The Spiritual Forum

Are you struggling to get along with your adult daughter, or even with your own mom? Are you tired of being dismissed or dissed at even the most benign comments? Do you wish you could find a way to bridge the gap between the two of you? The Mother-Daughter dynamic requires a special kind of healing, and guest Dr. Debra Mandel is here to help. As a psychologist and author of Sassy and Rude - Her New Attitude, Debra offers tips on how to navigate restoring this crucial relationship. The conversation dives into roles of guilt and shame, the trap of wanting to be nice, the necessity of setting boundaries, the shadow our childhood casts on our mothering, the importance of taking responsibility for our part, and much more. Whether you're a mom, daughter, or are connected in some way to a mother-daughter family dynamic, this lively episode is rich with wisdom, humor, and hope to support you in generating love and connection again. 🔗 Dr. Debra Mandel's website : https://drdebraonline.com/ ✍ Amazon Link to buy Dr. Debra's book : https://www.amazon.com/Sassy-Rude-Debra-Mandel/dp/1953027245 🎙️ Listen on Apple Podcasts & rate us to spread the light! - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-spiritual-forum/id1357984858 📍 Join our upcoming retreat at Unity Village: https://thespiritualforum.org/retreat ❤️ Support this mission: https://thespiritualforum.org/ Bio - Dr. Debra, author of five books, including her new release Sassy & Rude: Her New Attitude, has been featured on multiple national television and radio shows as a relationship expert, and has co-hosted her own podcast achieving over a million listeners. Whether in print, on-air, or in her office, Dr. Debra delivers her message that it’s never too late to over- come adversity and learn to thrive. #HealingRelationships #MomAndDaughter #SassyAndRude #PersonalGrowth #SpiritualAwakening #RelationshipAdvice #ParentingTips #OvercomingAdversity #ThrivingNotSurviving #EmotionalHealing #ActiveListening #SelfLoveJourney #MindfulnessPractice #FamilyDynamics #VictimToThriver #ConnectionAndHealing #InspirationalStories #PracticalSpirituality #motherdaughter #adultdaughter #restoreconnection

Discover the inspiring journey of Helen Ye Plehn, founder of Helen Creates Beauty and creator of the Aura Color Wheel. Born in China and educated in the US, Helen experienced great success educationally and professionally in her data analytics career. But her success bred depression, not joy, which launched her on a spiritual journey of intense awakening. Through her daily meditation practice and Kundalini awakening, Helen discovered the Aura Color Wheel, a comprehensive system that reveals a person’s life purpose and soul gifts, wounds, and lessons through 36 aura colors and nine archetypes. In this episode she shares how discovering your life purpose opens you to universal flow, how you can use color to support your life, how to balance your aura layers, and how to manifest personal healing. Step into this dynamic journey of self-discovery, soul evolution, and living your life on purpose! 🎙️ Listen on Apple Podcasts & rate us to spread the light! - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-spiritual-forum/id1357984858 📍 Join our upcoming retreat at Unity Village: https://thespiritualforum.org/retreat ❤️ Support this mission: https://thespiritualforum.org/ Bio - Helen Ye Plehn is the founder of Helen Creates Beauty and the Creator of the Aura Color Wheel. Her new book The Aura Color Wheel: What Your Soul Aura Reveals Your Soul Gifts, Wounds, and Lessons, is available now from Hay House Publishing.  She is an aura reader, intuitive painter, certified crystal healer, angel channeler, third-generation Feng Shui master, certified Yoga and meditation instructor, and spiritual teacher. She is also an Ayurveda practitioner, Vedic astrologer, Theta healer, and passionate Flamenco dancer. Her mission is to help one million souls to find and live their souls’ purposes with joy and fulfillment. Take the Free quiz to discover your Soul aura color at www.helencreatesbeauty.com Book link: https://www.amazon.com/Aura-Color-Wheel-Reveals-Lessons/dp/1401995438 #SoulPurpose #AuraColorWheel #SpiritualAwakening #ConsciousLiving #Mindfulness #MeditationJourney #HealingJourney #EnergyHealing #IntuitivePainting #CrystalHealing #FengShui #Ayurveda #VedicAstrology #KundaliniAwakening #PersonalGrowth #SpiritualGuidance #SelfDiscovery #DivineFeminine #Manifestation #AbundanceMindset #HolisticHealth #SoulGifts #LifeLessons #PositiveVibes #Empowerment #CommunityOfLight 

