Home
Categories
EXPLORE
True Crime
Comedy
Society & Culture
Business
News
Sports
TV & Film
About Us
Contact Us
Copyright
© 2024 PodJoint
00:00 / 00:00
Sign in

or

Don't have an account?
Sign up
Forgot password
https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts115/v4/6a/39/b9/6a39b9a0-cd50-930e-2ae2-8885cfa61697/mza_1715971848835330139.jpg/600x600bb.jpg
What Really Matters: Everyday Spirituality
Karen Wyatt
161 episodes
6 days ago
Dr. Karen Wyatt shares the life wisdom she learned from her hospice patients as they faced their last days. Learn how to navigate life's challenges and become your best self in the process as Karen shares what she's learning from day to day on her own journey. You'll discover tools, practices, wisdom, and stories to help you figure out what really matters in your own life.
Show more...
Spirituality
Religion & Spirituality
RSS
All content for What Really Matters: Everyday Spirituality is the property of Karen Wyatt and is served directly from their servers with no modification, redirects, or rehosting. The podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by Podjoint in any way.
Dr. Karen Wyatt shares the life wisdom she learned from her hospice patients as they faced their last days. Learn how to navigate life's challenges and become your best self in the process as Karen shares what she's learning from day to day on her own journey. You'll discover tools, practices, wisdom, and stories to help you figure out what really matters in your own life.
Show more...
Spirituality
Religion & Spirituality
Episodes (20/161)
What Really Matters: Everyday Spirituality
Ep. 160 Contemplating The Tao of Death

This episode is Part 2 on the mini-series on dealing with the fear of death. Today we look again at the 5 doorways of exploring death and I share verses from The Tao of Death that can help us contemplate the deeper meaning of each doorway. The episode includes:

  • Why we need to go within to learn about our fear of death
  • How to "die before we die" by releasing ego attachments
  • Why we must learn to live in the present moment rather than the imagined future
  • Connecting to something larger than ourselves
  • Speaking and connecting to others about our fears of death


Learn about my books here

Check out End-of-Life University Podcast

Read my latest Substack post

Make a donation here

Show more...
6 days ago
25 minutes 26 seconds

What Really Matters: Everyday Spirituality
Ep. 159 How Do I Rise Above the Fear of Death?

In this episode I share some thoughts from ChatGPT along with my own about how to deal with our innate fear of death. Next week I'll continue with this topic and share some wisdom from The Tao of Death but first we begin with a deep dive into death. This episode incudes:

  • What if we dive beneath the fear of death instead of trying to rise above it
  • Look beneath the fear
  • Learn to die before you die
  • Practice presence
  • Connect to something larger
  • Speak the fear aloud


Learn about my books here

Check out End-of-Life University Podcast

Read my latest Substack post

Make a donation here

Show more...
1 week ago
35 minutes 54 seconds

What Really Matters: Everyday Spirituality
Ep. 158 Into the Unknown: Using Frozen 2 to Talk About Grief

In this episode I share how to use the Disney film Frozen 2--which I've been watching on repeat with my 3 year old granddaughter--as a catalyst for conversations about loss and grief. Here are some tips for using the film and a discussion guide you can download for your own family movie night. This episode include:

  • Frozen 2's backstory of grief
  • Elsa's Hero's Journey in the film and what we learn from it
  • Anna's journey through overwhelming grief and how to talk about it
  • Teaching moments for families
  • How to talk with children after the movie

Get the discussion guide here

Learn about my books here

Check out End-of-Life University Podcast

Read my latest Substack post

Make a donation here

Show more...
2 weeks ago
30 minutes 49 seconds

What Really Matters: Everyday Spirituality
Ep. 157 The Healing Power of Visible Grief

In this episode I share how my own grieving process was helped by experiencing the visible evidence of mourning I encountered when traveling through Italy (as written in Wild and Holy). This episode includes:

  • How grief is visible in Italy but repressed and hidden here in the US
  • The cost of repressed grief to our emotions and physical body
  • How shared grief can be healing
  • The connectedness we can experience through grief is needed in our society to heal our divisions
  • How to make our own grief more visible
  • How to help others share their grief more comfortably


Please check out the Kickstarter campaign for my new book Wild and Holy!!

