The War and Treaty’s Michael and Tanya Trotter grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and Washington, DC, respectively, but both have family roots in the South. They also grew up in the musical traditions of their churches – Tanya in the Black Baptist Church and Michael in the Seventh Day Adventist Church – where they learned the power of song to move people. After becoming a father at a very young age, Michael eventually joined the armed forces and served in Iraq and Germany, where he took up songwriting as a way of dealing with his experiences there. Meanwhile Tanya embarked on a singing and acting career after a breakthrough appearance in Sister Act 2 alongside Whoopi Goldberg and Lauryn Hill. Now, after a long and sometimes traumatic journey, Michael and Tanya are married, touring, winning all sorts of awards, and set to release their fifth album together, and their fourth as The War and Treaty. Sid talks to Michael and Tanya about the new record, Plus One , as well as their collaboration with Miranda Lambert, what it was like to record at FAME studios in Muscle Shoals, and how they’re blending country, soul, gospel, and R&B. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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The Attracting Lasting Love Podcast: Mindful Wisdom and Relationship Insights on How to Find Your Life Partner and Soulmate
Roy Biancalana
If you're single and seeking a healthy, sustainable, intimate relationship, yet frustrated with today’s dating scene, you’ve found the right podcast. After going through a divorce, a soul-crushing break-up with his fiancée and a bunch of online drama, Roy Biancalana, our host, went on a journey to learn how to “attract lasting love.” His journey resulted in him becoming a certified relationship coach, the author of three #1 best-selling books, and the creator of this unique podcast. This pod ...
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208 Relationship Sticking Points, Pt. 3: Sex
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1:05:42It is said that death and taxes are inevitable but so is running into relationship sticking points. Sooner or later, every intimate relationship faces several challenging issues, and if the relationship is going to last, they must be handled successfully. In the third episode of this 5-part series, the focus is on sex. The issues addressed are when…
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207 Relationship Sticking Points, Pt. 2: Money & Couples
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1:02:18It is said that death and taxes are inevitable but so is running into relationship sticking points. Sooner or later, every intimate relationship faces several challenging issues, and if the relationship is going to last, they must be handled successfully. In the second episode of this 5-part series, the focus is on money and couples. The three unde…
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It is said that death and taxes are inevitable but so is running into relationship sticking points. Sooner or later, every intimate relationship faces several challenging issues, and if the relationship is going to last, they must be handled successfully. In this episode, our host, Roy Biancalana, talks about money and dating. Not only will you get…
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205 Roy’s Rants (Vol. 3): Valentine’s Day Edition: Roy Rants About the Struggle to Connect
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1:01:15In this edition of “Roy’s Rants,” which is back by popular demand, Roy rants about Valentine’s Day and our struggle to connect. While most of us want to find a life partner, it seems that we are growing further and further apart. Men are increasingly less interested in relationships and women believe that the more self-sufficient they become, the l…
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204 The Big Five in ’25: 5 Big Ideas that Will Make 2025 Come Alive: Pt. 5: Improving Your People Skills
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We all want to feel alive, motivated and inspired, but few of us know specifically how to create such a life. Well, in the podcast series, Roy Biancalana, our host, describes 5 big ideas that will make 2025 come alive. If you were to devote yourself to any one of them, your life will never be the same. In this, the last episode of the series, Roy t…
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203 The Big Five in ’25: 5 Big Ideas that Will Make 2025 Come Alive: Pt. 4: Making “Whole-Body YES!” Decisions
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1:00:56We all want to feel alive, motivated and inspired, but few of us know specifically how to create such a life. Well, in the podcast series, Roy Biancalana, our host, describes 5 big ideas that will make 2025 come alive. If you were to devote yourself to any one of them, your life will never be the same. In this, the fourth episode of the series, you…
