ENHEARTENED with Xavier Dagba

My new book Scars of Gold (Hay House, Sept 23, 2025) is available for preorder. Claim exclusive bonuses when you preorder and register your copy here: www.scarsofgold.com About this episode of ENHEARTENED What if every symptom your body creates is not a mistake, but an intelligent adaptation? In this powerful episode of ENHEARTENED, Xavier Dagba sits down with Dr. Melissa Sell to explore the revolutionary framework of German New Medicine (GNM) and the 5 Biological Laws. You’ll discover: * How the body’s symptoms reveal unresolved conflicts * Why healing begins with awareness, not fear * The most common biological conflicts affecting modern health * Practical tools to reclaim freedom, peace, and trust in your body * How to decode your body’s wisdom and step into vibrant health This is not medical advice but an invitation to expand your perspective and reclaim agency in your healing journey. Connect with Dr. Melissa Sell Website: drmelissasell.com Instagram: @drmelissasell Connect with Xavier Dagba Website: www.xavierdagba.com Substack: newsletter.xavierdagba.com Podcast — ENHEARTENED with Xavier Dagba Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6sxXNMfsN9FnK34glRnkFC Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/enheartened-with-xavier-dagba/id1798866363 The Embodied Light Project (Membership) - ENROLLMENT OPEN https://www.xavierdagba.com/elp-unleashed 📖 Scars of Gold (Book) Amazon (Canada): https://www.amazon.ca/Scars-Gold-Framework-Self-Liberation-Integration/dp/1401995675/ Amazon (US) https://www.amazon.com/Scars-Gold-Framework-Self-Liberation-Integration/dp/1401995675 Audible: https://www.audible.ca/pd/B0DMTRSC88 ⏳ Chapters 00:00 – Opening: Cancer as adaptation? 04:34 – The story of Dr. Hamer and German New Medicine 08:45 – Rethinking cancer: mistake or logic? 13:00 – What triggers biological adaptation 17:08 – Conflict shocks and resourcefulness 21:11 – Symptoms as mirrors of freedom 25:28 – Why the body never makes mistakes 29:52 – Every symptom tells a story 34:00 – Early separation conflicts & childhood links 38:10 – Trusting the body’s intelligence 42:26 – Responsibility vs. victimhood 47:06 – Learning to trust your body again 52:11 – Resolution: practical and perceptual shifts 56:08 – Emotional maturity and healing capacity 1:00:21 – Facing mirrors in relationships 1:05:07 – Curiosity: decoding symptoms 1:09:26 – The 5 Biological Laws explained 1:13:57 – Microbes as the body’s repair crew 1:18:52 – Nature’s logic and benevolence 1:23:38 – Common biological conflicts 1:27:30 – Becoming your own detective 1:31:40 – An integrated model of health 1:36:09 – Escaping the fragility paradigm 1:40:47 – Scars of Gold and truth in healing 1:45:07 – Closing reflections & final wisdom #GermanNewMedicine #DrMelissaSell #XavierDagba #EnheartenedPodcast #BodyWisdom #SelfHealing #ScarsOfGold #HolisticHealth #ShadowIntegration #EmotionalHealing #MindBodyConnection

My new book Scars of Gold (Hay House, Sept 23, 2025) is available for preorder. Claim exclusive bonuses when you preorder and register your copy here: www.scarsofgold.com This solo episode is one I’ve been waiting all year to share with you. It’s not just about my new book Scars of Gold — it’s about the deeper invitation behind it: reconciling with your shadow. So often we treat the shadow as the enemy — the reason for sabotage, resistance, or disconnection. But what if the shadow is not here to destroy you… but to guide you back to your wholeness? In this episode, I explore: * The journey of writing Scars of Gold and how the book “rewrote” me before I could write it. * Why I see the shadow as benevolent — a storehouse of repressed light, not just pain. * The difference between self-abandonment, fragmentation, and true integration. * Why reconciliation with your shadow is the foundation for living with an unleashed heart. 👉 Pre-order Scars of Gold and unlock your bonuses: When you pre-order at www.scarsofgold.com , you’ll receive the Scars of Gold Immersion, including: ** A 3-part live workshop series (“Reconciling with the Shadow”) diving into core fears, parental/origin shadows, and relational shadows. ** The Golden Shadow Journal to help you reclaim the light your shadow has been guarding. ** Radiant Return, a guided Golden Shadow integration journey. ** A 7-day Golden Shadow Challenge in September. This is more than a book launch. It’s a full immersion into the work of integration and self-liberation. CHAPTERS 00:00 – Welcome & why this episode matters 01:00 – What is a “scar of gold”? 01:55 – The influence of Kintsugi & the refusal of brokenness 03:00 – Early book title ideas: I Wish I Failed Them Sooner 04:10 – The Dark Night of the Ego vs. the Dark Night of the Soul 05:10 – The years of “divine frustration” (2020–2023) 06:30 – When the book rewrites you before you can write it 07:05 – Devotional practice: writing the book out loud on social media 09:00 – The world feels it when you reclaim your repressed gifts 09:30 – Invitation to pre-order Scars of Gold + bonuses explained 14:30 – Sacred wounds vs. ordinary wounds 15:00 – The poem on wounds that initiate power 17:00 – Why we scapegoat the shadow and try to amputate it 19:20 – Reconciling instead of resisting the shadow 20:40 – The trap of moral/spiritual superiority 23:00 – Parenting and the humbling power of shadow work 25:20 – The hidden benefits of shadow attachments 26:20 – Chapter 1 of Scars of Gold: The Call of the Shadow 28:20 – Chapter 2: Self-abandonment as the beginning of the divide 30:00 – Love in action vs. conditional self-acceptance 33:15 – Self-abandonment as the “original sin” 34:30 – Chapter 3: Fragmentation and the fracture of the psyche 36:20 – Building a healthy relationship with your shadow 37:20 – The benevolence of the shadow 40:00 – Seeing the shadow as an ally, not an enemy 41:00 – Gratitude and invitation to join the Scars of Gold Immersion 42:30 – Vulnerability of releasing art into the world 46:00 – Final invitation: preorder + 3-part workshop #ShadowWork #ScarsOfGold #XavierDagba #PersonalGrowth #HealingJourney #SelfLiberation #TraumaHealing #InnerWork #SpiritualAwakening #IntegrationWork #ShadowIntegration #BenevolenceOfTheShadow #SelfAbandonment #Fragmentation #HealingTrauma #EnheartenedPodcast #goldenshadow ✨ Connect with Xavier Dagba 🌐 Website: https://www.xavierdagba.com 📰 Join the Newsletter: https://newsletter.xavierdagba.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6sxXNMfsN9FnK34glRnkFC Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/enheartened-with-xavier-dagba/id1798866363 Join the Embodied Light Project: https://www.xavierdagba.com/elp-unleashed

