Roots of the Rise | Authentic Alignment and Transformation

By Sarah Hope | Whole Person Healing, Soul Deep Transformation

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Please note: Roots of the Rise is taking a summer sabbatical and will return in September with brand-new episodes. Throughout the summer, I'll be re-releasing some of the most-loved episodes from the archive while creating new resources and materials for listeners and members. I hope you'll enjoy this opportunity to revisit old favorites, catch up on episodes you may have missed, and deepen into what you already know.


Short episodes with grounded wisdom for healing, growth, and reconnecting to your true self.


Roots of the Rise is for the spiritually curious soul who’s already begun their inner work — but still feels like something deeper is calling. Maybe you’ve read the books, tried therapy, or dabbled in meditation, yet the same patterns keep circling back. You know there’s more to life than constant self-improvement, but you’re not sure how to live from that deeper truth you keep glimpsing.


Hosted by Sarah Hope — Ayurvedic health practitioner, spiritual mentor, meditation teacher, biodynamic craniosacral therapist, and energy healer — this podcast offers grounded wisdom for authentic alignment and the courage to rise into your truest self. Drawing from thousands of hours of client work, group facilitation, and her own journey through childhood trauma, grief, and the profound rediscovery of love and joy, Sarah offers a grounded, heart-led space for inner transformation.


Each short episode (10–20 minutes) offers honest reflections, spiritual insight, and simple practices to help you bridge the gap between knowing about growth and actually living it. You’ll leave feeling more centered, hopeful, and self-trusting — reminded that the path isn’t about striving to become someone new, but remembering who you’ve always been.



​​This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only. Sarah is not a licensed therapist, and nothing shared here is meant to replace the guidance of a physician, therapist, or any other qualified provider. That said, she hopes it inspires you to grow, heal and seek the support you need to thrive.


