WeBeTheChange: Conversations with Evolutionaries

WeBeTheChange: Conversations with Evolutionaries

di Colleen Akiko
Miglioramento personaleSpiritualità
Stagione 2
OUR INNER ECOLOGY; Pt 2: Walking Ourselves Back Home
What part of you has been waiting to be welcomed—not corrected, overcome, or pushed away? In Episode Two of Our Inner Ecology, I continue my conversation with artist and healer Jhana Bowen about the inner parts of us that seek protection, the ways we exile what feels difficult, and the courage it takes to remain connected without abandoning ourselves. Jhana speaks about despair, joy, fear, belonging, and the quiet work of bringing every part of ourselves back into relationship. He also shares a deeply personal story about suicide and the moment when his spiritual practice became more than an idea—it became a way of staying. This conversation is not about fixing what is broken. It is about recognizing that even the parts of us we resist may have a rightful place in our inner ecosystem. The episode closes with a gentle guided practice inviting us to listen inwardly, honor the intelligence of our protective responses, and remember that integration begins when nothing within us has to be rejected. Before listening, please know that because this episode includes a personal story involving suicide and suicidal thoughts, you may wish to care for yourself as you listen. Please take a gratitude pause if needed. Thank you!
S2 · E46
22 lug 2026
24:56
Just Give Them A Different Name
How do we remember the human being beneath the label? In Part 2 of A Collage of War, my uncle Dan Strawn and I talk about one of the simplest ways we can stay human in divided times: noticing the names we give each other, and choosing not to let those names replace the person. This conversation begins with the language of war, but it keeps returning to ordinary life — families, politics, neighbors, and the small acts of care that remind us who we are. Dan brings the long and historically-informed view of an elder, and also the simple wisdom of a neighbor: hold the door, help with the garbage can, remember the person. This episode is about language, humanity, and the potent practice of choosing connection over contempt. If you’d like a place to continue reflecting with others, you’re warmly invited into the Bowl of Light Café, a free online gathering place for restorative practice, reflection, and more human conversation. You can find it at SongRise.live by clicking the Bowl of Light Café link at the top.
S2 · E45
6 lug 2026
20:14
Jhana Bowen Series; OUR INNER ECOLOGY, Pt 1: Protection, Connection & Coming Home
The Intelligence of Protection What changes in us—and between us—when we feel safe enough to connect? In Part 1 of Our Inner Ecology, Jhana Bowen and I explore the natural movement between protection and connection—and how our inner sense of safety shapes the way we listen, communicate, create, and belong. This conversation may help you recognize when protective patterns are guiding your responses, understand why those patterns formed, and meet them with less judgment. We consider what allows the body and mind to soften, how connection can begin to return, and what it means to come home to yourself without forcing the door. For anyone who has felt guarded, disconnected, overly responsible, or simply tired of being on alert, this episode offers a compassionate way to understand what may be happening beneath the surface—and what can begin to shift. Discover more of Jhana's offerings at jhanabowen.com And if this stirred something in you and you’d rather not process it alone, the Bowl of Light Café is a free place to practice presence and reflection together—find your invitation at SongRise.live.
S2 · E44
1 lug 2026
23:55
When War Becomes Background Noise
What happens to the human heart when war fades into daily life? In this three partWeBeTheChange series, A Collage of War, we’ll journey into the historical conscience of war with elder author Dan Strawn. Dan Strawn opens this first episode with a short but potent poem he wrote before the Iraq invasion. Then he widens the frame: war as a bully-pattern, war as greed, war as a spiritual injury to a nation’s character. His lived memory carries a steady insistence to not normalize what should break our hearts. If you’ve felt overwhelmed by the current clamor, you’ll appreciate the slower tempo of this episode to actually see the shape of what’s happening. For a free place to practice presence and reflection together, find your invitation to the Bowl of Light Café at SongRise.live.
S2 · E43
10 giu 2026
22:52
When the Land Speaks: Sacred Space, Loss, and Spiritual Determination
A fireside conversation with tribal leader Brian “BB” Melendez about land, ceremony, and the evolution of sacred space. Some sacred places are widely recognized by the world. Others are created slowly through listening with responsibility to Spirit, people, and the land. Brian Melendez reflects with Colleen Akiko and her husband, Chris, through themes of compassion, grief, Indigenous resilience, colonization, land stewardship, leadership, and developing spiritual spaces that can sustain future generations. Recorded outdoors with the sounds of fire and people gathering in the background, this episode invites listeners into a deeply human conversation about the relationship between land, people, and Spirit. Reach out to BB at TribalMinds.org. For more info, resources and an invitation to the Bowl of Light Café, go to SongRise.LIVE.
