Brian Yang and his wife, Hope, pull back the curtain on the messy, painful beginnings of their relationship — from addiction, codependency, and toxic fights to years of therapy, plant medicine, and somatic healing. What most people (and even therapists) would have called doomed, they transformed into a secure, spiritual partnership built on vulnerability, truth, and deep inner work.

In this episode, they share the raw milestones of their journey: breaking destructive cycles, facing childhood trauma, discovering nervous system work, and learning how to hold space for each other instead of trying to fix. Now, as they prepare to welcome their first child, Brian and Hope reflect on the biggest lessons that carried them from near-collapse to deeper connection, and how any couple willing to face the pain can create real intimacy.

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This episode is dedicated to our sweet dog, Rocky, who passed away weeks before this episode. It's because of him, this episode and interview was conducted to talk about grief, pet loss and the lessons learned.

Website: https://www.carolelizabethlong.com/

Blogpost on

• Reincarnation:https://www.carolelizabethlong.com/single-post/reincarnation-the-details-from-miley-the-dog

• Blogpost on Grief:https://www.carolelizabethlong.com/single-post/what-is-grief-and-why-can-t-i-get-over-the-death-of-my-kitty

Amazon book link:  MILEY SPEAKS: A True Story of Love, Loss, Grief, and Reconnection by Lisa Peachey and Carol Elizabeth Long https://a.co/d/cKJnCm6

In this community Q&A round, I answer some very common burning questions and also controversial topics!

"How do I begin to heal from the narc and move on for good and how do I start with healing my childhood to ensure I stay away even though we have a child?"

"How to heal and recover from betrayal trauma from infidelity and also transition my life and letting go of the life I invisioned while now going through a divorce?"

"How do I pinpoint what/when/who caused my trauma that does not allow me to trust, accept love and feel that I need to push people away?"

"How to learn to completely trust and know myself when most of my life has been ensuring others are happy and cared for and not myself"

Listen to the podcast to explore these deep topics with me!

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In this episode of The Awakening Podcast, Brian and Hope sit down with their longtime spiritual guide, Dave Clark, a clairvoyant reader, healer, and teacher, along with his wife Julie Peoples Clark, an artist, writer, and teacher.

Together they open up about their 25-year marriage, their journey through grief, and the profound lessons they learned raising their daughter Ella, who was born with severe cerebral palsy and passed away at age 11.

The conversation dives into:

• What clairvoyance really is and how it helps us see truth beneath trauma

• How childhood wounds replay in adult relationships as “matching pictures”

• The pact that helped Dave and Julie survive sleep-deprived nights as young parents

• The lessons Ella taught them about patience, intimacy, slowing down, and spirit-to-spirit communication

• What it was like to witness Ella’s passing and continue a relationship with her in spirit

• How they keep their marriage strong through forgiveness, humor, nature, and deep sexual connection

• Real guidance for supporting someone through grief without spiritual bypassing

This is a moving, raw, and deeply inspiring episode on love, loss, spiritual partnership, and the healing power of seeing beyond the body into spirit.

Resources & Links:

• Work with Dave Clark: divineroots.love

• Julie’s upcoming book on raising Ella and navigating grief

Tune into this weeks episode with Jason and Carolyn Ozuna where we talk about relationships , how they mirror our pain and the gifts they bring!

Jason and Carolyn are relationship coaches and NSA Practitioners

You can find Jason/Carolyn at the link provided or social media

For a Free healing session https://go.sparkyourrockstar.com/healfest-1?

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Very few people know the story of my wife and I, especially how we met and how we even begun the journey of healing and changing our relationship.

In this episode, it is juicy, it is surprising, and hopefully inspiring as well. It is our hope that it gives hope to others who are struggling or stuck and want to improve their relationships or even themselves individually.

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Mainstream pop advice says is communication, sex or the love languages! While all those things are nice, we challenge you to go deeper.

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My wife and I have worked with Dave Clark for years. He is a beautiful soul with gifts to share with the world. He very often sees exactly what is coming next for me in life before I see it.

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Troy is a Spiritual/Integration Coach, Iboga Provider and Sound Healer. Troy has spent 10+ years working in the field of Analytical Chemistry and Vibrational Spectroscopy after achieving a B.S. in both Biology/Chemistry and graduate education (M.S.) in Analytical Chemistry. In addition, he has a Master in East-West Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) and am currently a doctoral student at California Southern University in the Clinical Psychology program (PsyD.). You can learn more about Troy here: https://www.authentic-empowerment.com/ Interested in working with Brian? https://www.awakeningwithbrian.com/self-mastery-university-coaching-video-unlocked/

Joey McCune is a Sound Practitioner & Vibrational Alchemist based in Tulum, Mexico who has been weaving sound since 2008. Called to be in deeper service, Joey and her husband, Mitch, moved to the jungle of Tulum to build a Sound Temple. An innovator in spiritual tourism, she curates private sound healing experiences in her jungle setting. She paved the way for the therapeutic use of sound to become a next level offering in both her Sound Temple and Water Temple. Joey is credited with designing bespoke treatments for travelers wishing to relax, reconnect, and deepen their relationship with spirit. A gifted and intuitive Sound Weaver and a perpetual student of metaphysics, consciousness, and the effects of sound, she works in service to humanity using sound, vibration and frequency to facilitate healing, strengthen intuition, access higher dimensions of self, and facilitate the recalibration & expansion of the mind, body and soul connection. In solo concert, Joey weaves sound and light codes using alchemy crystal singing bowls and planetary gongs, marrying the magical sounds of the jungle in her glass-encased Sound Temple where guests suspend in silk hammocks, held in a cocoon or a womb, for their sacred, rebirth journey. She has also curated a multi-musician sound journey with Sound Shaman and Medicine Musicians in what can only be described as a portal, in her Water Temple, a 65 million year old cave and cenote. Featured as a Women of Wellness in HOLA TULUM's prestigious magazine as well as THE TULUM TIMES in an article titled: Sound Healing Tulum: A Gateway to Self-Healing and Self-Discovery, both in 2023. Connect with Joey through @SoundHealingTulum on Instagram or WhatsApp +1 206 427 0672 https://www.soundhealingtulum.com/media MEDIA | Soundhealingtulum www.soundhealingtulum.com https://linktr.ee/soundhealingtulum

Ever wondered how psychedelics plays in the healing process? In this episode I have the pleasure of interviewing Dr. James Cook, a neuroscientist with a PhD from Oxford, to not only talk about plant medicines but also all things related to the healing and spiritual journey. He is also the host of "Living Mirrors Podcast."

Dr. James Cook mentions "TRE" (Trauma Release Exercises)

Example video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeUioDuJjFI

Learn more about Dr. James Cook on his Youtube

• ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@DrJamesCooke

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