Ep. 241 The Soul’s Silent Cry: Why Feeling Unseen Is A Human's Deepest Wound
Spiritual Shit
Alea Lovely
4.8 • 924 Ratings
🗓️ 21 May 2025
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
“We need to be witnessed to know we exist — it’s not vanity, it’s survival.”
In this deeply resonant episode, we explore one of the most overlooked but soul-wounding experiences: the pain of feeling unseen. From the emotional toll it takes on our mental health to the spiritual void it creates, Alia dives into why the soul longs to be witnessed and how our relationships, upbringing, and society often fail to meet that need.
We unpack the psychological and spiritual consequences of invisibility — including chronic loneliness, suppressed authenticity, and relational breakdown — backed by research showing how this experience impacts depression, anxiety, and even suicidal ideation. You’ll hear about the societal forces that push us to mask our true selves and how patriarchal norms often exacerbate this pain.
Then, we journey into the sacred practice of witnessing — why being seen is a spiritual act, how ancient wisdom traditions honor this need, and what it means to live in full expression. Alia shares personal stories, practical tools for reclaiming your visibility, and examples of people who’ve courageously allowed themselves to be seen — and found liberation on the other side.
🧠 You’ll Learn:
- Why feeling unseen is a spiritual and emotional injury
- How to recognize the hidden cost of masking yourself
- Techniques to embrace vulnerability and authenticity
- How witnessing others can become a form of healing magic
✨ Whether you’ve felt invisible in love, family, or society — this episode will help you name that wound, tend to it, and begin the process of reemergence.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Spiritual Shit podcast with your host, Ali Loveli. This is a place where we discuss the spiritual, |
| 0:06.9 | the mystical, and the magical of the human experience. I will give you personal insights on this |
| 0:11.6 | podcast and interviews and card readings to help you think about the critical questions we are |
| 0:16.5 | facing in these complicated times and to shed light on the concerns of the collective. Here I will take what was woo-woo to the mainstream, so no topic is ever off limits, to have authentic and thought-provoking conversations to help you think about spirituality and how it affects our humanity in a variety of ways. |
| 0:32.6 | We will laugh, we will cry, and most importantly, we will think about our inherent resilience, |
| 0:37.5 | transformation, perseverance, and highlight the limitless possibilities that exist within each of us. |
| 0:42.7 | I want to inspire you to push beyond your own limits of comfort and strive for an open mind, no matter the odds. |
| 0:48.7 | I hope to encourage you to embrace your potential and pursue your dreams with an element of fun, spirituality, and humanity. |
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| 1:11.5 | like-minded souls to discuss your own spiritual journey. Follow me at Instagram at The Lovely |
| 1:15.9 | Alia as well as YouTube for video podcast. And thank you so much for joining me on this journey. |
| 1:21.2 | So let's get into today's episode. |
| 1:31.7 | Hello and welcome to another episode of spiritual shit. I'm your host, |
| 1:38.2 | Alia Lovely, and it's been a while since I've been with you. It's been a difficult season. |
| 1:45.6 | It's been, I know, difficult for a lot of you. And those of you who believe that we are going through some type of collective shift, well, I'm sure you could see how it's happening in your own life and |
| 1:50.5 | and even in the collective. But I felt really moved to get on here today and talk about something |
| 1:58.2 | that's been on my heart for a few weeks and talk about why I feel |
| 2:04.2 | like humanity's greatest devastation is not feeling seen and the parts of us that don't feel seen |
| 2:13.6 | how it makes us feel like we don't want to exist, how if we're not able to be authentic |
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