Sedruola Maruska

Personal Development Coach

We often confuse compassion with empathy. The two are vastly different. Listen to this track to hear how and a story about my daughter.

Compassion and empathy are not the same, as explained through a personal story in this track.

Compassion As An Action Word

We can shift our mindset to one of abundance when we're working on our personal development. In this track, learn affirmations and hear how you can begin the journey to a more abundant mindset.

Shift your mindset to abundance with affirmations and start your journey towards personal development.

Creating An Abundance Mindset

Why do we meditate? That's the question that's answered here. Also, learn some affirmations to get your mind ready for your meditation practice.

Discover the purpose of meditation and powerful affirmations to prepare your mind.

Meditation For Beginners

Setting goals is a valuable part of personal development. Knowing why and how to set goals is important especially when you're beginning to move in the direction of your dreams. This track is a simple beginning to the basics of goal setting.

Learn the basics of goal setting with this simple track to help you move in the direction of your dreams.

Goal Setting Basics

Achieving our goals takes more than just wishful thinking, it takes focus. In this brief track, learn why and some tips on how to stay focused.

Learn how to achieve your goals with focus in this track with tips and reasons why wishful thinking is not enough.

Why Focus Yourself?

We avoid fear as much as possible. We're afraid of what our fear means. However, going through fear and doing what needs to be done is where success happens.

Fear is avoided due to its meaning, but success comes from facing it head-on and taking action.

Go Through Your Fears

We often focus on things that we don't want rather than what we do want. Exercising gratitude is a great way to refocus our attention and elevate our vibration to resonate with exactly what we're looking for.

Focusing on gratitude helps to shift attention from negative thoughts to positive, attracting what we want.

Gratitude

Brief tip on how and why a visualization is a powerful tool when it comes to achieving your most desired outcomes in life.

Visualization is a powerful tool to achieve desired outcomes in life.

The Power of Visualization

Want to change the trajectory of your life? Be more intentional. Take the time to know what you want, and stay open to the possibilities. Intentionality will change your life more than you thought possible.

Intentionality can change your life more than you thought possible by taking the time to know what you want and staying open to possibilities.

Designing your best life

"It's the thought that counts" leads us to believe that our intentions are more important than our impact. Let's talk a ltttle bit about that.

The fallacy of "it's the thought that counts" leads us to overvalue our actions without considering their impact on others.

How intention may cause harm

What is healthy humility? In this lesson learn about humility and why we need to own the value we bring to any situation without giving our power over to toxic humility.

Toxic humility diminishes our value in relationships, reducing our light with no other benefits.

Healthy vs. Toxic Humility

Ms. Sojourner Truth is an inspiring figure in history. Listen to this short story about her life to learn how she became Sojourner Truth.

Discover the remarkable journey of Ms. Sojourner Truth, an inspiring historical figure who overcame adversity to become a revered icon.

Meet Ms. Sojourner Truth

Relax and be transported by this dystopian tale. "The Comet" was written by W. E. B. DuBois in 1920. It's a reflection of a time when segregation was typical and people failed to see each other if they were from different worlds. This story hauntingly explores what happens when one must start again and the constructs of society fall away.

DuBois's "The Comet" delves into the consequences of societal constructs fading, highlighting segregation and the need for rebirth.

The Comet - Story by W. E. B. DuBois

We often that to make a difference we need to push ourselves to do things we hate. That's far from the truth. Let's learn how we can affect antiracist change where we are with the passions we already have.

Being antiracist doesn't mean doing things we hate; we can create change where we are by learning and taking action.

Focus your passion to make a difference

If you've ever received the compliment "You speak so well" you know it's a microaggression that rankles the nerves. If you've ever felt awkward after giving that compliment, listen to understand why this compliment can cause more harm than good.

"Being told 'You speak so well' is a microaggression that can be harmful, so it's important to understand its impact."

You Speak So Well - A Good Compliment?

