SoulTalk with Kute Blackson

Transformational Teacher and National Best-Selling Author

SoulTalk is a thought-provoking podcast about what really matters in life. It is a deep exploration into life's biggest questions: who we are, why we are here, and where we are going? Kute Blackson will get personal, sharing practical wisdom on how to live your most authentic life, as well as deep dialogues on purpose, health, love, money, sex, spirituality and success with special guests like Barbara De Angelis, Dr. Shefali, Mike Dooley, Geneen Roth and more.

  1. 1d ago

    475: How To Navigate The Dark Night Of The Soul: What To Do when Your Old Life Falls Apart?

    "A dark night of the soul is not the end of your life. It's the end of your life as you know it." What happens when the life you worked so hard to create no longer feels like your life? There are seasons when the old answers stop working. What once gave you meaning feels empty. The person you used to be no longer fits, yet you have no idea who you're becoming. You're caught between what was and what's next; and that space can feel terrifying. In this episode of SoulTalk, Kute Blackson explores the dark night of the soul not as something to fix or escape, but as a profound invitation to let go. He shares why some seasons of loss, confusion, and uncertainty are not asking you to rebuild your old life, but to surrender the identity that created it. And why the void you're so desperate to escape may be the very space where something deeper and more authentic is being born. Perhaps the question isn't, "When will my old life come back?" Perhaps it's, "Who is life asking me to become now?" TIMESTAMPS (00:05:12) — Are you losing your life or your old identity? (00:06:12) — What is the dark night of the soul, really? (00:10:45) — The first crack: when your old life stops feeling right. (00:12:59) — The collapse: when old strategies stop working. (00:15:37) — The void: who are you when you no longer know? (00:19:16) — Surrender: stop fighting what is. (00:20:53) — The return: meeting life as someone new. (00:24:47) — How to move through the dark night without losing yourself. SOME QUESTIONS KUTE ASKS What if you're not losing your life, but an identity you've outgrown? Who are you without the things that used to define you? Can you sit in the unknown without rushing for an answer? What is this phase asking you to learn? What is life revealing to you through this loss? Who is life asking you to become now? IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN How to recognize a true dark night of the soul. Why what once fulfilled you may suddenly feel empty. What happens when your old identity stops working. Why the void may be creating space for something new. How surrender changes your relationship with uncertainty. Why alignment can dismantle the life you've outgrown. How to move through transformation without numbing yourself. Get in Touch: Create a life that is a masterpiece. Join the transformational journey: www.boundlessblissbali.com Email: kuteblackson@kuteblackson.com Website: www.kuteblackson.com

    475: How To Navigate The Dark Night Of The Soul: What To Do when Your Old Life Falls Apart?
  2. Sep 9

    474: Howard Martin on The Hidden Intelligence of Your Heart: How to Stop Overthinking and Trust Your Inner Guidance

    "Your heart is your own best friend and your most reliable guide of how you live life." In this powerful episode of SoulTalk, Kute Blackson sits down with Howard Martin, one of the original leaders behind HeartMath, to explore the extraordinary intelligence of the heart and how learning to access it can transform the way you navigate your life. Howard reveals why the heart is far more than an emotional center. It can become a powerful source of intuition, clarity, resilience, and inner guidance. Together, they explore how to distinguish intuition from ego, move from stress into heart coherence, and stop allowing fear, overthinking, and even "over-caring" to disconnect you from yourself. Howard also shares a simple practice for shifting your internal state and reconnecting with the deeper wisdom already within you. If you've been searching for answers, questioning your next step, or struggling to trust yourself, this conversation may change where you look for guidance. Maybe you don't need to think harder. Maybe you need to listen deeper.   Timestamps (00:02:25) — Howard Martin's Journey to the Heart. (00:09:06) — What Does It Mean to Follow Your Heart? (00:14:59) — When Following Your Heart Feels Wrong. (00:19:55) — Is It Intuition—or Your Ego? (00:22:23) — Ambition vs. Heart. (00:26:09) — The Science of Heart Coherence. (00:36:55) — How to Shift Into Coherence. (00:45:03) — What Changes When You Live From the Heart. (00:53:31) — When Caring Becomes Too Much. (00:59:03) — 3 Powerful Lessons for Life. Some Questions I Ask: What does it actually mean to live and make decisions from the heart? How can we distinguish true intuition from fear, ego, desire, and ambition? Can you be deeply ambitious and successful while still living a heart-centered life? What is coherence, and how can we access it when life feels stressful or chaotic? Can changing our emotional state influence the way we experience and interact with the world around us? When does caring for someone cross the line into "over-care," worry, and emotional exhaustion? In This Episode You'll Learn: Why your heart may know what your mind can't figure out. How to tell intuition from ego, fear, and desire. The science behind heart coherence and inner clarity. A simple 3-step practice to shift out of stress. How appreciation and gratitude can change your internal state. Why over-caring can quietly become worry and exhaustion. How to stay centered without absorbing the chaos around you. What it really means to trust and follow your heart.   GET IN TOUCH: Howard Martin https://heartmathsymposium.com/howard-martin/  Create a life that is a masterpiece. Join the transformational journey: www.boundlessblissbali.com Email: kuteblackson@kuteblackson.com Website: www.kuteblackson.com

