True to Yourself

True to Yourself

Spiritual Growth and Self-Mastery for Healers Who Know You Can't Pour from an Empty Cup Real stories from spiritual teachers, therapists, healers and holistic coaches navigating their spiritual awakening journey while serving others. True to Yourself explores the honest path of awakening spiritually through conversations with fellow practitioners who understand that spiritual growth requires both self-mastery and boundaries in relationships. Each episode features authentic stories and insights about balancing chakras, healing spiritually through shadow work, and developing the inner strength needed to serve from wholeness. You'll discover practical guidance from ancient wisdom including Ayurveda practices, Bhagavad Gita insights, and chakra healing techniques that help you stay true to yourself while supporting others. From managing a dysregulated nervous system to embracing forgiveness of yourself and others, these conversations offer both spiritual counseling wisdom and life coaching insights for empaths and intuitive healers ready to awaken their inner guru. Whether you're experiencing spiritual awakening stages or seeking deeper spiritual healing, this show supports your journey with healing affirmations, self-care practices, and the spiritual meaning behind authentic service.

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October 1, 2025 61 mins

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Struggling with emotional numbness or a closed heart chakra? In this powerful episode, Cheryl shares her journey from feeling emotionally numb to opening her heart chakra and rediscovering herself at 50.

After leaving a 22-year relationship, Cheryl spent years in emotional numbness, not realizing she needed to heal childhood trauma while helping everyone else. Learn the blocked heart chakra symptoms she experienced—goi...

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Do you recognize the signs of high functioning depression in yourself or someone you love? In this powerful episode of True to Yourself, we dive deep into the hidden world of high functioning depression with renowned psychotherapist Dr. Margaret Rutherford, author of "Perfectly Hidden Depression."

Dr. Rutherford introduces her groundbreaking concept of "perfectly hidden depression" - a form of high ...

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Many people want to know how to control anger issues as a self transformation project goal for finding the inner peace they seek and to have healthier relationships.

For those of us who are empaths, we may not feel comfortable even acknowledging that we ever get angry, or feel it's not acceptable to experience anger. But we can still experience resentments that build up from time to time when we give ou...

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How do you know you are awakening spiritually? There are 3 main signs I feel are critical to gauge how much you are progressing on your spiritual growth journey. Learn what these are, and how to cultivate them on an ongoing basis as part of your emotional self care and to evolve and heal spiritually.

I share with you stories from ancient mythology, including that of an Indian goddess with many arms, and my ow...

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Did you know that there is a strong connection between how to build immunity system health and bloom fertility in both men and women, according to  ancient goddess fertility wisdom from the holistic health tradition of Ayurveda? 

What the ancient holistic healing wisdom of Ayurveda reveals about extended fertility in particular is that it actually has a lot more to do with your overall immune system health th...

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Learn a powerful breathing exercise to relieve anxiety to support you with the sacral chakra healing journey. This is also a wonderful sleep promoting breathing exercise. It is an ideal breathing exercise for singing, as well. There has been research conducted by the International Journal of Yoga to demonstrate how this is a great breathing exercise to help lungs.

The best part? You only need 30 seconds to pr...

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If you are ready to rise from the ashes of trauma and to stop being in emotional pain, this episode on the sacral chakra healing journey holds a sacred key to your spiritual liberation. 

Join me as I share the sacral chakra healing journey I personally underwent, and how it empowered me in the face of wolves disguised in sheep’s clothing.

In this episode, we explore the practice of brahmacharya, a po...

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Dive into a profound journey, wherein we will explore the depths of sadness and discover a transformative path that not only uplifts you emotionally, but also propels your spiritual evolution. I invite you to join me as I share my personal journey of channeling sadness into creativity and inner growth, tracing back to when I first learned how to do so in childhood.

Together, we’ll embark upon a soulful exploration, del...