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202 The Big Five in ’25: 5 Big Ideas that Will Make 2025 Come Alive: Pt. 3: Making a Big, Bold Statement to Yourself
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We all want to feel alive, motivated and inspired, but few of us know specifically how to create such a life. Well, in the podcast series, Roy Biancalana, our host, describes 5 big ideas that will make 2025 come alive. If you were to devote yourself to any one of them, your life will never be the same. In this, the third episode of the series, Roy …
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201 The Big Five in ’25: 5 Big Ideas that Will Make 2025 Come Alive: Pt. 2: The Year of the Enneagram
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1:03:57We all want to feel alive, motivated and inspired, but few of us know specifically how to create such a life. Well, in the podcast series, Roy Biancalana, our host, describes 5 big ideas that will make 2025 come alive. If you were to devote yourself to any one of them, your life will never be the same. In this, the second episode of the series, Roy…
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200 The Big Five in ’25: 5 Big Ideas that Will Make 2025 Come Alive: Pt. 1: Living from Your Zone of Genius
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1:01:26We all want to feel alive, motivated and inspired, but few of us know specifically how to create such a life. Well, in the podcast series, Roy Biancalana, our host, describes 5 big ideas that will make 2025 come alive. If you were to devote yourself to any one of them, your life will never be the same. In this, the first episode of the series, Roy …
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Most of us approach a new year wanting it to be the best year of our lives. And while there may be many positive actions we can take to make that happen, the truth is most of us are holding ourselves back in some way. In this episode, our host, Roy Biancalana, presents 10 questions that can help you identify what might be holding you back and keepi…
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You are probably familiar with Rudolph and his story. Well, just imagine it’s late afternoon on Christmas Eve and you’re the Grinch, sitting at the North Pole Pub, having a cold one when a funny looking reindeer walks in and sits down next to you. You can tell he’s dealing with something, and so against your better judgment, you ask the red-nosed f…
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197 Crazy Consciousness: 5 Reasons to Reject Conscious Relationship Perspectives, Pt. 5: A Crazy View Concerning Results
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The Attracting Lasting Love Podcast is all about relating consciously and mindfully, and although that sounds good on the surface, it’s actually a crazy way to live and love. Even though mindful wisdom delivers better results, you need to know what you’re getting into if you’re seeking a conscious relationship. So, this series explores 5 reasons yo…
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196 Crazy Consciousness: 5 Reasons to Reject Conscious Relationship Perspectives, Pt. 4: A Crazy View Concerning Thoughts
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1:04:49The Attracting Lasting Love Podcast is all about relating consciously and mindfully, and although that sounds good on the surface, it’s actually a crazy way to live and love. Even though mindful wisdom delivers better results, you need to know what you’re getting into if you’re seeking a conscious relationship. So, this series explores 5 reasons yo…
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195 Crazy Consciousness: 5 Reasons to Reject Conscious Relationship Perspectives, Pt. 3: A Crazy View Concerning Criticism
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The Attracting Lasting Love Podcast is all about relating consciously and mindfully, and although that sounds good on the surface, it’s actually a crazy way to live and love. Even though mindful wisdom delivers better results, you need to know what you’re getting into if you’re seeking a conscious relationship. So, this series explores 5 reasons yo…
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194 Crazy Consciousness: 5 Reasons to Reject Conscious Relationship Perspectives, Pt. 2: A Crazy View Concerning Problems
