{"store":{"baseInfo":{"podcastTitle":"Ray Inspired","slug":"rayinspired","podcastDescription":"Welcome to Ray...Inspired! I’m glad you’re here.\n\nI have a story to share – some may call it an awakening, some the journey from darkness to Light, and some may call it just living life. Much of what I share comes in the form of a daily journal entry, processing whatever is happening in the moment.\n\nI spent the first part of my life hiding, hesitant to open up and give expression to the inspirational world that lived on the inside of me, thinking I wasn’t good enough to share it, or that others were already doing it really well so why bother.\n\nRock bottom moments, such as being held in ICE detention for 75 days, and having crises in almost every area of my life, really brought me through the fire, burning off all that needed to go. I have since received greater awareness and clarity on just exactly who I am, why I am here, and what I am moving towards.\n\nThrough many walks and inspiring conversations, I explore topics including spirituality, self-care, boundaries, relationships, and mental health with radical vulnerability.\n\nWe’ve made it so far, and that is worth celebrating. I now invite you to share in this adventure together with me, and to live inspired!","podcastLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/18966484/RayInspired_square_1400_9a4ypu.jpg","podcastShareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/18966484/RayInspired_square_1400_9a4ypu_1200x628.jpg?s=0d5724cca7d8c2b75804e549f75996fb&e=jpg","podcastUrl":"https://rayinspired.podbean.com","podcastCanSearched":true,"feedUrl":"https://feed.podbean.com/rayinspired/feed.xml","theme":"playlist2","podcastDeepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-nqg2k-12167d4?from=usersite","removePodbeanBranding":"no","brandingLogo":null,"timeZone":{"timeZoneId":11,"gmtAdjustment":"GMT-06:00","useDaylightTime":1,"value":-6,"text":"(GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)","daylightStartTime":"Second Sunday Of March +2 Hours","daylightEndTime":"First Sunday Of November +2 Hours","timezone":"America/Chicago"},"podcastDownloads":null,"totalEpisodes":19,"showComments":true,"iOSAppDownloadLink":null,"customizeCssUrl":null,"androidAppDownloadLink":null,"showPostShare":true,"showLike":true,"author":"Ray Penner","enableEngagementStats":true,"shareEmbedLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pbblog-nqg2k-12167d4-playlist","language":"en","sensitivitySessionExpireTime":3600,"podcastApps":[{"name":"Apple Podcasts","link":"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ray-inspired/id1769873448","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/apple-podcast.png","title":null},{"name":"YouTube","link":"https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgQnROn165A3iowGgWYgImX9jx2rNTOsN","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/youtube_logo.png","title":null},{"name":"Podbean App","link":"https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-nqg2k-12167d4?from=usersite","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/podbean-app.png","title":null},{"name":"Spotify","link":"https://open.spotify.com/show/5hBxRTr22zdiBejbr8qyVP","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/spotify.png","title":null}],"components":{"base":[{"id":"MainStyle","val":"light"},{"id":"Font","val":"Roboto"},{"id":"SecondaryFont","val":"Roboto"},{"id":"PlayerColor","val":"#9417FF"},{"id":"PlayerStyle","val":"player2"},{"id":"PlayerWave","val":"show"},{"id":"Favicon","val":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/wzeva2zf38bu3655/android-chrome-192x192.png"},{"id":"CookiesNotice","val":"hide"},{"id":"CookiesNoticeContent","val":"

Cookies Notice

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies.

"}],"home-header":[{"id":"HomeHeaderTextColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"BackgroundImage","val":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/32w73zrfd8ige2ak/Screenshot_20210225-124737_Instagram.jpg"},{"id":"BackgroundImageForMobile","val":null}],"page-header":[{"id":"PageHeaderTextColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"SecondaryPageBackgroundImage","val":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/32w73zrfd8ige2ak/Screenshot_20210225-124737_Instagram.jpg"},{"id":"SecondaryPageBackgroundImageForMobile","val":null}],"episode-list":[{"id":"EpisodeListType","val":"simple-list"},{"id":"EpisodesPerPage","val":10},{"id":"EpisodeStats","val":"show"}],"navigation":[{"id":"NavigationFontColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"NavigationBackgroundColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"NavigationSearch","val":"show"},{"id":"NavigationLinks","val":[{"id":"Home","type":"Link","value":"/","text":"Home","subitems":[]},{"id":"Subscribe","type":"Link","value":"https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/q81pvDixwuW9","text":"Subscribe","subitems":[]},{"id":"Profile","type":"Link","value":"https://www.podbean.com/user-z7JRxvs85TV2","text":"Profile","subitems":[]}]}],"footer":[{"id":"FooterType","val":"Footer1"},{"id":"FooterFontColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"FooterBackgroundColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"FooterCopyright","val":"Copyright 2024 All rights reserved."},{"id":"SocialMediaLinks","val":{"facebook_username":"","twitter_username":"","instagram_username":"rayinspired","youtube_username":"","linkedin_username":""}}],"customize-container1":[],"customize-container2":[{"id":"ComponentText-2809642c-3dc5-1c1d-935d-bf74abfb4c85","val":{"ComponentFontColor":"#000000","ComponentBackgroundColor":"#f2f2f2","ComponentContent":"

About Your Host, Ray

I hit rock bottom living the life of a perfectionist people pleaser - took me a moment to craft that one 😅.

