From Surviving to Awakening: The Quiet Spiritual Shift That Reshapes a Life, with teZa Lord

From Surviving to Awakening: The Quiet Spiritual Shift That Reshapes a Life, with teZa Lord

Awakening is rarely cinematic. It often arrives in an ordinary afternoon, a small inner shift that whispers, "I am not who I thought I was." This episode is for anyone in the middle of their own quiet unfolding. Host Archita sits with teZa Lord. A lifelong yogi, artist, and author, teZa shares how nature, meditation, and facing her deepest fear carried her from surviving to a grounded spiritual awakening. An expansive, honest talk on the slow work that follows awakening. About the Guest: teZa Lord is an author, artist, and lifelong yogi whose work explores spiritual awakening and consciousness. Her books include the eco-fiction novel The Bridge Tender, and she co-hosts the ZLord Podcast with her husband. Key Takeaways: * Awakening isn't a single grand event. It's often a quiet shift you name later. * Awakening is a beginning, not a finish line. The real work is keeping it alive. * Don't bypass the wounded earlier self. Integration, not escape, is the posture of real awakening. * To release a paralyzing fear, meditation invites you to move toward it, not around it. Connect With the Guest: Connect with teZa Lord: * Website: teZaLord.com [https://tezalord.com/] * Instagram: @teZaLord [http://instagram.com/tezalord] * Blog: lordflea.com [https://lordflea.com/lander] * The ZLord Podcast: zlord.libsyn.com [https://zlord.libsyn.com/] Episode Chapters: [00:00] The Quiet Alchemy of Awakening — a welcome to I Awaken [03:00] Meet teZa Lord — grounded and luminous (approx.) [05:00] Born Awake — childhood, nature, and the dormant inner voice (approx.) [14:00] Finding Her Teachers — yoga, the spine, and Shaktipat (approx.) [24:00] Peeling the Onion — recovery, meditation, and the eternal soul (approx.) [34:00] Diving Into the Fear — meeting what paralyzed her (approx.) [42:00] Honoring the Earlier Self — awakening as integration, not escape (approx.) 🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? Send me a direct message on PodMatch. 👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik [https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik] 🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter. 👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey. > Refer a Guest > Know someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to. > Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast [https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/DY4HFPYGHBYQN] 📬 Contact & Links Brand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Contact Us [https://www.podhub.club/contact] Based in: India & USA 🎧 All Podcast Shows [https://www.podhub.club/podcastnetwork] 🤝 Be a Guest [https://www.podhub.club/beaguest] 📩 Newsletter Substack [https://healthymindbyavik.substack.com/] 👉 Join the LinkedIn Community [https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14498362/] > 📌 Disclaimer - This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements. > If you have concerns about any content, please contact us [https://www.podhub.club/contact] here > > By listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here. [https://www.podhub.club/terms-privacy/standard-podcast-disclaimer] #podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #spiritualawakening #awakening #consciousness #meditation #yogi #innerwork #kundalini #higherconsciousness #spiritualgrowth #mindfulness #selfrealization #healingjourney #lightworker >

Spiritual Awakening in Everyday Life: The Quiet Shifts With Victor Dedaj

What if awakening never arrives with thunder, but quietly, on an ordinary Tuesday? This one is for anyone noticing small inner shifts and wondering whether they count. Victor Dedaj shares how solitude, letting go of grudges, and rewriting your self-talk slowly reshape a life, offering a gentler way to recognise your own spiritual awakening as it happens. About the Guest: Victor Dedaj is an author, speaker, and coach whose work centres on personal growth, holistic wellbeing, and taking full responsibility for one's life. He draws on years of paying close attention to his own becoming. Key Takeaways: * The deepest awakenings are quiet and ordinary. Honour the small shifts in awareness instead of waiting for a dramatic breakthrough. * Solitude and silence create clarity. Returning to alone time and meditation cut through mental clutter and reopen direction. * Letting go of grudges frees you, not them. Resentment usually only hurts the one carrying it, and many people never knew they caused it. * Your self-talk is programming. Notice the negativity you absorbed, then consciously feed your mind better input. * Event plus Response equals Outcome. Your response, not just the event, shapes where you land. * Move one step at a time. Big change becomes possible when broken into small, repeatable daily actions. Connect With the Guest: * Website: https://www.victordedaj.com [https://www.victordedaj.com] * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victordedaj [https://www.linkedin.com/in/victordedaj] * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/victor.dedaj.3 [https://www.facebook.com/victor.dedaj.3] * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victordedaj [https://www.instagram.com/victordedaj] * X: https://twitter.com/victordedaj [https://twitter.com/victordedaj] Episode Chapters: [00:00] The Awakening No One Notices — why the deepest shifts arrive quietly [03:30] Returning to Silence — how solitude restored Victor's clarity (approx.) [10:00] The Poison of Grudges — releasing resentment and reclaiming freedom (approx.) [18:00] Programmed for Negativity — culture, news, and the stories we inherit (approx.) [26:00] Event Plus Response — taking full responsibility for your outcomes (approx.) [34:00] The Reticular Mind — why you find what you decide matters (approx.) [42:00] One Bite at a Time — beginning the slow work of becoming (approx.) 🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? Send me a direct message on PodMatch. 👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik [https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik] 🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter. 👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey. > Refer a Guest > Know someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to. > Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast [https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/DY4HFPYGHBYQN] 📬 Contact & Links Brand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Contact Us [https://www.podhub.club/contact] Based in: India & USA 🎧 All Podcast Shows [https://www.podhub.club/podcastnetwork] 🤝 Be a Guest [https://www.podhub.club/beaguest] 📩 Newsletter Substack [https://healthymindbyavik.substack.com/] 👉 Join the LinkedIn Community [https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14498362/] > 📌 Disclaimer - This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements. > If you have concerns about any content, please contact us [https://www.podhub.club/contact] here > > By listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here. [https://www.podhub.club/terms-privacy/standard-podcast-disclaimer] #podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #iawaken #spiritualawakening #consciousness #personalgrowth #lettinggo #selfawareness #innerpeace #mindfulness #selftalk #healingjourney #forgiveness #selfdevelopment >

