The WakeUp Protocol
Something inside of you knows… there’s more. You’re right!
The WakeUp Protocol is a podcast for sensitive, curious souls who know there’s more to life than what we’ve been taught.
Hosted by Nadja Haldimann, this is a space for big questions, deep remembering, and honest conversations about what it means to come back to your true self, beneath the conditioning, beyond the mask, outside the matrix.
Each week, you’ll hear from guests who are in it too, navigating their own awakenings with courage and grace. We talk about grief, near-death experiences, psychedelics, illness as initiation, visions, and the mysteries that science hasn’t yet caught up with, but our bodies and hearts already know to be true.
This is a space for remembering and fierce truths. For sovereignty, soul, and the kind of conversations that leave you changed.
If you’re waking up... welcome home.
Episodes
30 episodes
030 ~ Ben Browner ~ Choosing Life: Awakening Through Music, Sacred Gathering & the Power of Being Seen
What does it take to choose life when despair feels easier? Ben Browner, founder of Revival Gatherings and the West Coast's largest men's gathering, joins me to share a story that spans Missouri blues clubs and a prison cell to building sacred ...
029 ~ Xanna Seto ~ From Shadows to Sanctuary: Awakening Through Resilience, Sacred Sound & Reclaiming the Soul
Can your darkest moments actually be the doorway back to your truest self? The multipassionate Xanna Seto joins me today to share a story of incredible resilience, moving from the deepest shadows of addiction and life on the streets to the radi...
028 ~ Brett Hill ~ Beyond the Rational: Awakening Through Psychic Revelation, Somatic Wisdom & Inside-Out Living
Can you know things you "shouldn't" possibly know? In a riveting intersection of science and spirit, Brett Hill shares the story of a psychic hit so strong he chose to let his own store get robbed just to prove to his rational brain that...
027 ~ Mónica Guzmán ~ Reclaiming Curiosity: Awakening Through Fearless Conversation & Shared Humanity
Can curiosity be a spiritual practice? In a time of deep political and digital division, Mónica Guzmán argues that the "root of all evil is distance between people". In this episode, we explore how to bridge that distance by dropping our...
026 ~ Leif Hansen ~ The Courage to Play: Staying Human, Soul-Led & Awake in the Age of AI
For this episode of The Wake Up Protocol, I’m joined by Leif Hansen, a transformational facilitator, creator, and deeply curious human working at the intersection of consciousness, creativity, and technology.Leif has ...
025 ~ Blake Chalfant ~ The Call to Build: Attention, Purpose & Playing the Game with Integrity
For this episode of The Wake Up Protocol, I’m joined by Blake Chalfant, a writer, coach, podcaster, and deeply reflective human. He has devoted his life to understanding how we lose and reclaim our sense of purpose, creativity, and connection t...
024 ~ Zach Bloom ~ Starved for Connection: Awakening Through Sobriety, Surrender & Inner Truth
In this episode of The WakeUp Protocol, host Nadja Haldimann sits down with Zach Bloom, high-performance coach, and a man who knows firsthand what happens when the religion of perfection finally collapses.Zach’s path began in ...
023 ~ Darek Mazzone ~ Music Opens the Heart: Awakening Through Rhythm, Trance & Community
In this episode of The WakeUp Protocol, host Nadja Haldimann sits down with Darek Mazzone, Polish-born DJ, filmmaker, and cultural connector whose life has been shaped by the way music opens the heart.Darek’s journey began in communist P...
022 ~ Mary Cadera ~ The Happiness Trap: Awakening Beyond Achievement, Anxiety & False Safety with Mary Cadera
In this episode of The WakeUp Protocol, host Nadja Haldimann sits down with Mary Cadera, a psychotherapist and longtime executive leader who listened when her nervous system told the truth her job could no longer hold.Mary spent...
021 ~ Remember Who You Are: An Akashic Forecast for 2026 with Ahna Hendrix
2026 isn’t asking you to fix the world, it is however asking you to remember who you really are and act in accordance with your truth!In this special episode of The WakeUp Protocol, Nadja Haldimann is joined by spiritual guide, Akashic S...
020 ~ Cori Lovejoy ~ Diversity is Our Strength: From Transphobia to Self Love
In this episode of The WakeUp Protocol, host Nadja Haldimann sits down with Cori Lovejoy, a cultural connector, spiritual seeker, and deeply thoughtful human who has lived life on both sides of a binary most of us never question.Cori spe...
