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Wisdom Without The Guru
Behind every pivot, loss, career shift, trauma or reinvention is a story. Wisdom Without the Guru grew from my belief that growth is something we live, not something we’re taught from a pedestal. Through grounded, real-world conversations, I explore how people rebuild, adapt, and rediscover purpose after trauma, change and conflict — in work, health, relationships, and identity. My guests are coaches, authors, healers, social workers, therapists and everyday people who’ve turned lived experience into practical insight. Together, we look at what awareness, authenticity, and being human really mean when life gets complex.
Episodes
47 episodes
Chronic Bloating and Gut Issues: What Actually Helps with Karlee Close
Certified Gut Health Coach Karlee Close shares how her ongoing gut issues developed despite following common health advice — and why years of restrictive diets, supplements, and testing didn’t resolve the problem.After growing up with co...
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Episode 47
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Learning to Feel Safe and Trust Your Body with Cori Myka
What if fear isn’t something to push through—but something to understand?Cori Myka shares how her early experiences with mistrust, fear, and childhood trauma shaped not only her relationship with water but also her understanding of how t...
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Episode 46
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1:41:27
From Shame and Self-Destruction to Faith with Samantha Stewartz
Samantha Stewartz’s story doesn’t follow a simple arc of struggle and recovery. It unfolds through years of internal conflict, self-destructive patterns, and moments that forced her to question everything she believed about herself.Growi...
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Episode 45
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1:31:39
Growing Up With Family Conflict with Tenya Eickenberg
What happens when the environment you grow up in leaves emotional patterns that follow you well into adulthood?Tenya Eickenberg shares the story of growing up in a military family where frequent moves, family conflict, and a mother strug...
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Episode 44
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1:37:24
Addiction, Identity, and Recovery - The Disease of Me with Michael Bugary
Michael Bugary, a former elite baseball player whose life shifted after injury, addiction, and serious illness changed his direction, reflects on growing up in a military family, finding structure and recognition through baseball, and progressi...
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Episode 43
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1:37:13
Childhood Trauma, Healing, and Intuition with Natasha Randolph
Natasha Randolph shares her experience of growing up with instability, neglect, and abuse, alongside the early emergence in childhood of an intuitive and sensory awareness she didn’t yet have language for.Much of Natasha’s childhood was ...
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Episode 42
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1:41:52
Inside The Way Through Chronic Pain: A Conversation with Author Elizabeth Kipp
Elizabeth Kipp returns for a focused conversation on her book The Way Through Chronic Pain: Tools to Reclaim Your Healing Power.In this special episode, Elizabeth explains why she chose to write the book after being told ...
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Episode 41
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40:01
Rethinking Chronic Pain: Stress, Trauma & Nervous System Recovery with Elizabeth Kipp
What if chronic pain isn’t only physical?In this episode, Elizabeth Kipp shares how she lived with chronic pain, anxiety, and panic attacks for over 40 years — including 32 years on prescription medication and multiple spinal surgeries —...
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Episode 40
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1:35:11
Childhood Trauma, Policing, and PTSD: Breaking the Silence as a First Responder with Laverne Friesen
What happens when the environment that raises you is also the source of harm?In this episode I speak with Laverne Friesen, a former Canadian law enforcement officer who grew up in an ultra-conservative, closed religious community ...
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Episode 39
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1:35:56
Grief Without Timelines: Caregiving, Loss, and Holding Love After Death with Maria Belanic
What does grief look like when it doesn’t follow the timeline people expect? In this episode I speak with Maria Belanic, a certified grief educator whose life has been shaped by cultural identity, caregiving, and profound loss....
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Episode 38
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1:43:29
Faith, Trauma & Mental Health: Breaking Silence and Redefining Healing with Mylira Green
In this episode, I speak with Mylira Green, a licensed clinical social worker, therapist, Reiki master, and advocate who bridges faith-based traditions with trauma-informed healing. This is a layered interview about faith, trauma, and he...
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Episode 37
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2:01:56
Pain to Purpose: The Healing Oracle Born from Poetry and Intuition with Antoinette Thompson
In this special mini-episode, I'm joined again by Antoinette Thompson to explore the creation of her Pain to Purpose Healing Oracle.Born from lived experience rather than theory, the deck emerged through poetry, intuitive a...
