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Truth & Transcendence | Hosted by Catherine Llewellyn | Brought to you by Being Space & Podfather Network Welcome to Truth & Transcendence — a podcast for seekers, leaders, creatives, and changemakers who are exploring the deeper layers of human experience. Launched in mid-2021, this show was born out of a time of global uncertainty. It began as a space to support conscious leadership in challenging times — a call to strength, wisdom, and integrity. Since then, the podcast has evolved alongside the world around us. Now, we welcome a rich tapestry of guests: senior leaders, coaches, artists, spiritual guides, alternative practitioners, and everyday people living extraordinary lives. Our focus is no longer just on navigating crisis — but on embracing the joy of creation, discovery, and soulful expansion. Each week brings two episodes: 🔹 Nugget Mondays – brief, insightful solo reflections. 🔹 Guest Fridays – open-hearted, unscripted conversations that dive deep.We don’t do scripts. We follow the energy of the moment....

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September 11, 2026Episode 37050 min

Why Happiness Is Not Enough: Finding True Joy with Robert White

Catherine Llewellyn welcomes back Robert White, whose work in experiential learning has reached more than a million people. Robert has spent decades helping people discover their potential through transformational experiences, and today works with entrepreneurs, owners and executives who want greater success, joy and fulfilment. Robert shares how he moved from a childhood shaped by poverty, abuse and seriousness into a life where joy became a guiding value. They explore the difference between chasing happiness and coming from joy, discovering the meaning we are born to express, and integrating the wisdom of the mind with the wisdom of the heart. They also discuss completing the past, releasing guilt and blame, readiness for transformation, Robert's adopted son Levi's extraordinary journey, and the two kinds of leaders who seek his help: those in trouble and those who can see a bigger opportunity. #ExtraordinaryLife #JoyAndFulfilment #TruthAndTranscendence ================== Where our conversation went: 04:00 Choosing joy and fulfilment—not just achievement 05:24 Why happiness is an unreliable goal and joy can be something we come from 06:25 Discovering the meaning we're born to express 07:49 The influence of Viktor Frankl and the pursuit of meaning 08:15 How childhood experiences shaped Robert's determination and seriousness 09:00 Learning to look for joy and rediscovering the freedom of childhood 10:32 Integrating mature thinking with the qualities of the heart 14:44 Transforming the belief “I am not enough” 18:00 Helping successful leaders integrate business, family and community 20:16 Three principles: complete the past, tell the truth about the present and choose the future 21:00 Completing the past without remaining stuck in it 25:50 Reframing Robert's story about his mother 29:08 Robert's experience during COVID and the story of his adopted son Levi 31:02 Levi's transformation and commitment to healing his heart 33:44 The key to transformation: readiness 37:03 Readiness in executive and organisational transformation 38:00 Two kinds of clients: those in trouble and those with a bigger opportunity 40:28 The importance of having a cause and meaning behind the work 41:30 The challenge of people problems and leadership 42:02 Two forms of readiness—and wishing people success, joy and fulfilment #podmatch #PersonalTransformation #Leadership #Joy Where to find Robert White: https://extraordinarypeople.com ========================= ✦ Stepping more deeply into your Calling? Book a Clarity Call with Catherine: https://beingspace.world/clarity 🤝 Join our Being Space Community ✦ Podcast: https://truthandtranscendence.com ✦ Podcast: https://www.podpage.com/different-points-podcast/ ✦ Website: https://www.beingspace.world ✦ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BEINGSPACEcatherinellewellyn ✦ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beingspace.world/ ✦ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeingSpaceWorld ✦ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@beingspace.world Support the podcast: https://truthandtranscendence.com/donate

