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Dive into the unknown places of the soul and the psyche in an attempt to find the source of our truth, healing, and power. In each episode, host Sarah Kreuz (@soul.flower.sarah) takes you on a journey inwards through the art of storytelling, deep self-reflection, and spiritual exploration/application. Topics discussed include healing, trauma, mental health, shamanic journeywork, and the conscious/subconscious mind. All in an attempt to answer the ultimate question - what truly lies within us ...
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Today's guest is Zack Alexander, Shamanic Healer and coach who incorporates a Trauma-Informed approach in this work for helping others find clarity and wholeness. In this episode, we discuss shamanism, soul loss, soul retrieval and how incorporating energetic healing can help those who feel disconnected from who they are as a result of trauma. Lear…
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Embracing the unknown is a life long and never ending process. It is a choice that we make, not just daily, but within every moment. What happens when you choose to embrace the unknown on every single level of your life - mentally, physically, and emotionally? You start to find beauty not just in the things that would have gone unseen if you didn't…
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Through this process of self-discovery and personal growth, there is the ever underlying theme of change, of moving forward, and of bridging the gap between where you are and where you want to be. But though that process, we can fail to see the very thing that we need in order to grow. While it may seem contradictory the very thing that we need to …
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When we talk about forgiveness, it is usually the desired state of being due to a particular event, person, or situation in life. What we are missing in the conversation about forgiveness is a very important element: self-forgiveness. In this episode I talk about the importance of forgiving yourself and why is it so necessary when it comes to heali…
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How do we forgive? In this episode, I talk about what forgiveness is and the path that we must take in order to fully forgive. We hold onto blame and resentment becasue in a way, it feels better to have a concrete reason as to why we feel a certain way. But justifying how we feel by blaming someone else only prepetuates resentment and keeps forgive…
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How do we learn self-worth? I believe that it’s done by removing the barriers within ourselves that keep us from experiencing a true sense of worth. In this episode, I explain what unworthiness is, where it comes from and how it affects our lives. Like self-love, self-worth is something that is continuously promoted (rightfully so) but there seems …
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Pain is often passed down through relationships. Why? Because sometimes it's easier for us to cause another person pain than it is to accept and heal our own. In this episode, I reflect on the pain that I have passed on to other people through my relationships and why. I've found that we often pass on the pain that we received growing up on to othe…
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Down the path of self-discovery and inner navigation, there comes a point where looking at our past choices can offer valuable insight. One of the greatest teachers and ways of learning about ourselves and who we are is to take a look at the relationships we created and engaged in throughout our lives. Relationships are valuable because they can sh…
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Embracing the unknown isn’t a one-time event, it is a daily occurrence. It’s not once that we have to make a drastic change but rather it is a reoccurring practice of learning how to let go. In this episode, I come to terms with the fact that stepping back into a place that I know is actually another unknown within itself. Embracing the unknown mea…
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This week's topic is a reflection of the process of death as it happens every day to the ego. Because as Krishnamurti said, “You cannot live without dying. You cannot live if you do not die psychologically every minute. This is not an intellectual paradox. To live completely, wholly, every day as if it were a new loveliness, there must be dying to …
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On the path of moving forward and moving on, there comes a time to accept the things that will eventually come your way. And accepting that the future holds both love and loss is difficult for me on many levels. In this episode, I confront the fact that opening yourself up also means opening your heart to both the love and the pain. Ultimately, the…
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When traveling to unknown places within ourselves, sometimes we need a little bit of help getting there. In this episode, I have a live coaching session with Ryan Branch, also known as the Core Truth Coach. During our session, he helps me access a part of myself that I sometimes have a hard time getting to: My heart. By helping me open up myself an…
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Just because you are taking a step back, doesn’t mean you are going backwards. In this episode, I wrestle with the fact that just because Im going back to something that I know, it doesn't mean that it is a failure. I have an obsession with moving forward and automatically assuming that where I am at is not good enough. I am constantly not just try…
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It’s suiting that I ended up in Ireland at this point in time because like myself, I found that Ireland is on its own healing journey. In this episode, I talk about my most recent trip to Ireland and the realizations that I came to. Before I arrived, I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect but my trip there ended up being everything that I needed. Ire…
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Is this episode, I end up answering my own question of “letting go of what?”. I realized that the thing that I needed to let go of wasn’t just what happened in the past, but of how I related to the past. My year spent living in Portland, OR was a bitter/sweet experience. I found that I was still holding onto the pain that I experienced there becaus…
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We all hear the concept of letting go, but what does it actually mean? In this Episode, I try to understand the philosophy of letting go and why there seems to be a disconnect with how it is done in practice. Letting go is something that I struggle with, probably because I don’t understand how I am suppose to go about letting go of something. What …
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We all know that the place we need to go is within, but what is keeping us from going down that path? In this episode, I talk about the importance of being alone, truly alone, with yourself. While I recognize that inwards is the directions I am heading, I still find that going in that direction is difficult. There is a resistance that I feel when t…