The Slow Spiritual Awakening: Faith, Rest, and Healing With The Baking Pastor

Some awakenings do not arrive like lightning. They rise the way bread rises: quietly, patiently, one ordinary morning at a time. This episode of I Awaken is for anyone walking a slow healing journey who has wondered whether quiet, invisible growth still counts. Dr. Laura Sharp-Waites shares how recovering from breast cancer taught her to worship while waiting, to rest without guilt, and to treat the kitchen as a kind of chapel. You will leave with a softer relationship to rest, a gentler view of your own pace, and permission to keep rising even when no one can see it yet. ABOUT THE GUEST: Dr. Laura Sharp-Waites, known as The Baking Pastor, is a pastoral counselor, grief coach, author, and speaker. She walked through her own season of healing from breast cancer, and now helps others move through grief, exhaustion, and slow transformation. KEY TAKEAWAYS: * Take "soul pauses": even five to ten seconds of stillness and one moment of gratitude can reset your energy for the rest of the day. * You are still worthy on the days you produce nothing. Rest is not laziness, and waiting is not wasted time. * Practice saying "I would love to, but I can't right now" so you can protect your energy without guilt. * Keep a paper journal for honest brain dumps. The physical act of writing clears mental clutter in a way a phone cannot. * In dry spells, find a person or community to walk alongside you. Plateaus are a normal season of awakening, not a sign you are failing. CONNECT WITH THE GUEST: Website: bakingpastor.com [https://bakingpastor.com/] (connect with her podcast, send a message through the contact page, and download the special-edition Soul Pause Journal made for listeners) EPISODE CHAPTERS: [00:00] A Quieter Kind of Awakening — why the real version never announces itself [03:30] Bread, Cancer, and Learning to Wait — the metaphor that changed everything [08:15] The Permission to Say No — protecting your energy without guilt [13:00] What Burnout Really Looks Like — the seeds we never get time to tend [18:20] Twelve Honest Minutes — small daily practices for a tired body [23:10] Gratitude as a Soul Pause — the smallest practice that still works [27:00] When the Path Goes Quiet — returning through dry seasons and community 🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? Send me a direct message on PodMatch. 👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik [https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik] 🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter. 👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey. > Refer a Guest > Know someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to. > Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast [https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/DY4HFPYGHBYQN] 📬 Contact & Links Brand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Contact Us [https://www.podhub.club/contact] Based in: India & USA 🎧 All Podcast Shows [https://www.podhub.club/podcastnetwork] 🤝 Be a Guest [https://www.podhub.club/beaguest] 📩 Newsletter Substack [https://healthymindbyavik.substack.com/] 👉 Join the LinkedIn Community [https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14498362/] > 📌 Disclaimer - This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements. > If you have concerns about any content, please contact us [https://www.podhub.club/contact] here > > By listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here. [https://www.podhub.club/terms-privacy/standard-podcast-disclaimer] #podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #IAwaken #SpiritualAwakening #SlowLiving #RestIsNotLaziness #HealingJourney #GriefRecovery #FaithAndHealing #SoulCare #BurnoutRecovery #GratitudePractice #InnerHealing #MindfulLiving >

