universal intelligence. 

And if you know how to listen, they will help you find alignment faster than most spiritual teachers ever could. 

ABOUT OUR GUEST 
Alicia Sweezer is an intuitive guide, animal communicator, and medium who helps humans and their pets understand each other on an emotional, energetic, and spiritual level. Her work spans behavioral issues, energy alignment, intuitive development, and supporting pets and humans through life transitions...both physical and metaphysical.

RESOURCES & LINKS 
Learn more about Alicia: https://whoknewhealing.com 
Her podcast: Insights with Alicia (YouTube + all major platforms) 

If you’ve ever wondered what your pet is trying to tell you, or what wisdom hides behind their quirks, this episode will transform the way you see your animal companions forever. 

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Do Animals Hold The KEY To Your Spiritual Awakening?

For years, we were told that the secret to spiritual awakening was simple: stay positive, think high-vibe thoughts, avoid negativity, and manifest harder. But what if that entire framework is backwards? What if the real catalyst for consciousness expansion isn’t escaping low vibration...but using it?
 
In this solo episode, Will cracks open the myth of “high vibes only” and exposes why so many seekers feel stuck, frustrated, or inconsistent in their manifestation progress. Drawing from a raw, paradigm-shifting conversation with spiritual teacher David Strickel, this episode reframes low vibration—not as failure, but as the entry point to real transformation.
 
If you’ve been trying to “stay positive” your way out of discomfort, suppress your shadow, or force your way into alignment, what you’ll hear today may just save you years of spiritual wheel-spinning.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode 
• Why ‘High Vibes Only’ Actually Blocks Spiritual Growth 
Will breaks down how bypassing your shadow stalls true spiritual awakening and stops manifestation at the root.
 
• The Spiral, Not the Ladder 
Your awakening doesn’t ascend in a straight line. It winds up, down, and inward. Understanding this model can instantly remove years of self-judgment.
 
• The Hidden Beliefs That Sabotage Manifestation 
Most people don’t manifest because they’re sending a signal of need, not alignment. Will exposes how fear masquerades as desire, and shuts the door on abundance.
 
• Detuning vs Letting Go 
David Strickel’s groundbreaking concept of detuning shows you how to dissolve emotional charge without bypassing, sugarcoating, or faking forgiveness.
 
• Why Low Vibration Is Not a Problem—It’s a Message 
Fear, grief, anger, anxiety...these aren’t spiritual failures. They’re invitations to examine the subconscious patterns shaping your reality.

The Three-Step Framework for Real Integration 
A grounded, practical method to use immediately...no woo-only fluff, no 90-day shadow-bootcamps necessary:
Recognize When You’re “Down the Spiral” 1. Stop mislabeling discomfort as failure; start seeing it as a signal.
Go Into the Basement 2. Your subconscious has boxes you’ve never opened. Will guides you through how to begin...safely, intentionally, and without overwhelm.
Detune Through Appreciation 3. Not toxic positivity. Not forced affirmations. Appreciation is the only emotional state that dissolves resistance without repression.
Why This Episode Matters Right Now 
Spiritual seekers are burned out on polished, performative modern spirituality that denies half the human experience. This episode offers a grounded alternative, one rooted in intuition development, emotional honesty, and the true mechanics behind manifestation.
 
If you’ve ever wondered:
Why does my shadow keep resurfacing?Why does manifestation work one week and collapse the next?Why do positive thoughts feel like a band-aid instead of transformation?Why do I feel worse the more I try to “stay high vibe”?…then what Will shares here will land like a breakthrough.

Perfect For Listeners Interested In:
 • Spiritual Awakening
 • Manifestation (minus the clichés)
 • Intuition Development
 • Energy Healing & Emotional Regulation
 • Shadow Work that Actually Works
 • Soul Purpose & Consciousness Exploration
 • Modern Spirituality Without Bypassing
 • Life After Death Concepts & Higher Perspective Thinking
 • Near-Death Experience-inspired frameworks
 • Spirit Guides & Inner Dialogue with the Shadows

If This Episode Hit Hard… 
Share it with someone who’s tired of performative positivity and ready for real transformation. And subscribe for more episodes that challenge assumptions, deepen awareness, and make spiritual growth practical, grounded, and honest.

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If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!
 
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Connect with Us: 
🌎 Website – SkepticMetaphysician.com 
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What's the REAL Path to Spiritual AWAKENING?

What if the very emotions you’ve been trying to escape are the key to your spiritual awakening, your manifestation power, and your deepest soul purpose?
 