In this soul-stirring conversation, Xavier Dagba sits down with Lorie Ladd to explore what it truly means to surrender to divine timing, trust the mystery of your path, and stay grounded while owning your light — even when fear, doubt, and shadow safety arise. --- Join my 4-month immersion INTEGRATE and dissolve the inner conflicts that prevent you from shining brighter: https://www.xavierdagba.com/integrate-apply --- 🎧 In this episode, you’ll receive: A deep exploration of faith, free will, and divine will Tools for working with the inner critic and sabotage patterns Reflections on surrendering in the body vs. mental submission Insights into spiritual burnout, Christ energy, and guidance Permission to live your truth even if you’re afraid to be seen This is a transmission for lightworkers, truth-tellers, and those walking with God in the unknown. --- 📌 CHAPTERS 00:00 – Life doesn’t make mistakes 01:47 – Lorie’s “F*** it” moment of surrender 04:00 – Getting on “God’s payroll” 08:00 – Is faith earned or remembered? 10:20 – Childhood wounds and divine wiring 14:55 – Lorie’s direct relationship with Jesus 17:00 – Surrender vs. submission in the body 22:00 – Ego tantrums and divine will 28:00 – Hiding your relationship with God 32:00 – The spiritualized inner critic 37:00 – Why we sabotage our own success 44:00 – “Then what?” and the descent of light 50:00 – The unhealthy pressure to be seen 54:30 – Detaching identity from your role 57:00 – Spiritual burnout and heavy timelines 1:06:00 – Collective disappointment and the pain of hope 1:12:00 – A Christ consciousness revival 1:17:00 – Public ownership of your spiritual path 1:27:00 – How to anchor when surrender feels unsafe 1:34:00 – Microdosing undesirable truths 1:42:00 – A message for the hidden lightworker --- ✨ Connect with Lorie Ladd 🌐 Website: https://www.lorieladd.com 📘 The Divine Design book: https://www.lorieladd.com/book School of Remembrance: https://www.lorieladd.com/school-of-remembrance Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lorie_ladd YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lorieladd --- ✨ Connect with Xavier Dagba 🌐 Website: https://www.xavierdagba.com 📰 Join the Newsletter: https://newsletter.xavierdagba.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6sxXNMfsN9FnK34glRnkFC Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/enheartened-with-xavier-dagba/id1798866363 Join the Embodied Light Project: https://www.xavierdagba.com/elp-unleashed --- #Surrender #Faith #FreeWill #DivineTiming #LorieLadd #XavierDagba #ShadowWork #SpiritualAwakening #ChristConsciousness #JesusRevival #SpiritualBurnout #InnerCritic #SelfSabotage #MicrodosingTruth #GoldenShadow #Lightworkers #TrustTheDivine #EmbodiedFaith #OwningYourLight #EnheartenedPodcast

Are you caught in cycles of self-abandonment, people-pleasing, or relationships that mirror your pain? In this powerful conversation with Mark Groves, we explore what it truly means to live from your truth, even when it costs you comfort, connection, or the familiar. We talk about the physiological toll of betraying yourself, how to stop sabotaging healthy love, and the rituals that allow love to evolve. Mark shares his story of breaking off an engagement, walking away from Instagram at the peak of his influence, and how he and his now-wife rekindled their relationship through radical truth and sacred pause. We dive deep into the nervous system, anxious/avoidant patterns, cancel culture, AI, and how to cultivate self-trust in relationships that challenge us to grow. This is a transmission for anyone ready to stop sabotaging healthy love and start creating connection rooted in truth. 👇 JOIN INTEGRATE (next cohort begins June 29): https://www.xavierdagba.com/integrate-apply CONNECT WITH MARK GROVES Website: https://www.createTheLove.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/createthelove Substack: https://humaning.substack.com Podcast: The Mark Groves Podcast EXPLORE XAVIER'S WORLD: → Newsletter: https://newsletter.xavierdagba.com → Website: https://www.xavierdagba.com → Membership: https://www.xavierdagba.com/elp-unleashed → Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6sxXNMfsN9FnK34glRnkFC → Podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/enheartened-with-xavier-dagba/id1798866363 CHAPTERS 0:00 - Intro: The Cost of Self-Betrayal 0:43 - Welcome and why truth matters in love 3:01 - Speaking truth in family & systems 5:03 - Being the truth-teller in your family 7:05 - Spine and heart: the archetypes of safety 10:08 - Mark’s personal story of breaking patterns 14:35 - Leaving social media and reclaiming power 18:00 - How notifications stress the nervous system 21:00 - Social media, self-abandonment & sickness 24:00 - The trait of truth-telling no matter the cost 27:00 - The spiritual price of betraying your knowing 31:00 - Rekindling love after rupture with Kylie 35:56 - The power of a conscious closing ceremony 39:00 - Rituals that transform endings into beginnings 46:01 - Relationship 2.0: starting fresh, together 49:00 - Trust, uncertainty & anxious attachment 53:00 - Mutuality and the power of saying no more 59:00 - Possession by the wound & interrupting patterns 1:04:10 - Why rupture can build deeper intimacy 1:10:13 - Upgrading our collective conflict IQ 1:12:00 - The Four Horsemen of Relationship Breakdown 1:19:09 - The rise of artificial connection 1:27:00 - Are we burned out from too much connection? 1:29:20 - Mark’s sacred scar of gold: premature birth 1:36:12 - What part of you are you still learning to love? #MarkGroves #XavierDagba #INTEGRATE #SelfLiberation #RelationalHealing #AnxiousAttachment #AvoidantAttachment #EnheartenedPodcast #EmotionalHealing #RelationshipRepair #PersonalGrowth #ShadowWork

What if the light you crave to embody, the power, visibility, and magnetism you long to live, are all hiding in the very place you’ve been taught to fear: your own shadow? In this potent solo podcast episode, Xavier Dagba unpacks the concept of the golden shadow: the radiant parts of ourselves that we unconsciously repress due to fear, trauma, and emotional conditioning. You’ll learn how to recognize your golden shadow through the mirrors of envy and admiration, how self-sabotage is often a love letter from a fearful self, and why integration (not just inspiration) is the true path to sustainable brightness. This is an invitation to stop romanticizing light and start embodying it. But first… you must claim what you’ve buried. 🧭 Chapters 0:00 – The Light You Repress Still Waits 0:33 – Welcome: Integration, Brightness & the Golden Shadow 1:30 – Why We Fear the Consequences of Our Light 3:00 – When Brightness Festers: Existential Grief 5:00 – Integration: The Bridge Between Inspiration and Embodiment 7:15 – Gold Mixed With Dirt: A Miner’s Metaphor 8:36 – Unsustainable Fire: What Unintegrated Light Does 9:52 – Brightness Requires a Descent Into Shadow 10:55 – When Your Inner Critic Turns Light Into a Tyrant 12:22 – Divine Rebellion: Stop Using Your Light Against Yourself 13:17 – What the Golden Shadow Really Is 14:43 – Repression as the First Self-Abandonment 16:00 – Family Systems, Religious Messaging, and Fear of Pride 17:00 – Somatic Prompts to Uncover Repression 18:01 – You're Not Afraid of Your Light—You're Afraid of the Cost 20:00 – The Saboteur as an Archetypal Love Letter 22:00 – What Your Self-Sabotage Is Really Pointing To 24:30 – What Would I Lose If I Succeeded? 26:40 – Discovering Your Golden Shadow Through Projections 28:00 – Admiration, Envy & Archetypal Mirrors of Your Light 32:40 – Archetypes, Movies & Externalized Longing 34:14 – Collapsing the Distance Between You and Your Power 36:00 – Why Brightness Feels Unsafe: The 6 Core Fears 38:20 – Spiritual Stamina & Building Inner Safety 41:00 – Your Light Is an Initiation 43:00 – You Don’t Need to Force Your Light—You Need to Integrate 44:30 – A Somatic Check-In: What Part of You Still Feels Unsafe? 🌱 Ready to Integrate Your Light? If this episode speaks to you, you're invited to join the next cohort of INTEGRATE—Xavier’s 4-month transformational journey to help you reclaim repressed gifts, dissolve inner fragmentation, and live, love, and serve from an unleashed heart. ** Next cohort begins: June 29, 2025 ** Apply or learn more here: https://www.xavierdagba.com/integrate-apply INTEGRATE is for those ready to stop hiding, start healing, and embody the fullness of their soul's power. 🔔 Stay Connected 📝 Subscribe to the Enheartened Newsletter for weekly transmissions: https://newsletter.xavierdagba.com 🎙 Listen to more episodes of ENHEARTENED: Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/6sxXNMfsN9FnK34glRnkFC Apple → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/enheartened-with-xavier-dagba/id1798866363 🧠 Instagram: https://instagram.com/xavier.dagba 💌 Inquiries & collaborations: info@xavierdagba.com #GoldenShadow #ShadowWork #IntegrationWork #SelfLiberation #ReclaimYourLight #InnerHealing #EmbodyYourLight #SpiritualIntegration #OwnYourBrightness #SoulExpression

