It's Not That Deep, Man! Beyond 'Spiritual Seriousness'

July 7, 2025 • 5 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality we explore the power of lightening up, letting go of heaviness, and embracing sacred silliness. It’s not that deep, man!

Are Spirituality & Religion the Same? | With Boh Guerra

June 30, 2025 • 60 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, Sam & Boh unravel the distinctions and intersections of spirituality and religion, explore the power of direct experience, and celebrate the messy, beautiful ordinariness of being human.

You Can Cry AND Call the Plumber

June 23, 2025 • 9 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, we explore the sweet spot between practical action and honouring your emotions, proving you can feel it all - and still call the plumber.

'Being Yourself' Isn't a Brand!

June 16, 2025 • 7 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, we explore what it truly means to be yourself beyond perfection, performance, and rules.

How to Slow Your Mind Down

June 9, 2025 • 9 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, we dive into practical ways to slow your mind down, ditch the mental noise, and rediscover the powerful simplicity of being fully present.

5 Powerful Reflections from 100 Weeks of Rebel Spirituality

June 2, 2025 • 10 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, we celebrate 100 episodes with five reflections on gratitude, bold action, authentic living, inner wholeness, and creative freedom. Let’s break the rules, rebel!

How to Avoid Walking into Lampposts

May 26, 2025 • 8 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, we explore why people walk into lampposts (literally and metaphorically). Intrigued? Come see...

If You’re Thinking About Life, You’re Missing It

May 19, 2025 • 9 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, we explore how thinking about life often leads us to miss the NOW. It's time to drop labels, embrace presence, and experience the raw, vibrant richness of the present moment.

BEing Whole VS Feeling Whole

May 12, 2025 • 10 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, we explore the difference between our inherent wholeness and the feelings that seem to tell us otherwise!

Is Worry Worth the Worry?

May 5, 2025 • 11 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, we explore whether worry is really worth the worry.

What we Judge, We Cannot Understand | Rerelease

April 28, 2025 • 6 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, we explore the power of curiosity over judgment, revealing how letting go of needing others to see things our way can transform our relationships.

The Power of Love | with Deb Simmons

April 21, 2025 • 53 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, Sam and Deb explore the power of love, its practical magic, and how embracing our spiritual nature can illuminate even the darkest moments.

From the Formless to the Form

April 14, 2025 • 8 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, we unravel the mystery of 'formlessness', or the fertile void as the Taoists say, and explore how our true essence transcends time, space and matter.

Are You Chasing 'Enlightenment'?

April 7, 2025 • 8 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, we explore the problems with chasing 'enlightenment', the ultimate temporary nature of all experience, and coming to know our true nature.

Is Stress Inevitable?

March 31, 2025 • 9 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, we explore the nature of stress and question its 'inevitability' in certain situations and circumstances in life.

Finding the Joy in Listening

March 24, 2025 • 5 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, we explore the joyful sense of connection that comes through relaxed listening grounded in curiosity.

Do you really need to think so hard?

March 17, 2025 • 7 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, we explore the power of waiting and how trusting our innate wisdom over overthinking can lead to a simpler and more easeful life.

Where Does Self Worth Come From? | Rerelease

March 10, 2025 • 9 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, we explore a seemingly complex question and uncover a beautifully simple spiritual truth!

Are You Off Track?

March 3, 2025 • 10 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, I unpack the concept of being 'off track' and explore how embracing our unique journey can relieve pressure and help us live with more self-compassion and understanding.

Are you Struggling to Find the Words?

February 24, 2025 • 5 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, we explore finding the right words. Perhaps there's something you've been trying to express for a long time but haven't quite found the right way yet. There is something here for everyone!

Reflections on my ADHD Diagnosis & Spirituality

February 17, 2025 • 12 MIN

Join Sam as he reflects on his ADHD diagnosis, emphasizing freedom beyond labels and embracing life's complexities with humor and ease.

Unleashing Pure Potential | with Sarah Armitage

February 10, 2025 • 44 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, Sarah Armitage joins Sam to talk about unleashing pure potential in our personal and professional lives!

Can Your Feelings Travel?

February 3, 2025 • 6 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, we discuss the convincing illusion that feelings can travel to the future, past or anywhere else for that matter.

