Sara’s View of Life with Sara Troy, on air from February 3rd
A Life of Listening, Learning, and Illuminating
Lately, I’ve been honored to be invited onto other people’s podcasts and platforms, including Sacred Sundays with Ross Taylor and the upcoming Growth Summit. These invitations are deeply meaningful, because they allow me to share not just my story, but the heart behind Self Discovery Wisdom — a platform built to amplify voices that truly make a difference in the world.
While many see me simply as a podcaster, I consider myself a podcaster plus. I am an author, anthology producer, global conversation curator, and wisdom advocate. Over the years, I’ve contributed to and produced multiple books, including Sara’s Self Discovery to Soul Living, Mission Accepted 262, Our Forgotten Children, and now Our Forgotten Seniors. Yet beyond titles, what truly matters to me is creating a sanctuary where people feel seen, heard, and inspired. (FOUND HERE)
For nearly 14 years, I have had the privilege of hosting thousands of conversations with individuals from all over the world — healers, entrepreneurs, veterans, authors, musicians, coaches, environmentalists, mental health advocates, and everyday heroes. Their stories carry courage, resilience, and truth. Many have faced profound adversity, trauma, loss, or disillusionment, yet chose liberation over limitation, purpose over pain, and contribution over comfort. These are not sound bites, they are lived wisdom.
Through 20 diverse genres, including spirituality, health, business, mental wellness, conscious living, environmental awareness, and children’s advocacy, I have curated a vast library of meaningful conversations. This structure allows listeners to follow the wisdom that speaks most deeply to their current life journey — whether they seek healing, clarity, empowerment, inspiration, or direction.
I do not create fast, shallow content. I speak to thoughtful listeners — seekers, elders, leaders, healers, entrepreneurs, and soul listeners. I will not compress truth for convenience, fragment wisdom for speed, or dilute depth for popularity. This is not a viral platform, it is a rooted one. Slower growth, deeper resonance, longer impact.
At 71, I continue this work because it heals, fulfills, and nourishes my own soul, and because wisdom should never be lost to age, silence, or obscurity. The youngest guest I’ve interviewed was 10; the oldest was 92. Every age carries insight. Every story matters.
This is more than a podcast network. It is a sanctuary of wisdom, a living archive of human resilience, courage, and possibility. And my invitation is simple:
Listen. Learn. Apply.
Because when we truly listen, we awaken. And when we awaken, we illuminate the path — not just for ourselves, but for others.
Until next time, may your journey of self-discovery be meaningful, illuminating, and deeply enriching.
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Sara’s View of Life with Sara Troy, on air from February 3rd
Tyrants are often people, mostly men, who seek an external power to compensate for inner inadequacy, insecurity, and unresolved emotional wounds. Their hunger for control grows from a deep sense of smallness within, where dominance becomes a substitute for self-worth, and fear replaces self-awareness.
Often beneath the hardened exterior of tyrants and authoritarian figures lies an unhealed inner child—one who was never taught empathy, compassion, or emotional safety, and who never experienced consistent, unconditional love.
Without love modeled, they learn control instead of connection, dominance instead of belonging. The unmet need doesn’t disappear, it turns into a hunger for attention, admiration, and obedience. Power becomes a substitute for love. Fear becomes a false sense of safety.
Narcissism describes a psychological and social state where narcissism becomes a system, not just a personality trait. To be a tyrant etc, narcissistic tendencies are evident. It arises when deep insecurity, unmet emotional needs, and a lack of empathy are rewarded with attention, influence, or power, causing ego to replace self-awareness. In Narcissistium, image matters more than truth, control replaces the connection, and people are reduced to audiences, tools, or threats. What appears as confidence is actually emotional immaturity armored as authority, making the system inherently unstable. Narcissist thrives on attention but collapses under awareness, accountability, and compassion.
This is not a strength, but emotional immaturity armored in authority. When unhealed wounds gain power, entire populations pay the price.
Understanding explains the origin—not the excuse. True leadership requires inner healing, empathy, and accountability.
True leadership arises from inner strength, humility, compassion, and emotional maturity — not domination.