September 7, 2026Episode 36912 min

The Freedom to Not Know: Why You Don't Need an Opinion

Catherine Llewellyn explores something deceptively simple: we don't have to have an opinion. In a world full of pressure to decide what is right and wrong, true and false, good and bad, Catherine asks whether our constant need for certainty may actually be limiting our freedom. She reflects on how we are conditioned from childhood to distinguish right from wrong, and how that useful social conditioning can expand into a demand to have a position on everything. What happens when we allow ourselves to say “I don't know”, “I haven't decided”, or simply “that's not where I want to put my energy”? This episode is an invitation to step out of judgement, pause before reaching a conclusion, and honour our individual sovereignty—including our freedom not to have an opinion. #Sovereignty #ConsciousLiving #TruthAndTranscendence ================== Where our conversation went: 00:09 The pressure to know what is true, right and wrong—and the urgency to reach a conclusion 01:04 We don't have to have an opinion, agree, disagree or draw a conclusion 01:45 Why our ideas of right and wrong are important—and how they can run out of control 02:58 Applying the need for certainty to relationships and everyday decisions 04:03 The discomfort of saying “I haven't decided yet” 04:35 Is it acceptable simply to say “I don't know”? 05:22 How social pressure can make certain opinions feel forbidden 07:12 The vital importance of honouring our individuality, perspective and sovereignty 07:50 Why a society where everyone agrees on everything would be deadening to human life 08:43 The idea that we must always have an opinion as a form of cognitive slavery 09:11 Taking a pause when you notice yourself judging, labelling or trying to decide 09:53 When decisions are necessary—and when we may simply be forcing ourselves to have an opinion 10:05 Asking: “Am I honouring my own sovereignty in this?” 10:21 Perhaps this isn't where you want to put your energy #podmatch #PersonalFreedom #SelfSovereignty #ConsciousAwareness Where to find Catherine: Website: https://www.beingspace.world ========================= ✦ Stepping more deeply into your Calling? Book a Clarity Call with Catherine: https://beingspace.world/clarity 🤝 Join our Being Space Community ✦ Podcast: https://truthandtranscendence.com ✦ Podcast: https://www.podpage.com/different-points-podcast/ ✦ Website: https://www.beingspace.world ✦ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BEINGSPACEcatherinellewellyn ✦ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beingspace.world/ ✦ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeingSpaceWorld ✦ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@beingspace.world Support the podcast: https://truthandtranscendence.com/donate

September 4, 2026Episode 36844 min

Brain Athletes: Arnold Beekes on Training Your Mind & Becoming a “Better for All” Leader

Brain Athletes: Arnold Beekes on Training Your Mind & Becoming a “Better for All” Leader Catherine Llewellyn welcomes Arnold Beekes back to Truth & Transcendence to explore his work with “brain athletes”—people who deliberately train their thoughts, emotions, relationships and leadership in much the same way an athlete trains their body. Arnold introduces three ideas at the heart of his approach: unconditioning, aspiration, and united uniqueness. Together, Catherine and Arnold explore the invisible “straitjackets” created by conditioning, the possibility of consciously shaping our emotional states, and the importance of bringing our unique qualities together in service of a world that is “better for all,” rather than simply better for a few. They also discuss neuroplasticity, self-kindness, the impact of our inner critic, and why becoming more authentic can transform not only our own lives but the lives of everyone around us. #BrainAthletes #ConsciousLeadership #TruthAndTranscendence Where our conversation went: 00:00 Welcome back, Arnold Beekes, and introducing the idea of brain athletes 01:36 What is a brain athlete? 04:17 Why we need “better for all” leaders 06:15 Competency, capacity and the aspiration behind leadership 08:45 Three foundations: unconditioning, aspiration and united uniqueness 09:52 How conditioning creates invisible “straitjackets” 13:13 Removing the limitations that prevent us from performing at our best 15:14 Can we consciously engineer our emotional states? 16:10 United uniqueness: bringing different people and qualities together 18:21 “Samification” and the loss of individuality through conditioning 20:10 Why “better for all” includes animals, nature and the whole living world 21:04 Who can become a brain athlete? 22:41 Can we change at any age? 23:40 Arnold’s accident, five years of research and the power of pain as a catalyst for change 28:00 Neuroplasticity and why there is no fixed age limit for developing the brain 30:01 Arnold’s new podcast, Between the Ears 31:20 The first step: being kind to yourself 33:58 Helping someone recognise and reduce their self-criticism 35:35 How our inner world affects our relationships 36:54 The courage to challenge patterns that affect others 38:58 Why our inner and outer worlds need to align 40:11 Arnold’s own journey through conditioning and trauma 41:44 Arnold’s favourite part of the conversation 42:37 Following your calling and creating meaningful change #podmatch #BrainFitness #PersonalGrowth #Purpose Where to find Arnold Beekes: Website: https://brainathletes.club ✦ Stepping more deeply into your Calling? Book a Clarity Call with Catherine: https://beingspace.world/clarity 🤝 Join our Being Space Community ✦ Podcast: https://truthandtranscendence.com ✦ Podcast: https://www.podpage.com/different-points-podcast/ ✦ Website: https://www.beingspace.world ✦ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BEINGSPACEcatherinellewellyn ✦ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beingspace.world/ ✦ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeingSpaceWorld ✦ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@beingspace.world Support the podcast: https://truthandtranscendence.com/donate