From Militant Atheist to Spiritual Guide (With Boh Guerra)

January 27, 2025 • 48 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, the wonderful Boh Guerra joins me to talk about inherent wholeness, full-circle spirituality and living with heart!

Are you Lacking in Confidence?

January 20, 2025 • 7 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, we demystify confidence, exploring how it's often a misinterpreted signal and how understanding our insecurities can lead to true self-empowerment.

The Ego Isn't the Enemy!

January 13, 2025 • 12 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, I challenge the concept of 'destroying the ego', and share a key distinction between ego and egocentricity.

Can You Trust Your Feelings?

January 6, 2025 • 10 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, we explore the question of whether we can trust our feelings? And if so, what information can we trust them to give us?

A Fresh Start in EVERY moment

December 30, 2024 • 6 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, we explore the power of seeing every moment as a fresh start, transcending New Year's resolutions, and tapping into life's ever-unfolding potential.

Changing Your Christmas Story!

December 23, 2024 • 5 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, we dive into changing your Christmas story, challenging expectations, and finding new perspectives.

Are Your Judgements & Reactions Really Your Fault?

December 16, 2024 • 7 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, I explore how judging our reactions and thoughts can hold us back from simply living. What if we stopped taking ownership of the conditioned appearances that appear, and caught sight of who we are before and beyond them?

'Wisdom Doesn't Follow Rules' With Deb Simmons

December 9, 2024 • 51 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, Join Sam and Deb as they explore the vibrant dance between intuition and wisdom, revealing how living in the now transcends all our rules - come and dare to be you!

Is it Really so Urgent?

December 2, 2024 • 8 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, I riff on the shift from reactive urgency to peaceful presence.

F*ck the Deficit Model!

November 25, 2024 • 4 MIN

On Rebel Spirituality this week, we put a metaphorical middle finger up to the idea that anyone is broken, lacking or incomplete.

You Don't Have to Believe Everything You Think!

November 18, 2024 • 6 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, we uncover how 'turning off' belief in negative thoughts can transform your life.

Uncovering Genuine Human Connection

November 11, 2024 • 8 MIN

Join Sam as he delves into the power of connection, exploring why we can feel alone in crowds but deeply connected in solitude.

How to be Extra-Ordinary

November 4, 2024 • 6 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, we uncover the power of embracing your true self. Explore what it means to be 'extra-ordinary' and reclaim the beauty of simplicity.

Can You Trust Yourself?

October 28, 2024 • 8 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, we explore what it is we're trusting to guide us through life and what it means to live from wisdom.

Living in the Flow of Wisdom

October 21, 2024 • 6 MIN

This week on Rebel Spiritualty, I unravel the essence of living from wisdom, contrasting the "Sam Show" with "Wisdom Flow."

The Strangest Fact of Human Perception

October 14, 2024 • 5 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, we explore the mind-bending truth that you're not feeling objects 'out there' in the world but your perception of them.

The True Power of Insight

October 7, 2024 • 7 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, we explore how insights move us closer to how life really works.

Exploring What It Means to Live a Big Life

September 30, 2024 • 7 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, I explore what it means to live a "BIG" life and follow your heart's desire(s)!

How do I Process my Emotions?

September 23, 2024 • 6 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, we explore what it means to process our emotions and reflect on the statement... you don't process emotions, emotions are a process.

No One Escapes the Human Condition!

September 16, 2024 • 6 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality I illuminate what I mean by 'the human condition'. Exploring the liberation found in knowing your true self beyond emotions, feelings and conditioning.

The 'Magic Pill' for Instant Calm

September 9, 2024 • 8 MIN

In this episode of Rebel Spirituality, we explore the concept of a "magic pill" for instant calm and contentment.

The Trap of Chasing Peak Experiences

September 2, 2024 • 7 MIN

In this episode of Rebel Spirituality, I explore the trap of constantly seeking peak experiences. Emphasising the importance of embracing the present moment, recognizing our true self beyond thoughts, and finding peace in the now - whatever is showing up.

Don't Get in a Mood about Your Moods!

August 26, 2024 • 6 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality we uncover the pitfalls of judging our low moods & discuss the wisdom in allowing our moods to flow naturally.

Forgiving Ourselves & Others

August 19, 2024 • 7 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality we unpack forgiveness and explore its true meaning. You don't have to carry the weight of non-forgiveness if you don't want to.

