In this episode of Poetic Resurrection, Sonia shares her poem She Moves and reflects on the emotional experience of uncertainty, collective change, and inner grounding. Blending poetic insight with gentle humor, this episode offers a calming perspective on navigating instability and reconnecting with presence.

She Moves poem is from Inspire Me: Awakening Dreams.

With subtle inspiration from Carl Jung and nature-based cycles of transformation.

• Man and His Symbols — Carl Jung A gentle introduction to Jung’s ideas on the unconscious, symbols, and inner transformation.
• The Turning Point — Fritjof Capra Explores how personal and global change are interconnected, offering a more holistic view of crisis and transformation.
• Entangled Life — Merlin Sheldrake A poetic exploration of fungi and interconnected ecosystems, revealing how deeply everything is linked beneath the surface.
• When the Forest Breathes — Suzanne Simard A reflection on resilience and renewal in nature, showing how forests regenerate through cycles of connection and support.

In this episode of Poetic Resurrection, Sonia shares her poem Important to Me—a deeply personal reflection on boundaries, emotional independence, and the journey back to self-worth.

Blending poetry, psychology, and spirituality, this episode explores how external expectations can shape identity, and how reclaiming personal truth becomes an act of healing. Sonia reflects on self-preservation, the fear that can keep us stuck, and the quiet strength required to move forward.

This episode is for anyone learning to release what no longer belongs to them and step into a life aligned with what truly matters.

REFERENCES (for show notes / blog)

• Carl Rogers — On Becoming a Person (1961)
• Bessel van der Kolk — The Body Keeps the Score (2014)
• Steven C. Hayes — A Liberated Mind (2019)
• Kristin Neff — Self-Compassion (2011)

In this episode of Poetic Resurrection, Sonia shares her poem Forgiveness and reflects on self-forgiveness as an act of compassion and love. As part of February’s Still Point Minute theme — Compassion & Love — this conversation explores how releasing self-judgment opens the door to healing, growth, and inner peace. A gentle reminder that love must include ourselves.

What You’ll Hear: • Full reading of the poem Forgiveness • Reflection on self-compassion and emotional maturity • The symbolism of “broken time” as a pause for healing • A brief guided reflection on forgiving yourself

Themes: Compassion, Love, Self-forgiveness, Emotional growth, Inner healing

Podcast: Poetic Resurrection with Sonia Iris Lozada

Music: Gotama - Forgiveness & Dissolving Dreams

This episode is dedicated to all the brave, courageous souls around the world who continue to stand for human dignity, even when doing so requires quiet strength, resilience, and the willingness to walk a less familiar path.

In this January episode of Poetic Resurrection, Sonia Iris Lozada reads her poem Courage and reflects on the human fear of change, inherited beliefs, and the quiet bravery required to walk forward while the past still burns beside us.

Grounded in psychology, ecology, and lived experience — not politics or religion — this episode offers a contemplative look at letting go, planting something new, and choosing what we carry into the future.

Poetic Resurrection is a space for writing, reflection, and acceptance. No answers offered — only an invitation to walk.

Poetic Resurrection Podcast

Courage from Inspire Me: Awakening Dreams

Music: Sincerely – Kevin Macleod

Music Take a Break - Gotama

As the year turns, this short episode offers a pause rather than a conclusion. Poetic Resurrection is a space for poetry, writing, curiosity, questioning, and acceptance—but above all, for noticing what it means to be human without rushing toward answers.

This New Year reflection is an invitation to stay curious, allow space for expression in whatever form it takes, and meet the coming year with a little more gentleness.

May your questions stay generous, your words stay honest, and your becoming unfold at its own pace.

Thank you for listening, reflecting, and being here.

In this episode of Poetic Resurrection, Sonia Iris Lozada reflects on the many voices that surround us in today’s world and the importance of returning to the quiet truth within. Through her reflection On Voices Outside of Us, she invites us to pause, breathe, and rediscover the steady voice that belongs to us alone. The episode then shifts into Sonia’s poem Esperando — originally written in Spanish and featured in her poetry collection Inspire Me: Raw. The poem explores memory, longing, and the crossroads between past and present, weaving imagery of desert landscapes, childhood echoes, and cultural reflection. Together, the reflection and poem create a meditation on presence, resilience, and the gifts hidden in waiting. Reflect with Sonia: - Which voices outside of you are shaping your path? - How does your own voice return you to stillness? - What truths are quietly forming in your waiting? Find Sonia’s poetry collections at PoeticResurrection.com.

Music by Gotama – Ocean Bliss

In this episode of Poetic Resurrection, we explore “The Path,” a poem from my collection Inspire Me: Awakening Dreams. This piece invites us into the quiet wisdom of nature — where release, stillness, and renewal are part of every cycle. As we walk from the noise of the world into the calm of the natural world, the poem mirrors our inner journey toward clarity and emotional rebirth.

Through gentle reflection and psychological insight, we explore how letting go becomes nourishment for new growth, how presence restores peace, and how nature reminds us that change is not failure — it's transformation. If you're navigating transition, healing, or simply seeking grounding in your day, this episode offers a moment of breath, contemplation, and renewal.

“The Path” is part of the poetry collection Inspire Me: Awakening Dreams, available wherever books are sold.

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References:

• C.G. Jung – symbolism & individuation
• Joseph Campbell – transformation archetype
• Kristin Neff – self-compassion research
• Steven C. Hayes – ACT & emotional flexibility
• Barbara Frederickson – broaden-and-build emotional resilience
• Jon Kabat-Zinn – mindfulness practice and presence
• Theodore Roszak & Andy Fisher – ecopsychology and nature-based healing

Music by Gotama – Beyond the Horizon & Take a Break

In this episode of Poetic Resurrection, Sonia Iris Lozada shares her poem “Outcast” from her book Inspire Me: Awakening Dreams. Inspired by the dandelion—so often dismissed as a weed yet full of nourishment and healing—Sonia reflects with emotion and compassion on what it means to be misunderstood, overlooked, and yet quietly resilient. While the poem was born from feeling, listeners may also hear echoes of psychology within it. Carl Jung’s shadow self reminds us that what we push away may hold hidden medicine, and the study of resilience speaks to the strength of rising again after being uprooted. Themes: - Misunderstanding and hidden value - Emotional resilience in the face of rejection - Jung’s shadow as a lens for integration - Nature as metaphor for the human spirit