Never Quit Trying: What Real Persistence Looks Like with Jay Setchell

In almost every real attempt at change, the inspiration runs out and you're left asking if it's worth continuing. That moment is where everything is decided. At 76, after 73 surgeries and more, Jay Setchell shares what real persistence looks like once motivation is gone: discipline, doing one more than required, and the strength that lives within you. About the Guest: Jay Setchell is a US Marine, serial entrepreneur, and author of The Strength Within You: It's Always Too Soon to Quit. A multi-time near-death survivor, he has lived through 73 surgeries. Key Takeaways: * Persistence isn't willpower; it's discipline and showing up again and again. * Do what's required, then one more, every single time. * Always take the initiative; better to try and fail than not try. * You're the product of your choices, so keep making better ones. * What lies within you is stronger than what's behind or ahead. Connect With the Guest: Website: https://neverquittrying.com/ [https://neverquittrying.com/] Book: The Strength Within You: It's Always Too Soon to Quit (available on Amazon) Episode Chapters: [00:00] When the Inspiration Runs Out — Archita opens on the moment persistence really begins [03:00] Getting Up Every Day — At 76, after 73 surgeries, why Jay still shows up [07:00] Persistence Is Discipline, Not Willpower — Reframing grit as perseverance and commitment [12:00] One More Than Required — The small daily habit that compounds over a lifetime [17:00] If It Is To Be, It Is Up To Me — Taking ownership of the outcome [22:00] Always Take the Initiative — Going above and beyond, and why failing beats not trying [27:00] The Strength Within You — What lies within matters more than what's behind or ahead (timestamps approx.) 🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? Send me a direct message on PodMatch. 👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik [https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik] 🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter. 👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey. > Refer a Guest > Know someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to. > Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast [https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/DY4HFPYGHBYQN] 📬 Contact & Links Brand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Contact Us [https://www.podhub.club/contact] Based in: India & USA 🎧 All Podcast Shows [https://www.podhub.club/podcastnetwork] 🤝 Be a Guest [https://www.podhub.club/beaguest] 📩 Newsletter Substack [https://healthymindbyavik.substack.com/] 👉 Join the LinkedIn Community [https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14498362/] > 📌 Disclaimer - This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements. > If you have concerns about any content, please contact us [https://www.podhub.club/contact] here > > By listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here. [https://www.podhub.club/terms-privacy/standard-podcast-disclaimer] #podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #ihealiawaken #neverquittrying #persistence #resilience #discipline #perseverance #mindset #motivation #personalgrowth #grit #strengthwithin >

Awakening to Inner Truth and Purpose: Hearing Your Soul's Quiet Guidance, with Ellen Edmondson

Most of us wait for a dramatic awakening. A mountaintop, a retreat, one big moment. This episode is for anyone who senses they are meant for more but cannot name where to begin. Ellen Edmondson reframes awakening as a series of quiet, everyday choices, and offers a grounded way back to your inner guidance, without escaping the life you already have. About the Guest: Ellen Edmondson is a multi-award-winning author of A Place of Love and Light, and a spiritual guide and intuition coach who helps people reconnect with their inner guidance in ways that fit ordinary life. Key Takeaways: * Awakening rarely arrives with fireworks. It often begins quietly, through grief, change, or a sense that life no longer fits. * Disconnection usually means you stopped making time to listen, not that something is wrong with you. * Check in daily with two questions: what is my soul whispering, and what is the most loving thing I can do for myself? * Inner guidance feels like ease and synchronicity. Falling off the path needs no guilt, only a gentle return. Connect With the Guest: Website: ellenedmondson.com [https://www.ellenedmondson.com/] Book: A Place of Love and Light (Amazon) | Free guided journal on her website. Episode Chapters: [00:00] Welcome to I Awaken — settling into a quieter kind of conversation [02:30] What Awakening Really Is — why it rarely looks like the movies (approx.) [07:00] Beneath the Disconnection — what we bury under busyness and obligation (approx.) [12:00] On an Ordinary Tuesday — how losing your inner thread actually feels (approx.) [16:30] Where to Begin — journaling, two questions, and the power of quiet (approx.) [22:00] Staying With Your Truth — intention, community, and gentle accountability (approx.) [26:30] Coming Home Without Guilt — telling inner guidance from fear and conditioning (approx.) 🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? Send me a direct message on PodMatch. 👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik [https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik] 🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter. 👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey. > Refer a Guest > Know someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to. > Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast [https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/DY4HFPYGHBYQN] 📬 Contact & Links Brand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Contact Us [https://www.podhub.club/contact] Based in: India & USA 🎧 All Podcast Shows [https://www.podhub.club/podcastnetwork] 🤝 Be a Guest [https://www.podhub.club/beaguest] 📩 Newsletter Substack [https://healthymindbyavik.substack.com/] 👉 Join the LinkedIn Community [https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14498362/] > 📌 Disclaimer - This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements. > If you have concerns about any content, please contact us [https://www.podhub.club/contact] here > > By listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here. [https://www.podhub.club/terms-privacy/standard-podcast-disclaimer] #podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #IAwaken #spiritualawakening #innerguidance #lifepurpose #intuition #personalgrowth #mindfulness #spiritualgrowth #soulpurpose #selfdiscovery #consciousliving #healingjourney #findyourpurpose >