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Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Tami Simon

300 episodes

Tami Simon, Founder and Publisher of Sounds True interviews spiritual teachers, visionary writers, and living luminaries about their newest work and current challenges—the growing edge of their inner inquiry and outer contribution to the world.

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  1. Diane Poole Heller: "The Surprising Superpowers of Insecure Attachment"

    · 1 h 01 min

    What if the parts of you that feel the most "broken" in relationships are actually superpowers in disguise? Tami Simon speaks with psychologist and attachment expert Dr. Diane Poole Heller about her new book, The…

  2. Just One Question | Jeffrey Rutstein: Did I Inherit My Nervous System?

    · 9:58

    Ever notice how a tiny criticism can send you into a full-blown spiral, and then you spend the rest of the day furious at yourself for spiraling? Dr. Jeffrey Rutstein has a theory about why that happens, and it starts…

  3. Beatrice Chestnut: "Going Deeper with the Enneagram”

    · 1 h 16 min

    What if the type you've been typing yourself as isn't the whole story? Tami Simon sits down with Enneagram pioneer Beatrice Chestnut to mark the re-release of her classic guide, The Complete Enneagram, and to ask why…

  4. Just One Question | Gabor Maté: What Keeps Me from Being More Compassionate?

    · 9:18

    Why do some of the most hardened people—lifers on death row, people who've killed—turn out to be, underneath it all, remarkably sensitive? Physician and trauma expert Dr. Gabor Maté has spent decades working with…

  5. Michelle Cassandra Johnson: "Invocations and Spellwork for Support and Protection"

    · 1 h 03 min

    Tami Simon speaks with author, mystic, and racial equity educator Michelle Cassandra Johnson about her new book, You Are Protected. Together they explore malevolent energies, calling on ancestors and archetypes for…

  6. Just One Question | Lissa Rankin: Can Healing Our Trauma Heal Our Bodies?

    · 13 min

    Physician Lissa Rankin says trauma doesn't just live in the mind, it can trigger measurable physical disease, from autoimmune conditions to chronic illness that conventional medicine can't explain. But her most…

  7. Laurel Parnell: "The Evolution from EMDR to Multidimensional Integrative Healing"

    · 1 h 05 min

    Psychologist Laurel Parnell, a pioneer of EMDR and the creator of resource tapping, speaks with Tami Simon about her boldest evolution yet: multidimensional integrative healing. Forged in the wake of profound personal…

  8. Just One Question | Adyashanti: Is It an Awakening If It Doesn't Change My Whole Life?

    · 17 min

    Is a spiritual awakening only real if it completely rearranges your life? That's the question Tami Simon puts to Adyashanti in this episode of Just One Question, and his answer digs into something a lot of seekers…

  9. Kimberly Ann Johnson: "Becoming a Sexual Alchemist"

    · 1 h 06 min

    What if aging isn't the end of your erotic life, but its deepening? Tami Simon speaks with somatic sex educator Kimberly Ann Johnson, author of Erotic Seasons, about erotic sovereignty, why the female body is its own…

  10. The Point of Insight | Our Medicine Lives in the Wound

    · 16 min

    An archetypal astrologer once named Tami Simon's deepest wound in the first thirty seconds of a live interview. In this month's Point of Insight, Tami traces how that moment—layered onto decades of "drops" from…

  11. Tracee Stanley: What We Need in These Threshold Times

    · 1 h 03 min

    We are devoted to our phones, but not to much that is real. Tami Simon speaks with yoga nidra teacher Tracee Stanley—author of the new book Living Ritual—about ritual as an antidote to distraction and loneliness, the…

  12. Just One Question | Geneen Roth: How Do I Work With My Hateful Voice?

    · 13 min

    Let’s hop in our time machine and head back to the very first episode of Insights at the Edge, with Tami Simon interviewing Geneen Roth in 2009. Geneen, who’s also been on Insights as recently as this year, was fresh…

  13. Michelle Masters: "Rewiring Your Relationship with Money"

    · 1 h 08 min

    You've read the books, said the affirmations, made the plan—so why hasn't anything actually changed? Tami Simon speaks with Michelle Masters, a coach's coach and author of Wired for Money, about the survival wiring…

  14. Just One Question | Matt Gutman: Could Psychedelics Cure My Panic Disorder?

    · 9:16

    Journalist Matt Gutman hid his panic attacks for twenty years—until one hit him live on air. Tami asks him which of the psychedelics he tried actually changed things. His answer takes us to a mat in Peru's Sacred…

  15. Thomas Moore: "Curing Our Cultural Lostness"

    · 1 h 03 min

    What if what ails us isn't a problem to be solved, but a dimension we've forgotten? Tami Simon speaks with Thomas Moore—bestselling author of Care of the Soul and, at 85, still writing—about his new book, The Cure at…

  16. Just One Question | Pānquetzani: How Do We Honor Our Ancestors By Thriving?

    · 8:27

    Pānquetzani's ancestors survived colonization. Her response is to make her life an altar to them—slowing down, dancing, feeling pleasure, doing the healing they never got the chance to do. The traditional healer tells…