We're hearing a lot about emotional intelligence and self-awareness these days. Let's take a closer look at what self-awareness means and how we can cultivate it.

Discover the importance of self-awareness and emotional intelligence in today's world and learn how to develop these crucial skills.

What is Self-Awareness?

We're socialized to be nice. However, nice is not about connection, it's self serving. Nice is generally superficial. Instead, let's be kind. Kindness is connection. Kindness is in service. What's the difference? Listen to this brief recording to find out.

Being nice is superficial; being kind is how we truly connect. Learn the difference by listening.

Stop being nice!

This eloquently written essay by author Zora Neale Hurston gives a glimpse into her mind and how she grew up in Florida. It's as if she wrote a postcard to let us see through her eyes.

Zora Neale Hurston's essay offers a poetic glimpse into her Florida upbringing, inviting readers to see the world through her eyes.

How it Feels to be Colored Me - Story

Sometimes even when we work hard, we may not achieve exactly what we hoped. That doesn't mean we don't gain. This is an inspiring short story by Paul Laurance Dunbar about Tom and how his failure showed his strength and inspired all who knew him.

Failure doesn't define us; it reveals our strength and inspires others in this tale by Paul Laurence Dunbar about Tom's resilience.

The Boy and The Bayonet

On your journey to Emotional Intelligence, it's important to foster self-management. What's that? Well, it's getting to know yourself and your triggers. Listen to learn more.

Develop emotional intelligence by focusing on self-management, which involves understanding yourself and your triggers - key for personal growth.

What is Self-Management

Start your sleep journey tonight with a short story by Mark Twain about how "You can find in a text whatever you bring if you stand between it and the mirror of your imagination."

Begin your sleep journey with Mark Twain's advice: "You can find in a text whatever you bring if you stand between it and the mirror of your imagination."

A Fable by Mark Twain

Fall asleep to this fun short story written in 1882 by Mark Twain. This story parallels Mark Twain's real-life skirmishes with burglars, burglar alarms, and his difficulty in operating the alarm. In this story, Mr. McWilliams unburdens himself to Mr. Twain while traveling on a train.

Mark Twain's 1882 short story about burglars and alarms is shared by Mr. McWilliams with Twain on a train journey.

The McWilliamses And The Burglar Alarm

What is Social Intelligence? Why does it matter in our journey to better emotional intelligence? Learn how to foster better social interactions by honing your social intelligence skills.

Enhance social skills on Emotional Intelligence journey by understanding Social Intelligence components for improved interactions.

How to Build Social Intelligence

Use these affirmations daily to boost your emotional intelligence. These affirmations will improve your confidence in being able to manage yours and other's emotions in difficult situations. Being able to manage your emotions is a stepping stone to true and lasting success.

Daily affirmations for better emotional intelligence boost confidence and success by improving management of emotions for yourself and others.

Affirmations for Emotional Intelligence

Relax and take a trip to the old horse race tracks and meet Schwalliger. A simple man who at times could be more than meets the eye. This story written by Paul Laurence Dunbar in 1904 is part of "The Heart of Happy Hollow" collection.

Meet Schwalliger at the old horse race tracks in this 1904 story by Paul Laurence Dunbar from "The Heart of Happy Hollow" collection.

Schwalliger's Philanthropy - P.L. Dunbar

Use these affirmations to reach the success you want by strengthening your vulnerability. Listen before bed to train your brain to work on building your vulnerability while you sleep. Listen in the morning to reinforce what your brain is learning to acheive more success. The more you listen the more you'll experience success through proper use of your vulnerability.

Strengthen vulnerability with affirmations before bed and in the morning for success and financial freedom.

Affirmations for Success & Vulnerability

Start your morning with these empowering gratitude affirmations to steer your day in a positive direction. Listen at night before going to sleep to reinforce a feeling of gratitude and well-being. Affirmations are a great way to rewire your brain and shift your mindset.

Empower your day with morning gratitude affirmations and reinforce positivity before bed to shape a grateful mindset and well-being.

