The Mindful Journey

35:30

Beyond Thought: The Forgotten Depth of Meditation and...

The Mindful Journey ·

2026/05/28

Most of us know meditation is good for us. We have read the studies. We have tried the breathwork, the apps, the body scans. And somewhere along the way, when the thoughts refuse to slow down, we quietly decide that maybe stillness just isn't meant for us, and we move on with our day.But what if everything we have been practising is only the surface? What if beneath the techniques, beneath the calm, there is a depth most people never reach, a place where you stop being the meditator altogether and

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23:18

The Stillness That Found Him in a Cell: Fernando Ruiz...

The Mindful Journey ·

2026/05/25

Sometimes the deepest mindfulness teachers are not the ones who came to the practice in a quiet room. They are the ones who found stillness in the loudest place a human being can be.In this episode of The Mindful Journey, host Sana sits with Fernando Ruiz, founder of TruHope Recovery, author, speaker, and meditation teacher. Fernando's path to mindfulness moved through trauma, addiction, homelessness, and five years in prison. What he learned in that cell is something most of us will spend a

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27:39

Living as a NOW-ist: Present Moment Awareness,...

The Mindful Journey ·

2026/05/23

When was the last time you were actually here? Not thinking about this morning. Not running through tomorrow's to-do list. Not replaying a conversation from last week. Just here. Present. In this exact moment.It sounds simple, and yet for most of us, truly living in the now feels like something we keep meaning to get to, just as soon as things settle down. Host Sana sits down with Billy Mandarino, author, speaker, musician, and the founder of THE NOW-ist Principles, to explore what it actually takes

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33:49

Beyond Listening: The Emotional Magnets That Decide...

The Mindful Journey ·

2026/05/21

Think about the last time you felt truly heard. Not just listened to. Actually heard, by someone who understood not only your words, but what you meant underneath them. For most of us, those moments are rare. We are communicating all day, at work, at home, in the spaces in between, and still going to bed feeling unseen, misunderstood, or quietly disconnected from the people who matter most.Host Sana sits down with Sandy Gerber, TEDx speaker, certified emotional intelligence and communication

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31:37

Coming Back to Yourself: How Two Sisters Are Teaching...

The Mindful Journey ·

2026/05/16

Most of us were quietly taught that the answers live somewhere outside of us. So we keep checking with experts, frameworks, and louder voices, and slowly stop trusting the quiet knowing that has been with us all along. This episode is for anyone who senses that inner voice is still there, just buried under noise.Stephanie and Natalie, co-founders of Immersive Spirit, sit down with Sana to talk about what it actually looks like to listen inward again. They share how their Intuitive Operating System

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35:57

Devin Scott on Equanimity, Compassion, and the Wisdom...

The Mindful Journey ·

2026/05/15

We spend so much of our lives trying to outrun pain. We stay busy, stay distracted, stay one step ahead of the feeling. But what if pain is not the problem, and the real invitation is simply to learn how to be with it without being consumed by it. That quiet capacity has a name.On this episode of The Mindful Journey, host Sana sits with Brooklyn-based somatic coach and psychological bodyworker Devin Scott, founder of Find Your Meaning, to explore equanimity, compassion, and the meaning we make from

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37:02

Reclaiming the Word Hysterical With Jacqui Tilwick of...

The Mindful Journey ·

2026/05/07

For centuries, "hysterical" has been a word the world used to dismiss women, their pain, their intensity, their knowing of their own bodies. But what if the women being called hysterical were never the problem? What if their bodies were trying to say something the world refused to hear?In this powerful episode, host Sana sits with Jacqui Tilwick, founder of Totally Hysterical, an oncology social worker turned founder, advocate, and survivor of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). They walk slowly

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21:38

From Fired at 63 to Seven Figures at 69: David...

The Mindful Journey ·

2026/05/04

Imagine being handed a cardboard box at 63. Eighteen years of early mornings, missed dinners, and weekend emails — reduced to whatever fits in your arms on the way out. Most people would call that an ending. David Nassif called it a wake-up.In this episode of The Mindful Journey, David shares what happened in the 72 months that followed — how he went from staring down financial ruin, with barely two years of savings left, to building a seven-figure portfolio by 69. But this is not just a story about

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30:14

The Inner Critic Reframed: Kurt Bush on How Internal...

The Mindful Journey ·

2026/05/01

That voice that questions, doubts, and compares? You probably know it well. The one that tells you your last presentation had too many ums, that you don't really deserve the role you're in, or that the person scrolling past you on social media is somehow doing life better. Most of us spend years trying to silence this inner critic, treating it as the enemy. But what if it has been misunderstood all along?In this introspective conversation on The Mindful Journey, host Sana sits with Internal Family

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34:08

The Magnetism of Being Heard: Sandy Gerber on...

The Mindful Journey ·

2026/04/29

Think about the last time you felt truly heard. Not just listened to. Actually heard. Where someone understood not just your words, but what you meant underneath them. How often does that really happen?Most of us communicate all day long. At work. At home. In the small spaces in between. And still, so many of us go to bed feeling unseen, misunderstood, or quietly disconnected from the very people who matter most. In this episode of The Mindful Journey, host Sana sits with Sandy Gerber, an

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26:23

The Life Raft: Jessica Asbill on Bipolar, Silence,...

