What if your fear of death isn't something to hide or manage, but something pointing you toward a bigger truth? 🌱
After the loss of her sister-in-law Michelle, followed by a wave of heartbreak that kept arriving, Kara Goodwin turned to meditation just to get through each day. What she found changed how she sees life, death, and the light within her.
In this conversation, Kara shares how grief cracked her open, how a lifelong fear of death became the hidden engine behind her spiritual curiosity, and the experiences that sound remarkably like near-death experiences, even though she never left her body behind. If you've ever had a moment of light or knowing that didn't fit in the "inbox," you'll feel right at home.
In this episode, you'll hear:
✨ How a season of loss led Kara to meditation, and how meditation led her back to God
✨ Why a healer in Assisi told her she wasn't praying, and what changed after that
✨ What Kara experienced in the hypnagogic state, the space between awake and asleep
✨ How a planet-sized sphere of light and a tiny pinpoint of light showed her how we create our reality
✨ Why sharing sacred, unexplainable experiences gives other people permission to share theirs
About Kara Goodwin
Kara Goodwin is the host of the Soul Elevation Podcast, a certified meditation teacher, a Reiki master, and the author of Your Authentic Awakening: A Guide to Everyday Spiritual Living. She has spent years learning to sit with fear instead of running from it, and she writes and speaks about the everyday practice of spiritual living.
Connect with Kara
🌐 Website: https://www.karagoodwin.com/
▶️ Soul Elevation Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@soulelevationpodcast
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