SoulTalk with Kute Blackson

"The freedom you experience from letting go, and healing is the greatest freedom ever" Episode Summary: Do you sometimes feel that there is so much more potential or love inside your heart seeking to be expressed? As human beings, whether we are aware or not, we are all conditioned from childhood by parents, media, school, and friends. The degree to which we are conditioned is the degree to which we are not free to be fully ourselves and reach our full potential. So how can you break free from your conditioning and make authentic choices that will shape your future positively? On this episode of Soul Talk, I share valuable insights on how to live a fulfilled life by breaking free from conditioning and fully embracing our authentic selves. This week's episode will change your life by giving you a clear understanding of how we become conditioned, and the practical steps to unlearn the self-protective and survival mechanisms we develop that limit you. In order to do this, we need to become aware, observe ourselves and limiting stories, release our negative emotions and practice compassionate self-love. Listen to this episode and learn the keys to real freedom, by undoing your conditioning. Timestamps: (00:01:17) – Different forms of societal conditioning. (00:03:04) - Understanding the nature of why we constantly seek experiences. (00:05:09) – Do we have free will? (00:12:58) - Suppressing your emotions as a means of survival and self-protection. (00:19:44) - Guidelines to undo your conditioning. (00:24:40) - Self-love is the key to undoing your condition. In This Episode You Will Learn: How to identify the various forms of conditioning. Understanding the nature of your Ego and how to work with it A step-by-step path to unconditioning yourself. How to feel your feelings authentically and release trauma. How to bring love and compassion to yourself. Some Questions I Ask: Do you have free will? How do we get conditioned? What do you need to undo your conditioning? How to love yourself? Get in Touch: Email me at kuteblackson@kuteblackson.com Visit my website: www.kuteblackson.com Download the full interview transcript HERE. Events with Kute Blackson: Join me on a life-changing journey in Bali this December. Apply here: www.boundlessblissbali.com

"Common sense is literally what spirituality is. It's not that you do yoga or you meditate, it is your willingness to evolve that makes you spiritual." Episode Summary: Shaman Durek, a sixth-generation shaman, and author of the best-selling book Spirit Hacking, shares life-altering shamanic keys that allow you to tap into your personal power. His insights will help you banish fear and darkness from your life in favor of light, positivity, and strength. On today's episode of Soul Talk, Shaman Durek offers bold and somewhat controversial pieces of wisdom that will shake loose our assumptions about ourselves and the very world around us. He ultimately teaches us how to heal by bringing ourselves into greater alignment with our soul's truth. Listen to this episode and learn the tools to navigate the tumultuous times we are in, so that you can emerge from this period happier, lighter, and more vibrant than ever before. Timestamps: (00:02:32) - The journey to Shamanism. (00:14:04) - How to activate ancestral connection and healing. (00:31:49) – How to deal with "Dark spirits". (00:36:59) - Steps in navigating substance abuse and drug addictions. (00:39:41) - Changing your life just by changing your thoughts. (00:44:20) - Shamanism and disease healing. (00:52:46) - The four spiritual guardians and how they interact. (00:54:28) - Shaman Durek's near-death experience. (01:14:15) - How to protect yourself against negative energies. (01:17:09) - Spiritual perspective on the recent world happenings and recession. In This Episode You Will Learn: • How to connect with your authentic truth and live it. • The different types of Shamans and how to awaken your healing abilities. • The difference between intuition and thought. • How to deal with and heal addiction. • How to master your mind, and thoughts. Some Questions I Ask: • How does one become a shaman? • How can you take control of your life and come into alignment with your soul? • Can every disease be healed? • Is everyone with a disease not in alignment? • How do you give love at the highest level? • How can you master your mind and thoughts? GUEST LINKS www.shamandurek.com Get in Touch: Email me at kuteblackson@kuteblackson.com Visit my website: www.kuteblackson.com Download the full interview transcript HERE. Events with Kute Blackson: Join me on a life-changing journey in Bali this December. Apply here: www.boundlessblissbali.com

