Rise 2 Realize Podcast
Welcome to Rise 2 Realize Podcast, where we explore human psyche one question at a time. Each episode offers practical tools on how to break free from the matrix and achieve the most joyful and fulfilling life through authentic self-expressions. Hosted by Arda Ozdemir, Author of The Art of Becoming Unstuck and Emotional Mastery for Relationships Elizabeth Ouellette, Relationships Coach on Best Life Ever Coaching
Episodes
The other day I was wondering about the phenomenon of bullying and started contemplating about what bullies really want.
And this quote streamed into my consciousness.
“He bullied his friends
to get their attention,
because receiving hate filled
the emptiness of love he felt.”
Certainly, I had my share of being bullied in my life, more than I’d like to - but I never thought about what bullies really wanted from me when they were pu...
How do you prepare yourself emotionally for a social gathering that you’re anxious about?
How can you stay centered and grounded against all potential family drama, especially these times over the holidays?
What can you do to break free from the negative experiences that you had faced in previous years?
Please join me in this episode as we explore t...
In this Episode 63 “Levels of Consciousness, Stairway to Happiness”, I’d love to introduce you to the levels of consciousness and how you can use this knowledge to live a happier life?
First of all, did you know that your consciousness level is 100% correlated to how happy you are and how smoothly your life flows?
If you’d like to get to those high-flowing, you better start climbing up the s...
In this episode, I’m sharing a guided meditation to help you Ease Pain using Breathwork called, 3 by 3.
Over the last 15 years, I watched hundreds of my clients reduce the intensity of their pain and stay calm and relaxed by using this breath technique.
Some of them even felt a sense of power and control over their body.
I hope you can achieve similar results.
The death of Arda’s father was not a surprise, as he had been very ill over the past 3 years, experiencing a slow decline. Nevertheless, the loss of a father or a mother, whatever the relationship, evokes feelings, emotions, and reminiscing about what was and what could have been.
Join Arda on his trip to Turkiye and listen in on his thoughts on life, death, yearning, loss, and accepting the inevitable fate awaiting us all. Reflect...
Arda is guiding you how to quiet your mind, and calm your thoughts with a simple breathing technique, called Square Breathing.
In this technique, you'll draw an imaginative square with every movement of your breath.
Every time you inhale, you’ll count to 5. Then, you’ll hold your breath for 5. Next, you’ll exhale slowly while counting to 5, and finally, you’ll hold your breath out for a coun...
Even though an emotional reaction is neither good nor bad, at the end of the day, it is an energy drainer, leaving you feeling depleted afterward. Worse yet, these situations often lead to conflict with others, leaving you even more exhausted and drained.
Negative thoughts rush into your head and occupy your mind for hours, for days—maybe even for week...
Our brand-new episode, no. 58, opens up with an interesting discussion about two monks, Ekido and Tanzan, having a debate about whether helping a girl to cross a muddy road is a noble thing to do or is to be avoided, because it's against their sacred oath of "thou shall not near women!"
How did Tanzan move on so quickly, without being bothered by eith...
Do you realize that we all live life according to restrictive and limiting patterns stemming from thoughts and beliefs we hold true about ourselves and the world around us? Check it out: As children, we register and conform to the attitudes, mindsets, and ideologies of our parents, teachers, friends, family, and society. As we age, we are replete
with messages about ourselves that simply aren’t true, but w...
Are you feeling stuck? Confused? Lost? Not sure if you are coming or going? Maybe you should read Arda’s book, The Art of Becoming Unstuck. In this exclusive interview, Arda explains why he wrote a life skills training guide, a manual to live your best life right now. As you listen, you will learn how to identify and become aware of self-defeating belief systems and patterns acting like sandbags, weighing you down, and...
In this first episode of the Ask Arda Podcast Show with Elizabeth Ouellette and Arda Ozdemir, you will dive deep into the very personal life of Arda himself. From Turkey to Australia and finally to the US, you’ll learn how Arda turned his life upside down, inside out, to follow his inner calling to help others become unstuck and live a life of their dreams. From VP, Finance in a high-tech Silicon Valley company to foun...
Life is an emotional rollercoaster ride. One moment, you're up, feeling happy, and next, you find yourself down and feeling anxious and depressed.
Your emotional reactions contribute to this rollercoaster ride. Whenever you react, you lose energy , you lose momentum, and eventually, you lose your happiness.
In this guided meditation, Arda walks you through the Rise 2 Realize 3 by 3 Breath Technique to help you regulate your emoti...
In this video, Elizabeth, Beth, Jon and Arda discuss powerful tips for you to have a stress-free holiday this year.
They covered:
1. How to navigate difficult people and situations in holiday gatherings
2. What our favorite "go to" communication strategy is to handle difficult conversations and arguments
3. Which one is a better strategy, “I feel” statements or Aikido (leveling) or Open-ended questions?
4. How do you bring curiosit...
In this episode, Arda, Elizabeth, Beth and Jon explore the process of forgiveness and how it affects our emotional and mental well-being.
They discuss what forgiveness really means. According to The Art of Becoming Unstuck, page 225, forgiveness is defined as "releasing of others from their responsibility to act in a certain way according to our expectations, beliefs or value systems." In a way, this release brings acceptance which...
Do you experience anxiety? If so, what are your tools to deal with anxiety?
In this episode, no. 51, Arda, Elizabeth and Beth, Rise 2 Realize Life Coaches, discuss anxiety and how to overcome it when you experience it next time in your life.
They covered the following questions:
1. What is the difference between stress and anxiety? The terms are sometimes interchanged, but there are important differences.
2. How does anxiety become...
In this 50th episode of The Art of Becoming Unstuck podcast show, Elizabeth, Beth, Jon and Arda discuss everything about People Pleasing:
Are you a people pleaser?
What are your tendencies?
How do you feel after you "people please"?
How do you break free from your People Pleasing tendencies?
What are the communication strategies that can help you set boundaries? How did you become a People Pleaser?
What to do with the guilt - and...
A few months ago, Valeria Teles, Fit For Joy (fitforjoy.org) interviewed me for her podcast show, A Quest for Well-Being, and graciously permitted that interview to be republished on Rise 2 Realize podcast.
So here it is, an intimate, spiritual conversation exploring the purpose of life, higher conscoiusness and ultimate happiness.
Enjoy!
Join the conversation. Enjoy.
The message that each trigger carries is a substantial one because every time you're triggered, you have a chance to learn about your Self.
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