In this raw and revelatory conversation, Xavier Dagba welcomes Dan McLintock, co-founder of the Kiloby Inquiries, for a powerful deep dive into the hidden force controlling your emotions: emotional repression. Dan opens up about his personal journey as a lifelong anger repressor — from childhood trauma and chronic self-doubt to addiction and disconnection — and how reclaiming his full emotional range transformed his life. Together, Xavier and Dan unpack the difference between anger and aggression, how repression drives suffering, and why most nervous system regulation techniques only soothe symptoms without addressing the buried emotional roots. Whether you tend to repress anger or vulnerability, this episode will help you uncover the unconscious stories running your life and show you how to work with your repression rather than against it. Here is what you’ll learn in this conversation: Why emotional repression is the true cause of inner chaos How “being good” is often a trauma response The key difference between clean anger and violent outbursts How to somatically test your dominant repression Tools to dissolve shame, self-doubt, and addiction Why peace is found through permission, not perfection And how to reclaim your power without becoming the very thing you feared ⏱ CHAPTERS 00:00 – The buried emotions that drive suffering 01:01 – The epidemic of emotional repression 02:06 – Dan’s experience as an anger repressor 03:33 – How beliefs and programming trap us in confusion 06:00 – Childhood roots: “I have to be good” 08:49 – Becoming the nice guy & disowning anger 10:19 – Addiction and deficiency stories 11:20 – “I think I might be angry” — the beginning of his healing 12:04 – Developing the repression work with Scott Kiloby 13:18 – How repression expresses as sarcasm, ghosting, people-pleasing 15:23 – Anger repression vs vulnerability repression 18:19 – How to tell which one you carry 20:16 – How expressing anger changed Dan’s relationships 22:20 – How Dan’s relationship with his parents evolved 26:00 – The moment Dan told his parents he was furious 28:11 – Baby steps toward healthy expression 29:29 – The embodied power of a true “no” 30:51 – Cleaning anger from the rageful edge 33:20 – The power of counterintuitive permission statements 35:37 – Spiritual bypassing as a form of repression 37:00 – The messiness of healing repression 39:25 – Reclaiming the part of you that agreed not to be like “them” 44:36 – Tools for somatic testing and reverse inquiry 48:45 – When regulation becomes sedation 51:02 – The fear of emotional overwhelm 54:26 – Why affirming repression often works better than resisting it 58:35 – “I have to suffer” – how unconscious beliefs feed anxiety 1:00:04 – How repression mechanisms behave like an illusionist 1:01:00 – Addiction as emotional regulation 1:04:11 – Shame, sobriety, and letting go of self-punishment 1:07:58 – How shame perpetuates the cycle 1:08:57 – When drinking becomes as neutral as eating broccoli 1:09:48 – Spiritual fallacies and weaponized virtue 1:11:00 – Dan on what he’s still learning to love 1:15:08 – Scars of Gold: transforming self-doubt into trust 1:20:00 – Where to find Dan 1:21:18 – Final wisdom: your back is never against the wall Connect with Dan McLintock Website: www.Kiloby.com/dan Instagram: @dan.mclintock YouTube: @danmclintock1980 TikTok: @dan.mclintock Listen to ENHEARTENED with Xavier Dagba on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6sxXNMfsN9FnK34glRnkFC Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/enheartened-with-xavier-dagba/id1798866363 Join Xavier’s newsletter: https://newsletter.xavierdagba.com/ Explore The Embodied Light Project: https://www.xavierdagba.com/elp-unleashed #EmotionalRepression #ShadowWork #KilobyInquiries #SelfHealing #AddictionRecovery #SomaticHealing #TraumaHealing #CleanAnger #SpiritualBypassing #ReverseInquiry #HeartCenteredLiving #InnerPeace #ReclaimYourPower #NervousSystem #EmotionalLiberation #EnheartenedPodcast #XavierDagba #DanMcLintock  

In this episode of ENHEARTENED, I sit down with Christopher August. We explore the breath not just as a physical function, but as a sacred portal into divine intelligence, emotional alchemy, and true inner freedom. Christopher shares the raw details of his near-death experience on the Zambezi River, how it awakened him to the power of the breath, and how healing his father wound opened the door to deeper devotion, truth, and service. This is a deeply soulful conversation about shame, spiritual masculinity, emotional release, and prosperity as a breath-based frequency. Whether you’re a breathwork skeptic or a devoted practitioner, this episode will expand your understanding of what’s possible when you learn to breathe fully, consciously, and courageously. We explore: How breathwork helps heal shame, repression, and masculine wounds The link between breath and abundance What it means to live a breath-centered life How to trust life like you trust your next inhale The spiritual intelligence encoded in every breath you take   Learn more about Christopher: Website: https://www.christopheraugust.co Beats & Breath App: https://www.beatsandbreath.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christopher_august If this episode resonated, please like, subscribe, and leave a review to help the show. 🎧 Listen to more episodes: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6sxXNMfsN9FnK34glRnkFC Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/enheartened-with-xavier-dagba/id1798866363 Chapters: 00:00 – Welcome: The breath as a sacred teacher 01:37 – Who is Christopher August? Devotion, leadership, and embodiment 06:15 – Seeking external validation vs. inner worth 09:50 – The father wound and the drive to “make it” 13:00 – Estrangement, step-parent dynamics & ancestral trauma 15:57 – Ayahuasca vision: Seeing his father’s hidden pain 18:45 – The impact of fatherlessness on the young psyche 20:50 – A spiritual spark: Receiving Many Lives, Many Masters 22:41 – Africa as a rite of passage: Living close to the earth 26:15 – Drowning on the Zambezi: Death, rebirth & the breath 30:00 – What dying taught him about trust and divine peace 32:11 – Is your breath a conscious being? 33:48 – For the skeptics: What breathwork actually does 35:00 – Guided breath practice: 10 deep rhythmic breaths 39:15 – Emotional release through the breath 43:15 – Trauma, the nervous system & how the breath heals 47:00 – Masculinity & constriction: Why men need breathwork 52:00 – Breath as abundance: Receiving starts with breathing 55:00 – A practice for prosperity through breath 58:10 – The breath-money ritual: Breathing in wealth 1:03:00 – The unconscious trust between exhale and inhale 1:08:30 – The void: Breathing into nothing, creating everything 1:10:00 – Living a breath-centered life 1:14:00 – Shame as a scar of gold 1:22:00 – Breath and truth: Returning to divine presence #Breathwork #DivineIntelligence #ChristopherAugust #ENHEARTENED #SpiritualHealing #ShadowWork #Masculinity #SomaticHealing #TraumaRelease #SpiritualPodcast  

