I'm celebrating Chuseok — one of Korea's biggest holidays — and I'm inviting you to join me, because the thousand-year-old wisdom at the heart of this tradition has never been more urgent.In a world that tells us that "self-made" is a real thing, that we're separate from nature, and that texts and FaceTime are enough, Chuseok whispers a different truth. And it might be exactly what you need.Listen to hear more about:Why your ancestors matter — and they might not be who you thinkThe harvests you've been overlooking (and why recognizing them plants seeds for what's next)Why showing up in person matters in a way that FaceTime can never replaceHow to practice gratitude in a way that doesn't feel performative (and why that matters)So many of us are starving for belonging and true togetherness. This episode offers a way to start building it today.
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38. The "Spiritual"-to-MAGA Pipeline: why colonized spirituality leads to fascism
Episode 38: The “Spiritual”-to-MAGA Pipeline: Why Colonized Spirituality Leads to FascismHow do people who speak of love, light, and unity end up parroting authoritarianism, white supremacy, and fascism? In this powerful and deeply needed episode of Liberatory Business, Simone Seol unpacks what she calls the “Spiritual-to-MAGA Pipeline” — the hidden patterns that transform colonized spirituality into fertile ground for oppressive ideologies.Drawing from her own Korean shamanic lineage and examples from Catholic monastic and Buddhist traditions, Simone contrasts traditional, lineage-based spirituality with colonial spirituality — a version of “spiritual growth” that prioritizes individual transcendence over collective accountability. She explains how this shift produces people who feel entitled to “truth” while being accountable to no one, and how that mirrors the psychological conditions fascism thrives on.You’ll learn:The core differences between traditional, community-embedded spirituality and colonial, extractive spiritualityWhy colonized spirituality creates perfect conditions for authoritarian thinking and supremacist ideologyHow “natural law” rhetoric has been used historically to justify fascism — and why it’s resurfacing in modern wellness spacesThe antidote: what it actually looks like to practice spirituality in right relationship with land, elders, lineage, and communityWhy stolen medicine isn’t medicine at all — and how to recognize when “healing” practices are spiritually malnourishedIf you’ve ever felt uneasy about modern spirituality or wellness spaces but couldn’t quite put your finger on why, this episode offers a clear, compassionate roadmap for understanding and changing the culture.🎧 Listen now and start reclaiming spirituality as a force for collective liberation.
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37. Loving The Poop Of Life (interview with Danny Lim)
Back in March 2025, I recorded a raw and intimate conversation in Finland with my friend Danny Lim, the preeminent life coach and coach trainer of Singapore. In this episode, we talk about:Why I share from oozing wounds, not healed scars — and why I don't believe in the idea of "oversharing" My time in the "void" where I lost all clarity and thought I might never get it backWhat it's like to run a business on pure gut feeling Why everyone you admire is exactly as fucked up as you areThis is a long one, so get comfortable. We go deep into what it means to "love the poop of life" -- and how to build your business from inside of the compost.---Hang out with the incredible Danny Lim on Instagram!
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36. Intentional, aggressive, and imperfect care
Who cares if you've made millions of dollars and helped thousands of people... if you have no one you trust to pick up the phone at 2 AM when your world is falling apart? We live in an individualistic, "mind your own business" culture that has created in widespread deep loneliness, and "connection for sale." I'm sharing my personal practice of changing this culture: I call it intentional, aggressive, and imperfect care.Listen to discover:Why success, acclaim, and riches are worth nothing without deep relationshipsThe dangers of "minding your own business" The counterintuitive approach to caring that feels risky, but will change the culture of individualismHow to bring this principle into your business and personal lifeChoosing community over comfort changes everything. Let's do this together.
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35. Business does NOT equal capitalism: a guide for reclaiming commerce
Capitalism is so entrenched in our world, it's hard to think of business, money, and wealth outside of it. And yet, capitalism is extremely new to human history — even the history of human commerce.Commerce that connected and enriched humanity, as opposed to exploit and extract, has existed for thousands of years before capitalism. And it's time for us to reclaim and re-create what commerce can look like.Listen to hear more about:What sophisticated human commerce looked like for thousands of years before capitalism existedThe shocking historical event that changed everything overnight (that they didn't teach me about in school)Why capitalism literally cannot stop — it's not a choice, it's built into the systemFive key ideas that will point you toward participating in alternative liberatory forms of commerceThis conversation is deep and rigorous, and it matters. If you've ever felt conflicted about doing business in our current system, this episode will change how you see everything, and offer you a viable path forward.
Let's build community care, social responsibility, and allyship into every aspect of your business — not as an afterthought, but as a core foundation. Because business isn’t neutral. The way we sell, market, and structure our offers either upholds oppressive systems or actively works to dismantle them.We’re here to have honest, nuanced, and sometimes uncomfortable conversations about what it really means to run a business that is both profitable and radically principled.
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