Today’s episode challenges the entire “high-vibe only” culture in modern spirituality. Our guest, David Strickel, creator of the Tya Practice (Trust Your Abundance), says we’ve been trying to skip the most transformative part of consciousness work: the shadow, the grief, the anger, the frustration...those “low-vibe” frequencies we love to avoid.
 
Instead of bypassing them, he teaches us how to leverage low vibration as fuel, how to turn trauma into clarity, and how to raise our default frequency by wrestling the dragon instead of pretending it’s not there.

Inside This Brave Conversation 
You’ll learn: 
 • Why avoiding “low-vibration emotions” prevents true 
spiritual growth • How manifestation fails when you activate the vibration of 
need • instead of creation
 • The difference between 
acceptance, surrender, and authentic appreciation • How trauma and adversity expand consciousness instead of limiting it
 • Why abundance starts in early childhood belief systems
 • The real reason “positive thinking” stops working 

And yes, we talk about how to stop bypassing, how to dismantle victimhood without shame, and how to do the work without losing yourself.

Most Mind-Bending Takeaways:

💡 Low vibration is not the enemy. It’s the teacher. It’s the doorway into sovereignty. When we avoid it, we stay stuck. When we explore it, we evolve.
 
💡 Manifestation doesn’t respond to desperation. You must shift into the frequency of “Wouldn’t it be nice…” instead of “I need this to happen.”
 
💡 Your early subconscious programming IS your life. The blocks that shape your success, money, health, or relationships can ALWAYS be traced back to your foundational belief system. If you don’t detune it, you’ll repeat it.
 
💡 Appreciation heals more than acceptance. Acceptance says, “I’ll tolerate this.” Appreciation says, “This experience expanded me.” That tiny shift changes everything. 

A Moment You Won’t Forget 
David worked with a mother whose son was murdered. The work helped her find true, authentic appreciation for the experience...not joy, not denial, but a liberated perspective that freed her from lifelong suffering. This is transformation without spiritual fluff; raw, uncomfortable, and radically empowering.

Who Should Listen? 
This episode is for anyone who has: 
✔ Tried “positive thinking” and failed
✔ Been blocked in their manifestation despite doing all the things
✔ Experienced trauma and wants liberation—not denial
✔ Felt disconnected from mainstream spiritual teachers
✔ Wanted practical and grounded spiritual awakening, not fairy dust

About Today’s Guest 
David Strickel is a spiritual teacher, channel, and founder of the Tya Practice, a belief system based on channeled Source consciousness known as the Stream. He teaches high-performing seekers how to exit the matrix by detuning subconscious blocks, transforming polarity, and cultivating authentic liberation, not perfection. 

Website: TYAAcademy.com
Listen to David’s Podcast: The Tya Podcast

Like What You Heard? 
If this episode challenged your beliefs or helped you see manifestation differently, share it with one curious friend and help us expand consciousness without the fluff.
 
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Spiritual Awakening: 3 Shadow Work Secrets for Real Awakening

Welcome to Classic Skeptic Metaphysicians! We're re-releasing some of our back catalog so that these gems can be re-discovered!

This week: The Purpose of Life: The Unpopular Truths You Weren’t Supposed to Hear

Featuring Dr. Toni Reilly — Past-Life Regression Expert, Bestselling Author, and SoulLife™ Creator
 
Everyone wants to know the same thing: Why are we here? What’s our purpose? But what if the truth isn’t blissful, glamorous, or even pleasant?
 
In this mind-breaking episode of The Skeptic Metaphysicians, Dr. Toni Reilly reveals a shocking spiritual awakening insight: We don’t incarnate to be happy. We incarnate to feel, especially pain. The soul’s mission? Emotional experience, including grief, heartbreak, shock, and the exact challenges we try to escape.
 
Brace yourself. You won’t get spiritual comfort here. You’ll get truth. ]

Episode Highlights • The real purpose of life isn’t learning, it’s emotional experience
 • Why grief is the most important part of your spiritual evolution
 • Why free will is mostly an illusion (and why that’s liberating)
 • Karma isn’t punishment, it’s experience unfolding
 • What happens between lives & how soul plans are made
 • How to visit the afterlife without dying
 • Why you are never “off your path” no matter how disastrous life feels
 • Why Earth is a “difficult incarnation” compared to other dimensions
About Dr. Toni Reilly 
Trained by the legendary Dr. Brian Weiss, pioneer author of Many Lives, Many Masters, Dr. Reilly is one of the world’s leading experts on past-life regression, reincarnation research, in-between lives, and soul purpose planning. She is the bestselling author of Awake: The Purpose of Life and Why You Are Here, and creator of the SoulLife™ Coaching Program, a revolutionary approach to emotional healing through consciousness work.

