You are on a path of profound spiritual healing and awakening. You are here to awaken to yourself and to the Divine nature of the Universe. You are here to become a Sovereign Being - in all senses of that word.

In this episode of INNER WORK, we'll explore what it means to become "sovereign" and what it really takes to get there. I'll walk you through 7 keys to attain spiritual and human sovereignty. Living and practicing these keys can help you reclaim your power, take your energy back, become more truly yourself, and stop asking anyone else for permission to live your unique and authentic life.

To support the creation of this podcast, you can purchase and work with any of my self-healing resources here: https://josephinehardman.com/resources/

You can also connect with me by visiting https://josephinehardman.com or sending a note to me@josephinehardman.com

Thank you for being here, and please keep doing your inner work! It really matters.

Music & editing by G. Demers

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Hello, dear listener! Welcome back to the 30-day authenticity challenge.

On this podcast, I often talk about the importance of being authentic. Of being yourself in every situation, with every person.

So, during the course of these 30 days, we'll do the inner (and outer) work of becoming more authentic and expressing our true selves - without feeling like we need to hide who we are.

Episodes will go out daily until we complete the challenge.

Your task for today, DAY 6, is to write letters of forgiveness to the most important people from your DAY 4 and DAY 5 explorations (more specific guidelines given in the episode).

To support the creation of this podcast, you can purchase any of my resources for self-healing here:

https://josephinehardman.com/resources/

Please visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com to connect, share feedback, or let me know how DAY 6 goes for you.

With deep gratitude for your presence, I send you all my love and support as you allow the true You to shine forth.

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Hello, dear listener! Welcome back to the 30-day authenticity challenge.

On this podcast, I often talk about the importance of being authentic. Of being yourself in every situation, with every person.

So, during the course of these 30 days, we'll do the inner (and outer) work of becoming more authentic and expressing our true selves - without feeling like we need to hide who we are.

Episodes will go out daily until we complete the challenge.

Your task for today, DAY 5, is to explore: how have you hidden your authentic self in past (or current) romantic relationships? Additional prompts are given in the episode.

To support the creation of this podcast, you can purchase any of my resources for self-healing here:

https://josephinehardman.com/resources/

Please visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com to connect, share feedback, or let me know how DAY 5 goes for you.

With deep gratitude for your presence, I send you all my love and support as you allow the true You to shine forth.

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Hello, dear listener! Welcome back to the 30-day authenticity challenge.

On this podcast, I often talk about the importance of being authentic. Of being yourself in every situation, with every person.

So, during the course of these 30 days, we'll do the inner (and outer) work of becoming more authentic and expressing our true selves - without feeling like we need to hide who we are.

Episodes will go out daily until we complete the challenge.

Your task for today, DAY 4, is to explore these questions: How do you behave, think, and feel when you are around your family of origin? Do you tend to slip, unconsciously, into any habits or patterns of hiding your true self around them? (additional prompts in the episode itself.)

To support the creation of this podcast, you can purchase any of my resources for self-healing here:

https://josephinehardman.com/resources/

Please visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com to connect, share feedback, or let me know how DAY 4 goes for you.

With deep gratitude for your presence, I send you all my love and support as you allow the true You to shine forth.

Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.

Hello, dear listener! Welcome back to the 30-day authenticity challenge.

On this podcast, I often talk about the importance of being authentic. Of being yourself in every situation, with every person.

So, during the course of these 30 days, we'll do the inner (and outer) work of becoming more authentic and expressing our true selves - without feeling like we need to hide who we are.

Episodes will go out daily until we complete the challenge.

Your task for today, DAY 3, is to mine the past and explore the situations, experiences, or time period in your life that led you to develop the belief "it is too scary, risky, or dangerous to be my authentic self." How old is the part of you that still carries this belief, and what did that part experience? 

To support the creation of this podcast, you can purchase my resources for self-healing here:

https://josephinehardman.com/resources/

Please visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com to connect, share feedback, or let me know how DAY 3 goes for you.

With deep gratitude for your presence, I send you all my love and support as you allow the true You to shine forth.

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Hello, dear listener! Welcome back to the 30-day authenticity challenge.

On this podcast, I often talk about the importance of being authentic. Of being yourself in every situation, with every person.

So, during the course of these 30 days, we'll do the inner (and outer) work of becoming more authentic and expressing our true selves - without feeling like we need to hide who we are.

Episodes will go out daily until we complete the challenge.

Your task for today, DAY 2, is to reflect on this prompt (and additional questions from the episode): What does being inauthentic mean to you? What are the physical sensations and emotions that arise within you when you're being inauthentic?

To support the creation of this podcast, you can purchase any of my resources for self-healing here:

https://josephinehardman.com/resources/

Please visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com to connect, share feedback, or let me know how DAY 2 goes for you.

With deep gratitude for your presence, I send you all my love and support as you allow the true You to shine forth.

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Hello, dear listener! Welcome to my new series: the 30-day authenticity challenge.

On this podcast, I often talk about the importance of being authentic. Of being yourself in every situation, with every person.

So, during the course of these 30 days, we'll do the inner (and outer) work of becoming more authentic and expressing our true selves - without feeling like we need to hide who we are.

Episodes will go out daily until we complete the challenge.

Your task for today, DAY 1, is to reflect on this prompt: What does being authentic mean to you?

To support the creation of this podcast, you can purchase any of my resources for self-healing here:

https://josephinehardman.com/resources/

Please visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com to connect, share feedback, or let me know how DAY 1 goes for you.

With deep gratitude for your presence, I send you all my love and support as you allow the true You to shine forth.

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This episode of AWAKENING is an exploration of physical death, which we will all experience as humans at one point or another. What happens to the body when we die, and what happens to the Soul or consciousness? How can we understand this process of death from a spiritual perspective? We will also explore what it means when someone we love dies, and how we might cope with such an experience.

Throughout the episode, I mention this book: The Tibetan Book of the Dead for Beginners, published by Sounds True in June 2023 - https://www.soundstrue.com/products/the-tibetan-book-of-the-dead-for-beginners

I am eternally grateful to Jodie for writing in and nudging me, strongly, towards this topic. Thank you for sharing your experience and insights with us.

To support this podcast and ensure it stays on the air, you can purchase any of my resources for self-healing here: https://josephinehardman.com/resources/

You can also connect with me by visiting https://josephinehardman.com or sending a note to me@josephinehardman.com

Thank you for tuning in and for being willing to investigate this profound, mysterious, and often challenging topic. If you are in the midst of grief or navigating a loss right now, I send my unconditional love and support to you.

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Have you ever felt or identified as an outsider, outcast, black sheep, alien, or non-comformist? Do you have any wounds related to being rejected, excluded, left out, or feeling unwelcome or like you just don't belong? This episode is for you.

We'll dive deeply into the outsider archetype:

• how can we define this archetype?
• what does it mean to be an outsider?
• outsider examples from literature and pop culture
• my personal anecdote of feeling like (and being) an outsider
• the potential wounds you might be carrying (such as the wound of rejection or the wound of exclusion)
• fully activating the gifts and powers that come with being an outsider

I've created a guided healing journey to go along with this episode, which you can access here:

https://josephinehardman.com/resources/

Thank you for tuning in and for daring to be different! The world needs your clear vision, unique gifts, and ability to see and speak the truth.

To connect with me, please head over to https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

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This episode of AWAKENING takes you through an exploration of your core values. What are the values that really matter to you, that make life most meaningful for you, and that you want to uphold in everything you do and how you live your life?

We'll talk about how to uncover your core values and how to identify when you're straying away from those values - based on how you feel emotionally, physically, and spiritually.

I also read some thoughtful words from one of my students, Richard, who generously agreed to share his core values with us. I hope you will draw inspiration from these words and create your own creative statement of values. 

To take your inner work to the next level and fully align with your life's purpose, you can explore my course Journey to the Center of Yourself: https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/journey-to-center-of-yourself-discover-your-true-purpose/

To support this podcast and make sure it stays on the air, while also getting something of huge value in return, you can explore my resources for self-healing here: https://josephinehardman.com/resources/

Please visit my website https://josephinehardman.com for other ways to work together, or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

Thank you for being here, and please keep doing your inner work! It benefits the whole world.

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In this episode of INNER WORK, I talk about the experience of falling out of alignment with something you've manifested - whether it's a relationship, a job, a house, a place to live, or something else.

It can be disheartening to no longer be fulfilled by something you wanted to manifest for a long time, or for it not to feel as you expected it to. How can you course correct and pivot into another, different manifestation if this happens? Let's explore that together.

I'll give you a set of prompts to reflect on which part of you desired this manifestation in the first place, and what your Higher Self might be calling you towards now.

I also share a new technique to connect to your Akashic Records - in case you want to use the Records to explore the prompts.

Access my Akashic Records portal prayer here: https://josephinehardman.com/akashic-records-prayer/

And my self-healing resources here: https://josephinehardman.com/resources/

To connect with me, please head over to https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

Thank you for being here and for doing your inner work!

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Have you been unconsciously giving your power away to family? Do you find yourself saying yes when you want to say no, hiding who you really are in front of family, forcing yourself to interact with relatives, or even feeling responsible for a family member who should be taking care of themselves?

In this episode of AWAKENING, we'll explore the ways in which you might be giving your power away to family - and how to start taking that power back. I walk you through:

• some common disempowering patterns and behaviors related to family, so you can begin identifying these in your own life
• a 5-step process to start taking your power back from family by setting healthier boundaries
• examples of specific boundaries you might need to set (and how to word them)

This episode is a continuation of previous ep. 147: Navigating the Complexities of Family in the Human Dimension - https://josephinehardman.com/inner-work-147-navigating-the-complexities-of-family-in-the-human-dimension/

To support this podcast and ensure it stays on the air, you can purchase any of my resources for self-healing below:

https://josephinehardman.com/resources/

To connect with me, head over to https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

Thank you for being here, and please keep doing your inner work! May you find peace, balance, integrity, and wholeness in all of your interactions with your family.

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Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.

This episode is a response to a listener email asking: "am I still healing and growing spiritually even during periods of stasis, where nothing much seems to be happening?"

We'll explore what stasis could mean in the context of spiritual healing and growth, and how you can make the most of any periods of relative calm or quiet in your life.

Some of the main takeaways from this episode include:

• why it's impossible to go back to sleep once you have awakened - even though we often try to
• although stasis can mean stagnation, it can also mean equilibrium - so a period of stasis could be a period of arriving into greater balance within yourself
• why things are still shifting even when you can't perceive the changes yet
• letting go of the attachment to growing through pain or suffering

A huge thank you goes out to Terral for listening to this podcast and writing in with this thoughtful question.

To support this podcast and make sure it stays on the air, you can purchase any of my self-healing resources here:

https://josephinehardman.com/resources/

To connect with me, please head over to https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

Thank you for being here, and for doing your inner work! May you honor and find value in all the different periods, stages, and cycles of your life.

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Taking honest inventory of where you are today, how much are you loving yourself? How much self-love and self-nourishment do you give yourself?

In this episode, I answer a listener email about how to cultivate a deeper capacity for self-love. We'll cover how self-love - and a lack of self-love - looks like in our inner dialogue, in relationships and friendships, and even in interactions with strangers.

I suggest a couple of books to grow your self-love and self-acceptance:

Embracing Your Inner Critic

The Self-Acceptance Project

In the episode, I also mention the possibility that you might be carrying an ancestral pattern or contract of not loving yourself. To work through that and release it, you can use my guided healing journey to clear ancestral patterns and burdens - scroll to find this resource below:

https://josephinehardman.com/resources/

My gratitude goes out to Katie for writing in with this vulnerable and important question.

To connect with me, head over to https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

Thank you for tuning in, and please keep doing your inner work!

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My guest for this episode is Brandon Beachum, thought leader, philosopher, author, truth-seeker, and host of the Positive Head Podcast. Since childhood, Brandon has been a serial entrepreneur.

In 2015, amidst his business success and 15-year exploration of the "ultimate nature of reality", Brandon answered the call to share and speak publicly about his spiritual insights and philosophies. Today, he helps others shift their perspectives to "innerstand" the ultimate nature of reality and create more of what they want to see and experience in their lives.

Brandon is gifting us his book, The Golden Key: Modern Alchemy to Unlock Infinite Abundance. You can download your copy by going to https://goldenkey.gift and using the code POSITIVEHEAD.

To ensure this podcast stays on the air, you can donate any amount that works for you here:

https://square.link/u/I4Zt8YSE

To connect with me (Josephine), please visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

Thank you for tuning in, and please keep doing your inner work! It benefits us all.

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In this special episode, I introduce you to the Akashic Records - what they are, how they work, and how we can use them to heal ourselves and transcend ego patterns.

I was first introduced to the Akashic Records as a teenager by my mom (a therapist and healer), and have been working with them on a daily basis for most of my adult life. I became certified as an Akashic Records Practitioner and started giving readings to others in 2012, and have since developed a unique curriculum for my own Akashic Records Certification Program.

In my time using the Records - both for my personal healing and to assist others with their evolution - I've been delighted, awed, deeply moved, transformed, and continually fascinated by their power, benevolence, and wisdom.

In this episode, I invite you to learn more about the Akashic field and how tapping into this field we call "the Records" can help you awaken and become who you REALLY are.

As a companion resource for this episode, I've created a guided healing journey into the Akashic Records. I'll guide you into a meditative, receptive state and we will open your Records together. You'll have a chance to ask a specific question (or focus on an issue you want to shift) and receive healing on all levels - mental, spiritual, emotional, physical. To access this resource, please go to:

https://josephinehardman.com/resources/

You can also visit https://josephinehardman.com for other ways of working together. Please send feedback or suggestions/questions for future episodes to me@josephinehardman.com

Thank you for being here! May you be well, may you find peace, may you treat yourself and others with the utmost kindness and love. You deserve it.

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My guest for this episode is MaryCatherine McDonald, a research professor and life coach who specializes in the psychology and philosophy of trauma. She has been researching, lecturing, and publishing on the neuroscience, psychology, and lived experience of trauma since completing her PhD in 2016. 

While engaging with trauma academically, MaryCatherine experienced the loss of her parents - a significant event that required her to apply her knowledge and insights regarding trauma to herself.

In this interview, we talk about the important ways in which MaryCatherine believes we must re-define trauma and our approach for healing it. I (Josephine) share a bit of my immigration trauma story, and MaryCatherine helps me better understand my own healing process.

MaryCatherine's new book, Unbroken: The Trauma Response is Never Wrong has just been published by Sounds True.

Please explore her work by going to https://alchemycoaching.life

To connect with me (Josephine), visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

To support this content and ensure Inner Work stays on the air, you can contribute any amount that works for you here:

https://square.link/u/I4Zt8YSE

Thank you for spending this time with me, and please keep doing your inner work!

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Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved. 

Working with a healer or teacher on your path of awakening can be an empowering, helpful, very supportive experience. Healers and teachers can help us grow beyond our limits and address blindspots or work through things we might not be able to heal on our own.

At the same time, it's important to be discerning when you seek out a new healer, teacher, or spiritual modality. Just because someone or something is labeled "spiritual" doesn't mean it is necessarily aligned with you, or free of ego.

In this episode, I share some ideas about potential issues or red flags you might look for when seeking out a new healer, teacher, or healing modality. Please follow your intuition and gut feelings, and never allow anyone to pressure you into working with them!

To explore my Resources for Self-Healing, you can go here:

https://josephinehardman.com/resources/

You can also support this podcast and keep it on the air by donating any amount that works for you, starting at $1, here:

https://square.link/u/I4Zt8YSE

Thank you for being here and for doing your inner work. To connect with me, head over to https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

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You have likely manifested many things while you were asleep - both wonderful, joyful things and sometimes things that were not so pleasant, or that you didn't actually want.

This episode focuses on how to manifest your desires - for particular experiences, relationships, money, health, aligned work - once you're spiritually awake.

