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Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Tami Simon, Founder and Publisher of Sounds True interviews spiritual teachers, visionary writers, and living luminaries about their newest work and current challenges—the growing edge of their inner inquiry and outer contribution to the world.

Just One Question | Jeffrey Rutstein: Did I Inherit My Nervous System?
Oct 2026 · 1 book
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Yoga for Americans
Indra Devi
i uh found a book in my uh parents library that was called yoga for americans by indra devi ▶ tap to play from here
Beatrice Chestnut: "Going Deeper with the Enneagram”
Oct 2026 · 2 books
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The Complete Enneagram: 27 Paths to Greater Self-Knowledge
Beatrice Chestnut
she's the author of several acclaimed books on the enneagram including a newly released edition of the complete enneagram twenty seven paths to greater selfknowledge ▶ tap to play from here
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The Enneagram: Understanding Yourself and the Others in Your Life
Helen Palmer
along with helen palmer who was one of the first authors of one of the first books to come out in the late 80s ▶ tap to play from here
Just One Question | Gabor Maté: What Keeps Me from Being More Compassionate?
Oct 2026 · 3 books
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In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction
Gabor Maté
in the realm of hunger ghosts that's one of my favorite book titles ▶ tap to play from here
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The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
Gabor Maté
there are several uh times that you quote him in the myth of normal that really got my attention ▶ tap to play from here
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The Orchid and the Dandelion: Why Some Children Struggle and How All Can Thrive
W. Thomas Boyce
a pediatrician called tom boyce wrote a book called uh daffodils and dandelions ▶ tap to play from here
Michelle Cassandra Johnson: "Invocations and Spellwork for Support and Protection"
Oct 2026 · 2 books
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The Wisdom of the Hive
Michelle Cassandra Johnson
and coauthoring a book with sounds true on what hunny ▶ tap to play from here
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You Are Protected: Invoking Spiritual Support to Sustain Your Energy
Michelle Cassandra Johnson
and now releasing a new sounds true book it's called you are protected invoking spiritual support to sustain your energy ▶ tap to play from here
Just One Question | Lissa Rankin: Can Healing Our Trauma Heal Our Bodies?
Oct 2026 · 3 books
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Mind Over Medicine
Lissa Rankin
part of this i already knew in mind over medicine and i explained the physiology in great detail ▶ tap to play from here
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Sacred Medicine: A Doctor's Quest to Unravel the Mysteries of Healing
Lissa Rankin
and i would say that underlies almost everything almost every tool that i included in sacred medicine ▶ tap to play from here
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The Trauma of Everyday Life
Mark Epstein
and by developmental trauma these are what mark epstein the buddhist psychiatrist calls the trauma of everyday life ▶ tap to play from here
Laurel Parnell: "The Evolution from EMDR to Multidimensional Integrative Healing"
Oct 2026 · 3 books
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Tapping In: A Step-by-Step Guide to Activating Your Healing Resources through Bilateral Stimulation
Laurel Parnell
and which sounds true she wrote a book on resource tapping called tapping in ▶ tap to play from here
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Releasing What Isn't Yours: Living from Your True Self through Multidimensional Integrative Healing
Laurel Parnell
and she's written a new book on this topic which sounds true it's called releasing what isn't yours living from your true self through multidimensional integrative healing ▶ tap to play from here
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Transforming Trauma: EMDR
Laurel Parnell
and i wrote about it in my first book transforming trauma emdr ▶ tap to play from here
Just One Question | Adyashanti: Is It an Awakening If It Doesn't Change My Whole Life?
Oct 2026
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Kimberly Ann Johnson: "Becoming a Sexual Alchemist"
Sep 2026 · 7 books
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The Fourth Trimester
Kimberly Ann Johnson
she's the author of the early mothering classic the fourth trimester ▶ tap to play from here
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Call of the Wild: How We Heal Trauma, Awaken Our Own Power, and Use It for Good
Kimberly Ann Johnson
a previous book called call of the wild how we heal trauma awaken our own power and use it for good ▶ tap to play from here
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Reckoning
Kimberly Ann Johnson and Steven Jenkinson
reckoning which she coauthored with steven jenkinson ▶ tap to play from here
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Erotic Seasons: Tuning into the Rhythms of Women's Sexuality and Spirituality
Kimberly Ann Johnson
and now a new sounds true book it's called erotic seasons tuning into the rhythms of women's sexuality and spirituality ▶ tap to play from here
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Sister Outsider
Audre Lorde
audrey lord the uses of the roddick from sister outsider ▶ tap to play from here
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Fifty Shades of Grey
E. L. James
what came through fifty shades of grey and is like oh women wanna be ravaged ▶ tap to play from here
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The Upgrade
Louann Brizendine
lillian brisend wrote a book called the upgrade documenting all of the positive changes in a female brain ▶ tap to play from here
The Point of Insight | Our Medicine Lives in the Wound
Sep 2026
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Tracee Stanley: What We Need in These Threshold Times
Sep 2026 · 6 books
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Radiant Rest: Yoga Nidra for Deep Relaxation and Awakened Clarity
Tracee Stanley
she's the author of the bestselling book radiant rest the book luminous ▶ tap to play from here
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The Luminous Self: Sacred Practice for Healing, Unconditional Love, and Freedom
Tracee Stanley
she's the author of the bestselling book radiant rest the book luminous self ▶ tap to play from here
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Living Ritual: Infuse Each Day with Purpose and Spirit
Tracee Stanley
and now a new book which sounds true it's called living ritual ▶ tap to play from here
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The Celestine Prophecy
James Redfield
he gave me khalil gabron gave me the celestine prophecies he gave me illusions way of the peaceful warrior ▶ tap to play from here
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Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
Richard Bach
he gave me khalil gabron gave me the celestine prophecies he gave me illusions way of the peaceful warrior ▶ tap to play from here
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Way of the Peaceful Warrior
Dan Millman
he gave me khalil gabron gave me the celestine prophecies he gave me illusions way of the peaceful warrior ▶ tap to play from here
Just One Question | Geneen Roth: How Do I Work With My Hateful Voice?