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Episode 36
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47:28
Childhood Trauma, Chronic Illness & the Long Work of Healing with Antoinette Thompson
Childhood trauma and chronic illness can shape a life in ways that are rarely visible. In this episode, Antoinette Thompson shares how early sexual abuse, years of silence, and a diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis led her into survival mode — ...
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Episode 35
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1:37:49
Growing Up in Ukraine, Fleeing War, and Starting Again in America with Kateryna Bikir
In this episode, Ukrainian psychologist Kateryna Bikir shares the moments that shaped her before and after the 2022 Russian invasion — growing up with limited resources, the generations of trauma from war and conflicts, the realities she...
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Episode 34
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1:37:35
Self-Compassion Meditation with Mindfulness Coach Carolina Gonzalez
In this special episode, we are guided through a 20-minute meditation with returning guest Mindfulness Coach Carolina Gonzalez.During this episode, Carolina will gently lead listeners through a self-compassion meditation designed to soot...
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Episode 33
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29:19
From Faith to Freedom – Leaving Evangelicalism & Reclaiming Self-Trust with Stephanie Ann Webb
Stephanie Ann Webb grew up in conservative evangelical culture, surrounded by fear, control, and purity teachings that silenced curiosity. In this candid episode, I speak with Stephanie about the lifelong effects of religious trauma, binge eati...
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Episode 32
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1:35:38
Evolution Into Inner Stillness: Migration, Career, Motherhood, Divorce & Loss with Carolina Gonzalez
Carolina Gonzalez’s journey crosses continents. In this conversation, we examine themes of inner strength, grief, motherhood, and personal growth. Carolina recounts her journey from a nurturing childhood in Venezuela to facing life's challenges...
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Episode 31
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1:26:21
Journalling Through Breast Cancer: The Story Behind Diary of a Soul Reborn with Veronika Bubenickova
In this special Breast Cancer Awareness Month episode, I reconnect with returning guest Veronika Bubenickova, whose new book Diary of a Soul Reborn grew out of private journals kept during her treatment. Listeners first met Veron...
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Episode 30
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38:50
Beyond “I’m Sorry for Your Loss”: What Helps and What Hurts in Grief with Chris Mamone
Grief coach Chris Mamone returns to Wisdom Without the Guru to talk about what genuine support looks like when someone is grieving. Drawing from his own experience after the loss of his son, and from conversations on his Empowered Grief Journey...
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Episode 29
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42:20
How Revolution, Migration, Career Loss & Illness Redefined Who I Am with Veronika Bubenickova
What happens when every familiar structure in life—country, language, health, even career—shifts at once? In this conversation, Czech-born guest Veronika Bubenickova traces a life shaped by transition. From growing up during political upheaval ...
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Episode 28
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1:44:30
When Work Doesn’t Fit and Grief Changes Everything with Chris Mamone
What happens when the life you built no longer fits — and then grief shatters the rest? In this episode, Regina sits down with Chris Mamone, who spent years navigating corporate sales, toxic workplaces, and the weight of being misunderstood. Bu...
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Episode 27
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1:33:26
Manifestation Without the Myth: How the Law of Attraction Really Works with Psychic Medium Tracy Fance
Host Regina Sayer and psychic medium Tracy Fance unpack the Law of Attraction without the fluff. They explore why “think happy thoughts” isn’t enough, how unconscious self-talk cancels your requests, where karma and soul contracts...
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Episode 26
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42:59
What the Body Carries: Adoption, Burnout, and Healing with Juliana Matye
Juliana Matye, a former social worker, adoptee, mother, and now a trauma-informed coach, shares her journey from a career in child protection and social services, through personal burnout and PTSD, to finding healing through somatic prac...
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Episode 25
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1:27:59
The Power of Purpose: Your Soul's Growth & Fulfilment with Psychic Medium Tracy Fance
In this special episode, Regina welcomes back psychic medium and tarot reader Tracy Fance for an in-depth conversation on discovering your life purpose.What “life purpose” really means — and why we often have more th...
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Episode 24
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35:13
Rewriting Patterns: Addiction, Resilience & Purpose with Carl Morgan
In this conversation, Regina sits down with Carl Morgan, an Australian ultramarathon runner, double decathlon athlete, business owner, and aspiring coach, whose childhood was shaped by violence, instability, and loneliness. Carl o...
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Episode 23
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1:19:09