Awakenings in Real Life

Awakenings in Real Life

Welcome to Awakenings in Real Life! Conversations about the spiritual journey of women and mothers in contemporary life. This podcast is hosted by integrative psychotherapist and meditation teacher Kathryn Chaya Lubow, and actress and transformational life coach Ruby Mercado. Join us as we share insights, challenges and laughs on what its like to dive deep and wake up in the middle of our everyday lives. From driving off of a pier into the ocean to confronting the diagnosis of your child's incurable genetic disease, this podcast will be sure to open our eyes to another side of spiritual awakening that is often not shared about. We would love to hear from you! Please send us your stories of awakening or questions to share on the program at : awakeningsinreallife@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram @rubymercadol and @kathrynchayalubow www.kathrynlubow.com Music copyright ©Chaya/KK

Episodes

February 1, 2019 24 mins
For this episode, we- the hosts - sat down to chat together about how the podcast has affected our own lives in the past year - the ups and the downs- the dark and the light- embracing and healing the shadow, as well as owning and accepting more of our authentic selves. Did you know…… Continue reading #22 Waking up and Catching up with Hosts Ruby and Chaya
Mark as Played
We are so excited to welcome Ashley Graber MFT to the podcast! Listen through to the end of the interview in which she guides us in a brilliant short mindfulness practice. In this episode, she shares her story of transformation as she made the leap from a career in real estate in New York City,…… Continue reading #21 Waking Up thru Trauma with Ashley Graber
Mark as Played
We were thrilled to spend time chatting with the hosts of the Bliss and Grit podcast Vanessa Scotto and Brooke Thomas who have conversations about being on a spiritual path in the modern world. It was so fun for us to share stories and geek out about awakening in contemporary life and how each of…… Continue reading #20 Round Table with Bliss and Grit Podcast creators Vanessa and Brooke
Mark as Played
November 30, 2018 63 mins
Amy Budden is the founder of Connect the Mind and is a certified hypnotherapist and meditation teacher. Prior to founding Connect the Mind, she worked as a Hollywood film editor and found her way into meditating as a way to recharge when a personal "life quake" hit in the form of a health issue. She is…… Continue reading #19 Waking up thru Hypnotherapy
Mark as Played
November 8, 2018 54 mins
This week we have Dani Katz, author of The New P. Handbook, Vol. 1: Little Languaging Hacks for Big Change She established her reputation as one of LA’s edgiest literary talents while writing about art, sex, consciousness, and visionary/transformational culture for the LA Weekly, back in its early millennium heyday. She has since contributed to dozens of…… Continue reading #18 Waking up thru Language with Dani Katz
Mark as Played
Today we have Tal Rabinowitz, founder and CEO of Den Meditation and host of DenTalks Podcast. We speak about her path of leaving a successful career as an entertainment tv executive, to opening the Den Meditation and starting her The DenTalks podcast. Tal is a force of nature who inspires both of us! We speak…… Continue reading #17 Waking up thru Authenticity with Tal Rabinowitz
Mark as Played
Tune in to our latest episode with Garz Chan! She is a Chinese Energy Healing practitioner. She is also certified in Kundalini Yoga, DNA Theta Healing, Aroma Touch, Innergetics, Akashic Records, Quantum Touch, 5th Dimensional Quantum Healing, Pranic Healing, master I.E.T.,master NLP life coach and has studied Psychic Mediumship. We speak about some amazing topics including: Her reluctant…… Continue reading #16 Waking up thru Soul H...
Mark as Played
We are so grateful to share our podcast with Jamie Wozny! She is spiritual teacher, reiki master, transformational life coach, motivational speaker & animal communicator. We loved sitting down with Jamie and hearing her story. There are some teachers who have truly gone through their own dark night of the soul, and return with gems…… Continue reading #15 Awakening thru Chronic Illness with Jamie Wozny
Mark as Played
This week we are sharing our interview with the lovely Danielle Szasz,  a mom, psychotherapist and meditation teacher who was unknowingly blessed by being fired from her secure job as a lawyer. We learn about her journey thru separating herself from a Mormon upbringing and how that affected her - including leading her thru a…… Continue reading #14 Waking up from Eating Disorders and Addiction thru Compassion with Danielle Szasz
Mark as Played
We are so happy to share our convo with Michelle Pellizzon. Michelle Pellizzon is the founder of Holisticism.  A certified health coach, published author, and former professional modern dancer, Michelle has spent the last five years working in the tech industry in Silicon Beach. After an epilepsy diagnosis at 17, she found herself immersed in the…… Continue reading #13 Waking Up After Seizures with Michelle Pellizzon
Mark as Played
Alyson Charles is the Internationally renowned Television Host, Speaker and Spiritual Teacher, Alyson Charles aka RockStar Shaman who went from being a national champion athlete, #1-rated radio host and national daytime television talk show host to aligning with her calling as a shaman and mystic after a traumatic moment provided her awakening. Alyson leads us in a beautiful…… Continue reading #12 Waking up from Heartbreak and Sham...
Mark as Played
We had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Ivy Love Margulies, clinical psychologist who specializes in maternal mental health, reproductive and infant loss and grief.  Her work focuses on the She also refers to her self as a "death midwife" which we will explore more in the podcast. We spoke about her personal experiences in life which…… Continue reading #11 Waking up thru Death and Suicide with Dr Ivy Margulies
Mark as Played
We are so happy to welcome Jocelyn Daher to our podcast! Jocelyn’s gift is being able opening people’s hearts. In that opening, being able to see who you really are without who you think you should be for everyone else. This sacred space we create together is where your essence is able to be connect…… Continue reading #10 Waking up thru Abuse and Special Needs Parenting with Jocelyn Daher
Mark as Played
In this episode, we open up even more about our experiences on the spiritual path.  We hit upon the topics you often don't hear about such as: -waking up from the dream of reality - kundalini awakenings -dark nights of the soul -getting stuck in the Void -losing motivation -when your partner thinks you are going…… Continue reading #9 Getting Real on the Path with Ruby and Chaya
Mark as Played
We loved speaking with Angie Vroom, writer, artist, meditation teacher, producer of the feminist podcast Don’t Waste Your Pretty and mother to a 7 year old daughter. Angie, who is such a gifted storyteller, shares with us her spiritual autobiographical journey from evangelical Christianity and Jesus camp as a teen, to her obsession with the…… Continue reading #8 Waking up thru Depression with Angie Vroom
Mark as Played
In this podcast, we dove deep with Data Vaidya, star of Bosch, and explored so many important topics: Her full circle journey from booking her first major network series, to having three kids under three, to her healing journey as a two time breast cancer survivor Her moment of facing mortality when you have a choice to give up, leave this world, or you get back in it and you go even deeper! Impact of making changes around what she...
Mark as Played
Welcome to Awakenings in Real Life! We are so honored to offer this episode with Tabitha Jayne, BSC, MSC, MBPSS, CPC, FRSA. Tabi has nearly a decade’s experience in delivering nature connected solutions in a variety of public, private and third party settings. She also has MSc in Applied Ecopsychology and is completing her 2nd…… Continue reading #6 Waking up with Nature’s help with Tabitha Jayne
Mark as Played
Welcome to Episode 5 of Awakenings in Real Life! We are so happy to have Amanda Chase as our guest.  We had a wonderful time speaking with Amanda, hearing her story, and exploring her awakenings that are so helpful for many women to hear about trusting your self, finding your voice, and living an authentic…… Continue reading #5 Waking up thru difficulties and breakups with Amanda Chase
Mark as Played
We are so excited to introduce this week’s remarkable guest! Melody Fletcher is an energy coach, a blogger, author of Deliberate Receiving: Finally the Universe Makes Some Freakin' Sense! (read it, I know you’ll love it) And a super funny gal!   Join us as we talk to Melody about her journey and what drove…… Continue reading #4 Waking up by Raising your Vibe with Melody Fletcher
Mark as Played
Welcome back to Awakenings in Real Life! Conversations about the spiritual journey of women and mothers in contemporary life. This podcast is hosted by integrative psychotherapist and meditation teacher Kathryn Chaya Lubow, and actress and transformational life coach Ruby Mercado. Join us as we share insights, challenges and laughs on what its like to dive…… Continue reading #3 Waking up thru Divorce with Elizabeth Winkler
Mark as Played