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The Attracting Lasting Love Podcast is all about relating consciously and mindfully, and although that sounds good on the surface, it’s actually a crazy way to live and love. Even though mindful wisdom delivers better results, you need to know what you’re getting into if you’re seeking a conscious relationship. So, this series explores 5 reasons yo…
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193 Crazy Consciousness: 5 Reasons to Reject Conscious Relationship Perspectives, Pt. 1: A Crazy View of Feelings
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The Attracting Lasting Love Podcast is all about relating consciously and mindfully, and although that sounds good on the surface, it’s actually a crazy way to live and love. Even though mindful wisdom delivers better results, you need to know what you’re getting into if you’re seeking a conscious relationship. So, this series explores 5 reasons yo…
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In this current podcast series, I’ve been using the analogy that an intimate relationship is a lot like owning a car. There are 3 major phases when owning a car. There’s the purchase phase, the maintenance phase and the selling phase. If you want a good experience with a car, you need to know how to navigate each of those phases, right? It’s the sa…
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In this current podcast series, I’ve been using the analogy that an intimate relationship is a lot like owning a car. There are 3 major phases when owning a car. There’s the purchase phase, the maintenance phase and the selling phase. If you want a good experience with a car, you need to know how to navigate each of those phases, right? It’s the sa…
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I got to thinking the other day—probably because I have too much time on my hands—that an intimate relationship is a lot like owning a car. There are 3 major phases when owning a car. There’s the purchase phase, the maintenance phase and the selling phase. If you want a good experience with a car, you need to know how to navigate each of those phas…
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189 A Deep Dive Into Trauma: A Conscious Perspective on Life's Deepest Pain (and how to resolve it)
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1:02:12The issue of "Trauma" brings up some very important questions, the first of which is, how do you know if you have Trauma (with a capital "T") or just basic baggage/pain from the past and its corresponding neurosis? The second question that comes up is, how do I deal with them? What processes, strategies or support do I need to find freedom from Tra…
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There are some very important questions that single people ask concerning their pursuit of intimacy, but in this, the final episode of the series, there’s a big twist. Instead of addressing another frequently asked question, as was the case in the previous four episodes, Roy addresses a question that single people should be asking, but usually don’…
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187 ChatGPT vs. Conscious Wisdom, Question #4: What makes a WOMAN most attractive to the opposite sex?
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There are some very important questions that single people ask concerning their pursuit of intimacy, and in this episode, we address the third question. But where do you go for answers you can trust? Well, at the risk of oversimplifying, you can ask A.I. (Artificial Intelligence via the Internet) or you can seek C.I. (Conscious Intelligence via a r…
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186 ChatGPT vs. Conscious Wisdom, Question #3: What makes a MAN most attractive to the opposite sex?
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There are some very important questions that single people ask concerning their pursuit of intimacy, and in this episode, we address the third question. But where do you go for answers you can trust? Well, at the risk of oversimplifying, you can ask A.I. (Artificial Intelligence via the Internet) or you can seek C.I. (Conscious Intelligence via a r…
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185 ChatGPT vs Conscious Wisdom, Question #2: What strategy should a 50-year-old (ish) person use to find a life partner?
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1:07:13There are some very important questions that single people ask concerning their pursuit of intimacy, and in this episode, we address the second question. But where do you go for answers you can trust? Well, at the risk of oversimplifying, you can ask A.I. (Artificial Intelligence via the Internet) or you can seek C.I. (Conscious Intelligence via a …
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184 ChatGPT vs. Conscious Wisdom, Question #1: What qualities should a person look for in a life partner?