S2 · E42
25 apr 2026
47:07
Leisa Peterson Series: COMING OUT OF THE TRANCE, Pt. 2: Naming the Pattern
What if real strength is refusing the bait—staying human while you name the pattern? In Part 2 of the Leisa Peterson series, Colleen and Leisa get practical about what to do when the world is loud: how to name patterns without feeding fear, practice fierce compassion with real boundaries, and create safety together without pretending we all agree. You’ll hear grounded language for staying regulated, holding complexity, and remembering that collective healing isn’t built through individual heroics — it’s built through human beings choosing steadiness and care on purpose. Make sure to check out Leisa's Substack, Equal Stakes, and connect with her at wealthclinic.com. If you’d like a free place to relax and reflect in community, visit SongRise.live and click the Bowl of Light Café link at the top.
S2 · E41
25 mar 2026
30:25
Leisa Peterson Series: COMING OUT OF THE TRANCE; Pt 1: Scarcity, Paradox, and Transcending
What if “transcendence” isn’t about escaping the world—but waking up from its deceptive trance? WeBeTheChange host Colleen Akiko and Leisa Peterson--Wealth Coach, Author and Financial Intuitive, discuss the larger pattern behind our culture’s distress: a scarcity-based trance that keeps people reactive, divided, and exhausted. (Do we detect a familiar Ugh?) Leisa shares how her decades in finance—and her decades on a spiritual path—converged into a new way of seeing: paradox is now the training ground. We explore what it means to hold fear and keep moving, to seek unity and keep boundaries. And we remember that love is a rich, roll-up-your-sleeves practice to cultivate over time. Visit Leisa at wealthclinic.com; resources at SongRise.live
S2 · E40
20 feb 2026
26:06
Kari Hagel Series; THE WEB OF WELLNESS: RECONNECTING TO NATURE AND SELF; Pt 1: Nature Deficit Disorder: The Hidden Epidemic
When was the last time you learned from soil instead of a screen? Middle and high school teacher Kari Hagel shares with WeBeTheChange host Colleen Akiko about the rise of nature deficit disorder. Kari, also a Health & Wellness Coach, shows how hands-on ecology—worm bins, a classroom dog, gardening and even mapping water with a drone—restores attention, engagement, and belonging. In Pt 1 of The Web of Wellness, students move from apathetic to curious. If post-COVID disconnection feels familiar, this episode offers down-to-earth ways to re-root at school, at home, and wherever you can be in nature. Visit Songrise.LIVE for Bonus Content and your free eGuide, Out of Your Head, Into Your Light.
S2 · E39
27 gen 2026
19:58
A FEARLESSLY FERAL LIFE; Pt 3: From Triggered to Belonging—The Willingness Shift
When the craving hits, what are you actually hungry for? In Part 3 of “A Fearlessly Feral Life,” we get practical about the sober path: the tiny act of willingness that flips the switch, the boundary that protects your peace, and how to tell a trigger from a longing for belonging. We talk family dynamics and codependency, the medicine of community (AA rooms and beyond), and what it means to choose fellowship—and freedom—over the old loop. If you’ve ever reached for a numbing habit, this episode offers a grounded reframe, a breath, and a next step back into yourself. Connect with Colleen at SongRise.live and type "Gift" at the bottom of the page for your free eGuide, "Out of Your Head, Into Your Light."
S2 · E38
17 gen 2026
34:00
A FEARLESSLY FERAL LIFE; Pt 2: New Thought--A Powerful Call into the Heart of Recovery
Welcome to We Be The Change and this second segment of the series A Fearlessly Feral Life with Rev. Karen Linsley. In Part 2 we dive into New Thought as a grounded path for recovery—where principle is not bound by precedent and healing means changing our thinking to change our life. Karen traces sobriety from her Thanksgiving‑day treatment intake in 1986 to ministerial training, interim ministry, and writing A New Thought Journey Through the 12 Steps. Join our conversation about what New Thought is, and how it becomes a practical engine for recovery by integrating 12‑Step wisdom with consciousness, choice, and oneness. In these volatile times, such pragmatic spirituality becomes embodied freedom, not just abstinence. If this strikes a familiar chord, feel free to share below--e.g., what belief shift most supported your recovery? You're invited to access supportive Bonus Content, fresh resources and the FREE eGuide, Out of Your Head, Into Your Light at SongRise.LIVE
S2 · E37
4 gen 2026
19:36
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