I answer a listener's email on this topic, and cover these discussion points:

• how you can get tripped up once you believe in your own power of manifestation
• how your ego self might derail your manifestations through over-thinking, analysis paralysis, or self-doubt
• what to do if you're questioning/over-analyzing whether your desires are coming from your ego or Soul

Thank you to Katherine for writing in and bringing up these important issues!

To deepen your healing and inner work - while supporting this podcast - you can purchase any of my Resources for Self-Healing here:

https://josephinehardman.com/resources/

You can visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com to connect with me or explore working together.

Thank you for showing up, spending this time with me, and for doing your inner work to release ANY blocks to abundance and growth! We all benefit when you do this.

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This episode is going out, with love, to all my fellow recovering people-pleasers. This is also an important episode if you have any tendencies of seeking approval from others, or feeling like you have to ask others for permission to be your authentic self.

Join me for an in-depth discussion of:

• what people-pleasing actually is
• how we might use people-pleasing as a "shield of niceness" to protect or defend ourselves
• the core fears that drive people-pleasing
• the consequences of people-pleasing on your whole being (emotions, body, mind, Soul)

I've created a guided healing journey as a companion to this episode, to help you release people-pleasing and approval-seeking behaviors. To access this resource, you can go to my Resources for Self-Healing page (scroll down a bit if you're on mobile):

https://josephinehardman.com/resources/

To connect with me, head over to https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

Thank you for your presence, for doing your inner work, and for spending this time with me!

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Are you carrying a mindset of scarcity, lack, or unworthiness when it comes to money? Fear of not having enough or losing what you do have? If yes, it's possible these patterns, emotions, and beliefs regarding money were passed down to you through your family line.

Join me for another episode of INNER WORK where we explore the influence and repercussions of ancestral contracts, patterns, and burdens in our lives. Focusing on inherited beliefs and emotions around money and abundance, I share a case study in ancestral contracts from my own family.

To access my Guided Healing Journey to Clear Ancestral Contracts, Patterns, and Burdens, go here:

https://josephinehardman.com/resources/

If you've been getting some value out of these episodes, you can contribute any amount that works for you below. This keeps the podcast alive and free of ads:

https://square.link/u/I4Zt8YSE

You can also visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com to explore my services, share how this episode landed with you, or suggest a topic for a future episode.

Thank you for being here, and for doing your inner work!

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Although you are primarily an Infinite Being of Light, you're also incarnated into a physical, human body. On the 3D human plane, money is a necessary currency - to keep yourself alive, to feed yourself, to shelter yourself, to make things happen in the world.

In this episode of AWAKENING, I answer a listener email about how to shift into a mindset of abundance, create a healthy relationship with money, and forgive ourselves for any past financial mistakes or missteps.

I also address why it's best not to demonize money or see it as evil. Ultimately, it's not money that corrupts us. What can corrupt us is an unchecked ego, which seeks to accumulate more and more and constantly fears lack or tries to assert its power over others.

Thank you to Cass for writing in and asking these thoughtful questions!

To keep this podcast alive and free of ads, you can purchase any of my resources for self-healing here:

https://josephinehardman.com/resources/

Or donate any amount that works for you here:

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To connect with me, please visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

Thank you for your presence, for spending this time with me, and for doing your inner work.

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In this episode of INNER WORK, I respond to a listener email about how to heal after experiencing cheating in a relationship. I use this as a jumping-off point to address many different experiences of betrayal - within families, in friendships, in romantic partnerships - and how we can begin to heal the aftereffects of betrayal.

Please be kind and compassionate with yourself as you listen to this episode, and allow yourself to gently feel anything that comes up for you. Please know that healing is always possible.

I want to extend my deepest gratitude to Amber for writing in and asking this vulnerable question.

To help keep this podcast on the air and free of ads, you can contribute any amount (starting at $1) that works for you here:

https://square.link/u/I4Zt8YSE

You can also support this podcast by purchasing any of my Resources for Self-Healing here:

https://josephinehardman.com/resources/

To connect with me, head over to https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

Thank you for your presence, and for being willing to do your inner work!

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In this episode of AWAKENING, I explore why it's important to identify any behaviors, habits, relationships, or choices that could be suppressing your life force. This is your vital energy, which animates your physical body. For you to feel healthy, balanced, and spiritually connected, your life force must be flowing freely throughout your body and energy system.

Join me for a discussion of:

• what is your life force, and where does this concept come from?
• what are the negative consequences of suppressing or blocking your life force?
• which behaviors, habits, and patterns can potentially suppress your life force and drain your energy?
• questions to ask yourself to determine if you're supporting your life force or blocking it

To help keep this podcast alive - and free of ads - you can make a one-time or recurring monthly donation starting at $1 through this link:

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Thank you for your presence, for showing up here, and for being willing to walk the path of awakening!

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When you listen with your heart instead of your head or human ears, what do you hear? What do you perceive and know?

This episode of INNER WORK is all about the frequency, resonance, and deep knowing of your heart. Your heart holds a powerful seed of silence, healing, wisdom, and connection to all that is - to every other Soul in this Universe. So how do you tune out of the human world of noise, confusion, and (often) chaos to return to the healing silence of your heart? Join me for a discussion of this, as I invite you to become a more heart-centered being.

This topic was inspired by a beautiful, meaningful, mystical poem by healer and artist Kathryn Wyatt. Thank you Kathryn for allowing me to share your poem. To explore Kathryn's work, please visit https://blueonyxarts.com

To sign up for my course, JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF YOURSELF: DISCOVER YOUR TRUE PURPOSE, click here: https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/journey-to-center-of-yourself-discover-your-true-purpose/

To connect with me (Josephine) or explore my other services, you can always head to https://josephinehardman.com 

Thank you for being here, and please keep doing your inner work! 

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I wanted to share a special holiday message to close out 2022.

Thank you so very much for tuning in to this podcast, for leaving positive ratings and reviews, for recommending it to friends and family, and (above all!) for being willing to do your inner work. This podcast would not exist without your presence.

I'm wishing you a peaceful holiday season and a healthy, happy, aligned, purposeful start to 2023. See you then!

To explore my upcoming course, you can go here:

https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/journey-to-center-of-yourself-discover-your-true-purpose/

To get on my email list or connect in any other way, please visit https://josephinehardman.com

You can also send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

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How can you navigate the complexities of having a family in the human dimension? In this episode of INNER WORK, I respond to a listener email on this topic. Join me for a discussion of:

• the complexities of family dynamics in our human dimension
• dispelling myths and delusions about family from the 3D reality, such as the myths that blood is thicker than water and that you owe your family or parents your life
• how to deal with feelings of guilt, burden, or obligation towards your family
• what it can feel like to be a Starseed or interplanetary soul in a family of (mostly) Earth-based souls
• giving yourself permission to create a family or tribe outside your family of origin

Thank you to Jodie for writing in with this thought-provoking question, and for allowing me to share her words on the air.

To listen to my previous episode on ancestral and family contracts, go here: https://josephinehardman.com/awakening-clearing-dysfunctional-ancestral-patterns-contracts-and-burdens/

To access my 40-minute guided healing journey to clear ancestral contracts and heal your family lineage, go here: https://josephinehardman.com/resources/

To connect with me in any other way, you can visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

Thank you for tuning in and doing your inner work! May you find connection, support, and love in people who truly resonate with you and appreciate who you are.

Music & editing generously done by G. Demers

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In this episode of AWAKENING, we explore the effects of dysfunctional ancestral patterns, contracts, and burdens you might be carrying.

Join me for a discussion of:

• what are ancestral contracts, vows, and unconscious agreements?
• how do these contracts and burdens get passed down through the family line?
• the importance of identifying unconscious agreements you might have with ancestors or family members - including agreements to suppress your truth, to play small, to keep the peace at all costs, to abandon yourself, to rescue everyone, to feel unworthy of abundance, or to carry your ancestors' suffering for them
• exploring a sequence of powerful questions to identify potential ancestral contracts and patterns in your life

I've created a special resource to go along with this episode: a 40-minute guided healing journey to clear any and all ancestral contracts, patterns, burdens, and unconscious agreements from your energy field and physical body. We'll sweep through each of your energy centers, or chakras, to revoke and clear any contracts or burdens stuck there. To purchase this audio, go here:

https://josephinehardman.com/resources/

Your payment will go towards the costs of creating and hosting this podcast. Thank you for working with me and supporting this content!

To connect in other ways, you can visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

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Are you receiving love openly? Are you connecting to the stream of love all around you and within you?

This episode of INNER WORK is all about the energy of love, as well as your capacity to feel, connect to, receive, and embody that energy. We'll begin with a quick exercise to check in on your ability to give and receive self-love (we must always start here). I then talk about:

• what might hinder your capacity to give and receive love
• why sometimes we close our hearts off for self-protection
• what happens when you carry the painful belief that you're broken, flawed, or unlovable - at your core
• intimate relationships and what they teach us about ourselves
• overcoming the delusion that a romantic partner can complete or fix you

Throughout the episode, I mention the book A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson.

To explore my upcoming course, Journey to the Center of Yourself: Discover Your True Purpose, please click below:

https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/journey-to-center-of-yourself-discover-your-true-purpose/

To connect with me or work together in other ways, visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

Thank you for being here! May your heart expand and open to give and receive love freely.

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In this episode of AWAKENING, I explore what it means to experience a crisis of purpose as you awaken. Join me for a discussion of:

• what is a crisis of purpose? how do you know if you're going through one?
• how waking up spiritually can make us realize we're not in alignment with our true purpose
• how your tolerance for mis-alignment and lack of fulfillment goes down the more you awaken
• my own crisis of purpose that led me to quit academia to start doing spiritual work
• practices to begin connecting with your true, Soul-level purpose

Throughout the episode, I mention my upcoming course - Journey to the Center of Yourself: Discover Your True Purpose. To explore the course details, click below:

https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/journey-to-center-of-yourself-discover-your-true-purpose/

Thank you for being here! Your presence makes this podcast possible. May you be well, may you be happy, may you be unconditionally loving and kind with yourself.

To connect with me, head over to https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

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In this episode of INNER WORK, I explore whether it's possible to remain on the spiritual path - and continue evolving - while using substances such as alcohol and drugs.

Join me for a discussion on:

• can alcohol use be compatible with the spiritual path?
• the importance of identifying our intentions and motivations for using substances
• how to notice if a particular substance or behavior is hindering your growth
• being mindful of how we're bonding with others, especially if some of our relationships are built mostly on substance use

Towards the end of this episode, I asked my husband and lifelong spiritual seeker Garrett to chime in with his first-hand experience of psychedelics and "tripping" (since I have none!).

I extend my deepest gratitude to Kris for writing in and sparking this episode! Your openness and vulnerability in sharing have served all of us.

IMPORTANT NOTE: everything in this episode is based on my personal experience, opinions, and observations as an intuitive healer. I'm not an addiction specialist or mental health counselor. Please use your common sense and intuition about what's best for you, and seek professional help if needed.

Want to work with me? Please explore my upcoming course, Journey to the Center of Yourself: Discover Your True Purpose, below. Enrollment is now open:

https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/journey-to-center-of-yourself-discover-your-true-purpose/

You can also connect with me via https://josephinehardman.com or by sending a note to me@josephinehardman.com

Thank you for being here, and please keep doing your inner work!

Music & editing (and special appearance) by Garrett "The Wizard" Demers

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Being vulnerable requires a great deal of courage, presence, and transparency with ourselves and others. What happens when you're vulnerable with someone, and they can't receive, honor, or reciprocate your vulnerability? 

This episode of AWAKENING explores both the benefits and potential consequences of being vulnerable with people in your life. I share a few personal anecdotes of being vulnerable in 2022 and how my friends and family members have responded.

Join me for a discussion of:

• what it really means to be vulnerable with yourself and others
• why some people have a more limited capacity and tolerance for vulnerability
• how to accept where others are while being true to yourself and your need for deep connection
• how to deal with a vulnerability hangover
• how to decide whether, with whom, and how much to share when big things happen in your life

Thank you for tuning in and supporting the podcast! Your presence here means the world to me.

Please be kind to yourself and others - we're all doing the best we can with what we have and where we are right now.

To explore my upcoming course, Journey to the Center of Yourself: Discover Your True Purpose, click below:

https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/journey-to-center-of-yourself-discover-your-true-purpose/

To connect with me or explore my other services, please visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

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To connect with me, you can visit https://josephinehardman.com or email me@josephinehardman.com to suggest a question or topic for a future episode.

I deeply appreciate your presence and willingness to do your inner work! Thank you for being here. 

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Recently, a listener of this podcast asked me an important question: how do we bring our insights and healing down to Earth, to share them with others? How do we embody our spiritual insights?

In this episode of AWAKENING, I answer this question and talk about:

• how to avoid using spirituality or spiritual tools (like the Akashic Records) as forms of escapism
• how to periodically review your spiritual insights and lessons, to see whether you're actually applying them in your life
• a personal story of how I've been applying a recent spiritual insight in my own life
• questions to help you come into greater integrity with yourself and your spiritual principles

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I deeply appreciate your presence and willingness to do your inner work! Thank you for being here. 

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My guest for this episode is Jessica Flanigan Brown, clinical nutritionist and author of The Loving Diet. Jessica has been practicing clinical nutrition for 25 years, specializing in gut restoration and disordered eating, especially in mid-life. She's getting certified as a compassion teacher at Stanford University School of Medicine’s CCARE Applied Compassion Training program. Jessica helps others get in touch with the healing power of their heart through a practical approach.

In this interview, we talk about the marital separation that broke Jessica open and how she turned to compassion as an essential practice to begin healing.

Among other topics, we also talk about why so many of us carry a core belief of being broken, flawed, or unlovable - and how we can begin to shift that.

To explore Jessica's work, go here: https://thelovingdiet.com/

To connect with me (Josephine), please visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

Thank you for being here, and please keep doing your inner work!

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In this episode of AWAKENING, we'll explore the ways in which you might be handing over your power and decision-making to others.

We'll run through some common examples of how (and why) we might do this in daily life, how it feels in the body when you give your power away, and some specific steps to start taking your power back - on every level.

In the episode, I mention a resource for developing interoception, or body awareness. For that, go here:

https://square.link/u/I4Zt8YSE

I deeply appreciate your presence and willingness to do your inner work! Thank you for being here. 

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My special guest for this episode is Judith Orloff, MD, the "godmother of the empath movement." Dr. Orloff is a psychiatrist, empath, and intuitive healer. She is also a New York Times bestselling author and UCLA psychiatric clinical faculty member. Her books include The Empath’s Survival Guide, Thriving as an Empath, and Emotional Freedom.

Dr. Orloff has written a new book called Affirmations for Empaths: A Year of Guided Journaling. In this episode, we talk about:

• what it means to be an empath
• the challenges of being an empath, especially if you were not heard or acknowledged for your gifts as a child
• how to survive in our modern world as empaths
• Dr. Orloff's new book and how affirmations can help you heal and fully claim your gifts of empathy & intuition

You can purchase Dr. Orloff's new book here: https://www.soundstrue.com/products/affirmations-for-empaths-1

And visit her website here: https://drjudithorloff.com

To explore my (Josephine's) work and services, please head over to www.josephinehardman.com or write to me@josephinehardman.com

I deeply appreciate your presence and willingness to do your inner work! Thank you for being here. 

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On the path of awakening, you might be called to begin living in a different or new way. This can happen when you're truly listening to your heart and tuning in to your inner guidance.

In this episode of AWAKENING, I respond to a listener's email about how to begin aligning with the lifestyle and way of living that most resonates with you (and how to release limiting beliefs and fears along the way). 