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1:00:03There are some very important questions that single people ask concerning their pursuit of intimacy, and in this episode, the most frequently asked question is addressed. But where do you go for answers you can trust? Well, at the risk of oversimplifying, you can ask A.I. (Artificial Intelligence via the Internet) or you can seek C.I. (Conscious In…
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183 Warning Signs: 5 (Subtle) Signs a Relationship is Headed for Trouble
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1:07:27Dr. John Gottman, a famous couple’s therapist and relationship researcher, has identified four warning signs that a relationship is doomed. They are criticism, contempt, defensiveness and stonewalling. If any of those are occurring between two people, he’s found that the relationship won’t last. And that makes sense, right? They are sort of obvious…
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In the previous episode, Roy shared something that no one had ever told him (and something you’ve probably never been told either): That although masculine people crave freedom at their core, they will never get it from either Woman or World, and likewise, although feminine people crave love at their core, they too will never get it from either Man…
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The host shares, quite candidly, that he's been struggling in his personal life. He talks about being in an angry, dark, whiney place and it hasn’t been pretty, to put it mildly. He explains that as he's paid attention to how shitty he's felt and why, it’s become clear to him that he's been lied to. There is something no one’s ever told him about t…
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180 The Five Steps to Letting Go of The Past, Pt. 2
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1:04:40This is part 2 of a 2-part series where Roy, the host, offers very practical, down-to-earth wisdom on how to let go of the past. In the previous episode (#179), Roy discussed the first two steps to letting go. In this episode, he discusses the final 3 steps. In this episode, you will learn… …the three most devasting results of not letting go; …the …
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Most of us know how important it is to let go of our past and its pain. If we hold on to the past, we live with suspicion, projection, and worst of all, repetition (if we don’t learn from the past, we’re destined to repeat it). Most of us want to release our baggage and experience the inner freedom it brings, but the problem is no one ever tells us…
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If you are interested in changing the trajectory of your love life—and after listening to the previous episode, how could you not be!—you are probably considering working directly with Roy. But because it’s a big decision, you might be interested in hearing from someone who’s “been there, done that.” Well, ask and you shall receive. In this special…
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177 Five Signs You Need a Relationship Coach
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1:10:19This is probably the most important podcast Roy has ever recorded. Yes, on the surface it looks like he’s simply promoting his coaching practice, but in reality, something much, much deeper takes place. Roy is offering the solution to your disappointing love life. In fact, three major themes are addressed: (1) You want a great relationship with all…
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176 Michael Singer on Learning to Prefer Reality
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1:01:33Perhaps you’ve heard the phrase, “You just can’t make this stuff up!” It speaks to how reality is often stranger than fiction. That is certainly true in our world today—have you been paying attention to politics in the U.S.?—but it’s often equally true of our personal lives. How do we respond (or how can we respond) when life is not unfolding the w…
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In a playful, tongue-in-cheek, reverse psychology kind of way, Roy shares how each of us can be utterly miserable and ruin our lives. (LOL!) If you want to feel stuck, angry, and unmotivated, if you want to feel dead on the inside and be the type of person no one wants or wants to be around, then this series is for you! In this, the last episode of…
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174 Seven Habits of Highly Miserable People, Pt. 6: Un-Finished Past
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1:03:03In a playful, tongue-in-cheek, reverse psychology kind of way, Roy shares how each of us can be utterly miserable and ruin our lives. (LOL!) If you want to feel stuck, angry, and unmotivated, if you want to feel dead on the inside and be the type of person no one wants or wants to be around, then this series is for you! In this, the sixth episode o…
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In a playful, tongue-in-cheek, reverse psychology kind of way, Roy shares how each of us can be utterly miserable and ruin our lives. (LOL!) If you want to feel stuck, angry, and unmotivated, if you want to feel dead on the inside and be the type of person no one wants or wants to be around, then this series is for you! In this, the fifth episode o…
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In a playful, tongue-in-cheek, reverse psychology kind of way, Roy shares how each of us can be utterly miserable and ruin our lives. (LOL!) If you want to feel stuck, angry, and unmotivated, if you want to feel dead on the inside and be the type of person no one wants or wants to be around, then this series is for you! In this, the fourth episode …
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In a playful, tongue-in-cheek, reverse psychology kind of way, Roy shares how each of us can be utterly miserable and ruin our lives. (LOL!) If you want to feel stuck, angry, and unmotivated, if you want to feel dead on the inside and be the type of person no one wants or wants to be around, then this series is for you! In this, the third episode o…
