”In my darkest hour, I heard a voice inside me that said, ‘It’s not your time yet. I’m with you. All you have to do is listen to me and follow me.” - Dr. Victoria Ranade
\"Do all things in love. This is my spiritual practice and what all of us are called to do.\" - Dr. Victoria Ranade
Sandra interviews Dr. Victoria in this episode. She talks about what it was like growing up first-generation Asian American in a complicated household, navigating bipolar disorder, and how suffering has shaped the clinician and person she is today. They also explore the intersections of psychology and spirituality, the power of both connection and inner work in healing depression, and what it means to practice love in a world so often overwhelmed by fear.
00:00 – Finding Light in Darkness
01:25 – Why She Became a Psychotherapist
03:36 – Working with Teenagers
05:11 – The Power of Listening
07:25 – A Voice That Saved Her Life
10:11 – Wise Mind & Highest Self
13:26 – Do All Things in Love
15:44 – Seeing No Strangers
16:53 – Fear and Faith
20:19 – Life Responds to Love
22:19 – The Practice of Stillness
24:14 – Spiritual Inclusivity
26:26 – A Universal Map to Healing
27:21 – Living with Bipolar
29:25 – Meeting Depression with Compassionate Presence
29:56 – Bipolar as a Teacher
30:15 – Surfing the Waves of Bipolar
31:00 – Relationship with God as Liberation
32:00 – Making Spirituality Your Own
33:00 – Expanding Spiritual Inclusivity
34:30 – Universal Map to Healing
36:00 – Depression as a Constant Visitor
37:00 – Compassionate Presence Defined
38:00 – Pain as Teacher
39:00 – Courage to Keep Surfing
39:38 – Closing Reflections on Psychotherapy Today
42:00 - Summary and Wrap-up
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