Join me for a discussion of:

• having the desire to live a peaceful, simpler life where you get to express yourself creatively or live in community with others 
• the importance of clarifying WHERE your desires are coming from, and WHY you're desiring these things
• giving yourself permission to live a life that is right for you
• clearing out internal blocks, fears, and limiting beliefs so you can create your desired lifestyle 
• an introduction to Byron Katie's The Work - you can explore this for yourself here: https://thework.com

Thank you to Jenna for writing in and sparking this episode! To submit a question or topic suggestion, you can write to me@josephinehardman.com. To explore my work and services, head over to https://josephinehardman.com

Please help me fulfill the goal of keeping this podcast on air and free of ads! Any amount that you're able to contribute will go directly towards the costs of creating, hosting, and producing the podcast. You can donate as a one-time contribution or sign up to support the podcast on a monthly basis. Here's the link to donate:

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I deeply appreciate your presence and willingness to do your inner work! Thank you for being here. 

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This episode of INNER WORK is a spiritual exploration of hunger, desire, and how we relate to food. This discussion will be especially helpful if you have (or have ever had) a disordered relationship to food and eating. We'll examine what your relationship to food might have to do with your deeper hungers and desires, particularly if you're not fully allowing yourself to feel or express those desires. We'll also explore how the way you relate to food can often point to deeper places in yourself that are not being fulfilled or tended to.

In this episode, I quote from two books: Eating in the Light of the Moon by Anita Johnston, and Women Food and God by Geneen Roth.

IMPORTANT NOTE: this podcast contains a discussion of disordered eating. If this is triggering to you, please skip it. This podcast is not a substitute for medical or psychological advice, and I am not a doctor or eating disorder counselor. Please seek the proper help and advice following your own intuition and common sense.

Please help me fulfill the goal of keeping this podcast on air and free of ads! Any amount that you're able to contribute will go directly towards the costs of creating, hosting, and producing the podcast. You can donate as a one-time contribution or sign up to support the podcast on a monthly basis. Here's the link to donate:

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To explore my work and services, please head over to www.josephinehardman.com 

I deeply appreciate your presence and willingness to do your inner work! Thank you for being here. 

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In this episode of AWAKENING, I answer a listener's email about how to cope with seasonal depression during the fall and winter months. Join me for a discussion of:

• why you might feel anxious or fearful as fall and winter approach
• the spiritual meaning of the fall and winter seasons
• how this time of year can help us go within to examine what we really need (and what needs to be expressed or felt)
• spiritual and practical strategies to support yourself throughout the fall and winter months

Thank you to Chelsea for writing in and sparking this useful discussion! To submit a question or topic suggestion, you can write to me@josephinehardman.com

Please help me fulfill the goal of keeping this podcast on air and free of ads! Any amount that you're able to contribute will go directly towards the costs of creating, hosting, and producing the podcast. You can donate as a one-time contribution or sign up to support the podcast on a monthly basis. Here's the link to donate:

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To explore my work and services, please head over to www.josephinehardman.com 

I deeply appreciate your presence, support, and willingness to do your inner work! Thank you for being here. 

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What do you do if you outgrow your job, career, profession, or business? What happens if you discover that your work, or certain ways of working, are no longer aligned with you?

Join me for a discussion on this common experience of outgrowing your work or business as you continue awakening. In this episode, I talk about:

• the health challenges that have moved me to recognize the ways in which I've outgrown my spiritual business and past ways of working
• the importance of allowing your old identity to die to make space for the new to emerge
• being curious and truthful with yourself as you explore new possibilities for work, career, or business
• recognizing any unhelpful roles or identities you've taken on at work (like being the Helper, the Fixer, the Overachiever, etc), and releasing them

I also share a quick sneak preview about my upcoming course on discovering and living your true life purpose.

Please help me fulfill the goal of keeping this podcast on air and free of ads! Any amount that you're able to contribute will go directly towards the costs of creating, hosting, and producing the podcast. Here's the link to donate:

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To connect with me or share feedback, head over to www.josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

I deeply appreciate your presence, support, and willingness to do your inner work! Thank you for being here. 

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Does letting go of something mean that you no longer care about it? Or that you shouldn't have any feelings about it? Or that you should never think about it again? A listener recently wrote in with these questions - and more - about what it really means to let go.

In this episode, I answer this listener's email by exploring the spiritual concepts of "letting go", attachment and detachment, and surrendering to the flow of life.

Please help me fulfill the goal of keeping this podcast on air and free of ads! Any amount that you're able to contribute will go directly towards the costs of creating, hosting, and producing the podcast. Here's the link to donate:

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I deeply appreciate your presence, support, and willingness to do your inner work! Thank you for being here. 

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My guest for this episode is Rachel Garrett, a Registered Nurse and expert in multidimensional healing. Rachel is a spiritual guide and teacher who loves to work with people no matter where they are in their journey of healing and awakening.

She focuses particularly on the Akashic Records, Energy Healing and Channeling. Rachel has a special gift for tapping into the root causes of what holds people back on their spiritual paths, and can help you craft your unique roadmap to an empowered life. 

In this interview, Rachel shares her infectious enthusiasm and vibrant energy with me as we talk about her understanding of the Akashic Records, what healing really means, and how to work with "off-planet" energy in a grounded, useful way – among other fascinating topics.

To connect with Rachel, visit https://akashicangels.com

Books recommended by Rachel, if they resonate with you:

• Revelations of the New Lemuria (Telos)
• Discover Atlantis by Diana Cooper
• Family of Light by Barbara Marciniak

Please help me fulfill the goal of keeping this podcast on air and free of ads! Any amount that you're able to contribute will go directly towards the costs of creating, hosting, and producing the podcast. Here's the link to donate:

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To connect with me or share feedback, head over to www.josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

I deeply appreciate your presence, support, and willingness to do your inner work. 

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Do you have a hard time trusting the good in your life? Or trusting that life CAN be good? Or trusting that good things can last? This is the episode for you.

As you begin creating a more aligned, joyful life on your path of awakening, you might get tripped up if a part of you feels unworthy of goodness. Unworthy of expansion and freedom. Or if a part of you is skeptical about good things lasting, and is still expecting for the other shoe to drop.

In this episode of AWAKENING, we'll explore what could be behind that skepticism or difficulty trusting the good. I've included some affirmations to support you in trusting yourself and in your ability to create and sustain good things in your life.

Please help me fulfill the goal of keeping this podcast on air and free of ads! Any amount that you're able to contribute will go directly towards the costs of creating, hosting, and producing the podcast. Here's the link to donate:

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To connect with me or share feedback, head over to www.josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

I deeply appreciate your presence, support, and willingness to do your inner work! Thank you for being here. 

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This episode is very important if you have any type of chronic or mystery illness where conventional medicine has been unable to help you. If you're in that situation, or know of someone who is, the information offered here will be invaluable!

Personal note from Josephine: I myself have been using The Gupta Program to heal a hard-to-treat illness called Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), which I've had for 6 years. I wanted to commit myself to this program for a solid 3-4 months before recommending it. I am now recommending it because IT WORKS. 

Ashok Gupta is the creator of The Gupta Program. His life was interrupted in his early 20s when he was struck down with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and conventional medicine was unable to help. He set out to do his own neurological and health research, and recovered himself 100%. This research, and everything he learned along the way, became the basis of The Gupta Program - a revolutionary neuroplasticity, mindfulness, and holistic health program for chronic conditions including:

• Fibromyalgia
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Multiple Chemical Sensitivities
• Mold Illness
• Food Intolerances
• SIBO
• Adrenal Fatigue
• Mast Cell Activation Syndrome
• Lyme disease
• long COVID

In this interview, Ashok explains how these types of conditions are created and how you can heal them at the root level - the brain. We talk about neuroplasticity, how the brain gets stuck in loops that promote dis-ease and imbalance in the body, and how to create new pathways in the brain to emerge out of those unhealthy loops.

To explore The Gupta Program and sign up for a free trial, go here: https://www.guptaprogram.com/aff/383

To connect with me (Josephine!) or share feedback, please head over to www.josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

I deeply appreciate your presence, support, and willingness to do your inner work. 

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In this episode of AWAKENING, I respond to a listener email that asked this question: What happens when a decision on your spiritual journey hurts someone else?

We'll dive into the topic of making tough choices on your spiritual path, when you know those choices will likely upset, hurt, or disappoint someone else. Join me for a discussion on:

• why it's so critical for you to live your truth and follow your Soul's calling, and how it hurts you and everyone else when you don't do this
• how to be more ok with disappointing others as you continue awakening
• how you can live authentically without abandoning yourself while still being a compassionate human
• the importance of detachment in close relationships (especially family relationships)

Thank you to Diane for submitting this thought-provoking question!

Please help me fulfill the goal of keeping this podcast free of ads, for good. Any amount that you're able to contribute will go directly towards the costs of creating, hosting, and producing the podcast. Here's the link to donate:

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To connect with me or share feedback, please head over to www.josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

I deeply appreciate your presence, support, and willingness to do your inner work. 

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My special guest for this episode is Dr. Ricci-Jane Adams. She is the principal of the Institute for Intuitive Intelligence®, a world-class, global, professional intuition training school. She trains exceptional spiritual people to become socially conscious leaders and profound mystics.

Ricci-Jane has authored the bestselling book Spiritually Fierce, as well as Intuitive Intelligence Training and Superconscious Intuition. She has a doctorate in magical realism from the University of Melbourne and has spent over 25 years devoted to her spiritual awakening. 

In our interview, Dr. Adams shares her no-bullshit approach to spirituality. We talk about integrity on the spiritual path, how to avoid spiritual bypassing, and how she helps people develop their superconscious intuition.

To explore her work, please visit https://instituteforintuitiveintelligence.com or https://instagram.com/intuitiveintelligenceinstitute

Please help me fulfill the goal of keeping this podcast free of ads, for good! Any amount that you're able to contribute will go directly towards the costs of creating, hosting, and producing the podcast. Here's the link to donate:

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To connect with me (Josephine!) or share feedback, please head over to www.josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

I deeply appreciate your presence, support, and willingness to do your inner work. 

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Are you allowing the past to define you? Are you still living an identity that was created long ago, and that no longer reflects who you really are... or who you are meant to be in this lifetime?

This episode of AWAKENING is all about coming to terms with and releasing the past, so you can create a new identity from an empowered, conscious, awakened place within yourself. 

I talk about how we unconsciously develop constricting, unhelpful, limited identities based on past experiences, and share a personal story to illustrate this. We'll then move into some powerful exercises to release limiting belief systems, behaviors, and energetic cords keeping you tethered to this old identity.

Please help me fulfill the goal of keeping this podcast free of ads, for good! Any amount that you're able to contribute will go directly towards the costs of creating, hosting, and producing the podcast. Here's the link to donate:

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To connect with me or share feedback, please head over to www.josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

I deeply appreciate your presence, support, and willingness to do your inner work. 

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My husband (and soulmate!) Garrett Demers and I sit down for a candid conversation on how to use your relationships to evolve spiritually. We talk about some of the challenges and triggers in the early stages of our relationship and how we overcame them. We also respond to a listener email on how to remain confident and continue evolving while being in a romantic relationship.

Here are the resources we mentioned in the episode:

My blog post on subpersonalities: https://josephinehardman.com/6-subpersonalities-that-might-be-sabotaging-your-healing/

Information on psychosynthesis: https://www.psychosynthesis.org/about/what-is-psychosynthesis/

Please help me fulfill the goal of keeping this podcast free of ads, for good! Any amount that you're able to contribute will go directly towards the costs of creating, hosting, and producing the podcast. Here's the link to donate:

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To connect with me or share feedback, please head over to www.josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

I deeply appreciate your presence, support, and willingness to do your inner work. 

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This episode of AWAKENING explores the concept and experience of toxic positivity. Join me for a discussion of:

• What is toxic positivity, and how does it harm us on the path of healing and evolution?
• Examples of toxic positivity that you might be inflicting on yourself and/or others (including examples from the spiritual community)
• How to avoid toxic positivity in your life
• What I've learned about being unconditionally present with people who are in pain through 10 years of healing work

Please help me fulfill the goal of keeping this podcast free of ads, for good! Any amount that you're able to contribute will go directly towards the costs of creating, hosting, and producing the podcast. Here's the link to donate:

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To connect with me or share feedback, please head over to www.josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

I deeply appreciate your presence, support, and willingness to do your inner work. 

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This is the final installment in my four-part series on the Tarot suit of Wands.

Join me for a discussion of the Wands court cards: the Page, Knight, Queen, and King of Cups. I'll break down each card and suggest a variety of ways in which you can interpret them and apply the cards' healing energy to your life.

Please help me fulfill the goal of keeping this podcast free of ads, for good! Any amount that you're able to contribute will go directly towards the costs of creating, hosting, and producing the podcast. Here's the link to donate:

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To connect with me or share feedback, please head over to www.josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

I deeply appreciate your presence, support, and willingness to do your inner work. 

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This episode of AWAKENING explores the dangers of staying only at a mental level of healing (mental insights or breakthroughs) and not applying or living your insights.

Join me for a discussion of:

• how and why insight is only one level of healing
• the temptation to stay only at a mental level of healing, which can delay emotional, spiritual, and physical healing
• how we can become addicted to mental breakthroughs at the expense of deeper healing
• the importance of reclaiming your personal responsibility in your healing process
• how to actively use your insights to awaken and transform your life, from the inside out

I hope this episode is helpful and brings you some ideas of how to heal in an integrative, holistic way that takes into account your whole being.

Please help me fulfill the goal of keeping this podcast free of ads, for good! Any amount that you're able to contribute will go directly towards the costs of creating, hosting, and producing the podcast. Here's the link to donate:

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To connect with me or share feedback, please head over to www.josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

I deeply appreciate your presence, support, and willingness to do your inner work. May you discover creative and powerful ways to apply your insights in every area of your life, for the good of all concerned. So it is!

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Welcome to the thid part of my four-part series on the Tarot suit of Wands. In this installment, we'll explore the 7, 8, 9, and 10 of Wands in depth. Join me for a conversation of these cards as they relate to:

• standing your ground and holding true to your core values
• establishing healthy boundaries that are neither too porous nor too rigid
• healing past wounds & trauma to emerge out of hypervigilance and fear
• releasing anything you've been carrying that isn't really yours

If you've been enjoying this series, I'd love to hear from you! (And please let me know if you'd like me to cover the suit of Pentacles on this podcast as well.) You can write directly to me@josephinehardman.com

Please help me fulfill the goal of keeping this podcast free of ads, for good! Any amount that you're able to contribute will go directly towards the costs of creating, hosting, and producing the podcast. Here's the link to donate:

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To connect with me or explore my work, please head over to www.josephinehardman.com

I deeply appreciate your presence, support, and willingness to do your inner work. May you be at peace. May you feel safe and whole. May you thrive in every aspect of your life. So it is!

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This episode of AWAKENING invites you to ask an important question: Are you choosing peace above all else? Above drama? Above unnecessary conflict? Above proving yourself right, or others wrong? Above the whims and demands of your ego?

Join me for a conversation on the critical importance of choosing peace, no matter what.

This episode includes a sequence of powerful affirmations for peace and safety, which you can use as a meditation practice.

Please help me fulfill the goal of keeping this podcast free of ads, for good! Any amount that you're able to contribute will go directly towards the costs of creating, hosting, and producing the podcast. Here's the link to donate:

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To connect with me or share feedback, please head over to www.josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

I deeply appreciate your presence, support, and willingness to do your inner work. May you be at peace. May you feel safe and whole. May you thrive in every aspect of your life. So it is!

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This is the second installment in my four-part series on the Tarot Wands. In this episode, I cover the 4, 5, and 6 of Wands. Join me for a discussion of:

• the 4 of Wands and learning to celebrate yourself
• the 5 of Wands and the importance of rising above your ego
• the 6 of Wands as an invitation to step into your divine leadership

One of my current goals is to keep this podcast free of ads... for good! If you've gotten some value out of my episodes and can contribute ANY amount to help me reach this goal, you can do so here:

https://square.link/u/2O7ZaHO0

To connect with me, please visit www.josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

Thank you for tuning in, for supporting the podcast through your presence, and for being willing to do your inner work. Much love to you!