August 31, 2026Episode 3674 min

Medusa: Why We Need to Start Playing Again

Catherine Llewellyn takes us on location to meet Medusa, an extraordinary handmade car created by her brother from an original idea and a collection of old and salvaged parts. But this episode isn't really about a car. It's about what Medusa represents: the freedom to create simply because you want to. Catherine explores the difference between creating from genuine inspiration and creating for approval, money, conformity or recognition. When we allow ourselves to play, experiment and make something purely for the joy of it, our creativity opens up—and life gets more room to express itself through us. What would you create if you didn't need it to have a reason? #Creativity #Play #TruthAndTranscendence Where our conversation went: 00:00 Welcome to Truth & Transcendence—and an unusual episode on location 00:29 Why this isn't really about a car 00:45 Meet Medusa: an extraordinary creation made from imagination, ingenuity and salvaged parts 03:00 Creating purely for the fun of it 03:30 What happens when you create without trying to make money or become famous 04:00 Why authentic creative expression attracts attention 04:15 Playing at life and opening the floodgates of creativity 04:45 What is your real reason for doing what you do? 05:30 Creating from your own spirit rather than seeking approval or conformity 06:00 Giving your creativity and sense of fun full reign #podmatch #CreativeExpression #AuthenticLiving #Purpose Where to find Catherine: Website: https://www.beingspace.world ✦ Stepping more deeply into your Calling? Book a Clarity Call with Catherine: https://beingspace.world/clarity 🤝 Join our Being Space Community ✦ Podcast: https://truthandtranscendence.com ✦ Podcast: https://www.podpage.com/different-points-podcast/ ✦ Website: https://www.beingspace.world ✦ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BEINGSPACEcatherinellewellyn ✦ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beingspace.world/ ✦ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeingSpaceWorld ✦ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@beingspace.world Support the podcast: https://truthandtranscendence.com/donate

August 28, 2026Episode 36637 min

Why You Should Stop Trying to Fix Your Heartbreak (And What to Do Instead) with LiYana Silver

Relationship coach and author Liyana Silver joins Catherine Llewellyn to explore how heartbreak, divorce and life's darkest seasons can become profound portals of transformation. Drawing on her own experience and her work with women, couples and groups, Liyana shares what she has learned about the Dark Night of the Soul, the phases of heartbreak, and why the depths can reveal a more authentic and aligned version of ourselves. They discuss the importance of allowing difficult emotions to move through us rather than trying to think or strategise our way out of them, how nervous-system support can help during the most acute phases, and why the right kind of support depends on where we are in the journey. This is a compassionate conversation about finding wisdom, courage and ultimately greater aliveness in the midst of profound change. #DarkNightOfTheSoul #HeartbreakHealing #TruthAndTranscendence Where our conversation went: 00:00 Welcoming Liyana Silver and exploring the meaning of depth 01:39 How a difficult post-birth experience introduced Liyana to the Dark Night of the Soul 03:26 Naming the experience and discovering that it can be a transformational journey 06:00 Becoming an apprentice to the dark and mapping the terrain of heartbreak 09:35 The ancient wisdom and archetypal patterns within dark nights of the soul 12:58 Feeling difficult emotions fully and allowing them to move through 13:58 The wisdom of “the poison is the medicine” 15:17 Why transformation is not a makeover—and why dark nights may come more than once 17:40 Helping people through books, individual work and couples work 20:00 Supporting a partner who is going through their own dark night 22:47 Men, emotional development and the courage to enter unfamiliar territory 25:50 Why nervous-system stabilisation may need to come before deeper relationship work 27:40 The importance of support, soothing and allowing ourselves to be held 29:08 The dissolution phase: when everything is falling apart 31:12 The task in the deepest phase: breathe, get through the next moment and soothe the nervous system 31:44 Trusting that the phase will pass and allowing transformation to unfold 32:54 Why strategising and problem-solving are not always the answer 34:22 Liyana’s books and the gentle, spacious way she supports people 35:40 A message for the “depth dwellers” and everyone travelling the depths #podmatch #EmotionalHealing #ConsciousRelationships #SpiritualGrowth Where to find Liyana Silver: Website: https://liyanasilver.com Books: Waking Up in the Dark Night of Divorce; Feminine Genius The Heartbreak Transformation Map https://liyanasilver.com/map ✦ Stepping more deeply into your Calling? Book a Clarity Call with Catherine: https://beingspace.world/clarity 🤝 Join our Being Space Community ✦ Podcast: https://truthandtranscendence.com ✦ Podcast: https://www.podpage.com/different-points-podcast/ ✦ Website: https://www.beingspace.world ✦ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BEINGSPACEcatherinellewellyn ✦ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beingspace.world/ ✦ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeingSpaceWorld ✦ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@beingspace.world Support the podcast: https://truthandtranscendence.com/donate

