The Sacred Darkness With Makena
by The Sacred Darkness With Makena
Welcome to The Sacred Darkness with Makena, where we embrace chaos, one shadow at a time.This isn't your typical self-help podcast. Here, we celebrate the parts of ourselves that society tells us to hide away. Through raw conversations and authentic storytelling, we explore how our perceived flaws, setbacks, and struggles aren't weaknesses to overcome – they're profound teachers waiting to be heard.Join Makena as she shares deeply personal stories, cultural insights, and transformative perspectives on embracing life's non-linear journey. From challenging rigid success narratives to finding
Episodes
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Why Can't Failure Be An Option?
This episode explores a painful pattern: successful people taking their own lives because they can't reconcile 'failure' with their identity. I tell the detailed story of Kimiti Wanjaria, who at 29 was named to Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 for his ambitious real estate project. But between Forbes...
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When the System Spits You Out: A Love Letter to the Lost
What happens when you fall off the conventional path? There's a ceremony for every milestone—graduation, engagement, promotion—but silence for the moments of struggle, failure, or choosing a different route. In this episode, Makena shares a personal story of leaving employment and plunging into...
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Breaking Up With Your Inner Critic
In this raw and heartfelt episode, we explore what happens when you finally decide to fire your inner bully and hire self-compassion instead. Join me as I share my messy but beautiful journey of learning to be unreasonably good to myself after decades of harsh self-talk. We'll dive into those...
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The Unexpected Reunion: Finding My Brother Again
In the first episode of Season 2, of The Sacred Darkness, Makena shares the unexpected reconnection with her late brother's best friends that changed everything. After years of carrying unresolved pain and a fractured relationship with her brother Brian, a simple social media encounter leads to...
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Love Saved Me: A Journey to Acceptance
In this episode of Sacred Darkness, host Makena reflects on the journey of self-love and acceptance, celebrating the milestone of the 10th episode. She discusses the importance of prioritizing oneself, the impact of childhood experiences on self-perception, and the dangers of self-criticism.…
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Daily Acts of Self-Respect: How I Rebuilt My Relationship with Myself
In this deeply personal episode, I share how hiding my true identity led to years of self-abandonment and living a life I wasn't in charge of. Between 2020-2024, I found myself trapped in patterns of rumination, self-blame, and mental paralysis, unable to see beyond the darkness. I reveal the...
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Radical Self Acceptance: Forgeting External Validation and Focusing On Yourself
In this powerful episode, we explore the transformative concept of radical self-acceptance. Instead of dwelling on regrets and romanticizing paths not taken, we discuss how to forgive ourselves for past choices made with limited tools and wisdom. The episode examines how we often circle the same...
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Why Do We Fail At Achieving Our Goals So Often?
In this episode, Makena discusses why so many of us give up on our goals no matter how great they are or how much potential they have.
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What No One Taught Me About Changing Old Habits...
I am super groggy in this episode because I was not well and was on a strong dose of tummy related meds, so forgive me if I sound super monotone here. I was reflecting on what it took for me to change some really addictive habits I developed over the years. I had to shake them off! Here, I…
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Something Happened On The Way To Hell
Join Makena in this deeply personal episode as she shares her journey through emotional darkness and the transformative power of facing one's inner demons. From moments of despair to finding light and reclaiming her life, Makena explores how embracing chaos and surrendering to a higher power led…
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Let's Talk About Self-Parenting...
This episode loosely explores the gentle yet powerful journey of becoming your own nurturing guide. Through personal stories and insights, this episode delves into how learning to parent ourselves can transform our relationship with our emotions, our past, and our present reality. From a tearful...
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Shadow Work: When Broken Becomes Beautiful
In this raw and vulnerable episode, I peel back the layers of my personal journey from feeling broken to discovering beauty in my own unraveling. At 39, I chose to reclaim my life, tear apart the carefully constructed facade, and dive deep into shadow work. This is a story about facing our…
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When Life Falls Apart: Navigating Loss, Chaos, and the Unpredictable
Life isn’t always light, growth isn’t always linear, and healing isn’t always pretty. In this podcast, Makena invites you into the raw, unfiltered spaces of life—loss, grief, transformation, and the messy beauty of becoming. Through personal stories, shadow wisdom, and heartfelt reflections, The...
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It's Time To Stop Hiding From Ourselves...
This first episode is completely unscripted and that's exactly what I want this project to be like... no neat, manicured, well presented episodes, cos heaven knows that is absolutely NOT what our lives are like! This is an invitation to you who may be struggling with hidden parts of yourself that...
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Welcome to The Sacred Darkness with Makena, where we embrace chaos, one shadow at a time.This isn't your typical self-help podcast. Here, we celebrate the parts of ourselves that society tells us to hide away. Through raw conversations and authentic storytelling, we explore how our perceived flaws, setbacks, and struggles aren't weaknesses to overcome – they're profound teachers waiting to be heard.Join Makena as she shares deeply personal stories, cultural insights, and transformative perspectives on embracing life's non-linear journey. From challenging rigid success narratives to finding
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