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Sometimes you can only understand yourself in relation to other people or places. In this episode, I talk about about some of the major lessons that I am learning so far while in Spain. Being here is showing me that I not only need other people, but that I have so much to learn about myself through relationships. Spain is acting as a mirror… it is …
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Sometimes we leave a place, a situation or even a person and with it we think that a part of ourselves has left with it. Since I’ve left the states, Ive assumed that some of my internal problems were fixed because they haven’t in the forefront of my consciousness. But recently, these problems have been resurfacing and for me this is a clear sign th…
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I know that "being in the now" is something that we all strive for, but why is it so difficult to obtain? In this episode, I talk about why it is so difficult for me to live in the present moment and ways that my mind distracts me from fully being present.During my recent trip to England, I found that I wasn’t quite all there. It was almost as thou…
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I can confidentially say that I am fully engulfed in the unknown, so now would be the appropriate time to reflect on it. In this episode, I take a step back to in order to not just reflect on my travels, but also how I got here. This trip is showing me that no matter where I end up, it’s not as mysterious or surprising as I thought it would be… ins…
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In order to move forward, we need to face two sets of fears: fear of the external and fear of the self. In this episode, I explore the concept of self doubt and why it can be harder to face than anything outside of us. Self doubt is defined the lack of confidence in one own’s motives, abilities, and even thoughts. But what exactly do those doubt sh…
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We all hear the terms Spiritual Awakening and Ascension, but what does that actually mean? In this episode, I try to answer the question “What is a spiritual awakening”? I try to understand this concept both philosophically and as I try to work my way through my own awakening process. I’ve come to terms that I am beginning to awaken and hopefully m…
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After arriving in Las Palmas, Spain, I realized that I fell into the same trap that I always do. I assumed that if I change my outside world, then my inside world would follow, but that is not the case. In this episode, I try to understand my version of happiness, not only what it looks like but also what it feels like. I have always blamed the out…
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Sometimes in life we can feel as though we are lost and sometimes we can feel that way for a while. Feeling as though you are directionless doesn’t just happen to us physically, but it can also happen spiritually. In this episode I talk about why being lost in the Balkans is also a reflection of my internal world. I talk about the ways in which I f…
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Moving on means going onwards even if you don’t feel like you are ready. In this episode, I talk about my next move: leaving Turkey. I have been in Turkey for two months, and even though I am traveling, I have found a bit of comfort and security there that is hard to leave. No matter how far and how wide we may travel, leaving something that you ha…
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No matter how or where we are headed, there comes a time when we need to travel onwards. In this episode, I talk about the one place that I have a difficult time leaving: the past. No matter how much I hate to admit it, the past still has a hold on me because I am affected by past pains and memories. The more I try to move forwards, the harder they…
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Spiritual journeys can take on many forms, for me it is becoming clear that mine is a healing journey and this trip is just more proof of that. Israel had been calling my name very loudly and very clearly for the last month, so I knew that I had to go in that direction. Once I got there, I realized that the energy I was feeling was a source of love…
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In order to live authentically and honestly, we must be able to fully and completely express who are are. In this episode, I talk about creativity and why it is an important part of the spiritual journey. I talk about some creative blocks that I face and what that means on a deeper level. Ultimately, how we express ourselves becomes an indicator of…
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In this week’s episode, I talk about Istanbul, Turkey! At this point I have been here for one month and I talk about what the city is like, my overall experience adjusting to it, and some of the political fears I had to face before arrival. I also look at the city from a spiritual perspective and really try to understand the energy of Istanbul and …
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Using your intuition is imperative while traveling. In fact, it is the best guide that you can have while in an unknown and foreign place. In this episode, I talk about how to use your intuition, times that I have failed to do so, and lessons I’ve learned while traveling and being lost. This is the second half of the pervious episode. Hosted on Aca…
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What is “spiritual awareness” and how does it relate to traveling? To become aware of something means to be conscious of it and to recognize its existence. When you become spiritually aware, you have a greater understanding and increased perception of what’s going on around you in the non-physical. No matter where in the world you are, your surroun…
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Being in the unknown means doing things that you have never done before. In this episode, I reflect on my first month as a “Digital Nomad”. The hardest part about making this adjustment is that I keep acting like what I am doing is a transitional period, even though it’s not. By assuming that I am in a state of limbo, or that right now doesn’t matt…
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When traveling to an area, we all look for different things. In this episode, I give a brief summary of what it was like being near the Mediterranean Sea for the first time from an spiritual perspective. I go over what the energy was like, what it did to me, and what I learned from it. Overall, if I could describe the Mediterranean’s energy in one …
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We can’t know the truths about ourselves if we already think we have it figured out. In order to understand who we truly are, we must be willing to let go of the parts of ouresvles that we have been so tightly holding onto, no mattter how much it sucks. In this episode I talk about the importance of traveling inwards, especially to the places you r…
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Throughout time, the concept and understanding of the self has been widely debated by philosophers. What is the self? Do we actually possess a self? If the self is constantly changing and evolving, can it truly be understood? In this episode, I talk about the notion of the self as it relates to travel. I question the idea of traveling in order to f…
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