Learn about my books here

Check out End-of-Life University Podcast

Read my latest Substack post

Make a donation here

Show more...
3 weeks ago
30 minutes 12 seconds

What Really Matters: Everyday Spirituality
Ep. 156 How Grief Can Fuel Creativity

In today's brief episode I share some thoughts about how my travels through Italy revealed to me that grief is a powerful source of creativity if we face it directly. This episode highlights the poetry of Andrea Gibson, whose journey through cancer sparked luminous creativity in the midst of grief. This episode includes:

  • How grief breaks us open to allow creativity to emerge
  • Grief becomes fertile ground for creative ideas to flourish
  • How grief can become a medicine, as described in Andrea Gibson's poetry
  • Grief as a transformational fire that burns away what doesn't matter
  • How grief ultimately connects us will all humanity and creativity can create a ripple effect of hope and innovation


Please check out the Kickstarter campaign for my new book Wild and Holy!!

Learn about my books here

Check out End-of-Life University Podcast

Read my latest Substack post

Make a donation here

Show more...
1 month ago
17 minutes 3 seconds

What Really Matters: Everyday Spirituality
Ep. 155 BONUS Introduction to Wild and Holy

In this special episode I’m sharing with you the Introduction to my new book Wild and Holy! I hope you enjoy listening to this brief excerpt and that you’ll consider backing the Kickstarter campaign where you can receive many wonderful bonuses for your support. Wild and Holy has been named a “Project We Love” by Kickstarter, which is an amazing honor I’m happy to receive. Check it out and reserve your copy – available now only through Kickstarter!

Go to this link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2136452733/wild-and-holy

Thanks in advance if you choose to support the campaign!


Show more...
1 month ago
12 minutes 7 seconds

What Really Matters: Everyday Spirituality
Ep. 154 Clearing the Field to Improve Challenging Relationships

Today I'm sharing a personal practice I've used to clear my own energy field when I'm faced with tense and challenging relationships. With all the polarization and hatred present in our society right now we need tools like this to help us find peace and reconciliation wherever possible. This episode includes:

  • The sacred Hawaiian practice of Ho'oponopono
  • How taking responsibility for our own energy and issues can help us find healing in our relationships, even remotely
  • The power of asking What if it's all me?
  • Why we need to challenge the ego to let go of its attachment to being right (which makes everyone else wrong)


Please check out the Kickstarter campaign for my new book Wild and Holy!!

Learn about my books here

Check out End-of-Life University Podcast

Read my latest Substack post

Make a donation here

Show more...
1 month ago
32 minutes 13 seconds

What Really Matters: Everyday Spirituality
Ep. 153 When Grief Comes Back Like a Volcano: The Second Wave

In this episode I share my experience of having grief return to me in a sudden, unexpected wave like a long-dormant volcano erupting. This event is the subject of my new book Wild and Holy, which is launching on Kickstarter this week. This episode includes:

  • What is the second wave of grief and why does it happen
  • How hidden grief may return when we are strong enough to navigate it
  • How grief and guilt can be stored in the physical body and somatic therapies may be needed
  • How society exerts pressure to move on from grief and adds to shame and guilt over prolonge or recurrent grief
  • How to navigate your own second wave of grief


Sign up for the Wild and Holy Kickstarter page

Learn about my books here

Check out End-of-Life University Podcast

Read my latest Substack post

Make a donation here

Show more...
1 month ago
30 minutes 3 seconds

What Really Matters: Everyday Spirituality
Ep. 152 Healing Grief to Heal the Heart

In this episode I will share my own personal journey of healing for the heart condition I was unexpectedly diagnosed with last year. This story has a rather miraculous conclusion so listen to the end! This episode includes:

  • How I began a healing journey for body, mind, and spirit after learning that my heart condition was quite serious
  • How I created a "Heart Journal" and used journaling practices to explore my own Shadow
  • Why I renamed my own heart condition
  • How I was led to start focusing on grief
  • What inspired the writing of the book Wild and Holy


