In this illuminating episode of Gateways to Awakening, I speak with Dr. Mitch Abrams, a clinical psychologist, anger management expert, and author of Anger Management in Sport: Understanding and Controlling Violence in Athletes AND his latest book, "I'm Not F*cking Angry! Adjust the Flame to Get What You Want and Need".

Together, we explore the deeper layers of anger — what it really is, how it operates beneath the surface, and how we can transform it from a destructive force into a source of strength, clarity, and emotional intelligence.

“If I can provoke you, I can control you.” - Mitch Abrams

Dr. Abrams shares practical tools to help us recognize anger before it turns toxic — from breathwork and visualization to cognitive awareness and strategic pause. He discusses how anger often hides loneliness, misunderstanding, or self-judgment, and why learning to “adjust the flame” can restore our sense of control and power.

We also dive into:

• How to identify your emotional triggers before they take over

• The subtle differences in how anger shows up in men and wome

• How relationships mirror our insecurities and reveal our work

• The psychology behind reactivity — and how to choose calm over chaos

• Why true confidence requires humility, and how self-efficacy builds resilience
  

This episode is an invitation to become less reactive and more rooted — to reclaim your energy, practice emotional mastery, and reconnect with your higher intelligence, even in moments of fire.

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What does it mean to be a man in today’s world, not just competent, but conscious? Not just present, but truly accountable to life?

In this bold and intimate conversation, I sit down with Max Trombly, a powerhouse men’s coach and modern voice of masculine reclamation. We explore what real masculine leadership looks like, not as dominance or performance, but as stewardship, emotional clarity, and fierce devotion to truth, love, and legacy.

“To be a man is to steward. Anything short of that, and you're just feeding off of other people, which is essentially just a boy feeding from the existential mother.” - Max Trombly

We talk about:

✅ Why men are afraid to be fully seen and what happens when they are

✅ The difference between boys seeking mothering and men stewarding life

✅ Triggers, trauma, and how to build emotional agility in real time

✅ Polyamory, intimacy, and the power of choosing one woman deeply

✅ The lost art of stillness — and how embodiment is the foundation of leadership

✅ What it means to create a home, not just a household

✅ Vision, vitality, and rebuilding partnership after the “primary story” ends

✅ How men heal best in the presence of other men … and how freedom comes not from avoidance, but from devotion

Whether you're partnered or single, masculine or feminine, curious or skeptical, this conversation touches the nerve of what so many people are feeling in this cultural moment: the hunger for real connection, real leadership, and real love.

🙏 If it moves you, please share it with someone who needs to hear it. ✨ And leave a review on Apple Podcasts to help this work ripple out.

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Best,

-Yasmeen

Simple, grounded ways to ask for help (and actually receive it)

In this luminous conversation on Gateways to Awakening, Yasmeen sits with Susan Browne and explores what it really means to work with angels, how to tell angelic guidance from mind-chatter, and simple, uplifting ways to bring angelic support into your everyday life.

Susan explains the roles of Archangels Michael, Raphael, Gabriel, Metatron and Chamuel, shares easy practices (an on-the-go “pick a card” tip, the notepad-and-questions habit, and grounding rituals), and offers concrete tools for empaths around energy hygiene, boundaries, and relationship repair.

We also do two live transmissions you can try at home: a guided Archangel Jophiel visualization to calm racing thoughts and a short intuitive reading / clearing to open throat + heart channels.

Whether you’re curious, skeptical, or a longtime practitioner, Susan gives practical, non-judgmental ways to invite help, frame your questions positively, and notice the difference when the angels step in.

What you’ll get from this episode • How to ask your angels — exact language and framing that actually works. • The difference between guides, angels, and intuition. • Simple daily practices: the notepad + pen ritual, pick-a-card tip, and 7-day experiment. • Archangels for practical needs — protection (Michael), healing (Raphael), clarity (Gabriel), thought work (Jophiel), heart healing (Chamuel), and energetic upgrades (Metatron). • Two on-air guided experiences you can follow along with at home.

Where to find Susan Browne Grab her book Ask Your Angel Guides, visit angeleft.com, watch Angel EFT videos by searching “Susan Brown Angel EFT” on YouTube, or follow @SusanAngelEFT on Instagram — links in the show notes.

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Today, I am so excited to share our latest conversation, with Doreya Karim, daughter of Dr. Ibrahim Karim, the founder of Biogeometry. She is a biogeometry teacher and practitioner, and building biologist who grew up immersed in the work her father developed. She consults, teaches, and applies geometric interventions across homes, communities, and ecological projects, from reducing electro-stress in towns to supporting water, plant, animal, and human health.