Open your mind and explore Natural Law and “do no harm but take no shit” with voluntaryists Paul & Lauren Bell, who join Rev. Carol to discuss how the Golden Rule and sovereignty shape true freedom. We discuss conscious parenting, the joy of living in right livelihood, why organic food matters, and what the law of attraction needs to make it work. We also examine how many of our accepted societal structures enslave rather than free us, and what we can do about it. Learn how small actions, shared community, and idea-sharing gatherings spark awakening to a new world of self-actualization and empowered living. 🔗 Paul and Lauren Bell's website : https://truthloveandfreedom.com/ 🎙️ Listen on Apple Podcasts & rate us to spread the light! - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-spiritual-forum/id1357984858 📍 Join our upcoming retreat at Unity Village: https://thespiritualforum.org/retreat ❤️ Support this mission: https://thespiritualforum.org/   Bio - Paul and Lauren Bell are devoted to right-livelihood, conscious parenting and intentionally building community grounded in the fundamental knowledge of Natural Law. Paul is a carpenter, chef, entrepreneur, and yoga teacher. Lauren is a nature philosopher and certified teacher of permaculture design. Together they founded Truth Love and Freedom (a platform for activism, teaching Natural Law, morality, and voluntaryism) and Blue Hill Farm Organics, both of which operate from their certified organic permaculture farm in Southern California.    #NaturalLaw #ConsciousLiving #SpiritualAwakening #Anarchy #DoNoHarm #HolisticParenting #CommunityBuilding #Permaculture #OrganicLiving #Mindfulness #FreedomCells #HealingThroughNature #Empowerment #SustainableLiving #SpiritualGrowth #Ahimsa #IntentionSetting #CollectiveConsciousness #SacredMasculine #NonViolentCommunication

Discover how to transform motherhood from sacrifice into self-realization and cosmic creation! Dr. Gertrude Lyons, author of Rewrite the Mother Code: From Sacrifice to Stardust, challenges the hidden cultural, generational, and religious codes shaping motherhood today, and shares new spiritually-focused codes that can restore our self-confidence, inner wisdom, and active participation in the miraculous. Learn how pain becomes a sacred portal to creativity, mothering yourself is a divine act, and why it is important to heal our own mother relationship. Together with host Rev. Carol Saunders, explore how the medicalization of the birth process disempowers women, and how ancient myths like Eve’s punishment still echo today. Whether we birth children, ideas, or businesses, we all participate in the act of mothering and can empower ourselves to write our own mother code. Say yes to your unique creative call and help dismantle the structures that hold us all (women and men) back.   🔗 Dr. Gertrude Lyons' website : https://drgertrudelyons.com ✍ Buy Dr. Gertrude Lyons' new book called "Rewrite the Mother Code" at : https://www.drgertrudelyons.com/book-rewrite-the-mother-code 🎙️ Listen on Apple Podcasts & rate us to spread the light! - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-spiritual-forum/id1357984858 📍 Join our upcoming retreat at Unity Village: https://thespiritualforum.org/retreat ❤️ Support this mission: https://thespiritualforum.org/   Bio - Dr. Gertrude Lyons stands at the forefront of coaching and education in holistic women’s development, parenting, self-love, and relationship fulfillment. As the visionary behind Rewrite The Mother Code, LLC, she inspires