When Success Isn’t Enough: Listening to the Call Within with Regan Caruthers
For this conversation, I am speaking with Regan Caruthers, a spiritual teacher, yogi, + author, about intuition, devotion, + what it means to live from the heart rather than from external approval. The conversation moves from Regan’s childhood + spiritual awakening to her practical teachings on quiet, self-awareness, + embodied love. We discuss how to tell the difference between intuition + fear, why discipline matters in spiritual life, + how yoga, prayer, + honest self-study can help people return to themselves. Regan also shares the story of her move from California to Missouri, her heart surgery, + how those events shaped her understanding of divine guidance. Key Topics: Learning to trust your inner voice when life feels uncertain. Finding your way back to yourself after years of meeting others’ expectations. Making space for quiet and reflection in a busy life. Working through past experiences with honesty and self-compassion. Bringing more love + care to the parts of yourself you’ve struggled to accept. Staying connected to what matters while balancing everyday responsibilities. Following a major life change, even when the next step isn’t fully clear. Building simple practices that help you feel more grounded + present. Letting personal growth unfold over time instead of expecting a quick fix. Discovering how your values can shape the way you show up each day. Connect with Regan: Regan Caruthers – regancaruthers.com Aset Yoga Center – Explore yoga, spiritual guidance, and opportunities to deepen your practice through Regan’s center. Tragic Magic – Regan’s memoir about her personal journey through hardship, healing, and reconnecting with divine love. (Visit her website for updates on the book.) Explore Regan’s Stories & Practices – regancaruthers.com , featuring reflections on intuition, mindful movement, meditation, conscious breathing, and living from the heart. Chapters: 01:31 - Regan’s early life and spiritual beginnings 05:31 - Returning to yourself and questioning expectations 11:04 - Staying grounded while living a full, busy life 18:27 - Making space for quiet, self-awareness, and intuition 21:07 - Meeting yourself with love and compassion 29:31 - Learning to recognize and trust inner guidance 33:09 - Following an unexpected life change 38:15 - Regan’s heart condition, surgery, and recovery 45:38 - Bringing awareness and care into everyday life 49:49 - Personal growth as an ongoing journey 54:37 - Yoga, spirituality, and living your values 60:36 - Sharing your story and serving others Final Inspiration. Try these rituals + reflections in your own life: Spend regular time in quiet, with eyes closed + spine upright, simply noticing what is present without judgement, just in pure observation of what your mind + body are processing. Recall a moment when you felt deep love + reconnect with the feeling itself; bask in that energy. Practice self-study by writing honestly about scenarios, particularly ones that want to clog your mind during meditation; how did it make you feel + respond? What beliefs or coping mechanisms formed from it? When intuition arises, notice whether it feels neutral or comes with fear and urgency (the latter is NOT intuition; it’s fear). Look for ways to bring spiritual practice into ordinary life instead of separating it from work, parenting, or relationships, such as simple breathing, calm observation over immediate reaction, + curiosity for how life is unfolding around you. Notice where external authority may be shaping your choices, + reflect on what your own inner knowing says. Be sure to watch my videos on YouTube @vibrantlivingwithgemma , + follow me on IG @vibrantlivingwithgemma + @vibrantliving_conversations for my programs + more tips on living fully from your own power! Sending all the love, light + vibrancy! Gemma LIFE COACH. I am vibrant. I am worthy. I am free. I am me.
