Hearts Rise Up Podcast Ep. 101 - Why Pain Reveals the Truth: Rena Harvey on Self Mastery and Inner Power
Dec 23, 2025
Rena Harvey, a transformational teacher and author of The Formula of Life, joins to discuss the profound impact of pain on self-mastery. She shares her journey from childhood trauma and spiritual awakening to understanding how pain can serve as an initiation. Rena explains the importance of identifying childhood wounding and reprogramming limiting beliefs. She delves into concepts of soul contracts and how our experiences shape growth, while highlighting the integration of light and dark within us. This conversation is a call for women to reclaim their power and purpose.
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Childhood Conversations With Inner Guidance
- Rena described hiding behind posters and talking to them as a child, which she later realised were conversations with her higher self.
- That early solace seeded her lifelong spiritual curiosity and inner guidance work.
Early Psychic Sensitivity Met With Disbelief
- Rena began seeing entities between ages 11 and 13 and received no support from family, which made her fearful and isolated.
- That early unsupported sensitivity shaped her spiritual path and later exploration of meditation and retreats.
Travel And Retreats Revealed Hidden Pain
- Leaving home at 18 felt empowering but didn't immediately heal deep trauma; true healing began during later solitary travels and meditation.
- Sitting with monks and doing retreats revealed the 'rock' of pain in her chest that she previously ignored.