Welcome back to Season 2 of Truth and Freedom podcast, where awakening begins with asking the questions mostpeople are afraid to ask. I’m your host, Dr. Dan Amzallag — and this is not just another podcast. This is a journey into awareness, courage, and truth.In today’s episode, and today, we will discuss the topic of “Mindfulness vs. Manipulation: Spotting SpiritualGaslighting “ ”

We live in an age where spirituality has become a double-edged sword. On one side, it offers profound freedom, clarity, and connection. On the other, it has been weaponized — twisted into a tool for control, manipulation, and subtle coercion. This is spiritual gaslighting: when language meant to liberate instead traps you in confusion, self-doubt, orguilt. It doesn’t always announce itself with loud accusations or threats. Often, it hides behind softness, calm voices, and phrases like “trust theuniverse” or “you’re resisting your higher self.” And if you’re not vigilant, what should feel freeing can feel suffocating.

Welcome back to Season 2 of Truth and Freedom podcast, where awakening begins with asking the questions mostpeople are afraid to ask. I’m your host, Dr. Dan Amzallag — and this is not just another podcast. This is a journey into awareness, courage, and truth. In today’s episode, we will discuss the topic of “The Narcissism Epidemic: Freedom Through AwarenessWe are living in an age of mirrors — whereeveryone is reflecting, but few are truly seeing. Social media has become a stage for performance rather than presence, where validation replaces vulnerability, and attention masquerades as affection. In this environment,narcissism doesn’t just survive — it thrives. But the truth is, narcissism isn’t new. It’s as old as human insecurity itself. What’s new is how it’s been normalized, romanticized, and, in many ways, rewarded. We glorify confidencethat crosses into arrogance, ambition that ignores empathy, and charisma that conceals manipulation. The result? A silent epidemic — one that is erodingauthenticity, relationships, and the way we even define love.

Narcissism at its core isn’t about self-love.It’s about self-obsession born from self-loathing. It’s a defense mechanism, a wall built to hide a fragile identity that cannot tolerate criticism or vulnerability. The narcissist’s greatest fear isn’t rejection — it’s exposure.Exposure of emptiness, of imperfection, of anything that threatens the illusion of superiority. So they create a world of control — control over perception, control over people, control over emotions. But underneath that control ischaos. And the tragedy is that many who fall under their spell don’t realize it until they’ve given away their peace, their confidence, and sometimes, even their sense of self.

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Welcome back to Season 2 of Truth and Freedom podcast.” where awakening begins with asking the questions most people are afraid to ask.I’m your host, Dr. Dan Amzallag — and this is not just another podcast. This is a journey into awareness, courage, and truth. In today’s segment, we will coverthe topic of ““Discipline Over Motivation: The Secret Weapon of Self-Mastery.”

Motivation is a beautiful illusion. It feels powerful when it’s there — that rush of excitement, that inner spark that makes everything seem possible. But the truth is, motivation is unreliable. It comes and goes like the wind. Some days you wake up ready to conquer the world, and other days, even getting out of bed feels like a battle.And if your entire life depends on that feeling — if your goals, your purpose,your healing all depend on being “in the mood” — then you’re at the mercy of your emotions. Discipline, not motivation, is what sets you free. Becausediscipline doesn’t ask you how you feel — it asks you who you choose to be.

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Welcome back to Season 2 of Truth and Freedom podcast.” where awakening begins with asking thequestions most people are afraid to ask. I’m your host, Dr. Dan Amzallag — and this is not just another podcast. This is a journey into awareness, courage, and truth. In today’s episode, we will discuss the topic of ““Escaping the Victim Mentality Trap.

There’s a moment in every person’s life when pain becomes identity. When disappointment, rejection, or betrayal stops being just a chapter and starts becoming the story we tell ourselves about who we are. That’s the birth of the victim mentality — the subtle but powerful belief that life happens to us, not through us. We all go through struggle, we all face injustice, and we all carry scars that we didn’t deserve.But there’s a difference between being a victim of a circumstance and living as one. The first is an event. The second is a lifestyle. And the longer we hold on to that identity, the harder it becomes to see our power.