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On the path of awakening, you can sometimes feel stuck in survival mode. You might use this mode as a coping mechanism, if you learned early on in life that you need to be tough, to put up with things, and to survive.

In this episode, I answer a listener's email about how to emerge out of survival mode and begin thriving. Join me for a discussion on:

• how there's absolutely NOTHING you need to just tolerate or put up with
• how survival mode keeps you stuck in your reptilian brain, unable to make creative and empowered choices for yourself
• the importance of resolving childhood trauma to emerge out of survival mode and feel safe
• how to start "breaking the habit of being yourself" (in the words of Dr. Joe Dispenza)

Throughout this episode, I recommend these important books:

Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine

Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker

Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself by Joe Dispenza

Special thanks to Katelyn for writing in and sharing her story with us. To connect with me, you can visit www.josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

One of my current goals is to keep this podcast free of ads... for good! If you've gotten some value out of my episodes and can contribute ANY amount to help me reach this goal, you can do so here:

https://square.link/u/2O7ZaHO0

Thank you for tuning in, for supporting the podcast through your presence, and for being willing to do your inner work. Much love to you!

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I've sometimes heard from people that the Tarot is evil, and that using Tarot cards opens us up to negative forces and energies. I have also met people who are afraid of using the Tarot for these kinds of reasons. Is there any veracity to this?

In this bonus episode of INNER WORK, I address the belief that Tarot cards are evil. Join me for a discussion of:

• religious references and thoughts on Tarot cards & "divination"
• why Tarot cards - and other healing tools & practices - have been condemned throughout history
• powerful ways of using the Tarot that don't involve fortune-telling or divination
• the Doreen Virtue situation (and her ban on Tarot cards)

As always, everything in this episode is my personal opinion.

Thank you for tuning in! To connect with me, visit www.josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

If you found something valuable in this episode, please leave a positive rating or review on your podcast app. Or, better yet, share the podcast with a good friend.

Your presence here is truly appreciated.

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Finally! The Tarot Wands. Due to high listener demand for this, I'm continuing my in-depth exploration of the Tarot suits (or Minor Arcana). 

In this 4-episode series, we'll explore the Tarot Wands. Join me for a discussion of:

• essential features, lessons, and characteristics of the Tarot Wands
• how the Wands challenge you to ignite and balance your inner fire
• how the Wands can help you focus your energy and direction
• individual cards and how to read them: the Ace, 2, and 3 of Wands

Please stay tuned for the next 3 episodes in this series as we journey through the Wands.

To help me achieve the goal of keeping the podcast free of ads, you can contribute ANY amount that's possible for you here:

https://square.link/u/2O7ZaHO0

Thank you so much for your presence, support, and kind feedback about the podcast! You can also support by leaving a positive rating or review on your podcast platform.

To connect with me or explore the possibility of working together, please visit www.josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

Thank you for being here, and please keep doing your inner work.

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Your physical body is like a container for your Soul and Higher Self. But what happens when you've filled up this container with too many intrusive "guests", and your Higher Self is unable to anchor into your body? Why is it important to be able to fully embody your Higher Self? That's what we'll explore in this episode of AWAKENING.

Some of the intrusive or unwelcome guests that can occupy your body and energy field include the Overachiever, the Fixer, the Victim, and the Approval Seeker.

These are subpersonalities, or limited aspects of you that can get triggered by certain situations and people. Join me for a conversation on:

• the 6 most common subpersonalities that block your Higher Self and sabotage your healing
• how to begin noticing what you're allowing to take up residence within you
• the importance of recognizing the opposing agendas of your subpersonalities, so you can resolve inner conflict
• how to make more room for your Higher Self to enter

To help me achieve the goal of keeping the podcast free of ads, you can contribute ANY amount that's possible for you here:

https://square.link/u/2O7ZaHO0

Thank you so much for your presence, support, and kind feedback about the podcast! You can also support by leaving a positive rating or review on your podcast platform.

To connect with me or explore the possibility of working together, please visit www.josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

Thank you for being here, and please keep doing your inner work.

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Walking the path of spiritual awakening can be a lonely experience at times. As you wake up more and more, you might find you're no longer resonating with many (or most) of the people in your life. And it can be difficult to explain what you're going through.

This episode of AWAKENING explores the loneliness of awakening. Join me for a conversation on:

• spiritual awakening and your ego identity
• what it means to experience ego death (and why it can feel so terrifying)
• living life asleep versus living life awake - and why you can't go back now
• the importance of mourning your old self 
• how to allow and create new, more meaningful, more aligned relationships in your life

Please know that you're not alone. Thank you for being here and supporting the podcast by leaving a positive rating or review, if this episode felt helpful in some way.

To connect with me directly, please head over to www.josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

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Rachel also works with the Akashic Records and Archetypal Astrology to support her clients in aligning more deeply with their soul's path.

In this episode, we talk about:

• anger as a form of energy
• how & why anger gets trapped in the body
• anger as related to our fight, flight, freeze, and fawn responses
• the sacred medicine of reconnecting to your anger

To connect with Rachel, go to:

www.embodiedfrequency.com

www.instagram.com/embodied_frequency

https://www.facebook.com/groups/resilientgoddess/

This is the previous episode Rachel and I recorded together:

https://josephinehardman.com/inner-work-081-healing-trauma-and-nervous-system-regulation-with-rachel-hardy/

To connect with me (Josephine!), please head over to www.josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

Thank you for tuning in!

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This episode of AWAKENING is all about the remarkable benefits of slowing down and pacing yourself, as well as what prevents you from doing so. Join me for a discussion of:

• how we've become disconnected from a slower rhythm of life (and the consequences of this)
• what drives you to keep rushing, pushing, and trying to be productive at all times
• the key, deeper fears that fuel the dysfunctional behavior of rushing
• the protective mechanism that sometimes prevents you from slowing down if you have frozen trauma in your body or nervous system
• insightful prompts to start exploring your own relationship to time and productivity

To help me keep the podcast ad-free and support the creation of this content, you can contribute ANY amount that's possible for you here:

https://square.link/u/2O7ZaHO0

To connect with me directly, please head over to www.josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

Thank you so much for being here, for your unwavering support of the podcast, and for being willing to do your inner work. 

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How do the Akashic Records work, and how can you access them? What are the Akashic Records made of? Where are they located? What is the Akashic Field?

To answer such questions, this episode of Inner Work takes you into the research of Ervin Laszlo, a Hungarian philosopher and systems theorist who has written extensively about the Akashic Field (or A-field).

I cover the 3 immutable laws that govern the Akashic Field, and how those laws can be applied in your daily life to reach higher levels of consciousness and evolution.

This then leads into a discussion about what it means to shift from an ego-based paradigm to an Akashic paradigm of living and being.

I quote from Laszlo's book The Immutable Laws of the Akashic Field throughout this episode.

To download my free guide to the Akashic Records and join my email list, go here:

https://josephinehardman.com/akashic-records-intro/

To learn how to read your own Akashic Records for personal healing and transformation, explore my Level 1 course:

https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/akashic-records-training-level-1/

To become a certified Akashic Records Practitioner and help others heal, explore my in-depth certification program:

https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/akashic-records-certification-program/

Thank you for tuning in! If you have a minute, please support the podcast by leaving a positive rating or review, or by sharing it with a good friend.

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The process of awakening will cause you to outgrow certain situations, relationships, people, habits, and ways of thinking/being. This happens naturally as you evolve and shed old, outdated layers of yourself.

In this episode, partly inspired by the 8 of Cups from the Tarot, I talk about this process of outgrowing things and people and how it can bring up some deep fears of losing your identity, status, and the life you've been building for years or even decades.

Join me for a conversation on:

• possible signs & indicators that you've outgrown something
• how to deal with the discomfort of walking away from an established relationship, career, or personal situation
• how to start figuring out what needs to be released from your life
• the importance of conserving your energy by stepping away from the things, people, and situations that no longer fit you

Thank you for tuning in! One of my current goals is to keep the podcast ad-free for good while I continue producing this content every week. To help me achieve this goal, you can support the podcast by contributing ANY amount (from $1 to any amount that works for you) through this link:

https://square.link/u/2O7ZaHO0

Of course, you can also support the podcast by leaving a positive rating or review and sharing it with a good friend. Your support is truly appreciated!

To connect with me directly, please head over to www.josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

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My guest for this episode is Dr. Lissa Rankin, a healer, author, mystic, and activist committed to healing the landscape of healthcare. In this interview, we reflect on deep questions including: 

• When it comes to healing from illness and injury, how is it that some people do everything right and stay sick, while others fully recover?
• How does faith healing work - or does it?
• Can we make ourselves more miracle-prone to faciliate healing and recovery?
• Why do some healers and doctors abuse their power, and how does a healer's personal qualities factor into the healing process?

In her new book, Sacred Medicine: A Doctor's Quest to Unravel the Mysteries of Healing, Dr. Rankin shares her seven-year journey to answer such questions, from pilgrimage spots to holy mountains, from faith healers to prayer circles, as well as her conversations with healing and trauma experts including Dr. Gabor Mate, Donna Eden, and Richard Schwartz. In her book, Dr. Rankin shares the wisdom and practical healing tools learned from energy healers, Indigenous spiritual leaders, and cutting-edge psychotherapies.

To explore Dr. Rankin's work, please visit https://lissarankin.com

To connect with me (Josephine), visit www.josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

Thank you for being here and for doing your inner work!

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There are so many choices you make every day, from the mundane and minor to life-defining choices. This episode of AWAKENING is all about using the choice points you face every day as a kind of spiritual practice - as an opportunity to notice what you're choosing for yourself as well as which parts of you are informing your decision-making. Bringing more consciousness to this can help you slow down and make the most aligned, supportive, and life-affirming choices.

For some specific examples, we'll look at how you're navigating choices around food, rest, and sticking to a daily spiritual practice or routine (and what happens when resistance comes up or if you have conflicting parts of you pulling you in two directions).

In this episode, I mention my goal to keep the podcast ad-free indefinitely. If you've gotten some value out of the podcast and can help me make that happen, you can donate ANY amount that works for you here:

Thank you so much for your presence and support! The podcast wouldn't exist without you here.

To connect with me directly, please visit www.josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

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What is shadow work? And how can you do it responsibly and effectively?

This episode of Inner Work explores the shadow as a "dark aspect of the personality", in the words of Carl Jung. Your shadows are aspects of yourself that, for whatever reason, you've deemed as unacceptable or shameful. And so you repress these aspects into the subconscious. However, your unexamined and un-integrated shadows will continue to make themselves known and influence your behavior in one way or another.

So, this episode addresses:

• what is shadow work?
• secondary and primary shadow archetypes (which do you recognize in yourself?)
• key principles and suggestions to make your shadow work as effective and transformative as possible
• how to avoid spiritual bypassing when doing shadow work
• a 4-step method for doing shadow work as an ongoing practice in your life

Here's the blog post where I outline my 4-step shadow work method, in case you want to refer to that:

https://josephinehardman.com/how-to-do-shadow-work-a-4-step-guide/

To connect with me, you can visit www.josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

Thank you for tuning in! Please take kind and compassionate care of yourself -- and your shadows.

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This episode of AWAKENING focuses on all kinds of childhood losses, from the seemingly minor to the life-altering. I talk about some of the intangible childhood losses that might still be impacting you today - for instance, the loss of childhood innocence or playfulness if you were forced to grow up too fast.

This episode also defines childhood losses as anything that, ideally, you should've been given as a child but - for whatever reasons - was not provided. Some essential things that were not provided might include a feeling of safety and belonging, comfort, encouragement, the soothing presence of an emotionally stable caregiver, and unconditional support.

I share how I've been coping with some of my own childhood losses (related to moving away from my home country at age 11) and suggest a few practices for you to work through yours.

For example, I mention working with the throat chakra through a guided meditation. You can find that here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwzSOF9GEHo&t=31s

Important note: please seek the professional support of a trauma-informed therapist, healer, or Somatic Experiencing practitioner if you're trying to process childhood trauma and it feels overwhelming. You don't have to do it alone. This is a good resource to find a qualified practitioner:

https://directory.traumahealing.org

To connect with me, you can send a note to me@josephinehardman.com or go to www.josephinehardman.com

Thank you for tuning in! I appreciate your commitment to your inner work.

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My guest for this episode, Johnny Guidry, is a speaker, podcaster, and spiritual and career coach focused on helping others awaken to their most authentic and intuitive life. His career progression includes 16 years of learning design and management, human resources, project management, and operations. 

Johnny’s current path of spiritual growth has been a decade-long process facilitated by his experiences with alcoholism, compulsions around eating, shopping, and sexual behavior, morbid obesity, social anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder.

Today, Johnny has been sober for over 13 years, has lost 200 lbs, recovered emotional and physical health, is debt free, and most importantly has learned to be still, connect with his highest self, and live by intuition. 

In this episode, we talk about:

• the path of sobriety
• surrender & self-acceptance as healing practices
• letting go of self-defense
• dropping ego attachments
• reshaping your identity after a spiritual awakening

You can connect with Johnny by visiting www.refractivecoaching.com and www.refractivepodcast.com

To connect with me (Josephine!), send a note to me@josephinehardman.com or head over to www.josephinehardman.com

Thank you for being here and spending this time with us!

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As humans, we sometimes develop a survival or coping mechanism of bracing against - bracing against other people, against pain and suffering, against potential criticism or rejection, against vulnerability, and even against life itself.

As a spiritual and psychological state, bracing serves at least two functions: to push away unpleasant things, and to hold on tightly to the people, things, and relationships we already have in our lives (typically out of fear that you might lose those things in the future).

In this act of bracing, which involves a self-defensive stance, there's a fundamental lack of trust. A lack of trust in yourself, in life, and in your ability to handle life - no matter what arises.

Bracing for a long time can have harmful effects on your entire system, including your body, physical health, mental health, and ability to connect spiritually.

In this episode of AWAKENING, I delve into this coping mechanism of bracing, discuss its long-term consequences and effects, and offer some suggestions to begin softening it.

To explore my work and services, you can head over to www.josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

Thank you for tuning in! Please take good, compassionate care of yourself.

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This episode of Inner Work addresses some common questions and misconceptions about the Akashic Records.

Specifically, I answer these questions:

• Is there only ONE way, method, or prayer to access the Akashic Records?
• Aren't the Akashic Records a tool of the third dimension?
• Where are the Akashic Records located?
• Why are the Akashic Records accessible to us? What's the ultimate purpose for humanity?
• Can healing happen spontaneously inside the Records?

I mention a few resources in this episode. You can access those here:

Free introductory guide to the Akashic Records: https://josephinehardman.com/akashic-records-intro/

Akashic Records Level 1 course: https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/akashic-records-training-level-1/

Akashic Records Certification Program: https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/akashic-records-certification-program/

Thank you for tuning in! Please send a note to me@josephinehardman.com if you have questions or feedback. I love to hear from you and respond to every email.

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Ideally, on the spiritual path we use our triggers and challenges as opportunities to become more conscious and awake. This brand new series, AWAKENING, is our next adventure - and evolution - following my TRIGGERED! series. 

Awakening is a continuous, ever-unfolding process and not something we can force, rush, or put on any specific timeline. With this series, we'll continue exploring some of our triggers and challenges while also delving into key spiritual concepts and practices that can help us move through those challenges.

This inaugural episode focuses on SURRENDER:

• what does surrender really mean, and how can we practice it?
• how surrender can liberate you from anxiety, ego attachments, codependence, and the tendency to control your life and the lives of others
• 3 specific examples of surrender from my own life (in career, friendships, and health)
• surrender as a practice of making friends with WHAT IS and becoming free of resistance

To explore my work, please visit www.josephinehardman.com

I'd also love to hear from you directly! Send a note to me@josephinehardman.com to say hi, offer feedback, ask questions, or suggest a topic for a future episode.

