Soul Sparks

In this Soul Sparks episode, host and guest cut through the fluff and talk real change. not the motivational poster version. When author, speaker and coach Laura Bratton lost her sight as a teenager, her first response was denial, shutdown and over functioning. not instant resilience. She breaks down how she moved from resisting reality to accepting a new normal, one class period at a time.

On Soul Sparks, host Saima sits down with Seph Dietlin to explore the “new frontier” of spirituality: less theory, more lived experience, felt shifts, and practical transformation.

This episode is for anyone who feels stuck in overthinking, searching, or spiritual homework and wants embodied clarity, emotional relief, and a more creative, aligned way to move through ...

What if your body was not failing you, but speaking to you? This episode invites you into a grounded, compassionate conversation about healing that goes beyond symptoms and diagnoses.

This conversation is for anyone living in survival mode, navigating chronic illness, or feeling disconnected from their body. You will hear how healing becomes possible when we restore ...

When life pivots hard, platitudes flop. In this candid conversation, Laura Bratton breaks down how she navigated progressive blindness at 19. She operationalizes “grit” as naming the fear then moving anyway, and “gratitude” as appreciating what helps in the hard moments. We unpack non-linear acceptance, why grief can coexist with growth, and how spirituality functions as both anchor and compass.

On Soul Sparks, host Aanya sits down with Christine Ruch to break down what nervous system restoration actually means when you’re living through chronic illness, emotional overwhelm, or long-term dysregulation. Christine shares how her lived experience with MS and multiple health conditions evolved from fear and uncertainty into a body-led healing path rooted in somatic work, trauma awareness, nervo...

In this episode of Soul Sparks with Saima, JD Pincus breaks down a bold idea. The spiritual domain is not a side topic. It is the underlying layer of reality that shapes motivation, emotions, ethics, and meaning.

JD connects classic psychology frameworks like Maslow’s hierarchy with moral development models, showing how human growth can move from safety and survival,...

In this episode of Soul Sparks,, host Saima sits down with Baiba Wisse to unpack the quiet disconnect many high performers feel. The one where life looks “successful” on paper, but inside you are running on fumes. Baiba shares how purpose is rarely a single breakthrough moment, it is a layered process that often starts in childhood conditioning and keeps unfolding as you get more honest with yoursel...

When life pivots hard, platitudes flop. In this candid conversation, Laura Bratton breaks down how she navigated progressive blindness at 19. She operationalizes “grit” as naming the fear then moving anyway, and “gratitude” as appreciating what helps in the hard moments. We unpack non-linear acceptance, why grief can coexist with growth, and how spirituality functions as both anchor and compass.

In this episode of Soul Sparks, host Saima sits down with Alan Lazaros to unpack what it really takes to optimize your life for fulfillment, not just metrics and milestones. Alan breaks down fulfillment as an outcome of alignment with your highest self, not a destination you can hustle your way into. He explains why chasing status, social validation and shiny titles leaves so many high achievers fee...

In this episode on the Soul Sparks of Healthy Mind By Avik™ podcast network, host Yusuf sits down with entrepreneur and spiritual teacher Dylan Borland to unpack what it really means to live on purpose in 2025. They trace Dylan’s journey from high-income real estate success and burnout to inner mastery, conscious creation, and service driven work through Caden Academy.

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