" When you're truly connected to who you are, you know what you are as a spiritual being, then you become truly productive". Episode Summary: What if there was a way to do less and achieve more? What if you could be twice as productive with less stress? What if you were able to manifest your goals with grace and ease? Today's episode of soul talk challenges everything you know about productivity and shows you a new way to live in the flow and produce a higher level of results. We've been taught that being busy is being productive. This is not necessarily true. We focus on time management and over-emphasize hard work but this doesn't take into consideration the whole picture. Unless we understand who we are and what our true motivation is, we will not be able to maximize our potential and productivity. Ego is the source of our doingness and when we are run by ego, productivity will be limited. The foundation of productivity is being fully present rather than in the past or the future. In today's episode, Kute gives you a simple yet powerful understanding of how your ego works and how it affects your productivity. He teaches specific practices to help you get out of your own way, get into flow and achieve your full potential. Timestamps: (00:01:04) -A new paradigm of productivity. (00:04:44) - The difference between busyness and productivity. (00:09:02) - The effects of ego on productivity. (00:16:31) - How to get out of your own way. (00:17:30) - The nature of the Flow (00:22:37) - Practical steps to implement to enhance Productivity. In This Episode You Will Learn: The nature of ego and how it affects productivity. How to live more in the moment. How to work with your ego and gain self-mastery. How to create structure and discipline to increase productivity. How to connect with your source to optimize productivity. Some Questions I Ask: How to live in the flow consistently. What is the real nature of ego? What is the difference between productivity and busyness? How to get out of your own way. Get in Touch: Email me at kuteblackson@kuteblackson.com Visit my website: www.kuteblackson.com Download the full interview transcript HERE. Events with Kute Blackson: Join me on a life-changing journey in Bali this December. Apply here: www.boundlessblissbali.com

" We're walking around feeling so distant from one another because we're not opening up and saying, I'm lonely.". Episode Summary: (PART 2) A powerful continuation of my previous episode with New York Times bestselling author Lissa Rankin, MD. In today's episode, Lissa explores the loneliness epidemic and it's serious impact on health. She speaks to us about the importance of togetherness and community and how the sense of belonging enhances our health and well-being. Timestamps: (00:01:15) – The impact of loneliness on physical and mental health. (00:09:23) – Thoughts on how to handle a pandemic. (00:24:24) - Navigating Loneliness and isolation. (00:40:45) – The way to build a powerful community for yourself. (00:51:23) - The true meaning of power redistribution in society. In This Episode You Will Learn: How to deal with feelings of loneliness. The importance of having community and a sense of belonging. What is collective trauma and how to heal it. The art of empathy and how to practice it The power of vulnerability. Some Questions I Ask: What has been the impact of lockdowns and social distancing on our health? How do we deal with loneliness? How do we embrace societal differences? Why is a distribution of power in society important and what does it look like in a healthy society? GUEST LINKS www.lissarankin.com www.healatlast.com Get in Touch: Email me at kuteblackson@kuteblackson.com Visit my website: www.kuteblackson.com Download the full interview transcript HERE. Events with Kute Blackson: Join me on a life-changing journey in Bali this December. Apply here: www.boundlessblissbali.com

" I believe things can be cured but I don't believe everything can be cured with your thoughts" Episode Summary: How is it that some people do everything right and stay sick, while others seem to do nothing extraordinary yet fully recover? How does faith healing work―or does it? What's behind the phenomenon of spontaneous remission―and is this something we can influence? Can we make ourselves miracle-prone? In 2007, Lissa Rankin left a promising career in medicine to tend to her own health and well-being. Her search to discover why people really get sick and what truly optimizes health outcomes launched a bestselling book, two television specials, and a revolution in the way we look at mind-body medicine and healing. Certain that, if she looked hard enough, she would find the answers, Dr. Rankin embarked on a decade-long journey to explore these questions and more In today's episode of Soul Talk, Lissa Rankin shares the practices and protocols that she found particularly effective, as well as thoughtful, grounded insights regarding how we truly heal―and a path of hope for those in need. Timestamps: (00:02:27) - The inspiration behind Lissa's journey. (00:10:11) - Embracing the feminine principle in medicine. (00:14:0) - Reason why Lissa Rankin left the practice of stringent medicine. (00:18:42) – The impact of Loneliness on health. (00:37:41) - The real reasons why people get sick. (00:54:54) – The relationship between Trauma and health. In This Episode You Will Learn: The principles of a good doctor/healer. The power of compassion to heal. How to deal with the feelings of uncertainty. How to regulate and calm your nervous system. The importance of building relationships with our children. How to unlearn medical myths and conspiracies. Some Questions I Ask: How did you decide to pursue medicine? What do you mean by the denial of feminine principle? What is your perspective on recent happenings around the world? How does healing happen and can anyone heal? How does spontaneous remission happen? GUEST LINKS www.lissarankin.com www.healatlast.com Get in Touch: Email me at kuteblackson@kuteblackson.com Visit my website: www.kuteblackson.com Download the full interview transcript HERE. Events with Kute Blackson: Join me on a life-changing journey in Bali this December. Apply here: www.boundlessblissbali.com

