Inner Calling with Dr. Victoria
Hi, my name is Dr. Victoria Ranade, and I believe there is something within you that is calling you home to yourself. This podcast is my humble abode on the internet, where I explore the things that matter most to me—trusting your intuition, living well with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and neurodivergence, wrestling with existential questions about life, and learning how to live in alignment with your truest, most authentic self. Each episode integrates my board-certified expertise as a psychologist along with my personal, lived experience. I also share practical tools and reflections to help you explore your own innermost questions and deepen your connection to yourself. Thanks for joining me here—because at the end of the day, we’re all just walking each other home. :) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
Hi everyone! This Inner Calling with Dr. Victoria podcast episode is for anyone who feels lost and is searching for a purpose in life. I share a framework to help provide structure and guidance to the process of connecting with a life purpose that will give you meaning and fulfillment.
If you're feeling overwhelmed, listen to this episode to help find direction and clarity :). Also remember that if you're feeling lost, thats no...
Research shows psychedelic medicine can profoundly affect depression, anxiety, trauma, and end-of-life suffering. By entering non-ordinary states of consciousness, people often find deep healing and transformation. At institutions like Johns Hopkins, studies on MDMA, psilocybin, ayahuasca, and mescaline reveal lasting shifts in mood, perception, and connection. For many, these states of insight and release open new ways of relating...
In this episode, I share why meditation isn’t just calming—it’s life changing. We’ve all heard it’s ‘good for you,’ but it’s not always clear why. So today, I’m breaking it down. Meditation helps you reconnect with your true self, heal your brain, and clear out the emotional residue that builds up over time within you to bring more clarity, alignment, and peace into your everyday life. It also helps you live more effectively by fin...
This week, we talk about what an inner calling is. We also discuss the things that can disconnect you from being connected to your inner calling, including societal expectations and pressures, as well as the demands to make money and chase success. When we ignore it, we lose touch with our deepest truths.
Dr. Victoria shares how the real adventure in life lies in listening to your inner calling and seeing where it takes you, and...
Deng Ming-Dao joins Dr. Victoria in an enlightening discussion on the fundamentals of Taoism. Together, they explore what the Tao (or Dao) truly means and how each of us can connect with our unique, personal Tao. Ming-Dao reminds us that the journey to self-acceptance, especially in our fast-paced modern world, is essential yet often challenging.
Ming-Dao offers practical insights into maintaining purpose and a genuine sense of ...
Connie Tsang has done my make up for years and has always made me feel beautiful, yet still authentically myself. She has done make up for CEOs to politicians, from models to working women, from celebrities to the girl next door, and above all, she invites us to see beauty as a relaxed, powerful tool for self-expression.
What I love about Connie is how she emphasizes every person is inherently beautiful even if they don't realiz...
About the 101 series: I’m passionate about spirituality because it saved my life, yet there are so few resources that teach people how to engage with their spirituality in a meaningful way that isn’t tied to religion. In this series, you'll learn how to engage in your own spirituality as a vital part of wellness. By listening through the series, you will experience a greater sense of meaning, connection, and inner guidance. I hope ...
About the 101 series: I’m passionate about spirituality because it saved my life, yet there are so few resources that teach people how to engage with their spirituality in a meaningful way that isn’t tied to religion. In this series, you'll learn how to engage in your own spirituality as a vital part of wellness. By listening through the series, you will experience a greater sense of meaning, connection, and inner guidance. I hope ...
About the 101 series: I’m passionate about spirituality because it saved my life, yet there are so few resources that teach people how to engage with their spirituality in a meaningful way that isn’t tied to religion. In this series, you'll learn how to engage in your own spirituality as a vital part of wellness. By listening through the series, you will experience a greater sense of meaning, connection, and inner guidance. I h...
What if happiness isn’t something to chase—but something to practice?
In this episode, Dr. Victoria and Creative Producer Carlisle to try something deceptively simple: smiling on purpose, even when it’s the last thing you feel like doing.
Research shows that even forcing a smile when you don’t feel happy can change your brain. Specifically, people who smiled intentionally—despite low moods—experienced improved emotional state...
In my twenties, I lost someone I loved deeply and it made me realize how short life was and how important it is to live it backwards.
Yes, you read that right: backwards.
In today's episode, we talk about how to look at your life as a whole and make decisions choices today based on what you’ll one day wish you had done or experienced. In this way, you will minimize regret in your life and maximize meaning and enjoyment.
I created this episode for anyone who’s feeling awful or having a tough day—to remind you that no matter what has happened or what anyone says, you are good. It blends skills from DBT and other evidence-based therapies while also offering a new way to look at how you feel about yourself. People rarely talk about shame or how hard it is when you genuinely don’t like yourself, so I made this episode to let you know I understand—and t...
In this episode, we talk about how cool nature is and how simply being in it can remind you that you yourself are nature. So just like nature, you are beautiful too.
Just as a seed holds within it everything it needs to grow into its fullest expression, you have something within you too, which is guiding you toward your fullest potential. So spend time in nature guys!!! :)
Thank you for listening. We're grateful for you!
...In this episode, we talk about how life moves in cycles. Sometimes we get caught up in negative cycles that we don't mean to create, but are contributing to. In this episode, I talk about self-fulfilling cycles and how you can break free of them simply by shifting your thoughts and the energy you bring to any situation. I also tie in tools from evidence based therapies such as DBT. This technique is powerful and make your life more...
In this episode, we talk about how you can explore your own roots. Lately Ive been interested in exploring my ancestral roots. Surprisingly, I learned that by exploring them, I felt more connected to something greater than myself. This kind of strength is what is needed when everything in the world is chaotic or when you just want to feel more grounded in life. We talk about the many ways you can explore your own roots and ways of ...
There's a place of incredible beauty inside you. But the problem is there is so much noise and distraction in all of our lives today. In this episode, we talk about how to cultivate an inner sanctuary within yourself so you can feel more peaceful and connect to yourself more deeply.
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One of my favorite quotes is by Jon Kabat Zinn: "You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf."
In this episode, we discuss how there's actually no stability in life, external to us. We are challenged in life to find the still point within so that we can surf and stay with the waves of life in any moment. This is the fun of life, surfing together, falling off our boards and getting up again.
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It sucks to feel judged by others. Maybe you're going through a time like this, of feeling judged. I created this episode for days you are struggling with judgement of others, to let you know you'll be okay and that you're not alone. I like you anyway, just the way you are.
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Dear Inner Callers, Welcome to our first Becoming episode! Becoming episodes are designed to support you in your own process of becoming the truest, most authentic expression of yourself.
In this episode, Dr. Victoria explores what spirituality means and why caring about your spiritual health matters. Spirituality can sometimes feel like an intimidating concept, but in truth it is just learning how to nuture the deepest parts of...
The title says it all. I don't know you, but I love you. In this episode, we talk about the deeper connection we all share with each other as humans and how we are called to love one another.
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