Episode Date
Welcome to Roots of the Rise: Helping You Find Authentic Alignment Without the Overwhelm
Jun 12, 2026
142. Plot Twist: When The Break Is The Work
Jun 10, 2026
Re - Release: Episode 64 - Breaking Free from BS: How Your Belief Systems Keep You Stuck & What to Do About It
May 27, 2026
141. How to Give Feedback That People Can Actually Hear
May 20, 2026
140. Why Feedback Feels Like Criticism: Shame, Perfectionism & Emotional Triggers
May 13, 2026
139. Learn The Four Agreements And Start Living With More Peace and Clarity
May 06, 2026
138. What Your Regrets Are Trying to Tell You (and How to Use Them for Growth)
Apr 27, 2026
Re- Release: Episode 22 - Communicate Without Conflict: Non Violent Communication Basics for Everyday Life
Apr 20, 2026
137.Thought Bubbles: Ideas to Reflect On About Ourselves and Others
Apr 13, 2026
136. Why Intimacy Fades: Attachment, Polarity, and Desire
Apr 06, 2026
135. Manifestation 101, Part 2: When Manifestation Doesn’t Work: Stop Self-Blame & Align Your Energy
Mar 30, 2026
134. Manifestation 101, Part 1: The Major Components, Mindset Shifts, and Practices That Work
Mar 23, 2026
133. ​​Triggered: What Emotional Intelligence Looks Like in the Moment
Mar 16, 2026
132. Alignment After Disrespect: Repairing Boundaries Without Abandoning Yourself
Mar 09, 2026
131. From Wired to Rested: Science, Spirituality & Self-Improvement for Your Night Routine
Mar 02, 2026
130. The 3 Essential Elements of a Morning Ritual for Focus, Calm, and Intentional Living
Feb 24, 2026
129. Emotions as Feedback – Listening, Feeling, and Using Them Wisely
Feb 16, 2026
128. From Overwhelmed To Steady: Practical Resets For A Too-Full Life
Feb 09, 2026
127. Redefining Self-Care: From Crisis Relief To Daily Nourishment
Feb 02, 2026
126. Chakra Imbalance, Clearly Explained
Jan 26, 2026
125. Programs and Patterns: How Awareness Unlocks Lasting Change
Jan 19, 2026
124.From Old Spiritual Paradigms to the New: Why Integration Matters More Than Ascension
Jan 12, 2026
123. Authentic Alignment: A Gentle Check-In for the New Year
Jan 05, 2026
From Podcast to Practice: A Membership to Support Your Inner Work
Jan 01, 2026
Episode 122 - Ten Practical Steps To End 2025 Well And Build A Joyful 2026
Dec 18, 2025
Episode 121- What To Let Go Of Now So You Can Move Fast And Free in the New Year
Dec 15, 2025
Episode 120 - How to Choose a Spiritual Mentor or Energy Practitioner You Can Trust
Dec 11, 2025
Episode 119 - From Stuck to Supported: Why Mentorship Speeds Real Self-Improvement
Dec 08, 2025
Episode 118 - Stop the Shoulds and Reclaim Your Energy, Joy, & Self-Trust
Dec 04, 2025
Episode 117- Rebuilding Self-Trust: The Real Key to Confidence, Clarity, and Consistency
Dec 01, 2025
Episode 116 - 5 Simple Practices to Make Gratitude a Daily Habit
Nov 24, 2025
Episode 115 - Surviving Stressful Holidays: Set Boundaries and Protect Your Energy
Nov 20, 2025
Episode 114 - Why Your ‘Three Things You’re Grateful For’ Practice Isn’t Working (and How to Fix It)
Nov 17, 2025
Episode 113 - Why We Get Stuck — And How to Use Affirmations to Set Yourself Free
Nov 13, 2025
Episode 112 - Story-Based Gratitude: How Recalling Real-Life Acts of Help Can Transform Your Emotional Wellbeing
Nov 10, 2025
Episode 111 - Stop Saying ‘You’re Not Broken’ — Here’s Why It Hurts More Than It Helps
Nov 06, 2025
110. Stop Brushing It Off: The Power of Receiving Gratitude
Nov 03, 2025
Episode 109 - When Others Refuse to Grow: Staying Peaceful on Your Spiritual Path
Oct 30, 2025
Episode 108 - You’re Not Doing It Wrong: The Uncomfortable Signs of Real Growth
Oct 28, 2025
Episode 107 - When Motivation Turns Into Burnout: How to Catch the Shift Before You Crash
Oct 23, 2025
Episode 106 - What’s Your Motivation? How Remembering Your ‘Why’ Can Turn Resistance Into Joy
Oct 20, 2025
Episode 105 - How Doubt Can Guide You Toward Authentic Alignment
Oct 16, 2025
Episode 104 - Byron Katie’s Loving What Is: 4 Questions to Free Yourself from Painful Thoughts and Find Acceptance
Oct 13, 2025
Episode 103 - Boundaries Part 2 - Boundaries in Action: Loving Without Self-Abandonment
Oct 09, 2025
Episode 102 - Boundaries Part 1 Unconditional Love ≠ Unconditional Permission: Boundaries as an Act of Alignment
Oct 06, 2025