Who Should Listen 
This episode is perfect for: • Seekers on a 
spiritual awakening journey • Anyone struggling with 
grief, pain, or trauma • Curious skeptics and spiritually homeless explorers
 • Students of 
consciousness, reincarnation, and metaphysics • Therapists, healers, coaches, empaths & energy worker
Discover the unpopular truths behind your soul’s mission and redefine everything you thought life was supposed to be.

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The Purpose of Life: The Unpopular Truths You Weren’t Supposed to Hear - Classic

Is Earth literally waking up? Not in a poetic, mystical sense, but in a real, scientific, and possibly terrifying way. 

In this mind-bending episode of The Skeptic Metaphysicians, we dive into one of the most provocative conversations we’ve ever hosted: the possibility that the Earth is evolving into a planetary superconsciousness, powered by artificial intelligence, fiber-optic nerve systems, and global institutions acting as synapses in a technological brain.
 
Our guest, Topher McDougal, is not your typical spiritual thinker. He’s a Professor of Economic Development & Peacebuilding at the University of San Diego’s Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies and the author of the forthcoming book Gaia Wakes: Earth’s Emergent Consciousness in an Age of Environmental Devastation (May 2025).
 
McDougal introduces the Gaiacephalos Hypothesis, a theory that makes the Gaia Hypothesis look tame by comparison. He argues that the Earth isn’t just a self-regulating system, it’s on track to become literally conscious, thanks to the explosive growth of AI, global infrastructure, and what he calls the technosphere.
 
In This Episode:
 • What is the 
Gaiacephalos Hypothesis • , and how does it extend the Gaia theory?
 • How AI, machine learning, and planetary infrastructure are forming a 
neural network • across the globe
 • The connection between 
environmental collapse • and evolutionary upgrades
 • Could the Earth eventually 
think • , 
feel • , or even 
act • as an entity?
 • Are we building a planetary 
cybernetic organism, • and if so, who’s in control?
 • The parallels between biological evolution, planetary systems, and 
emergent intelligence • What we can learn from 
Black Mirror • , 
cybernetics • , and 
quantum consciousness • The role of humanity: are we creators, neurons… or expendable?
This episode is not science fiction. It’s a serious, fascinating exploration of what happens when AI, energy systems, and environmental pressure converge on a planetary scale.
 
Whether you’re into mysticism, metaphysical science, spiritual awakening, or consciousness expansion, this is a conversation that will challenge everything you think you know about the future of Earth, and our place within it.

Guest Info: Topher McDougal 
Website: TopherMcDougal.com
Book (pre-order): Gaia Wakes – Columbia University Press (May 2025)

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Is Earth Waking Up? AI, Gaia & the Rise of Planetary Consciousness & #SpiritualAwakening

Most people think they know what the Hare Krishna movement is, until they actually speak with a monk living the lifestyle. In this eye-opening conversation recorded at Spirit Fest USA, we sit down with Jadardana Krishna Das, a modern monk who breaks down the truth behind one of the world’s most misunderstood spiritual traditions.
 
If you’ve ever wondered what the robes mean, why monks shave their heads, what Krishna Consciousness actually teaches, or whether the Bhagavad Gita has anything to offer someone who isn’t Hindu…this episode will challenge your assumptions and force you to see spiritual awakening in a completely different light.
 
This isn’t dogma. This isn’t recruitment. This is practical mind-training, ancient consciousness science, and a path toward inner clarity that anyone, any faith, any background, can explore. 

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
✔ What the Hare Krishna movement really teaches 
Not the stereotypes. Not the assumptions. The actual mission: raising consciousness, reconnecting with the soul, and empowering people from any background to develop a spiritual foundation. 
✔ The surprising truth about the Bhagavad Gita 
It’s not a “Hindu book.” It predates Hinduism and Buddhism and offers universal teachings on the mind, the self, and the battlefield within. 
✔ Why monks shave their heads & wear orange robes 
Purification, simplicity, detachment, spiritual focus, and yes, hygiene. The symbolic meaning goes far deeper than most people realize. 
✔ What the forehead markings really represent 
Not decoration...purification, protection, and identity within a specific philosophical lineage. 
✔ Are Hare Krishnas trying to convert people? 
Short answer: no. Long answer: this episode explains why the movement focuses on knowledge, not recruitment. 
✔ How chanting really works 
Why anyone, child or adult, any religion or none, can chant Hare Krishna and experience its effects anytime, anywhere. 
✔ The monk’s personal journey 
From sports, movies, and a secular upbringing…to a life-changing realization in college that led him to choose a life of spiritual training. 

