About this episode

Cate Montana discusses her book and the deeper questions about fear and self-trust in a changing world.

What happens when spiritual positivity is no longer enough to make sense of the world? On The Wellness Driven Life Show, April Chavez sits down with journalist and author Cate Montana to talk about her book, Cracking the Matrix: 14 Keys to Individual and Global Freedom, and the deeper questions that surfaced when her old beliefs were no longer grounded in reality. Cate shares how 2020 pushed her to look beyond self-help and into the history of fear, influence, and the many traditions that have named destructive unseen forces across cultures. She also offers a simple practice for staying rooted: get quiet, go barefoot in nature, and learn to trust your own inner wisdom again. Cate's writing on Substack: http://cmontana.substack.com/Book: Cracking the Matrix: 14 Keys to Individual and Global Freedom Hosted and executive produced by April Chavez: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aprilmchavez/Video production by Manlee J. Chavez: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manleejchavez/Music by Steve Stuntz: https://www.youtube.com/@stevestuntz9303 ​ Driven Livin’: https://drivenlivin.com ​Join the Drive Collective: https://drivenlivin.com/community ​ 🔔 Join us Wednesdays at 6 PM PST for The Wellness…

People in this episode

Host: April Chavez

Guest: Cate Montana

Topics covered

• spirituality
• self-trust
• fear
• personal growth
• nature connection

Keywords

• spiritual positivity
• self-help
• fear
• individual freedom
• global freedom

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Evergreen Podcasts, Substack

Books & works: Cracking the Matrix: 14 Keys to Individual and Global Freedom

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