Sep 2026
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Michelle Masters: "Rewiring Your Relationship with Money"
Sep 2026 · 1 book
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Wired for Money: Change the Patterns That Block You from Thriving
Michelle Masters
her new book is called wired for money change the patterns that block you from thriving ▶ tap to play from here
Just One Question | Matt Gutman: Could Psychedelics Cure My Panic Disorder?
Sep 2026 · 1 book
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No Time to Panic
Matt Gutman
so he he had just published a book in twenty twenty three uh called no time to panic ▶ tap to play from here
Thomas Moore: "Curing Our Cultural Lostness"
Sep 2026 · 4 books
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Care of the Soul
Thomas Moore
including the clasic care of the soul ▶ tap to play from here
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The Cure at Walden Pond: A Guide to Recovering Our Humanity
Thomas Moore
he's releasing a new book it's called the cure at walden pond a guide to recovering our humanity ▶ tap to play from here
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Walden
Henry David Thoreau
what inspired you to write about thoreau and walden pond ▶ tap to play from here
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Dark Nights of the Soul: A Guide for Finding Your Way Through Your Darkest Hours
Thomas Moore
including a book on dark nights of the soul ▶ tap to play from here
Just One Question | Pānquetzani: How Do We Honor Our Ancestors By Thriving?
Sep 2026 · 1 book
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Thriving Postpartum
Pankisani
so pancasani's book thriving postpartum is one that i've actually purchased a few times for family members and friends ▶ tap to play from here
[ENCORE EPISODE] Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche: "In Love with the World"
Sep 2026
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The Point of Insight | "Half Human, Half Mystery"
Aug 2026 · 1 book
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The Cure at Walden Pond
Thomas Moore
a few months later i'm interviewing thomas moore and we're talking about his new book the cure at walden pond ▶ tap to play from here
Raj Sisodia: "Business Leaders, You Have a Sacred Obligation"
Aug 2026 · 9 books
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Firms of Endearment
Raj Sisodia
he researched and wrote the ground breaking book firms of endearment about how mission driven businesses outperform traditional companies ▶ tap to play from here
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Awaken: The Path to Purpose, Inner Peace, and Healing
Raj Sisodia
including in the past few years a book called awaken the path to purpose inner peace and he'ing a book on healing organizations and a new book on healing leaders ▶ tap to play from here
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Healing Organizations
Raj Sisodia
a book called awaken the path to purpose inner peace and he'ing a book on healing organizations and a new book on healing leaders ▶ tap to play from here
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Healing Leaders
Raj Sisodia
a book called awaken the path to purpose inner peace and he'ing a book on healing organizations and a new book on healing leaders ▶ tap to play from here
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Good to Great
Jim Collins
there was a book called good to great and he defined greatness purely in financial terms jim collins' earlier book uh built to last ▶ tap to play from here
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Built to Last
Jim Collins
jim collins' earlier book uh built to last was much more holistic ▶ tap to play from here
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Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor Frankl
they should read man search for meaning by victor franco ▶ tap to play from here
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Everybody Matters
Bob Chapman and Raj Sisodia
about three months ago when i hope the book everybody matters with him ▶ tap to play from here
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An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth
Mahatma Gandhi
now gandhi's autobiography was my experiments with chings ▶ tap to play from here
Just One Question | Shamini Jain: How Can You Heal From the Placebo Effect?
Aug 2026 · 1 book
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Healing Ourselves
Shamini Jain
you write about this in your book healing ourselves ▶ tap to play from here
Rob Bell: "The Risk of Not Becoming More You"
Aug 2026 · 1 book
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Everything Is Spiritual
Rob Bell
rob's most recent non fiction book is called everything is spiritual ▶ tap to play from here
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