Thank you for being here with me and for supporting the podcast by tuning in & sharing it with a good friend!

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The ego's primary agenda is to make sure you're keeping up appearances, looking good to others, being accepted, and maintaining the status quo. Therefore, the ego is constantly on the lookout for anything that might threaten your sense of identity.

In this episode, we'll explore:

• what is the ego?
• the mechanisms the ego uses to try to maintain the status quo and avoid risk & discomfort
• some of the common lies and illusions your ego might tell you
• how the ego causes suffering
• how to help yourself transcend your ego - or at least shift your relationship to it

To explore my services or connect with me, please head over to www.josephinehardman.com 

You can also send a note to me@josephinehardman.com 

I love hearing from listeners and respond to every email! I also take topic suggestions for future episodes.

Thank you for tuning in! May you find peace and purpose as you walk your path.

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This is the final episode in my four-part series on the Tarot suit of Cups. Join me for a conversation on:

- learning how to reclaim your intuition and dance to your own rhythm with the Page of Cups 

- the Knight of Cups as encouraging you to fall in love with life (or a person!) again, but without idealizing people or relationships

- learning how to be highly sensitive and maintain a sense of emotional stability with the Queen of Cups

- the King of Cups as a card of emotional intelligence, wisdom, and being mindful about overindulgence

To request episodes on the Tarot suits of Wands and Pentacles (which I haven't covered yet), please write to me@josephinehardman.com and let me know you'd be interested!

Some resources I mentioned during this episode:

Podcast episode 114: The Sword Court Cards (with a general introduction to the court cards)

Abraham Hicks on using your emotions as a guidance system: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzlWDkFxo3g

Thank you so much for tuning in and supporting the podcast!

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Welcome back to TRIGGERED! New year, new triggers for us to deal with. 

In this episode, I talk about the experience of having an emotional flashback. This is when something (or someone) triggers you to regress to a feeling or emotional state from the past, which could be from an earlier age in your current lifetime or even a past life. Topics include:

• what is an emotional flashback?
• common triggers that set off an emotional flashback
• signs & symptoms that you're experiencing an emotional flashback
• a 3-step process to support yourself and move through an emotional flashback

In this episode, I mention a book by Pete Walker, Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving. I highly recommend this book if you want to explore childhood trauma, complex PTSD, and emotional flashbacks in more depth.

To suggest a future topic, ask a question, or share feedback, please write to me@josephinehardman.com

To explore my services, courses, or healing work, head to www.josephinehardman.com

Thank you for tuning in! Please take loving care of yourself.

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Welcome to the third episode in my four-part series on the Tarot suit of Cups. This installment covers the 7, 8, 9, and 10 of Cups, focusing on:

- the 7 of Cups as a card of new possibilities (and both the excitement and paralysis that can arise from having to choose a path)

- a cup-by-cup interpretation of the 7 cups (what they each mean)

- the 8 of Cups as a card of outgrowing established relationships, career, hobbies, habits, and lifestyle

- the 9 of Cups and the importance of releasing guilt and feelings of selfishness for doing well and manifesting abundance for yourself

- the 10 of Cups as a fairytale ending card, but inviting you to define your own version of happiness

To explore my courses and services, please head over to www.josephinehardman.com 

To get in touch, share feedback, ask a question, or suggest a future topic, send a message to me@josephinehardman.com 

I host free monthly Tarot challenges to help you develop your intuition and Tarot reading skills. To join the next one, go here: https://instagram.com/healer.josephine

Thank you for your presence and for supporting the podcast by tuning in!

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This is part two in a four-part series on the Tarot suit of Cups. (I highly recommend listening to episode 1 first and then returning to this one, if you haven't already! The episodes build on each other in some ways.)

In this installment, join me for an exploration of:

• the 4 of Cups as a card of apathy, restlessness, and boredom - and how to shift out of this state to receive help and inspiration from the Universe
• the consequences of forgetting to "look up" to the heavens and getting caught up in day-to-day life
• the 5 of Cups as a card of deep, sometimes paralyzing grief and disconnection from Spirit
• the 6 of Cups as a card of nostalgia - and how that sense of longing for (or idealizing) the past can sometimes prevent us from being present now
• the healing power of laying the past to rest

To connect with me directly, you can visit www.josephinehardman.com or join me at https://instagram.com/healer.josephine to participate in my free monthly Tarot challenges.

Questions, feedback, or suggestions for a future episode? Write to me@josephinehardman.com 
I read and respond to EVERY email!

Thank you for tuning in. Take good care of yourself, my friend.

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Perfectionism and hypervigilance are often maladaptive ways in which we've learned to stay safe in the world (or to at least try to stay safe). They're also patterns that we sometimes acquire in response to trauma, and to prevent a similar trauma or hurtful experience from happening again.

The problem with these patterns is that they keep you so limited, living a tightly controlled life as you try to do everything perfectly - to BE perfect - and avoid making any mistakes.

Some of the core symptoms of being stuck in perfectionism and hypervigilance include:

• difficulty settling down after activity and fully relaxing (especially if the activity is stressful or highly stimulating)
• feeling creatively drained or blocked ("if it's not going to be perfect, I'm not even gonna try" syndrome)
• constantly bracing yourself for the other shoe to drop
• being stuck in hyper-activity, hyper-productivity, and ruminating thoughts
• harsh inner critic and constant self-evaluation (and paralyzing fear of others' criticism!)
• feeling constantly rushed and like there's not enough time in the day

In this episode, I introduce my brand new course 21 Days to Heal Perfectionism & Hypervigilance and lay out the 3 most important steps in releasing these patterns so you can reclaim your creativity, peace, freedom, and sense of well-being in the world.

To explore the course, click the link above or go here:

https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/heal-perfectionism-hypervigilance-course/

Questions or want to connect? You can visit www.josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

Thank you for tuning in!

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Due to overwhelming demand following my series on the Tarot Swords, I'm happy to present this four-part series on another Tarot suit: the Cups.

In this first installment of four episodes, I lay the groundwork for taking you through a deeper, psychospiritual understanding of the suit of Cups. Join me for a discussion of:

- the suit of Cups as representing a primarily feminine energy (in contrast, particularly, to the very phallic suit of Swords)

- how the suit of Cups challenges us to embody the energies of surrendering, flexibility, flow, and receptivity

- the Ace of Cups as a card of total Divine connection and spiritual solace

- the 2 of Cups as a card for healing dysfunctional relationship patterns, especially unequal power dynamics in romantic relationships

- the 3 of Cups as a card that challenges us to overcome interpersonal trauma so we can celebrate ourselves and each other, particularly in the context of female friendship

I'll be referring to the Rider Waite Smith deck if you want to follow along with the imagery and specific details on the cards.

To connect with me, explore my courses, or do healing work together, head over to www.josephinehardman.com

I also host free monthly Tarot challenges on Instagram: https://instagram.com/healer.josephine

Please write to me@josephinehardman.com if you have feedback, questions, or topic suggestions for a future episode. Thank you so much for tuning in!

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Aaah, the holidays... a magical time of gathering with loved ones and celebrating our blessings. That is, ideally! 

For many people, the holidays can be a lot more stressful, draining, or anxiety-inducing than the picture-perfect image of a loving family gathered around a fancy table. The holidays - whichever ones you choose to celebrate - can bring up mixed emotions or fill you with anticipatory dread, worry, and stress.

In this special holiday edition of TRIGGERED!, I talk about:

- the importance of breaking with old traditions that feel draining, confining, or dysfunctional

- creating your own traditions that feel more aligned and peaceful

- reinforcing boundaries with family members during the holidays

- liberating yourself from burdensome family expectations and using the holidays as an opportunity to practice saying NO

- ways to protect yourself energetically & physically if you choose to gather with family

You might find this resource helpful if you do get triggered at some point during the holidays. I created a guide on 10 Ways to Get Untriggered Quickly, which you can download here:

https://mailchi.mp/de778241c913/triggered-ep-21

I can't thank you enough for tuning in to this podcast... your presence makes it all worthwhile. I hope this episode supports you in having a peaceful, stress-free holiday season.

To connect with me directly, please visit www.josephinehardman.com or https://instagram.com/healer.josephine

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• Tyrone's early fascination with dreams and how he discovered their healing potential 
• the importance of developing your own system or approach of dream interpretation (without automatically turning to books or other sources of dream interpretation)
• what anxiety dreams and nightmares are trying to communicate to you
• the possibility of traveling to the astral plane through your dreams
• the practice of lucid dreaming - and some techniques to get started

To explore Tyrone's work, please visit https://www.soul-dreamers.com/activated or https://instagram.com/_soul_dreamers

To connect with me (Josephine), head over to www.josephinehardman.com and https://instagram.com/healer.josephine

Thank you for tuning in and supporting the podcast through a rating or review! Or, better yet, by sharing the podcast with a good friend.

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Have you found yourself reaching for whatever it is you can - a substance, experience, behavior, or whatever else - to escape the present moment?

Yup, I've done that too. Many times!

This episode of TRIGGERED! is, in many ways, a continuation of my episode on addictions and compulsive behavior. But this time we're focusing on the impulse to "check out", to not be here, to not be in your body, to escape reality. Join me for a discussion of:

- where the impulse to check out or escape comes from (and how it relates to being highly sensitive)

- why and how this impulse drives us to engage in self-destructive or harmful behaviors

- why it's important to NOT demonize or punish yourself for wanting to escape

- recognizing that your addictions and attachments to the things, substances, and behaviors you use to check out are not happening in a vacuum; there are entire industries invested in keeping you addicted (and how touching into your sacred anger about this can help in breaking those attachments)

To connect with me directly, please head over to www.josephinehardman.com or write to me@josephinehardman.com

Thank you for tuning in! May your path be smoothed by the grace of compassion, understanding, and kindness towards yourself.

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Mary O'Dwyer holds a PhD in food science and is a certified Transformational Breath facilitator. She helps her clients heal emotional traumas and release limiting beliefs, which then allows them to move forward in life with renewed conviction, direction, and purpose.

In this interview, we talk about:

• how Mary's Catholic upbringing informed her behavior and self-perception (and how she shifted from being "religious" to being "spiritual")
• how Mary realized that despite many external achievements, her life was not fulfilling her - and what she did to transform that
• the process through which Mary learned to open her heart and become vulnerable
• what Transformational Breath is and how it can help you release trauma and heal
• the importance of moving beyond "talking" to heal at a somatic and spiritual level

To connect with Mary, please visit www.marysbluedoor.com or https://instagram.com/marysbluedoor

To connect with me (Josephine), head over to www.josephinehardman.com

Thank you for tuning in and supporting the podcast with your rating or review! Or, better yet, please share this episode with a friend if it really spoke to you.

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Sometimes you pull a Tarot card and it just doesn't seem to make sense for the question you're asking. What do you do in those moments of confusion or lack of clarity?

This episode of TRIGGERED! will give you specific suggestions for how to interpret any card that shows up - regardless of your question or level of experience with the Tarot.

Join me for a discussion of:

• why your first impulse when you're confused or puzzled by a card is often unhelpful
• why it's worthwhile to stick with and push through the initial confusion (and how to do so)
• how to move beyond reliance on the guidebook or online definitions of the cards
• how to lean into your intuitive senses to decipher a card's meaning
• important aspects to notice on a Tarot card that will help you develop your own intuitive understanding of it
• when to pull a clarifier or turn to the guidebook for assistance

To connect with me, please visit www.josephinehardman.com or join my free Tarot challenges at https://instagram.com/healer.josephine to develop your intuition and master your ability to read the cards.

You can also write to me@josephinehardman.com to share any takeaways from this episode or send in questions or topic suggestions.

Thank you for tuning in! 

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Spiritual ascension is often talked about as a concept and experience in the spiritual community. There are many different definitions of what "ascension" means, and we each have unique experiences as we evolve and ascend spiritually.

In this episode of Inner Work, I explore:

• how we can define spiritual ascension
• what happens at a physical and cellular level when you "ascend" spiritually
• the benefits and positive transformations that arise out of spiritual ascension
• some of the potential physical symptoms of ascension, and how you can best deal with them
• the importance of taking ownership of your healing

Above all, if you're experiencing spiritual growth and ascension symptoms, please know you're not alone, you're not crazy, and it's ok to take care of yourself right now.

To connect with me, please visit www.josephinehardman.com or https://instagram.com/healer.josephine

Thank you for tuning in!

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Back in college, I was diagnosed with both generalized anxiety and social anxiety. For a few years, I also suffered from telephobia - the fear of speaking on the telephone.

Join me for this episode of TRIGGERED! to explore:

• what are the emotional and psychological symptoms of social anxiety?
• what are the consequences and implications of living with social anxiety?
• the main approaches and insights that helped me overcome the symptoms of social anxiety
• social anxiety from a spiritual perspective
• how social anxiety might be part of the experience of being an interplanetary soul

Thank you for tuning in! If this episode spoke to you or if you want to suggest a topic for a future episode, please write to Josephine at me@josephinehardman.com

You can also visit www.josephinehardman.com or find me at https://instagram.com/healer.josephine

Standard disclaimer: nothing in this episode is meant to replace medical or psychological treatment or advice.

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Victoria Melchor is a Transformational Coach who helps people walking their spiritual path transform stress and anxiety into personal growth, purpose, and meaning. She earned a Master's Degree in Jungian Psychology and is a 200hr. Registered Yoga Teacher. Her approach brings the best of Depth Psychology, practical spirituality, and embodiment healing practices to her client work.

In this interview, we talk about:

• Jungian psychology as a way to explore your inner world
• the Jungian concepts of the psyche, soul, and subconscious
• where dreams originate & how they reveal important insights to us
• using your intuition to receive guidance & interpret information from the Universe (including symbols and synchronicities)
• how trauma gets trapped in the body
• releasing dysfunctional stories about yourself to create a more functional, supportive self-perception

To connect with Victoria or explore her work, head over to www.soulfulbit.com or https://instagram.com/soulful.bit

To connect with me (Josephine), you can visit www.josephinehardman.com

Thank you for tuning in and supporting the podcast! Your presence is deeply appreciated.

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In this special episode of TRIGGERED!, I lay out 10 ways to get untriggered - regardless of the specific situation or circumstances. These are tried and tested methods to move through and release a trigger, from the very basic and ancient method of yelling into a pillow to more advanced techniques like doing ego work.

There's a freebie for this episode! To get the printable guide, click here:

https://josephinehardman.eo.page/getuntriggered

Thank you for tuning in and supporting the podcast through your generous, kind, and heartfelt feedback! I love hearing from listeners, so please feel free to connect directly. I'm at me@josephinehardman.com

You can also visit me at www.josephinehardman.com 

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Ashley Easter is a cult survivor turned Intuitive Master who helps women stop the self-doubt and harness their intuition so they can take control of their destiny by becoming powerfully intuitive (or, as Ashley calls it, "intuitive AF").

In this interview, we talk about:

- Ashley's experience of escaping from a cult and finding her true self again

- how to reconnect to your intuition after trauma

- the main obstacles that prevent you from developing your intuition to its full potential

- how intuition can help you avoid danger and manipulation

- strategies for honing your intuitive abilities

- the importance of listening to your intuition if you want to create an abundant, aligned, joyful life

To access Ashley's free gift, go to https://ashleyeaster.com/toolkit

You can also explore https://ashleyeaster.com/membership and https://instagram.com/iamashleyeaster

To connect with me (Josephine), please visit www.josephinehardman.com

Thank you for tuning in!

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Ever found yourself in a situation where someone tried to tell you how to live your life? Maybe they tried to tell you what you should eat, or what you shouldn't eat, or how you should speak or behave, or how you should raise your kids, or how you should dress. This can bring up all kinds of emotions and feel really triggering.

In this episode, I talk about:

- how to deal with well-intentioned (or not so well-intentioned) people trying to tell you how to live

- the importance of working through our own tendencies to tell others how to live (because we're not perfect either!)