From having a relatively calm and undisturbed (aka well-controlled) life to going through divorce, financial crises, 75 days in ICE detention, mental breakdown, physical deterioration, identity crisis, and the withering effects of an unbalanced life, I have learned and been humbled much.

In letting go I have been given so much in return.

Some of my roles include: teacher, photographer, entrepreneur, musician, and writer.

I grew up in the Christian community, battled with difficult questions, found interesting insights within the spirituality community, and later became re-enchanted with the wonder and mystery of that which really has no name, Whom many of us call God. Throughout life, I have explored many beautiful places and experienced the presence of the Divine in many real and profound ways.

For those who think they're not good enough or are not ready or qualified to show up: we have a story to share, and something unique that only we can bring. So let's bring it! Time to show up for ourselves and for those around us!

"}}]},"allLinks":[],"mainStylesDefaultSettings":null,"defaultCustomizeComponents":null,"scripts":[],"metas":null,"appConfig":{"package":"com.podbean.app.podcast","app_store_id":973361050,"app_name":"Podbean","scheme":"podbean"},"customizeCss":null,"canEditCss":null,"enableJsCodeInCustomizeContent":false,"enabledIframeCodeInCustomizeContent":true,"sectionMaxCount":10,"enableEditorLink":true,"enableEditCookiesNotice":true,"siteRedirectToFeed":false,"podcatcherRssUrl":null,"showFeed":true,"showTopBar":true,"enableWebSiteLike":true,"organizationName":null,"organizationPageLink":null},"backToListUrl":"/","tinymceLoaded":false,"listEpisodes":[],"userLikedEpisodes":[],"userLikeCheckedEpisodes":[],"topBarIframeLoaded":false,"listTotalCount":0,"listTotalPage":0,"listPage":0,"listType":"all","listValue":"","listName":"","pageLoading":false,"apiBaseUrl":"https://rayinspired.podbean.com","apiV2BaseUrl":"","apiCommonParams":{"t":"6919eb5a","clientSignature":"3a12092ee829addacbc2f1805436a1d7","u":null,"customizing":null},"apiCommonHeaders":{},"comments":[],"commentsTotalCount":0,"commentsTotalPage":0,"commentsPage":1,"commentEpisodeId":"pb24372510-8qckr","episode":{"id":"pb24372510","idTag":"8qckr","title":"Managing the Flow of Energy","logo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/18966484/RayInspired_square_1400_9a4ypu_300x300.jpg","shareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/18966484/RayInspired_square_1400_9a4ypu_1200x628.jpg?s=0d5724cca7d8c2b75804e549f75996fb&e=jpg","largeLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/18966484/RayInspired_square_1400_9a4ypu.jpg","previewContent":null,"content":"

Listen in as I reflect on my personal experience with managing energy:

energetic boundaries
observing the effects of redirecting our energy
balance of energy flow in and out

If this episode inspired you, I would be grateful to have you share it with someone who needs to hear this today.

Questions? Interested in being a guest? Please email info@rayinspired.com

Thank you for listening!

","publishTimestamp":1732344621,"duration":1337,"mediaUrl":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/z7kr89cpqtc5kjii/20241013-_Managing_the_Flow_of_Energy-_1927ah8a.mp3","mediaType":"audio/mpeg","shareLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pb-8qckr-173e51e","likedCount":0,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-8qckr-173e51e","transcriptUrl":null,"permalink":"/e/managing-the-flow-of-energy/","downloadLink":"https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-8qckr-173e51e?download=1","fallbackResource":null,"fallbackResourceMimetype":null,"downloadCount":21,"status":"publish","hasMoreContent":false,"chaptersUrl":null,"explicit":false},"episodeShareLink":null,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-8qckr-173e51e","playlist":{"episodes":[],"current":0,"start":0,"stop":0,"playing":true,"playerLoading":true,"playbackRate":1,"playbackRateIndex":1,"volume":1},"toasts":[],"confirm":null,"customizeEditorFormZIndex":999,"lastRequestTime":null,"validateChangesOnBeforeunload":true,"windowWidth":1000,"VITE_FS1_CDN_URL_PREFIX":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1","reloadStats":false,"userIdEncrypted":null,"userProfilePicture":null,"username":null,"isVerified":false,"loadUserInfo":false,"loginUrl":"https://www.podbean.com/site/user/login?return=https%253A%252F%252Frayinspired.podbean.com%252Fe%252Fmanaging-the-flow-of-energy%252F&rts=982d6db3735f29447202f9068aa181048707dddd","recaptchaV3Loaded":false,"recaptchaV2Loaded":false,"likesLoaded":false,"commentLikeMap":{},"commentOffset":0,"widgetCommentsLoaded":false},"episode":{"id":"pb24372510","idTag":"8qckr","title":"Managing the Flow of Energy","logo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/18966484/RayInspired_square_1400_9a4ypu_300x300.jpg","shareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/18966484/RayInspired_square_1400_9a4ypu_1200x628.jpg?s=0d5724cca7d8c2b75804e549f75996fb&e=jpg","largeLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/18966484/RayInspired_square_1400_9a4ypu.jpg","previewContent":null,"content":"

Listen in as I reflect on my personal experience with managing energy:

energetic boundaries
observing the effects of redirecting our energy
balance of energy flow in and out

If this episode inspired you, I would be grateful to have you share it with someone who needs to hear this today.

Questions? Interested in being a guest? Please email info@rayinspired.com

Thank you for listening!