Conditioning to Consciousness
Conditioning to Consciousness explores the journey from inherited conditioning to embodied awareness — honoring personal healing as a catalyst for collective transformation. It’s for those peeling back layers of stress, people-pleasing, burnout, and self-silencing — and learning how to reclaim autonomy, self-trust, and purpose in a world shaped by systems that keep us disconnected from our bodies and intuition.
Hosted by Jess Callahan, this podcast blends thoughtful conversations with experts and change-makers alongside solo episodes informed by personal healing, post-graduate studies in transpersonal psychology and consciousness, and years of study in nervous system regulation, intuition, astrology, and somatic awareness.
Each episode connects back to five core pillars of healing and awakening:
- Nervous system regulation
- Deconditioning the mind
- Reconnecting with intuition
- Self-discovery
- Integration and embodiment
Rather than bypassing hard truths, Conditioning to Consciousness approaches healing through compassion, curiosity, and grounded awareness — recognizing that personal healing ripples outward into collective change. When even a small percentage of people elevate their consciousness, the world around them begins to shift.
This podcast is for cycle-breakers, system-seers, creatives, and deep feelers who are doing the real work — not to fix themselves, but to remember who they are beneath everything they learned to survive.
Just because the systems are broken doesn’t mean we have to be.
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This podcast has evolved and was formerly published under the name The Becoming You Project.
Episodes
29 episodes
28. From Amish Cult to Energetic Leader: Emily Adams on Human Design and Rebuilding Your Life
What happens when you walk away from everything you’ve ever known - your family, your culture, your religion - and have to rebuild your life… twice?In this episode, I sit down with Emily Adams, a speaker, coach, and creator of a n...
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Episode 28
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49:02
27. Rethinking January - Rest Before Momentum
January is often framed as a fresh start — a time for productivity, goal setting, and pushing forward. But biologically, emotionally, and energetically, we’re still in winter. This episode of Conditioning to Consciousness offers a coll...
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Episode 27
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23:19
26. An Evolution - It's Time to Get Real About Conditioning
I didn’t expect to release another episode before the end of the year, but sometimes clarity arrives when we least expect it. This episode was recorded in one of those moments — after yoga, sitting in my car, via voice note — when something jus...
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Episode 26
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21:23
25. The Wisdom of Winter Solstice and Living by Nature’s Cycles
The Wisdom That Lives in the Winter Solstice and Nature’s CyclesIn this final episode of the year, we explore the quiet wisdom of winter—and what the winter solstice can teach us about rest, release, and the natural rhythms...
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Episode 25
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37:59
24. Light in the Dark: Bridging Shadow, Systems, and Collective Healing with Christine Zaroura
What does it really mean to do shadow work in a world that feels like it’s on fire? In this episode, I sit down with Christine Zaroura to explore what happens when we stop running from the dark and start listening to it.Christine shares ...
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Episode 24
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49:14
23. Astrology, Purpose & the Natal Chart as Your Soul Manual with Danielle Polgar
In this conversation, Jess sits down with astrologer and transformational counselor Danielle Polgar to explore how astrology can help us remember who we are, why we’re here, and how to move through big life transitions with more grace.Th...
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Episode 23
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53:53
22. Guided Meditation | Imperfect Gratitude
This time of year can feel so different for all of us — joyful, chaotic, happy, heavy, introspective, playful, hard. Or maybe it feels like a little bit of all of this — all at once. As parents, caregivers, partners, creators, business owners -...
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Episode 22
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13:38
21. The Body as a Guide: Somatic Healing and Learning to Trust Your Inner Signals with Alyssa Cohen
In this episode, Jess sits down with somatic healing practitioner Alyssa Cohen to explore how the body holds our stories, how chronic pain forms, and why healing has to begin from within.Alyssa shares her journey from intense chro...
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Episode 21
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49:54
20. The 7 Gateways to Higher Frequency: How to Raise Your Vibration and Expand Consciousness
In this solo episode of The Becoming You Project, Jess explores what it truly means to “raise your frequency” — beyond the buzzwords. You’ll learn the science and soul behind living at a higher vibration and how it impacts your everyda...
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Episode 20
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40:50
19. BONUS! My Go-To Focus Tool + The Secret Intentional Productivity (528hz)
Just pop in your headphones and you'll be in the zone in no time! Enjoy this bonus “episode” of The Becoming You Project — a full hour of 528 Hz focus frequency for the next time you need to shift into deep clar...
