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I Awaken

I Awaken

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I Awaken is a podcast about the transformational power of awareness. Awakening is more than a single moment, it is a continuous unfolding of consciousness, clarity, and truth. This show invites you to open your eyes to new perspectives, embrace your spiritual journey, and step into the life you were meant to live. Through inspiring interviews, thought-provoking reflections, and practical wisdom, I Awaken offers tools for living with greater awareness and intention. Whether you’re questioning old beliefs, searching for spiritual guidance, or deepening your personal practice, this podcast provides support and inspiration. Listeners will discover how to shift their mindset, embrace their authentic self, and awaken to the possibilities within. If you’re ready to see yourself and the world with fresh eyes, I Awaken is your guide to higher living and spiritual alignment.Copyright 2025 All rights reserved. Hinduism Social Sciences Spirituality
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  • Spiritual Awakening in Everyday Life: The Quiet Shifts With Victor Dedaj

    Spiritual Awakening in Everyday Life: The Quiet Shifts With Victor Dedaj
    Jun 13 2026
    What if awakening never arrives with thunder, but quietly, on an ordinary Tuesday? This one is for anyone noticing small inner shifts and wondering whether they count.Victor Dedaj shares how solitude, letting go of grudges, and rewriting your self-talk slowly reshape a life, offering a gentler way to recognise your own spiritual awakening as it happens.About the Guest:Victor Dedaj is an author, speaker, and coach whose work centres on personal growth, holistic wellbeing, and taking full responsibility for one's life. He draws on years of paying close attention to his own becoming.Key Takeaways:The deepest awakenings are quiet and ordinary. Honour the small shifts in awareness instead of waiting for a dramatic breakthrough.Solitude and silence create clarity. Returning to alone time and meditation cut through mental clutter and reopen direction.Letting go of grudges frees you, not them. Resentment usually only hurts the one carrying it, and many people never knew they caused it.Your self-talk is programming. Notice the negativity you absorbed, then consciously feed your mind better input.Event plus Response equals Outcome. Your response, not just the event, shapes where you land.Move one step at a time. Big change becomes possible when broken into small, repeatable daily actions.Connect With the Guest:Website: https://www.victordedaj.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victordedajFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/victor.dedaj.3Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victordedajX: https://twitter.com/victordedajEpisode Chapters:[00:00] The Awakening No One Notices — why the deepest shifts arrive quietly [03:30] Returning to Silence — how solitude restored Victor's clarity (approx.) [10:00] The Poison of Grudges — releasing resentment and reclaiming freedom (approx.) [18:00] Programmed for Negativity — culture, news, and the stories we inherit (approx.) [26:00] Event Plus Response — taking full responsibility for your outcomes (approx.) [34:00] The Reticular Mind — why you find what you decide matters (approx.) [42:00] One Bite at a Time — beginning the slow work of becoming (approx.)🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life?Send me a direct message on PodMatch.👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter.👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey.Refer a GuestKnow someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to.Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast📬 Contact & LinksBrand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️Contact UsBased in: India & USA🎧 All Podcast Shows🤝 Be a Guest📩 Newsletter Substack👉 Join the LinkedIn Community📌 Disclaimer - This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements.If you have concerns about any content, please contact us hereBy listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here.#podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #iawaken #spiritualawakening #consciousness #personalgrowth #lettinggo #selfawareness #innerpeace #mindfulness #selftalk #healingjourney #forgiveness #selfdevelopment
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    23 mins
  • The Slow Spiritual Awakening: Faith, Rest, and Healing With The Baking Pastor

