Spiritual Infinity

"Spiritual Infinity: Where stories of spiritual awakening inspire your own transformative journey, hosted by Zenzi Sewaah."
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Spiritual Infinity is your gateway to deeper self-awareness, transformation, and connection with the limitless power within. Hosted by Zenzi Sewaah, Through inspiring conversations with guest speakers from around the world, we uncover personal journeys of spiritual awakening, the methods that transformed their lives, and how these practices can empower you. Whether you’re seeking healing, enlightenment, or a greater understanding of the universe, Spiritual Infinity provides wisdom and insights to support your journey. Join us as we navigate the infinite possibilities of spirituality, one episode at a time. zenzisewaah.substack.com

  1. 3d ago

    When Anger Is Carrying the Pain | Daniel Gospodarek on Male Trauma, TBI & the Courage to Seek Help

    What happens when a young man’s life changes in an instant and the emotions that follow become almost as difficult to navigate as the physical recovery? In this episode of Spiritual Infinity’s continuing series on male trauma and men’s emotional wellbeing, I speak with Daniel Gospodarek, a licensed clinical social worker in Wisconsin who works extensively with men, first responders and military personnel. Daniel’s professional understanding of trauma is deeply connected to his own extraordinary experience. At just 17, Daniel was involved in a devastating car accident that caused a traumatic brain injury. He required brain surgery, suffered a collapsed lung and fractured skull, spent ten days in intensive care and seven days in inpatient rehabilitation, followed by months of physical therapy and 17 months of speech therapy. At an age when independence is normally expanding, Daniel suddenly needed help to walk, shower and carry out the most basic parts of daily life. Although he was determined to graduate alongside his classmates, recovery brought losses that were not immediately visible. Extreme fatigue meant missing much of the social life his friends were enjoying. His concentration had changed, his independence had been disrupted, and the effects of his brain injury continued into college. He also experienced intense irritability and anger, compounded by difficulties with sleep and further concussions. Daniel speaks openly about how that anger sometimes landed on the people closest to him—not because they had caused his pain, but because they were there when everything he was carrying finally came out. Eventually, he recognised that exercise and the support of the friend who had survived the accident with him could only take him so far. He needed a neutral person with whom he could safely explore what was happening inside him. Therapy became part of learning to understand and intentionally express the anger that had become so powerful he could physically feel it building in his body. That experience ultimately helped shape his vocation. Daniel went on to study social work, completing his master’s degree at the University of Denver, and today works with people carrying many different forms of trauma. His work with men has shown him how often anger or the seemingly simple statement “I’m frustrated” can conceal something deeper: anxiety, stress, grief, shame, guilt, addiction, relationship difficulties or years of emotions that have never been expressed. This is particularly significant in his work with first responders and military personnel—cultures in which people may repeatedly witness distressing events while being expected to continue functioning. Daniel explains that emotional numbing may help someone cope in the short term, but shutting down painful emotions can also interfere with the ability to experience love, gentleness, forgiveness and connection. One of the most moving parts of our conversation concerns the safety required for a man finally to let down those protective layers. Daniel describes the importance of creating a therapeutic relationship in which the nervous system begins to sense that it is safe. Sometimes healing begins with something as simple as a man discovering that he is not the only person experiencing what he has kept hidden for years. And sometimes it means allowing a 50-year-old man to cry without rushing to stop his tears, judge them or make them disappear. Daniel also talks about spirituality as one possible source of grounding. Raised Catholic, he drew strength during his own recovery from the thought, “I come as one, but I stand as 10,000” ,remembering the generations who came before him and the adversities they survived. In his professional work, however, he respects each person’s own spiritual or religious framework and also recognises that religion itself can sometimes be associated with trauma. Towards the end of our conversation, I asked Daniel what he would say to the man who knows he is carrying pain but remains hesitant to seek help. His response begins with one question: “Is what I’m doing working?” It is such a simple question, but it requires honesty. Is the way you are coping bringing you closer to the person you want to be—or further away? Is it affecting your partner? Your children? Your relationships? Are you genuinely living according to what you value? Because healing one man does not end with that man. Daniel reminds us that our emotional state affects those around us. When a nervous system remains caught in anger, fear, fight, flight or collapse, that dysregulation can reach into a marriage, a partnership and a family. In the same way, healing can create its own ripple effect. Perhaps that is something we need to remember when we ask men to seek help. It is not weakness to acknowledge that what you have been doing is no longer working. It takes courage to look at yourself truthfully. It takes courage to sit opposite another human being and say, this is what I am carrying. And it takes courage to allow yourself to feel what you may have spent years trying not to feel. To the men watching, listening or reading: your anger may be telling you something. Your frustration may be carrying something deeper. You do not have to wait until everything falls apart before you listen. And to the rest of us: we must continue creating spaces where men can speak without shame and where a man’s tears are not interpreted as the absence of strength. Sometimes strength is precisely what allows the tears to come. Zenzi Sewaah Guest Bio & Contact Details Daniel Gospodarek, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker and the founder of Revitalize Mental Health, a private practice based in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He works extensively with men as well as first responders and military personnel, and provides individual and couples therapy alongside some group work. Daniel’s interest in social work emerged following the severe traumatic brain injury he sustained as a teenager. After completing his bachelor’s degree, he earned his master’s degree from the University of Denver and developed a professional focus that includes trauma, emotional regulation and helping people move beyond the protective mechanisms that can interfere with connection to themselves and others. Website: Revitalize Mental HealthEmail: daniel@revitalizementalhealth.comBusiness telephone: +1 720-295-6703 Get full access to Zenzi’s Substack at zenzisewaah.substack.com/subscribe

