Spiritual Awakening with Shaz

Healing Through Storytelling - A Conversation with Cat Lopez
Episode 71 – Spiritual Awakening with Shaz
In this powerful episode, Shaz sits down with Cat Lopez, co-founder of Reaching and Rooted, a publishing house devoted to helping authors transform lived experience into meaningful books - especially in the body, mind and spirit space.
Cat’s journey didn’t begin in publishing. It began in corporate finance, burnout, addiction, illness and deep spiritual awakening. What unfolded was a reclamation of authenticity, intuition and purpose.
This is not just a conversation about writing books.
It is about healing through storytelling.
In This Episode

✔ Cat’s transition from corporate finance to soul-aligned publishing
✔ Burnout, addiction and the body’s wake-up call
✔ Synchronicities, intuition and spiritual awakening
✔ Generational healing and worthiness wounds
✔ How unprocessed trauma shows up in the body
✔ Why storytelling is a form of somatic release
✔ Publishing as a legacy of healing and impact
Key Themes Explored
Living someone else’s dream versus claiming your own
The connection between physical illness and spiritual misalignment
Addiction as dissociation from pain
Entrepreneurship as a spiritual journey
The power of anger as a signal for self-respect
Generational trauma and ancestral belief systems
Writing as therapy and energetic release
Authenticity as the ultimate freedom
Closing Reflection
When you ignore your intuition, your body will eventually speak louder.
Signs and synchronicities are not coincidences. They are invitations.
Whether your awakening shows up through burnout, illness, loss or deep dissatisfaction - it is always redirecting you toward truth.
If you have a story inside you, it may not just be yours to keep. It may be someone else’s permission slip to heal.
Trust the nudges.
Listen sooner rather than later.
And allow your truth to take form - whether in life or on the page.

Connect with Cat Lopez
Website: www.reachingandrooted.org
Instagram: @reachingandrooted_
Personal: @therealcatlopez

✨ Free Download for Hidden Authors
If something inside you has been asking to be written, Kat has created a beautiful free resource called A Gentle Guide for the Story You Keep Carrying. It’s a reflective checklist designed to help you uncover whether there’s a book inside you waiting to be shared. Download your free copy at www.reachingandrooted.org and take the first gentle step toward releasing your story.

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Universal Laws Part 2 – The 7 Structured Laws That Govern Energy, Cycles and Balance

Episode 70 | Spiritual Awakening with Shaz
In this episode, we complete the full journey through the 12 Universal Laws.
A few weeks ago, we explored the first five foundation laws – Oneness, Vibration, Correspondence, Attraction and Inspired Action. Those laws explain how energy begins.
Today, we go deeper.
These next seven universal laws are the structured laws. They govern cycles, consequence, momentum, effort and balance. While the first five shape your reality, these seven determine how it unfolds over time.

This episode brings everything together.
In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
✔ Why energy is never still and how to shift heavy emotions through movement
✔ How the Law of Cause and Effect removes victimhood and replaces it with power
✔ Why the Law of Compensation proves there is no overnight success
✔ How perspective under the Law of Relativity shapes your entire life experience
✔ Why Polarity teaches through contrast
✔ How the Law of Rhythm explains seasons of expansion and contraction
✔ Why masculine and feminine energy must be balanced under the Law of Gender
Key Themes From This Episode
Energy moves. It cannot sit still.
Every choice has consequence. There is no punishment, only feedback.
Effort compounds over time. Mastery requires discipline.
Perspective determines whether you see growth or failure.
Contrast creates clarity.
Cycles govern life - expansion, contraction, rise, rest.
Balance sustains everything.
Nothing in your life is random. You are always co-creating with the structure of reality.
Why These Structured Laws Matter
The universal laws govern everyone. No one is exempt.

When you understand these structured laws, you stop pushing against life. You begin flowing with it.

You start noticing:
What creates momentum
What creates stagnation
Where energy rises
Where balance is required
Awareness shifts everything.

Continue the Journey

Take time this week to observe:
Your rhythm
Your cause and effect patterns
Where contrast is teaching you something
Where balance is missing
Work with the structure of reality instead of fighting it.
Trust your intuition. Let your spirit soar.

