51. The Gift of Feeling Lost and Unfulfilled: How to Navigate Your Dark Night of the Soul

What if your darkest moments in life are a doorway to your deepest transformation?

In this episode, Ben and Mitra explore what happens when our usual ways of finding peace stop working and everything feels uncertain. They share personal stories and ancient wisdom about why these challenging periods might actually be sacred invitations rather than problems to fix. It's an honest conversation about learning to befriend the very experiences we usually try to escape.

What You’ll Learn: 

• Why your soul shatters illusions and how to recognize when life demands a U-turn

• The crucial difference between isolation and conscious solitude

• How to befriend darkness instead of trying to fix or escape it

If you’re someone who ….

• Feels like everything that brought you peace has stopped working

• Feels lost and confused 

• Wonders if you're depressed or experiencing something deeper

...then you don't want to miss this episode.

Chapters: 

00:00 : What Is the Dark Night of the Soul?

01:31 : When Your Beliefs Stop Making Sense

05:57 : Taking Responsibility vs Playing Victim

09:19 : The Illusions That Need to Shatter

15:50 : Letting Go of the Caretaker Identity

20:19 : Finding Your Anchor Point in Darkness

29:37 : Rituals for Moving Through Hard Times

33:15 : Isolation vs Conscious Solitude

37:58 : Recognizing the Soul's Invitation

39:35 : Befriending the Darkness

Links : 

Learn more about Mitra’s self-coaching program: https://mitramanesh.com/ 

Social Media: 

@mitramanesh_ (https://instagram.com/mitramanesh_)

@bendadbin (https://instagram.com/bendadbin) 

@theinnerview.live (https://bit.ly/4f61J0Q)

Keywords : 

Ben Dadbin, Mitra Manesh