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This month here on the True to Yourself Podcast, we've been talking about getting spiritually grounded. This means being able to say yes to the experiences and relationships that support you and no to those that don't. Having this power means cultivating the courage to go inward, developing balance and grounded-ness from within. One of the most powerful ways I know of to cultivate stability is via grounding ...

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I recently experienced the life-altering impact of a major car accident. But instead of taking painkillers prescribed in the ER, I delved deeper into my spiritual practices, finding solace and strength to be mentally and emotionally stable in the midst of trauma and adversity. Listen in to learn how you, too, can find inner peace that goes beyond temporary relief with simple and short Yogic and Ayurvedic rituals to un...

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Discover the key to finding spiritual grounding amidst the chaos of our modern world. In a world filled with distractions, it's easy to lose sight of our inner light. But fear not, as I bring you the ancient mythological story of Goddess Shailputri to support you to reconnect with your true Self. Shailputri embodies the essence of stability, grounding, and strength within your very own root chakra. Through her st...

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Welcome to a celebratory return to this show after over a year! In this episode, I open up and share the challenges I've personally faced since I recorded the last show. Join me as I reveal how I transformed these obstacles into powerful catalysts for growth, making each day a joyful celebration of the eternal victory of light over darkness.

Prepare to dive deep into the ancient wisdom of the Vedic spiri...

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Discover the transformative power of being an instrument of the divine in this episode. From a young age, my heart yearned to make a difference and give back to the world, yet I sought clarity on how to truly serve at the highest level. It was through the sacred Vedic spiritual teachings that I uncovered the profound meaning of service and its ability to elevate our existence.

Join me on an enlightening journ...

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Prepare to be amazed as we unravel the hidden wisdom behind mosquito bites and their profound connection to our path towards spiritual liberation. In this episode, I delve into a revelation that may well forever change the way you perceive these tiny creatures. 

Join me as I recount my recent relocation to the enchanting state of Florida, where I found myself in a fierce battle against swarms of relentless mo...

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Prepare to embark upon a transformative journey through the holidays and beyond. During this time, our buried emotions resurface, presenting us a unique opportunity for profound healing and transcendence.

In the depths of these challenging moments, we have a chance to connect with our inner child, heal old wounds and foster deep inner growth. Simultaneously, we are invited to expand our spiritual consciousnes...

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Unleash the power of gratitude and the secrets for a joyful and spiritual lifestyle as we delve into the ancient Vedic spiritual tradition, which unveils profound wisdom that places gratitude at the very heart of human existence. Join me in this episode as we explore the sacred teachings of the Vedic scriptures, revealing the five daily sacrifices that, when offered into the sacred fire of transformation, reveal a pro...

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In this episode, I sit with Gautamji Jain, senior protege of world renowned philosopher Swami Parthasarathy, to discuss the spiritual process of transformation. We discuss the biggest subconscious thought pattern that everyone wrongly believes, the law of karma, how to control your mind to control your life and be true to your conviction and conscience.

This episode is perfect for anyone seeking to look within to exami...

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A true spiritual warrior can dance between the heights of light and the despair of the darkness, unscathed. I share in this podcast about my personal journey of awakening to the power of my inner light in the midst of the darkest experience of my life.

In the Vedic spiritual tradition, it is believed that all the suffering we experience in life is due to lack of spiritual knowledge of who really are as eternal, all-pow...

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Having healthy boundaries is one of the hardest things for empathetic souls to successfully manage. We tend to put the needs of others ahead of our own, to the point where we don't even feel like it's okay to have any needs of our own. When people with domineering personalities take over us to the point of even denying our lived subjective experience, and/or what objectively happened in our lives, it's ...

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We live in a world of projection. There is so much we can learn about ourselves and one another by listening very deeply to our own words, those of others and the emotions underlying them. If we look very closely, we will see that whatever we really admire in another is a reflection of what is admirable within us. Whatever we criticize in another is what we are critical of in our own selves.

That is why it is...

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