Why This Conversation Matters:
This isn’t a fringe movement. This is one of the oldest consciousness-expansion systems on Earth. 
And it speaks directly to the problems modern seekers face: • mental overwhelm
 • lack of meaning
 • disconnection from self
 • the inner “battlefield” the Gita describes so well
 • the pressure of material life
 • the desire for spiritual grounding without dogma
Jadardana shows how these teachings are not about escaping life...they’re about engaging with it from a higher state of awareness.

Resources Mentioned:
• Bhagavad Gita As It Is 
The recommended version with Sanskrit, translation, and commentary used in the Hare Krishna tradition. Available online, in libraries, and in print. 
• Local Hare Krishna Temples & Centers 
Found in most major cities. Offer meditation, classes, and free vegetarian food. 

Ideal For Listeners Seeking: • Spiritual Awakening
 • Consciousness Expansion
 • Mysticism & Esoteric Knowledge
 • Mind-Body Connection
 • Alternative Spirituality
 • Exploring the Unknown
 • Practical Meditation & Higher Self Work
 • Non-dogmatic paths to spiritual growth
Listen Now 
This episode will shift the way you think about spirituality, identity, and what it means to live a conscious life, whether you resonate with the Hare Krishna path or not. 

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Inside the Hare Krishna Path: Spiritual Awakening, Consciousness, and the Real Meaning Behind the Orange Robes

What happens when your entire relationship with money, worthiness, and abundance is built on stories you absorbed before you were old enough to understand them? And what if those stories are the very things keeping you stuck, small, and spiritually exhausted?
 
In this powerful, hilarious, and deeply human conversation, we sit down with Sarah Walton... speaker, teacher, money mentor, and creator of The Abundance Academy...to dismantle the myths that keep so many of us living on emotional and financial crumbs. 

Sarah’s journey begins in a grocery store in Utah, where teenage Sarah realizes she must choose between her family’s survival and her own dreams. That moment shapes decades of decisions, right up until she’s a high-powered corporate executive with a corner office, a ficus tree, two kids she barely sees… and a constant sense that something is deeply off. 

Her story is raw, relatable, and a wake-up call for anyone who has ever believed “I can’t have both,” “there’s not enough,” or “wanting more makes me selfish.” 

In This Episode, We Explore: 
1. The Three Money Myths Holding You Back 
Borrowed from Lynn Twist’s The Soul of Money, and expanded through Sarah’s teaching:Myth #1: There’s Not Enough • — The scarcity mindset that keeps us hoarding, shrinking, and apologizing for wanting more.
Myth #2: More Is Better • — The endless treadmill of “just one more digit,” and why it never creates fulfillment.
Myth #3: That’s Just the Way It Is • — The resignation that kills change before it starts… and repeats the same life over and over.
2. Sarah’s Grocery Store Origin Story 
How a moment in high school shaped her entire belief system, and how she ultimately broke free after realizing her life was being run by a terrified 16-year-old.
 
3. The Corporate Career Wake-Up Call 
The ficus tree. The Jimmy Choos. The constant nausea. The toddler calling her at work. The ticking clock she couldn’t un-hear. And the moment she quit her job that same day.
 
4. How to Stop Living on Crumbs 
Sarah explains how to recognize when you’re accepting far less than you deserve... emotionally, energetically, financially — and how to shift into true agency and abundance.
 
5. The Exercises That Rewire Your Brain 
Accessible, free, science-backed practices that change your inner chemistry and create real momentum toward your goals.
 
6. A Baymax-Shaped Money Spiritual Guide?? 
Yes. And honestly… it’s perfect. Sarah shares how she personifies money as a loving, warm, always-present protector inspired by Big Hero 6, and why that exercise changed her life.
 
7. Curveball Questions — Sarah Walton Edition 
You know we had to. Sarah reveals: • The one push notification she’d send to every phone on Earth
 • The sassiest loving advice she’d whisper to the world
 • And who money would be as a movie character...complete with monologue
Key Takeaways • Most people’s money fears come from childhood, but adulthood offers the chance to rewrite the script.
 • Wanting more doesn’t make you greedy; it makes you 
honest • .
 • You don’t need millions of followers, you just need the right “small but mighty” group who values your work.
 • Awareness is the first step to freedom, especially when it comes to money.
 • It is 
dangerous, • spiritually, emotionally, financially, to believe “this is just the way things are.”
Tools, Links & Resources Mentioned 
Sarah Walton’s Website https://sarahwalton.com 
Includes her free Freedom Calculator - a PDF that helps you determine your personal financial freedom number and start moving toward it with clarity and purpose.
 