  2. 5d ago

    Can’t Break Me | KAYR on Poverty, Grief, Male Vulnerability & Transforming Your Life

    What do we really know about the person behind the success we see? In this episode of Spiritual Infinity, I speak with Kevin “KAYR” Robinson, author of the USA TODAY bestselling memoir Can’t Break Me: How I Shifted My Mindset and Overcame the Odds. Today, KAYR is an entrepreneur, investor, speaker and successful real-estate operator. He has worked on Wall Street, studied at some of America’s leading institutions and spoken at universities and organisations across the United States. But behind those achievements is a story of poverty, instability, grief, loss and the conscious decision to create a different life. KAYR grew up in Philadelphia as one of eight children raised by a single mother on welfare. His family moved 18 times before he reached 18. At times there was no electricity or heat. In one studio apartment, 15 people shared a space with a hot plate instead of a stove and a sheet instead of a bathroom door. By the age of nine, KAYR was smoking marijuana and cigarettes and drinking alcohol. Surrounded by older siblings whose lives included school dropout, teenage pregnancy and drugs, he initially believed that this was simply the path available to him. Then came a conversation that changed something within him. His stepfather, whom he calls Father Charles, warned him not to repeat the choices he and others in the family had made. KAYR remembers seeing the exhaustion and hopelessness in his eyes. At 13, he looked at the direction his own life was taking and decided that he wanted something different. But what makes KAYR’s story particularly important is that he does not describe himself as “self-made”. He describes himself as community-made. He deliberately sought mentors, teachers, after-school programmes, church communities and people who could expose him to possibilities he had never experienced. He even sought help with the way he spoke because he recognised that his communication was holding him back. Gradually, the boy whose school performance had once reflected the chaos surrounding him became valedictorian, class president, school president, debate captain and an athlete. He earned a scholarship to Bowdoin College, interned on Wall Street, worked at Goldman Sachs and a hedge fund, and later earned his MBA from Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business. KAYR describes that journey as moving from survival, to structure, to stability. And spirituality was part of that transformation. Having become disconnected from church as his family circumstances changed, at 13 he made the decision to return by himself. Faith became one of the resources he drew upon alongside education, mentors, discipline and community. His philosophy includes what he calls the Three Ds: Desire, Discipline and Determination. Desire may ignite the wish for something different. Discipline creates the habits necessary to pursue it. Determination carries us when circumstances make giving up easier than continuing. Yet this conversation is not simply a celebration of achievement. That is precisely why I wanted to take KAYR behind the visible success. Because while one young man was receiving scholarships and entering prestigious institutions, members of the family he loved were travelling very different roads. His brother, one year younger and his childhood best friend, was sentenced to prison for attempted murder. By the age of 29, KAYR had experienced the deaths of two siblings, both sets of grandparents and his biological parents. More recently, an older sister died following an overdose. Behind the professional success were grief, questions of identity and what KAYR describes as survivor guilt. Why did his life take one direction while people he loved took another? How do you continue succeeding while simultaneously grieving? How do you forgive? How do you prevent what has happened around you from consuming you? This is where KAYR’s understanding of masculinity becomes especially important to our continuing conversations on Spiritual Infinity about men, trauma and emotional wellbeing. For KAYR, masculinity is not simply about being hard. He sought professional counselling alongside pastoral and spiritual support. He learned that his family could love