What if the people who hurt you most didn't stumble into your life by accident — but signed up for the role? In this episode of Waking Up with Ryan, Ryan shares a powerful visualization: imagining your soul choosing every relationship before you were born, including the ones that challenge you the most. He explores how the people who push our buttons aren't obstacles to our growth — they're catalysts for it. Through a guided practice of gratitude and release, Ryan invites you to reframe your most difficult relationships as intentional assignments for healing, without excusing harm or inviting anyone back into your life who doesn't belong there. This episode is a gentle but honest look at forgiveness, boundaries, and what it really means to rise above what triggers you.

You can follow Ryan on Instagram (@wakingupwithryan), YouTube (@wakingupwithryanpod), or visit wakingupwithryan.com.

What if the people who hurt you most didn't stumble into your life by accident &mdash; but signed up for the role? In this episode of Waking Up with Ryan, Ryan shares a powerful visualization: imagining your soul choosing every relationship before you were born, including the ones that challenge you the most. He explores how the people who push our buttons aren't obstacles to our growth &mdash; they're catalysts for it. Through a guided practice of gratitude and release, Ryan invites you to reframe your most difficult relationships as intentional assignments for healing, without excusing harm or inviting anyone back into your life who doesn't belong there. This episode is a gentle but honest look at forgiveness, boundaries, and what it really means to rise above what triggers you.
You can follow Ryan on Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/wakingupwithryan/">@wakingupwithryan</a>), YouTube (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@WakingUpWithRyanPod">@wakingupwithryanpod</a>), or visit <a href="https://wakingupwithryan.com">wakingupwithryan.com.</a>

On the Waking Up with Ryan podcast, coach Ryan Weiss explores how the first five minutes of your day can shape everything that follows. Through short daily audio and video episodes (10–12 minutes), he delivers powerful "moments of awakening" designed to interrupt the inertia of fear, ego, and judgment, helping listeners reconnect with themselves before the noise and demands of the day take over.
Blending wisdom, meditation, and practical insight, Waking Up with Ryan offers a daily ritual that grounds, inspires, and empowers listeners to move through life with greater intention. More than just a podcast, it is an ongoing exploration of self-discovery, presence, and what it truly means to remember who we are.

On the&nbsp;Waking&nbsp;Up&nbsp;with&nbsp;Ryan&nbsp;podcast, coach&nbsp;Ryan&nbsp;Weiss explores how the first five minutes of your day can shape everything that follows. Through short daily audio and video episodes (10&ndash;12 minutes), he delivers powerful "moments of awakening" designed to interrupt the inertia of fear, ego, and judgment, helping listeners reconnect&nbsp;with&nbsp;themselves before the noise and demands of the day take over. Blending wisdom, meditation, and practical insight,&nbsp;Waking&nbsp;Up&nbsp;with&nbsp;Ryan&nbsp;offers a daily ritual that grounds, inspires, and empowers listeners to move through life&nbsp;with&nbsp;greater intention. More than just a podcast, it is an ongoing exploration of self-discovery, presence, and what it truly means to remember who we are.

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Every Relationship Is an Assignment

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In this Ask Ryan episode, Ryan responds to a listener navigating divorce, narcissistic abuse, and codependency. He unpacks what narcissism really is, why gaslighting erodes your sense of self, and how to start rebuilding trust in yourself after a relationship has chipped away at your foundation. Ryan introduces his "emotional fitness" framework — feel, inquire, tend — as a practical tool for sitting with uncomfortable emotions instead of running from them, then leads a guided practice to help you stop abandoning yourself to keep others comfortable. If you're healing from a hard breakup or learning to put yourself first, this episode offers both compassion and a concrete path forward.

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You can follow Ryan on Instagram (@wakingupwithryan), YouTube (@wakingupwithryanpod), or visit wakingupwithryan.com.

