Episodes

445 Candace Cahill

This is a story of resilience. Candace shares how she lost son, Michael, twice … first, to adoption and then, when he passed away. She gave herself permission to grieve. Candace also found journaling to be extremely helpful. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:

  • give yourself permission to grieve
  • just sit and be present
  • the importance of connection and community
  • consider and explore the adoption constellation

https://candacecahill.com

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444 James & Bear Ray

Meet James and Bersabeh, the dynamic duo behind Harmonic Wealth Global, where grit met grace—and now, a legacy continues. James, a trailblazer who scaled life’s highest peaks and rebuilt from the ashes, sadly passed away in January 2025, leaving behind a powerful vision. Bersabeh, an intuitive powerhouse whose journey from hardship to healing inspires, now leads the charge, honoring James’ mission to help you break free from fear and align with your purpose. Together, they built a path to harmony and abundance; now, Bersabeh carries the torch, guiding you to transform struggles into strength. They share the following nuggets of life wisdom:

  • we grow the most in challenges
  • it’s starts with us
  • go in and clean up our emotional issues
  • clean up our diets
  • take responsibility for our lives
  • take our power back
  • there’s greatness within us
  • take a stand for what’s right and wrong
  • we have the potential to become completely whole

https://jamesray.com

https://harmonicwealthglobal.com

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443 Susan Marrufo

Susan is the founder of Samarasa Center. She creates a space where people can cultivate intimacy internally. Susan shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:

  • yoga is about self realization
  • there is freedom in letting go
  • move from form to formless
  • don’t believe everything you think
  • it’s not about the pose, it’s about our relationship to it
  • the stories we tell ourselves on the mat are the same ones that we tell ourselves off the mat

https://samarasacenter.com

tags: Susan Marrufo, Samarasa Center, yoga, meditation, intimacy, shadow work, Yoga, Sex + Death, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com