women to embark on their unique paths of personal transformation, drawing on her over 20+ years of experience in empowering individuals, couples, parents, and families towards fulfilled lives. Her doctoral research and diverse certifications and training enable Dr. Gertrude to offer a tailored, integrative approach that caters to the specific needs of individuals, couples, or families. She holds a steadfast belief that we all embody the essence of mother. Through shared creative energy, Dr. Gertrude advocates for mutual support and collaboration, guiding her clients to become and live more fully as themselves.   #HolisticParenting #SelfLove #WomenEmpowerment #CosmicMotherhood #PersonalTransformation #DivineFeminine #SacredMothering #ChildbirthAwareness #MindfulMotherhood #SpiritualGrowth #ConsciousParenting #EmotionalHealing #WomenSupportingWomen #EmpoweredWomen #Motherhood #RewriteTheMotherCode #SelfRealization #MotherWoundHealing #Patriarchy #PainIsAPortal #Stardust #AncestralHealing #RadicalSelfCare #UniversalLove #Intuition #SpiritualAwakening #TransformationalMotherhood #FemininePower #BirthWithoutFear #BreakingCulturalCodes #SacredFeminine

In this episode, lifelong intuitive and QHHT Level 3 practitioner, Christi Clemons Hoffman, unpacks the angelic realm: what angels are, how they guide us, and why they never violate free will.  She shares real-life miracle stories ranging from mysterious strangers or voices who suddenly appear to render aid/instruction to the extraordinary visions of children during the 1986 Cokeville Elementary school bombing. We discuss why many of us have blocks to experiencing this dimension and what we can do to clear them and connect with our own angelic team. The big takeaway is that you are never alone, and life, when seen through a spiritual lens, is full of everyday miracles.   🔗 Buy Christi's book "Real-Life Angel Encounters" at : https://www.collectiveinkbooks.com/o-books/our-books/real-life-angel-encounters 🎙️ Listen on Apple Podcasts & rate us to spread the light! - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-spiritual-forum/id1357984858 📍 Join our upcoming retreat at Unity Village: https://thespiritualforum.org/retreat ❤️ Support this mission: https://thespiritualforum.org/   Bio - Christi Clemons Hoffman, MA, BCHt, is the host of Real-Life Angel Encounters and the Radiate Wellness Podcast, bringing authors, thought leaders, and other inspirational guests to an international audience. She is also the author of Real-Life Angel Encounters and co-author of the bestselling book The Gap: Simple Steps to Reclaim Your Health and Reverse Most Chronic Disease. As a Level 3 QHHT practitioner and lifelong intuitive, channel, teacher, coach, and consultant, Christi's passion is assisting others to see who and what they truly are. She loves all things history, languages, art, and culture and is located in the Kansas City metropolitan area.   #RealLifeAngelEncounters #QuantumHealingHypnosis #IntuitiveLiving #Mindfulness #AngelicGuidance #SpiritualAwakening  #HolisticHealth #EnergyHealing #MetaphysicalJourney #Synchronicity #PersonalGrowth #DivineIntervention #EmpathyAndCompassion #HiddenGemsInKansasCity #ArtCommunity #VibrantCulture #EverydayMiracles #ConnectWithAngels #HigherSelf #PrayerAndMeditation #ChildhoodIntuition #AscendedMasters #Archangels #stillsmallvoice #angelsamongus #angelsontv

Guest John Sanbonmatsu, philosophy professor and author of The Omnivore’s Deception, brings a frank discussion on the human-animal interface and the consequences of our reductionist/supremacist worldview. He shares many of the common deceptions that people use to justify exploiting billions of animals annually, including the myths of humane meat.  We explore how society, political parties (both sides), and even spirituality reinforce this domination and we discuss the illusion of animal consent and the parallels between animal agriculture and slavery.  But there’s hope! Inspired by Martin Buber’s book I and Thou, Professor Sanbonmatsu shares a new possibility and paradigm shift. What if we were to approach animals as living beings and behold their value without a human agenda?  