Doreya leads Biogeometry education and product initiatives and splits her time between client work, research, and helping people bring subtle-energy tools into everyday life. Find resources and products at biogeometry.com.

“Shapes are frozen qualities that affect the environment through resonance.” — Doreya Karim

In this episode Doreya Karim walks us through the worldview and toolkit of Biogeometry: the shapes, angles, and instruments her father developed to detect and restore a space’s centering quality.

Doreya explains how shapes act like frozen vibrations (similar to color or sound), how pyramids and hemispheres function as energy emitters, and how targeted geometric interventions have helped communities—from individual homes to an entire Swiss town—reduce symptoms linked to environmental stressors.

We talked about the following and so much more:

• Shapes, rulers, and how angles affect color/energy.

• Grid lines & environmental stress: why crossings under beds and building materials matter.

• Swiss town case study: geometric interventions near a cell tower and measured community improvements.

• Why pyramids and domes were used in sacred architecture — placement matters.

• Three kinds of time: linear, cyclical, and stack time (emotional/mental resonance beyond linear time).

• “Repairing the crack steps” exercise: how past/future resonances show up in the present and how to clear them.

If this episode spoke to you: please share it, tag us @Gateways_To_Awakening, and leave a review on Apple Podcasts — it helps these conversations reach more people.

For more from me: follow my writing on Substack (substack.com/@therealyasmeent), find me on Instagram @TheRealYasmeenT, or visit InnerKnowingSchool.com.

On this episode of Gateways to Awakening, Yasmeen Turayhi welcomes Anu Dudley, ordained Pagan minister, retired history professor, radio host of Earthwise, and author of The Goddess Casts the Runes, for a grounded conversation about goddess cultures, everyday earth practice, and the runic tradition.

Anu walks us through the archaeology and folklore of mother-goddess imagery, explains how group-centered goddess traditions supported community life, and offers simple, sustainable ways to reconnect with Earth-Mother energy (including sensory practices you can use today).

“Our ancestors understood that the earth gives birth to all life — just as a mother gives birth to a child.” — Anu Dudley.

“When we think about us, we need to think about us as all living beings — not just humans, but animals and plants in the wind and water.” — Anu Dudley.

The episode includes a live mini reading that illustrates how a rune casting can be both practical and communal. If you’re curious about reclaiming feminine spiritual capacities, learning accessible earth-based rituals, or starting with runes, this conversation is a gentle, informed entry point.

We talk about the following and so much more:

• The mother-goddess in prehistory and folk tradition

• Everyday practices to reconnect with Earth-Mother energy (tree-hugging, senses, walking)

• Introduction to the runes: form, history, and meaning

• Live mini rune casting — interpretation & communal implications

• Anu’s takeaway: ask what you want and tend to your community

Anu Dudley is an ordained Pagan minister, retired history professor, author of The Goddess Casts the Runes, and producer of the weekly radio show Earthwise.

You can find her in the following ways:

• Buy The Goddess Casts the Runes •

Anu’s Earthwise radio show

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In today's conversation, Hope Fitzgerald and I dive into the practical, heart-centered technology she calls the Infinity Wave, a 10th-dimensional, water-infused symbol of love and compassion that anyone can use to soften the nervous system, widen the heart, and change the field between people.

Hope (spiritual teacher, intuitive dowser, end-of-life midwife, neurofeedback practitioner, and author of The Infinity Wave: Mastering the Art of Love, Compassion, and Flow) walks us through how the wave came to her, what it feels like in the body, and simple ways to bring it into daily life.

“The infinity wave is a pathway to open towards what your soul might want to be learning and changing.”

We talk about:

• What the Infinity Wave actually is, the figure-eight of flowing water and why water matters.

• Daily, accessible practices: placing the wave in the heart, widening the chest, and the 60-second “daily wave” to move from contraction to expansion.

• How the wave creates heart coherence, reduces reactivity, and opens the field for new solutions and creativity.

• Using the wave as a relational tool — knitting fields together between two people for kinder, clearer communication.

• Dowsing 101: what dowsing is, how Hope uses rods and pendulums, and a live dowsing session (including timing guidance for launches and personal questions).

Visit SpreadInfiniteHope.com for Hope’s work, the Infinity Circle schedule, and links to her book and readings. The Infinity Wave is available from major booksellers and on Audible (Hope recorded the audio herself).