Keeping Spirituality Powerfully Simple with Michael Leeser

August 12, 2024 • 52 MIN

As the late great Sydney Banks said, "When the answers are complicated, it's the Intellect. When the answers are simple, it's the Spirit". Come and explore the power of keeping it simple on this week's episode - a spiritual rebel interview with Michael Leeser.

What's Beyond Feel the Fear and do it Anyway?

August 5, 2024 • 11 MIN

Do we have to use fear as a navigation tool or are there other options? This week on Rebel Spirituality we discover what's beyond fear's edge and consider how else wisdom may speak to us.

There's no 'Right Way' to Live!

July 29, 2024 • 5 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, we explore the liberating truth that there's no 'right way' to live your life, express emotions, or be yourself.

You're Not Missing Anything!

July 22, 2024 • 7 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, we unravel the subtractive nature of who & what you really are. The truth? You’re not missing a thing, rebel!

Unconditional Self Worth

July 15, 2024 • 7 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, we uncover the true source of self-worth, debunking the myths that often lead us to tie it to external achievements. Break free from the self-worth equation today.

The Dark Side of Positive Thinking

July 8, 2024 • 6 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, we explore the dark side of constant 'positive thinking' and reveal the truth about accessing innate wisdom, love, and clarity 🙏.

What's the Point of Spirituality?

July 1, 2024 • 9 MIN

Join me as I explore the true purpose of spirituality, and debunk the myth of the control paradigm. It's time to embrace the fullness of your human experience on the spiritual path!

The Most Important Thing to Know About Meditation

June 24, 2024 • 9 MIN

This week, on Rebel Spirituality I unveil the most important thing to know about meditation. Come & discover a fresh, exciting perspective on your spiritual practice - let's go rebel!

Drop Your Ego and Be the Real You!

June 17, 2024 • 7 MIN

This week on Rebel Spirituality, we dive into the power of dropping the ego & explore how letting go of self-constructed identities can unlock true freedom, authenticity, and an inspired life.

The Simple Truth that unlocks life’s wisdom

June 10, 2024 • 6 MIN

This week on rebel spirituality we unravel misconceptions around following wisdom on the spiritual path. Discover how to trust your gut and live authentically, guided by your intuition.

What is Toxic Positivity?

June 3, 2024 • 11 MIN

This week on rebel spirituality, I dive into the realm of toxic positivity and challenge the 'good-bad' emotions myth. Discover how embracing genuine feelings can lead to a richer, more authentic human experience on the spiritual path. 🌟

Turning Scarcity into Abundance

May 27, 2024 • 7 MIN

This week on rebel spirituality, we explore the fact that abundance is always present, even if it doesn't feel like it. Discover how you have been innocently limiting yourself and unlock your infinite potential.

Are you Running a Covert Contract?

May 20, 2024 • 6 MIN

This week, we unravel 'covert contracts', & unveil the hidden expectations in our relationships. What's on the other side? Transformed interactions, self-awareness and genuine connection on the spiritual path.

Feeling Guilty About Doing 'Nothing'?

May 13, 2024 • 9 MIN

This week, we explore the guilt we often feel around doing 'nothing'. It's time to debunk the myth that constant busyness equals productivity on the spiritual path.

How to Stop Worrying

May 6, 2024 • 8 MIN

Join me on Rebel Spirituality as we explore the spiritual insight that stops worry in its tracks - no effort required!

You can't feel the future!

April 29, 2024 • 6 MIN

On this week's episode of Rebel Spirituality, we're exploding the truth bomb that NO ONE can feel the future – it simply isn't possible. We're always experiencing thought in the present moment - period. Realising this spiritual fact is what brings true alignment and ease into our spiritual path and lives.

Spiritual Rebel Series: Alexander Pauwels

April 22, 2024 • 44 MIN

Join Sam and his good friend Alexander Pauwels as they unpack transformative plant medicine journeys, wrestling with the darkness on the spiritual path, and seeking authenticity in spirituality.

Find Mental Freedom: Poke Holes in Your Beliefs

April 15, 2024 • 5 MIN

Join me on an introspective journey as I discuss the transformative power of poking holes in your mental narratives for greater spiritual growth. This episode will inspire you to challenge your beliefs and embrace the wisdom of the formless spiritual space of Universal Mind.