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In a playful, tongue-in-cheek, reverse psychology kind of way, Roy shares how each of us can be utterly miserable and ruin our lives. (LOL!) If you want to feel stuck, angry, and unmotivated, if you want to feel dead on the inside and be the type of person no one wants or wants to be around, then this series is for you! In this, the second episode …
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In a playful, tongue-in-cheek, reverse psychology kind of way, Roy shares how each of us can be utterly miserable and ruin our lives. (LOL!) If you want to feel stuck, angry, and unmotivated, if you want to feel dead on the inside and be the type of person no one wants, or wants to be around, then this series is for you! In this, the first episode …
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168 Four Types of Women Guys Should Avoid: A Discussion of Toxic Femininity
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1:01:31While it certainly isn’t politically correct to speak of toxic femininity, it needs to be addressed because it’s a real thing. Yes, feminine people are rarely toxic physically, especially when compared to masculine people, but they can, and often are, emotionally, psychologically, and verbally toxic. So, building off the previous episode, Roy point…
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167 Four Types of Guys Women Should Avoid: A Discussion of Toxic Masculinity
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1:00:32We are obsessed with superheroes. Whether it’s Batman, Spider-Man, The Hulk, Thor, Captain America, or Iron Man, it seems we’ve always been fascinated by the Masculine superhero archetype. But if there is a quintessential icon of masculinity, it’s definitely Superman. For men, there’s something about ripping open our shirts at the first sign of tro…
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This series on spiritual awakening has been conceptual in nature so far, and rightly so. We need to understand what awakening is (and isn’t). We need to know what starts us on a true spiritual journey (and what doesn’t), and we need a map that shows us how to get there. Those are some of the things that have been covered so far in this series. But …
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165 The Path of Spiritual Awakening, Pt. 4: The Direction—Identifying the Next Step on Your Spiritual Journey
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1:06:59The path of awakening is a lot like following a trail to the summit of a mountain. First, we must decide if we want to climb “Mount Enlightenment” in the first place. If we do, we then need to find the trail head because that’s when the fun begins. The trail is long, however, with many switchbacks and cliffs, so we need an experienced guide to show…
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164 The Path of Spiritual Awakening, Pt. 3: The Discovery—Waking Up to Who You Truly Are
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1:01:41Many think that spiritual awakening leads to a boring life, but it actually leads to a life of engagement, playfulness, and authenticity, a life where the past is powerless, loneliness disappears, and drama ends. In the third episode of this 5-part series, you’ll not only learn that we all are suffering from a severe case of spiritual amnesia, but …
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163 The Path of Spiritual Awakening, Pt. 2: The Decision—The Moment Your Spiritual Journey Begins
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1:09:42“Pain is a portal to profound spiritual growth,” says our host, Roy Biancalana. He shares that there is a moment in every person’s life, a dark-night-of-the-soul type moment, where we realize that the well from which we’ve been drinking is dry. It’s at this crucial moment that our spiritual journey CAN begin. We can recognize that our strategies fo…
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162 The Path of Spiritual Awakening, Pt. 1: The Description—What is Awakening & Why You Should Be Interested
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1:03:20Many think that spiritual awakening leads to a boring life, one of abstaining and renunciation. They fear it means never having any fun and sitting on a cushion all day saying goofy words like, “Om” and “namaste”. But in this 5-part series, you’ll learn that the opposite is true. In fact, our host, Roy Biancalana, says enlightenment leads to a life…
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161 Roy's Rants (Vol. 2): 4 Things Single People Rarely Do and it Makes Roy’s Head Explode
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1:04:59Roy is back with another epic rant! The first time Roy unloaded (episode #136), he ranted about things that drive a conscious relationship like himself insane. In this episode, which might feel like someone waking you up out of a deep sleep by dumping a bucket of cold water on your head, Roy rants about 4 things that surprise and confuse him, thing…
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160 Making Sense of Life's Contradictions, Pt. 6 Masculine vs. Feminine
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1:08:40To lead meaningful and effective lives, we need to make sense of truths that appear to contradict each other, and that’s what this 6-part series of podcasts is all about. Each episode in the series seeks to improve our relationship and life skills by helping us find “the middle way,” or the balance between two truths that appear contradictory but a…
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To lead meaningful and effective lives, we need to make sense of truths that appear to contradict each other, and that’s what this 6-part series of podcasts is all about. Each episode in the series seeks to improve our relationship and life skills by helping us find “the middle way,” or the balance between two truths that appear contradictory but a…
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