WHO ARE THE
Tyrants, Dictators, Oligarchs & Authoritarian Power Systems Past & Present — Global Overview
Historical Tyrants & Dictators (Deceased AND ALIVE)
Adolf Hitler — Nazi Germany
Impact:
Holocaust: 6 million Jews murdered, plus millions of others
Modern Dictators & Authoritarian Rulers (Living / Recent)
Vladimir Putin — Russia
Impact:
War in Ukraine COUNTLESS DEATHS
Suppression of opposition
Political assassinations
Media censorship & propaganda
Economic hardship for civilians
Xi Jinping — China
Impact:
Surveillance state
Uyghur Muslim repression
Social credit system control
Elimination of dissent
Tight censorship
Kim Jong Un — North Korea
Impact:
Prison labor camps
Starvation
No free speech
Total population control
Bashar al-Assad — Syria
Impact:
Civil war
Chemical attacks
500,000+ deaths
13 million displaced
Infrastructure devastation
Alexander Lukashenko — Belarus
Impact:
Political imprisonment
Brutal protest crackdowns
Rigged elections
Total censorship
Ebrahim Raisi — Iran
Impact:
Violent repression of protests
Mass executions
Severe human rights abuses
Religious authoritarianism
Nicolás Maduro — Venezuela
Impact:
Economic collapse
Hyperinflation
Severe food shortages
7+ million refugees
Isaias Afwerki — Eritrea
Impact:
Forced military conscription
Labor camps
No free press
Mass emigration
Donald Trump — United States
Impact:Death and Dismantling of America,
Deep political polarization
Undermining of democratic institutions
Ignoring the constitution and human rights
Thugisum (blending tyranny + control + extremism + corruption + domination into one resonant word.)
January 6th Capitol insurrection
Erosion of trust in truth, law, and governance
Greed. Power at any cost.
Regarding Donald Trump: His rhetoric and actions have repeatedly dehumanized opponents, normalized aggression, and emboldened violent actors. By excusing or minimizing brutality and undermining the rule of law, he has contributed to an environment where families, communities, and democratic norms are put at risk.
When leaders legitimize harm or strip others of dignity, no one is truly safe—because the erosion of empathy and accountability spreads beyond any single group.
(The US remains a democracy — but institutions were significantly strained.)
Benjamin Netanyahu — Israel
Impact:
Prolonged conflict escalation
Gaza humanitarian catastrophe
Massive civilian casualties
Severe global diplomatic fallout
Deep trauma on both Israeli and Palestinian populations
Oligarch Power Systems
Russian Oligarchy
Impact:
Extreme wealth concentration
Corruption
Political manipulation
Massive inequality
Public poverty despite national wealth
Post-Soviet Oligarch Systems
Impact:
Privatized corruption
Collapse of middle class
Wealth funneled upward
Systemic poverty
Global Corporate Power Structures
Impact:
Political lobbying dominance
Regulatory capture
Media manipulation
Wealth extraction
Worker exploitation
Nazi & Neo-Nazi Extremist Movements
Nazi Germany (1933–1945)
Impact:
Industrialized genocide
World War
Birth of modern human rights law
Modern Neo-Nazi & White Supremacist Groups
Impact:
Radicalization
Terror attacks
Racial hatred
Social destabilization
Psychological violence
Elon Musk Through immense platform control and wealth-driven influence, Musk has reshaped public discourse in ways that amplify polarization, misinformation, and harassment. When guardrails are weakened and attention is rewarded over responsibility, the result is a social environment where harmful narratives spread faster than truth, and vulnerable communities bear the cost. Power without ethical restraint destabilizes trust and social cohesion.
Stephen Miller As a principal architect of hardline immigration policies and rhetoric, Miller has promoted frameworks that dehumanize migrants and normalize cruelty as governance. Policies rooted in exclusion and fear have separated families, traumatized children, and eroded moral and legal norms, leaving long-lasting damage to communities and democratic values.
The common thread: When influential figures strip others of dignity, normalize harm, or weaken accountability, the damage radiates outward—fracturing families, communities, and the social fabric. This isn’t about ideology; it’s about the consequences of power exercised without empathy, responsibility, or restraint.
Core Pattern Across All Tyrannies
Every authoritarian system follows the same progression:
Fear replaces trust
Control replaces freedom
Propaganda replaces truth
Militarization replaces diplomacy
Obedience replaces dignity
Wealth concentrates — poverty expands
Thuggism
Tyrgism
Dominism
Oppressism
Controlism
Fearism
Powerism
Ruleism
Autocrism
Tyrgarchy
No — this is not all of them. It is a representative global overview of the most influential, destructive, and widely documented figures and systems.