  17. [ENCORE EPISODE] Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche: "In Love with the World"

    · 1 h 05 min

    At 36, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche walked out of his monastery in the middle of the night with a few thousand rupees and no plan. Weeks later, he was dying of food poisoning on a street in India—and chose not to call for…

  18. The Point of Insight | "Half Human, Half Mystery"

    · 17 min

    What if you're only half human? In this Point of Insight, Tami Simon traces a thread from decades of her own practice and the discovery of the central channel to a startling moment mid-interview with Lee Harris—when…

  19. Raj Sisodia: "Business Leaders, You Have a Sacred Obligation"

    · 1 h 06 min

    Heart attacks spike 20% on Monday mornings. That might just be a business problem, according to Raj Sisodia. Tami Simon speaks with the conscious capitalism pioneer and author of Healing Leaders about why a leader's…

  20. Just One Question | Shamini Jain: How Can You Heal From the Placebo Effect?

    · 12 min

    Most of us hear placebo and assume we're being fooled. Tami thought so too. Then Shamini Jain — clinical psychologist, biofield scientist, and author of Healing Ourselves — told her the placebo effect is actually our…

  21. Rob Bell: "The Risk of Not Becoming More You"

    · 1 h 00 min

    We usually frame it as risk versus safety. Rob Bell doesn't buy it—in his experience, it's risk both ways. Tami Simon speaks with the New York Times bestselling author, artist, and former pastor about leaving a role…

  22. Just One Question | James Hollis: Why Am I Here?

    · 11 min

    James Hollis was in the hospital, unsure whether he'd live, and what he felt wasn't despair — it was curiosity. In this episode the Jungian analyst flips the format on us and asks Tami Simon his own question instead:…

  23. Laurie Nealon: “Energy Healing with Help From the Other Side”

    · 1 h 15 min

    A client arrived with a brain tumor and thirty days to live. Fifteen years later, she's still here. Tami Simon speaks with intuitive energy healer, medium, and educator Laurie Nealon about what actually happens in the…

  24. Just One Question | Rev angel Kyodo williams: How Do We Find Joy In the Heart of Our Suffering?

    · 9:15

    Reverend angel Kyodo williams says that if you go all the way into your suffering, right to the center of it, that's where you'll find your joy. Tami's response: really? What follows is a case for radical dharma, and…

  25. Michelle Wadleigh: "I Demand to Be Me"

    · 1 h 02 min

    How badly do you want to be free? Tami Simon speaks with Reverend Dr. Michelle Wadleigh, minister, retreat facilitator, and author of Dance Like Nobody's Watching, about the uncomfortable precondition for forgiveness:…

  26. The Point of Insight | All We Are Given

    · 9:40

    In the first episode of The Point of Insight, a new monthly reflection from Insights at the Edge, Tami Simon shares the transmission she received while preparing to interview ethnobotanist Robin Wall Kimmerer, author…

  27. D. W. Pasulka: Could We Become Ultra-Human? UFOs, A.I. & Our Evolution

    · 1 h 05 min

    A century ago, a Jesuit priest predicted that humanity would evolve into something he called the "ultra-human." Tami Simon speaks with religious studies scholar D.W. Pasulka—author of The Others: UFOs, AI, and the…

  28. Phenomena | Season 1, Finale: Not a Machine but a Flame [Takeover]

    · 1 h 18 min

    What is the "energy" in energy healing? Healers channel it. Patients reach for it. Ancient healing traditions built entire systems around it, and modern researchers are working to study it. But what is…

  29. Just One Question | Osho Zenju Earthlyn Manuel: How Can We Accept Darkness?

    · 13 min

    Osho Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, Zen priest and author of Opening to Darkness, shares the night she nearly died from anaphylactic shock, and survived not by fighting for the light, but by staying with the dark itself. A…

  30. Michael A. Singer: The Pain That Ends All Pain

    · 1 h 07 min

    Few teachers have shaped modern spirituality like Michael A. Singer, author of the beloved classic The Untethered Soul. In this rare, intimate conversation, Tami Simon sits down with Michael to explore his newest book,…

  31. Just One Question | Connie Zweig: What Does It Mean to Romance the Shadow?

    · 15 min

    You know that the object of your addiction is bad for you, but how do you stop? According to Dr. Connie Zweig, retired Jungian therapist and author of Romancing the Shadow, you do just that—you romance your shadow,…

  32. Caroline Myss: Breaking Through Fear—Welcome to Spiritual Home Base

    · 1 h 24 min

    In this special episode, Tami Simon shares an excerpt from medical intuitive and New York Times bestselling author Caroline Myss's opening presentation for Spiritual Home Base, the new online community where Caroline…

  33. Just One Question | Craig Foster: Why am I Afraid of Nature?

    · 8:38

    Ever feel like you're built for the wild, but terrified the moment you actually step into it? Filmmaker and My Octopus Teacher naturalist Craig Foster joins Tami Simon to unpack that strange paradox: why our bodies…

