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When We Are Healed
by Rieko Yamanaka
Honest, soul-to-soul conversations about the challenges of the human experience and the lessons in love we learn along the way. Explore spiritual healing through ACIM, non-duality, relationships, emotions, creativity, nature, and more. whenwearehealed.com
Episodes
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034. Lisa Natoli: The Joy of Being
After years of devoting myself to healing and spiritual practices, I recently found myself in a heavy episode of depression. I was questioning everything I’ve ever done, entertaining thoughts like, “What’s the point?” or “I’m absolutely hopeless.” A part of me knew that this was just an energy...
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033. You Are the Medicine: Reclaiming Your Sovereignty and Health – with Julie Verfurth
What if there’s a power within you that can heal not only your body and life, but also the whole world? Today’s guest is a true healer who is dedicated to assisting people in accessing this power. Julie Verfurth has a 25 year background in naturopathic medicine and mind-body healing. She calls…
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032. The Manifestation Paradox: How I Married the Love of My Life
If you’ve been wondering why your manifestation practices aren’t working—you’re not alone! This is a vulnerable episode where I’m opening up an honest conversation about manifesting, where I’ve struggled and succeeded. Having had mixed results from a consistent manifestation practice this past...
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031. Making decisions with love and ease
Your choices and actions shape your reality. Let your heart guide you to your highest timeline. These are supposed to be empowering thoughts, right? But for the longest time, they’ve had the opposite effect on me. The more I thought my choices shaped my life, the more I found myself fretting and...
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030. How to release fear and resistance in the new year
You’ve set a big intention for the new year—and now you’re finding yourself in intense fear, overwhelm, or old patterns of self-sabotage. Does this mean you’re failing? I’m here to tell you, absolutely not! In this episode, I’m sharing how to reframe your relationship to fear so that you can...
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029. Awakening through the dark night of the soul – with Corey Marsh
What if the most painful experience of your life is actually preparing you for something far greater than you’ve ever imagined? Today’s guest is someone whose incredible journey reminds us that there is a divine purpose to everything, even in long periods of darkness and turmoil. Corey Marsh is…
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028. Jennifer Hadley: How to live a miraculous life through forgiveness
Nine years ago, I was in a really dark place – struggling for years with depression, eating disorders, and chronic health challenges. I had studied A Course In Miracles and other spiritual pathways for over a decade, but I was still feeling very unhappy, insecure, and disconnected from my…
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027. Creating safety for the body and soul – with Marielle School
How do we find safety in our body, especially as empaths and sensitive types? Today’s guest is someone who has helped me see the body and the cycle of life and death in a completely new light. Marielle School is a light worker, a yoga instructor, a craniosacral therapist, a peer specialist in...
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026. Neda Boin: Liberating your voice & soul with ACIM
When is the last time you sang your heart out? When did you first learn to suppress your voice, to hold yourself back? Today, I sat with my dear friend Neda Boin to talk about the power of using the voice for emotional release and healing. Neda Boin is an award winning singer songwriter and voice...
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025. Reawakening your senses through art and nature – with Ulli Ulrike Gruenberg
In a society where our sense of worth has long been tied to achievement and productivity, there’s now a collective longing to let go of the busy doing and simply be. The question is—how do we get there? Our guest today is here to guide us in making that shift with love and ease. Please welcome my...
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024. How to step into power when stuff hits the fan
There’s a lot coming up right now in the collective – and for many of us, our personal lives. And it’s those times when sh*t hits the fan that it’s extra tempting to make it wrong and try to fight it, or to spiral into fear and powerlessness. In this episode, I talk about how to shift out of that...
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023. Light up your day with the power of your intentions
Confession: There are times when I catch myself feeling pretty uninspired in my daily life, thinking things are “just OK.” The mind is constantly looking for something outside of me to bring excitement and fulfillment—a person, an opportunity, a vacation, etc.—and I’d find myself feeling empty...
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022. What if depression isn’t wrong?
If you’ve been feeling some density and heaviness lately, you’re not alone, and you’re not doing anything wrong! When we experience depression, anxiety, or any emotional state that feel uncomfortable, there’s a tendency to judge it, resist it, and try to make it go away – which actually leads to...
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021. Psilocybin therapy: A sacred journey within – with Aphyna Zoe
Several months ago, I had a life-changing experience with psychedelic-assisted therapy using psilocybin, a.k.a. “magic” mushrooms. It was the most powerful, emotional catharsis that cracked me open – and I’m deeply grateful for my amazing facilitator Aphyna Zoe, who is here with us today! Aphyna...
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020. Rewriting the story of your life and career – with Nicole Witt
If you’ve ever felt stuck in a job that you’re doing mostly for the money, or felt lost or frustrated that you don’t know what you want to do with your life, this episode is for you! I sat down with my dear friend Nicole Witt to talk about finding true purpose through the practice of A Course In...
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019. Free up your voice by embracing fear
This is a no-holds-barred, honest talk about the fear, resistance, and creative block that I’ve struggled with as a podcaster. I take you behind the scenes of podcasting and share everything about how I’ve been writing and recording my solo episodes, and the various ways fear pops up for me in…
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018. Dr. Mario Torres-León: The power of gratitude and your feeling body
Earlier in 2025, I stumbled across a program called the 28-day Gratitude Launchpad with Dr. Mario Torres-León, which blew my mind and cracked my heart open. Even though I had practiced gratitude for many years, it wasn’t until I learned to actually feel the energy of gratitude in my body as Dr....
