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Designed To Be Awake

Designed To Be Awake

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Designed to be Awake is a soul forward podcast by psychotherapist and writer Mick Kubiak. Mick invites listeners into a deeper, more conscious way of experiencing Life. With poetic insight and unflinching honesty, Mick explores the subject of awakening to who we truly are, the Self that lives eternally and pervasively at the heart of each and every one of our lives, beyond the reach and comprehension of our limited egos. She explores what it looks like, on a practical level, to wake up, surrender to what is, and live with full presence. Each weekly solo episode weaves together psychology, spirituality, and lived experience, offering reflections that bring the seemingly heady experience of enlightenment down to earth. This is a space for anyone who wants more from life than surface-level fixes for temporary problems (spoiler alert: all problems are temporary). If you’re on a path of inner work, healing, or awakening, this show will feel like coming home. New episodes drop every Monday. Learn more and join the list at mickkubiak.comCopyright 2025 All rights reserved. Hygiene & Healthy Living Psychology Psychology & Mental Health
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  • Dr. Starchild Speaks: Part 3
    Jan 5 2026
    Welcome

    Welcome to Part III of the Ways of Being series on Dr. Starchild Speaks. In this final episode, we complete the journey through the Zodiac, continuing to explore astrology not as identity or personality, but as lived ways of being that shape the human experience.

    Episode Summary

    This episode moves from the depths of Scorpio into Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces, tracing the soul’s path through transformation, meaning-making, responsibility, vision, surrender, and rest. Each sign is explored as a distinct posture toward life—one that any of us can inhabit at different moments, regardless of our birth chart.

    From Sagittarius’s hunger for experience, to Capricorn’s focus on building and legacy, Aquarius’s big-picture thinking and concern for humanity, and Pisces’s mystical surrender and integration, the episode completes the Zodiac cycle and reflects on how all twelve signs prepare us to begin again.

    Key Takeaways
    • Astrology describes phases of being, not fixed identities

    • Every sign offers a necessary contribution to the human journey

    • We all have access to every way of being, regardless of our chart

    • Later-life signs emphasize meaning, responsibility, vision, and surrender

    • Integration and rest are as essential as action and growth

    This episode closes the Ways of Being series with an invitation to honor every phase of your journey—and to meet each way of being, in yourself and others, with curiosity, respect, and compassion.

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    25 mins
  • Dr. Starchild Speaks: Part 2
    Dec 29 2025
    Welcome

    Welcome back to Dr. Starchild Speaks. In Part II, we continue exploring astrology as lived experience—not as labels, but as distinct ways of being that shape how we move through the world and relate to one another.

    Episode Summary

    This episode moves through the next four signs of the Zodiac—Leo, Virgo, Libra, and Scorpio—as stages in the soul’s ongoing journey. Beginning with Leo’s creative radiance and need to be seen, the conversation shifts into Virgo’s grounded discernment and devotion to preservation, Libra’s longing for meaningful partnership and harmony, and Scorpio’s descent into depth, challenge, and profound transformation. Through metaphor, storytelling, and reflection, these signs are presented as energies we all carry and can consciously access, regardless of our birth chart.

    Key Takeaways
    • Astrology offers archetypal ways of being, not fixed personality traits

    • Each sign builds on the wisdom of the ones before it

    • Understanding these energies helps us care for ourselves and relate to others with more compassion

    • Scorpio’s depth and intensity are not flaws, but gateways to transformation

    • We all have access to every sign’s gifts, when we need them

    Coming Up in Part III

    In the final episode of this three-part series, we complete the Zodiac journey with Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces, returning full circle to Aries. Together, these final signs explore meaning, responsibility, innovation, surrender, and transcendence—revealing how the wisdom of the entire wheel becomes available to us as lived, conscious choice.

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    27 mins
  • Dr. Starchild Speaks: Part 1
    Dec 22 2025

    Podcast Episode Description Dr. Starchild Speaks – Part 1

    Welcome

    Welcome, beautiful listeners! In this opening episode of my Dr. Starchild Speaks astrology mini-series, I invite you into a deeply intuitive 4:15-a.m. download—an unexpected inner lecture from a teacher, guide, or inner astrologer who walked me through the zodiac in a way I’d never experienced before. This is the beginning of a three-part journey through all twelve signs, starting with the very first four.

    Episode Summary

    In this episode, I share how my love for astrology began—starting with a mysterious Linda Goodman book that appeared in my childhood bedroom—and how that early curiosity transformed into decades of exploration.

    I then bring you right into the vivid teaching that came through to me in the early morning hours: the soul standing at the center of twelve doorways, each doorway representing a different astrological way of being.

    This first installment explores Aries, Taurus, Gemini, and Cancer. I reflect on what I learned about each archetype, what we often misunderstand about them, and how each sign naturally flows into the next. Rather than seeing astrology as a set of personality boxes, I invite you to experience these signs from the inside out—as energies your soul may choose to inhabit, even temporarily, to learn, grow, and remember who you are.

    Key Takeaways
    • Astrology as a Soul Journey: I view each sign as a doorway the soul might step into, not a fixed identity or a label we’re stuck with.

    • Aries – I describe Aries as the brave initiator—courageous, resilient, and built for beginnings. Not selfish, but purposeful.

    • Taurus – To me, Taurus is the Garden of Eden—a place of safety, beauty, grounding, and homecoming. I share how Taurus energy can be a gift for souls recovering from past turmoil.

    • Gemini – I see Gemini as the butterfly who brings curiosity, playfulness, and connection. It’s the spark of movement after Taurus’s rooted stillness.

    • Cancer – Cancer feels like the protective shell that carries home wherever it goes—sensitive, nurturing, and designed to preserve life in the wilderness beyond the garden.

    • Compassion Through Archetypes: Understanding the signs helps me love people (and myself) as we are, rather than trying to change the fundamental way someone is built.

    • The Signs as a Story: I walk you through how these first four signs connect: the brave beginning of Aries, the grounding of Taurus, the curiosity of Gemini, and the emotional shelter of Cancer.

    • An Invitation to Reflect: I encourage you to notice when these energies show up in your life—within yourself or in the people you love—and consider how each one wants to be honored.

    Join me next time for Part 2, where I’ll continue the journey with Leo, Virgo, Libra, and Scorpio. Thanks so much for listening. If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to follow the show on your favorite listening platform and leave a review—it really helps us reach more people. I appreciate you being here, and I look forward to connecting with you again soon.

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    25 mins
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