Awakening rarely arrives the way we imagine it. Not a single thunderclap of clarity, more often a quiet, slow unweaving of the patterns that have run our lives without our permission. On Aura Room, Rev Rachel Harrison joins Shreya to share what awakening actually feels like, what makes it possible, and how anyone can begin the path. Raised Tibetan Buddhist, shaped by years in 12-step recovery, and now the voice behind the Recover Your Soul podcast with over a million downloads, Rachel speaks with rare honesty about addiction as a soul wound, the quieter forms of control most of us live inside, and the nine-step Soul Recovery Process she built from her own becoming. If something in you has been quietly asking to come home, this episode is the doorway. About the Guest:Rev Rachel Harrison is a spiritual teacher, coach, metaphysical minister, and host of the Recover Your Soul podcast, a top 1% global show with over a million downloads. She is the creator of the Recover Your Soul™ process, a nine-step spiritual path for healing from addiction, codependency, control, and people pleasing. Her memoir Recover Your Soul: A Spiritual Journey of Healing from Addiction, Codependency, and People-Pleasing is available now on Amazon. Rachel lives in Colorado and continues to teach, write, and guide others home to themselves. Key Takeaways:Awakening is rarely a single moment. It is the slow unraveling of beliefs, patterns, and stories that have shaped how we love and how we hide.For many, addiction is not really about the substance. It is a soul wound, a broken heart, a way of trying to be okay in a world that overwhelmed us.What we call control is often a search for safety we already carry within. Putting our power outside ourselves keeps us stuck.Codependency is not always intensity. Sometimes it is the quiet belief that if everyone around us is okay, then we can be okay too.The Soul Recovery Process begins with a single decision, the willingness to see yourself differently. Once that decision is made, the path reveals itself.Whether life is blissful or breaking, the experience has value. Awakening is being fully present with who you are, especially when it is hard. Connect With the Guest:Website: recoveryoursoul.netBook on Amazon: Recover Your Soul: A Spiritual Journey of Healing from Addiction, Codependency, and People-PleasingPodcast: Recover Your Soul (available on Apple, Spotify, and all major platforms)Instagram: @recoveryoursoulpodcastYouTube: Recover Your Soul Podcast Episode Chapters:[00:00] Welcome to Aura Room — tuning into what is felt, not just spoken [02:30] Rachel's awakening in February 2018 and the soul beneath the substance [06:45] Raised Tibetan Buddhist — falling into humanness and the broken heart [10:30] Why awakening is rarely a thunderclap, and what unfolds instead [14:15] Costa Rica, the ocean, and the gift of presence in the difficult moments [18:00] Control, codependency, and the safety we keep searching for outside [22:30] Rachel's mother, the house that burned, and the practice of impermanence [26:00] The 9-Step Soul Recovery Process — from decision to shining your light [30:00] A closing word — your soul knows the way home, even when your mind does not (timestamps approx.) 🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? 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