- how to deal with feelings of being judged or criticized

- my personal story with veganism and how this created a rift in my family

- the importance of releasing energetic hooks and cords connecting you to people who've tried to control or manipulate you

- honoring our vulnerability and desire to avoid conflict as highly sensitive people

To connect with me, you can visit www.josephinehardman.com or https://instagram.com/healer.josephine

Please send feedback or questions to me@josephinehardman.com

Thank you for tuning in and spending some of your valuable time with me!

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In this bonus episode of Inner Work, I share a personal story about working with and healing old grief. Join me for a vulnerable conversation on:

• how we sometimes resist crying (and why)
• what happens to our bodies and souls when we repress old grief
• what it means to REALLY listen to what your heart needs
• using movement (especially dance) to express and heal grief
• two of the major challenges I've been going through recently (and what I'm learning from them)
• how I'm aligning myself with my Soul's calling to go bigger

To connect with me directly, you can head over to www.josephinehardman.com

If this episode spoke to you, I'd love to hear about it! Please send feedback, questions, or stories to me@josephinehardman.com

Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for tuning in. I appreciate your presence here.

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This episode is the conclusion of a 4-part series on the Tarot suit of Swords. Join me for an in-depth exploration of the Sword court cards: the Page, Knight, Queen, and King of Swords. We'll cover:

• different ways of interpreting the court cards
• the court cards as a "family"
• the individual lessons of each Sword court card
• how the suit of Swords comes full circle with the King of Swords
• how the Queen of Swords can help you stand your ground and ask for what you need
• and more!

To connect with me directly, please head over to www.josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

Did you find this exploration of the Sword cards useful? Would you like me to explore other Tarot suits (Cups, Wands, or Pentacles)? Please reach out if you have feedback! And thank you for tuning in and supporting the podcast.

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This episode of TRIGGERED! is about what happens to us when a relationship ends. I focus on romantic and intimate relationships - whether in-person, long-distance, short, long, a marriage, a domestic union, or any other kind of significant relationship.

I offer specific suggestions and practices to support you as you navigate a break-up, separation, or divorce and find yourself again. 

The most important takeaway from this episode is that feelings of loss, fear, anger, or grief are natural in the healing process. I hope you will allow yourself to move through them for as long as you need.

To connect with me directly, head over to www.josephinehardman.com or https://instagram.com/healer.josephine

You can also send a note to me@josephinehardman.com to respond to this episode or suggest a future topic or question.

Thank you for supporting the podcast by tuning in!

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This is part 3 in a four-part miniseries on the Tarot Swords. Join me for an exploration of the 8, 9, and 10 of Swords as we close out the suit before exploring the court cards.

In this episode, I talk about:

- the 8 of Swords as a card of stuckness and self-imposed limitations

- seeing beyond illusions to liberate and empower yourself

- the consequences of an undisciplined mind in the 9 of Swords

- how the suit of Swords warns us when we're hitting up against our limits

- the self-destruction of an unsustainable self in the 10 of Swords, which opens up the possibility to start over

To connect with me directly, please head over to www.josephinehardman.com or https://instagram.com/healer.josephine

Thank you for being here and supporting the podcast by listening and, if you feel so inclined, sharing it with a good friend!

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"Addictions always originate in pain, whether felt openly or hidden in the unconscious." - Dr. Gabor Mate

This episode of TRIGGERED! takes on the topic of addictive behaviors through my own personal experience with food and sugar addiction. Join me for a discussion of:

- what fuels us to engage in addictive behaviors even when we know they're harming us

- the importance of not making an addiction or addictive substance the enemy

- how the addictive cycle keeps us stuck in a loop of obsessive thinking and robs us of peace, vitality, and energy

- softening addictive tendencies by understanding WHY and HOW you've used them as a coping mechanism or as a response to trauma

- for sugar addiction in particular, the importance of cultivating more "sweetness" and self-compassion in your daily life

I mention a number of resources throughout the episode. Please explore these based on your own needs and interests:

Gabor Mate - In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts

Gabor Mate - interview on the Tim Ferriss Show

Karly Randolph Pitman's work - https://growinghumankindness.com/sugar-addiction-101/

Inner Work 055: Healing the Battle with Your Inner Rebel (with Karly Randolph Pitman) - https://josephinehardman.com/inner-work-055-healing-the-battle-with-your-inner-rebel-with-karly-randolph-pitman/

My Sugar Addiction Tarot Spread - https://josephinehardman.com/the-sugar-addiction-tarot-spread/

To connect with me directly, you can visit www.josephinehardman.com or send a message to me@josephinehardman.com

IMPORTANT NOTE: this episode does not provide (nor is it a substitute for) medical, nutritional, or psychotherapeutic advice. I'm offering my perspective, thoughts, and resources based on what has helped me in my own healing journey and experience as an intuitive healer.

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Join me as we continue our in-depth exploration of the Tarot Swords and their powerful lessons and potential for healing. (I recommend listening to part 1 before diving into this episode, if you can!)

Part 2 of this mini series covers the 4, 5, 6, and 7 of Swords. Through the lens of these cards, I talk about:

• transforming trauma to find wisdom and growth
• the role of sacred pauses, rest, and slowing down in healing yourself and shifting your mindset
• reclaiming your natural rhythm
• the negative consequences of being led by an out-of-control ego
• choosing peace over chaos or drama
• self-deception, personal integrity, and the importance of being honest with yourself and others

To connect with me directly, you can head over to www.josephinehardman.com or https://instagram.com/healer.josephine

Thank you for tuning in! Your presence and support of the podcast are deeply appreciated.

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Your intuition is your inner guidance system and inner GPS. As such, it gives you information about the people, places, and situations that are aligned with you - as well as the people, places, and situations that are not. Through this guidance, you can decide what to move towards to and what to move away from.

In this episode of TRIGGERED!, I address the important topic of being able to trust your intuition and intuitive nudges. Specific themes include:

• How your trust in your own intuition can become corroded over time for a variety of reasons (for example: if it was unsafe to trust in your feelings and perceptions growing up, if you've been privileging your head and logical thinking over your heart and intuition, or if you feel unworthy of receiving clear information from your Guides)
• The intuitive channels through which you receive information and guidance
• Your body as a vehicle of divine communication
• 6 specific blocks that make it hard to trust your intuition and the messages that come through (and how to work with each one)

In the episode, I mention this article on the 5 clairs: https://josephinehardman.com/how-to-develop-your-intuition-with-the-5-clairs/

Thank you so much for being here! Please feel free to send a note to me@josephinehardman.com with responses to this episode or if you want to share a suggestion for a future episode.

To connect with me directly, head over to www.josephinehardman.com or https://instagram.com/healer.josephine

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This is the inaugural episode in a four-part series exploring the Tarot Swords in depth. Join me as we journey through the Swords, from the Ace to the King, and derive important lessons from this suit.

This first episode covers:

• an overview of the Swords as a suit
• how the journey through the Swords is a cautionary tale about the undisciplined ego mind
• how this suit warns us about the dangers of privileging head over heart
• the suit's double-edged nature, which is reflective of the mind as a double-edged "tool" 
• how we sometimes develop a coping mechanism of retreating into the head to avoid our feelings or suppress heart trauma

I also dive into the Ace of Swords, 2 of Swords, and 3 of Swords to provide detailed interpretations of each card.

To connect with me, head over to www.josephinehardman.com

You're invited to join my free monthly Tarot challenges to take your personal work with the Tarot to the next level. I offer these at https://instagram.com/healer.josephine

Thank you for tuning in! If this episode resonated with you, please share the podcast with a good friend or leave a rating/review on whichever platform you're listening to this.

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Being in a one-sided friendship can be triggering (and exhausting!). This episode responds to a listener email by exploring what happens when you give your full support and attention to a friend, but they don't give you a reciprocal exchange of energy and presence. Our listener was triggered, specifically, when a friend would multitask, check their phone, or otherwise get distracted during their interactions (particularly when it was time for our listener to share and be heard).

In the episode, I also talk about:

• how being highly sensitive can make us feel more upset or rejected when friends don't seem to be fully present with us
• the importance of speaking up for your needs in friendships & relationships (and how to do so)
• the valuable lesson of releasing one-sided friendships
• my own recent experience of having to let a friendship go

Thank you for tuning in! Please send your triggers, questions, or suggestions for future episodes to me@josephinehardman.com 

You can also connect with me at www.josephinehardman.com or https://instagram.com/healer.josephine

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Mariana Louis is a tarot reader, scholar, and writer from New York City. She is the creator of Persephone's Sister, a platform for spiritual education and magical guidance that blends depth psychology, sacred feminism, and witchcraft. She works both with one-on-one clients as an intuitive reader and leads community seminars and circles for soulful deepening and learning. Mariana loves the poetry of Rilke, the music of Hildegard von Bingen, and the sweetness of her husband and kitty familiars.

In this interview, we talk about:

- how Jung's work can help you explore undiscovered aspects of yourself

- the tarot as a tool to reconnect with the God/Goddess within

- integrating the divine & the mundane in your daily life

- how to recognize when you're disconnected from the energy of the sacred feminine (and steps to reawaken that connection)

- clearing up misconceptions about shadow work and doing it responsibly and ethically

To connect with Mariana's work, head over to www.persephonessister.com or https://instagram.com/persephonessister

To connect with me (Josephine), you can visit www.josephinehardman.com

Thank you for tuning in!

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Feeling criticized or called out on something can feel so uncomfortable. So triggering! This episode investigates what happens to us when someone tries to prove us "wrong" - whether they're responding to something we've created, something we've said or done, or a personal opinion.

I offer two specific, grounding questions to stay as centered as you can and evaluate the criticism you receive as peacefully and openly as possible. I also touch on cases or situations where it might be ok to evalute that criticism critically and detach from it if it's coming from a hostile or close-minded place.

An important point of this episode is that being called out on something - or when someone tries to prove you wrong - can be an excellent opportunity for growth, learning, and examining your own beliefs.

To connect with me, head over to www.josephinehardman.com or https://instagram.com/healer.josephine

Thank you for tuning in!

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Joanna Lindenbaum is the founder of the Applied Depth Practitioner Institute & the Sacred Depths Transformational Practitioner Certification. She is an expert in transformation who helps coaches and healers take their coaching skills to the next level. Her clients not only obtain mastery of their transformational abilities but also experience life-changing personal shifts of their own... all of which translate to more easeful business. 

Joanna has led hundreds of retreats and workshops across the world, including the Omega Institute’s Women & Power Conference and the National Renfrew Conference.

In this episode, we talk about:

- the art & practice of transformational coaching

- common patterns that prevent people from moving towards transformation

- the important qualities that coaches and healers must develop to hold space for their clients

- how to stay present during a client session even if you get triggered

- the fears and forms of resistance that prevent coaches & healers from attracting higher-level clients

To connect with Joanna and explore her work, please visit www.applieddepthinstitute.com

To connect with me (Josephine), head over to www.josephinehardman.com or https://instagram.com/healer.josephine

Thank you for being here and supporting the podcast!

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In response to a listener question, this episode explores what happens when you're trying to manifest something and it just isn't showing up in your life (or isn't manifesting quickly enough). This can give rise to feelings of worry, fear, urgency, frustration, and hopelessness. I talk about what to do with those feelings and also cover these topics:

- what "surrendering" really means

- a common trap or misconception in the law of attraction

- how you can manifest what you want even with some fear or doubt

- how to adopt an attitude of empowered surrendering

- a specific practice to shift from an attitude of grasping to an attitude of surrender & receptivity

In this episode, I also invited you to fill out a survey to provide feedback on the podcast. You can do so here:

https://forms.gle/6ehANr1HMxKADrPc8

To connect with me directly, please head over to www.josephinehardman.com or https://instagram.com/healer.josephine

Thank you SO much for being here and supporting the podcast! Please send any questions, comments, or suggestions for future episodes to me@josephinehardman.com

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What is emotional labor? How do you know when you're doing it? And what are the costs and consequences associated with that labor?

Join me for an in-depth exploration of emotional labor, what it is, and how to recognize when you're doing it (and why you're doing it). In this episode, I offer specific examples of emotional labor across three spaces: at home, in relationships, and in your work as a healer or service-based provider.

As healers, we must engage in particular kinds of emotional labor when we work with clients individually or in group settings. As we run through the different types of emotional labor you might be doing in your life and work, I invite you to notice which of these you tend to engage in the most... and which are most draining for you. What kind of emotional labor are you doing simply out of a sense of obligation, family expectations, or social conditioning? Are you doing emotional labor to please others or avoid conflict? If so, how can you shift that pattern?

In this episode, I announced my Akashic Records Level 1 Training Course. You can explore that here:

https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/akashic-records-training-level-1/

Resources on emotional labor:

https://weld.la.psu.edu/what-is-emotional-labor/

https://qz.com/work/1286996/an-extremely-clear-definition-of-emotional-labor-from-adam-grants-podcast/

Thank you for being here! If you feel called to do so, please support the podcast by leaving a rating/review or recommending it to a good friend.

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This episode is going out to my fellow overthinkers! Do you tend to get trapped inside your head, caught in repetitive or intrusive thinking patterns? Do you overanalyze everything to death? Do you find it challenging to drop down into your body and be in the space of your heart? 

Join me as we explore the possible reasons why you might have developed this tendency to "retreat" into the head as a safety or coping mechanism. In this episode, I define the difference between being in your head (the home of your rational and ego mind) versus being in your heart (the home of your divine mind and spirit). I also talk about what you can do to begin shifting from the head into the heart.

To explore my Akashic Records Level 1 Course, go here: www.josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/akashic-records-training-level-1/

If this content resonates with you, or you have one of your own triggers to share, please let me know by writing to me@josephinehardman.com 

You can connect with me directly by visiting www.josephinehardman.com or https://instagram.com/healer.josephine

Thank you for being here!

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Mary Grisey is a multidimensional channeler, psychic & spiritual medium, teacher, and visual artist based out of Los Angeles, California. She has been connected to the unseen world ever since she can remember and works closely with her Spirit Guides, Ruth and the Council of 12. Her fine art background provides a unique approach to her readings and teachings as they tend to foster creativity, inventiveness, and imagination.  

In this episode, we dive deep into Mary's method of integrating art and spirituality - or, rather, of seeing them as two sides of a similar coin. We also talk about the differences between mediumship and channeling and how you can begin developing your own intuitive abilities. Mary shares about her world-class mentorship and course, The Architecture of Remembering.

To connect with Mary, visit www.thewovenchannel.com or www.marygrisey.com. Mary is also on Instagram at www.instagram.com/marygrisey

To connect with me (Josephine), head over to www.josephinehardman.com or www.instagram.com/healer.josephine

Thank you for being here, and please keep doing your inner work!

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Has anyone ever told you to just "be positive" or "think positive" while you were in the midst of a crisis, having a challenge, or experiencing intense emotions? Did this make you want to rip that person's head off? Yup, I've been there too!

In this episode of TRIGGERED!, I talk about the experience of being told to just "be positive" and how this can make you feel triggered, alone, angry, or dismissed. This may also trigger the feeling that your experience or emotions are being minimized.

I also cover, briefly, the sometimes endemic tendency in the spiritual community towards "toxic positivity" - the idea that everything is, or should, be ok if you just "stay positive" and keep your vibes high.

To connect with me directly, head over to www.josephinehardman.com or https://instagram.com/healer.josephine

I welcome your comments, questions, and stories about your own triggers so we can work through them together in a future episode. You can always reach me at me@josephinehardman.com

Thank you for being here, and please be kind to yourself!

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Dr. Alyssa Adams is a psychologist turned intuitive business coach. She helps trailblazing entrepreneurs like therapists, healers, and wellness practitioners to build a business as unique as they are. Blending deep intuition with innovative psychology, Alyssa supports her clients in creating a bigger impact, earning more money, and finding more freedom than they ever thought possible.

