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Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Tami Simon
Mental Health
Spirituality
Meditation
Grief
Mindfulness
Trauma
Personal Growth
Anxiety
Motherhood
Self-Compassion
Reincarnation
Consciousness
Awareness
Relationships
Creativity
Therapy
Community Support
Love
Autism
Compassion

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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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 before you ever had a say in the... more

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 facing our shadow, not avoiding i... more

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Recent Guests

Jeffrey Rutstein
Clinical psychologist and Hakomi-certified somatic psychotherapist.
Sounds True
Episode: Just One Question | Jeffrey Rutstein: Did I Inherit My Nervous System?
Beatrice Chestnut
Enneagram researcher and educator, licensed psychotherapist, coach, business consultant, and author
Episode: Beatrice Chestnut: "Going Deeper with the Enneagram”
Gabor Maté
Physician and bestselling author whose work focuses on trauma and addiction.
Episode: Just One Question | Gabor Maté: What Keeps Me from Being More Compassionate?
Michelle Cassandra Johnson
Author, mystic, racial equity educator, spiritual director, and teacher
Episode: Michelle Cassandra Johnson: "Invocations and Spellwork for Support and Protection"
Lissa Rankin
Physician and author of Sacred Medicine and Mind Over Medicine.
Episode: Just One Question | Lissa Rankin: Can Healing Our Trauma Heal Our Bodies?
Laurel Parnell
Psychologist, EMDR pioneer, resource tapping creator, and executive director of the Parnell Institute
Parnell Institute
Episode: Laurel Parnell: "The Evolution from EMDR to Multidimensional Integrative Healing"
Kimberly Ann Johnson
Somatic sex educator, sexological bodyworker, yoga teacher, postpartum advocate, and birth doula.
Episode: Kimberly Ann Johnson: "Becoming a Sexual Alchemist"
Tracee Stanley
Yoga nidra and meditation teacher, author of Radiant Rest and Living Ritual
Empowered Life Circle / Sounds True
Episode: Tracee Stanley: What We Need in These Threshold Times
Geneen Roth
Author and speaker on trauma, self-judgment, and self-care
Author (topics include mindfulness and eating disorders)
Episode: Just One Question | Geneen Roth: How Do I Work With My Hateful Voice?

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Tami Simon
Founder and Publisher of Sounds True; primary host focusing on spiritual teachers and living luminaries.

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 3.4k ratings
  • Rob Bell, what the hell?

    What a weird, frustrating interview with Rob Bell! Tami tried, but he seemed incapable of answering her questions directly or coherently. I really had no idea what he was trying to say about “being more your self” or anything else.

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    Reprieve of Roses
    United States2 months ago
  • Martha Beck 💯‼️

    Thank you for having Martha Beck answer the one question. I have also stumbled upon listening to audiobooks or podcasts without ads when I wake up at 3 AM & it does put me back to sleep. I appreciate the self care ideas as well. 🙏🏻

    AND I love all the other Sounds True guests and host as well. Thank you so much! 🫶🏻

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    5
    scenicride
    United States4 months ago
  • Volume

    Tami's voice is always twice as loud as the person she's talking to.

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    verdedafloresta
    United States4 months ago
  • Wow

    This man has changed so much my way of thinking about life. Summoning of the soul in the middle of such mystery. 🙏

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    WhiteChocolate1313
    Canada5 months ago
  • A’ho

    Riveting conversation with Jason Young Bear. Thank you.

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    thermosprotection1
    United States5 months ago

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Appreciates the mix of spirituality and practical practices; finds it stabilizing.
Listeners praise thoughtful questioning and transformative insights.
Some frustrations about platforming certain figures; strong opinions on guest fit.
Loves the depth and the guest variety; values actionable wisdom.

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Beatrice Chestnut: "Going Deeper with the Enneagram”
Q: What would you say to someone who wants to know for sure what type and subtype they are after getting different answers from free online assessments?
Chestnut recommends treating tests as a starting point rather than a final answer, answering honestly with one's whole life in mind, and comparing results with detailed descriptions in a good book.
Beatrice Chestnut: "Going Deeper with the Enneagram”
Q: How would you give a working one or two sentence, just the really brief definition?
Chestnut describes the Enneagram as a nine-type personality framework and a map of transformation that can guide people from lower to higher levels of consciousness.
Just One Question | Jeffrey Rutstein: Did I Inherit My Nervous System?
Q: Tell me how you've come to look through that particular lens. And what do you think? Did you inherit the nervous system of your mother? Is that what was going on? How do you understand this?
Rutstein says he believes he primarily inherited his mother's fight-or-flight tendency. He describes childhood anxiety that worsened after abuse and trauma, and explains how breathing practices, yoga, and meditation helped him work with those states. He came to see nervous-system tendencies as inherited physiology rather than personal failings, while emphasizing that they are not fixed destiny.
Kimberly Ann Johnson: "Becoming a Sexual Alchemist"
Q: How will our sexual work specifically help us hold more charge in every way in our life?
Johnson says sexual work can help people notice and communicate desire, boundaries, and impulses, building agency that can carry into other parts of life.
Kimberly Ann Johnson: "Becoming a Sexual Alchemist"
Q: What does erotic sovereignty mean to you?
Johnson describes it as a relationship with one's own life force and sexuality that remains one's own throughout life, including but not dependent on relationships with others.

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A multi-faceted exploration of spirituality, consciousness, and personal growth, with guests ranging from Buddhist teachers and mystics to scientists and authors. Discussions frequently center on healing, mindfulness, energy, and the intersection of science and spirituality, often framed around practical practices, transformative narratives, and how to live with greater compassion and resilience in turbulent times. Standout elements include deep dives into shadow work, the nature of suffering and joy, and futuristic dialogue on religion, technology, and the noosphere. The show often features long-form conversations that blend personal experience with theoretical perspectives, and it frequently invites listeners to consider new ways of relat... more

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2. Beatrice Chestnut
3. Gabor Maté
4. Michelle Cassandra Johnson
5. Lissa Rankin
6. Laurel Parnell
7. Kimberly Ann Johnson
8. Tracee Stanley

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