Sign up for the Wild and Holy Kickstarter prelaunch page

Learn about my books here

Check out End-of-Life University Podcast

Read my latest Substack post

Make a donation here

Show more...
1 month ago
27 minutes 44 seconds

What Really Matters: Everyday Spirituality
Ep. 151 Navigating the In-Between of Growth from Ego to Soul

This episode is Part 3 of a mini-series on From Ego-Driven to Soul-Led: A Journey of Integration. In Part 1 we focused on the ego and Part 2 centered around the Soul, or Higher Consciousness. Today we cover the "dance" that occurs between the ego and the Soul as we gradually learn to hand control over to our higher selves. This episode includes:

  • The Dance of Life - an excerpt from The Journey from Ego to Soul
  • How growth in consciousness occurs gradually as we fact the Shadow issues of the ego
  • How triggers arise from wounded ego
  • How to reflect on what triggers us - at first after we react negatively
  • The goal of pausing to listen to higher wisdom and reflect before we react


Sign up for the Wild and Holy Kickstarter prelaunch page

Learn about my books here

Check out End-of-Life University Podcast

Read my latest Substack post

Show more...
2 months ago
31 minutes 49 seconds

What Really Matters: Everyday Spirituality
Ep. 150 What it Means to be Soul-Led

This is part 2 of the mini-series on From Ego-Driven to Soul-Led: A Journey of Integration. Today we are talking about the Soul (or Higher Self) and how we can learn to live more fully by the light of the soul after we transcend the ego. This episode includes:

  • What is the Soul (or Higher Consciousness) and what does it do
  • How the ego learns to loosen control in order to be guided by the Soul
  • Why this process is often catalyzed by grief, loss, illness, or other adversity
  • How spiritual practice can help us hear and follow the guidance of the Soul
  • Why this journey requires patience


Get the handout for Soul Supporters on Patreon

Learn about my books here

Check out End-of-Life University Podcast

Read my latest Substack post

Show more...
2 months ago
33 minutes 53 seconds

What Really Matters: Everyday Spirituality
Ep. 149 What the Ego Is and Why We Need It

This is the first episode in a mini-series on Integrating the Ego and Soul. We begin with a primer on the ego to help us recognize our own ego, how it behaves, and when it might trip us up. This episdoe includes:

  • How the ego develops in childhood
  • What role the ego plays
  • Why the ego's main tool is fear
  • Why we need the ego to function in the world
  • How "spiritual ego" may trick us into believing we are more enlightened than we really are


Get the handout for Soul Supporters on Patreon

Learn about my books here

Check out End-of-Life University Podcast

Read my latest Substack post

Show more...
2 months ago
32 minutes 44 seconds

What Really Matters: Everyday Spirituality
Ep. 148 A 5-Step Reset Ritual for Unsettled Times

In today's episode I'm sharing a simple ritual that can help you get centered after being pulled into a negative spiral by the events of the day. This is a tool you can use anytime, anywhere that can quickly shift your energy and focus. This episode includes:

  • Listener question on the benefits of knowing your inner purpose
  • Why we need simple tools to help us during these stressful times
  • How each of these 5 components can be used individually as well
  • How these simple steps work to help us reset

Get the handout for Soul Supporters on Patreon

Learn about my books here

Check out End-of-Life University Podcast

Read my latest Substack post

Show more...
2 months ago
29 minutes 22 seconds

What Really Matters: Everyday Spirituality
Ep. 147 Why Death Awareness is Essential for Spiritual Growth

In this episode I talk about death awareness as a necessary step to help us manage the ego and begin to recieve guidance form the Soul. The episode includes:

  • Why the ego fears death
  • The ego's obsession with external control and avoidance of death
  • Why death awareness helps us live life fully
  • There are many paths to the inward arc of life
  • The Buddhist practice of Five Remembrances for death contemplation
  • Verses from The Tao of Death