and nurture him while not necessarily possessing all the tools he needed to process what he had experienced. And he challenges the message so many boys and men receive: don’t tell anybody, don’t cry, don’t show what hurts. Instead, his message is strikingly different: It is okay to pray. It is okay to cry. It is okay to get help. It is okay to write down what you are feeling. It is okay to admit that you do not have all the answers. That vulnerability did not prevent KAYR from becoming successful. It became part of how he learned to survive success, grief and everything occurring behind the public image. His story also challenges our understanding of wealth. KAYR speaks not simply about generational wealth, where assets are eventually inherited, but what he calls transformational wealth: using what you have built to begin changing other people’s circumstances now. That has meant creating opportunities for relatives, employing family members according to their abilities, sharing ownership and helping people develop their own means of supporting themselves. Importantly, he does not expect them to become versions of him. His message is: run your own race at your own pace. And perhaps that is one of the deepest lessons in our conversation. We live in a world in which we can look at somebody’s wealth, education, career, home or public profile and assume we understand their life. We do not. We see the front. We rarely see the grief behind it, the family members they could not save, the nights when they questioned themselves, the therapy sessions, the prayers, the people who held them up, or the decisions made when nobody was watching. KAYR’s story reminds us that resilience does not mean never hurting. Being strong does not mean doing everything alone. And becoming successful does not somehow exempt us from being human. His final message is one I hope stays with everyone who watches, listens to or reads this conversation: Your past may explain who you are, but it does not get to define your future. Where we begin matters because it shapes us. But it does not have to become the boundary around everything we can become. Sometimes transformation begins quietly—with the moment we decide that the life we have known does not have to be the only life available to us. Then we reach outward for the teachers, mentors, counsellors, community and spiritual guidance that can help us walk another road. Because perhaps none of us is truly self-made. We are shaped by those who love us, challenge us, pray for us, teach us, open doors for us and sometimes simply believe in us until we learn to believe in ourselves. And as KAYR’s journey demonstrates, when we finally rise, perhaps the greatest expression of success is not simply how far we have travelled—but how many opportunities we create for others to rise in their own way. Zenzi SewaahFounder & Spiritual Visionary, Spiritual Infinity Guest Bio & Contact Kevin “KAYR” Robinson is a USA TODAY bestselling author, entrepreneur, real-estate investor and operator, speaker and co-founder of KAYJAY Consulting. Raised in deep poverty and instability in West Philadelphia, he went on to graduate from Bowdoin College, build a career that included Wall Street and Goldman Sachs, and earn an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. KAYR has built a multimillion-dollar real-estate portfolio with ownership in more than 160 rental units and speaks to universities, businesses and community organisations about resilience, discipline, financial independence, leadership and creating opportunity. He is the author of Can’t Break Me: How I Shifted My Mindset and Overcame the Odds, published in May 2026, which explores his journey from instability and survival towards structure, stability and ownership. His work emphasises that achievement is not simply individual: KAYR describes himself as “community-made” and advocates what he calls transformational wealth—using success to create opportunities for others. Website: KAYR MotivatesSocial media: @KAYRMotivatesEmail: info@kayrmotivates.comBook: Can’t Break Me: How I Shifted My Mindset and Overcame the Odds Get full access to Zenzi’s Substack at zenzisewaah.substack.com/subscribe

  3. Sep 22

    The Burden Men Carry | Mark Demain on Male Trauma, Ancestral Healing & Finding the Strength Within.