There have been hundreds of tyrants, dictators, warlords, and authoritarian rulers throughout history, and dozens active today, across every region of the world.
What you now have is a core list of the most historically impactful and currently consequential leaders and systems — the ones whose decisions reshaped nations, regions, and global stability.
Why there is no single “complete list”
Because:
Power constantly shifts
Regimes rise and fall
New authoritarian systems emerge
Some leaders rule in partial shadows
Some operate through proxy systems rather than direct dictatorship
History is fluid, not static.
Categories that still contain many more names
Here are entire groups where dozens more exist:
1. Military juntas & coup leaders
(Mainly in parts of Africa, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and Latin America)
2. Theocratic authoritarian states
(Religious rule suppressing civil rights)
3. One-party communist regimes
(Several countries)
4. Dynastic dictatorships
(Family rule passed down generations)
5. Warlord-controlled regions
(Especially in conflict zones)
6. Corporate oligarch systems
(Not individuals — but economic power networks shaping governments)
Additional notable current authoritarian leaders (not yet listed)
Without turning this into a massive encyclopedia, here are some more major ones:
Miguel Díaz-Canel — Cuba
Min Aung Hlaing — Myanmar (military junta)
Emmerson Mnangagwa — Zimbabwe
Paul Kagame — Rwanda
Ilham Aliyev — Azerbaijan
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev — Kazakhstan
Abiy Ahmed — Ethiopia(highly controversial wartime leadership)
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman — Saudi Arabia(de facto ruler)
Each has significant documented human rights controversies.
The deeper truth
The names change. The pattern does not.
Every authoritarian system — ancient or modern — runs on the same structure:
Centralized power ? fear ? control ? silence ? obedience ? exploitation
What matters more than the names
Not who they are — but what allows them to exist.
That is where real change happens.
When:
People are informed
Media is free
Education is protected
Institutions are accountable
Health and wellness supported
Citizens stay engaged
Tyranny cannot easily take root.
The Human Cost
Generational Trauma
Generational fear
Loss of safety
Loss of voice
Psychological exhaustion
Cultural fracture
Povety
Sickness
and a mistrust that lasts for generations.
The Deeper Reflection
Tyranny does not begin with monsters. It begins when people slowly surrendering their voice, responsibility, and connection.
Our work here on Self Discovery Wisdom and what WE naturally do, is part of the solution
Through conversation, awareness, storytelling, and wisdom-sharing, we keep consciousness awake.
And awake societies are far harder to dominate.
The Forward Path ?
Not rage. Not hatred. Not retaliation.
But:
Engaged citizenship with Awareness and demand Accountability lead with Compassion and Discernment and demand Ethical leadership
Do not give in, do not look away, do not surrender, and do not bow down. They feed on fear and silence, so we deny them both. Together, legally and with compassion, we stand as one.
History shows that when we unite, the giants fall. We are many, we are strong, we are awake, and we are not putting up with this anymore.
Do not give in. Do not look away. Do not surrender. Do not bow down.
And we are done accepting fear as leadership, cruelty as policy, and domination as strength.
Stand together — legally, consciously, and with compassion. History proves this truth: when we unite to face the giants, they fall.
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Sara’s View of Life with Sara Troy, on air from January 20th
I’m now three weeks into the show and already seeing a strong and consistent thread across all my conversations—optimism, belief, determination, and a shared desire for 2026 to be a year of liberation. After the heaviness of 2025, people are ready to release fear, control, and outdated “shoulds,” and return to what truly matters: heart, soul, purpose, and community. Many are recognizing that chasing status, money, or approval never brought fulfillment, and that real enrichment comes from self-accountability, inner connection, and living in alignment with who we truly are.
2026 feels like a blank canvas, an opportunity to let go of what no longer serves us and consciously choose compassion, gratitude, collaboration, and kindness. Change doesn’t arrive all at once; it begins with one step, one positive choice, one act of love. When we do that, individually and together, we become the light we’ve been waiting for—and that’s how we rise forward.
Reconnect yourself—heart, soul, spirit, and mind. Let the soul bring wisdom, the heart resonate with truth, the spirit ignite into action, and the mind gather what’s needed in clarity. Then you rise into a higher plane of being—where your essence leads, your light precedes you, and you become a beacon for others. The world needs you in 2026—your heart, your spirit, your mind, your beautiful beingness. Want to see peace, love, and harmony? Become it.