Morning Gratitude Affirmations

Start your day absorbing these gratitude affirmations. They're meant to rewire your mindset toward humility, deep gratitude, and personal success. Listen in the morning to start your day, and in the evening to end your day, or throughout your day for a boost of mindfulness and gratitude.

Transform your mindset with gratitude affirmations: listen in morning, evening, or throughout day for humility, gratitude, and success.

Morning Gratitude & Success Affirmations

Enjoy this short story from Eastern Stories and Legends. This story is about the Buddha's reincarnation as a lion helping the animal kingdom as he helped the human race. There are many conclusions to be drawn from this short story, I would love to hear your thoughts or ideas.

Buddha reincarnates as lion to help animal kingdom in short story from Eastern Stories and Legends. Share your thoughts!

The Hare That Ran Away - Eastern Stories

This very short fable is from Eastern stories. It's a story about wit that will surely delight any listener. A great way to wake up or wind down.

A charming Eastern fable about wit that delights listeners, perfect for starting or ending the day.

The Monkey and the Crocodile

This lovely inspiring story is of Eastern Stories and Legends. It speaks of the incarnation of the Buddha as a tree and how they almost were destroyed. Listen to this short moving story to unplug or fall asleep. Great for children too.

Inspiring tale of Buddha as a tree almost destroyed, perfect for bedtime or relaxation, suitable for children.

The Spirit That Lived In A Tree

Enjoy this short story by Paul Laurence Dunbar about rivalry in love and triumph in the end.

A tale of love rivalry and triumph by Paul Laurence Dunbar.

The Triumph Of Ol’ Mis’ Pease

Unwind with this Eastern Story about the Buddha as a parrot and how his wisdom saved him and his family. It's a lovely story about community and caring for family.

Buddha parrot's wisdom saves family in heartwarming Eastern tale about community and family care.

The Parrot That Fed His Parents

The moral of this story is giving. Listen and enjoy this short story at bedtime or in the morning to get your day started on a positive and grateful note. Part of Eastern Stories of the Buddha.

"Eastern Buddha story emphasizes importance of giving, perfect for bedtime or morning inspiration."

The Man Who Worked To Give Alms

"The Victory" by Rabindranath Tagore tells the story of a proud poet, who upon being humiliated by the king, learns humility and the true essence of art. The theme revolves around the idea that true victory lies not in pride or recognition, but in humility and self-awareness.

"The Victory" by Rabindranath Tagore teaches that true victory comes from humility and self-awareness, not pride or recognition, as a poet learns from a king's humiliation.

The Victory by Rabindranath Tagore

Start your day on a positive note. These positive day morning affirmations will stimulate confidence, gratitude, and joy. Listening at night will allow you to wake up with positive feelings in the morning.

Start your day with confidence, gratitude, and joy using morning affirmations; listen at night for a positive morning boost.

Positive Day Morning Affirmations

An inspiring story of principles, justice, and freedom this story by Paul Laurance Dunbar will have you cheering for Josh as he lives out every man's dream of self-ownership. Share this story with friends.

Paul Laurence Dunbar's tale follows Josh on a journey of self-ownership, principles, justice, and freedom that will inspire and captivate readers.

The Ingrate by Paul Laurence Dunbar

Wind down and get contemplative with this story by Paul Laurence Dunbar where Jerry learns that saying too much and letting pride get in the way can cost us more than we anticipate. This is a great story with an important message for everyone.

Jerry learns the cost of pride and talking too much in Paul Laurence Dunbar's story, a valuable lesson for all.

The Wisdom of Silence - P.L. Dunbar

Has anyone ever used the wrong pronoun for you? How did it feel? Did it jar you or annoy you a little bit? I'm guessing the answer is yes. Now, imagine going through life always having people use the wrong pronoun for you, even after you've shared. Let's explore why pronouns matter.

Understanding the impact of using correct pronouns is crucial for respecting individuals' identities and experiences.

