Episodes
Want to help create a better world but feel at a loss about how to begin? Sah is joined by Benjamin W. Decker — a theosophist, energy healer, meditation teacher, bestselling author, and host of The Modern Spirituality Podcast — to discuss how capitalism has corrupted manifestation, the politicization of ignorance, the imperative on our generation to build an enlightened civilization, and more! They discuss… 1. Deconstructing the misunderstood meanings of manifestation, and what manifestation...
Published 05/16/23
Ever feel like you’re drawn to drama and want to break free? Sah is joined by Scott Lyons, author of the book Addicted to Drama: Healing Dependency on Crisis and Chaos in Yourself and Others, body-based trauma export, and creator of The Embody Lab, to discuss the intoxication of gossip and drama, what draws us toward it, and how to break these cycles. They dish about… 1. The markers of addiction and how to identify if you’re addicted to something 2. The symptoms of withdrawal from...
Published 05/09/23
Curious about energetic healing as a complement to modern medicine? Sah is joined by teacher, healer, author, musician, and ecologist Vir McCoy, to discuss ancestral forgiveness work and the power of making peace with our lineage’s past, using intuition to help heal from chronic disease, and so much more. They dish about… How to begin engaging in ancestral forgiveness A healthy way to meet guilt and shame in your life  Becoming a medical intuitive and energetic healing practices Engaging...
Published 05/02/23
Sah is joined by Matthew Kochmann — Founder and CEO of Transcend, a start-up that plants people and pets as trees when they die — to discuss tree burial as a creative and radical way to reforest the world, balancing our climate footprint while we’re alive, and reframing climate action as a benevolently selfish act of self-preservation. They dish about… Why Matthew was inspired to create a startup that specializes in tree burial. What nature has to teach us about death The misunderstanding...
Published 04/25/23
Ready to unlearn all the myths that capitalist culture perpetuates in our society and uncover the truth about what makes you who you are? Sah is joined by Dr. Gabor Maté — one of the foremost experts on addiction, stress, and childhood development and NYT bestselling author — to discuss his new book, The Myth of Normal, the links between childhood trauma, personality traits of self-suppression, and chronic illness, the criminality of our criminal justice system, and so much more. They dish...
Published 04/18/23
Want to jump into a free masterclass on life and loss from one of the foremost Buddhist leaders of our generation? Sah is joined by meditation pioneer, world-renowned teacher, and NYT bestselling author, Sharon Salzberg, to discuss her new book: Real Life: The Journey from Isolation to Openness and Freedom, the freedom in discerning between reality and truth, and how we can find joy in even our darkest moments. They talk about… 1. Why we experience so much shame, and how to get off the...
Published 04/11/23
Have you ever questioned whether parenthood is the right path for you? Sah is joined by Ruby Warrington, author, publisher, and “now age” thought leader, to discuss her new book, “Women Without Kids,” why choosing to be child-free is a revolutionary decree, and how motherhood has been influenced by a capitalistic agenda, the modern freedom to choose our own path. They dish about… 1. Ruby’s new book, Women Without Kids, and what motivated her to write it 2. The way society “others” people who...
Published 04/04/23
Wanna learn to transform your miserable Karma into wonderful Dharma? Sah is joined by Trudy Goodman, one of the senior Buddhist teachers in the U.S. and founder of InsightLA, to discuss an advanced view of Karma, modern takes on Dharma, and how to transform our views of the past with the nectar of forgiveness. They dish about… 1. Trudy’s near-death experiences and how they opened her up to spirituality 2. Resting in the unknown 3. Finding freedom through being present in the body 4....
Published 03/28/23
Sah is joined by Caverly Morgan — meditation teacher, speaker, non-profit founder, and author — to discuss how we not only transform individually but also collectively, her work in bringing collective care to the classroom, and her new book: The Heart of Who We Are: Realizing Freedom Together.  They dish about: 1. How spirituality provides a backbone that helps us “meet the now,” even in our darkest moments. 2. Modern self-care practices with the purpose of helping to heal the collective 3....
Published 03/21/23
Sah is joined by Erik Jampa Andersson, author of “Unseen Beings: How We Forgot the World is More than Human” to discuss the links between human and non-human beings, a radical new way of viewing life in this world, and how it can inform a deeper connection to spirituality. They dish about… 1. How we became a human-dominated, anthropocentric world  2. Animism and more-than-human cosmologies 3. Non-human sentience and plant neurobiology 4. Chöd: The Tibetan Practice of Severance 5....
Published 03/14/23
What if you could use Virtual Reality to hack your mindfulness routine? Sah is joined by Sukey and Beth Novogratz — co-founders of Maloka, a VR and mobile game platform for Mindfulness and meditation — to talk about their new partnership, the future of meditation, and why VR is a tool everyone should take advantage of!   They dish about… 1. The benefits of having a meditation buddy, a partner on the spiritual path. 2. “The church giggles” - experiencing full-body catharsis of spiritual...
Published 03/07/23
Ever wonder how your childhood traumas affect your adult life? The insecurities, negative tendencies, deep seeded anger, your scarcity mindset, never feeling enough, and our day-to-day struggles. Sah and Fritzi Horstman, Compassion Prison Project’s founder, discuss the vast and complex influence of traumatic childhood experiences in our daily lives. And, how dehumanizing our prison system is, the underlying reasons people commit crimes, and how compassion is the only path to rehabilitation...
Published 02/28/23
Ever feel like you’re “losing it” after a major life crisis or struggle? Sah and author Valerie Gangas connect about her book “In Deep Shift: Riding the Waves of Change to Find Peace, Fulfillment, and Freedom.”  Listen in to learn about their personal journeys through their own dark nights of the soul, how vital falling apart can be for the expansion of human consciousness, and how you can translate your own pain into poetry. They chat about… 1. Grief and the power of meditation as medicine...