The POWER of now

April 8, 2024 • 6 MIN

Join me as I explore the extraordinary power of living in the present moment on the spiritual path. Discover the freedom and peace that comes with embracing the only time there is.

Spiritual Corrosion: Allowing Negative Energy to Dissolve

April 1, 2024 • 5 MIN

This week, we're diving deep into the concept of corrosion on the spiritual path. Join me, as we explore the power of vulnerability and the impact of sharing our innermost thoughts and beliefs (in a wise way). Just like rust on metal, our negative ideas and stories can corrode when we bring them into the open. I'll share personal experiences and insights on how allowing these thoughts to air out can lead to powerful transformations.

Are You 'Doing' Life Right?

March 25, 2024 • 7 MIN

This week, we're delving into a common question on the spiritual path - Am I 'doing' life right? We'll explore the dichotomy between 'doing' and 'being,' and how our focus on the former might be holding us back from experiencing the fullness of the present moment. Join me as we reflect on the power of just being and the secret sauce it holds for a more creative, peaceful, and inspired life.

How to Break a 'Negative' Pattern!

March 18, 2024 • 9 MIN

Let's talk about breaking free from your unconscious patterns so you can live like a spiritual rebel. Discover that the power of love, compassion, and non-judgment is key to creating a more peaceful and inspired spiritual life.

Is Conditioning Bad on the Spiritual Path?

March 11, 2024 • 6 MIN

This week, we challenge the idea that conditioning is inherently 'bad' on the spiritual path. Discover how awareness and choice can transform your conditioning for a more vibrant and rebellious spiritual life!

Trust the Body's Wisdom

March 4, 2024 • 8 MIN

This week, we explore the timeless wisdom held deep within your body. Have you ever stopped to consider the ancient intelligence that resides within you, far beyond the reach of the intellect (which was late to the party)? I'll guide you through a journey of reconnection with the deep wisdom of the body, inviting you to trust in its innate ability to heal and transform.

How to be Less Overwhelmed

February 26, 2024 • 8 MIN

This week, I share my personal journey of overcoming overwhelm and finding peace in creativity. Discover how to outsource many of the things that have seemed so stressful until now and tap into Universal Mind for a more inspired life.

Beyond Fear of Failure

February 19, 2024 • 7 MIN

This week we explore the idea that fear of failure is often rooted in fear of feelings, rather than immediate threats to our physical safety. Is it time to stop playing so safe, rebel?

Life is a Mystery!

February 12, 2024 • 6 MIN

This week we dive deep into this mystery we call life! Isn't it just so easy to get caught up in the malaise of modern life All those things we have to do that keep us out of the beauty of this moment. Come pause in the mystery with me - just for a moment.

Break Free from Bypassing!

February 5, 2024 • 8 MIN

This week, we dive into the importance of accepting where you are on your spiritual journey. We can feel conflicted when our current emotions don't align with what we think we 'should' be feeling based on our intellectual understanding of the path but it's important to honor our true emotions and allow them to flow through us, rather than resisting or bypassing them.

Feelings are not transactional

January 29, 2024 • 6 MIN

Let's talk about this 'feeling our feelings' thing for a minute! Isn't it so easy to try and 'get rid' of your feelings? To attempt to 'feel them away'. As I see it, this is the 'transactional' model of feeling and feelings don't want to to traded, they want to be felt. Come see!

Are you a self-help junkie?

January 22, 2024 • 8 MIN

Are you a self-help junkie? Are you constantly on the personal development treadmill? Would you describe yourself as a perpetual seeker? Then this is the episode for you!

Stay in Your Lane!

January 15, 2024 • 9 MIN

It's just so easy to get caught up in other's business. Maybe it's that 'people pleasing' or 'rescuer' part of us that takes over from time to time. But what if it didn't have to be that way? What if you could truly stay in your lane?

There is no there!

January 8, 2024 • 4 MIN

Today we're exploring another truth that often eludes us in our day-to-day experience. There is no there!

6 Months From Now...

January 1, 2024 • 8 MIN

Happy New Year, rebel! It's straight to the point this week. It's time to get real and ask yourself a powerful question to set things up for the next six months. Let's go...

Forgiving Your Past 'Mistakes'

December 25, 2023 • 6 MIN

Merry Christmas one and all! Okay, so today we're diving into an aspect of forgiveness that has the potential to change your life and release you from a lot of self-recrimination!