Hello, My Pronouns Are

Our impact is directly related to how well we know ourselves. Self-awareness allows us to make better decisions in the moment rather than be automatic in our responses. This short scenario is about the impact we can or cannot have according to our level of self-awareness.

Impact is tied to self-awareness; knowing ourselves better leads to better decision-making, avoiding automatic reactions.

Awareness of Personal Impact

We live in a world of opposites. There's a time for everything. How do we, as individuals, allow that dichotomy to shape our characters? How will we be remembered in the end?

Navigating life's contrasts shapes our character, prompting reflection on how we'll be remembered in the end.

Accepting the Duality of Life

The most well-meaning questions may be hurtful to someone with a disability. Listen to this story from my life to understand how, and what we can do to change the narrative that disability bias creates in our minds.

Disability bias can be unintentionally hurtful; listen to personal story for insight and how to change perceptions.

Seeing Disability Bias in Ourselves

Take a peaceful journey to a quiet lakeside cottage, where Amara finds herself after a season of loss. Surrounded by still waters, moonlight, and kind strangers, she rediscovers her strength—and the truth that she was never alone. This is a calming sleep story that explores healing, connection, and inner light. Let the words and imagery guide you into a deep rest as you remember that your strength is always within reach, calm, quiet, and waiting to be seen. Perfect for winding down, letting go, and returning to yourself.

Healing journey to a lakeside cottage helps Amara find strength and connection, realizing she's never alone. Calming sleep story for relaxation.

The Light Beneath the Lake

This lakeside-inspired meditation is a peaceful return to your inner strength. Finding the Light Within invites you to imagine the stillness of a moonlit lake, where a warm and steady light shines just beneath the surface—a reflection of your quiet resilience. Perfect for moments of reflection and emotional healing, this meditation will help you connect with your breath, soften your body, and remember that you are strong, held, and never truly alone. Let your light rise from within.

Connect with inner strength through lakeside meditation, finding resilience in the stillness of a moonlit lake and the warm light within.

Finding the Light Within

You're invited to rest deeply, embracing your true self with love, compassion, and acceptance. This practice offers space to release self-doubt, welcome your authentic identity, and honor who you're becoming. Let soothing breath, imagery, and affirmations guide you toward a place of inner peace and self-love. You are worthy. You are enough. You are whole, exactly as you are.

Embrace self-love and acceptance through guided practice, releasing doubt and honoring your authentic self for inner peace.

Embracing Your True Self

Ayana, a curious tween, trades the noise of the city for the quiet rhythms of the country in this heartwarming sleep story. She spends a summer on a farm with horses, goats, rabbits, and wide open skies, where she discovers new parts of herself—and a world full of possibilities she never knew existed. A tale of self-discovery, courage, and the healing power of nature, this story invites listeners to rest with a sense of calm, wonder, and hope.

Tween girl trades city noise for country calm on a farm, discovering herself and the healing power of nature in a heartwarming sleep story.

Summer of Possibilities

This sleep meditation guides you through peaceful breathing, full-body relaxation, and a calming visualization. With imagery of horses, gentle breezes, open fields, and quiet stars, this meditation helps release stress, expand your imagination, and fall into a deep, nourishing sleep. Ideal for children and/or adults navigating change or growth, it reinforces a sense of safety, inner strength, and the beautiful truth that the world is bigger than we sometimes think.

This sleep meditation uses imagery of nature to promote relaxation, reduce stress, and improve sleep quality for both children and adults.

Expansive Possibilities

This calming meditation guides you to ground yourself in the present moment while staying open to learning difficult truths. With gentle affirmations and breath awareness, Open Hearts, Grounded Strength invites you to see your discomfort without judgment, reconnect with your inner power, and choose presence over perfection. You’ll leave this meditation feeling anchored, clear, and reminded that transformation begins within, and you don’t walk that journey alone.

A calming meditation to ground yourself in the present moment, embrace difficult truths, and choose presence over perfection for inner strength.

Tracks by Sedruola Maruska