stephen rodi: my truth

My mission is to help you find your way to understand and define your life's journey, to heal, and to grow.  I commit myself to help you discover and connect to your core truths and thus, your true self.  This is my calling.

How did I get here?

I've spent the majority of my life sensing that there was something more for me to experience…something more for me to know.  I've struggled at times with moderate to severe depression, and an overbearing feeling of being lost and stuck.  As a father and an active member of my community, I ignored my growing desolation as a means to remain strong for everyone else.  Inside, I was crying for help…but I wasn't listening.  So, nearly ten years ago I decided it was time to wake up and start finding my answers.

My awakening has been a slow and constant process; frustratingly defined by fits and starts, and by solitude.  It wasn't until I experienced the familiar depths of my path through my isolation due to the recent pandemic, that I awakened to new information… a new perspective. I experienced a new clarity through a “life altering” spiritual journey with the psychedelic plant medicine psilocybin (a.k.a. mushrooms). 

The energy and the information I received, awakened me to a deep awareness of my true self. I was shown a path to heal. As a part of my healing, I was given a gift of seeing my life as a part of a greater whole.  I was also shown that my role as a part of this greater whole is to serve. This is why I am here.

Doors began to open profoundly for me after my journey, as I experienced a new alignment with my path forward. One of those doors led me to Being True To You (www.beingtruetoyou.com), the leading company offering certification in transformational recovery life coaching. It was with Being True To You that my purpose blossomed into my path today. I received my certification in June 2021 and have been helping others ever since.

Just as important as my awakening journey, I've learned that there is no “magic pill” that will make me better.  While the information I received was essential, it is what I am doing with this information that continues to change my life. I learned I must first make the choice to heal.  I learned that healing and change take work, consistent focus, and time.  I also learned that I couldn’t do it by myself. I needed and asked for help…and that is okay.

This process is called “integration”. It is the process of taking my truths, the changes I choose to make, the new information I have received, and the dreams I hope to achieve and implementing a plan to realize each of them.  This is my plan to heal.

I am a spiritual man; grateful for my place in the Universe and the blessings bestowed on me.  I've been a serious athlete my entire life. I competed in rowing and sculling at the collegiate and National levels, and now compete in the sport of outrigger canoe racing. I'm an avid waterman and surfer, as well as an outdoorsman. I explore and play with Earth’s energies whenever possible.

I am a grateful father of twin sons who are now in their 20’s. I’m humbled by the beauty of their awakening souls and honored by the men whom they are becoming.

I am trying to do the best I can in this lifetime…just like you.

I am here to serve you and to help you find your purpose and your healing.

“Nothing happens until the pain of remaining the same outweighs the pain of change” — Arthur Burt

Photo Credits: Harrison Candlin, Israel Palacio - Othentik Productions