Designed To Be Awake

Designed To Be Awake

Designed to be Awake is a soul forward podcast by psychotherapist and writer Mick Kubiak. Mick invites listeners into a deeper, more conscious way of experiencing Life. With poetic insight and unflinching honesty, Mick explores the subject of awakening to who we truly are, the Self that lives eternally and pervasively at the heart of each and every one of our lives, beyond the reach and comprehension of our limited egos. She explores what it looks like, on a practical level, to wake up, surrender to what is, and live with full presence. Each weekly solo episode weaves together psychology, spirituality, and lived experience, offering reflections that bring the seemingly heady experience of enlightenment down to earth. This is a space for anyone who wants more from life than surface-level fixes for temporary problems (spoiler alert: all problems are temporary). If you’re on a path of inner work, healing, or awakening, this show will feel like coming home. New episodes drop every Monday. Learn more and join the list at mickkubiak.com

Episodes

August 18, 2025 9 mins
Welcome Hello. Welcome to another episode. Today, I want to talk about wandering. Wandering is a practice. I know it just sounds like something you randomly do, just wandering around, not sure what to do, maybe even a little aimless. But that’s actually the beautiful part of it. When I choose to practice wandering, I’m consciously letting go of imagining that I’m headed somewhere specific, and instead, I’m just moving. I step out m...
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    Welcome Hello and welcome to another episode. I just got home from happy hour and dinner with a dear friend in a neighborhood I’ve known for years. I took an Uber so I could have a cocktail, and ended up at a restaurant I’ve been going to, off and on, for about a decade. Back when my daughter and I lived nearby, it was our spot - somewhere I could get a glass of wine, help her with her homework, and feel like part of a little, temp...
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    August 4, 2025 24 mins
    Welcome You are listening to Designed to Be Awake with Mick Kubiak. This episode is called “BIG Feelings” and it’s all about what happens when we (and our kids) experience intense emotions, especially anger and sadness. I’m sharing what I’ve learned from years of working with both parents and adults, and why it’s so important to let feelings move through instead of shutting them down or shaming them.   Episode Summary Today I’m tal...
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    July 28, 2025 14 mins
    Welcome You are listening to Designed to Be Awake with Mick Kubiak. This episode is a vulnerable one, recorded right from the middle of an intense emotional wave, a day when my pain body took over and I found myself unraveling, then slowly coming back to centre.   Episode Summary Don’t shoot the messenger. Our feelings about things that happen are always a message that we ourselves are meant to receive and understand. When the feel...
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    What if the peace you’re seeking isn’t on the other side of doing more—but in letting go?

    In this episode, I talk about perfectionism, presence, and the radical freedom found in surrendering to life exactly as it is. I explore what it feels like to trust in the underlying intelligence of life, rather than believing that the answer lies in pushing, pulling, controlling, strategizing.

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    July 14, 2025 26 mins

    What if the Kingdom of Heaven wasn’t a place you had to earn—but a presence you could return to?

    In this episode of Designed to Be Awake, I share what it means to surrender the ego’s need for control and drop into the deeper wisdom of your body and spirit. Inspired by Eckhart Tolle, I explore the difference between planning from fear versus allowing from presence—and how the “right” answers often arise only when we stop trying so h...

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    July 9, 2025 25 mins

    What would your life look like if you stopped trying to control it? In this episode of Designed to Be Awake, I explore the life-changing idea from A Course in Miracles: “A healed mind does not plan.” This doesn’t mean we don’t take action or show up fully—it means we stop trying to control outcomes from a place of fear, and instead live from trust, presence, and inner alignment.

    I share a deeply personal story about a moment in my ...

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    July 9, 2025 31 mins

    Welcome to the debut episode of Designed to Be Awake! I’m your host, Mick Kubiak, and in this first solo episode, I share the foundation of what this podcast is all about: the belief that human beings are inherently wired for awakening.

    I explore the stories of two of my most influential teachers, Eckhart Tolle and Byron Katie, and how their dramatic awakenings offer a powerful reminder that enlightenment is possible in this lifeti...

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    July 9, 2025 1 min
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