  3. Sep 5

    473: Mingtong Gu on How to Come Home to Your Body and Feel Alive Again

    "Unless we learn how to slow down, we're going to lose ourselves; lose humanity." What if the healing you've been searching for isn't somewhere outside of you, but inside the body you've learned to disconnect from? In this deeply grounding episode of SoulTalk, Kute Blackson sits down with internationally recognized Qigong Master Mingtong Gu, founder of The Chi Center and author of Coming Home to Embodied Awakening, to explore what he believes is one of humanity's greatest crises: our growing disconnection from our own bodies. After a difficult childhood, years of searching, and living with health conditions he had been told were incurable, Mingtong discovered Qigong, and something even more profound than physical healing. He discovered home within himself. Together, Kute and Mingtong explore why living almost entirely in the mind keeps us trapped in anxiety, reactivity, and endless seeking; why technology is intensifying that disconnection; and how returning to the body can reconnect us with our energy, emotions, humanity, and deepest spiritual nature. Mingtong also challenges the way we think about healing. Instead of asking only, "How do I get rid of this pain?" he invites us to ask something deeper: Can I recover myself? This conversation is an invitation to stop running from what you feel, slow down enough to hear your body again, and discover the intelligence, energy, and aliveness that have been waiting inside you all along. Because perhaps awakening isn't about transcending the human experience. Perhaps it's about finally inhabiting it.   TIMESTAMPS (00:02:12) — How Mingtong's search for healing led him to Qigong and self-discovery. (00:08:35) — The realization that changed everything: your body can become your home. (00:09:58) — Why disconnecting from your body may be disconnecting you from yourself. (00:18:15) — A powerful embodied practice to reconnect with your physical and spiritual presence. (00:22:05) — What to do when you hate, judge, or feel betrayed by your own body. (00:28:50) — Stop asking only how to heal the disease. Ask how to recover yourself. (00:36:58) — How to move through fear, anger, and emotional pain without getting lost in the story. (00:42:57) — Why slowing down may be one of the most important acts of resistance in the age of AI.   SOME QUESTIONS I ASK How do we begin coming home to our bodies? What if I hate or feel betrayed by my body? Can anything truly be healed? How do we release difficult emotions? Why is practice more powerful than a quick fix? How do we stay human in the age of AI? IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN Why you may feel disconnected even when your life looks fine. How to stop living entirely inside your head. Why your body may be the doorway to deeper healing. How to meet pain and emotion with radical acceptance. Why slowing down can help you reclaim your power and presence. How to come home to the energy and wisdom already inside you.   GET IN TOUCH: Mingtong Gu https://mingtonggu.com https://chicenter.pages.ontraport.net/t?orid=280601&opid=2 Create a life that is a masterpiece. Join the transformational journey: www.boundlessblissbali.com Email: kuteblackson@kuteblackson.com Website: www.kuteblackson.com

  4. Sep 2

    472: What If Life Is a School? The Perspective That Can Change How You See Everything