In this episode of ENHEARTENED, I’m joined by Aaron Abke, a former pastor and theological truth-seeker who has spent years unlearning, relearning, and reclaiming the mystical essence of Jesus’ teachings. Together, we traverse some of the most sensitive and illuminating terrain: What was the original message of Jesus? What parts were co-opted by empire, doctrine, or fear? Why are so many spiritual seekers estranged from their own sense of worthiness before the Divine? We talk repentance, ego death, Paul’s legacy, the Gospel of Thomas, New Age projections, persecution in the digital age, and what it actually means to walk the Jesus Way, with an open heart, a clear mind, and a soul rooted in love. This is a sacred reclamation. For anyone who’s ever felt betrayed by religion but still yearns for communion with God. This one is for you. Aaron’s insights are deep, disarming, and revelatory. Tune in. Find Aaron’s Work Here: Website: https://www.aaronabke.com The Jesus Way Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@aaronabke 4D University: https://www.4duniversity.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aaronabke YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/aaronabke Chapters: 0:00 – Aaron on the devotion to truth 2:00 – Why ego cannot survive radical honesty 6:15 – Before and after living as a devotee of truth 8:00 – On persecution, projection, and spiritual maturity 15:00 – The real story behind Aaron’s debate with Wes 25:00 – Was Jesus misunderstood by modern Christianity? 30:00 – The lost Gospel of Thomas and Jesus as mystic 38:00 – Pagan influence on Christian dogma 45:00 – The role of Paul: genius or hijacked messenger? 57:00 – Near-death experiences and the truth about divine judgment 1:11:00 – Reframing sin, forgiveness, and the cross 1:27:00 – How trauma shaped Paul’s legacy 1:39:00 – Would Jesus be labeled New Age today? 1:51:00 – How to de-dogmatize and live The Jesus Way 2:03:00 – Aaron’s scars of gold and the cost of awakening 2:15:00 – What it means to live an Enheartened life 2:26:00 – Closing blessings If this conversation moved you, please leave a review, share with a friend, and subscribe. Explore more: ➤ Join The Embodied Light Project: https://www.xavierdagba.com/elp-unleashed ➤ Newsletter: https://newsletter.xavierdagba.com ➤ Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6sxXNMfsN9FnK34glRnkFC ➤ Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/enheartened-with-xavier-dagba/id1798866363 #JesusWay #AaronAbke #SpiritualAwakening #ReligiousDeconstruction #ChristConsciousness #HeartCenteredLiving #MysticalJesus #LawOfOne #SpiritualHealing #ChristianMysticism #ForgivenessWork #ShadowIntegration #DeconstructionJourney #NewAgeChristianity #TheEnheartenedPodcast

In this episode of ENHEARTENED, I’m joined by Bryan Reeves—relationship coach, author of Choose Her Every Day (Or Leave Her), and a powerful voice in the conversation around conscious masculinity. Together, we explore the often-invisible journey of modern men navigating relationships, emotional connection, and the reclamation of the inner Lover archetype. This conversation is for any man who has ever felt emotionally shut down in love, and for the women who want to understand what’s really going on behind the wall. We dive into: What keeps men emotionally disconnected—and how to break the pattern The shifts that help men move from performance to presence Why safety (not strategy) is the missing ingredient in love How shutdown masculinity shows up in relationships Why many men mistake intimacy for a loss of freedom The difference between a warrior and a conqueror How to offer AND receive emotional safety in partnership What it looks like to repair after ruptures—and why most men never learned how The power of trustable brotherhood and how to find it And why relationships are a mirror for masculine expansion—not a threat to it This is not about fixing men. It’s about freeing them. And helping them remember that they are worthy of connection without abandoning themselves. FIND OUT ABOUT BRYAN’S WORK 📚 Grab Bryan’s book: Choose Her Every Day (Or Leave Her) 💻 Explore Bryan’s programs & men’s work: https://www.bryanreeves.com/ 📲 Follow Bryan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bryanreevesinsight/ 🎧 LISTEN TO ENHEARTENED ON: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6sxXNMfsN9FnK34glRnkFC Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/enheartened-with-xavier-dagba/id1798866363 JOIN MY WORLD (Xavier Dagba): The Embodied Light Project Membership: https://www.xavierdagba.com/elp-unleashed Sign up for my Newsletter: https://newsletter.xavierdagba.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xavier.dagba More Offerings & Events: https://www.xavierdagba.com 👉 If this episode resonates with you, leave a review and share it with a brother, partner, or loved one. Your support helps this message reach those who need it most. Chapters 00:00 Intro – From warrior to lover: the new masculine path 02:45 Bryan’s military past & emotional shutdown 08:00 The moment he knew something had to change 10:30 How to listen when your life feels “off” 13:45 Why most men never learned how to connect 16:40 The root of male disconnection & resignation 20:20 Your daily energy IS your legacy 23:00 Feedback: how men can start being truly seen 26:45 Archetypes: warrior, lover, and the lost king 30:15 Shadow brotherhood vs. trustable brotherhood 33:50 What makes a good men’s group? 36:00 Warrior vs. conqueror energy in men 40:00 The adolescent vs. integrated man 43:20 Repair work: the 4 steps every man must learn 47:15 The cost of pride & emotional defensiveness 50:45 Feeling unseen in love? Start here 54:00 Why “radical honesty” can destroy relationships 59:30 Creating emotional safety—for yourself and her 1:03:30 The danger of performative healing in men 1:06:15 Why mature love takes years to build 1:10:00 The responsibility of real intimacy 1:14:25 Bryan’s “scar of gold” in love & heartbreak 1:17:40 What men & women must understand about each other 1:20:20 Final reflections + how to work with Bryan #BryanReeves #MasculineHealing #MenAndLove #ModernRelationships #IntegratedMan #EmotionalConnection #WarriorToLover #ShadowWork #MasculineArchetypes #RelationshipRepair #EmotionalSafety #MenDoingTheWork #BryanReevesPodcast #ENHEARTENED #XavierDagba #MenInLove #MenAndIntimacy #HealthyMasculinity #VulnerabilityIsPower #TrustableBrotherhood #HealingThroughConnection