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Welcome back everyone to Truth and Freedom POdcast. where awakening begins with asking the questions mostpeople are afraid to ask. I’m your host, Dr. Dan Amzallag — and this is not just another podcast. This is a journey into awareness, courage, and truth.

In today’s episode, we will discuss the topic of “Emotional Independence: Detaching Without Disconnecting”

Have you ever noticed how easy it is to loseyourself in others? How your peace can feel dependent on whether someone texts you back, smiles at you, or validates your worth? Emotional independence isn’tabout being cold, detached, or indifferent. It’s about finding that quiet, unshakable center inside of you — the one that doesn’t crumble when the worldaround you gets loud. In a culture that often romanticizes codependency, many of us grow up believing that love means merging completely, that closeness meanssurrendering our individuality. But real intimacy, real connection, only happens when two whole people meet — not two halves trying to complete each other.

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Today, we are starting Season II of thispodcast with — The Awakening from Within series Episode. The Psychology of Control: How Systems Shape Our Thoughts.”

Start by taking a deep breath. Now think about this: how many of your beliefs are truly yours? How many of youropinions, your fears, your desires — the things you call you — are original? We all like to think we’re independent thinkers, but most of what we call individuality has been carefully molded by the world around us. From themoment we open our eyes as children, society begins to tell us what to believe, how to behave, what success looks like, and who we should become.

We learn early what earns approval and whatbrings rejection. We adjust ourselves accordingly — not because we’re weak, but because belonging feels safer than standing alone. This is what psychologistscall conditioning — the silent training of the mind to fit within a collective narrative. And the truth is, most of us live our entire lives inside that invisible script, rarely questioning who wrote it for us.

Welcome everyone to Truth and Freedom Podcast, where awakening begins with asking the questions most people are afraid to ask. I’m your host, Dr. Dan Amzallag — and this is not just another podcast. This is a journey into awareness, courage, and truth.

As we end Season 1 of the Truth and Freedompodcast, I want to talk about something we all face — the moment when life doesn’t go as planned, when dreams collapse, and we’re left staring at the pieces wondering, “Now what?”

Setbacks have a way of testing not just yourpatience, but your faith — faith in yourself, faith in timing, and faith that there’s still something left to rebuild from.
It’s easy to love the journey when everything flows smoothly. But true growth begins in the restart — in that quiet, uncertain moment where you choose tobegin again.

Starting over isn’t a sign of failure. It’s a declaration of strength.
It means you’ve survived enough to try again, despite the pain, despite the fear, despite the disappointment.
The courage to begin again says: “I may have fallen, but I’m still here. And that means I still have a purpose.”

Welcome everyone to Truth and Freedom Podcast, where awakening begins with asking the questions most people are afraid to ask. I’m your host, Dr. Dan Amzallag — and this is not just another podcast. This is a journey into awareness, courage, and truth.

Today, we’re talking about one of the hardest— yet most liberating — choices you’ll ever make: forgiveness.

Forgiveness is one of those words that soundspeaceful in theory but feels impossible in practice.
Because to forgive means to let go of the story — the pain, the resentment, the justification for why we feel the way we do.
It means releasing the need to keep replaying the past as proof that we were wronged.

But here’s the truth — holding on doesn’t punish them. It punishes you.
Bitterness is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to suffer.

We tell ourselves, “I can’t forgive them— they don’t deserve it.”
But forgiveness was never about deserving.
It’s about freeing yourself from the emotional weight of what happened. You’re not excusing the behavior. You’resimply choosing not to carry the pain any longer.

Forgiveness is a radical act of self-respect.
It’s saying, “I refuse to let this memory control how I feel, think, or show up in the world.”