Sense of Soul

About Sense of Soul

Sense of Soul is a podcast for anyone who wants to heal, grow and awaken to their highest self. Shanna holds an inviting, safe space for inspiring souls, spiritual teachers and experts from around the world who share their raw experiences of turning pain into purpose on the journey of discovering their light within. In each episode, you will hear stories of healing and transformation from different cultures and backgrounds. Tips and tools for self-love and awareness to deep diving and uncovering true history never told. Raising the consciousness of humanity. Calling all empaths, intuitives, the curious, soul seekers and spiritual sleuths, you’re not alone. Please subscribe, rate, and review the podcast. For support, resources and more visit our community at www.senseofsoulpodcast.com. You can find ad-free episodes At www.patreon.com/senseofsoul.

Publisher

Shanna Vavra

Category

education · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

10 Jun 2019

Latest episode

29 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

51 of 579 episodes have a transcript.

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   29 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Animal Truth Oracle

   Host [Host Name] interviews intuitive artist and animal communicator Nicole Harp about her new Animal Truth Oracle, revealing deeper messages animals share.

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   16 Dec 2025

   Ancient Plant Medicine and Modern Therapy Luxury Retreat

   Today on Sense of Soul we have, Gerard Powell. He is an author. leading conscious entrepreneur, thought leader, a philanthropist and a public speaker whose mission is to transform lives.The Science of Allowing Abundance Through Honesty. He is also the founder of Rythmia Life Advancement Center in Costa Rica, the "go-to" facility for a spiritually awakening experience. For years, Gerard was living the "American Dream" as a multi-millionaire who had it all. Yet, deep down, he knew he was missing something and the more success he achieved, the more he fell into darkness of depression. Through he’s own personal crisis, struggling with drugs, alcohol and thoughts of ending it all, he was initiated into the journey of self-transformation. He traveled the world and spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in search of every healing modality he could. He then turned his pain into purpose and was inspired to create Rythmia, through a powerful encounter with plant medicine he was transformed and liberated him from a lifetime of suffering. Gerard now spends his days living at the resort and guides each guest seeking their personal transformation. Over 94 percent of the guests, have reported that they received their "miracle.” Gerard (Gerry) Powell is a philanthropic entrepreneur, author, and inspirational speaker. He is the founder and CEO of Rythmia Life Advancement Center in Costa Rica, the largest medically licensed facility in the world to offer ayahuasca (indigenous plant medicine). Gerry is an expert businessman skilled at starting, growing, and selling companies for profit. His path brought him all the financial abundance he could imagine, including selling his last company for $89 million in 2004. Although Gerard was wealthy, he was plagued with darkness, addiction, and sadness. Finally, after years of fruitless therapy sessions and rehab, Gerry was brought back to light through plant medicine and metaphysics. In gratitude for the plants, he has devoted his life's work to bringing people closer to the wonder of metaphysical plant medicine. www.gerardarmondpowell.com https://www.rythmia.com www.senseofsoulpodcast.com

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   31 Oct 2025

   Haunted History with Paranormal Investigator Dr. Kate Cherrell

   Happy Halloween! Today on Sense of Soul we have Dr Kate Cherrell, she is a writer and broadcaster specialising in paranormal history, 19th-century Spiritualism and British folklore. She is the author of the gothic novel Begotten (2025) and a forthcoming work of non-fiction, Buried England (2026). She writes commercially on supernatural history and has worked with museum and cemetery trusts nationwide. As a paranormal historian, she has co-hosted Haunted Homecoming with Jack Osbourne and Jonathan Ross, Unexplained: Caught on Camera, The Yorkshire Exorcist II and has provided historical expertise on Paranormal: Britain’s Last Witch, Weird Britain and Spectre or Spectacle. She received the GPN Top Investigator award in May 2025 for her work in paranormal investigation. She has blogged under the name Burials and Beyond since 2017 and – when not exploring cemeteries or haunted locations – she can usually be found in some dark, dusty corner with a big glass of wine and a good book.She is the author of ‘Begotten’ a neo-Victorian novel set in the fictional county of Duncain, spiritualism impacts an Anglo-Irish family. Following the death of her father, Alice Crofton returns to her family's crumbling house, believing she will settle the estate and leave. But nothing in Duncain ever truly leaves. In her absence, spiritualism has gripped the rural county and charismatic mediums have encroached into the household, setting their sights on Alice's family - and her inheritance. Alice tries to hold on to her family and her sanity as hysteria and hauntings take over all she once knew. Written in gothic and ghost story traditions, Begotten's dark - and sometimes humorous - narrative raises questions about the trustworthiness of one's senses and the very nature of ghosts. https://katecherrell.com https://burialsandbeyond.com https://www.facebook.com/burialsandbeyond/www.instagram.com/burialsandbeyondwww.twitter.com/burialsbeyond Book Link: https://www.collectiveinkbooks.com/roundfire-books/our-books/begotten-gothic-novel Visit: www.senseofsoulpodcast.com

Inside a recent episode

Animal Truth Oracle

Published 29 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So. Yeah. I can totally relate. Like some of the greatest, wisdom that I've received have been from like my tree or like the snake outside or the dove. I mean, really true wisdom that you can't learn from someone else. That's why I love what you do is because you teach people to go within a little bit more, you know, to what you said. I love that because each, each animal, each of these 54 animals I communicated with, such diverse even though birds may have you know an overall perspective about being in the air or you know but they each have such diverse knowledge and knowings to share with us and I think I mentioned this before but with the deck I communicated with the 54 individual ones except for the wild animals because the domestics I had their names. […]

Who has been a guest on Sense of Soul

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• Nicole Harp
• Shanna Vavra
• Patrick Marando
• Dr Patrick Porter
• Wonder Bob

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

34,867

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

307 ratings

Spotify

4.6 / 5

25 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 79 / 100

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Quality

89

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

95

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