Published 02/21/23
What if you had a wise and loving older sibling you could turn to with spiritual questions? This week on The Spiritually Sassy Show, Sah and his sister, Moun D’Simone, combine their wisdom to answer questions directly from the Spiritually Sassy Show audience. This episode is full of practical advice and tools to bring you inspiration, hope, and healing! Tune in to hear them discuss… Spiritual hygiene tips to help you go with the flow while going for goals. The difference between...
Published 02/14/23
Ever wondered how to translate your trauma into growth? Sah and military Psychologist, Dr. Erin McKee, dive into the difference between post-traumatic stress disorder and post-traumatic growth, the intersections of Buddhist psychology and trauma recovery, and the complexities of being a female psychologist in the military. Tune in to hear them chat about: 1. Approaching psychological care for the military and veterans AS a military veteran. 2. Why is military burnout such a common crisis? 3....
Published 02/07/23
What if you could learn to feel your feelings without trying to fix or change them? Sah and integral psychologist Natasha Nair get deep into somatic approaches to healing and the freedom we can find by learning to be in our feelings. Tune in to hear them chat about: The freedom in learning to be with your feelings without trying to fix or change them. The magic of how somatic healing can teach us to be in our bodies. Remembering that everyone is the protagonist of their own story helps...
Published 01/31/23
Struggling to overcome a dogmatic religious upbringing and find your way back into spirituality? This week, Sah and spiritual recovery coach Kevin Garcia get into the dangers of bad theology and how spirituality fits into modern belief systems, religious dogma, and more. Tune in to hear them chat about: Theology vs Spirituality: What's the difference? How “Bad Theology" affects people, and how they can recover from an unhealthy religious upbringing. What it means to be mad at god, and how...
Published 01/22/23
This week, Sah welcomes Brandon Beachum, an entrepreneur, thought leader, author, and host of The Positive Head Podcast, as well as the late-night style talk show, Optimystic. Today, Brandon’s primary focus is on helping people shift their perspectives to innerstand the “ultimate nature of reality’’ and create more of what they want to see in their world! In an effort to do so, Brandon's first book, The Golden Key: Modern Alchemy to Unlock Infinite Abundance, shares the 8 keys of abundance,...
Published 01/15/23
This week, Sah welcomes Jai Dev Singh, world-renowned Kundalini yoga teacher, Ayurvedic specialist, and founder of Life-Force Academy (LFA), a yoga, meditation, and wellness company that helps people connect to their inner confidence and genuine purpose. In this episode, Sah and Jai Dev discuss... the impermanence of life and how fighting it leads to misery embracing all of life as expressions of bliss, wisdom, and divinity the real meaning of “feeling your feelings” and how to practice...
Published 01/08/23
This week on The Spiritually Sassy Show, Sah welcomes Dr. Jennifer Mullan (@decolonizingtherapy), a Clinical Psychologist and published author, currently serving communities as a consultant for behavioral and mental health organizations and schools. Dr. Mullan is an ancestral wound worker and CEO and founder of Decolonizing Therapy, LLC. — seeking to unpack the oppressive legacy of modern mental health practices and reconnect practitioners and clients to the roots of our wounding and healing...
Published 01/02/23
This week on The Spiritually Sassy Show, Sah welcomes Dr. Jennifer Mullan (@decolonizingtherapy), a Clinical Psychologist and published author, currently serving communities as a consultant for behavioral and mental health organizations and schools. Dr. Mullan is an ancestral wound worker and CEO and founder of Decolonizing Therapy, LLC. — seeking to unpack the oppressive legacy of modern mental health practices and reconnect practitioners and clients to the roots of our wounding and healing...
Published 01/02/23
This week, Sah welcomes Dr. Jennifer Mullan (she/her), a Clinical Psychologist and published author, currently serving communities as a consultant for behavioral and mental health organizations and schools. Dr. Mullan is an ancestral wound worker and CEO and founder of Decolonizing Therapy, LLC. — seeking to unpack the oppressive legacy of modern mental health practices and reconnect practitioners and clients to the roots of our wounding and healing within a sociopolitical lens — most...
Published 01/01/23
This week, Sah welcomes Christena Cleveland, Ph.D., a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. She is the founder and director of the Center for Justice + Renewal as well as its sister organization, Sacred Folk, which creates resources to stimulate people’s spiritual imaginations and support their journeys toward liberation. An award-winning researcher and former professor at Duke University’s Divinity School, Christena lives in Boston, Massachusetts. In this episode, Sah...
Published 12/25/22
This week on The Spiritually Sassy Show, Sah welcomes Patita Pavan Das, founder of the Hanuman Project (@hanumanproject) which is known for creating devotional and musical spaces that are full of joy, powerful, and accessible. The Hanuman Project is a grassroots and cutting-edge devotional music ensemble specializing in sacred mantra chant. They weave together a vibrant blend of mantra, bhajan, and South American medicine music. This group is dissolving boundaries and creating accessibility...
Published 12/24/22
This week on Sah welcomes Patita Pavan Das (@hanumanpavanji), founder of the Hanuman Project (@hanumanproject) which is known for creating devotional and musical spaces that are full of joy, powerful, and accessible. The Hanuman Project is a grassroots and cutting-edge devotional music ensemble specializing in sacred mantra chant. They weave together a vibrant blend of mantra, bhajan, and South American medicine music. This group is dissolving boundaries and creating accessibility for...
Published 12/22/22