019 ~ Erin Hilleary ~ The Art of Being Human: Awakening Through Consciousness, Emotion & Creative Flow
In this episode of The WakeUp Protocol, host Nadja Haldimann sits down with Dr. Erin Hileary, a somatic therapist, transpersonal coach, artist, and lifelong explorer of consciousness whose path has been unfolding for more than two deca...
018 ~ Daniel Wise ~ The Road Home: Awakening Through Solo Travel, Sacred Texts & Listening Within
Some humans move through the world with the kind of clarity you only earn by getting lost, turning inward, and listening to life in a whole new way.In this episode of The WakeUp Protocol, host Nadja Haldimann sits dow...
017 ~ Lee Kindell ~ The Recipe for Love: Awakening Through Harmony, Efficiency & Everyday Service
Some humans radiate a frequency you can’t forget... equal parts joy, vision, and grounded love. They don’t just talk about possibility… they live it, breathe it, and build with it.This week’s guest, Lee Kindell is one of those rare being...
016 ~ Katie McKenna ~ Integration Is the Medicine: Awakening Through Intuition & Embodied Healing
What if spiritual awakening starts by question the way we were taught the world was supposed to be?For Katie McKenna, a licensed psychotherapist, trauma and eating disorder specialist, and integration guide, that questioning became the d...
015 ~ Derek Pennett ~ The Cosmic Messenger: Awakening Through the Process of Multidimensional Living
There’s a reason your system feels like it’s buzzing, glitching, or stretching… You’re waking up. And there’s a way to meet it with more clarity, coherence, and grace.In this episode of The WakeUp Protocol, Nadja Haldimann sit...
014 ~ Traca Savadogo ~ Breaking the Blame Cycle: Awakening Through Radical Ownership, Embodied Change & Brave Speech
What if your life could shift with a single act of courage... like saying yes to a TEDx talk that changes everything?In this episode of The WakeUp Protocol, co-hosts Nadja Haldimann and Colin Shanteau sit down with Traca Savadogo: TEDx s...
013 ~ Tracie Ball ~ Returning to the Light: Awakening Through Near-Death, Grief & Divine Knowing
What happens when you glimpse the other side and come back forever changed?In this episode of The WakeUp Protocol, Nadja Haldimann sits down with Tracie Bell, a designer, photographer, mystic, and author of the forthcoming trave...
012 ~ Jayne Dinsmore ~ The Golden Years: Awakening Through Visionary Experience, Creativity & Soul Tribe
What if your later years weren’t about slowing down, but finally coming fully alive?In this episode of The WakeUp Protocol, co-hosts Nadja Haldimann and Colin Shanteau sit down with Jayne Dinsmore, a visionary artist, mystic, ...
011 ~ Garret Kusch ~ The Frequency of Truth: Reclaiming Health, Purpose & Inner Power
What if you didn’t have to force anything... just feel more, play more, and let life meet you there?In this episode of The WakeUp Protocol, Nadja Haldimann sits down with Dr. Garret Kusch, a former professional soccer player tur...
010 ~ Linda Wallace ~ Creating Her: From Burnout to Self-Love, Embodiment & Creative Devotion
What if your body already held everything you needed to remember who you are?In this episode of The WakeUp Protocol, Nadja Haldimann sits down with Linda Wallace, a writer, artist, and feminine embodiment coach whose wo...
009 ~ Justin Maguire ~ Designing Freedom: Awakening Through Creativity, Embodiment & Life at Sea
What if corporate success wasn’t about climbing higher… but about living freer?In this episode of The WakeUp Protocol, co-hosts Nadja Haldimann and Colin Shanteau sit down with Justin Maguire III, Design Leader at Atlassian, a l...
008 ~ Suzi Zobrist ~ Tending the Sacred: Remembering the Feminine Through Illness, Beauty & Ceremony
What if grief wasn’t something to get over… but something to walk with, tenderly, as a teacher and guide?In this episode of The WakeUp Protocol, Nadja Haldimann sits down with Suzi Zobrist, a spiritual mentor, ceremonial guide, ...
007 ~ Gil Bar-Sela ~ Questioning the Stories: Awakening Through Ceremony, Identity & Belonging
What happens when you start questioning everything you were taught about who you are, what’s real, and how we’re meant to heal?In this episode of The WakeUp Protocol, Nadja Haldimann sits down with Gil Bar-Sela — a psychede...
006 ~ Jason Moss ~ Rewriting Success: Awakening Through Intuition, Presence, and Surrender
What if the success you’ve been chasing isn’t the life you actually want?In this episode of The WakeUp Protocol, Nadja Haldimann sits down with Jason Moss, a business mentor, intuitive entrepreneur, and former atheist who...