"The more you love and accept yourself, the less you will seek it outside, the stronger you become." Episode Summary: What if you felt free from the constant need of the validation from others, and instead felt a deep sense of self-acceptance? The more that you love yourself, the less you will seek it from those around you. This is freedom. On today's episode of Soul Talk we explore the topic of how to deal with and overcome the fear of rejection. As human beings we will all face rejection in some form, sometimes we are our own worst enemies, in the ways that we reject ourselves. As a result so much of our lives are spent trying to get the validation of others, which only leads to suffering. Listen and learn how to love and accept yourself more deeply, so that you can heal, transform and become the most authentic version of yourself. Timestamps: (00:03:16) – How and why we reject ourselves. (00:06:46) - How childhood traumas fuels one's relationship with rejection. (00:09:58) – The Causes of constantly seeking external validation. (00:12:06) – The impact of certain religious conditioning. (00:14:16) - Changing the overall perception towards our negative behavior. (00:16:45) - Treating yourself with love and compassion. In This Episode You Will Learn: How to overcome the challenges of rejection. How to feel free of external validation and live an authentic life. How to overcome the fear of being rejected. How to deal with loneliness and love yourself more deeply. How to heal past pain. Some Questions I Ask: What ways do you avoid rejection? What is your relationship with rejection? How to love the parts of yourself that your dislike? How are you rejecting yourself? What is rejection costing you? Get in Touch: Email me at kuteblackson@kuteblackson.com Visit my website: www.kuteblackson.com Download the full interview transcript HERE. Events with Kute Blackson: Join me on a life-changing journey in Bali this December. Apply here: www.boundlessblissbali.com

"Your commitment Shapes you into becoming the kind of person you need to be to fulfill it" Episode Summary: How does one person make a difference in the world? People constantly seek to discover meaning in their lives, but as humans take on the challenges facing us in this decade and beyond, we're searching for it now more than ever. On today's episode Soul Talk, the amazing Lynne Twist, author of the best-selling book The Soul of Money shares inspiring insights about what it takes to live a committed life. She shares real life wisdom from her new book Living a Committed Life demonstrating the power of dedication that goes beyond the self and teaches how to live a committed life that enables you to draw on resources and capacities from your most authentic self. Lynne Twist shows you how to make and keep commitments, engage in individual and collective action, and discover your purpose, in order to make a difference. Timestamps: (00:02:44) - What it means to live a committed life. (00:05:40) - Using commitment as a tool to shape who you are. (00:10:44) - How to identify the right cause to commit to. (00:35:14) – The power of kindness as a way of staying committed. (00:38:15) - How to navigate fear as you pursue a big vision. (00:43:43) - Dealing with group divisiveness in living a committed life. (00:54:11) – The possibility and hope for humanity's future. In This Episode You Will Learn: How to deal with self-doubt. How to find your purpose. How to make an impact in the world in the smallest possible way. How to handle disappointments and overcome rejection. How to deal with vastly differing opinions and build bridges with people. How to build courage and tenacity. Some Questions I Ask: What is a committed life? How does one figure out what their purpose is? How does a big commitment draw out the greatness in us? How do you begin living a committed life, whilst dealing with the responsibilities of daily life? How do you deal with the fear? GUEST LINKS: www.pachamama.org If you pre-order Living a Committed Life book you will receive by November 19th will receive a signed copy of Lynne's book, special shipping rate, and can download a free chapter of her book while you wait. For more info: https://soulofmoney.org/committed-life-book/. Get in Touch: Email me at kuteblackson@kuteblackson.com Visit my website: www.kuteblackson.com Download the full interview transcript HERE. Events with Kute Blackson: Join me on a life-changing journey in Bali this December. Apply here: www.boundlessblissbali.com