In this episode, we talk about when and how to expand from 1-on-1 services to offer courses and programs through your business. Alyssa breaks down:

• why it's important for service-based providers to make this transition from 1-on-1 work to courses/programs
• when it's a good time to expand your business by offering courses/programs
• how you can create a course that actually sells (and where you get to express your creative genius!)
• common pitfalls of course creators, especially in the beginning stages of the process

To connect with Alyssa directly or sign up for the next round of Program Potion, head over to www.dralyssaadams.com

To connect with me (Josephine), please visit www.josephinehardman.com or https://instagram.com/healer.josephine

Thank you for being here, and please keep doing your inner work!

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Navigating social media and other online spaces is part of the reality of our modern world. In this episode of TRIGGERED!, I talk about the not-so-healthy effects and consequences of spending time on social media.

Join me for a discussion of:

• signs & symptoms that social media is draining your energy
• how social media affects your energy field and emotional states
• specific practices to engage with social media in a conscious way, so that YOU are using social media versus social media using you
• the positive aspects & benefits of intentional social media use

To connect with me directly, please visit www.josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

Thank you for being here and for your willingness to work through your triggers with me! 

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My guest for this episode, Amy B. Scher, is an energy therapist and mind-body expert. She's also the bestselling author of How to Heal Yourself From Depression When No One Else Can (among other healing and self-development books). Amy is passionate about empowering others to activate their own healing potential and become powerful advocates for their health and well-being on all levels.

In this episode, we talk about:

• how depression manifests in the mind and body
• the common patterns that cause us to disconnect from ourselves and our truth
• how to release impatience and perfectionism on the healing path (and how trying to heal too fast can actually interfere with true transformation)
• how to deal with intergenerational trauma
• how "micro-movements" can help us shift old patterns and activate healing

To explore Amy's work, please visit www.amybscher.com

To connect with me (Josephine), head over to www.josephinehardman.com

Thank you for being here, and please keep doing your inner work!

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Self-abandonment is really common in our culture. It can take many different forms, but it’s often related to denying or suppressing your own needs to act in ways that are deemed acceptable by others.

Our western culture frequently encourages us to move towards this place of self-denial, suppression, and twisting ourselves to fit external expectations and demands. Part of this has to do with being affable, with not creating conflict, with being perceived as a helpful and productive and easygoing person.

In this episode of Triggered, we explore what it means to abandon or betray yourself. I run through some specific examples of self-abandonment and offer suggestions for reclaiming your self-worth and becoming your own ally and advocate.

To connect with me directly, please head over to www.josephinehardman.com

You can also share your response to this episode - or some of your own triggers - by writing to me@josephinehardman.com

Thank you for being here, friend. May you begin to treat yourself with unconditional kindness, love, support, and care. You deserve nothing less.

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Nicole Matthiesen is a wellness coach, Ayurvedic health advisor, and the founder of NM Yoga + Wellness. Through online courses, group coaching and one-on-one consultations, Nicole guides her clients into adopting the habits and diet that ignite the body’s natural ability to heal and thrive. 

In this episode, we talk about:

• the limitations of the Western medical system
• what is Ayurveda, and what are the principles that underlie its practices?
• how Ayurveda can help you heal your whole self
• how to care for your "five bodies"
• the common patterns and habits that derail the body's natural ability to heal

You can connect with Nicole through her website www.nmyogawellness.com or at www.instagram.com/nmyogawellness

To connect with me (Josephine), head over to www.josephinehardman.com

Thank you for listening, and please keep doing your inner work!

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This episode of TRIGGERED! is going out to my fellow highly sensitive people and empaths. Do you sometimes (still) get triggered when you feel you're "too sensitive", or if someone else makes you feel that you are, or if you even have the slightest inkling that someone might be perceiving you that way? Yup, me too! 

Especially if you grew up hearing that you're too sensitive, or you need to grow a thicker skin, or you take things too personally, you might have developed a sense of shame about your sensitivity. In this episode, we dive into the experience of feeling shame about our heightened sensitivity and what we can do with that shame when it gets triggered.

To connect with me directly or share your own triggers so we can work through them together, please head over to www.josephinehardman.com or send an email to me@josephinehardman.com 

I'd also love to hear if this episode spoke to you!

Thank you for being here, as always.

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It's very likely that you've lived lifetimes as a human before your current life. Some of the painful, traumatizing, or challenging experiences from your past lives might still remain unresolved. We can think of past life trauma in a number of different ways – for example, we have all experienced both individual and collective trauma in past lives.

Trauma from your past lives, if it remains unresolved, tends to become embedded somewhere in your energy field. You also hold memories of that trauma at a cellular level. This is why you can sometimes experience not only emotional but also physical symptoms related to past life trauma.

In this episode, I delve into the topic of past life trauma and offer a few specific indicators or signs that your current challenges - whether emotional, physical, spiritual, or relational - might be related to past life issues. I also discuss how the Akashic Records are one of the most ideal tools for healing this kind of trauma.

To connect with me directly, please visit www.josephinehardman.com

Thank you for being here and supporting the podcast!

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This episode of TRIGGERED! is about those moments when the "same old" issue shows up in your life... yet again. This could be an issue or pattern (or even physical symptom) you've faced many times before. Sometimes, it feels like it goes into "remission" or like you've finally moved beyond it, but then it pops up again when you least expect it. Gah! Having a human experience can be so tough.

I offer some real talk on how to face these old demons again when they pop up. The major focus of the episode is on how to move through the intense feelings that can come up in these moments: shame, anger, frustration, hopelessness, discouragement, sometimes even despair. 

I also lay out 4 specific suggestions for helping yourself face the same old issue, pattern, or symptom more compassionately and productively when it does show up.

To connect with me directly or share one of your own triggers, please head over to www.josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com

Thank you for being here and supporting the podcast!

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For this special episode of Inner Work, I had the privilege of working with a respected friend, Thomas the Hermit, as we journeyed into his Akashic Records and then recorded a debrief of the experience. You will hear Thomas speak about the session candidly - what happened, what we saw and received from the Records, and how the information helped him.

Our conversation provides an inside look into an Akashic Records Healing Session. If you've ever wondered how this modality can help you accelerate your healing, overcome dysfunctional patterns, and reconnect to the highest-level version of yourself (i.e., your Higher Self, Soul, Divine Self), this episode will shed some light on all of that. It also provides a case study of how the Akashic Records can be accessed - and the kinds of information that can come through - with the help of a trained reader.

To connect with Thomas and learn more about his Tarot work and brand new deck, you can head over to www.hermitsmirror.com

To connect with me (Josephine), you can visit www.josephinehardman.com

Thank you for being here and supporting Inner Work by leaving a rating or review or, better yet, telling a good friend about the podcast. Your presence means so much to me!

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Boundaries! A perpetually hot issue in the spiritual and healing worlds. Boundaries are something we must all continually work on while we're incarnated in human bodies. It's so important to have clear and healthy boundaries to delineate where you end and where someone else begins. This can help you stay true to your core needs and desires instead of losing your sense of self in relationships or in other people.

In this episode, I respond to a listener email about one of her triggers - when people try to tell her what to do and when people cross her boundaries.

Join me for this discussion as we delve into the "freeze" response that can habitually get triggered when others disrespect or test your boundaries, especially if you grew up with poor boundaries or parents/caregivers who were unable to model healthy boundary-setting.

I also talk about "sacred anger" and how reawakening this energy within you can lead to powerful healing and help you stand your ground - no matter where you are, who you're with, or what's being asked of you.

To share your response to this episode or one of your own triggers for a future episode, please email me@josephinehardman.com

To explore the possibility of working together 1-on-1, please visit www.josephinehardman.com

Thank you for being here!

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I recently had the pleasure of interviewing the deeply soulful, compassionate, and knowledgeable Lauren McGill (Woman of Rivers). Lauren is a spiritualist, diviner, and root worker living in New Orleans. In her work as Woman of Rivers, she utilizes the Tarot for insight, growth, and healing as she helps her clients release old patterns and powerfully connect with their ancestors.

To extend the scope of her work, Lauren is currently studying Art Therapy, a practice she intends to integrate with ancestral healing modalities of breathwork and herbal medicine making. 

In this interview, we talk about ancestral healing: what it is, why it's important, and where you can start. We also chat about Lauren's healing journey and how water (and fluidity!) has been an essential element in both her business and private life. 

To connect with Lauren, you can tune in to weekly collective Tarot readings via https://instagram.com/womanofrivers or visit her website for sessions, her spells deck, and conjure work at www.womanofrivers.com

To connect with me (Josephine), head over to www.josephinehardman.com

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This episode of TRIGGERED! explores the issue of feeling excluded, rejected, or like an "alien" or outcast. (Have you been there? Me too!) I respond to a listener's message about this and dive into the root of these painful feelings that can get activated whenever you feel left out or overlooked.

Join me as we explore why we get triggered when we feel unseen or excluded and what we can do to soothe or relate differently to this trigger. We'll also go back in time to locate your "primary rejection" -- that first conscious memory of being rejected, excluded, unseen, or mocked simply for being who you are. Healing that core wound of rejection and compassionately holding the part of you that's still suffering because of it is the key to releasing this trigger.

I'd love to hear your feedback on this episode! Please email me any time at me@josephinehardman.com . I would also love to hear about your own triggers so we can work through them together.

Thank you for being here! I see you, I acknowledge you, and you're not alone.

To connect directly with me, you can also head over to www.josephinehardman.com

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To celebrate Inner Work's 100th episode, join me for an interactive gratitude experience. This episode is ALL about gratitude and giving thanks!

We'll do a guided meditation together to tune into your heart and cultivate loving-kindness within your whole body and outwardly towards your home, community, and the world.

I'll also give you a set of 7 journaling prompts to go deeper into your gratitude practice (or start one!), as well as 3 gratitude challenges for which you can take action starting today.

The goal of this episode is to move all aspects of yourself - your mind, body, and spirit - towards the expansive experience of feeling gratitude. As Rumi says, we must wear gratitude "like a warm cloak", for it will fill our lives with warmth, resilience, and peace.

THANK YOU so much to every single listener who has tuned in on a monthly basis, left a rating or review, subscribed to the podcast, and/or recommended the podcast to a good friend. Your presence means the world to me.

To connect with me directly, head over to www.josephinehardman.com or https://instagram.com/healer.josephine

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Being in a human, physical body can be very triggering at times. It can feel dense, unsafe, or uncomfortable to be in a body. This sometimes leads us to try to escape the body through coping mechanisms like overeating, undereating, drinking too much, checking out from reality, or spiritual bypassing.

It can also feel unsafe to be in your body if you've experienced trauma of any kind in this lifetime. In this episode, I address a few different forms of trauma you might have experienced that could still be affecting your ability to feel grounded and embodied. I also offer two practices to begin healing your relationship to your body.

*DISCLAIMER: nothing in this episode should be considered a substitute for medical, psychological, or psychiatric advice or treatment.*

If you need specialized help working through body-based trauma, you can find a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner here: https://directory.traumahealing.org

To connect with me directly, you can head over to www.josephinehardman.com 

And please feel free to respond to this episode and/or share your own triggers by emailing me@josephinehardman.com

Thank you for tuning in and supporting the podcast by leaving a rating or review or, better yet, sharing it with a good friend.

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Having a dysfunctional relationship to time can make it difficult to stay present and grounded in each moment. In this episode, I explore the modern syndrome called "hurry sickness", which tends to manifest in the following ways:

- a feeling of always trying to beat the clock (and always keeping an eye on the clock)
- a feeling of never having enough hours in the day
- the compulsion to do more and more in less and less time
- inability to relax at the end of the day or even when you're away from work
- frustration, irritability, anxiety, and stress regarding time and deadlines
- physical symptoms such as muscle aches, tension headaches, insomnia, and restlessness in the body

After examining the different ways in which "hurry sickness" might be showing up in your life, we'll dive into practical and spiritual approaches to heal your relationship to time. Applying the suggestions in this episode will help you feel more expansive, less hurried, and anchored in the present moment.

Thank you for listening and supporting the podcast! If you have a minute to spare, please leave a rating or review on Apple Podcasts or - better yet - share the podcast with a good friend.

To connect with me directly, head over to www.josephinehardman.com

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A very common trigger that most of us experience is comparing ourselves to others and then feeling worse about ourselves. This is also called "compare & despair", and it can bring up intense feelings of inadequacy, not being good enough, and impostor syndrome. 

In this episode, I dive into this particular trigger and the different ways in which it might be showing up in your life. I share what has helped me become un-triggered and shift my experience with "compare & despair" into a doorway for expansion and for identifying my true desires.

I also delve into the shadow side of comparing ourselves to others and offer suggestions for working with that shadow.

I hope this will be helpful for you, wherever you are on the healing path! To share feedback or your own triggers, you can always email me at me@josephinehardman.com

To connect with me directly, head over to www.josephinehardman.com

Thank you for tuning in and supporting the podcast by leaving a rating or review. Better yet, share the podcast with a good friend.

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My guest for this episode, Sara Artemisia, MS, CMC is an Abundance Mindset Coach & Akashic Records Reader.

Sara helps wellness professionals and empaths clear their inner financial blocks and clarify their life purpose. She's been coaching individuals to move through obstacles for over 12 years. Sara has experienced a profoundly transformational shift in her relationship with money over the past decade. She shares this work with people on the journey of understanding how the sacred power of money and conscious wisdom of Nature can help them fully embody their soul's purpose.

In our interview, we dive deep into how you can become conscious of and transform your money story. We talk about how this relates to ancestral healing, becoming aware of inherited patterns around money, reconnecting with nature, and using sacred tools like the Akashic Records to accelerate your healing on all levels.

You can find Sara online at www.saraartemisia.com or www.instagram.com/akashic.plantspirit.

Sara is also generously offering us a free Money Archetypes quiz: https://saraartemisia.info/quiz

To connect with me (Josephine), head over to www.josephinehardman.com 

Thank you for supporting the podcast by being here, leaving a rating or review, or sharing the podcast with a friend. I so appreciate your presence!

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Today, we begin with a powerful quote from Victor Frankl: "Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom."

These words remind us that we don't have to respond reactively to life. That we can notice and work with our triggers to diminish our knee-jerk reactions, which can often cause suffering for ourselves and/or others.

In this episode, I answer a listener email about a specific triggering situation: when you feel unheard or misunderstood in the context of an intimate relationship (or friendship). I share what I have found useful in these situations. I also encourage you to examine past relationship dynamics - including your relationships with your parents - so you can take stock of the unhealed or core wounds you bring with you into your interactions with people now.

Thank you for supporting the podcast by tuning in! If you have a minute, please leave a rating or review on Apple Podcasts to help the podcast be discovered by more people on the healing path. Or, better yet, share the podcast with a friend.

To connect with me directly, head over to www.josephinehardman.com

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For Inner Work's first episode of 2021, I'm sharing a list of 7 powerful books that can awaken and transform you. These are unique, truthful, and healing books that I've returned to over and over again as I've walked my own spiritual path. I hope you'll find a title that resonates with you and that can help you kick 2021 off with renewed hope, clarity, and inspiration.

I run through each of these books and describe their main purpose, who they're meant for, what makes them unique, and why they're important for those of us on the spiritual path.

Here's the list of books included in this episode:

Ram Dass - Grist for the Mill
Clarissa Pinkola Estes - Women Who Run With the Wolves
Penney Peirce - The Intuitive Way
Lama Tsultrim Allione - Feeding Your Demons
Jean Shinoda Bolen - Goddesses in Everywoman
Benebell Wen - Holistic Tarot
Seth Godin - Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?

Please note: this is NOT an affiliate episode, so I don't receive financial compensation if you purchase any of these books. I'm recommending them because I can personally vouch for their transformative powers.

Thank you for being here, and please leave a rating or review on Apple Podcasts if this episode resonated with you. Better yet, tell a friend about the podcast!

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You finally find a quiet moment to meditate, you sit down, close your eyes, take a few deep breaths... and your brain is off to the races. The ego mind can often get in the way of your meditation practice by pulling you in many different directions.