    In this deeply personal episode of Spiritual Infinity’s series on men and emotional wellbeing, I speak with Mark Demain, a South African now living in Panama, about the burdens men can carry when they are taught from childhood that strength means suppressing fear, vulnerability and emotion. Mark describes growing up within a highly disciplined environment, later serving in the military, where the message was reinforced: push through, solve the problem, stay strong and put feelings aside. Mark’s story is also a spiritual one. From childhood, he recalls experiences he could not explain and a persistent sense that there was more to life than the world he could physically see. Yet as a young man, these were experiences he largely carried alone. His search for understanding eventually led him beyond military and corporate life into energy work, shamanic practice, metaphysical studies and his own exploration of ancestral trauma. One of the most powerful themes of our conversation is the difference between appearing strong and becoming inwardly strong. Mark describes how men can learn to carry responsibility, solve everyone else’s problems and continue moving forward while their own emotional pain remains unspoken. For him, genuine change began when he stopped focusing solely on the outside world and turned towards himself: if I want to change the outside world, I must begin with the inner world. Mark went on to study metaphysical science and undertake a PhD in philosophy focused specifically on ancestral trauma. His approach combines his spiritual beliefs with his exploration of patterns that he believes can pass through generations. In particular, he discusses the pressure many men feel to provide, carry the burden and always find the solution—and what can happen emotionally when work, purpose or the role through which a man has defined himself suddenly disappears. But this is ultimately a conversation about healing rather than carrying. Mark encourages men to recognise their patterns, find a safe person or space in which they can speak, acknowledge when they need help and begin listening to what is happening within themselves. Closing Reflection There is a particular kind of strength that the world has traditionally asked of men: endure it, fix it, carry it and keep going. But perhaps another kind of strength is needed now. The strength to say, “I’m struggling.” The strength to recognise a pattern rather than automatically repeat it. The strength to ask for help. And the strength to sit quietly enough to hear what has been buried beneath years of being told to soldier on. Mark’s practical advice to men is simple: find your safe space. Find somewhere you can speak without judgement. Begin noticing the patterns that repeatedly trigger you, and recognise when something is too much to carry alone. He also suggests something beautifully simple: five minutes of silence each day. Before the telephone, before the demands of the world, sit quietly, breathe and return to yourself. And spiritually, our conversation returned to something central to Spiritual Infinity: we are not alone. There is a Creator, a Higher Being, and when the burden becomes overwhelming, we do not have to believe that human strength requires us to carry everything by ourselves. So to the men reading, watching or listening: please talk. And to those of us who love them: let us create spaces safe enough for them to do so. — Zenzi SewaahFounder & Spiritual Visionary, Spiritual Infinity Guest Bio & Contact Mark Demain is a spiritual practitioner whose journey has taken him from a regimented upbringing and military service through corporate life and into the study of energy healing, shamanic practice and metaphysical science. He holds a master’s-level qualification in metaphysical science and undertook a PhD in philosophy focusing specifically on ancestral trauma. His work is centred on helping people recognise and address patterns they may be carrying and empowering them with tools they can use for themselves and their families. Website: SoulJourneyWisdom.lifeEmail: mark@souljourneywisdom.lifeBook: Mark also revealed that he is currently working on a book, with further details to be announced when it is ready. Get full access to Zenzi’s Substack at zenzisewaah.substack.com/subscribe

  4. Sep 20

    When Success Isn’t Enough | Ali Christos on Male Trauma, Depression, Identity & Spiritual Awakening.