"You determine your experience by the meaning you choose to make and how you choose to go through this time." With so much talk about a global recession all over the media, it can be so easy to live in fear. So on today's episode of Soul Talk, I address this directly, sharing powerful insights on how to deal with challenging times such as this and maintain a sense of inner peace. History has shown that it is in times of recessions that the greatest opportunities exist and fortunes have been built. So it's not the outer circumstances that shape your reality, it's your perspective. What if you chose to use this time to reinvent yourself, as well as create greater levels of abundance and success? This can be the greatest time of your life or the worst, the choice is yours. Listen to this weeks life changing episode to learn the keys to navigating this recession and coming out stronger than ever. In This Episode You Will Learn: How to maintain a positive mindset in the midst of challenges. How to filter the information in the media and stay sane. Practical techniques to handle fear and feelings of uncertainty. How to use this time of recession as an opportunity to reinvent yourself and clarify your purpose. How to cultivate a sense of abundance regardless of your financial situation. Some Questions I Ask: What is a recession ? What do we do now? What reality will you choose in any given situation? What is the opportunity during this time? The most important questions to ask? What is my deepest purpose? Get in Touch: Email me at kuteblackson@kuteblackson.com Visit my website: www.kuteblackson.com Download the full interview transcript HERE. Events with Kute Blackson: Missed the Surrender Summit? There's still time to purchase the Upgrade Package for lifetime access to the interviews and more here: www.thesurrendersummit.com. Join me on a life-changing journey in Bali this December. Apply here: www.boundlessblissbali.com

"I've been through a lot of things, but I wouldn't change any of it, because if I were to change it, I wouldn't be here right now the way I am." Episode Summary: What if you could wake up every day without anxiety? View your past with purpose, not regret? Live happy, peaceful, and free from fear? You can—and on this week's episode of Soul Talk, #1 New York Times best-selling author Gabrielle Bernstein shows you the way. Drawing from her own life experiences and how she navigated postpartum depression, she outlines a practical path to heal trauma. She teaches us how to reconnect with our inner child and facilitate healing by bringing compassion to ourselves. Listen to this episode and learn how develop the courage to face your traumas and truly heal. Timestamps: (00:01:51) - Gabby's upbringing and what led to her becoming a self-help author. (00:08.37) - The prayer for a miracle. (00:09:40) - Gabby's story of addiction and recovery. (00:12:42) - Practical steps to change your life for the better. (00:17:54) - Healing your traumas. (00:24:19) - Developing compassion for yourself. (00:33:33) - Navigating depression. (00:42:27) - Gabby's three most cherished life lessons In This Episode You Will Learn: How to heal childhood traumas. How to establish personal boundaries. Keys to recovering from addiction. How to shift patterns of self-sabotage. How work with your trauma coping mechanisms. Some Questions I Ask: How did the start your spiritual journey? What was the key to your overcoming addiction? How to shift patterns of self-sabotage? What should someone do when we start becoming aware of our traumas? How has motherhood changed you? GUEST LINKS: Website: gabbybernstein.com Instagram: @gabbybernstein TikTok: @gabbybernsteinofficial Get your copy of Happy Days: https://gabbybernstein.com/happy-days-book/ Get in Touch: Email me at kuteblackson@kuteblackson.com Visit my website: www.kuteblackson.com Download the full interview transcript HERE. Events with Kute Blackson: Join me on a life-changing journey in Bali this December. Apply here: www.boundlessblissbali.com

"All feelings remain present until fully felt." Episode Summary: On this episode of Soul Talk I tackle the topic of anxiety. What it is, how to identify it's different forms, and how to deal with it effectively. Your feelings are a signal giving you feedback, simply showing you parts of yourself that you need to pay attention to. Feelings are neither good or bad. As you learn to develop a relationship with your anxiety, you understand that no feelings are permanent. They are transitory. This week on Soul Talk I explore some practical ways to navigate anxiety holistically, ranging from simple practices like breathing, and connecting with your body. As well as how to develop a relationship with your feelings, in order to release anxiety, and stress. Timestamps: (00:05:20) – What is anxiety? (00:07:00) - Creating a healthy relationship with your anxiety. (00:08:00) - Anxiety as a feedback mechanism (00:10:55) - Practical steps towards dealing with and overcoming anxiety. (00:18:04) - Surrender as a key factor in anxiety management. (00:22:21) – Understanding the ultimate intelligence of nature. In This Episode You Will Learn: How to identify the feeling of anxiety. How to practice surrender as a pathway to freedom. How fully embrace your feelings and let them go. 5 effective keys to dealing with anxiety. How to transition from anxiety to strength. Some Questions I Ask: What is anxiety? How to identify the feelings of anxiety? Some methods to deal with the negative feelings? Where is your attention? How will I be perceived? Get in Touch: Email me at kuteblackson@kuteblackson.com Visit my website: www.kuteblackson.com Download the full interview transcript HERE. Events with Kute Blackson: Missed the Surrender Summit? There's still time to purchase the Upgrade Package for lifetime access to the interviews and more here: www.thesurrendersummit.com. Join me on a life-changing journey in Bali this December. Apply here: www.boundlessblissbali.com