    "The goal is not what you get. The goal is who you became while you were here." What if the hardest parts of your life aren't happening to you, but are trying to teach you something? In this powerful episode of SoulTalk, Kute Blackson offers a perspective that can completely change how you see heartbreak, rejection, family wounds, recurring relationship patterns, failure, and the challenges that simply don't make sense. What if life is a school and every season has a curriculum? Kute explores why the same lessons can keep showing up in different people, relationships, jobs, and circumstances until something within you changes. He reveals how shifting from "Why is this happening to me?" to "What is this trying to teach me?" can move you from powerlessness into responsibility, awareness, and freedom. If you've been stuck in a repeating pattern, questioning why life feels so difficult, or wondering what your current season is asking of you, this episode may help you see your entire journey differently. Because maybe the goal of life isn't simply getting what you want. Maybe it's becoming who you were meant to be. TIMESTAMPS (00:04:09) — What if life is actually a school? (00:06:37) — Why challenges may be part of your soul's curriculum. (00:07:44) — Stop asking, "Why is this happening to me?" (00:10:43) — Why harder seasons don't always mean you're failing. (00:13:41) — What are the major lessons of your life? (00:15:29) — The problem may not be the real problem. (00:16:38) — Why life keeps repeating the same lesson. (00:20:57) — The five core subjects of the human experience. SOME QUESTIONS KUTE ASKS What is this experience trying to teach you? Where have you lived this lesson before? What pattern keeps repeating in your life? Who is this situation asking you to become? What would it look like to finally graduate from this lesson? Are you trying to change the situation or learn what it came to teach you? IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN Why the same life lessons may keep showing up in different forms. How to stop seeing every challenge as punishment. What your recurring patterns may be revealing about you. Why your biggest "problem" may actually be your greatest lesson. How responsibility can help you reclaim your power. The five core lessons Kute believes we are here to master. Why changing the person, job, or city doesn't always change the pattern. How to recognize what your current season is asking you to become. Get in Touch: Create a life that is a masterpiece. Join the transformational journey: www.boundlessblissbali.com Email: kuteblackson@kuteblackson.com Website: www.kuteblackson.com

    472: What If Life Is a School? The Perspective That Can Change How You See Everything
  5. Aug 26

    471: Arielle Ford on Stop Forcing Your Life: The Power of Surrender

    "Surrender is releasing your plan to discover what life has planned." What if the life you're trying so hard to manifest is actually smaller than the life waiting for you? In this powerful and refreshingly honest conversation, bestselling author and transformational teacher Arielle Ford challenges one of the biggest ideas in modern self-help: that if you think positively enough, visualize clearly enough, and raise your vibration, you can manifest anything you want. After years of teaching the Law of Attraction herself, Arielle came to a radically different realization: some of the greatest things that ever happened to her weren't things she manifested at all. They arrived when she stopped forcing, surrendered control, listened to her intuition, and allowed life to reveal the next step. We explore the difference between desire and destiny, intention and control, action and surrender and why not getting what you want may sometimes be life redirecting you toward something far greater. Arielle also opens up about choosing happiness, healing core wounds, trusting life through uncertainty, and learning to recognize the quiet inner nudges that can change everything. If you've been exhausting yourself trying to make your life happen, this conversation may invite you to ask a completely different question: What if you stopped forcing  and started listening?   TIMESTAMPS (00:02:49) — Why Arielle stopped believing in manifestation the way she once did. (00:05:29) — The realization that changed everything: surrender instead of control. (00:09:03) — Can you have goals and still surrender? (00:18:15) — How do you trust life after life has hurt you? (00:24:37) — The dangerous side of "you create your reality." (00:25:57) — Is your intuition actually your destiny speaking? (00:32:13) — Healing your past without living in it. (00:36:52) — When surrender creates something you never could have planned. SOME QUESTIONS I ASK Are we manifesting our destiny or blocking it? How do you surrender without becoming passive? What if life hasn't given you a reason to trust it? Can we really manifest anything we want? How do you know when your intuition is speaking? What would you tell your 20-year-old self about life, success, and surrender? IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN Why forcing your future can block your destiny How to know when intuition is guiding you Why surrender is power, not passivity How to trust life when you can't see what's next Why not getting what you want may protect you How to chase big dreams without gripping the outcome GET IN TOUCH: Arielle Ford https://www.arielleford.com Create a life that is a masterpiece. Join the transformational journey: www.boundlessblissbali.com Email: kuteblackson@kuteblackson.com Website: www.kuteblackson.com