    In this deeply personal episode of Spiritual Infinity, I speak with Ali Christos, a former successful real-estate broker who is now a quantum hypnosis practitioner and spiritual teacher. From the outside, Ali appeared to have achieved the life many men are encouraged to pursue—professional success, money, property and family. Yet beneath those achievements was a persistent feeling that something was missing. His experience raises an important question within our continuing exploration of male trauma and men’s mental health: what happens when a man builds his identity around achievement, providing and outward success, only to discover that none of it can heal what is happening within? Ali speaks candidly about the events that dismantled that identity: a serious car accident that left him bedridden for eight months and unable to work or lift his children, depression and despair, near-death experiences, and later the breakdown of a 15-year marriage. He describes being forced to ask, “Who am I beneath those roles and accomplishments?”—and came to understand his breakdown not as the end of his strength, but as the beginning of a more honest kind of strength. His story is particularly relevant to the emotional pressures experienced by men. Ali says that when he now encounters younger men, he recognises his younger self: some appear arrogant or driven on the surface, while underneath he sees insecurity and a sense of being lost. His experiences eventually led him towards meditation, yoga, spirituality, mentoring and quantum hypnosis, and towards a very different understanding of fulfilment—one rooted less in material achievement and more in connection, love, purpose and inner peace. The conversation also enters the difficult territory of despair. During the interview, we reflect on a period following Ali’s accident when he was deeply depressed and crying out for help, and on the unexpected telephone call from spiritual teacher Lorna Byrne that gave him encouragement at a particularly dark moment. His journey reminds us why conversations about male depression, trauma, identity, loneliness, emotional pain and asking for help matter. A man can appear successful to the world and still be struggling profoundly within. Closing Reflection There is something especially important in Ali’s question: Who am I beneath my roles and accomplishments? Men are so often measured by what they can provide, achieve, build or endure. But when those external structures disappear—a career, a marriage, physical strength, financial status—what remains? Ali’s story reminds us that a breakdown does not have to be the final chapter. Sometimes the identity that is falling apart is making room for a more authentic one to emerge. And his final message is beautifully simple: whatever yesterday contained, this moment is still ours. Even when life feels painfully low, he encourages us to return to the present and find something, however small, for which we can be grateful—our breath, our heartbeat, the fact that we are still here. For men carrying trauma, depression or despair, perhaps one of the most important messages we can continue to share is this: your worth is greater than your achievements, and reaching out for support is not a failure of masculinity. — Zenzi SewaahFounder & Spiritual Visionary, Spiritual Infinity Guest Bio & Contact Details Ali Christos, based in Toronto, Canada, is a former real-estate broker who subsequently followed a spiritual path and became a quantum hypnosis practitioner. His journey has encompassed meditation, yoga, spiritual study, mentoring and quantum hypnosis, following profound personal experiences that changed his understanding of success, identity and purpose. Ali also produces spiritual content, books and music and speaks in the interview about an Urdu-language spirituality podcast reaching an international audience. Quantum Hypnosis & Coaching: QHHTwithAli.comBooks & Music: MySpiritualTeacher.ca Ali says his main website includes blogs, free resources, in-person Quantum Hypnosis Healing Technique sessions, remote Beyond Quantum Healing sessions and one-to-one coaching. Get full access to Zenzi’s Substack at zenzisewaah.substack.com/subscribe

  5. Sep 17

    The Stories Men Carry: Alexander Kopelman on Childhood Trauma, Masculinity & Emotional Healing

