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Katerina Melan
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Inner Temple: You Are All You Need
Running with the Wolves
What if the part of you that feels too wild, too much, too untamed… is actually your way home?In this episode of Inner Temple, I explore the wildwoman archetype—her power, her freedom, and her deep connection to instinct and truth. Inspired by my collage Running with the Wolves, this is a story about remembering the parts of ourselves we’ve silenced, and the strength that comes from letting them speak again.I share how the energy of the wildwoman transformed my own healing journey, how the wolf became...
2025-07-22
07 min
Inner Temple: You Are All You Need
Uncomfortable Skin
What if the discomfort you’re feeling… is transformation in progress?In this raw and soulful episode of Inner Temple, I revisit a time when my life no longer fit—when I was shedding an old identity, living in a beautiful loft perched at the edge of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Outside: addiction, pain, and despair. Inside: dreams, downloads, and a sacred portal for healing… until the space itself began to crack under the pressure.This is the story of Uncomfortable Skin—the awkward, aching stage of growth where you haven’t ye...
2025-07-12
06 min
Inner Temple: You Are All You Need
Window Between Worlds
What happens when beauty and pain live side by side?In this heartfelt episode, I share a deeply personal story of contrast—set high above the gritty streets of the Downtown Eastside, where geraniums bloomed in my window boxes and heartbreak unfolded just below. Inspired by my soul collage, The Window Between Worlds, this reflection invites you into a liminal space—a place where duality lives, where growth is born from tension, and where the sacred meets the raw.Through story, poem, and guided inqui...
2025-07-03
07 min
Inner Temple: You Are All You Need
Midnight and Hey There Girlfriend
In this tender episode of The Inner Temple, we explore the quiet, often isolating experience of depression. Through two soul collages—Midnightand Hey There Girlfriend—I reflect on what it means to move through darkness with patience, grace, and the quiet guidance of your higher self.Midnight offers the image of a celestial tree growing at the edge of shadow—a symbol of resilience rooted in stillness. Hey There Girlfriend brings in the playful voice of the higher self, reminding us that even in our darkest moments, our light is never lost.I...
2025-06-21
08 min
Inner Temple: You Are All You Need
The Stuff of Stars—A Love Note
The Stuff of Stars — A Love Note is a gentle reminder of who you truly are beneath the noise, the striving, and the self-doubt: brilliant, infinite, and already enough.Inspired by my soul collage of the same name, this episode invites you to remember your inner light—the one that’s always been there, even when you’ve forgotten. I share a personal story about the years I spent chasing approval, believing I had to earn my worth… and the moment I began to see myself differently.Through my original po...
2025-06-17
07 min
Inner Temple: You Are All You Need
Climbing the Corporate Ladder
Climbing the Corporate Ladder is a reflection on the silent cost of striving—for success, perfection, and approval—within systems that often ask us to trade authenticity for acceptance.Inspired by my soul collage of the same name, this episode explores the game-like nature of the corporate world: the strategic moves, the towering expectations, and the pressure to be perfect. I share my personal journey of chasing validation through achievement, only to realize that the higher I climbed, the further I drifted from myself.If you’ve ever:• Str...
2025-06-04
08 min
Inner Temple: You Are All You Need
Running with the Shadows
Running with the Shadows of the Night is an invitation to embrace the wild, untamed parts of yourself—the ones you’ve hidden, quieted, or questioned.Inspired by a soul collage of the same name, this episode explores the power of shadow: the parts of us that feel “too much” or “not enough,” and yet hold our deepest fire.I share a personal reflection on the moment I stopped suppressing my truth and started moving with it. I read my original poem Shadows in Motion, and offer journaling prompts to help you re...
2025-05-23
06 min
Inner Temple: You Are All You Need
Square Peg, Round Hole
This episode is a quiet exploration of what it means to feel like you don’t quite fit—a square peg in a round hole.Many of us have learned to smooth our edges, to be agreeable, to soften our truth in order to be accepted. But the more we shape-shift to meet others’ expectations, the further we drift from our own.In this episode of The Inner Temple, I share the story behind my soul collage Square Peg, Round Hole, and the original poem it inspired. The image of honey...