August 24, 2026Episode 3657 min

You Don’t Have To Help Everyone

In this solo episode, Catherine Llewellyn reflects on the profound ripple effect created when we support others in their calling. She explores the difference between serving someone and trying to carry their responsibilities, why healthy energetic boundaries matter, and how trusting others to fulfil their own purpose allows us to contribute more effectively. This is an encouraging reminder that helping one person well can ultimately benefit many more. #Calling #ConsciousLeadership #TruthAndTranscendence Where our conversation went: 00:00 Every person we help is helping someone else 01:00 The ripple effect of raising consciousness 02:00 What is and isn't our responsibility 03:00 A lesson from Reiki about energy and boundaries 04:20 Supporting others without depleting ourselves 05:15 Why we don't have to help everyone 06:10 Trusting the ripple effect of your work #podmatch #PersonalGrowth #Practitioners #Purpose Where to find Catherine: Website: https://www.beingspace.world ✦ Stepping more deeply into your Calling? Book a Clarity Call with Catherine: https://beingspace.world/clarity 🤝 Join our Being Space Community ✦ Podcast: https://truthandtranscendence.com ✦ Podcast: https://www.podpage.com/different-points-podcast/ ✦ Website: https://www.beingspace.world ✦ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BEINGSPACEcatherinellewellyn ✦ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beingspace.world/ ✦ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeingSpaceWorld ✦ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@beingspace.world Support the podcast: https://truthandtranscendence.com/donate

August 21, 2026Episode 36442 min

Michael Stone: Why Trauma Isn't A Flaw, It's a Signal

Returning guest Michael Stone joins Catherine Llewellyn to explore the ideas behind his new book, The Wisdom of Belonging. Together they discuss why separation is learned rather than natural, how trauma lives in the nervous system, why healing is about integration rather than fixing ourselves, and how remembering our connection to each other, our ancestors and the living world can transform our lives. #Belonging #TraumaHealing #TruthAndTranscendence Where our conversation went: 00:00 Welcoming Michael Stone back and introducing The Wisdom of Belonging 02:40 Why belonging is our natural state 05:30 Trauma, triggers and the map to healing 06:40 The nervous system and remembering connection 10:40 Why we don't need to fix ourselves 13:30 Presencing, relating and living as an unfolding process 15:00 Seeing through the lenses that shape our reality 17:20 Conscious movement and listening with the whole body 18:00 Ancestors, inherited patterns and healing across generations 22:20 Why healing yourself also heals your lineage 25:20 Self-blame, trauma and meeting pain with awareness 30:00 Family constellations and organisational systems 34:20 Michael's message for navigating today's world 38:00 Finding hope through community, nature and belonging 41:10 Final reflections and where to find Michael #podmatch #ConsciousLeadership #Embodiment #SpiritualGrowth Where to find Michael Stone: Website: https://welloflight.com Book: The Wisdom of Belonging ✦ Stepping deeper into your Calling? Book a Clarity Call with Catherine: https://beingspace.world/clarity 🤝 Join our Being Space Community ✦ Podcast: https://truthandtranscendence.com ✦ Podcast: https://www.podpage.com/different-points-podcast/ ✦ Website: https://www.beingspace.world ✦ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BEINGSPACEcatherinellewellyn ✦ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beingspace.world/ ✦ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeingSpaceWorld ✦ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@beingspace.world Support the podcast: https://truthandtranscendence.com/donate

August 17, 2026Episode 36310 min

Why You Should Reach Out To Old Contacts (Even When It’s Scary)

