The Dream Catcher Podcast Seline Shenoy

Original airdate: November 16, 2021
Many of us remember looking up at the stars as kids and wondering, “What IS out there?”  As we grow older, we try to seek answers by flipping through science magazines or following NASA’s newsfeed.
According to my guest, Abigail Harrison, this is not only a healthy curiosity but also an excellent source of inspiration and wonder.
Abigail Harrison, fondly known as “Astronaut Abby,” is an aspiring astronaut, author and co-founder of the international nonprofit organization The Mars Generation. She has interned at a NASA-funded astrobiology lab and has been featured in TIME, Forbes, Marie Claire, the BBC, and more. She currently works as a research scientist at Harvard Medical School.
Abby believes that no one is ever too young or too old to pursue their dreams. In this interview, she inspires us with her philosophy and helps her rise to the top of her field. She also discusses the importance of space exploration and why it’s important and relevant in today’s world.

Our society tends to glamorize overnight success. But success, especially the type that lasts, is a long game. 
Whether you are an entrepreneur starting a new venture or an individual working towards personal goals, you must learn how to pace yourself for success. 
Learn the art of patience and take your journey toward success to new heights by applying these five strategies in your life.

Awakening is the greatest adventure we can undertake as human beings. My guest, Steve Taylor, says it’s a voyage of discovery that reveals exhilarating beauty and richness but may also expose us to challenges.
As travelers, cultivating certain characteristics and perspectives can make our voyage more fruitful. Today, Steve will guide us on this path of enlightenment.
Steve Taylor, PhD, is the author of The Adventure: A Practical Guide to Spiritual Awakening and many other bestselling books. He’s a senior lecturer in psychology at Leeds Beckett University and the chair of the Transpersonal Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society. Steve’s articles and essays have been published in over 100 academic journals, magazines, and newspapers, and he blogs for Scientific American and Psychology Today.
In this conversation, Steve offers step-by-step practices for cultivating spiritual awakening and explains its impact on our lives. He touches on the eight essential qualities of wakefulness and how we can integrate those into our daily lives through rituals and practices.

Honesty is often emphasized as a foundational element in building and maintaining healthy relationships. However, finding the right balance between brutal honesty and loving honesty can be a delicate task. 
Brutal honesty can lead to misunderstandings and hurt feelings, but sugarcoating can lead to a lack of relationship authenticity. 
This article explores the fine line between brutal honesty and loving honesty and how to strike the right balance to cultivate healthier and happier relationships.

Original airdate: May 31, 2022
So many of us undervalue our own experience and overlook the wisdom that can support us daily. These habits of self-sabotage knock the wind out of our sails and keep us searching and grasping for what we have already realized.
One way to overcome this is to see life as a unique epic journey and become aware of the transformation we experience through its peaks and valleys.
To help us find inspiration, I invited Amy Edelstein.
Amy Edelstein is the author of six books, including the award-winning The Conscious Classroom. Founder of the non-profit Inner Strength Education and recipient of a Philadelphia Social Innovator's award, Amy's work has empowered 17,000 teens in under-resourced schools with mindfulness and systems thinking.
During our conversation, Amy shared what she learned during an epic journey she took in 1983 to the remote western corner of the Tibetan Plateau in Zanskar, India. She also offers ideas on how to view our own lives as journeys so that we feel empowered and immersed in the richness of everyday living.

Achieving success is an exhilarating journey filled with highs, lows, and unexpected twists. It is not a linear path but a dynamic and unpredictable journey. 
Whether you're an entrepreneur, a professional, or an artist, mastering success requires unique skills and strategies. 
In this article, we will explore how to handle the ups and downs of achievement, equipping you with the knowledge and tools to navigate through any challenge that comes your way.