  34. Marisa Renee Lee: Making A Stubborn Commitment to Hope

    · 54 min

    What does it take to keep hoping when hope keeps breaking your heart? Tami Simon speaks with Marisa Renée Lee, New York Times bestselling author of Grief Is Love and Waiting for Dawn: Living with Uncertainty, about…

  35. Just One Question | Martha Beck: What Do I Do At Three In the Morning?

    · 9:55

    We've all been there, wide awake at three in the morning, brain running the instant we wake up and no chance of getting back to sleep. This week we hear from Martha Beck and her answer when Tami asks the question:…

  36. Ilia Delio: A Cyborg Christian on the God Revolution We Need Now

    · 1 h 00 min

    What if the God you've been taught to believe in is the very thing that’s keeping you from finding God? Tami Simon speaks with Sister Ilia Delio—Franciscan theologian, scientist, and author of The Not Yet God—about the…

  37. Just One Question | Rainn Wilson: Why Are You NOT an Atheist?

    · 12 min

    In this clip from Insights at the Edge, Tami asks Rainn Wilson, Emmy-nominated actor, author of Soul Boom, and devoted Bahá'í, why he never became an atheist. His answer moves from humor to philosophy to genuine…

  38. Tara Brach: Choosing to Love in Perilous Times

    · 1 h 03 min

    What does it mean to keep your heart open when the world feels most dangerous? Tami Simon speaks with beloved meditation teacher Tara Brach, author of Radical Acceptance and Trusting the Gold, about her new inner…

  39. Just One Question | Thích Nhất Hạnh: What Is the Root Cause of Our Social Problems?

    · 12 min

    In this clip from Insights at the Edge, Tami asks Thích Nhất Hạnh—revered Zen master, founder of Plum Village, and father of modern mindfulness—what lies beneath all of the world's suffering. His answer is both radical…

  40. Lodro Rinzler: Basic Goodness in a World on Fire

    · 1 h 03 min

    How do you hold true to your convictions to be good in a world that’s on fire? Tami Simon speaks with Buddhist meditation teacher and author Lodro Rinzler about his new book, You Are Good. You Are Enough, exploring the…

  41. David Deida: The Way of Zero

    · 59 min

    What happens when a man runs out of purpose—and doesn't collapse? Tami Simon speaks with wisdom teacher and bestselling author David Deida about his new book, The Man of Zero: A Guide to Primal Power, Boundless Sex,…

  42. Jasper Young Bear: Prophecies for This Time: When Mother Earth Shakes

    · 1 h 15 min

    What if the greatest preparation for the changes ahead isn't physical, but spiritual? Tami Simon speaks with Jasper Young Bear, wisdom keeper and member of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, about the Indigenous…

  43. Andrew Holecek: Stop, Drop, and Be Held in the Dark

    · 1 h 07 min

    What if the most transformative practice available to us requires nothing but complete darkness? Tami Simon speaks with interdisciplinary scholar and Tibetan Buddhist practitioner Andrew Holecek—author of Total Eclipse…

  44. nico and devon hase: Buddhist Volcanoes In Love

    · 1 h 08 min

    What does a lasting spiritual partnership actually look like—behind closed doors? Tami Simon speaks with nico and devon hase—married Buddhist teachers and co-authors of the new Sounds True book This Messy, Gorgeous…

  45. Phenomena: The Science & Stories of Energy Healing [Takeover]

    · 50 min

    What happens when a cancer research institution invites energy healers into the laboratory? In this special feed takeover, Insights at the Edge presents the debut episode of Phenomena: The Science and Stories of Energy…

  46. Geneen Roth: It’s Not About Your Mother—Finding Love, Finally

    · 59 min

    After decades of therapy, retreats, and every healing modality available, Geneen Roth discovered that her fraught relationship with her 97-year-old mother wasn't actually about her mother. Tami Simon speaks with the…

  47. Zabie Yamasaki: What the Nervous System Often Needs Is LESS

    · 59 min

    Your body has been sending the signals. You've just been too busy to listen. Tami Simon speaks with Zabie Yamasaki—founder of Transcending Trauma through Yoga and author of Protect Your Energy—about nervous system…

  48. Michael Singer, Tony Robbins, Sage Robbins: Wisdom Untethered

    · 1 h 03 min

    What if the answer to every question life throws at you comes down to a single practice? Tami Simon speaks with Michael Singer—beloved author of The Untethered Soul—alongside Tony and Sage Robbins to celebrate the…

  49. Richard Davidson & Cortland Dahl: “Flourishing Is Contagious, and It’s Easier Than You Think”

    · 1 h 02 min

    What if flourishing isn't something you have to achieve, but something you were born to do? Tami Simon speaks with neuroscientist Richard Davidson and contemplative scientist Cortland Dahl, authors of Born to Flourish:…

  50. Richard Schwartz and Tamala Floyd: Healing Across Generations: IFS + Ancestral Wisdom

    · 1 h 03 min

    What if the pain you've carried your whole life didn't begin with you? Tami Simon speaks with Richard Schwartz—founder of Internal Family Systems—and psychotherapist and IFS lead trainer Tamala Floyd, author of…

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