2025-05-13
08 min
Inner Temple: You Are All You Need
Give and Take
For most of my life, I believed that giving made me valuable. I poured myself into work, relationships, and expectations—until I was running on empty, disconnected from my own needs. In this episode of Inner Temple, I explore the cost of over-giving and the deep healing that begins when we finally learn to receive.Inspired by my soul collage Give and Take, I reflect on a pivotal moment of burnout and the unraveling that followed. Through storytelling, poetic reflection, and spiritual inquiry, I share how I began to reclaim balance—not as a luxury...
2025-05-03
07 min
Inner Temple: You Are All You Need
Deepening Into Stillness
Stillness once felt terrifying to me—an empty space I filled with noise, striving, and distraction. But in today’s episode of Inner Temple, I invite you to explore a different perspective: stillness as a place of healing, transformation, and quiet rebirth.Inspired by my soul collage Deepening into Stillness, I share my own journey of confronting burnout, surrendering to silence, and discovering that growth often happens beneath the surface, long before we see the evidence. Through reflection, storytelling, and a soul-centered poem, I explore the beauty and strength that arise when we stop resist...
2025-04-26
06 min
Inner Temple: You Are All You Need
The Voice That Wasn’t Mine
The Inner Temple PodcastFor years, I lived with a voice inside my head that was critical, sharp, and relentless.It made me feel small, unworthy, and not enough.I thought it was me.But one day, I realized that voice wasn’t mine at all.In this episode, I share the story of uncovering the source of that inner dialogue—and the healing journey of separating from it. Inspired by a soul collage that represents peeling back the layers, The V...
2025-04-09
07 min
Inner Temple: You Are All You Need
Where the Streets Have No Name
What happens when we slowly abandon ourselves to be accepted, to be loved, to survive? And what does it take to return to the truth of who we are?In this final episode of the Inner Temple one-week launch, we explore the quiet ache of self-abandonment—and the courageous journey of self-reclamation. Inspired by my soul collage Where the Streets Have No Name, this episode tells the story of leaving, breaking, and ultimately… coming home.The collage features a fragmented face—broken but still present—and a weathered blue door marked...
2025-04-01
06 min
Inner Temple: You Are All You Need
Embracing Light & Dark
In a world that glorifies light—clarity, positivity, and perfection—we’re often taught to avoid the dark. But what if the darkness isn’t something to fear… but something to listen to?In this episode of The Inner Temple, I explore the sacred balance of light and shadow within us all. Inspired by a soul collage I created, this reflection invites you to consider how real growth happens because of the dark—not in spite of it.The collage features a serene woman in shadow, her face lit by a soft glow...
2025-03-31
06 min
Inner Temple: You Are All You Need
Come Take My Hand
This episode is a gentle invitation into one of the most tender parts of your healing journey—the relationship with your inner child.Many of us grew up learning to silence our needs, mask our feelings, and become “good” in order to be loved. Over time, we lose touch with the child within—the part of us that still carries wonder, vulnerability, creativity, and pain.In this episode of The Inner Temple, I share the story behind my soul collage Come Take My Hand, and the original poem it inspired...
2025-03-29
06 min
Inner Temple: You Are All You Need
Desert Moments
In spiritual traditions, the desert is a place of reckoning—a barren landscape where transformation begins. In this episode, I share my own desert moments: two powerful episodes of psychosis that unraveled everything I thought I was, and led me to a deeper truth.These weren’t just breakdowns—they were breakthroughs.Through storytelling, reflection, and poetry, we explore what it means to be stripped bare, to face the silence, and to rediscover the voice of your soul.If you’ve ever felt lost, burned out, or like you...
2025-03-28
07 min
Inner Temple: You Are All You Need
Attachment and Authenticity
What happens when the need for connection comes at the cost of our true selves? In this opening episode of Inner Temple, I explore the delicate dance between attachment and authenticity—two forces that often pull us in opposite directions.Through personal stories, reflections, and a deep dive into the ways we shape ourselves to be accepted, I unpack the patterns we inherit, the survival strategies we adopt, and the moments when we realize we’ve been living for others instead of ourselves.At what point does attachment become self-a...
2025-03-15
06 min