Episode 101 - Limiting Beliefs and Language: How to Recognize and Reframe Thoughts That Hold You Back
Oct 03, 2025
Episode 100 - Finding Joy in Everyday Moments: Letting Go of Perfection and Chasing Big Milestones
Oct 01, 2025
Episode 99 - Common Limiting Beliefs That Keep You Out of Alignment
Sep 29, 2025
Episode 98 - Clear Signals, Better Relationships: Why Communication Matters
Sep 24, 2025
Episode 97 - From Compliance to Authenticity: Reconnecting with Will Power
Sep 22, 2025
Episode 96 - Binaural Beats: The Audio Hack for Better Sleep, Focus, and Calm
Sep 19, 2025
Episode 95 - The 5-Minute Quick Stretch Reset: Desk Stretches for Tight Hips, Hamstrings & Spine
Sep 17, 2025
Episode 94 - Moments of More: How to Amplify Positivity in Your Daily Life for Greater Fulfillment
Sep 15, 2025
Episode 93 - The Connection between Forgiveness, Judgment, and Reclaiming Your Power
Sep 12, 2025
Episode 92 - Head Down, Heart Up: Finding Clarity When Everything Feels Overwhelming
Sep 10, 2025
Episode 91 - Feeling Without Drowning: How to Work With Your Deep Emotions
Sep 08, 2025
Episode 90 - Reconnecting with Your Inner Child for Deeper Emotional Healing
Sep 05, 2025
Episode 89 - Feeling Stuck on Your Spiritual Path? 8 Ways to Integrate Your Meditation Practice
Sep 03, 2025
Episode 88 – Spiritual Awakening Explained: Shadow Work, Purification, and the Path of Integration (Part Two)
Aug 29, 2025
Episode 87 - Spiritual Awakening Explained: The Elements of Inner Growth and Why Love is an Accelerator (Part One)
Aug 27, 2025
Episode 86 - Spiritual Growth in the Real World: Why Leaving the Daily Grind Isn’t the Shortcut to Enlightenment
Aug 25, 2025
Episode 85 - Before You Trust Your Intuition, Listen to This
Aug 22, 2025
Episode 84 - Unlocking Your Inner Guidance System: How to Recognize and Trust Your Intuition
Aug 20, 2025
Episode 83 - Everyone Has Intuition, Even You
Aug 18, 2025
Episode 82 - Are You Trying To Heal Your Way Out Of Being Human?
Aug 15, 2025
Episode 81 - The Central Nervous System Explained: Why It Matters & 3 Quick Ways to Regulate It
Aug 13, 2025
Episode 80- Five Things You Need to Know About Frustration
Aug 11, 2025
Episode 79 - From Inspired to Exhausted: Why We Shut Down with Overwhelm
Aug 08, 2025
Episode 78 - Understanding Gratitude: Why It's a Skill Worth Developing
Aug 06, 2025
Episode 77 - Feeling Anxious When Life Is Good? Understanding Foreboding Joy, Its Link to Gratitude, and Why We Brace for Pain
Aug 04, 2025
Episode 76 - The Growth Mindset Reset: How to Redefine Success and Embrace Failure
Jun 26, 2025
Episode 75 - Stop Skipping the Wins: Why Looking Back Can Help You Move Forward
Jun 23, 2025
Episode 74 - Beyond "If Only": Finding Joy in the Present Moment
Jun 20, 2025
Episode 73 - Sleep 101: Stages, Signs of Deficiency, and How to Fix Your Sleep Naturally
Jun 18, 2025
Episode 72 - When Your Parent’s Best Wasn’t Enough: The Myth of Always Giving 100%
Jun 16, 2025
Episode 71 - When Father’s Day Hurts: Honoring Your Truth + Prompts for Finding Peace
Jun 13, 2025
Episode 70 - Looking for the Good Men: Shifting Perspective for Balance and Healing
Jun 11, 2025
Episode 69 - When "Please" Becomes Pressure: Understanding Requests vs. Demands and Why it Matters
Jun 09, 2025
Episode 68 - Six Essential Questions for Inner Growth and Getting Unstuck
May 30, 2025
Episode 67 - Integrating the Essential Truth We Are Both Human and Divine
May 28, 2025
Episode 66 - The Seventh Chakra: Connecting to Understanding and Spirituality
May 26, 2025
Episode 65 - Intuition Basics: What It Is, How It Manifests, and How to Develop It
May 24, 2025
64. Breaking Free from BS: How Your Belief Systems Keep You Stuck & What to Do About It
May 21, 2025
Episode 63 - the Sixth Chakra: Seeing Yourself and the World with Clear Vision
May 19, 2025
Episode 62 - Speaking Your Truth: in Anger, in Friendship, with Love and Authenticity
May 16, 2025
Episode 61 - Why We Lie and Less Obvious Reasons Why We Shouldn't
May 14, 2025
Episode 60 - The Fifth Chakra: Unlocking Authentic Communication and Self-Expression
May 12, 2025
Episode 59 - Discovering the Facets of the Heart and Their Healing Wisdom
May 09, 2025
Episode 58 - Grief is Just Love With Nowhere to Go
May 07, 2025
Episode 57 - The Fourth Chakra: Unblocking Your Capacity for Love