The Mindful Journey ·

2026/04/28

Most of us don't talk about our mental health battles until we are on the other side of them. And even then, even then, we choose our words carefully. We edit. We soften. We make it sound more manageable than it actually was. There is something quietly powerful about the person who decides to stop editing and look at what they have lived through and say, all of it is worth telling.In this episode of The Mindful Journey, host Sana sits with Jessica Asbill, who lived through years of silence around

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28:02

From CrowdThink to Calling: Renewing the Mind &...

The Mindful Journey ·

2026/04/26

What if the loudest voice in your life isn't actually yours? What if it's a quiet crowd of expectations, fear, and inherited opinions, voting on every decision you make? This episode of The Mindful Journey is for anyone who's felt called toward something meaningful but kept stalling, waiting for the noise to clear before they can move.Host Sana sits with podcast coach, mentor, and creator J. Rosemarie Francis for an honest, faith-rooted conversation on renewing the mind, reclaiming your voice, and

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26:03

When Pain Becomes Power: A Conversation on...

The Mindful Journey ·

2026/04/25

Have you ever felt completely stuck inside your own pain, unable to see any way forward, yet somehow knowing that something in you was quietly shifting? This episode of The Mindful Journey sits with that feeling, and gently asks: what if the pain is not the end of the story?In this deeply reflective conversation, host Sana speaks with Safra Turner, a healer who has spent nearly three decades exploring consciousness and energetic healing. Together, they explore what accelerated emotional healing

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30:40

The Creative Act of Building a New Life: Identity,...

The Mindful Journey ·

2026/04/23

There is that in-between space that nobody really prepares you for. The one where your old life no longer fits, but the new one has not fully taken shape yet. Where you are holding responsibility in one hand and possibility in the other, not sure which to trust. This episode is for anyone who has ever lived quietly in that space and wondered if they were the only one.Author and memoir writer Karina, known by her pen name K.K. Biernath, joins The Mindful Journey for a deeply honest conversation about

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26:35

When Pain Becomes Purpose: Building a Size-Inclusive...

The Mindful Journey ·

2026/04/23

There is a kind of pain that does not announce itself. It just quietly accumulates, in the chairs that do not fit, the bikes that are not built for your body, the spaces that were designed as if you did not exist. For Joan Denizot, that quiet, persistent experience did not become a wound she carried. It became a blueprint for change.In this episode of The Mindful Journey, Joan shares how personal frustration sparked a 25-year journey of building size-inclusive businesses, starting with ZIZE Bikes,

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24:30

Speak With Awareness: Mindful Communication and the...

The Mindful Journey ·

2026/04/20

We communicate all day, in meetings, texts, relationships, yet most of us were never taught how to do it well. We learned what to say, rarely how to be while saying it. And maybe that's why conversations break, not over words, but over what's happening beneath them.In this episode of The Mindful Journey, host Sana sits down with communication coach and former award-winning journalist Michael Ashford to explore communication as a practice of awareness, not just a skill. Michael walks us through the

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29:22

Why Willpower Isn't the Answer: Rethinking Habit...

The Mindful Journey ·

2026/04/18

You've been told that if you just tried harder, pushed through the discomfort, and stayed disciplined, change would come. But for most people, it hasn't. Not because they're weak. Because the system they were handed was never built for the way human beings actually work.Roger Webb, a behavioral change researcher and creator of the Random Habit app, joins Sana for a conversation that quietly dismantles one of the most exhausting myths in personal development. Drawing on 30 years of studying human

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31:08

When Grief Stays: Sibling Loss, Body Science, and...

The Mindful Journey ·

2026/04/10

Grief doesn't always look like crying. Sometimes it looks like being fine, while something inside slowly unravels. In this tender and deeply grounded episode of The Mindful Journey, host Sana sits with grief support coach Sylvia Wolfer to explore what unprocessed grief actually looks like in everyday life, and why so many people carry it for years without even recognising it.Sylvia draws on her own lived experience of cumulative loss, including sibling loss, to explain the neuroscience of grief, the

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33:33

John David Gregory Jr. on When the Mask Falls:...

The Mindful Journey ·

2026/04/03

*DisclaimerThis episode contains discussions of childhood sexual abuse, addiction, and trauma. Listener discretion is advised. The views shared are solely those of the guest and do not represent the positions of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, psychological, or professional advice. If you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out to a qualified mental health professional or a trusted support resource in your region.What happens when the story

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37:38

Changing the Narrative: How Everyday Words Shape Your...

The Mindful Journey ·

2026/03/29

Whatifthemostpowerfulinfluenceinyourchild'slifeisn'tschool,socialmedia,orpeerpressure—buttheordinarywordsyouspeaktothemeverysingleday?ThisepisodeofTheMindfulJourneyexploresatruththatmostparentscarryquietly:thelanguageweusewithourchildrendoesn'tjustcommunicate—itconstructs.Itbuildsthestorytheycometobelieveaboutwhotheyare.HostSanasitsdownwithJodyHill,Amazonbestsellingauthorandparentingadvocate,tounpackhowinheritedbeliefsaboutchildhoodshapeparentalexpectations,howthoseexpectationsshowupintoneandlanguage

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