Now is the time to redefine what it means to be human and embrace a nonviolent, “homo ahimsa” future. If you care about animals, ethics, people, and/or the future of our planet, this episode will inspire you to see with a fresh perspective.   🔗 Connect with John Sanbonmatsu at : https://www.johnsanbonmatsu.com/ 🎙️ Listen on Apple Podcasts & rate us to spread the light! - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-spiritual-forum/id1357984858 📍 Join our upcoming retreat at Unity Village: https://thespiritualforum.org/retreat ❤️ Support this mission: https://thespiritualforum.org/ Bio - John Sanbonmatsu is Professor of Philosophy at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He is author of the book, "The Omnivore's Deception: What We Get Wrong about Meat, Animals, and the Nature of Moral Life" (NYU Press, 2025), and of "The Postmodern Prince: Critical Theory, Left Strategy, and the Making of a New Political Subject." A critic of cellular or "cultivated" meat technology, he is also creator and curator of the website, www.CleanMeat-Hoax.com. John's opinion writing has appeared in the Christian Science Monitor, New York Times, Detroit Free Press, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and the Huffington Post, among other places.  #AnimalAdvocacy #OmnivoresDeception #Veganism #CompassionateLiving #ConsciousEating #EthicalEating #PlantBasedDiet #SpiritualAwakening #IThouRelationship #MartinBuber #SustainableLiving #EcoConsciousness #NonViolentCommunication #HomoAhimsaRising #AnimalRights #PhilosophyOfAnimals #MindfulLiving #ahimsa #beyondsupremacy #humanemeatmyth #egalitariansociety 

Experience the incredible journey of Bettina Tammaro — adventurer, two-time cancer survivor, and spiritual guide—who went from being a wild child in Denmark to competing on Survivor and Wipe Out, all while raising a family and following her mantra: “Don’t chase your pension, chase your passion.” In this episode, Bettina shares how embracing her authentic voice shaped her from an outsider in childhood to a fearless parent creating unforgettable adventures for her kids. She reveals the life-changing lessons from reality TV -  the intense social challenges she faced and pressure of the media spotlight - as well as how cancer pushed her to heal from within, transforming her from “machine” to fully alive, soulful human. Be inspired to seek adventure, shine your light and heal yourself. 🔗 Connect with Bettina Tammaro at : https://www.bettinatammaro.com/ 🎙️ Listen on Apple Podcasts & rate us to spread the light! - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-spiritual-forum/id1357984858 📍 Join our upcoming retreat at Unity Village: https://thespiritualforum.org/retreat ❤️ Support this mission: https://thespiritualforum.org/ Bio - Bettina Tammaro is a certified teacher, herbalist, clairvoyant, medium and spiritual communicator whose life bridges the raw and the radiant. A two time cancer survivor, she jumped in the ocean of natural therapies and healed naturally the second time. Bettina competed twice on the reality TV show Survivor,  first in 2013, 33 days on an island in Malaysia and again in 2017, 28 days on the island of Caramoan in the Philippines. She was also a contender on "Wipe out" in Argentina.  Bettina traveled the globe with her three children, volunteering with wild lions, elephants, dolphins,  sleeping in trees in Thailand and in the bush with Masaii cheif in Africa. Today she serves as a healer, blending deep nature wisdoms with multidimensional insight. Her upcoming book STARGATE is a fearless, soulcharged book that shares how to, listen deeply, and remember who you really are. #SpiritualAwakening #AuthenticLiving #LifeLessons #SelfDiscovery #Consciousness #Mindfulness #EnergyHealing #Clairvoyance #SurvivorStories #AdventureAwaits #PersonalGrowth #EmotionalHealing #InnerPeace #NatureConnection #MentalWellness #PassionOverPension #TransformativeJourney #InspirationDaily #LaughterIsTheBestMedicine #CosmicConnection #survivorTVshow #overcomingsocialpressure