    The Slow Spiritual Awakening: Faith, Rest, and Healing With The Baking Pastor
    Jun 12 2026
    Some awakenings do not arrive like lightning. They rise the way bread rises: quietly, patiently, one ordinary morning at a time. This episode of I Awaken is for anyone walking a slow healing journey who has wondered whether quiet, invisible growth still counts.Dr. Laura Sharp-Waites shares how recovering from breast cancer taught her to worship while waiting, to rest without guilt, and to treat the kitchen as a kind of chapel. You will leave with a softer relationship to rest, a gentler view of your own pace, and permission to keep rising even when no one can see it yet.About the Guest:Dr. Laura Sharp-Waites, known as The Baking Pastor, is a pastoral counselor, grief coach, author, and speaker. She walked through her own season of healing from breast cancer, and now helps others move through grief, exhaustion, and slow transformation. Key Takeaways:Take "soul pauses": even five to ten seconds of stillness and one moment of gratitude can reset your energy for the rest of the day.You are still worthy on the days you produce nothing. Rest is not laziness, and waiting is not wasted time.Practice saying "I would love to, but I can't right now" so you can protect your energy without guilt.Keep a paper journal for honest brain dumps. The physical act of writing clears mental clutter in a way a phone cannot.In dry spells, find a person or community to walk alongside you. Plateaus are a normal season of awakening, not a sign you are failing.Connect With the Guest:Website: bakingpastor.com (connect with her podcast, send a message through the contact page, and download the special-edition Soul Pause Journal made for listeners)Episode Chapters:[00:00] A Quieter Kind of Awakening — why the real version never announces itself[03:30] Bread, Cancer, and Learning to Wait — the metaphor that changed everything[08:15] The Permission to Say No — protecting your energy without guilt[13:00] What Burnout Really Looks Like — the seeds we never get time to tend[18:20] Twelve Honest Minutes — small daily practices for a tired body[23:10] Gratitude as a Soul Pause — the smallest practice that still works[27:00] When the Path Goes Quiet — returning through dry seasons and community🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life?Send me a direct message on PodMatch.👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter.👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey.Refer a GuestKnow someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to.Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast📬 Contact & LinksBrand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️Contact UsBased in: India & USA🎧 All Podcast Shows🤝 Be a Guest📩 Newsletter Substack👉 Join the LinkedIn Community📌 Disclaimer - This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements.If you have concerns about any content, please contact us hereBy listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here.#podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #IAwaken #SpiritualAwakening #SlowLiving #RestIsNotLaziness #HealingJourney #GriefRecovery #FaithAndHealing #SoulCare #BurnoutRecovery #GratitudePractice #InnerHealing #MindfulLiving
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    23 mins
  • Never Quit Trying: What Real Persistence Looks Like with Jay Setchell

    Never Quit Trying: What Real Persistence Looks Like with Jay Setchell
    Jun 10 2026
    In almost every real attempt at change, the inspiration runs out and you're left asking if it's worth continuing. That moment is where everything is decided.At 76, after 73 surgeries and more, Jay Setchell shares what real persistence looks like once motivation is gone: discipline, doing one more than required, and the strength that lives within you.About the Guest:Jay Setchell is a US Marine, serial entrepreneur, and author of The Strength Within You: It's Always Too Soon to Quit. A multi-time near-death survivor, he has lived through 73 surgeries.Key Takeaways:Persistence isn't willpower; it's discipline and showing up again and again.Do what's required, then one more, every single time.Always take the initiative; better to try and fail than not try.You're the product of your choices, so keep making better ones.What lies within you is stronger than what's behind or ahead.Connect With the Guest:Website: https://neverquittrying.com/Book: The Strength Within You: It's Always Too Soon to Quit (available on Amazon)Episode Chapters:[00:00] When the Inspiration Runs Out — Archita opens on the moment persistence really begins[03:00] Getting Up Every Day — At 76, after 73 surgeries, why Jay still shows up[07:00] Persistence Is Discipline, Not Willpower — Reframing grit as perseverance and commitment[12:00] One More Than Required — The small daily habit that compounds over a lifetime [17:00] If It Is To Be, It Is Up To Me — Taking ownership of the outcome[22:00] Always Take the Initiative — Going above and beyond, and why failing beats not trying [27:00] The Strength Within You — What lies within matters more than what's behind or ahead (timestamps approx.)🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life?Send me a direct message on PodMatch.👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter.👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey.Refer a GuestKnow someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to.Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast📬 Contact & LinksBrand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️Contact UsBased in: India & USA🎧 All Podcast Shows🤝 Be a Guest📩 Newsletter Substack👉 Join the LinkedIn Community📌 Disclaimer - This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements.If you have concerns about any content, please contact us hereBy listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here.#podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #ihealiawaken #neverquittrying #persistence #resilience #discipline #perseverance #mindset #motivation #personalgrowth #grit #strengthwithin
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    24 mins
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