 In this solo episode of ENHEARTENED with Xavier Dagba, we dive deep into the misunderstood territory of spiritual depression—a soul-initiated pause that invites deep realignment, not pathology. You’ll learn: What spiritual depression actually is—and how it differs from emotional burnout or clinical depression The hidden wisdom of the soul when everything goes quiet How to stop resisting the void and begin listening to what’s gestating The role of masculine and feminine energetics in navigating the unknown Why unfinished business must be cleared before new vision can emerge How to recognize when you’re ready to re-engage with life from deeper truth This episode is for anyone walking through a fog they can’t quite explain, feeling disconnected from old identities but not yet anchored in the new. You’re not broken. You’re in transition. And there is medicine in the undoing. 💎 Join the free workshop: The Alchemy of Resistance Learn how to meet your inner resistance with depth, clarity, and transformation.  https://www.xavierdagba.com/resistance-workshop Subscribe to my newsletter: https://newsletter.xavierdagba.com/ Join the Embodied Light Project: https://www.xavierdagba.com/elp-unleashed Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6sxXNMfsN9FnK34glRnkFC Or on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/enheartened-with-xavier-dagba/id1798866363 More about my work: https://www.xavierdagba.com Chapters / Timestamps: 00:00 – The way through spiritual depression isn’t force—it’s surrender 00:58 – What spiritual depression is (and what it’s not) 02:00 – A soul-initiated pause, not clinical pathology 03:00 – The U-turn metaphor: when your soul redirects you 04:45 – Why it’s not laziness—it’s energetic realignment 06:15 – Midlife crisis as a mainstream version of spiritual depression 07:45 – What it feels like when your soul goes quiet 09:10 – The drought of meaning, creativity, and belonging 10:50 – My personal story: the breakdown of 2018 13:20 – Clearing unfinished business to prepare for emergence 15:00 – When your life no longer fits your soul 16:20 – Misunderstandings in both clinical and spiritual spaces 17:50 – The feminine energetics of gestation, mystery, and death 19:10 – The masculine role: courage to walk into the unknown 21:00 – What part of me is rushing this discomfort? 22:00 – 5 powerful prompts for working with spiritual depression 24:40 – Signs you are beginning to emerge 26:20 – Creating from soul, not performance 27:40 – The sculptor metaphor: the life template is already inside you 29:00 – Final message: you’re not broken—you’re becoming #SpiritualDepression #SoulAwakening #DarkNightOfTheSoul #ShadowIntegration #PersonalTransformation #CreativeFog #InnerAlchemy #XavierDagba #EnheartenedPodcast

In a world that often feels unsafe, uncertain, and chaotic, how do you cultivate true inner safety without abandoning your essence? In this solo episode of ENHEARTENED, I guide you through a deep exploration of shadow safety vs. soul safety two radically different ways we relate to our internal world when faced with external threat or emotional pain. You’ll learn: What shadow safety is and why it feels like safety but costs you wholeness Why abandoning yourself has become your default coping strategy (and how to stop) The truth about nervous system capacity, vulnerability, and self-protection How to start building sovereign safety: the kind that doesn’t shut down your heart How to stay rooted in presence, even when fear, shame, or grief arise This is a conversation for anyone seeking embodied power, emotional resilience, and the courage to live open-hearted in a polarized world. 🎧 Listen until the end for a step-by-step blueprint to begin cultivating soul safety in your daily life. — 🎧 LISTEN TO ENHEARTENED ON:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6sxXNMfsN9FnK34glRnkFCApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/enheartened-with-xavier-dagba/id1798866363 — JOIN MY WORLD (Xavier Dagba): Embodied Light Project Membership: https://www.xavierdagba.com/elp-unleashedSign up for my Newsletter: https://newsletter.xavierdagba.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xavier.dagbaMore Offerings & Events: https://www.xavierdagba.com 👉 If this episode resonates with you, please leave a review and share it with someone who’s been dimming their light. Your support helps this movement grow. — Chapters: 00:00 – Intro: Why safety needs to be redefined 01:40 – Shadow safety: The illusion of protection 05:50 – The fragmentation trade-off and dissociation 09:15 – The myth of control and nervous system reactivity 12:40 – Soul safety: Safety rooted in presence, not protection 17:30 – Real life examples: shadow vs. soul safety in action 23:10 – How to build sovereign safety (step-by-step) 30:45 – Staying with emotion without adding meaning 33:20 – Final questions for reflection + integration 34:30 – Outro + how to stay connected  #ShadowWork #SoulSafety #InnerSafety #SelfAbandonment #TraumaHealing #NervousSystem #SovereignSelf #EmotionalResilience #EnheartenedPodcast #XavierDagba

Join my upcoming 6-week immersion: SEEN Dissolve the hidden forces that dim your light & mute your voice. Become unapologetically expressed. https://www.xavierdagba.com/seen2 ABOUT THIS EPISODE: In this solo episode of ENHEARTENED, I speak directly to the hearts of those who are craving to be seen, but still find safety in hiding. We explore why shining can feel terrifying, why your nervous system may still trust your shadow more than your light, and how true visibility begins with inner reconciliation. This episode is an offering for visionaries, creatives, coaches, and quiet revolutionaries who long to share their voice, their truth, and their light… but feel blocked by shame, fear, or fragmentation. It is also for those who don't want a stage but just long to bring more of their truth in their lives. You’ll be guided through: The 5 core fears that keep us hidden Why visibility triggers shadow material The difference between expression and performance What visibility hangovers reveal about your inner child Why shame is the root of fragmentation How to rewire safety to include your brightness Practical prompts to reclaim your voice The truth about readiness: it’s not about perfection—it’s about devotion We end this journey with a powerful invitation: the path to full expression is not about being louder or more polished—it’s about becoming congruent with your truth. If you’re ready to stop abandoning yourself and start trusting your light, SEEN is your rite of passage. Join here: www.xavierdagba.com/seen2 — 🎧 LISTEN TO ENHEARTENED ON: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6sxXNMfsN9FnK34glRnkFC Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/enheartened-with-xavier-dagba/id1798866363 — JOIN MY WORLD (Xavier Dagba): Embodied Light Project Membership: https://www.xavierdagba.com/elp-unleashed Sign up for my Newsletter: https://newsletter.xavierdagba.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xavier.dagba More Offerings & Events: https://www.xavierdagba.com 👉 If this episode resonates with you, please leave a review and share it with someone who’s been dimming their light. Your support helps this movement grow. — Chapters 00:00 Intro – Do you trust your shadow more than your light? 01:15 The paradox of visibility and the shadow 03:45 Why we fear being seen—even when we crave it 05:00 Childhood roots of the visibility wound 06:15 Vulnerability hangovers & somatic memory 08:00 Expression beyond social media: living "I am here" 10:00 The 5 fears that keep you hidden (humiliation, alienation, loss, persecution, death) 13:00 The hidden cost of staying hidden: self-abandonment 15:00 A personal story of shame & silencing creativity 19:00 How repression turns into projection 21:00 Signs you're still dimming your light 23:00 Your body keeps the score: somatic recalibration for visibility 25:00 Expression vs. performance: where are you speaking from? 27:00 Daily prompts to reclaim your voice 28:00 When I chose visibility over fear: my 2018 turning point 30:00 Letting go of the shadow career 32:00 The holy friction of self-revelation 34:00 Readiness is devotion—not perfection 36:00 What if your light could be your safest place? 38:00 The holy defiance that liberates you 40:00 Seen is not a performance—it's becoming 42:00 Undoing inherited hiding & building somatic safety 43:30 What to do if you're scared but called — #VisibilityWounds #ShadowWork #AuthenticExpression #ENHEARTENED #SelfLiberation #SomaticHealing #NervousSystemHealth #HealingShame #PersonalPower #StopHiding #SeenJourney #XavierDagba #EmbodyYourLight #InnerChildHealing #UnleashYourVoice #CreativeExpression #VisibilityHealing #PodcastForCreators #SpiritualPodcast #DevotionNotPerfection #BecomingVisible

