What if the part of you that feels too wild, too much, too untamed… is actually your way home?

In this episode of Inner Temple, I explore the wildwoman archetype—her power, her freedom, and her deep connection to instinct and truth. Inspired by my collage Running with the Wolves, this is a story about remembering the parts of ourselves we’ve silenced, and the strength that comes from letting them speak again.

I share how the energy of the wildwoman transformed my own healing journey, how the wolf became a guide in my life, and what it means to reclaim the untamed spirit within.

Includes my original poem: Running with the Wolves

Reflection prompts to help you reconnect with your primal, instinctive self

🎧 Listen now to explore:

— Trusting your instincts

— Reclaiming silenced parts of yourself

— Living from authenticity and raw creative energy

“You are all you need.”

Available on Spotify, Apple, and wherever you listen to podcasts.

What if the discomfort you’re feeling… is transformation in progress?

In this raw and soulful episode of Inner Temple, I revisit a time when my life no longer fit—when I was shedding an old identity, living in a beautiful loft perched at the edge of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Outside: addiction, pain, and despair. Inside: dreams, downloads, and a sacred portal for healing… until the space itself began to crack under the pressure.

This is the story of Uncomfortable Skin—the awkward, aching stage of growth where you haven’t yet arrived, but you’re no longer who you were. A space between identities. A place where magic and madness collide.

Includes the original poem: Uncomfortable Skin

Guided reflection on the grit, grief, and grace of staying with discomfort

🎧 Tune in and explore:

• Why discomfort is often the birthplace of transformation

• How space, energy, and place shape your healing journey

• What it means to outgrow a version of yourself—and stay present anyway

“For in the stretch, the crack, the break, the soul finds paths it’s meant to take.”

Listen now on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts.

What happens when beauty and pain live side by side?

In this heartfelt episode, I share a deeply personal story of contrast—set high above the gritty streets of the Downtown Eastside, where geraniums bloomed in my window boxes and heartbreak unfolded just below.

Inspired by my soul collage, The Window Between Worlds, this reflection invites you into a liminal space—a place where duality lives, where growth is born from tension, and where the sacred meets the raw.

Through story, poem, and guided inquiry, I explore what it means to hold both light and shadow, and how transformation begins when we allow ourselves to witness from a higher vantage point.

Includes my original poem: The Window Between Worlds

Guided reflection questions to deepen your own journey

Tune in and explore:

• Living between beauty and grit

• The symbolism of balconies, roses, and reflection

• How contrast reveals your soul’s strength

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Intro/Outro: Reflection by Truniversal

In this tender episode of The Inner Temple, we explore the quiet, often isolating experience of depression. Through two soul collages—Midnightand Hey There Girlfriend—I reflect on what it means to move through darkness with patience, grace, and the quiet guidance of your higher self.

Midnight offers the image of a celestial tree growing at the edge of shadow—a symbol of resilience rooted in stillness. Hey There Girlfriend brings in the playful voice of the higher self, reminding us that even in our darkest moments, our light is never lost.

I share a personal story of walking through depression, the poem In the Midnight of My Soul, and three reflective questions to support your own healing journey.

If you’ve ever felt like the light was out of reach… this episode is for you.

You are all you need.

Take care of your sacred self.

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Intro/Outro: Reflection by Truniversal

The Stuff of Stars — A Love Note is a gentle reminder of who you truly are beneath the noise, the striving, and the self-doubt: brilliant, infinite, and already enough.

Inspired by my soul collage of the same name, this episode invites you to remember your inner light—the one that’s always been there, even when you’ve forgotten. I share a personal story about the years I spent chasing approval, believing I had to earn my worth… and the moment I began to see myself differently.

Through my original poem The Stuff of Stars, I offer a love note to the parts of you that still long to be seen. This episode is a soft landing for anyone who has ever:

• Forgotten their light in the midst of perfectionism or performance

• Struggled with self-worth or shame

• Longed for a deeper sense of self-love and inner validation

You don’t have to prove anything to be worthy.

Your brilliance is already written in the stars.

Featuring the original poem: The Stuff of Stars

Plus reflection prompts to guide your return to self.

You are all you need.

Take care of your sacred soul.

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Intro/Outro: Reflection by Truniversal

Climbing the Corporate Ladder is a reflection on the silent cost of striving—for success, perfection, and approval—within systems that often ask us to trade authenticity for acceptance.

Inspired by my soul collage of the same name, this episode explores the game-like nature of the corporate world: the strategic moves, the towering expectations, and the pressure to be perfect. I share my personal journey of chasing validation through achievement, only to realize that the higher I climbed, the further I drifted from myself.

If you’ve ever:

• Struggled with perfectionism or burnout

• Measured your worth by your performance

• Questioned whether the ladder you’re climbing leads where you want to go

This episode is for you.

Featuring the original poem: The View from the Ladder

Plus reflection prompts to support your own journey back to what truly matters.

This is not about rejecting ambition.

It’s about redefining success—on your own terms.

You are all you need.

