Awakening with Mark Nepo

Enlightened Empaths

Samantha Fey and Denise Correll

Self-improvement, Religion, Education, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality

5 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Please join Samantha and Denise in welcoming a very special guest today. Mark Nepo is an author and spiritual teacher who has taught in the fields of poetry and spirituality for over 30 years. A beloved poet, teacher, and storyteller, Mark has been called “one of the finest spiritual guides of our time,” “a consummate storyteller,” and “an eloquent spiritual teacher.”

Mark has published multiple books, and his work has been translated throughout the world. In leading spiritual retreats, in working with healing and medical communities, and in his teachings as a poet, Mark’s work is widely accessible and used by many.

Books by Mark Nepo:

The Fifth Season https://amzn.to/4r8Uzje

The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have https://amzn.to/48iNF3a

The Book of Awakening Inspiration Deck https://amzn.to/44g7RQT

Drinking from the River of Light: The Life of Expression https://amzn.to/3JH6K5Y

You Don’t Have to Do It Alone: The Power of Friendship https://amzn.to/4i0jukG

The One Life We’re Given: Finding the Wisdom That Waits in Your Heart https://amzn.to/47IKTEi

The Endless Practice: Becoming Who You Were Born to Be https://amzn.to/480adoi

The Way Under the Way: The Place of True Meeting https://amzn.to/49Uofdp

For More Information About Mark and his Upcoming Events, Trainings, and Retreats: https://marknepo.com/

FB @MarkNepo

IG Mark_Nepo

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to enlightened empaths, your community for the spiritually awakened
0:07.5	awaken, where we discuss, explore, and connect with fellow empaths, healers, intuitives,
0:13.2	and seekers.
0:19.1	Hello, empaths.
0:20.7	Thanks for joining us once again this week. Boy, do we have a special treat for you.
0:26.5	Joining us on the show today is the wise, poetic, soul-stirring author Mark Nepo. In his 30s, Mark was
0:33.7	diagnosed with a rare form of lymphoma, a struggle, which helped form his philosophy
0:38.9	of experiencing life fully while staying in relationship to an unknowable future. Mark devotes his
0:45.7	writing and teaching to the journey of inner transformation. And this journey led him to write
0:51.3	the Book of Awakening, which is now celebrating its 20th anniversary.
0:56.8	In addition to writing more than two dozen books, he's also earned achievement awards from
1:02.0	Age Nation and Ome Times and was named as one of the 100 most spiritually influential living
1:08.4	people. He's appeared on Oprah's show several times and is one of her
1:13.1	Super Soul 100 members. And that is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of his beautiful
1:19.4	accomplishments. His latest book is called The Fifth Season, Creativity and the Second Half of Life.
1:26.8	Welcome to the show, Mark. We're so happy and honored to have you
1:29.6	here. Oh, thank you. It's great to be with you. So let's just talk before we dive into your new book,
1:36.9	I would love for listeners who may be super young listeners who aren't really familiar with your
1:43.5	backstory to hear an overview of how
1:47.0	you took this terrible, terrible diagnosis of cancer and turned it into such a beautiful moment
1:54.9	of awakening that you then shared with the world. Can you just give us an overview of that?
1:59.5	Sure, sure. Well, you know, this is,
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