    In this deeply reflective episode of Spiritual Infinity, I speak with Alexander Kopelman, author and co-founder of the Children’s Arts Guild, about men’s trauma, emotional conditioning and the stories we learn about ourselves in childhood. Alexander shares his own journey from growing up in the Soviet Union, where emotional expression was highly restricted, to arriving in the United States as a 13-year-old refugee and later confronting how disconnected he had become from his own feelings. A turning point came through his involvement in a men’s group, where he discovered men of all ages still learning some of the most fundamental emotional skills: how to experience sadness, express love and confront shame. That experience led Alexander to a powerful question: why wait until adulthood to repair what we could nurture in childhood? It eventually inspired the creation of the Children’s Arts Guild, using creativity and conversation to help children understand their feelings and remain connected to who they truly are. Our conversation moves beyond men’s trauma into something even larger: how we raise the next generation. Alexander challenges us to examine the messages we give boys and girls about emotion, masculinity, vulnerability and identity. Rather than teaching children to suppress what they feel, what might change if we taught them to understand it? This is a conversation about men’s emotional health, childhood conditioning, masculinity, shame, fatherhood, emotional intelligence, conscious parenting and authenticity—and about breaking inherited patterns before another generation has to spend adulthood undoing them. Closing Reflection Perhaps one of the most important questions we can ask ourselves is not simply “Who am I?” but “Who taught me that this is who I am?” Alexander leaves us with a beautiful invitation: take a quiet moment and examine the story you tell yourself about yourself. Ask where that story came from—and whether it is still true. If it no longer serves the person you have become, perhaps you have permission to write a different one. And for our children, perhaps we can begin even earlier. Instead of immediately trying to stop their tears or take away their discomfort, we can first ask: How does it hurt? How do you feel? In doing so, we teach them that their inner world is worthy of being heard. — Zenzi SewaahFounder & Spiritual Visionary, Spiritual Infinity Guest Bio & Contact Details Alexander Kopelman is an author and co-founder of the Children’s Arts Guild, an organisation focused on helping adults create environments in which children can remain connected to their authentic selves. His work grew from his own decades-long exploration of masculinity, emotional development and the impact of childhood socialisation. Alexander is connected with the book For Real: Helping Children Remain Their Authentic Selves in a Limiting World and the Authenticity Works initiative, which brings together parents, caregivers, educators and healthcare professionals to rethink the environments we create for children. Authenticity Works: AuthenticityWorks.orgBook: ForRealBook.orgLinkedIn: Alexander Kopelman Get full access to Zenzi’s Substack at zenzisewaah.substack.com/subscribe

  6. Sep 2

    Why Boys Learn to Hide Their Pain : Dr Gloria Vanderhorst on Male Trauma, Emotions & Men’s Suicide

    In this important episode of Spiritual Infinity’s continuing series on male trauma and men’s emotional wellbeing, I speak with psychologist Dr Gloria Vanderhorst about a question that reaches far beyond adulthood: what are we teaching boys about their emotions from the moment they enter the world? Our conversation begins with the concern at the heart of this series—the devastating consequences that can occur when men carry emotional pain without feeling able to express it or seek support. Dr Vanderhorst argues that the conditioning begins extraordinarily early. Through decades of working with boys and men, she has observed how normal male behaviour can be misunderstood from preschool onwards and how boys receive subtle—and sometimes explicit—messages that sadness, tears and vulnerability are somehow incompatible with masculinity. Boys learn: don’t cry, toughen up, be strong. Over time, these messages can teach them to disconnect from parts of their emotional lives rather than develop the vocabulary and confidence to express what they are experiencing. The consequences can follow a boy into manhood. Dr Vanderhorst describes adult men with profound emotional needs who may have close male friendships yet still feel unable to reveal what they are carrying. She gives the striking example of a grieving man who cannot cry publicly at a friend’s funeral but may finally allow himself to break down when alone in his car. She also recounts working with a man whose suppressed emotional tension manifested as severe physical pain despite doctors finding no underlying physical cause. This conversation also challenges women—mothers, wives, sisters, partners and caregivers—to examine the signals we may unintentionally give men. Dr Vanderhorst explains that creating emotional safety is essential. Instead of asking a distressed man a question that can easily produce the automatic response, “I’m fine,” she encourages invitations such as: “I want to hear. I want to know. I care about you. Talk to me.” At the centre of this discussion is a message we urgently need to hear: men have feelings because men are human. Allowing boys to cry, helping them develop an emotional vocabulary, creating safe relationships for men to disclose fear and sadness, and treating vulnerability as human rather than feminine may be part of changing the trajectory of male trauma. Dr Vanderhorst explicitly connects emotional suppression with concerns including male suicide, damaged relationships and men’s physical and emotional wellbeing. Closing Reflection Perhaps we have been asking men the wrong question. “Are you okay?” makes it very easy to say, “Yes, I’m fine.” But “Talk to me. I know something is happening inside you. I want to hear how this has affected you” opens a different door. If a boy learns from infancy that crying makes him weak, we should not be surprised when the man he becomes struggles to find words for sadness, fear, grief or emotional pain. And if we want men to speak before their suffering reaches crisis, then we must also be prepared to listen when they finally do. Dr Vanderhorst reminds us that creating this change requires conscious effort. We need to make it safe for men to talk about their fears without feeling diminished and to recognise that there is nothing inherently weak about a man crying or experiencing deep emotion. Our boys should not have to surrender their emotional selves in order to become men. Let us raise boys who know that strength and tenderness can coexist—and create a world in which the men they become know that their feelings deserve to be heard. — Zenzi SewaahFounder & Spiritual Visionary, Spiritual Infinity Guest Bio & Contact Details Dr Gloria Vanderhorst is a psychologist whose extensive professional work has included boys, men, couples and families. In this interview, she draws upon experience beginning with preschool-aged boys and extending into her therapeutic work with adult men and couples, with particular attention to emotional expression, relationships and the cultural conditioning surrounding masculinity. She also provides a free feelings vocabulary sheet through her website, designed to help people identify and name emotional states—something she uses therapeutically to help men expand their emotional vocabulary. Website: www.drvanderhorst.com Books: GloriasBooks.com Her books mentioned during the interview include: Read, Reflect, Respond: The Three R’s of Growth and Change Return, Revisit, Renew: The Three R’s of Deeper Discovery Get full access to Zenzi’s Substack at zenzisewaah.substack.com/subscribe