Releasing Emotional Knots

December 18, 2023 • 11 MIN

Maybe it was an event that happened 30 years ago that you never fully felt, or something that happened yesterday that you're afraid to feel. Whatever the emotional 'knot', life is doing its best to help you release them and return you to wholeness. Come and find out how!

Conquering Fear of the Unknown

December 11, 2023 • 8 MIN

Fear of the unknown is so common for us humans, and it's often something that stops us from moving forward and doing the things we really want to do! Join Sam as he shares a new way of thinking about that unknown that is a gamechanger once realized.

Feelings are Not Problems

December 4, 2023 • 6 MIN

Do you find yourself relating to your feelings and emotions as if they're problems? You're not alone...

Coming from the heart 🔥❤️🔥!

November 27, 2023 • 6 MIN

Today we're talking about coming fro the heart and how to access the wisdom space...

You don't have to be zen all the time!

November 20, 2023 • 8 MIN

Do we need to be 'zen' to be with our feelings and emotions? Come and find out...

Are You Trying to Control Your Feelings?

November 13, 2023 • 8 MIN

Let's explore a powerful distinction that will bring a lot of peace into your life; control vs. liberation!

The World is NOT Here to Make You Happy!

November 6, 2023 • 8 MIN

So where does lasting happiness come from then? Come and find out on this week's episode of the podcast!

Spiritual Rebel Series: Jamie Smart

October 30, 2023 • 39 MIN

This week Jamie Smart joins the show to talk about living life with clarity and heart! Jamie's depth of understanding of the inside-out paradigm runs deep, and his insights into being a spiritual rebel are not to be missed.

Hi, I'm Anxious. Nice to Meet You!

October 23, 2023 • 8 MIN

This we're talking about something that brings many of us to the spiritual journey; the attempt to 'control' anxiety...

Where Does Self Worth Come From?

October 16, 2023 • 7 MIN

Join me as we explore a seemingly complex question and discover a beautifully simple spiritual truth...

Stop Judging Your Past!

October 13, 2023 • 6 MIN

Come and learn how to let go of your past and live into your best self - NOW!

Beyond Grasping and Aversion

October 2, 2023 • 8 MIN

Let's explore one aspect of grasping and aversion and get more in alignment with how life really works...

But I DO have a past!!!

September 25, 2023 • 6 MIN

Let's explore a deep spiritual truth that once realized will set you free from the past...

Slooooooow Down and Smell the Roses!

September 18, 2023 • 7 MIN

Is it time to slow down and smell the roses, rebel? You might be surprised what it brings into your life...

The Art of Decision Making

September 11, 2023 • 10 MIN

Join me as we discuss the art of making decisions...

Spiritual Rebel Series: Scott Pinyard

September 4, 2023 • 31 MIN

Join me for the first in the 'Spiritual Rebel Series'! The awesome Scott Pinyard is here to talk all things story, empowerment, and 'The Forever Conversation'...

It ALL Works Inside - Out

August 28, 2023 • 6 MIN

Join me as we explore a profound spiritual fact; It ALL Works Inside - Out...

The Preference Paradox

August 21, 2023 • 6 MIN

Join me as we explore the preference paradox! To prefer or not to prefer that is the question...

The Paradox of Letting Go

August 14, 2023 • 6 MIN

Come and explore a key distinction that may just make your life a whole lot easier. Letting go vs. letting be...

Awakening the Wild Within

August 7, 2023 • 7 MIN

Come and awaken the wild as we explore one simple yet profound truth... you are nature.

What we Judge, We Cannot Understand

July 31, 2023 • 6 MIN

Join me as we explore the statement... 'what we judge, we cannot understand'.

The Antidote to Boredom

July 24, 2023 • 8 MIN

Join me as we dive deep into the concept of boredom and discover the antidote that lies within...

Do I need to meditate?

July 17, 2023 • 11 MIN

Join me as I challenge the traditional notions of meditation and reflect on whether it's a necessity for the modern world - let's go rebel!

WTF is 'spirituality'?

June 26, 2023 • 9 MIN

WTF is 'Spirituality'? - Only you can answer this question - You're connected to something that is beyond our understanding - Some Reflections on 'Truth' with a capital T

Start here, rebel...

June 26, 2023 • 9 MIN

And so the journey begins... - Why rebel spirituality? - An intro to Sam - Why this is the place to hang out each week