In this episode of ENHEARTENED, I’m joined by the fiercely honest and wildly devoted Amie McNee—author of We Need Your Art: Stop Fcking Around and Make Something*. Together, we explore the sacred intersection of creativity, soul, and liberation in a world that often dismisses or commodifies the artist's heart. This conversation is a balm for artists, creators, and visionaries who have felt unseen, silenced, or stuck in shame around sharing their gifts. Whether you’re sitting on masterpieces the world hasn’t seen or navigating the terror of being truly witnessed—this is for you. We dive deep into: The ancestral repression of artistry and reclaiming your creative inheritance Why art literally heals and what happens when you repress your soul’s voice Building nervous system safety to withstand the exposure of being seen Why creative block is perfectionism in disguise The difference between protecting your art and playing small Why every artist must go through the void of being unseen How to coronate yourself as the artist you already are Amie’s spicy truths about self-censorship, Instagram, and artists refusing to market themselves And a fierce reminder: We need you. And we need your art. Now more than ever. FIND OUT ABOUT AMIE'S WORK Grab Amie’s book: We Need Your Arthttps://www.amiemcnee.com/pre-order-we-need-your-art-book-amie-mcnee Follow Amie on Instagram: https://instagram.com/inspiredtowrite Subscribe to Amie’s Substack: https://amiemcnee.substack.com 🎧 LISTEN TO ENHEARTENED ON: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6sxXNMfsN9FnK34glRnkFC Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/enheartened-with-xavier-dagba/id1798866363 JOIN MY WORLD (Xavier Dagba): Joy upcoming 6 week immersion: SEEN - Dissolve the hidden forces that dim your light & mute your voice - Become unapologetically expressed. https://www.xavierdagba.com/seen2 The Embodied Light Project Membership: https://www.xavierdagba.com/elp-unleashed Sign up for my Newsletter: https://newsletter.xavierdagba.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xavier.dagba More Offerings & Events: https://www.xavierdagba.com 👉 If this episode resonates with you, leave a review and share it with someone who needs to hear this message. Your support helps this movement grow. Chapters 00:00 Intro – The cost of repressing your creativity 02:45 Art as rebellion: waking up in a world not made for artists 08:00 The ancestral wound of severing artistry 13:00 Facing shame, rejection & fear when choosing the creative path 16:45 The paradox of delusional vision & grounded devotion 22:00 Why art is literal medicine 27:45 Healing through being seen—and how to do it safely 32:00 Nervous system regulation & the path of the artist 34:00 The daily coronation of your inner artist 41:00 Creative companionship, witnessing & community 47:00 Breaking the myth of the lone artist 50:00 Creative block vs. perfectionism 54:00 Fuck around & find out: the true creative process 58:00 AI, algorithms & why human art is needed more than ever 1:04:00 The controversial truth about commodifying your art 1:11:00 Learning to love your ambition 1:13:00 Final message to every artist who’s been hiding #AmieMcNee #WeNeedYourArt #CreativeLiberation #ShadowWork #ArtHeals #AuthenticExpression #ENHEARTENED #VisibilityWounds #SelfCensorship #NervousSystemHealing #XavierDagba #HealingThroughCreativity #UnleashYourLight #ArtistsOnYouTube #CreativeBlock #Perfectionism #SomaticHealing #PodcastForArtists #BookLaunch

Join me Thursday April 10th for a free live workshop: From Hidden to Heard. Resolve the visibility wounds that dim your light and mute your voice. Save your seat here: https://www.xavierdagba.com/hidden2heard ------------ ABOUT THIS EPISODE: What if your body already holds the wisdom to heal you? What if the chronic symptoms, emotional numbness, or patterns of self-sabotage aren’t signs of dysfunction — but invitations to come home to yourself? In this powerful episode, Xavier Dagba sits down with Ryan Rose Evans to explore the deep connection between emotional repression, chronic illness, and somatic awakening. From a near prison sentence to finding healing through men's circles, sacred rage, and soul work — Ryan’s story is a visceral reminder that true healing lives in the body, not just the mind. This episode is for anyone who: Feels disconnected from their body, breath, or truth Lives in the head and struggles to access presence or feeling Is stuck in cycles of burnout, bypassing, or emotional shutdown Longs to release stored grief, shame, or rage Knows there’s more to healing than talking about it You’ll walk away with: A deeper understanding of how trauma is stored in the body How emotional repression can manifest as chronic symptoms Why safety is the prerequisite for true transformation Somatic practices to reconnect with the body’s wisdom Permission to meet the parts of yourself you’ve learned to hide For men especially, this conversation is a gateway. Into dissolving the armor. Into grieving what you were never allowed to feel. Into reclaiming the sacred rage, sensitivity, and vulnerability that have been exiled by cultural conditioning. Into brotherhood that doesn’t demand you shrink, numb, or perform. Whether you’re navigating a healing crisis, awakening your nervous system, or finding your voice after years of silence — this episode will stir something true in you. It’s not just about healing. It’s about remembering how to feel again — and knowing you’re safe to do so. FIND OUT ABOUT RYAN’S WORK https://ryanroseevans.com https://www.youtube.com/@ryanroseevans https://www.instagram.com/ryanroseevans/?hl=en 🎧 LISTEN TO ENHEARTENED ON: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6sxXNMfsN9FnK34glRnkFC Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/enheartened-with-xavier-dagba/id1798866363 JOIN MY WORLD (Xavier Dagba): The Embodied Light Project Membership: https://www.xavierdagba.com/elp-unleashed Sign up for my Newsletter: https://newsletter.xavierdagba.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xavier.dagba More Offerings & Events: https://www.xavierdagba.com 👉 If this episode resonates with you, leave a review and share it with someone who needs to hear this message. Your support helps this movement grow. CHAPTERS 00:00 - Chronic Symptoms, Gut Healing & the Body’s Emotional Wisdom  01:00 - Welcome to Enheartened: The Inner Revolution Begins  02:00 - Who Was Ryan 15 Years Ago? A Journey Through Shadow  04:00 - Addiction, Numbness & Living Disconnected from the Body  07:00 - The Wake-Up Call: Facing Prison and Choosing a New Path  11:00 - Spiritual Bypassing & When the Body Says “It’s Time”  13:00 - Emotional Repression & Why Men Must Grieve  15:00 - Brotherhood, Men’s Circles & Emotional Initiation  19:00 - Sacred Rage, Belonging & Reclaiming Vulnerability  22:00 - Growing Up Sensitive in a “Tough” Masculine Culture  25:00 - Dancing in Front of Men: Facing the Edge of Shame  28:00 - The Cost of Inner Feminine Repression in Men  31:00 - Rage, Grief & What Men Are Really Carrying  33:00 - The Hidden Roots of Addiction and the Armor Around the Heart  36:00 - Nervous System Healing: One Simple Practice to Start  38:00 - How to Be With What Arises (Without Fixing It)  41:00 - Chronic Illness & The Emotional Roots of Fatigue  44:00 - Learning to Trust Pain Instead of Resisting It  46:00 - The Language of the Body & Why Gut Health Isn’t Enough  50:00 - Denial, Masks & Rebuilding a Relationship with Truth  54:00 - From Gut Protocols to Soul-Led Healing  57:00 - One Somatic Tool to Reconnect with Your Body  1:00:00 - Stop Chasing Shadows: Integrate & Trust the Now  1:03:00 - Why You Don’t Need a Plant Medicine Journey to Heal  1:05:00 - When You’re in the In-Between: Trust the Liminal Space  1:08:00 - Soul Work Isn’t a Protocol: It’s a Relationship  1:11:00 - Sharing Your Message Without Needing to Be Perfect  1:14:00 - Scars of Gold: Healing the Wound of Not Being Enough  1:17:00 - Find Your Edge & Be Seen As You Are  1:18:00 - The Practice of Celebration & Healing Tall Poppy Wounds  1:21:00 - Final Reflections: Truth, Trust & Reclaiming Belonging  #MensWork #ShadowWork #EmotionalHealing #SacredRage #SomaticHealing  #TraumaHealing #GutHealth #Brotherhood #MasculineHealing #RyanRoseEvans  #XavierDagba #EnheartenedPodcast #MenHealing #IntegrateYourShadow  #Embodiment #RepressedEmotions #HealingThroughTheBody #ScarsOfGold

