In this compelling episode, transformational teacher and author Rena Harvey joins us to explore why pain reveals the truth. We delve into self-mastery, soul contracts, childhood wounding, frequency, and the courageous work of reclaiming personal power. Drawing from her own lived experience, Rena shares how pain becomes initiation, how truth emerges through shock, and why mastery is not a moment—but a lifelong remembering. This conversation is raw, expansive, and intensely activating for anyone ready to rise beyond illusion and into embodied wisdom.

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00:00 – Opening Reflection & Heart Check-In

01:45 – A Childhood Marked by Control, Trauma, and Awakening

Early experiences that shaped Rena’s path toward self-mastery

07:33 – When the Invisible Becomes Visible

Spiritual sensitivity, fear, and unsupported awakening

10:00 – Leaving Home, Losing Power, and the Illusion of Freedom

Why escape isn’t the same as healing

15:00 – The Slow Path of Healing and Nervous System Repair

Why awakening is a gradual remembering—not a single moment

16:19 – The Wounded Child and the Rock in the Chest

Understanding emotional pain as stored energy

20:00 – Childhood Programming and Subconscious Beliefs

How early meanings shape adult reality

25:00 – Soul Contracts, Purpose, and Choosing Our Lessons

A bold exploration of why souls choose their experiences

30:00 – Collapsing the Time Gap Between Who You Are and Who You’re Becoming

Frequency, mastery, and embodied transformation

34:30 – Light, Dark, and the Power of Integration

Why wholeness—not positivity—is the path to freedom

40:00 – The Formula of Life: Six Principles of Self Mastery

A practical framework for conscious evolution

55:34 – Why Pain Reveals Truth More Than Peace Ever Could

The moment that defines the episode

59:00 – Women, Power, and the Call to Rise

A fierce invitation to embodied feminine authority

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Episode Resources

renaharvey.com.au

Book: The Formula of Life: Go Deeper, Rise Higher

https://www.renaharvey.com.au/the-book.html

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Hearts Rise Up is a "Best Wisdom Podcast"

Audio editing by: Ann Serrie

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Living on Earth: September 8, 2017