Get The Tao of Death

Check out the Soulcode Substack

Join the Soul Supporter tier on Patreon for special bonuses

Contact me

Show more...
3 months ago
35 minutes 27 seconds

What Really Matters: Everyday Spirituality
Ep. 146 The 7 Lessons from the Dying: A Spiritual Path for These Times

Today I'll be sharing with you the 7 Lessons from my book 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying. We'll look at how each of these lessons help form a soul map for our spiritual growth that is death-aware, ego-wise, and love-rooted. This episode includes:

  • How understanding impermanence helps us cope with change
  • Why we need to let go of ego control and surrender to what life brings us
  • Our inner purpose vs. outer purpose
  • The value of practicing presence
  • Why forgiveness is key to spiritual evolution
  • Love is really all that matters
  • How suffering initiates us on the spiritual path


Check out the Soulcode Substack

Join the Soul Supporter tier on Patreon for special bonuses

Contact me

Show more...
3 months ago
43 minutes 40 seconds

What Really Matters: Everyday Spirituality
Ep. 145 Why Spirituality Matters Now More than Ever

In this episode I'll share some thoughts on why we need to talk about spirituality and its importance - apart from religion and even from belief in God. I'll share why I'm relaunching this podcast right now at this time in history. This episode includes:

  • Why we all need to look inward at this time
  • Collectively we are facing crises of grief, meaning, and moral guidance
  • We need spirituality that is: Death-Aware, Ego-Wise, and Rooted in Love
  • 3 simple practices for each of those goals
  • Why I returned to this podcast
  • How it differs from EOLU Podcast
  • What to expect in future episodes


Check out the Soulcode Substack

Join the Soul Supporter tier on Patreon for special bonuses

Contact me

Show more...
3 months ago
35 minutes 27 seconds

What Really Matters: Everyday Spirituality
Ep. 144 Where I've Been

I'm back and in this first episode of the relaunched podcast I'll fill you in on where I've been for a year and a half. This episode includes:

  • Why I had to leave the mountains
  • How I'm approaching my heart issue
  • The benefits of somatic therapy
  • Spiritual practices for the heart
  • Low sodium life
  • Why I'm grateful for my expanded heart

Check out my Substack: Soulcode

Join the Patreon Soul Supporter Group

Show more...
3 months ago
31 minutes 2 seconds

What Really Matters: Everyday Spirituality
Ep. 143 Following My Heart

I'm back briefly after a long hiatus! In this episode I describe some health issues that began shortly after the previous episode and how I set out to manage them. I have been listening to my heart as a messenger for my soul and have been making some big changes in my life. You'll hear an update of what's going on right now and what to expect in the near future. I love sharing my own journey of spiritual growth and healing on this podcast so I will probably continue to provide updates from time to time.

Show more...
1 year ago
18 minutes 38 seconds

What Really Matters: Everyday Spirituality
Ep. 142 Part 11 Only Love is Eternal

In this concluding episode of the series on my grief travel through Italy I share some insights I gathered on a subsequent trip that introduced me to a doctor who became a saint. This episode includes:

  • The life of Dr. Giuseppe Moscati who was later canonized as a saint
  • Embracing the fact that death comes for everything and only love lasts
  • Why I'm saying goodbye to this podcast for awhile

Get my latest books here.


Show more...
1 year ago
23 minutes 21 seconds

What Really Matters: Everyday Spirituality
Ep. 141 Part 10 We're Here for Love and Grief

In this 10th episode in the grief travel series we visit the city of Sorrento and the ruins of Pompeii for the final novena prayer. This episode includes:

  • The disappointment that comes from being attached to expectations
  • The universality of loss and grief throughout time and space
  • The inevitability of death and the need for self-forgiveness
Show more...
1 year ago
24 minutes 59 seconds

What Really Matters: Everyday Spirituality
Dr. Karen Wyatt shares the life wisdom she learned from her hospice patients as they faced their last days. Learn how to navigate life's challenges and become your best self in the process as Karen shares what she's learning from day to day on her own journey. You'll discover tools, practices, wisdom, and stories to help you figure out what really matters in your own life.