In this Ask Ryan episode, Ryan responds to a listener navigating divorce, narcissistic abuse, and codependency. He unpacks what narcissism really is, why gaslighting erodes your sense of self, and how to start rebuilding trust in yourself after a relationship has chipped away at your foundation. Ryan introduces his "emotional fitness" framework &mdash; feel, inquire, tend &mdash; as a practical tool for sitting with uncomfortable emotions instead of running from them, then leads a guided practice to help you stop abandoning yourself to keep others comfortable. If you're healing from a hard breakup or learning to put yourself first, this episode offers both compassion and a concrete path forward.
Tell Ryan about yourself! <a href="https://wakingupwithryan.com/hello">https://wakingupwithryan.com/hello</a>
Follow on Substack (<a href="https://wakingupwithryan.substack.com">@WakingUpWithRyan</a>)
You can follow Ryan on Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/wakingupwithryan/">@wakingupwithryan</a>), YouTube (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@WakingUpWithRyanPod">@wakingupwithryanpod</a>), or visit <a href="https://wakingupwithryan.com">wakingupwithryan.com.</a>

Breaking Up With My Narcissistic Husband

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Life doesn't always go according to plan — and that's exactly where the growth happens. In this episode of Waking Up with Ryan, we explore what it really means when things don't work out the way we hoped, and why those disappointments aren't obstacles to your healing — they're doorways to it.

Drawing on the Yoga Sutras and a reminder from Leonard Cohen ("The crack is where the light gets in"), Ryan walks through how our unprocessed emotions get stirred up in moments of disappointment, and offers a guided practice for pausing, noticing what's arising in the body, and letting yourself be more fully seen and healed — instead of getting swept into old stories and reactive patterns.

You can follow Ryan on Instagram (@wakingupwithryan), YouTube (@wakingupwithryanpod), or visit wakingupwithryan.com.

Life doesn't always go according to plan &mdash; and that's exactly where the growth happens. In this episode of Waking Up with Ryan, we explore what it really means when things don't work out the way we hoped, and why those disappointments aren't obstacles to your healing &mdash; they're doorways to it.
Drawing on the Yoga Sutras and a reminder from Leonard Cohen ("The crack is where the light gets in"), Ryan walks through how our unprocessed emotions get stirred up in moments of disappointment, and offers a guided practice for pausing, noticing what's arising in the body, and letting yourself be more fully seen and healed &mdash; instead of getting swept into old stories and reactive patterns.
You can follow Ryan on Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/wakingupwithryan/">@wakingupwithryan</a>), YouTube (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@WakingUpWithRyanPod">@wakingupwithryanpod</a>), or visit <a href="https://wakingupwithryan.com">wakingupwithryan.com.</a>

When Life Doesn't Go Your Way

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Most of us were taught that believing in ourselves too much is arrogant — that playing small is humble. But what if that belief has it completely backwards?

In this episode, Ryan explores the difference between the ego's grip on your identity and the truth of who you really are. He breaks down why knowing yourself as a light, as an extension of the divine, as something miraculous — is actually the most humble thing you can do. Because you didn't create yourself to be that. You were created as it.

You can follow Ryan on Instagram (@wakingupwithryan), YouTube (@wakingupwithryanpod), or visit wakingupwithryan.com.

Most of us were taught that believing in ourselves too much is arrogant &mdash; that playing small is humble. But what if that belief has it completely backwards?
In this episode, Ryan explores the difference between the ego's grip on your identity and the truth of who you really are. He breaks down why knowing yourself as a light, as an extension of the divine, as something miraculous &mdash; is actually the most humble thing you can do. Because you didn't create yourself to be that. You were created as it.
You can follow Ryan on Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/wakingupwithryan/">@wakingupwithryan</a>), YouTube (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@WakingUpWithRyanPod">@wakingupwithryanpod</a>), or visit <a href="https://wakingupwithryan.com">wakingupwithryan.com.</a>

Knowing Who You Are Isn't Arrogant

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Every Relationship Is an Assignment

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