Game On Girlfriend Podcast - Sarah’s show 

YouTube Channel - More teachings, stories, and money-myth busting. 

🔥 Final Thought 
This episode is a call to stop negotiating with scarcity, stop apologizing for wanting more, and stop accepting crumbs when you were born to own the bakery.

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The Truth About #Abundance: Why You’re Still Living on Crumbs

Most people crumble the second someone hurls an insult their way. You, me, everyone. But this short episode throws a Zen-sized wrench into that reaction with one of the simplest, hardest truths in spiritual awakening:
 
You only suffer when you accept the insult that was handed to you.
 
Will reads “The Gift of Insults,” a powerful parable from The Monk and the Butterfly that reveals why your peace isn’t actually as fragile as you think...it’s just mismanaged. And then he goes off-script into a raw, honest reflection on triggers, the pain-body, energy dynamics, and why letting people “take your peace” is a decision… not an inevitability.
 
This is one of those deceptively small episodes that lands like a tuning fork in your chest. 

What You’ll Learn • Why insults are “gifts”, and how not accepting them changes everything
 • How your pain-body hijacks your reactions (thanks, Eckhart Tolle)
 • Why people try to steal your energy, and how offering it freely disarms them
 • A practical approach to staying grounded when someone comes at you sideways
 • How triggers point to deeper inner work you’ve been avoiding
 • Why protecting your peace is a skill… and one you probably haven’t mastered ye
Will digs into: • How this same lesson plays out with his daughter
 • When “not accepting the gift” becomes spiritual bypassing
 • Why understanding the 
energetics • behind conflict changes how you handle it
 • How to stop giving away your power without becoming cold, detached, or numb
Why This Matters 
If you’re on a spiritual path, you’re going to be challenged, often by the exact people who know how to push your buttons. This episode gives you the framework to stop getting dragged around by other people’s emotional chaos. 

It’s not about perfection. It’s about awareness. Control. Choice.
 
Perfect For You If: • You’re tired of absorbing other people’s crap
 • You react too quickly and regret it
 • You’re working on boundaries or emotional intelligence
 • You’re ready to level up your spiritual resilience
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How to Stop Absorbing Other People’s Negativity

What if your spiritual awakening isn’t about becoming more enlightened… but about letting go of the identity of “being awakened” altogether?
 
In this powerful conversation with Patrick Paul Garlinger...Ivy League lawyer turned spiritual teacher, channel, and author, we peel back the truth behind why so many seekers feel stuck on their path… even after years of meditation, manifestation, energy healing, or intuition development. 

Patrick reveals:
 • Why we confuse 
spiritual growth • with performance
 • How we unconsciously avoid our deepest wounds (spiritual bypassing)
 • Why peace isn’t something we 
create • , but something we 
allow • The real reason “fighting for peace” creates more conflict
 • How to find your soul purpose without abandoning your human life
This episode is for anyone who has ever thought: 
“I should be further along by now.” 

Or… 

“I’ve done the work, so why do I still feel stuck?” 

You are not failing. You’re unfolding.
 
Patrick also shares the story of his kundalini awakening, channels profound guidance, and offers tools for staying grounded while awakening your consciousness in the very real modern world.
 
If you’re seeking clarity, peace, and authentic inner transformation, this conversation will meet you exactly where you are.
 
Connect with our guest:
Website: EndlessAwakening.com
Instagram: @endless.awakening
Youtube: @intuitivepatrickpaul
Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Patrick-Paul-Garlinger/author/B001KHYUXK

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Why Your Spiritual Awakening Feels Stuck (and How to Move Through It)

Will & Karen | Hosts of The Skeptic Metaphysicians - Awakening Seekers of Spiritual Growth & Expanded Consciousness.

We’ve got some exciting news to share!

Will & Karen are heading to Spirit Fest USA in Virginia Beach on September 20–21 at the beautiful Wyndham Virginia Beach Oceanfront.

Expect an amazing weekend filled with vendors, inspiring talks, spiritual experiences, and of course, your favorite podcast hosts! We’ll be there both days with a booth, interviewing guests and connecting with you in person.
 
Come by, say hello, maybe even be featured on the show, and enjoy a beach + spirit weekend rolled into one. 

Event: Spirit Fest USA
Dates: September 20–21
Location: Wyndham Virginia Beach Oceanfront
More info: SpiritFestUSA.com
 
We can’t wait to see you there!

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