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Episode 19
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31:10
18. Intuition: Where Science and Spirit Meet with Rebecca Koegel
From Gut Feeling to Guiding Force - In this episode of The Becoming You Project, Jess sits down with Rebecca Koegel (The Heart Led Revolution) -- a former big-firm attorney who walked away from the “perfect” career to follow her...
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Episode 18
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51:02
17. Choosing Love in a Divided World
In this solo episode of The Becoming You Project, Jess shares an honest reflection on what it means to choose love in a divided world — and how awakening isn’t just a personal process, but a collective one. Through a story about...
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Episode 17
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25:15
16. Tarot, Reiki & Doodling: How Creative Rituals Guide Us Through the Unknown with Laura Metcalfe
Tarot reader, reiki practitioner, and artist Laura Metcalfe (The Barley Moon) shares how a season of heartbreak led her back to creativity -- and into a blended practice of tarot, Reiki, and mindful doodling that helps people navi...
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Episode 16
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45:53
15. Intuition or Fear? How to Tell the Difference
What if intuition isn’t something mystical you have to “find,” but a frequency you can tune into — one that connects you to your higher self, the collective unconscious, and a deeper sense of knowing?In this episode, Jess explor...
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Episode 15
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35:57
14. Mid-Life Crisis or Awakening? It Depends on How You Respond
This episode is for the mid-ish life woman who finds herself asking questions like: Is the path I'm on the right path for me? Is it even what I want anymore? Is this as good as...
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Episode 14
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45:09
13. Anxiety, Hypnosis and Unlocking Our Power Within with Sari Cowsert
In this episode, I’m joined by Sari Cowsert, host of The Uncharted Way Podcast and founder of Growth Goddess Hypnotherapy. Sari shares her personal journey of moving through anxiety and panic attacks, and how she discover...
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Episode 13
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39:25
12. Guided Meditation | Body Scan Meditation
In this bonus episode, I’m guiding you through a 10-minute body scan meditation designed to help you bring awareness back into your body. This simple but powerful practice will support you in noticing sensations, reconnecting with yourse...
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11:57
11. The Rest Revolution and How to Stop Running on Empty
If you’ve ever felt guilty for resting, or wondered why slowing down feels impossible, this episode is for you. Burnout isn’t just a bad week at work — it’s the natural outcome of a culture that keeps us running on empty. Two-thirds of working ...
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Episode 11
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48:52
10. The Real Cause of Burnout and Why It's Not Your Fault
Burnout isn’t just about working too hard, forgetting self-care, or not getting enough sleep. The real cause runs deeper — much deeper. Centuries in the making deeper.In this episode, we unpack the cultural pressures that push us to meas...
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Episode 10
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46:27
09. Burnout in America: Why 66% of Us Are Exhausted and How to Spot the Early Warning Signs
Burnout isn’t just about being tired – it’s a nervous system in overdrive. In the United States, studies show that 66% of the workforce is burned out, with some reports as high as 85%. Younger generations are hit hardest, and women carry the he...
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Episode 9
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39:06
08. Astrology for Self-Discovery — A Roadmap Back to the Self
Astrology is so much more than knowing your Sun sign. It’s an interpretive art — a symbolic system that has been used for centuries to help us uncover meaning, illuminate our inner world, and bring clarity to the challenges we face in li...
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46:59
07. Guided Meditation | Reconnect with The Body
Finding Safety Within — A Guided Meditation to Reconnect with Your BodyIn this bonus meditation from The Becoming You Project, Jess guides you through a gentle practice to find safety within yourself and reconne...
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Episode 7
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12:51
06. The Virgo Reset: What to Release, What to Keep
As summer fades into fall, Virgo season invites us to pause, refine, and reconnect. In this solo episode of The Becoming You Project, we talk about why this time of year is so powerful for shedding old roles, releasing perfectionism, a...
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Episode 6
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39:43
05. From Self-Healing to Collective Growth with Grace Grossman
In this episode of The Becoming You Project, Jess sits down with Grace Grossman, creator of the Healing Hearts Hub, to explore what it really means to follow an intuitively led path. Grace shares her journey of self-healing and how tru...
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Episode 5
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36:43