May 05, 2025
Episode 56 - Beyond Awareness - Be Willing to Do the Work to Become Who You Want To Be
May 04, 2025
Episode 55 - Breaking the Silence: How Shame Holds Us Back and How to Heal
May 01, 2025
Episode 54 - Why Loving Who You've Been Can Change Everything
Apr 30, 2025
Episode 53 - Know Who You Are: The Foundation of Authentic Living
Apr 29, 2025
Episode 52 - The Third Chakra: Unlocking Personal Power and Breaking Free from Shame
Apr 28, 2025
Episode 51 - Let's Talk about Sex
Apr 25, 2025
Episode 50 - Saying No Without Guilt: Mastering Healthy Boundaries
Apr 24, 2025
Episode 49 - Guilt: Guide or Gremlin?
Apr 23, 2025
Episode 48 - Your First Language Was Emotion—Are You Still Fluent?
Apr 22, 2025
Episode 47 - The Second Chakra: Navigating Emotions, Sexuality, and Pleasure
Apr 21, 2025
Episode 46 - Mirror, Mirror: When You Don't Like What You See
Apr 17, 2025
Episode 45 - Control: The Illusion of Safety
Apr 16, 2025
Episode 44 - Fear: The Root of Instability
Apr 15, 2025
Episode 43 - The First Chakra: Finding Safety
Apr 14, 2025
Episode 42 - Mapping Your Subconscious Framework - An Introduction to the Chakras
Apr 11, 2025
Episode 41 - Answering a Listener Question about Navigating Difficult Relationships with Aging Parents
Apr 10, 2025
Episode 40 - Pollen, Perfectionism, and the Path to Self-Compassion
Apr 09, 2025
Episode 39 - Navigating Pregnancy Loss with Sacred Ritual
Apr 08, 2025
38. Answering a Listener Question Regarding Priorites
Apr 04, 2025
Episode 37 - Anxious Kids, Menopause, Oral Health, and Man-Eating Animals: My Latest Audio Obsessions
Apr 03, 2025
Episode 36 - Do The Math: Why That Visit Home Matters More Than You Think
Apr 02, 2025
Episode 35 - Creating Your Digital Joy Arsenal: Why We All Need a "Smile Folder"
Apr 01, 2025
Episode 34 - Choose Understanding Over Outrage: Why Cancel Culture Fails Us
Mar 31, 2025
Episode 33 - How do you know when it's time to walk away?
Mar 28, 2025
Episode 32 - Being the bigger person
Mar 27, 2025
Episode 31 - Steep hills seem easier to climb with friends
Mar 26, 2025
30. Are you prioritizing your priorities?
Mar 25, 2025
Episode 29 - Is Competence Keeping You Stuck?
Mar 24, 2025
Episode 28 - The Five Love Languages Part 6 of 6 - Words of Affirmation
Mar 21, 2025
Episode 27 - The Five Love Languages Part 5 of 6 - Quality Time
Mar 20, 2025
Episode 26 - The Five Love Languages Part 4 of 6 - Gifts
Mar 19, 2025
Episode 25 - The Five Love Languages Part 3 of 6 - Acts of Service
Mar 18, 2025
Episode 24 - The Five Love Languages Part 2 of 6 - Physical Touch
Mar 17, 2025
Episode 23 - The Five Love Languages Part 1 of 6: How to best love our partners
Mar 14, 2025
22. Communicate Without Conflict: Non Violent Communication Basics for Everyday Life
Mar 13, 2025
Episode 21 - Are you stealing joy?
Mar 12, 2025
Episode 20 - State of the Union - a Relationship Must!
Mar 11, 2025
Episode 19 - Podcast Recommendation - Self Hatred with Dr. Blaise Aguirre on Armchair Expert
Mar 10, 2025
Episode 18 - Self-Care Wrapped Up: Daily Wins for Your Well-Being
Mar 07, 2025
Episode 17 - Spiritual Self-Care Essentials
Mar 06, 2025
Episode 16 - Self Care - Prioritizing Your Social Life
Mar 05, 2025
Episode 15 - Self Care - Mental and Emotional Self-Care: Why It Matters and How to Practice It
Mar 04, 2025
Episode 14 - Self Care - Taking Care of the Physical
Mar 03, 2025
Episode 13 - Self Care: What is it and where to begin
Feb 28, 2025
Episode 12 - The Healing Power of Box Breathing: A Simple Technique for Stress Relief
Feb 27, 2025
Episode 11 - Forgiving Yourself and One Way To Get the Apology You Always Wanted
Feb 26, 2025
Episode 10 - Awareness and Peace: Two Keys to True Acceptance
Feb 25, 2025
Episode 9 - Ask, Don't Assume: Your Path to Clearer Connections
Feb 24, 2025
Episode 8 - Ayurvedic Practice of Abhyanga
Feb 21, 2025
7. Heart Based Meditation: Calm Your Mind, Open Your Heart, Love Your Practice
Feb 20, 2025
Episode 6 - Curiosity Required
Feb 19, 2025
5. Beginner’s Guide to Journaling Methods That Work
Feb 18, 2025
4. Gratitude vs. Scarcity
Feb 17, 2025
Episode 3 - Defiance
Feb 14, 2025
Episode 2- The Hidden Meaning in Hard Times: How You are Meant For Happiness
Feb 13, 2025
Episode 1 - The Original, plus a preface added 50 episodes later!
Feb 12, 2025