Popular Podcasts

    Does hearing about a true crime case always leave you scouring the internet for the truth behind the story? Dive into your next mystery with Crime Junkie. Every Monday, join your host Ashley Flowers as she unravels all the details of infamous and underreported true crime cases with her best friend Brit Prawat. From cold cases to missing persons and heroes in our community who seek justice, Crime Junkie is your destination for theories and stories you won’t hear anywhere else. Whether you're a seasoned true crime enthusiast or new to the genre, you'll find yourself on the edge of your seat awaiting a new episode every Monday. If you can never get enough true crime... Congratulations, you’ve found your people. Follow to join a community of Crime Junkies! Crime Junkie is presented by audiochuck Media Company.

    24/7 News: The Latest

    The latest news in 4 minutes updated every hour, every day.

    Stuff You Should Know

    If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.

    The Bobby Bones Show

    Listen to 'The Bobby Bones Show' by downloading the daily full replay.

    Latino USA

    Latino USA is the longest-running news and culture radio program in the U.S. centering Latino stories, hosted by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Maria Hinojosa Every week, the Peabody winning team brings you revealing, in-depth stories about what’s in the hearts and minds of Latinos and their impact on the world. Want to support our independent journalism? Join Futuro+ for exclusive episodes, sneak peaks and behind-the-scenes chisme on Latino USA and all our podcasts. www.futuromediagroup.org/joinplus

Advertise With Us
Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.

Connect

© 2025 iHeartMedia, Inc.