Take care of your sacred soul.

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Intro/Outro: Reflection by Truniversal

Running with the Shadows of the Night is an invitation to embrace the wild, untamed parts of yourself—the ones you’ve hidden, quieted, or questioned.

Inspired by a soul collage of the same name, this episode explores the power of shadow: the parts of us that feel “too much” or “not enough,” and yet hold our deepest fire.

I share a personal reflection on the moment I stopped suppressing my truth and started moving with it. I read my original poem Shadows in Motion, and offer journaling prompts to help you reconnect with your passion, your power, and the vibrant wholeness that lives beyond perfection.

If you’ve ever:

• Felt disconnected from your desire or creative fire

• Been afraid of being too bold, too messy, too real

• Longed to reclaim the parts of yourself that don’t play by the rules

This episode is for you.

Featuring the original poem: Shadows in Motion

Plus reflection prompts to guide your own journey back to self.

This is not about fixing or taming.

It’s about dancing with your whole self—light, shadow, and everything in between.

You are all you need.

Take care of your sacred soul.

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Intro/Outro: Reflection by Truniversal

This episode is a quiet exploration of what it means to feel like you don’t quite fit—a square peg in a round hole.

Many of us have learned to smooth our edges, to be agreeable, to soften our truth in order to be accepted. But the more we shape-shift to meet others’ expectations, the further we drift from our own.

In this episode of The Inner Temple, I share the story behind my soul collage Square Peg, Round Hole, and the original poem it inspired. The image of honey cascading over stacked spoons speaks to the beauty—and the burden—of forced sweetness. The woman’s gaze reflects the quiet strength of someone ready to stop pouring herself into molds that don’t fit.

I reflect on my own experience of self-abandonment and the moment I began to reclaim my truth. The journey back to ourselves isn’t always easy—but it is always worth it.

If you’ve ever:

• Felt pressure to tone yourself down or sweeten your presence

• Struggled with authenticity in a world that rewards conformity

• Been told you were “too much” or “not enough”

• Longed to feel seen just as you are

This episode is for you.

Featuring the original poem: Square Peg, Round Hole

Plus reflection questions to support your own return to authenticity.

This is not about changing who you are.

It’s about coming home to the self you’ve always been.

You are all you need.

Take care of your sacred soul.

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Intro/Outro: Reflection by Truniversal

For most of my life, I believed that giving made me valuable. I poured myself into work, relationships, and expectations—until I was running on empty, disconnected from my own needs. In this episode of Inner Temple, I explore the cost of over-giving and the deep healing that begins when we finally learn to receive.

Inspired by my soul collage Give and Take, I reflect on a pivotal moment of burnout and the unraveling that followed. Through storytelling, poetic reflection, and spiritual inquiry, I share how I began to reclaim balance—not as a luxury, but as a necessity for living fully and authentically.

If you’ve ever felt depleted from doing too much or struggled to rest without guilt, this episode is for you. May it be a reminder that giving and receiving are part of the same sacred rhythm—and that you are all you need.

Stillness once felt terrifying to me—an empty space I filled with noise, striving, and distraction. But in today’s episode of Inner Temple, I invite you to explore a different perspective: stillness as a place of healing, transformation, and quiet rebirth.

Inspired by my soul collage Deepening into Stillness, I share my own journey of confronting burnout, surrendering to silence, and discovering that growth often happens beneath the surface, long before we see the evidence. Through reflection, storytelling, and a soul-centered poem, I explore the beauty and strength that arise when we stop resisting and simply allow ourselves to be.

If you’re longing for peace but afraid to slow down, I hope this episode reminds you that stillness isn’t a void—it’s a cradle for new life. And always: you are all you need.

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For years, I lived with a voice inside my head that was critical, sharp, and relentless.

It made me feel small, unworthy, and not enough.

I thought it was me.

But one day, I realized that voice wasn’t mine at all.

In this episode, I share the story of uncovering the source of that inner dialogue—and the healing journey of separating from it. Inspired by a soul collage that represents peeling back the layers, The Voice That Wasn’t Mine explores what happens when we reclaim the words we speak to ourselves and choose self-compassion over self-criticism.

I reflect on how the voice I had internalized—harsh, shaming, and unforgiving—was rooted in my childhood, in the tone and words of my mother. I thought I had to be hard on myself to succeed. But what I truly needed… was kindness.

This episode includes personal stories, practical tools for shifting your inner dialogue, and an original poem that speaks to the moment we realize we were never meant to live under someone else’s voice.

If you’ve ever:

• Felt ruled by a harsh inner critic

• Questioned where your self-talk came from

• Wanted to replace self-judgment with gentleness

…this one is for you.

Featuring the poem: The Voice That Wasn’t Mine

• Reflection questions to help you reclaim your inner voice.

You are not the voice of your wounds.

You are the voice of your healing.

And above all—you are all you need.

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Intro/Outro - Reflection by Truniversal

What happens when we slowly abandon ourselves to be accepted, to be loved, to survive? And what does it take to return to the truth of who we are?