  6. Aug 18

    470: You're Not Behind in Life: How to Trust Your Timing and Stop Comparing Your Journey

    "Sometimes what you might call a delay is actually the universe preparing you." Do you ever look at your life and quietly wonder, "Shouldn't I be further along by now?" Maybe you thought you'd have the relationship, the money, the success, the healing, or the clarity by now. And the more you compare your life to everyone else's, the more it feels like you're falling behind. In this powerful episode of SoulTalk, Kute Blackson reveals why that feeling may be one of the biggest lies keeping you stuck. He breaks down the hidden timelines we unconsciously live by, the danger of measuring our lives against someone else's journey, and why some of your greatest growth may be happening where no one can see it. You'll discover the difference between trusting divine timing and avoiding your life, why certain delays may actually be preparing you, and how to stop forcing what isn't ready without becoming passive. If you've been questioning your path, fearing you've missed your chance, or wondering when your life will finally begin, this episode will change the way you see where you are right now. Maybe you're not behind. Maybe you're being prepared.   TIMESTAMPS (00:02:54) — Why do you feel behind in life? (00:05:20) — Who created the timeline you're living by? (00:07:16) — When comparison becomes destructive. (00:10:34) — What's really making you feel behind? (00:12:03) — The growth no one else can see. (00:15:34) — What is this season asking of you? (00:17:39) — Divine timing or avoidance? (00:19:13) — Can you trust life without controlling the outcome? SOME QUESTIONS KUTE ASKS Whose timeline are you living by? Are you growing in ways you haven't learned to value? What is this season of your life asking you to learn? Are you trusting life or simply avoiding action? Can you trust life even if it doesn't go according to plan? IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN Why you may feel behind, even when you're not. How comparison disconnects you from your own path. Why you may need to grieve the life you imagined. The invisible growth you might be overlooking. When "divine timing" becomes an excuse for inaction. How to release deadlines without giving up on your dreams  Get in Touch: Create a life that is a masterpiece. Join the transformational journey: www.boundlessblissbali.com Email: kuteblackson@kuteblackson.com Website: www.kuteblackson.com

    470: You're Not Behind in Life: How to Trust Your Timing and Stop Comparing Your Journey
  7. Aug 15

    469: Elisabeth Carson on You Can't Create a New Life With an Unhealed Nervous System. (Here's Where to Start)

    "When you jump over the fear fence, you find the power on the other side." What if the life you keep trying to create isn't being blocked by a lack of effort, but by patterns your body is still holding onto? In this powerful episode of SoulTalk, Kute sits down with global speaker and entrepreneur Elisabeth Carson, founder of Enhanced Flow, for a raw conversation about trauma, nervous system regulation, forgiveness, manifestation, and what it really takes to rebuild your life from the inside out. Elisabeth's wisdom isn't just theoretical. Her own journey took her through addiction, jail, heartbreak, burnout, and ultimately losing nearly everything; before consciously rebuilding her life and becoming a bestselling author and international speaker. Elisabeth reveals why simply thinking positively may not be enough when your nervous system is still living in survival mode, how your triggers can expose the wounds still running your life, and why healing requires more than changing your thoughts. You have to work with what's happening in the body. She also shares her approach to forgiveness, breaking free from victim mentality, and embodying the person you want to become before your external reality changes. If you've been doing the work but still feel stuck, repeating the same relationships, emotions, or limitations, this conversation may challenge the way you've been approaching healing altogether. Her message is simple but powerful: stop running from what hurts, reclaim responsibility for your life, and move toward what makes you come alive; even when it scares you.   TIMESTAMPS (00:01:34) — How Elisabeth's darkest experiences led her to healing and spirituality. (00:04:24) — Why unresolved trauma may be keeping you stuck in the same patterns. (00:12:20) — The missing first step when healing just doesn't seem to work. (00:23:36) — How Elisabeth stopped being a victim of her past and reclaimed her life. (00:30:00) — How to feel painful emotions without letting them take over. (00:33:29) — The forgiveness practice that helped Elisabeth finally release the past. (00:38:39) — How to find your purpose when you have no idea what you're meant to do. (00:45:06) — From losing everything to creating a completely new reality   SOME QUESTIONS I ASK Why do we keep repeating the same painful patterns? Can you truly manifest from a dysregulated nervous system? How do you heal trauma without staying trapped in the past? How do you forgive someone who never apologized? How do you know what your true purpose is? What does it really take to create a completely new life? IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN Why your nervous system may be keeping you stuck How your triggers reveal what still needs healing Why positive thinking alone may not change your life How to feel your emotions without becoming consumed by them A powerful approach to forgiveness and letting go How to embody your future self before life changes GET IN TOUCH: Elisabeth Carson https://www.elisabethunlimited.com Create a life that is a masterpiece. Join the transformational journey: www.boundlessblissbali.com Email: kuteblackson@kuteblackson.com Website: www.kuteblackson.com

