
Stop Trying to Be Spiritual
The Stop Trying to Be spiritual podcast is the show that makes spirituality practical for everyone so that healing, expanding consciousness, & connecting with Spirit is authentic and unique as you are. Taking complex topics and breaking them down, so you can stop "trying" to be spiritual and start BE-coming who you are meant to be. Join me each week as I do solo cast & invite in thought leaders to encourage, teach, and share relatable stories on the spiritual journey.
Latest episodes

Dec 31, 2024 • 29min
Ep. 33- Navigating our Spiritual Work through Life's Storms
Hey Hey... In this episode of Stop Trying to Be Spiritual, I’m getting real with you about the hard stuff that shows up on our spiritual journey.
Life’s challenges have a way of shaking us to our core—and when that happens, it’s easy to feel disconnected from our guides and our practice. But I’m here to remind you: it’s totally normal to feel off-balance sometimes. In fact, it’s part of the process!
In this episode, I’m sharing how to navigate grief, stay grounded when life feels like a storm, and reconnect with your guides—even when it feels impossible.
I’ll walk you through how to meet yourself with radical compassion, mindfulness, and a deep sense of self-nurturance so you can rise up from whatever life throws at you.
🎙️ Key Takeaways:
Disconnection is Part of the Process: Feeling distant from your guides? It's okay, you’re not alone.
Grief & Guides: Grief can cloud our spiritual connection, but I’m sharing how to navigate it with grace.
Old Identities & Crisis: We all fall back into old patterns during tough times—but that’s not who you are!
Mindfulness = Healing: The key to healing is showing yourself kindness and compassion, especially when life feels heavy.
Emotional Self-Care = Growth: You are worthy of love and peace, just as you are. When you nurture yourself, magic happens.
Growth Happens in the Triggers: Understanding your triggers is how you grow, evolve, and find your peace again.
This episode is all about empowering you to stay connected to your truth—no matter what storms life brings your way.
You’ve got this, and you’re not alone. Listen in and remember, you’re worthy of love, peace, and connection just for being you.
If you listen to this episode and feel drawn to healing or want to connect in with your guides or Akashic Records and want direction. I have multiple 1:1 offerings to assist you. You can look into more information HERE

Dec 24, 2024 • 35min
Ep. 32- Trusting Your Intuition: A Spiritual Practice Q&A
In this episode, I'm re-sharing a replay of a community Instagram Live where we explored key concepts around trusting your intuition and building a spiritual practice that feels authentic to you.
I answer questions from the community and dive into how daily rituals, movement, and meditation help you connect with your inner self and spirit guides.
We also discuss how setting intentions, recognizing the energy around you, and honing your discernment can shift your experiences and lead to personal transformation.
Your body holds the truth—learning to listen to it is a key part of honoring your intuition. If you're ready to deepen your spiritual connection and transform your life with love, this episode is for you!
If you listen to this episode and feel drawn to healing or want to connect in with your guides or Akashic Records and want direction. I have multiple 1:1 offerings to assist you. You can look into more information HERE

Dec 17, 2024 • 22min
Ep. 31- My Spirit Guides Deliver a Message for You
In today’s episode, I’m sharing a powerful message from my Spirit Guides on how to move past overwhelm and trust the small, intuitive nudges that lead you to the next step. No need to wait for a “big sign” or perfect moment—your inner wisdom is already guiding you.
You’ll learn how to:
Break free from overthinking and take aligned action in your life.
Trust the process without needing to know every step ahead.
Stay grounded and connected, especially when things feel uncertain.
Practice self-compassion and stop seeking external validation.
This episode is a reminder that the answers are already inside of you. Trust the quiet whispers, take one step at a time, and let go of the pressure to "be spiritual."
Ready to listen to your soul? Tune in now.
If you listen to this episode and feel drawn to healing or want to connect in with your guides or Akashic Records and want direction. I have multiple 1:1 offerings to assist you. You can look into more information HERE

Dec 10, 2024 • 44min
Ep. 30- Becoming the Intuitive Channel- AWAKEN
Join me as I share a snippet of my AWAKEN course (which is 30% off right now) from Week Three where you connect with your spirit guides, guardian angel, and Higher Self. This shared material is from the end of the lesson where we talk about how to make yourself a channel.
What does it look like to make your connection to your guides and intuition an actual lifestyle. Because I believe that's truly what you want.
My HOLIDAY sale is now until 12/14 where you can get up to 50% off my courses. Check out the holiday deals HERE

