The Dharma Diaries
Welcome to The Dharma Diaries—the podcast where we find the humor in humanity’s awakening. Hosted by Christina Rusca, this laid-back, ad-free pod takes a playful approach to unraveling societal conditioning and expectations so we can become the most authentic versions of ourselves. No topic is off-limits, and no belief is sacred as we navigate the complexities of spiritual evolution in a refreshingly lighthearted and straightforward way. The Dharma Diaries is a quirky blend of unrestrained narratives, anecdotes, and insights that challenge the status quo. If you're ready to question everything, laugh at the absurdities of life as well as at yourself, and enjoy some company on your path of spiritual awakening, welcome—you've found the spot. www.thedharmadiaries.com https://www.facebook.com/thedharmadiaries About Christina: www.christinarusca.com https://christinarusca.as.me Cover Art: Justin Wutzke, Graphic Artist www.Wutzpossible.com Music: DeLaurentis Pavane – Time Variation Disclaimer: All content is for entertainment purposes only. This podcast is not intended to provide medical, legal, or professional advice. Basically, don’t make major life decisions based on something I said into a microphone. Consult an actual expert for that.
Episodes
It’s been a while, and hopefully you haven’t been waiting for some powerhouse performance to mark my return, because I present to you an hour of existential angst and 8-point tangents. Here’s hoping I say a single thing that makes this worth your while, and that whatever is making me feel like I’m swimming in Jell-O…is on its way out. *fingers crossed*
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What if the real power move isn’t fighting the system but ignoring it into oblivion? Spoiler alert: it dies without the energy we give it. More hot takes on why protesting is overrated, why both political parties are flaming dumpster fires, and how divesting your attention is the ultimate rebellion. We’re talking personal sovereignty, the illusion of control, and how to stop funding systems that don’t serve you. Plus, why your high...
Welcome to the episode that might land me on some lame watchlist if I’m not there already! Let’s talk about systems breaking down, systemic operational failures of governmental institutions, the TikTok ban (this was recorded before the platform went down and came back up fully under oligarchical control), quietly quitting as a means of revolution, disengaging from top-heavy structures (there’s even a shoutout to Cap One and this wa...
Buckle up, friends—this one’s a long ride, but we’re covering some solid territory. Think 2025 themes like boundaries (yes, again), censorship taking a hike, innovation, spiritual glow-ups, and finally having the ability to step into flow without face-planting. We’re also diving into the professional use of intuition—what it looks like and why it matters.
Spoiler alert: this year, inner vision and discernment are non-negotiable.
Here’s a side quest of a ramble through limbo as a cocoon, the consequences of crimes against wisdom, a mystery gift, the pitfalls that can dampen discernment, and purge energy. I felt practically disembodied recording this one, so maybe not my best work.
If you want your very own Tudor planner, you can check that out here.
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About Christina:
www.christinarusca.com
Despite having a rudimentary (at best) understanding of astrology, in this episode I talk about Pluto in Aquarius and the themes we can expect to focus on as a collective for the next couple decades or so. Shout out to my research assistants Cafe Astrology and Chat GPT.
www.thedharmadiaries.com
About Christina:
www.christinarusca.com
https://christinarusca.as.me
Christina@Christina...
This tea-spilling episode is a curated (read: we're not getting messy) unpacking of what happened between my former podcast co-host Summer and me from my perspective. Having spent several months looking at it through multiple lenses, I finally feel ready to share about what went down and my takeaways from the experience. So get yourself a matcha and settle in!
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Fun girl hang with guest Amiee Ball. Holidays, homogeneity, and herding. Recorded pre-election and we’re both pretty candid and open people who share a personal philosophy of ‘live and let live’—in case that’s triggering for anyone. I’m experiencing major brain fog during this recording sesh and I almost edited out most of this…but f—k it. Raw and unfiltered.
You can connect with and learn more about Amiee here:
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It's been a minute, so here's a stream of consciousness about (in no particular order) consuming content, reintegrating after travel, bonkers energy, skirting the void, contracting to expand, and leaning into discomfort. And HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the pod! We're a toddler now, y'all!