Step into a provocative conversation with Timber Hawkeye, bestselling author of Buddhist Boot Camp and featured speaker at this year’s Whole Planet Spirituality Forum & Retreat at Unity Village, Missouri. Having journeyed from rat race to mindful living, Timber brings alive the wisdom of Buddhist teachings and its monastic vows. He shares his guiding principle to “do less harm” which provokes active questioning of all that we think, say, and do. Learn how the spiritual path is less about rising in consciousness and more about loosening our grip, letting go of judgment/social comparisons, and learning to say, “thank you” for everything that comes our way. This episode is full of practical tips, viral metaphors, and inspiring stories that will shift your mindset and motivate action. You will also hear more about what’s in store at Rev. Carol’s fifth annual retreat this October 16-19 at Unity Village, Missouri. This year's theme is "Homo Ahimsa Rising." Everyone is welcome and we would love to see you there! 🔗 Connect with Timber Hawkeye at : https://www.buddhistbootcamp.com/ 🎙️ Listen on Apple Podcasts & rate us to spread the light! - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-spiritual-forum/id1357984858 📍 Join our upcoming retreat at Unity Village: https://thespiritualforum.org/retreat ❤️ Support this mission: https://thespiritualforum.org/ Bio - Timber Hawkeye was born Jewish, ordained Buddhist, uses a Hindu mantra, and his morning meditation is a Catholic prayer. He is the bestselling author of Buddhist Boot Camp, Faithfully Religionless and The Opposite of Namaste. His books and podcast offer a secular and non-sectarian mindfulness practice to be at peace with the world. Get his latest books - https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0086AEXKE   #SpiritualAwakening #Mindfulness #Buddhism #InnerPeace #Transformation #BuddhistBootCamp #ConsciousLiving #Compassion #CommunityHealing #PersonalGrowth #HomoAhimsaRising #SelfReflection #DoLessHarm #MeditationMatters #LivingWithPurpose #SpiritualJourney #AwarenessAndAcceptance #EmbraceChange #LoveAndKindness #AuthenticLiving #HealingTogether #FindingYourPath

Bestselling author and Inner Mammal Institute founder, Loretta Graziano Breuning, uncovers the science behind dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, and endorphins—our mammalian “happy chemicals”— and shares how social comparison (even those rooted in altruism and compassion), pursuit of status, and groupthink are deeply wired into our biology. Discover how our brains are designed for both joy and struggle and why happiness is a learned skill, not our natural state. We bust the myth of the popularized “it’s not my fault” culture and reveal why blaming society, government, or others keeps us stuck in misery. Plus, we pull back the curtain on the mental health industry, SSRIs, and how we can restore our ability to produce our own happy brain chemicals and create our own happiness. This episode is packed with practical wisdom, powerful takeaways, and the raw truth about your biological operating system—so you can start owning your life and thrive as the best version of yourself! 🔗 Connect with Loretta Breuning at : https://InnerMammalInstitute.org 🎙️ Listen on Apple Podcasts & rate us to spread the light! - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-spiritual-forum/id1357984858 📍 Join our upcoming retreat at Unity Village: https://thespiritualforum.org/retreat ❤️ Support this mission: https://thespiritualforum.org/ Bio - Loretta Graziano Breuning, PhD, is the author of 10 books including Habits of a Happy Brain: Retrain Your Brain to Boost Your Serotonin, Dopamine, Oxytocin and Endorphin Levels. She is the Founder of the Inner Mammal Institute and Professor Emerita of Management at California State University, East Bay. Dr. Breuning's many books, videos and podcasts explain the brain chemistry we've inherited from earlier mammals, how our "happy chemicals" evolved for specific jobs (not to flow all the time for no reason), and the natural way to enhance our power over these chemicals.  