Episode 53: The Fastest Path to Inner Peace with Stephanie James

For decades, Stephanie James believed that if she just tried harder—achieved more, did more, was more—she would finally feel loved and enough.

Then, in a quiet room at a Sufi school, a spiritual teacher looked her in the eye and said the two words that changed everything…

Happy Labor Day in the U.S. and welcome back to the “Living in the Miracle Zone” podcast – where the everyday meets the miraculous…

In today’s episode, Stephanie, transformational coach and author of Your Big Fat Juicy Life, describes the power of these words as both the hardest thing for her to hear and the most liberating—because her whole life up to that point had been about striving to earn love and approval. Her story gave me chills! 

Tune in and discover:

  • The shocking childhood event that shattered Stephanie’s reality overnight—and how it became the seed of her transformation
  • The exact words that her teacher spoke to her and what she did about them
  • Why chasing approval—even from those we love most—keeps us stuck in unhappiness, and how to break the cycle
  • A daily practice to catch “cobwebs” before they trap you in stress or fear
  • A 3-breath practice you can do anywhere to release tension and reset into peace
  • How surrender—not striving—is the gateway to real miracles (and why it’s the hardest thing for most people to do)
  • The dream that revealed a profound truth: what if we chose our hardest challenges before we were born?
  • Why grief, anger, and sadness are not obstacles to joy—but actually doorways to having more

This is more than an interview—it’s a reminder that you don’t have to keep striving to be enough. You already are.

If this strikes a chord with you or someone you love, run, don’t walk to soak up this interview.

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