If this episode spoke to you:

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I'd also like to thank our sponsors, Radiant Farms (radiantfarms.us), with products like Blue Lotus gummies and teas and so much more!

In this episode, my dear friend Mary Sheehan flips the mic and interviews me, Yasmeen Turayhi about what intuition really is, how to tell a full-body “yes” from a half-yes, and simple daily practices that make inner guidance reliable, breath, grounding kriyas, journaling, and future-self scripting.

Then Yasmeen turns the conversation to Mary to explore Propel, her cohort-based program for ambitious working parents, and the MVP (Minimum Viable Person) method that helps busy people create space for what matters. Practical, candid, and a little bit magicall, tune in for tools you can use today. Links in the show notes.

“Use your intuition first, then use your logic to make sense of it; both are necessary.” — Yasmeen Turayhi

“Discernment will be the superpower of the future.” — Yasmeen Turayhi“A full-body yes feels expansive and warm in the heart; a half-yes contracts and closes you down.” — Yasmeen Turayhi

“When you’re grounded and full of yourself, you become a tuning fork for higher intelligence.” — Yasmeen Turayhi

“Micro habits compound: five minutes a day becomes a lifetime of change.” — Mary Sheehan

“Design your life with values — people spend more time planning vacations than designing their lives.” — Mary Sheehan

In this warm, conversational episode, my friend Mary Sheehan interviews me and

We cover:

• A clear, practical definition of intuition (why it’s not the same as fear or reactive instinct).
  

• How to sense a “full-body yes” vs. a half-yes—what your gut, heart, and mind are telling you.
  

• Micro habits that build clarity: grounding kriyas, breathwork, movement, journaling, and simple scripting/visualization to design a 10/10 experience.
  

• The role of discernment in a world of noise and manipulation—and how to regain center after energy drains.
  

• Real outcomes from Mary’s Propel cohorts: people choosing better-fitting jobs, launching creative projects, and reclaiming time through value-driven decisions.
  

• Practical rituals for busy parents: the MVP (Minimum Viable Person) method and one-minute practices that compound into real change.
  

We also share how to learn more, InnerKnowingSchool.com and propelyourself.com and give a sneak peek into Yasmeen’s forthcoming book.

Whether you’re a skeptic curious about intuition, a leader wanting better discernment, or a parent carving out creative time, this episode offers grounded, actionable practices that invite more agency, clarity, and everyday magic.

Find resources and links in the show notes. If this episode landed for you, consider subscribing to Gateways to Awakening for more conversations that blend embodiment, intuition, and soulful strategy.

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Today’s guest is Dr. Erika Siegel, an integrative physician, acupuncturist, author, speaker, and mom who has spent over two decades helping people transform their health through functional and naturopathic medicine. She founded Nourish Me Clinic in Portland, Oregon, and authored the two-volume set The Nourish Me Kitchen, blending science, self-care, and 300+ recipes. Erika’s work centers on the foundations of vitality—nutrition, movement, restoration, and mindful living—taught through her clinical practice, retreats, books, and talks.

“The kitchen can be the most sacred and practical healing space in our lives.”

What we cover in this episode

• Reclaiming the kitchen as a healing space: how convenience culture broke our connection to food—and practical ways to restore it (organization tips, glass jars, “cook without a recipe” systems).

• Simple rituals that change everything: morning water with sea salt (plus lemon or ACV), “rescue” veggie broths, the family’s comfort dal soup, and everyday tea medicine (mint/cardamom/fennel; ginger–turmeric–lemon for colds, inflammation, allergies).

• Women’s health favorites: maca for vitality/stress adaptation, matcha for antioxidant support and estrogen clearance, ground flax for hormones and bowel health, cranberry and cardamom for the urinary tract.

• Intuition + science: the real art of medicine is weaving labs, research, and the human in front of us—“bodies don’t read textbooks.”

• Nature as non-negotiable: from barefoot tea on the lawn to “can you get to the beach for a day?”—why nervous system resets accelerate healing.

• Parenting & nourishment: invite kids into the kitchen (even if it’s messy), model joyful movement anywhere (yes, push-ups at the airport).

• Origin story & prevention: how her father’s heart attack at 49 turned the family toward prevention and led Erika to holistic, functional care.

• Mindset shifts: dissolving limiting beliefs, self-advocacy in health, and celebrating small wins that change the trajectory.
  

Resources & where to find Erika

• Books: The Nourish Me Kitchen (two-volume set) — available in print and as a combined digital edition.

• Website: nourishme.com (articles, interviews, book info).
  
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