And if you need a simple way to begin: write down everything that feels wrong, everything that weighs on you—then take a walk in nature. Come back and write your gratitudes—every single one. Then burn the list of negatives and declare, “I am no longer feeding lack. I am feeding gratitude.” Add one gratitude every day. Do one kind act every day, however small. Watch your frequency change. Watch your life respond. Because people can try to imprison your world—but they can’t imprison you when you’re free from the inside out.
This is the way forward. One step at a time. One positive thought. One grateful breath. One act of love. And together, we rise.
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Sara’s View of Life with Sara Troy, on air from January 6th
As we step into 2026, there is a deep sense of optimism and purpose in the air. This year aligns with the energy of the Fire Horse—a year that doesn’t linger in thought but moves with intention. After a time of listening, learning, and weaving wisdom in 2025, 2026 calls us to anchor that knowing into grounded presence and steady impact. It is a year of rooting before rising, of being rather than becoming, where aligned action replaces hesitation.
True progress now comes from surrendering the mind’s old programs and allowing heart, soul, and spirit to lead with clarity. As we clear away what no longer serves—personally and collectively—we create space for kindness, accountability, and conscious collaboration to take hold.
This is a year to step into our own truth, participate fully in our lives and communities, and recognize that we are both the change and the solution we seek. When we root deeply into who we are, we gain the strength to grow, to reach, and ultimately, to help illuminate the path for others.
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Sara’s View of Life with Sara Troy, on air from December 29th
As we come to the close of another meaningful year, I want to pause and offer a heartfelt thank you to each and every one of you who has listened, supported, shared, and participated in Self Discovery Wisdom podcasts. Your presence matters more than you may realize. Every download, every message, every quiet moment spent listening is part of a living exchange of wisdom and energy.
This year has been rich with conversations that touched the heart, stirred the soul, and invited deeper awareness. Together, we explored spirituality in ways that were grounded, practical, and lived reminding us that wisdom is not something separate from daily life, but something we embody. We spoke openly about self-dignity, compassion, and the courage it takes to reclaim confidence and stand fully in who we are.
We also honored the journey of aging vibrantly — not as something to fear, but as a stage of life filled with insight, purpose, and continued contribution. There were conversations around healing, self-image, all health, business, and soul’s wealth, along with spirituality and the importance of being seen without judgment, alongside reflective episodes that looked back on the many themes and voices shared throughout the year.
What makes Self Discovery Wisdom so special is not just the guests or the topics — it is the shared intention. This is a space where lived experience matters. Where wisdom is valued over noise. Where people are met with openness, respect, and heart. And you, the listener, are an essential part of that circle.
An Invitation to Join the Circle
As we move forward, I warmly invite you to take part more deeply — in whatever way feels aligned for you.
If you have a story, lived experience, or work that comes from the heart, you are invited to be a guest on the show. These conversations are not about selling or surface-level success; they are about contribution, connection, and sharing wisdom that may help light the way for others.
If you haven’t already, I invite you to subscribe to Self Discovery Wisdom and share it with those who may benefit. Subscribing, (on front sidebar) listening, and sharing is one of the simplest yet most powerful ways you support this platform and help these conversations reach the people who need them most.
For those who feel called and able, financial support is another way to help sustain this work. Your contributions support production, hosting, and the ongoing creation of a space where conscious, heart-led conversations can continue to grow. Every level of support is deeply appreciated and received with gratitude.
I also want to extend a special invitation to participate in our upcoming book project, Our Forgotten Seniors. This anthology is a heartfelt call to honor the wisdom, experiences, challenges, and gifts of our senior generation — while also shining a light on dignity, awareness, and what it truly means to age vibrantly. If this project speaks to you as a contributor, supporter, or advocate, I invite you to reach out and be part of this meaningful legacy.
Looking Ahead
We’ll be returning on January 26 with renewed energy and more illuminating conversations — stories of resilience, purpose, conscious living, and soulful leadership. The year ahead holds space for deeper reflection, inspiring voices, and wisdom that supports you in living with clarity, dignity, and abundance at every stage of life.
Thank you for walking this journey with me. Thank you for listening with an open heart. And thank you for being part of a community that values truth, compassion, and conscious discovery.
May what you’ve heard this year continue to resonate, guide, and gently light your way forward.
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