In this final episode of the Inner Temple one-week launch, we explore the quiet ache of self-abandonment—and the courageous journey of self-reclamation. Inspired by my soul collage Where the Streets Have No Name, this episode tells the story of leaving, breaking, and ultimately… coming home.

The collage features a fragmented face—broken but still present—and a weathered blue door marked by a painted heart. These symbols reflect the tension between loss and return, between the versions of ourselves we left behind and the deeper wholeness waiting to be rediscovered.

I share a deeply personal story about the season of my life where I lost myself chasing worth and belonging. And I read the original poem The Door of Return—a reminder that even when we’ve left ourselves behind, there is always a way back.

If you’ve ever:

• Adapted to fit into spaces that didn’t honour your truth

• Silenced your own needs to meet the expectations of others

• Felt fractured or disconnected from who you are

This episode is for you.

Featuring the original poem: The Door of Return

• Reflection questions to gently guide your journey inward.

You haven’t lost yourself.

You’ve just taken a long detour.

And the door back to you is still there—waiting, heart painted on it.

You are all you need.

Take care of your sacred soul.

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Intro/Outro: Reflection by Truniversal

In a world that glorifies light—clarity, positivity, and perfection—we’re often taught to avoid the dark. But what if the darkness isn’t something to fear… but something to listen to?

In this episode of The Inner Temple, I explore the sacred balance of light and shadow within us all. Inspired by a soul collage I created, this reflection invites you to consider how real growth happens because of the dark—not in spite of it.

The collage features a serene woman in shadow, her face lit by a soft glow as she gazes upward. Nearby, a striking pink flower blooms in the midst of darkness. These symbols speak to a deeper truth: wholeness doesn’t come from perfection, but from embracing the full spectrum of who we are.

I share a personal story of resisting the darkness, and how that resistance eventually gave way to surrender, self-trust, and a more honest kind of growth. I also read the original poem In Light and Shadow, which reflects the harmony that comes when we stop dividing ourselves—and start integrating.

If you’ve ever:

• Felt like you had to “stay positive” while quietly unraveling

• Feared your shadow parts or hidden your emotional depth

• Wondered how to trust the process when you’re in the unknown

…this episode is for you.

Featuring the original poem: In Light and Shadow

• Reflection questions to guide your own journey inward.

The darkness is not empty. It’s fertile.

And the light isn’t here to erase it—it’s here to illuminate the meaning within it.

You are all you need.

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Intro/Outro: Reflection by Truniversal

This episode is a gentle invitation into one of the most tender parts of your healing journey—the relationship with your inner child.

Many of us grew up learning to silence our needs, mask our feelings, and become “good” in order to be loved. Over time, we lose touch with the child within—the part of us that still carries wonder, vulnerability, creativity, and pain.

In this episode of The Inner Temple, I share the story behind my soul collage Come Take My Hand, and the original poem it inspired. The collage represents the sacred connection between my inner child and my higher self: one reaching, the other offering a hand in safety, love, and understanding.

I reflect on my own childhood—the ways I abandoned my truth to be accepted, the names I was called that made me doubt my authenticity, and the quiet longing that remained. And I share how healing began when I stopped running from that younger part of me… and started reaching toward her instead.

If you’ve ever:

• Struggled with feeling “too much” or “not enough”

• Been told your kindness was a mask

• Learned to be “nice” instead of honest

• Longed to feel safe being fully seen

This episode is for you.

Featuring the original poem: Come Take My Hand

Plus reflection questions to support your own journey of reconnection.

This is not about fixing.

It’s about loving the parts of you that never stopped waiting for your hand.

You are all you need.

Take care of your sacred soul.

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Intro/Outro: Reflection by Truniversal

In spiritual traditions, the desert is a place of reckoning—a barren landscape where transformation begins. In this episode, I share my own desert moments: two powerful episodes of psychosis that unraveled everything I thought I was, and led me to a deeper truth.

These weren’t just breakdowns—they were breakthroughs.

Through storytelling, reflection, and poetry, we explore what it means to be stripped bare, to face the silence, and to rediscover the voice of your soul.

If you’ve ever felt lost, burned out, or like you’re walking through your own desert, this episode is for you.

Featuring the original poem: Desert Whispers

• Guided reflection questions to support your journey inward.

You are all you need.

—Katerina Melan

What happens when the need for connection comes at the cost of our true selves? In this opening episode of Inner Temple, I explore the delicate dance between attachment and authenticity—two forces that often pull us in opposite directions.

Through personal stories, reflections, and a deep dive into the ways we shape ourselves to be accepted, I unpack the patterns we inherit, the survival strategies we adopt, and the moments when we realize we’ve been living for others instead of ourselves.

At what point does attachment become self-abandonment? And how do we reclaim the parts of ourselves we’ve buried for the sake of belonging?

This episode is inspired by my soul collage—a visual representation of the tension between holding on and breaking free. Join me as we begin this journey inward.

You are all you need.

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Intro / Outro Music:

Reflection performed by Truniversal

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