In this powerful episode of ENHEARTENED, Xavier Dagba is joined by Dené Logan, therapist, sacred disruptor, and author of Sovereign Love, to explore the deep connection between shadow work, self-abandonment, and the inability to feel fulfilled in love. This is more than a relationship conversation. It’s a transmission for anyone ready to stop outsourcing their healing and start creating love that liberates, not limits. You’ll hear us unpack: The ownership template that ruins intimacy Why attachment isn't love—and how to spot the difference The cost of confusing comfort for connection How your triggers point to your unmet self Why your inner child may be running your relationships How to build a relationship where both souls get to expand Whether you're single, partnered, or healing from heartbreak, this episode offers a roadmap to relational sovereignty. FIND OUT ABOUT DENÉ’S WORK Book: Sovereign love: Link:https://denelogan.com/book IG: @dene.logan TikTok: @denelogan 🎧 LISTEN TO ENHEARTENED ON: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6sxXNMfsN9FnK34glRnkFC Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/enheartened-with-xavier-dagba/id1798866363 ✨ Join My World (Xavier Dagba): The Embodied Light Project Membership: https://www.xavierdagba.com/elp-unleashed Sign up for my Newsletter: https://newsletter.xavierdagba.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xavier.dagba More Offerings & Events: https://www.xavierdagba.com 👉 If this episode resonates with you, leave a review and share it with someone who needs to hear this message. Your support helps this movement grow. CHAPTERS 00:00 – Intro: Why this conversation could change how you see love 01:00 – “You belong with me” vs. “You belong to me”: breaking ownership templates 03:05 – Why we save our worst selves for the people we love most 05:40 – The hidden entitlement that breaks emotional safety 08:15 – How relationship dynamics can stunt our soul’s evolution 11:10 – When your partner becomes a place to hide from your growth 13:20 – Attachment ≠ love: the real cost of codependency 16:05 – How unmet childhood needs recreate adult pain loops 18:45 – “Your soul is safe with me”—Dené’s definition of love 21:10 – Learning to love someone by letting them go 23:35 – What to do when you’re addicted to being needed 26:00 – From resentment to reparenting: the healing begins with you 29:45 – Two inner children in conflict: the hidden cause of most fights 33:00 – How your need for safety might be silencing your soul 36:20 – Understanding attachment styles as energetics, not identity 40:10 – Masculine and feminine distortions in anxious/avoidant dynamics 44:25 – What healing actually looks like in the middle of a relational storm 47:30 – Why triggers are sacred invitations (not signs to run) 50:45 – The path from hyper-independence to healthy interdependence 53:10 – Dené’s story: when her marriage could no longer hold her soul 56:25 – How to know when a relationship can stretch with you—or must change form 59:45 – Inspiration, respect, shared vision: the new pillars of soulful relationship 1:03:20 – From roommate energy to sacred polarity: reanimating your connection 1:06:00 – Breaking the fantasy: love that lasts isn’t love without conflict 1:08:15 – How sovereign love heals generational wounds 1:11:00 – Dismantling gender roles and embracing conscious partnership 1:14:40 – The courage to keep your heart open when it would be easier to close 1:17:15 – The #1 thing that blocks people from experiencing real love 1:20:10 – Final reflection: Your relationship is the perfect assignment for your soul #SovereignLove #ShadowWork #ConsciousRelationships #SelfAbandonment #InnerChildHealing #EmotionalHealing #AttachmentStyles #CodependencyRecovery #RelationshipHealing #RelationalSovereignty #XavierDagba #DeneLogan #EnheartenedPodcast #SpiritualPartnership

Perfection is the cage. Your art is the key. In this soulful, unfiltered conversation, Xavier Dagba sits down with creative mystic Ayesha Ophelia to explore how we reclaim our voice, embody creative liberation, and stop editing ourselves to fit into boxes we never belonged in. Whether you're an artist, writer, healer, or simply someone with a burning desire to be seen — this episode will challenge your ideas of perfection, identity, race, belonging, and the fears that keep your spirit small. Ayesha shares her journey from early alienation to becoming a powerful bridge-builder and multi-dimensional creator. We dive into the sacred rebellion of authenticity, the erotic force behind creation, and how to make peace with being misunderstood, messy, and magic. What you’ll learn in this episode: How to overcome perfectionism and creative paralysis The link between shame and creative repression How to transmute alienation into personal power Why devotion to soul is more important than discipline The role of AI in amplifying (not replacing) creative intuition Why your art deserves to exist — even if no one claps Connect with Ayesha Ophelia: Website: https://www.ayeshaophelia.com Instagram: @ayeshaophelia The Unlearning Portal & Humanities: https://www.theunlearningportal.com Her Book: The New Romantics https://www.ayeshaophelia.com/thenewromantics  🌀 Subscribe & Stay Connected: 🎧 Listen & Subscribe: Listen here | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube📩 Get weekly insights & exclusive content: newsletter.xavierdagba.com💡 Join The Embodied Light Project: (Join here)📲 Connect with Xavier on Instagram: @xavier.dagba 👉 If this episode resonates with you, leave a review and share it with someone who needs to hear this message. Your support helps this movement grow. Thank you for being here. I’ll see you in the next episode.