  7. Aug 27

    The Wounds Men Carry : Mark Stubbles on Male Trauma, Childhood Wounds & Emotional Healing

    In this deeply personal episode of Spiritual Infinity’s series on male trauma and men’s emotional wellbeing, I speak with hypnotherapist and author Mark Stubbles about what can happen when a boy’s emotional pain is carried silently into manhood. This series opens an important conversation about men who have been conditioned from childhood to “toughen up,” suppress their tears and contain their feelings—often without being given the emotional tools to understand what is happening inside them. Mark’s own story gives a striking insight into the long-term psychological impact of childhood dysfunction. He describes growing up in a troubled family environment and developing severe anxiety, insecurity, dissociation and a debilitating fear of blushing. The message he received was essentially to “get on with it.” His unresolved emotional pain subsequently affected his confidence, employment and intimate relationships, illustrating how male trauma can remain hidden while continuing to influence a man’s adult life. Mark also speaks candidly about the damaging patterns he himself developed, acknowledging that growing up around mental and emotional abuse taught him unhealthy ways of communicating. During a prolonged and distressing custody battle, counselling began to help him externalise some of the toxic shame and dysfunction he had internalised. Later, hypnotherapy helped him address his anxiety and rebuild his confidence, while spirituality and inner-child healing enabled him to look more deeply at the origins of his emotional wounds. Today, Mark describes himself as confident and emotionally well regulated, and he uses his experience and training to help others. His work particularly emphasises inner-child healing, trauma, anxiety and taking ownership of the wounds of the past without becoming trapped in blame. As he explains, understanding childhood trauma is not about condemning our parents; it is about recognising what happened, addressing its consequences and breaking patterns that might otherwise continue into another generation. For our wider conversation about men’s trauma and men’s mental health, Mark’s journey raises an urgent question: what happens when boys learn to suppress rather than process emotional pain? If we want men to seek help before reaching crisis, we must create spaces where they can speak about anxiety, shame, childhood wounds, relationship trauma and vulnerability without feeling that doing so makes them less masculine. Closing Reflection As I continue this Spiritual Infinity series on male trauma, one message is becoming increasingly clear: we cannot ask men to speak and then make them feel weak when they do. A boy who is repeatedly told not to cry does not necessarily stop hurting. He may simply learn to hide the hurt. And hidden pain does not automatically disappear when that boy becomes a man. Mark gives us a powerful image: suppressing painful emotions can be like holding a beach ball beneath the water. Eventually, what has been forced down wants to rise again. His message is that what we continually resist and suppress can become stronger. If we are concerned about men reaching emotional crisis, then our compassion must begin much earlier. We need to allow boys to have feelings, encourage men to speak, listen without immediately judging, and make seeking appropriate help an expression of strength rather than shame. Men need a voice. Men need to be heard. And men need to know that asking for help does not make them less of a man. — Zenzi SewaahFounder & Spiritual Visionary, Spiritual Infinity Guest Bio & Contact Details Mark Stubbles is a hypnotherapist, author and speaker whose work encompasses inner-child healing, anxiety, trauma, emotional wellbeing and personal transformation. His professional path grew from his own experience of overcoming significant anxiety and childhood emotional wounds through hypnotherapy, personal development and inner-child work. Mark works with individuals and delivers workshops, including inner-child healing workshops. He is also the author of books including Hypnotic Conversations and Hypnotic Language for Positive Parenting. Website: MarkStubbles.comYouTube: Search Mark StubblesBooks: Available through Amazon, with selected titles also featured on his website. Get full access to Zenzi’s Substack at zenzisewaah.substack.com/subscribe

