# When You Are Yourself | SOVEREIGN Magazine® Podcast with Renee Merkle

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Podcast: [SOVEREIGN Magazine® Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sovereign-magazine-podcast-6573210)
Published: 2026-07-30T07:01:00+00:00
Episode link: https://sovereign-magazine.com/audio-magazine/when-you-are-yourself-sovereign-magazine-podcast-with-renee-merkle
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## Resource

Trigger Warning: In this episode of SOVEREIGN Magazine® Podcast, host Nicole George reconnects with Renee Merkle, SOVEREIGN Magazine®’s Multidimensional Channel and Quantum New Earth Mentor Columnist to explore the July Full Moon theme “Finding Your Tribe” through Renee’s article, “The Field That Forms When You Are Yourself.” Renee shares how early experiences of loss, exclusion, and not fitting in shaped her sensitivity around groups, and how she later realized true belonging must come from within. She reflects on leaving a toxic, longtime friend group after her Saturn return and how choosing authenticity over acceptance changed her life—finishing her degree, meeting her husband, and forming new friendships. Renee explains how aligned spaces feel light and expansive while misaligned rooms feel heavy and constrictive, encouraging listeners to follow the universe’s nudges, outgrow comfort zones, and let their authentic frequency naturally attract their tribe. 00:00 Trigger Warning 01:45 Finding Your Tribe Theme 02:40 Childhood Belonging Wounds 06:04 Choosing Authenticity 07:35 Saturn Return Wake Up 11:43 Right Rooms vs Wrong 13:18 Outgrowing Comfort Zones 16:53 High School Fitting In Connect with Renee Merkle Email Instagram Website Producer’s credits: Nicole George - Podcast Host | CEO/Founder SOVEREIGN Magazine® | Editor-in-Chief Ariane Lim - Podcast Producer + Engineer Sara Wagle - Audio Efficiency & Flow Manager Latest Issue: Click here Become a Columnist: learn more here . Connect with Us: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Substack YouTube Threads

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