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017. Conscious wellness: Nurturing ourselves to true health – with Valerie Robinson
There’s a very exciting movement taking root in the health & wellness space – one that’s guided by the energy and wisdom of the divine feminine. It’s a call to soften, listen, and flow with natural rhythms instead of pushing ourselves harder. To love and nourish ourselves instead of whipping...
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016. How do I release chronic pain?
Chronic pain – physical and emotional – has been hands down one of the most grueling things I’ve worked with on my healing journey. But it’s also been my greatest teacher of self-love and compassion. In this episode, I share the insights and tools that have helped me see and experience pain...
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015. Mark Anthony Lord: Healing addiction and childhood sexual trauma
What if there’s joy and freedom on the other side of our greatest pain? Today’s guest is a living testament to how even the most debilitating addiction or unspeakable trauma can be healed when we embrace a full commitment to forgive, surrender, and trust the higher power inside of us. Mark…
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014. Transform your life with gratitude!
We’ve been taught that gratitude is the key to happiness, but do we really know how powerful it actually is? How it can magically change our lives? And how much fun we can have with it? Confession: I actually used to think gratitude was kind of… boring! As someone who’s been on the spiritual path...
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013. Journey through breast cancer, breathwork, and embodying the light – with Tina Marie Bertoli
“You have aggressive cancer” may be the scariest words for any of us to hear. But for our guest today, it turned out to the beginning of an epic journey of coming home to herself. Tina Marie Bertoli is a Breathwork Facilitator & Trainer, Mind Body Medicine Mentor, Intuitive Counselor, and the…
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012. Do I need a life purpose?
Have you been feeling stuck trying to find your life purpose? Do you worry that you’re not doing enough to fulfill your true purpose? Purpose anxiety is so common – even the wealthiest and most successful people grapple with it! For the longest time, I thought I wasn’t living the kind of purpose...
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011. Lisa Natoli: Awakening through chronic illness and pain
Can we be happy while our bodies are sick? I have a very special guest today who’ll tell you, “Yes, we can.” Lisa Natoli is a teacher of non-duality as well as A Course in Miracles. Lisa struggled for 5 years with physical sickness and pain, and in 2018 had a realization of truth that led to her...
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010. Joy reawakened: My breakthrough with psilocybin therapy
Phew! If you’ve been feeling some intense energy in the last month, you’re not alone. The holiday season can be a particularly busy and challenging time for many of us, with plenty of opportunities for things to get triggered (and healed). One profound insight that I’ve had this year, however…
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009. Carrie Triffet: Nature speaks – A new relationship for a New Earth
All of life is the beloved. Join award-winning author Carrie Triffet for a mind-blowing conversation about Nature: what it truly is, what it’s teaching us, and what becomes possible when we embrace our place in the sacred oneness of all life. You may already be familiar with the idea that we are...
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008. Motherhood, surrender, and connecting with God – with Kris Daria
We live in a culture where independence and self-sufficiency are celebrated, and asking for help is often seen as a weakness. As a result, many of us have been conditioned to try to figure everything out on our own even when we need help. This can make life feel very hard, stressful, and…
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007. How do I love my enemies?
With the 2024 Presidential Election coming up, the political divide and polarization here in the U.S. have been at an all-time high. When we’re caught up in the narrative of us-versus-them and perceiving others as enemies that need to be defeated, we feel so justified in attacking them. This...
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006. Rosalyn Rourke, MSW: From imagined unworthiness to freedom
Many of us go on a spiritual path seeking lasting inner peace and freedom from suffering. We meditate, we say affirmations, we go to workshops and retreats, … we do all kinds of things for years and years to try to achieve that “awakened” state. But what if that peace and freedom we long for were...
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005. Art and connection in unexpected places – with Chere Krakovsky
As we’re becoming increasingly tied to technology, the need for genuine human connection and inspired creativity has never been greater. Today’s guest, Chere Krakovsky, is a New York-based visual and performance artist who is on a mission to create welcoming spaces for spontaneous, real-life...
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004. How do I love myself when I don’t like myself?
“Love yourself” has become a popular adage in the self-help and spirituality space. But there also seems to be some confusion, resistance, and stress around the idea of self-love. I know people who are so kind and loving to others but can be shockingly hard on themselves. I’ve also seen many...
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003. Allison Pelot: Emotions are meant to be felt, not figured out
Most of us learned to ignore or suppress our emotions in order to get by in this world. Even as spiritual seekers and self-help enthusiasts, we may still avoid feeling our emotions by judging, analyzing, and trying to control them. Suppressed emotions get trapped in our bodies and begin to cry…
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002. Healing relationships at the core through ACIM – with Meghan Cefalu
So much of the stress and heartbreak we experience in our relationships come from wanting the other person to fulfill us, and trying to control them so that we can be happy. A Course In Miracles calls this a special relationship—a relationship based on fear, separation, and conditions. In this...
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001. Introductions – My healing journey and our path ahead
Hello and welcome! I’m Rieko Yamanaka, a certified spiritual counselor, creative professional, and the host of this podcast. In this very first episode, I give an introduction of the show and share a little bit about myself and my healing journey. I talk about: * An overview of this podcast * A...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Honest, soul-to-soul conversations about the challenges of the human experience and the lessons in love we learn along the way. Explore spiritual healing through ACIM, non-duality, relationships, emotions, creativity, nature, and more.
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