In this reflective solo episode, Catherine Llewellyn explores the surprising value of reconnecting with people from our past. Through recent conversations with old contacts, she discovers how both we and others continue to evolve, why integration is an essential part of stepping deeper into our calling, and how reconnecting without an agenda can bring healing, perspective and renewed appreciation for the journey. #Connection #PersonalGrowth #TruthAndTranscendence Where our conversation went: 00:00 Why I'm reconnecting with old contacts 01:30 Meeting people again after decades apart 03:10 Integration: coming up to date with ourselves 04:30 Why we keep ourselves and others in boxes 06:40 The fear of reaching out 07:00 When someone remembers the past differently 08:20 Completing unfinished stories and loose ends 09:10 An invitation to reconnect with kindness #podmatch #ConsciousLeadership #Relationships #Purpose Where to find Catherine: Website: https://www.beingspace.world ✦ Stepping more deeply into your Calling? Book a Clarity Call with Catherine: https://beingspace.world/clarity 🤝 Join our Being Space Community ✦ Podcast: https://truthandtranscendence.com ✦ Podcast: https://www.podpage.com/different-points-podcast/ ✦ Website: https://www.beingspace.world ✦ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BEINGSPACEcatherinellewellyn ✦ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beingspace.world/ ✦ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeingSpaceWorld ✦ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@beingspace.world Support the podcast: https://truthandtranscendence.com/donate

August 14, 2026Episode 36239 min

Your True Nature Is Waiting To Be Recognised with Amara Palmer

Amara Palmer joins Catherine Llewellyn for a profound exploration of one of humanity's oldest questions: What is real? Together they discuss awakening from the dream of separation, recognising our true nature through present-moment awareness, and why love may be the very ground of reality. Their conversation gently explores sincere seeking, embodiment, integration, and the freedom that is already available within each of us. #Awakening #Presence #TruthAndTranscendence Where our conversation went: 00:00 What is real? Beginning with the present moment 04:00 Why reality is always found in the now 06:00 Holding loving awareness for ourselves and others 08:10 A philosophy class that changed Amara's life 10:00 The journey through spiritual teachings and practices 12:00 What it means to be a sincere seeker 15:40 Awakening, embodiment and true integration 18:40 Why awakening is an ongoing unfolding 22:10 Yearning for lasting freedom rather than circumstance 27:40 Love as the foundational nature of reality 31:50 Working with clients through presence, the body and awareness 36:00 A message of courage for everyone following their calling 39:00 Final reflections and where to find Amara #podmatch #NonDuality #SpiritualGrowth #ConsciousLeadership Where to find Amara Palmer: Website: https://amarapalmer.com ✦ Stepping more deeply into your Calling? Book a Clarity Call with Catherine: https://beingspace.world/clarity 🤝 Join our Being Space Community ✦ Podcast: https://truthandtranscendence.com ✦ Podcast: https://www.podpage.com/different-points-podcast/ ✦Website: https://www.beingspace.world ✦ YouTube: / https://www.youtube.com/@BEINGSPACE catherinellewellyn ✦ Instagram: / https://www.instagram.com/beingspace.world / ✦ Facebook: / https://www.facebook.com/BeingSpaceWorld ✦ TikTok: / https://www.tiktok.com/@beingspace.world Support the podcast: https://truthandtranscendence.com/donate

August 10, 2026Episode 3617 min

Your Overwhelm Has One Simple Cure

In this solo episode, Catherine Llewellyn shares an unexpected insight that began with cleaning one room of her home. She explores how focusing on one area of meaningful engagement can shift our entire perception of life, reduce overwhelm, and replace dissatisfaction with genuine fulfilment. A simple story becomes a practical lesson in attention, satisfaction and conscious living. #ConsciousLiving #PersonalGrowth #TruthAndTranscendence Where our conversation went: 00:00 An unexpected lesson from letting go of the cleaners 01:00 Focusing on one room instead of the whole house 02:35 Why satisfaction changes our perception 03:30 The link between dissatisfaction and personal engagement 04:50 Looking inward instead of blaming the outside world 05:55 Applying the same principle to an overgrown garden 06:40 Letting go of perfection and overwhelm 07:00 The gift of focusing deeply on one meaningful thing #podmatch #ConsciousLeadership #Mindset #Purpose Where to find Catherine: Website: https://www.beingspace.world ✦ Stepping more deeply into your Calling? Book a Clarity Call with Catherine: https://beingspace.world/clarity 🤝 Join our Being Space Community ✦ Podcast: https://truthandtranscendence.com ✦ Podcast: https://www.podpage.com/different-points-podcast/ ✦ Website: https://www.beingspace.world ✦ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BEINGSPACEcatherinellewellyn ✦ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beingspace.world/ ✦ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeingSpaceWorld ✦ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@beingspace.world Support the podcast: https://truthandtranscendence.com/donate