253. Before the Miracle: Why Gratitude Comes First

Are you thinking about what you have to do next? Or what you get to do next? That small shift can change the feel of your entire day. In this episode of Spiritually Hungry Podcast, we explore how the duties of each day can eat up our joy, turning our dreams into to-do lists. Learn how to step back and imagine your life without the things you once dreamed of—the things currently stressing you out. This conversation offers an opportunity to change how you see your life, leading to greater clarity and appreciation. Tune in, and see what this day becomes.

Why are the people who push our buttons most often the ones closest to us? In this episode of Spiritually Hungry Podcast, we explore how challenging relationships, whether they last a moment or a lifetime, are opportunities for growth. Everything we receive from others ultimately comes from the Light of the Creator. We unpack how to contain your energy, step out of your role in the dance, and set boundaries that define what you will and won’t participate in. We also tackle the difference between accepting someone and giving up on them, and how to communicate your needs along the way.

What are you chasing: money, respect, “likes”? In this episode of Spiritually Hungry Podcast, we explore why true confidence can’t be found in external validation. You’ll walk away with practical tools to help you live in alignment with who you really are. You’ll also learn why action leads to confidence, and confidence flows from knowing your why and allowing the Creator to work through you.

Gratitude isn't just a hashtag or a journal entry. It's a process. In this episode of Spiritually Hungry Podcast, we explore five kabbalistic ways to practice gratitude as a spiritual tool. Whether you're navigating a particularly hard season or looking to go beyond Thanksgiving-style thankfulness, you'll leave with practical questions to ask yourself and a kabbalistic promise that gratitude can bring new light to what's already in your life.

In this episode of Spiritually Hungry Podcast, we explore the idea that we are never truly alone. A vast, invisible support system of messengers and “angels” surrounds each of us at all times, if only we have the awareness to see it. We will unpack why it’s not just belief, but active awareness, that allows this support to actually reach us. It's a conversation about responsibility, spiritual growth, and why knowing you're supported is the first step to actually receiving that support.

In this episode of Spiritually Hungry Podcast, we talk with Ryan Chen, co-founder of Neuro Gum. Before turning the startup into a nine-figure wellness brand sold in over 20,000 stores nationwide, Chen faced a life-altering snowboarding accident that left him paraplegic. The experience reshaped how he sees adversity and ultimately gave him the motivation to live more fully. In this episode, Ryan shares how he shed a victim mentality and the advice he would give his younger self.Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of suicide. This content may be triggering for some listeners. Please take care of yourself while listening. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. You are not alone.Call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (US & Canada).Text HOME to 741741 to connect with the Crisis Text Line.International resources can be found at findahelpline.com.

Fear is often misunderstood as something to be avoided. This episode of Spiritually Hungry Podcast reveals how it's actually one of our greatest teachers. Monica & Michael explore why fear is hardwired into us, how it can either paralyze us or catalyze our growth, and what it really means to build unshakable certainty. They will share some of their own fears and how they transformed them into purpose.

We often chase confidence through other people's approval, and wonder why it never quite holds. But true confidence, the kind that isn't arrogance in disguise, comes from the soul. In this condensed episode of Spiritually Hungry Podcast, Michael and Monica share practical ways to reveal your innate greatness, let go of external validation, and live with more purpose.

What if love is more than a feeling we share with the people closest to us—and instead, a practice that can expand who we are? In this short summer episode of Spiritually Hungry Podcast, we explore love as a fundamental human need and the purpose of life itself. We’ll unpack how ego and our instinct to protect ourselves can limit our capacity to give and receive love—and how vulnerability and consciously choosing love in every exchange can expand our souls, deepen our connections, and transform the way we move through the world.

The pressure to be financially successful has never felt heavier. But what if money were less a goal and more a form of energy moving through your life? In this condensed episode of Spiritually Hungry Podcast, we look at what blessings money actually brings, and how injecting consciousness into the way you earn, spend, and give transforms financial fear into flow.