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Expanding Consciousness.

Long conversations with therapists, researchers, somatic practitioners, and the people we keep wanting to learn from. Psychology, trauma healing, Jungian depth, consciousness, plant medicine, philosophy. We take the time the topic actually needs.

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Ep 81

Rewiring the Subconscious: How Hypnotherapy Heals Trauma at the Root w/ Peter McLaughlin

What if your biggest struggles weren’t random—but rooted deep in your subconscious… or even beyond this lifetime? In this episode, we sit…

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Ep 80

Messages From Beyond: Barbara Banner on Spirits & the Afterlife

In this episode, we talk with evidential medium Barbara Banner , who shares her personal journey into mediumship and how she began…

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Ep 79

From MIT Engineer to Miracle Healer: Rewriting the “Source Code” of Reality w/ Brent Michael Phillips

Our Guest's Website: https://awakening-dynamics.com/ What if miracles aren’t magic… but misunderstood technology? In this episode, we sit…

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Ep 78

Dianetics Explained: Understanding the Reactive Mind and Emotional Trauma w/ Alyssa Burke

In this episode, we explore Dianetics —a mental health framework closely associated with Scientology, yet far less understood, especially…

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Ep 77

How Attachment Styles Shape Your Relationships | Bryan Power

Bryan Power's Website: https://www.myrelationshipfail.com/ In this episode, we dive deep into Attachment Theory and explore how our early…

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Ep 76

The Productivity Myth: Why Doing Nothing Makes Us Feel Guilty

Why does resting feel so uncomfortable? Why do so many of us feel guilty when we’re not being productive? In this episode, Nikolas and…

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Ep 75

Navigating Social Anxiety Through Polyvagal Theory

In this episode, Michael shares a deeply personal experience from his somatic therapy studies: feeling calm and articulate in small…

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Ep 74

From Guilt to Growth: Healing the Root of People Pleasing

In this deep and insightful conversation, Michael and Nikolas revisit the intertwined themes of anxiety and people pleasing — exploring…

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Ep 73

A Bad Trip? Exploring Childhood Trauma and Repressed Anger Through 🍄

In this deep and vulnerable episode, Nik opens up about a recent plant medicine ceremony with his family that stirred up unresolved…

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Ep 72

How to Prepare for a Plant Medicine Ceremony

What does preparation really mean when you’re about to embark on a deep inner journey? In this episode, we explore how to set the stage —…

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Ep 71

Sacred Geometry, Synchronicity & Awakening: A Journey with Kara Goodwin

Kara's Website: https://www.karagoodwin.com/ Kara's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@soulelevationpodcast In this episode, we dive deep…

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Ep 70

The Hidden Link Between Mind and Body: A Deep Dive into Psychosomatics

In this thought-provoking episode of the Expanding Consciousness Podcast , Michael and Nik explore the often-overlooked connection between…

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About the hosts

Nikolas Haag & Michael Wally.

Expanding Consciousness is co-hosted by Nikolas Haag and Michael Wally. Michael lives in Colorado, Nikolas in Europe. We both come from software engineering and are both actively switching careers into psychology, with the long-term goal of training as psychotherapists. The podcast is, in a way, the public record of that transition: two engineers asking the questions their code couldn't answer.

Together we're exploring what it actually takes to heal, the role spirituality plays in psychological development, and the slow work of expanding awareness and consciousness. That's where the name comes from. We also regularly bring on guests, usually experienced practitioners of one specific therapeutic modality, and spend an hour or two learning from them what's possible and what really works.