In this compelling episode, transformational teacher and author Rena Harvey joins us to explore why pain reveals the truth. We delve into self-mastery, soul contracts, childhood wounding, frequency, and the courageous work of reclaiming personal power. Drawing from her own lived experience, Rena shares how pain becomes initiation, how truth emerges through shock, and why mastery is not a moment—but a lifelong remembering. This conversation is raw, expansive, and intensely activating for anyone ready to rise beyond illusion and into embodied wisdom.

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00:00 – Opening Reflection & Heart Check-In

01:45 – A Childhood Marked by Control, Trauma, and Awakening

Early experiences that shaped Rena’s path toward self-mastery

07:33 – When the Invisible Becomes Visible

Spiritual sensitivity, fear, and unsupported awakening

10:00 – Leaving Home, Losing Power, and the Illusion of Freedom

Why escape isn’t the same as healing

15:00 – The Slow Path of Healing and Nervous System Repair

Why awakening is a gradual remembering—not a single moment

16:19 – The Wounded Child and the Rock in the Chest

Understanding emotional pain as stored energy

20:00 – Childhood Programming and Subconscious Beliefs

How early meanings shape adult reality

25:00 – Soul Contracts, Purpose, and Choosing Our Lessons

A bold exploration of why souls choose their experiences

30:00 – Collapsing the Time Gap Between Who You Are and Who You’re Becoming

Frequency, mastery, and embodied transformation

34:30 – Light, Dark, and the Power of Integration

Why wholeness—not positivity—is the path to freedom

40:00 – The Formula of Life: Six Principles of Self Mastery

A practical framework for conscious evolution

55:34 – Why Pain Reveals Truth More Than Peace Ever Could

The moment that defines the episode

59:00 – Women, Power, and the Call to Rise

A fierce invitation to embodied feminine authority

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renaharvey.com.au

Book: The Formula of Life: Go Deeper, Rise Higher

https://www.renaharvey.com.au/the-book.html

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From professional football in Italy to the depths of the Amazon rainforest, Cristiano Colla’s extraordinary journey reveals what it means to heal, awaken, and live as a whole human being. In this moving Hearts Rise Up conversation, Cristiano shares his evolution from an externally driven life to one guided by presence, compassion, and authenticity. Through Ayahuasca ceremonies, inner-child work, and the union of masculine and feminine energies, he discovered that true transformation begins when we embrace our paradoxes and meet every part of ourselves with love. His story is an invitation to turn inward, reclaim our power, and remember the freedom of being fully alive.

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00:00 – Introduction

00:54 – Meet Cristiano Colla

01:37 – “How Is Your Heart?” - — The Power of Presence

02:33 – Leaving Football: Breaking Free from Identity

05:34 – The Call to the Forest: Meeting Ayahuasca

08:44 – The Somatic Surgery Experience

12:34 – Dreams as Divine Guidance

14:07 – How to Work With Dreams

16:47 – Ceremonies Five & Six: Union of Masculine and Feminine Energies

20:16 – Healing the Inner Child: Return to Authenticity

23:22 – The Greatest Lesson: Embracing Human Paradox

25:31 – The Message of the Book: Awakened by the Forest

27:53 – Integrating Shadow and Emotion: The Process of Reclamation

32:51 – Beyond Awakening: The Path Continues

35:49 – What’s Next: Tantra & Energy Healing

37:56 – Guidance for Those at a Crossroads

39:31 – Gratitude, Family, and Forgiveness

40:45 – One Truth About Life and Death

41:42 – Closing and Where to Connect with Cristiano

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https://substack.com/@thehybridsoul

https://oneiriclives.substack.com/

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Cristiano's Book:

Awakened by the Forest – A Memoir of Ayahuasca and Inner Evolution (estimated launch date – early 2026)

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What happens when burnout, grief, and loss collide? For Leslie Draffin, a 15-year broadcast journalist and news anchor, it became a breaking point—and ultimately, a breakthrough. In this Hearts Rise Up Podcast episode, Leslie shares the raw, vulnerable story of walking away from the anchor desk after years of hidden trauma, PTSD, and exhaustion, only to discover a profound new path as a trauma-informed somatic practitioner, psychedelic microdosing guide, and womb mystic.

This conversation is a journey through the dark night of the soul into rebirth—exploring how grief can become a sacred portal, how the womb holds untapped wisdom, and how sacred Earth medicines invite us back into trust, authenticity, and the Divine Feminine. You’ll hear moving client stories of transformation, visionary insights into reimagining society through cyclical wisdom, and a powerful reminder that “You are it—you’re already the embodiment of what you’re seeking.”

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Key Topics

00.00 – Intro – Meet Leslie Draffin

04:08 – Public Breaking Point & Phoenix Rising

08:17 – Identity Collapse with Sacred Earth Medicine

11:41 – Grief as a Portal

17:29 – The Path of the Womb Mystic

19:51 – Becoming Ungovernable

23:25 – Client Stories of Transformation

29:45 – Reimagining Society & Feminine Wisdom

33:13 – Walking the Edge

36:10 – Following the Signs

39:12 – A Message from the Womb

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https://www.lesliedraffin.com/

https://www.instagram.com/lesliedraffin/

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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRakA_HiNPoVYEB_MYDEs3Q

https://heartsriseup.com/

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Hearts Rise Up is a "Best Wisdom Podcast"

Audio editing by: Ann Serrie

Technical Director: Christopher Drummond

Music by: Jonn Serrie