We recently had the chance to connect with MARYAM HENEIN and have shared our conversation below.
MARYAM, a huge thanks to you for investing the time to share your wisdom with those who are seeking it. We think it’s so important for us to share stories with our neighbors, friends and community because knowledge multiples when we share with each other. Let’s jump in: What do the first 90 minutes of your day look like?
Since my spontaneous Kundalini Awakening, I am no longer doing, doing, doing. I have six planets in Capricorn, and I have been working nonstop for the past five years. NOW, when i wake up, I take my time. I journal. I breathe. I meditate. I read one of the dozen books I am circling through. I usually prepare a to-do list thenight before, and once I have centered myself start trabajo.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I’m Maryam Henein, an investigative journalist, filmmaker, and functional medicine coach. You might know me from my award-winning documentary Vanishing of the Bees, narrated by Elliot Page, which took me deep into the intersections of ecology, food systems, and corporate corruption. I’m also the founder of HoneyColony.com and SimplyTransformative.com, wellness marketplaces devoted to clean living, functional medicine, and investigative truth-telling. We’ve been around 14 years.
My work is rooted in curiosity, courage, and a refusal to accept surface narratives — whether I’m uncovering hidden agendas in my controversial book Operation George Floyd, mentoring people on holistic health, or speaking out against censorship and medical tyranny.
What makes my journey unique is that I live what I teach: I’ve overcome life-altering injuries, navigated censorship and deplatforming, and remained committed to empowering others with tools for sovereignty — in body, mind, and spirit. Right now, I’m blending investigative journalism with health advocacy and storytelling to awaken, inform, and inspire those ready to reclaim their personal power.
Appreciate your sharing that. Let’s talk about your life, growing up and some of topics and learnings around that. What was your earliest memory of feeling powerful?
Powerful? Well, I removed a 13-inch metal out of my left femur. I was hit in front of the now-defunct metaphysical bookstore, The Bodhi Tree, on Melrose Avenue four years earlier. But actually, the earliest memory was when I decided to study at Simon Fraser University. I was 16 and i didn’t know if they were going to transfer the credits back to my Journalism Degree at Concordia University but I heard the call to leave West. I became the Features Editor at the Peak. I listened to my inner voice. They were able to transfer the credits toward my Journalism Degree.
What have been the defining wounds of your life—and how have you healed them?
The defining wounds of my life have been rooted in betrayal, abandonment, and silencing—themes that have threaded through my childhood, career, and personal relationships.
I grew up in a home marked by physical and verbal abuse, which planted deep questions about my worth and whether my voice mattered. Later, as an investigative journalist, I faced the modern equivalent—censorship, deplatforming, and character assassination—simply for telling the truth. My first language is French and yet I am a gifted story teller. You can check out my Substack at maryamhenein.substack.com. I used to get paid $2 a word and now have to ask for people to sign up to my sustack to try to make ends meet.
In love, I’ve experienced connections that mirrored these wounds, forcing me to confront the pain of being unseen, unprotected, or used.
The healing has been long, layered, and deeply intentional. I’ve learned to alchemize pain into purpose, turning trauma into investigative firepower and personal heartbreak into spiritual awakening. Tools like functional medicine, somatic release, fasting, deep shadow work, and a steadfast connection to my higher self have been my compass. I’ve also reclaimed my voice—speaking, writing, and creating in ways that make censorship attempts futile. I have a great show you probably never heard of on Rumble. I record LIVe on Fridays at 3 pm EST LIVE and focus on methaphysics, transhumanism and health.
What I’ve discovered is that healing isn’t about erasing the wound—it’s about weaving it into your soul’s tapestry so that it becomes part of your medicine for others.
Sure, so let’s go deeper into your values and how you think. Where are smart people getting it totally wrong today?
I think many intelligent individuals are misinterpreting the distinction between information and wisdom, and analysis and discernment.
We live in an age where brilliant minds can process data at lightning speed, quote studies, and build airtight arguments — yet still operate from a completely hijacked premise. Too many are trapped in intellectual echo chambers, trusting curated “facts” without questioning the system that produces them. They’re masters of reasoning within the box, but rarely ask who built the box, why it’s there, and who profits from it.
In other words, they mistake being well-informed for being awake. They can win debates but miss the more profound, often uncomfortable truth — the one that requires not just logic, but courage, humility, and an open heart to see.
SOUL WISDOM is where it’s at. I am an ancient soul who remembers sacredness.
Thank you so much for all of your openness so far. Maybe we can close with a future oriented question. What will you regret not doing?
I will regret every moment I gaslit my own intuition — those inner alarms I silenced to keep the peace, to be liked, or to give someone “one more chance” when I already knew the truth.
I will regret the times I handed over my power, trusting people who saw my generosity as a resource to mine instead of a soul to honor.
Most of all, I will regret the years I unknowingly fed the egos of greedy, narcissistic characters, propping up their illusions while starving my light. I see now that every time I dimmed my truth for someone else’s comfort, I betrayed myself.
But regret is only helpful if it becomes fuel. Those mistakes forged a vow in me: never again will I abandon my knowing for anyone. My loyalty now belongs first and foremost to my higher self, and from that place, the people I choose to empower will be those who are building, not bleeding, the world we deserve.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.honeycolony.com
- Instagram: maryamhenein
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryamhenein/
- Twitter: https://x.com/MaryamHenein
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maryamhenein
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@MaryamHeneinbeelady2
- Other: https://rumble.com/c/TruthLivesHere
https://maryamhenein.substack.com/
https://maryamhenein.com/
https://simplytransformative.com/
https://maryamhenein.com/product/george-floyd-book/
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main picture Matthew J