Dec 3, 2024 • 20min
Ep. 29- Chakra Balancing & Clearing Guided Meditation
Join me as I share one of the exercises in Week One of my AWAKEN course, that takes you through an opening and balancing of your chakras.
I briefly explain what chakras are and why they are important in your overall energetic maintenance and health and how I take myself and students through a process of amplifying their energy to better receive psychic and intuitive information.
My HOLIDAY sale is now until 12/14 where you can get up to 50% off my courses. Check out the holiday deals HERE

Nov 26, 2024 • 33min
Ep. 28- Try this, when you feel disconnected from your INTUITION
What to do when you feel STUCK with hearing or feeling your Intuition. There is a BIG thing probably happening when you feel this way and it isn't because you 'lost' your connection or that Spirit has left you, but it's more about YOUR connection to yourself.
This episode was inspired by the past few sessions I've had this week where my clients were feeling 'disconnected and lost' with their intuition and didn't know how to get back into the flow of things.
I will walk you through the whole sha bang of what probably is happening, some of the biggest roadblocks to hearing your intuition, and how you can apply certain practices to your day-to-day life to ensure you are always feeling connected, one way or another.
If you want to book a session with me to connect with your Spirit Guides, soul purpose, Healing, Akashic records, or get a psychic reading. You can find more info HERE:https://www.lailataylor.com/
Join AWAKEN, a self paced course that will have you connecting to your guides, angels, psychic abilities, mediumship, and more within 7 weeks here:
https://laila-taylor.mykajabi.com/awaken-the-intuitive-healing-course
Ready for 1:1 mentorship for 3 months with me? More information to see if we would be a whole vibe here:
https://laila-taylor.mykajabi.com/mentorship

Nov 19, 2024 • 36min
Ep. 27- Akashic Records: How to utilize your soul's wisdom for healing
This episode I dive into The Akashic Records. What are they, can anyone access them, and how to actually open and start working with your records. I also share my own personal experience with opening the Akashic Records and the grace the records have imparted me with.
We also discuss past lives and why certain lives show up over other past lives within the records. This is a grand overview of just some of the knowledge that you can receive within the records.
If you want to book a session with me to connect with your Spirit Guides, soul purpose, Healing, Akashic records, or get a psychic reading. You can book here:https://www.lailataylor.com/
Join AWAKEN, a self paced course that will have you connecting to your guides, angels, psychic abilities, mediumship, and more within 7 weeks here:
https://laila-taylor.mykajabi.com/awaken-the-intuitive-healing-course
Ready for 1:1 mentorship for 3 months with me? More information to see if we would be a whole vibe here:
https://laila-taylor.mykajabi.com/mentorship

Nov 5, 2024 • 21min
Ep. 26 Dear Universe, Why aren't you blessing my life?
If you feel like you've been asking The Universe for help in opening up new opportunities, for you and you are wondering, "What is taking so long?". Then this episode is for you. Often, we get stuck in our own self-limiting beliefs and make 'the work' too much about us and not enough about Spirit.
I discuss how I experienced this and what it looks like when you are struggling with seeing the bigger picture. Also, I go over what my Spirit Guides shared in my own Akashic Records about how to change my perspective on 'growing my business' that led to wild success and multiple opportunities to seemingly pop up out of nowhere.
If you want to book a session with me to connect with your Spirit Guides, soul purpose, Healing, Akashic records, or get a psychic reading. You can book here:https://www.lailataylor.com/
Join AWAKEN, a self paced course that will have you connecting to your guides, angels, psychic abilities, mediumship, and more within 7 weeks here:
https://laila-taylor.mykajabi.com/awaken-the-intuitive-healing-course
Ready for 1:1 mentorship for 3 months with me? More information to see if we would be a whole vibe here:
https://laila-taylor.mykajabi.com/mentorship

Oct 29, 2024 • 1h 4min
Ep. 25: Spiritual Energy Mastery: Insights for Growth & Healing Replay
This week's episode is a replay from my podcast episode with my friend and master energy healer, clairvoyant, channel, and published author Amy Sikarskie from our shared podcast 'In The Flow'. As we shared a Q&A mentoring call from our community at SWLA.
Some of the topics we discussed were:
Energy balancing post Reiki attunements
Shadow work
Deepening channeling abilities
Ear ringing and other psychic symptoms
Spiritual Discernment
You can connect with Amy Sikarskie HERE
If you listen to this episode and feel drawn to healing or want to connect in with your guides or Akashic Records and want direction. I have multiple 1:1 offerings to assist you in whatever you are needing. You can look into more information HERE

Oct 22, 2024 • 39min
Ep. 24 Empath 101: Healing and Empowering yourself as an Empath
If you listen to this episode and feel drawn to healing or want to connect in with your guides or Akashic Records and want direction. I have multiple 1:1 offerings to assist you in whatever you are needing. You can look into more information HERE