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From Broken to Brilliant – Turning Trauma Into Service with Marius Aldridge
In this episode of Spiritual Awakening with Shaz, I’m joined by Marius Aldridge - spiritual healer, trauma survivor, recovering people pleaser, and author of From Broken to Brilliant.
Marius shares his very real and human spiritual awakening journey. We explore how unprocessed trauma, workaholism, and mental health struggles became the catalyst for deep healing and transformation. Rather than staying stuck in the pain of his past, Marius chose to alchemise it into purpose - and into service.
This is a conversation about resilience, humility, and remembering that everything we go through can become a bridge for someone else.
In this episode we explore:
What it means to be a “recovering people pleaser”
How trauma and avoidance shaped Marius’ early life
The mental health struggles that became his turning point
Alchemising pain into positivity and service
Putting ego aside and recognising our shared connection
Why we are here to help and uplift one another
How Spiritual Response Therapy can help heal you
If you’ve ever wondered how to turn your own hardship into something meaningful…
If you’ve felt broken and questioned your purpose…
And if you’re ready to see your story through a different lens…
This episode will speak to you.
Listen now and discover how everything you’ve been through may be preparing you to make it easier for the next person.
Connect with Maruis
 
Website - https://maruisaldridge.com/
Facebook:  @maruisaldridge
Instagram: @maruisaldridge
Email:[email protected]

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The 12 Universal Laws – Part 1: The Foundation Laws That Shape Your Reality
Episode Overview
In this episode of Spiritual Awakening with Shaz, I explore the first five Universal Laws and how they form the energetic foundation of your life.
These laws explain why patterns repeat, why manifestation feels inconsistent, and how your inner world directly shapes your external reality. This episode focuses on awareness, energy, and alignment, not bypassing or wishful thinking.
If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing the work but still getting stuck, this episode will help things click into place.
In This Episode, You’ll Learn
What the Law of Divine Oneness really means and how your thoughts and actions ripple outward
How the Law of Vibration influences what you attract emotionally, financially, and relationally
Why the Law of Correspondence explains repeating patterns in relationships and life
How the Law of Attraction actually works beyond vision boards and positive thinking
Why the Law of Inspired Action is the missing piece in manifestation
Why These Laws Matter
The Universal Laws are always operating, whether we’re conscious of them or not.
Understanding these first five laws helps you:
Create change from the inside out
Stop repeating the same emotional and energetic cycles
Work with life instead of feeling like you’re fighting it
Recognise where your power and responsibility truly sit
This episode lays the groundwork for Part 2, where we explore integration, balance, cycles, and mastery.
Continue the Journey
Part 2 of this series dives into:
Energy shifts and emotional movement
Cause and effect without shame
Cycles, rest, contrast, and balance
Masculine and feminine energy in everyday life
To explore these teachings more deeply, join the conversation inside the Spiritual Awakening with Shaz Facebook Group, where we unpack real-life application, healing, and alignment.
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🎙️ Whispering Angels – Deb Keefer on Faith, Divine Guidance & Hearing the Angels Speak
Episode 67 of Spiritual Awakening with Shaz

In this episode of Spiritual Awakening with Shaz, I sit down with Deb Keefer, author of the newly released and Amazon bestselling book Whispering Angels.
Deb’s journey is one of deep faith, lived experience, and gentle spiritual awakening. Raised in the Lutheran church and shaped by over 30 years as an educator, Deb shares how profound angelic encounters, divine communication, and personal life experiences led her to write Whispering Angels, a practical and reassuring guide for those who want to understand how angels and divine guidance actually show up in everyday life.
We talk openly about blending Christianity and spirituality, learning to trust intuitive experiences, and why divine communication does not require special gifts or dramatic moments. This conversation is grounding, honest, and deeply comforting for anyone who feels spiritually curious yet cautious, faithful yet intuitive.
What We Explore in This Episode
Deb’s spiritual awakening and angelic encounters that changed her life
The real-life experience that sparked her deeper connection with Archangel Michael
How faith and intuition can coexist without conflict
What inspired the creation of Whispering Angels
Automatic writing and other gentle ways divine guidance can come through
Angelic Reiki and working with angels in a grounded, practical way
Grief, healing, and maintaining connection with loved ones in spirit
Why angels respect free will and wait for permission to help
About Deb Keefer
Deb Keefer is an Angelic Reiki Practitioner trained by renowned angel medium Julie Jancius and a retired educator with over three decades of experience. She helps spiritually curious Christians and open-minded seekers connect with divine guidance in ways that feel safe, respectful, and aligned with faith.
Now living in Wisconsin with her husband near her children and grandchildren, Deb continues to document her experiences with divine communication and offers remote Angelic Reiki sessions for those ready to listen to the whispers of their angels.

About the Book – Whispering Angels
Whispering Angels is a practical guide to recognising divine guidance, understanding angelic communication, and trusting the subtle ways support shows up in daily life. The book is available in paperback, Kindle, and Audible.

You can find Whispering Angels on Amazon now.

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 📖 Book: Whispering Angels – available on Amazon

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