Info about The Circle can be found at https://unbecoming.kartra.com/page/TheCircle
If you're interested in Dream...
Angela Willhoft, Spiritual Medium & Astrologer is back with an eclipse season prep guide and Pluto's last gasp of power and control. Capacity to enact huge changes in the collective, Al, blurring lines between fiction and reality, seeking the divine internally, and shifting into following our joy are all on tap in this episode.
Connect with Angela:
http://www.angelawillhoft.com/
https://www.faceb...
Featuring guest Whitney Mixon (another Projector—I’m a Projector collector) on therapy with a side of woo, yoga politics, shades of gray, sex ed, shitty Wi-Fi, street poop, non-communal living, and playing our aces.
Connect with Whitney at https://www.whitneymixonwellness.com/
www.thedharmadiaries.com
About Christina:
www.christinarusca.com
https://christinarusca.as.me
Ch...
This episode features Katelyn Sonnier for a fun Projector to Projector hang where we chat about why showing up authentically is essential for navigating the new energy coming in and a permission slip (that you don't need, obvs) to stop doing the most and trying so f—king hard.
Connect with Katelyn at https://www.instagram.com/eat.love.ayurveda/ or https://www.facebook.com/katelyn.sonnier.wellness
CW: SA
The sound quality of this episode isn't great (we recorded on Zoom and my mic was not up for the challenge), but if you can get past that, here's an hour-plus pretty granular level info share with Jess Vogelpohl.
You can find Jess at https://linktr.ee/consciously.unbecoming and https://www.instagram.com/jessvogs
More info about The Circle is at https://unbecoming.kartra.com/page/TheCircle
Unsolicited advice, creativity, differing perspectives, divesting from homogeneity, fear-based reactivity, discernment, and getting voted off the island.
Link to check out The Circle: https://unbecoming.kartra.com/page/TheCircle
www.thedharmadiaries.com
About Christina:
www.christinarusca.com
https://christinarusca.as.me
Christina@ChristinaRusca.com
Cover Art: Jus...
This episode does the best job so far at explaining what Human Design actually is, but it’s by no means comprehensive and it’s pretty Projector heavy—so check out the links below for a deeper dive and some more tailored info. I tried to use soap making as an example, and it came out as soup, and I just want to clarify: I don’t know how to make either. Not sure where the examples I use come from half the time. I should just stick to...
I’m channeling Whitesnake in this episode—“Here I go again on my own.” In this solocast we’ll gab about masking, nostalgia, spirals, the death of celebrity culture, community, and a few updates on what’s going on with the pod. Enjoy! Xoxoxo—Christina
www.thedharmadiaries.com
About Christina:
www.christinarusca.com
https://christinarusca.as.me
Christina@ChristinaRusc...
In this string board of an episode, we manage to link performance art, envy versus jealousy, some Swiftie love, and practicing what we preach.
This one is peppered with a bunch of filler language and fun little cliches to remind y'all that we're just a couple of real, flawed humans. We also talk about sweaty cheese. Enjoy!
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We unpack some mama trauma, dish on how our relationships inform our growth journey, and discuss the pros and cons of managing a harem.
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JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheDharmaDiariesPodcast
About Christina: www.christinarusca.com
https://christinarusca.as.me
About Summer: https://linktr.ee/The.Summer.Channel
https://www.tiktok.com/@the.summer.channel
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Microdosing allergens. Tendrils of narrative. Smurf hats. The whitest girl badly rapping at a tea party. Flexibility around mistakes. Christina incorrectly corrects Summer after mishearing a preposition and doesn’t care enough to have it edited out. We can’t shut the fuck up for well over an hour. Enjoy!
www.thedharmadiaries.com
JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheDharmaDiariesPodcast
About Christina: www.chr...
Romancing creativity. Nurturing ideas. Unsubscribing from capitalism. Recognizing the victim-villain-savior drama triangle. Navigating escalators. Glamping. Oscillating fans. Christina rambles about the mortgage industry and eventually arrives at a point. Summer talks about her super cool and iconic/deeply sad living situation and how it’s all about perspective and holding paradox.
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