Before teaching, Loretta worked for the United Nations in Africa. Today, she gives zoo tours on animal behavior, after serving as a Docent at the Oakland Zoo. She is a graduate of Cornell University and Tufts. The Inner Mammal Institute offers videos, podcasts, books, blogs, multimedia, a training program, and a free five-day happy-chemical jumpstart. Details are available at InnerMammalInstitute.org   #Mindfulness #PersonalGrowth #BrainChemistry #HabitsOfAHappyBrain #SelfAwareness #MentalHealthMatters #EmotionalWellbeing #AuthenticSelf #Empowerment #PositiveThinking #SpiritualAwakening #Dopamine #Serotonin #Oxytocin #EndorPhins #HappinessIsAChoice #Resilience #SelfCareJourney #VictimToVictor #AwarenessInParenting #CognitiveBehavior #NatureAndNurture #WisconsinSpring #LifeIsBeautiful #HopeAndInspiration #HealthyMindset 

Mystic, author and illustrator, Hans Wilhelm, joins us once again to explore Universal spiritual laws and how they can help us to navigate through our troubled world. We begin by discussing the underlying causes of the current state of humanity and growing divisions within our society.  We then address some remedies – feeling God's presence, listening to your soul, using free will to make constructive choices, listening to God in all things, practicing forgiveness, acknowledging your shadow, and more. You will learn about the aliveness of your thoughts – those that originate in your mind and those that are programmed via media/politics - as well as the incredible aliveness of everything around you. Ultimately it is all good news because we each chose to be here during this time and have power to influence the outcome. Hans's videos and books are inspired by the revelations of Gabriela, the ‘emissary of light for our time.’ His work emphasizes a direct connection with the divine, free from the constraints of organized religion. 🔗 Watch Hans' FREE spiritual videos at LifeExplained.com 🎙️ Listen on Apple Podcasts & rate us to spread the light! - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-spiritual-forum/id1357984858 📍 Join our upcoming retreat at Unity Village: https://thespiritualforum.org/retreat ❤️ Support this mission: https://thespiritualforum.org/ Bio - Hans Wilhelm is a mystic, author, and illustrator of over 200 books for all ages – including some together with Byron Katie. His books have sold over 40 million copies and are translated into 30 languages. For more than 12 years Hans has created over 170 short YouTube videos in which he visually explains the spiritual laws of the universe. In these videos you can watch him drawing the dynamics of these laws and see how all the dots connect. This unique visual presentation has made his videos so successful that they have been watched by 20 million viewers. They are available for free on www.LIFEexplained.com . Below are links to the Life Explained videos that Hans mentioned during this conversation: * Thoughts are Alive : https://youtu.be/IwAcTVlsqrA?si=6X-EoTAZ64AFKf94 * Listen to Your Soul : https://youtu.be/UoSQMyvra1w?si=ML5rDNyXWzwvPEvW * The Kingdom of God is Within : https://youtu.be/sOoJouxDjwU?si=kssnlvQY-qN2N4uI * How to Feel God's Presence : https://youtu.be/xm6pECmna_g?si=Lgq5ycrwFAZ4_Git * How to Listen to Animals, Plants and Minerals : https://youtu.be/9UnaYTf9XYk?si=ddJHh2UFxWgJD7Yq * Law of Projection : https://youtu.be/oTK_P_waNb4?si=678Tgz4P7d2RrL9h * Forgiveness Explained : https://youtu.be/CR2luXkezLc?si=sdFxbUj3syUsHnvg * The Christ Spark : https://youtu.be/w7nBq4f5Sx0?si=13YBufl-O--u1zOF   #SpiritualAwakening #DivineSelf #Mindfulness #ConsciousLiving #VisualLearning #Karma #LawOfAttraction #Forgiveness #InnerPeace #HealingJourney #ChristConsciousness #Reincarnation #SpiritualGrowth #NatureConnection #ListenToNature #EnergyHealing #PersonalTransformation #UnityConsciousness #Empowerment #MeditationPractice #LifeExplained #HigherVibration #EmissaryOfLight