  8. Aug 24

    Why Men Suffer in Silence: Kristine Genovese on Childhood Trauma, Emotional Healing & Men’s Mental Health

    In this thought-provoking episode of Spiritual Infinity, I sit down with Kristine Genovese, transformational coach and creator of the Soul Intelligence Method, for a deeply insightful conversation about the hidden emotional wounds that shape so many lives—particularly those of men. Kristine shares how childhood experiences, emotional neglect, criticism, abandonment and unresolved trauma often become the unseen forces influencing adult relationships, anxiety, addiction, stress and emotional disconnection. Drawing from both her own personal journey and years of helping others heal, she explains why so many people spend their lives surviving rather than truly living. Together, we explore why men, in particular, are often conditioned to suppress their emotions instead of expressing them, creating cycles of silent suffering that affect not only themselves but also their families and future generations. Kristine offers a compassionate perspective, reminding us that we are not broken—we simply developed protective patterns to survive our earliest experiences. Once those patterns are recognised, genuine healing and transformation become possible. This inspiring conversation explores childhood trauma, men’s mental health, emotional healing, nervous system regulation, relationships, resilience, self-awareness and personal transformation, offering hope and practical insight for anyone seeking greater emotional freedom and a more authentic life. Closing Reflection Healing begins the moment we stop asking, “What’s wrong with me?” and start asking, “What happened to me?” Kristine’s wisdom reminds us that beneath every defence mechanism is a human being who once simply wanted to feel safe, loved and accepted. When we meet ourselves—and one another—with compassion instead of judgement, we create the conditions for genuine healing. May this conversation encourage you to look beyond appearances, to listen with greater understanding, and to remember that some of the strongest people you know may simply be carrying burdens they have never felt safe enough to share. — Zenzi SewaahFounder & Spiritual Visionary, Spiritual Infinity Guest Bio & Contact Details Kristine Genovese is a transformational coach, speaker and creator of the Soul Intelligence Method, a holistic approach that helps individuals identify and release subconscious emotional patterns that influence their health, relationships and overall wellbeing. Following a successful corporate career, Kristine dedicated her life to helping others heal emotional wounds, regulate the nervous system and reconnect with their authentic selves. Her work focuses on emotional resilience, childhood conditioning, self-awareness and lasting transformation, empowering people to move beyond survival patterns and create healthier, more fulfilling lives. Website: www.soulintelligencemethod.com Get full access to Zenzi’s Substack at zenzisewaah.substack.com/subscribe

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Spiritual Infinity is your gateway to deeper self-awareness, transformation, and connection with the limitless power within. Hosted by Zenzi Sewaah, Through inspiring conversations with guest speakers from around the world, we uncover personal journeys of spiritual awakening, the methods that transformed their lives, and how these practices can empower you. Whether you’re seeking healing, enlightenment, or a greater understanding of the universe, Spiritual Infinity provides wisdom and insights to support your journey. Join us as we navigate the infinite possibilities of spirituality, one episode at a time. zenzisewaah.substack.com

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  • Creator
    "Spiritual Infinity: Where stories of spiritual awakening inspire your own transformative journey, hosted by Zenzi Sewaah."
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    138
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Zenzi Sewaah
  • Show Website
    Spiritual Infinity