In this deep and raw conversation, Alexis Sabatino—founder of She Heals Collective and creator of The Sister Shadow—guides us into the heart of the feminine’s rewilding. Together, we explore the hidden territories where rage, tenderness, forgiveness, and true feminine power meet. Alexis shares her personal journey from repressed anger to radical reclamation, from hating men to embracing the integrated masculine within herself. She unpacks the roots of the sister wound, why “the good girl” archetype keeps women trapped, and how women can reclaim their life force by healing what has been exiled. We also speak about: The dark feminine and dark masculine—what they really are (beyond stereotypes) Why embracing anger is the key to reclaiming authentic feminine power The difference between rewilding and renaturing—and why it matters How true forgiveness is not bypass, but deep integration and liberation Ending the Gender War: How Women Can Reclaim Power Without Perpetuating Pain The Sister Shadow work: who it’s for, and why every woman will eventually be called to it If you’re a woman feeling the call to reclaim your untamed self, this conversation is your invitation home. As always, I hope this doesn’t blow your mind... but I do hope it blows your heart wide open. Dive into Alexis' world: website: www.shehealsco.com  IG: @_she_heals_co    Alexis' offerings: Spring Sister Shadow Registration (live launching until March 19) Women's Re-naturing Retreat 🌀 Subscribe & Stay Connected: 🎧 Listen & Subscribe: Listen here | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube📩 Get weekly insights & exclusive content: newsletter.xavierdagba.com💡 Join The Embodied Light Project: (Join here)📲 Connect with Xavier on Instagram: @xavier.dagba 👉 If this episode resonates with you, leave a review and share it with someone who needs to hear this message. Your support helps this movement grow. Thank you for being here. I’ll see you in the next episode.

Welcome to Episode 2 of ENHEARTENED. In this powerful conversation, I sit down with my brother in mission, Pat Divilly—shadow worker, breathwork facilitator, and author of Shadow Work: A Practical Guide to Embracing Your Shadow, Tackling Shame, and Transforming Pain into Power. Pat’s journey is a profound one. From cage fighting in his teens to becoming one of today’s most authentic voices in shadow integration and men’s work, his story embodies the path from external warriorship to inner mastery. Together, we explore: What it means to embrace your shadow The modern warrior archetype and emotional warriorship Shame, individuation, and healing the inner child Relational dynamics and the courage to keep your heart open What it takes for men to step into wholeness in these times This isn’t just a conversation—it’s an invitation to deepen your relationship with yourself, your heart, and your shadow. May it not blow your mind, but blow your heart wide open. Resources Mentioned in this Episode Pat Divilly’s Book: Shadow Work: A Practical Guide to Embracing Your Shadow, Tackling Shame, and Transforming Pain into Power Get it on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Work-practical-embracing-transforming-ebook/dp/B0DWTVL55Z/ Pat Divilly’s Breathwork Facilitator Training: Learn more about his Journey Through The Breath facilitator course here: https://www.patdivilly.com/breathwork-facilitator (Check his website for upcoming dates and availability) 🌀 Subscribe & Stay Connected: 🎧 Listen & Subscribe: Listen here | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube📩 Get weekly insights & exclusive content: newsletter.xavierdagba.com💡 Join The Embodied Light Project: (Join here)📲 Connect with Xavier on Instagram: @xavier.dagba 👉 If this episode resonates with you, leave a review and share it with someone who needs to hear this message. Your support helps this movement grow. Thank you for being here. I’ll see you in the next episode.

Welcome to the very first episode of ENHEARTENED with Xavier Dagba. This is more than a podcast—it’s a heartcast, a sacred transmission from the heart. In this deeply personal opening episode, I share the intention behind Enheartened and what it means to navigate life at the intersection of enlightenment and endarkenment. We explore: 🔹 What Enheartenment truly means—beyond shadow and light🔹 How to cultivate a secure relationship with both your brightness and your shadow🔹 Why true self-liberation requires us to stop sanitizing our humanity🔹 The path of integrating our fullness and embracing the parts of ourselves we often exile🔹 What it looks like to mature emotionally and make more space for our wholeness This is an invitation to embrace your fullness—to liberate yourself from the constraints of spiritual perfectionism, self-rejection, and fear. Whether you are drawn to personal growth, shadow work, or spiritual expansion, this journey is about walking the fine line between ascension and descension—allowing your light to be grounded and your humanity to be honored. 🌀 Subscribe & Stay Connected: 🎧 Listen & Subscribe: Listen here | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube📩 Get weekly insights & exclusive content: newsletter.xavierdagba.com💡 Join The Embodied Light Project: (Join here)📲 Connect with Xavier on Instagram: @xavier.dagba 👉 If this episode resonates with you, leave a review and share it with someone who needs to hear this message. Your support helps this movement grow. Thank you for being here. I’ll see you in the next episode.

ENHEARTENED with Xavier Dagba | Podcast Trailer We are living in some of the most mystical, fascinating, and unsettling times in human history. The collapse of outdated systems built on fragmentation and repression is happening in real time, while something new—more expansive, holistic, and rooted in love—is striving to emerge. But how do we navigate this profound transition without closing our hearts? Welcome to ENHEARTENED, a podcast that is more than just a series of conversations—it is a heart cast. Through deep, unfiltered discussions, ENHEARTENED explores what it truly means to embody wholeness. How do we express our brightness where we once had to dim it? How do we reclaim the parts of ourselves we were conditioned to reject? How do you unleash your full aliveness? And how do we integrate both shadow and light—so we can walk the sacred path of true transformation? Join host Xavier Dagba, an author, transformational guide, shadow work facilitator, and integration mentor, as he sits with modern-day trailblazers who will help you disrupt your repression and unleash your brightness. This podcast isn't here to blow your mind. It's here to blow your heart open. About Xavier Dagba Xavier Dagba is a sought-after transformational coach, author, shadow integration teacher, and speaker, guiding thousands through the profound process of healing, self-liberation, and reclaiming their full power. His work is rooted in helping people dissolve the hidden forces that prevent them from unleashing their brightness. Through personal coaching, workshops, online programs, and his membership community The Embodied Light Project (Join here), Xavier empowers individuals to step into their fullest expression. Now, with ENHEARTENED, he brings these transformative conversations to a wider audience. Subscribe & Connect This is only the beginning. Subscribe now and be part of a movement that redefines transformation—not just as a mental pursuit, but as a fully embodied experience. 🎧 Listen & Subscribe: Listen here | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube📩 Get weekly insights & exclusive content: newsletter.xavierdagba.com💡 Join The Embodied Light Project: (Join here)📲 Connect with Xavier on Instagram: @xavier.dagba Welcome to ENHEARTENED. Your heart will thank you.