Undimmed with Cecily Mak

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  Clarity, Fatherhood, and Putting Down the Buffer with Cory Muscara 04.09.2026 54min

  Episode Description Cory Muscara left an economics track and a Wall Street internship at 21 after a single meeting made him "feel his soul leave his body." He was ordained as a monk, spent six months in silence in Burma and only years later realized his prized meditation practice had become a sophisticated way to avoid himself. In this episode, Cory and Cecily Mak go deep on the First of the Eight Awarenesses — Clarity: my life is better clear. They explore the surprising truth that a "clear-...
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  This Season on Undimmed 03.09.2026 4min

  What are you afraid would happen if you were fully engaged with your life? Season 2 of the Undimmed Podcast explores this question through the framework of The Eight Awarenesses: Clarity. Choice. Intuition. Healing. Freedom. Respect. Time. Service. The First Awareness is Clarity: my life is better clear. We start there, September 4th. 🎧 Undimmed with Cecily Mak — wherever you listen. Please remember to rate, subscribe, review, and share the Undimmed podcast to help this content reach ...
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  Audiobook Excerpt: I Choose What I Consume 20.01.2026 23min

  In this bonus episode of Undimmed, Cecily shares a short excerpt from the audiobook version of her new book, Undimmed: The Eight Awarenesses for Freedom from Unwanted Habits — shared here exclusively with podcast listeners. The passage focuses on the Second Awareness, I choose what I consume, and reflects on a period when Cecily was beginning to question long-held assumptions about alcohol, social life, and choice. It’s a quiet, honest moment from early on in the work, offered with openn...
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  A Personal Update from Cecily + Season Two Preview 20.11.2025 24min

  Cecily returns to Undimmed after a pause that grew into a deeper and more meaningful season of work than she expected. With new conversations set to arrive in your podcast feed next spring, Cecily shares a personal update. She talks about what this period has held: family transitions, continued healing, and the long, thoughtful process of completing her book, Undimmed: The Eight Awarenesses for Freedom from Unwanted Habits, which will be released in January 2026. She also shares a momen...
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  Choosing A Mindful Relationship with Alcohol 19.06.2024 46min

  On today’s episode of 'Undimmed' Cecily talks with Sunnyside co-founder, Nick Allen, about both of their personal and professional journeys with alcohol. Nick grew up in a household with two parents who struggled with alcoholism before ultimately finding sobriety. While Nick has had his ups and downs with drinking, up until this point has not felt the need to cut alcohol out of his life completely. Disappointed with the exclusively sobriety-focused, all-or-nothing options available, he ...
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  Helpful Habits in Finding Freedom from Alcohol and Disordered Eating 12.06.2024 43min

  Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine and writer Dana Leigh Lyons joins Cecily this week for an honest conversation about her relationship with dimmers: disordered eating, alcohol, and even screen time. Dana opens up about her early struggles with food, and later, her relationship with alcohol, which she quit in 2020. She describes how her experience growing up in a household with heavy drinking influenced her to abstain from alcohol until her twenties when she started drinking socially.&nbs...
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  Living in Fuchsia: A Journey Back to Life 05.06.2024 47min

  Kamelle Mills, a renowned fitness instructor, performer and confidence coach, joins Cecily for an inspiring and deeply personal conversation about resilience, faith, and overcoming life's darkest moments. In this episode, Kamelle recounts pivotal moments that sparked his transformation from battling alcoholism, eating disorders, and societal expectations to living a vibrant and authentic life he calls 'Living in Fuchsia.' Along the way, we hear about his early life in Huntsville, Texas, the p...
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  From Darkness to Light: Healing, Sobriety, and Empowering Women 29.05.2024 43min

  In this episode of Undimmed, host Cecily Mak is joined by Christine Gutierrez, a licensed psychotherapist, life coach, and expert in self-worth. Christine, the author of "I Am Diosa: A Journey to Healing Deep, Loving Yourself and Coming Back Home to Soul," shares her personal journey from childhood spirituality to confronting her struggles with alcohol and toxic relationships. As Christine opens up about her teenage and early adult years, she discusses the duality of striving for success whil...
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  Making Room for Mindful Consumption with Dan Harris 22.05.2024 38min

  This week’s episode of Undimmed features a candid conversation with Dan Harris, former ABC News anchor and creator of the Ten Percent Happier meditation app, podcast, and book. Dan shares his personal journey with cocaine use, sparked by his experiences in war zones and his quest for adrenaline, leading to a panic attack on live television. His path to recovery involved therapy, quitting cocaine, and eventually discovering meditation, which transformed his relationship with his own mind.&nbsp...
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  Navigating A Clear Friendship with Grace 21.05.2024 1h 4min

  Renowned photographer, creator of the Embody Project, and Cecily’s dear friend, Erica Scott, joins the podcast this week for an intimate conversation among dear friends who have been exploring their relationships with dimmers, primarly alcohol, since they first connected decades ago. In this heartfelt conversation, they cover three primary chapters of their friendship: (1) the years in which they both drank as galavanting single women and later as more settled adults, (2) the years during whi...
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  Yung Pueblo: Clarity for Connection 08.05.2024 44min

  Meditator and author Diego Perez, known primarily under his pen name Yung Pueblo, sits down with Cecily to discuss his undimming process. Like so many of us, Diego experienced alcohol and drugs for relief and recreation in his twenties but after a particularly dangerous experience, found himself searching for a deeper, healthier way of living. Tune in as Diego shares how meditation brought him to his own version of a ClearLife, the evolution of his close friendships, and his advice for ...
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  I Chose My Beyoncé (Clear) Life 30.04.2024 48min

  Welcome to the first episode of Undimmed, A ClearLife Podcast. We’re kicking it off with someone near and dear to Cecily’s ClearLife journey, Jennifer Pattee. Join Cecily and Jennifer as they dive into the choice to live alcohol-free, self-actualization (is anyone else living their Beyoncé life?), and how connection and community are medicine. Jennifer Pattee is an endurance athlete, Apple-trained designer, and Y Combinator founder who's democratizing access to executive coaching throug...