  8. Aug 12

    468: Phil Cousineau on How to Navigate The Dark Night of The Soul and Find Your Way Home

    "The real journey begins when the life you knew no longer has the answers." What if feeling lost, confused, or broken isn't a sign that your life is falling apart, but the beginning of your real journey? In this profound episode of SoulTalk, Kute Blackson sits down with bestselling author and pilgrimage expert Phil Cousineau to explore the timeless wisdom hidden inside Homer's Odyssey and why this ancient story speaks so powerfully to the struggles we face today. Phil reveals that the journey home is not simply about finding your way back to a place. It is about finding your way back to yourself. Drawing from The Odyssey, Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey, mythology, pilgrimage, and his new book The Wisdom of the Odyssey, Phil explores what happens when the identity that once carried us through life no longer works.  He explains why the "dark night of the soul" can be a necessary passage toward transformation, why we sometimes need to surrender the illusion that we can do everything alone, and how reconnecting with the deepest parts of ourselves can reveal the strength we thought we had lost. This is a conversation about suffering, courage, humility, healing, purpose, and love and ultimately about one of life's most important questions: Have you lost your way, or are you finally being called home?   Timestamps (00:02:16) — How Phil's journey with Joseph Campbell shaped his understanding of The Odyssey. (00:04:18) — Why feeling lost may be the beginning of your real journey. (00:07:22) — Why you were never meant to figure everything out alone. (00:12:14) — The Dark Night of the Soul and why you can't skip the darkness. (00:16:22) — How to hear the inner voice that can guide you home. (00:21:03) — The three stages that turn darkness into transformation. (00:35:39) — Why telling your story may be the healing you need. (00:47:04) — How to stop losing yourself and finally find your way home. Some Questions I Ask: What do you do when you feel completely lost in life? How do you trust the journey when everything is falling apart? Is suffering necessary for real transformation? How do you navigate the Dark Night of the Soul? Why does doing the right thing sometimes feel like losing? How do you find your way back to your true self? In This Episode You'll Learn: Why feeling lost may be where your real journey begins. How to navigate the Dark Night of the Soul. Why suffering can become a doorway to transformation. How to hear your inner voice when life gets noisy. Why telling your story can set something inside you free. How to find your way home to your true self Get in Touch: Phil Cousineau https://www.philcousineau.net Create a life that is a masterpiece. Join the transformational journey: www.boundlessblissbali.com Email: kuteblackson@kuteblackson.com Website: www.kuteblackson.com

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SoulTalk is a thought-provoking podcast about what really matters in life. It is a deep exploration into life's biggest questions: who we are, why we are here, and where we are going? Kute Blackson will get personal, sharing practical wisdom on how to live your most authentic life, as well as deep dialogues on purpose, health, love, money, sex, spirituality and success with special guests like Barbara De Angelis, Dr. Shefali, Mike Dooley, Geneen Roth and more.