In this mini-episode, I explore the most common interference patterns used by the brain and ego mind when you try to meditate. I also share a few journaling or reflection prompts so you can explore the idea of surrendering, letting go of control, and creating more space between you and your ego mind.

Additionally, I offer some alternative practices if sitting still in complete silence is too unbearable for you. Sometimes this can be a sign that you're tapping into "frozen" or unresolved trauma, so it's important to be mindful of what's happening in your body and take a more gradual approach to meditation.

If this episode is helpful for you, please consider leaving a rating or review on Apple Podcasts - or, better yet, telling a friend about the podcast!

Also, you can reach me at me@josephinehardman.com if you want to share your own triggers. I would love to address them in a future episode so we can work through them together.

To learn more about my healing work, please visit www.josephinehardman.com

Thank you for being here!

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Becoming less reactive is an important goal on your path of healing and spiritual awakening. To respond to situations from a place of wisdom, higher truth, and confidence – instead of responding out of fear, worry, anger, or any kind of knee-jerk reaction.

This goal of becoming less reactive – and therefore becoming more centered and grounded in the present moment – is what inspired this new experimental series of mini-episodes, which I’m calling TRIGGERED! (with an exclamation point because when you get triggered, it can be pretty intense). Through these episodes, I also want to bring some levity and lightness to the process of spiritual development, which can sometimes really challenge you.

In this first mini-episode, we’ll be working with what happens (and what to do) when you put yourself out there and someone criticizes you. This topic was inspired by one of my own triggers, so this episode includes a personal anecdote. I then shift to the bigger picture and some specific takeaways as you strive to put yourself out there as well.

I'd love for this series to be a dialogue between you and me, so please send me your triggers (as you become aware of them) via email: me@josephinehardman.com

To connect with me, head over to www.josephinehardman.com or www.instagram.com/purefield.healing

Thank you for being here and supporting the podcast!

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Thomas (of Hermit's Mirror) uses the Tarot as a mirror to redirect light back into the hidden corners of the mind, guiding querents through the wilderness of life and helping Tarot readers find their own way more easily. He's been reading Tarot for over 20 years. Thomas is also the host of an Instagram series of Tarot talks and the author of Tarot Tableau: The Fool's Journey.

In this conversation, we talk about how we can use the Tarot to excavate transformative and useful insights - even when we get cards we didn't expect or when our readings unfold in unexpected directions.

To connect with Thomas, head over to www.hermitsmirror.com or www.instagram.com/hermitsmirror

To connect with me (Josephine!), you can visit www.josephinehardman.com or follow me on www.instagram.com/purefield.healing

Thank you for listening and supporting the podcast by leaving a rating or review on iTunes/Apple Podcasts. Your presence here means so much to me!

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As a healing tool, the Akashic Records can help you navigate uncertainty in our modern times, make more informed and intentional choices, release dysfunctional patterns, and reconnect you to a sense of purpose and meaning in your life. In this episode, I take you deeper into the Akashic Records to deliver some collective messages from the Record Keepers. 

These messages include guidance about what to focus on, what to prioritize right now, and potential areas for deeper healing in your life. For example, the Record Keepers speak about letting go of the need for external validation, the importance of not interfering in others' healing processes, and the practice of unhooking yourself from painful thought forms.

To connect with me directly, please head over to www.josephinehardman.com or www.instagram.com/purefield.healing

Thank you for being here, and please keep doing your inner work!

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As spiritual beings in human bodies, we can sometimes get caught up in the illusion of 3D reality. Bills must be paid, kids must be driven to school (or educated at home during a pandemic!), cars must be repaired, and dinner must be cooked. We also have to interact with others and navigate a chaotic world. In this process, we can get lost in material reality and forget to stay connected to a Higher Perspective.

In this episode, I talk about how you can disengage from the illusions of 3D reality and reach for the higher truth of any situation or experience. This requires you to reconnect to Divine Source over and over again. Finding the higher truth means becoming more aware of what your Soul would say about any situation or challenge you're facing. As you do this, you expand your perspective and shift to a more hopeful, joyful, supported, and empowered state.

To explore my work or connect with me, head over to www.josephinehardman.com or www.instagram.com/purefield.healing

Thank you for being here, and please keep doing your inner spiritual work!

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In the words of Joseph Campbell on the labyrinth as a mythological symbol:

"We have not even to risk the adventure alone, for the heroes of all time have gone before us — the labyrinth is thoroughly known. We have only to follow the thread of the hero path, and where we had thought to find an abomination, we shall find a god; where we had thought to slay another, we shall slay ourselves; where we had thought to travel outward, we shall come to the center of our own existence. And where we had thought to be alone, we shall be with all the world."

In this episode, I explore the labyrinth as a metaphor for the healing path, with its winding detours, distractions, obstacles, and victories along the way.

I talk about some of the key places and figures you'll encounter inside the labyrinth including the Dead End, the False Teacher, the Spiritual Advisor, and the Sanctuary.

Join me for this traversal through the labyrinth -- which we ultimately never walk alone.

To connect with me, please visit www.josephinehardman.com

Thank you for being here and for doing your inner work!

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Expecting the healing path to move in a linear fashion can set you up for frustration and disappointment. A more accurate metaphor for the healing path is a spiral or labyrinth, with lots of detours, roadblocks, and shadows that come up to be healed along the way.

In this episode, I share specific tips for dealing with setbacks on your healing path -- starting with the importance of redefining the word "setback" itself. This discussion is also helpful if you're experiencing a healing crisis or feeling a sense of dejection, confusion, impatience, or frustration with where you are on your healing journey.

To connect with me directly or explore my Akashic Records work, you can head over to www.josephinehardman.com or www.instagram.com/purefield.healing

Thank you for supporting the podcast by listening and leaving a rating or review, if you feel called to do so. 

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Gatekeeping is an insidious form of restricting access to knowledge, information, resources, or opportunities. In this episode, I delve into the "shadow side" of the spiritual community to explore the issue of gatekeeping and unethical practices. I talk about the dangers of idealizing spiritual teachers and healers and giving your power away, as well as the importance of finding and following your own inner authority.

To connect with me, head over to www.josephinehardman.com or www.instagram.com/purefield.healing

Thank you for supporting the podcast by listening to this episode and leaving a rating or review. Your presence is so appreciated!

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My guest for this episode, Sandra Costello, is a portrait photographer, branding coach, and joy instigator. Transforming the way women see themselves, Sandra captures natural portraits that are professional yet approachable. She creates a playful, positive environment giving her clients permission to be themselves and to show up authentically and with purpose. 

In this episode, we talk about the importance of authentic branding and finding the unique voice and personality of your business. I had the pleasure of working with Sandra on my first branding photo shoot, which was a powerful healing experience that brought up many fears and resistance to the surface. (I share some personal details of that experience throughout.)

You can connect with Sandra in the following ways:

https://sandralovesyou.com/
https://www.instagram.com/sandracostellophotography/
https://www.facebook.com/sandracostellolovesyou

And here's the interview Sandra did with personal trainer Kelly Coffey (mentioned in the episode):

https://youtu.be/-qyCmfflRo4

To connect with me (Josephine), head over to www.josephinehardman.com or https://instagram.com/purefield.healing

Thank you for being here, and please keep doing your inner work!

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Do you often find yourself trying to please everyone to keep the peace? Does conflict - or even the idea of conflict or disagreement - send you into a tailspin? Do you rely on others' praise and approval to feel ok about yourself?

If so, you might be stuck in a pattern of people pleasing and approval addiction. In this episode, I talk about where these patterns and behaviors often originate and how early childhood conditioning can set you up to people please as an adult. I also discuss the Fawn Response, the automatic response to trauma beyond fight, flight, or freeze. Finally, I share some suggestions for starting to move beyond these deeply engrained patterns, one step at a time.

To connect with me for one-on-one healing, please visit www.josephinehardman.com 

You can also find me on Instagram, where I offer free monthly Tarot challenges and spiritual guidance: https://instagram.com/purefield.healing

Thank you for listening and supporting the podcast! If this episode was helpful, please leave a rating or review if you're moved to do so.

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It's so important to have clear boundaries in your business as a healer, lightworker, or spiritual entrepreneur. A lack of boundaries can leave you feeling exhausted and burnt out. It can also put your business, health, energy, and sanity in jeopardy. In this episode, I cover some of the most common pitfalls in setting boundaries in your spiritual business and offer suggestions on how to enforce healthy boundaries. We'll also talk about how some of these patterns of poor boundaries leak out into other areas of your life.

To connect with me, please head over to www.josephinehardman.com or www.instagram.com/purefield.healing

Thank you for being here and supporting the podcast! Your ratings and reviews are infinitely appreciated.

Please keep doing your inner work!

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The Hierophant is sometimes one of the least liked cards in the Tarot decks -- or at least a card that many people have trouble connecting with. The Hierophant can represent patriarchy, authority, gatekeeping, organized religion, and conformism. But, in this episode, I share how we can reclaim The Hierophant for our modern times, derive powerful healing lessons from it, and use it to step into your inner authority and power.

To connect with me and explore the possibility of working together, you can visit www.josephinehardman.com

To join my free monthly Tarot challenges, head over to www.instagram.com/purefield.healing

Thank you for your presence and for supporting the podcast! Your reviews and ratings are much appreciated.

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On the path of the spiritual healer and entrepreneur, you'll often come up against different forms of resistance. Resistance shows up very frequently when you're about to make a big leap or take an action to grow your spiritual business. Or even if you're just putting yourself out there more visibly on social media!

In this episode, I walk you through 6 different types of resistance that come up on the path of the spiritual healer. I also offer a few specific antidotes or ways to get around that resistance so you can grow your spiritual business without sabotaging your efforts.

To connect with me and explore the possibility of working together, head over to www.josephinehardman.com

Thank you for being here, and please keep doing your inner (and outer) work!

Editing & music by Garrett Demers

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Are you a healer or spiritual entrepreneur trying to grow your business and get more clients? This episode is for you if you've connected to your Divine Mission and that Mission includes healing, being of service, transmuting energy, anchoring light, or serving as a catalyst for transformation.

In this episode, I propose a new way of doing marketing that does NOT revolve around hustling, endless to-do lists, tricking, high-pressure sales tactics, or creating a false sense of urgency. Instead, as healers, we must think about marketing as making ourselves MAGNETIC to our ideal clients using ethical, aligned, powerful marketing strategies in full integrity with our spiritual values. It's time to elevate our marketing models and no longer do "business as usual."

To connect with me or further explore a new way of doing marketing and running your business, you can head over to www.josephinehardman.com

I'm also at www.instagram.com/purefield.healing

Thank you for being here! And please keep doing your inner work. It will serve as a strong foundation for your business as you do your magic in the world.

Music & editing by Garrett Demers.

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Nicole Palomba is an embodied Tarot reader and healing guide based in London, born in the mountains of Wyoming. She has a master's degree in international acting and uses theater and movement training to help people access their own physical gateways to healing. Nicole believes that the body, YOUR body, holds all the answers. She has been a teacher, behavior interventionist, and actor of stage, screen, and radio.

In this interview, we talk about how we can rely on the wisdom of our bodies to heal ourselves. We also touch upon our role as healers and spiritual leaders during these turbulent, transformative times.

To connect with Nicole, go to www.seedlingspiritual.com or https://instagram.com/seedlingspiritual

You can also check out Nicole's podcast, The Sown: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-sown-podcast/id1511077842 

To connect or work with me (Josephine), you can visit www.josephinehardman.com or https://instagram.com/josephinehardman

Thank you for being here and supporting the podcast by listening and leaving a rating or review. Your presence is deeply appreciated!

Music & editing by Garrett Demers.

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I call the path of the spiritual entrepreneur an "incubator for accelerated healing." This is because ALL of your stuff comes up on this path: your fears, resistance, triggers, self-doubt, self-sabotage, old wounds. And more!

This episode takes a behind-the-scenes look at the path of the spiritual entrepreneur and examines some of the intense fears and triggers that come up along the way. I draw some parallels between this path and the Fool's Journey (in Tarot), given that running your own spiritual business requires tremendous amounts of faith, trust, and the ability to take risks.

I also share why I think it's so important to become your own boss and create your own economy in light of recent world events.

To connect with me for Akashic Records work or spiritual business coaching, please head over to www.josephinehardman.com

Thank you so much for being here and supporting the podcast. Your presence is deeply appreciated.

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My guest for this episode is Rachel Hardy, a Myofascial Release Therapist and Somatic Coach who helps her clients release old patterning and connect more deeply to the wisdom and knowing in their bodies by healing at a nervous system level. Rachel was drawn to study nervous system healing after experiencing the profound effects it had in transforming her own health, including healing from depression and a lifelong autoimmune condition. She works with clients one-on-one and in group programs, creating a safe space for them to re-wire and re-pattern their nervous systems so they can fully embody their highest levels of health, energy, and creative work.  

To connect with Rachel, please visit www.somaticknowing.com 

To connect with me (Josephine), you can head over to www.josephinehardman.com

Thank you so much for listening, and please keep doing your inner work!

Music & editing by Garrett Demers

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We're in the midst of an unprecedented, uncertain, and very destabilizing global health crisis. What can the Tarot cards teach us about this situation? What can we learn, collectively and individually? And how can we stay grounded, rooted, and empowered even as the world seems to spin out of control? I'll be answering these questions in today's episode of Inner Work.

I also offer 3 of my favorite grounding strategies to help soothe your nervous system, get re-centered, and feel SAFE in your body and in the world.

Please feel free to use my Tarot for Crazy Times Spread for your own individual purposes.

To connect with me, you can head over to the website.

Thank you so much for being here and for your support of the podcast. Your ratings and reviews are highly appreciated!

Music & editing by Garrett Demers.

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How are you doing out there in the world, my friend? Times are scary, uncertain, and challenging for most of us right now. I wanted to create an episode to help you stay sane, access your inner resourcefulness, and vibrate HIGH even during these troubled times. The intention of this episode is to bring you peace and help you return to a centered, grounded, and powerful place within yourself.

To work with me one-on-one, please go to my website.

Thank you so much for being here, and please keep doing your inner work! Your support of the podcast means SO MUCH to me. Your ratings and/or reviews are deeply appreciated.

Music & editing by Garrett Demers.

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In this episode, I define five essential keys and principles you must follow to grow a successful spiritual business. Focusing on these five keys can help you simplify your daily tasks, reduce overwhelm, and diagnose and solve any issues that your business is facing (such as not getting enough clients, not getting enough of the *right* clients, feeling insecure about your offerings, etc, etc).

To work with me one-on-one, you can start by booking a free Business Consultation for Spiritual Entrepreneurs. I'd love to help you get clear and get visible so you can get clients... consistently.

Thank you for listening to and supporting the podcast! Your ratings and reviews are SO appreciated.

Music & editing by Garrett Demers

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Megan Ryan Walsh is an artist, astrologer, and writer living in the beautiful mountains of northern California. Her healing path has led her to deepen her connection to the living world as she strives to share a sense of forgotten wholeness in the many facets of her work. Using the language of astrology as one of her tools, Megan is committed to helping others gain profound self-knowledge and a greater understanding of the world around them and their place within it. 

In this interview, we talk about the practical, day-to-day uses of astrology and break down the myth that astrology is overly complex and that we need to study for years before we can actually make use of it.

To connect with Megan, please visit innermandalamedicine.com

To connect with me (Josephine), you can go to josephinehardman.com. I specialize in helping healers and spiritual entrepreneurs get clear and get visible so they can get clients... consistently. Book a free Business Strategy Consultation here.

Thank you so much for listening, and please keep doing your inner work!

Music & editing by Garrett Demers

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I'm sure you're familiar with the voice of fear within you (we all have it). This is the voice that tells you you're not good enough, things will never work out for you, you'll never make enough money, you're stupid, it's not worth trying anything new, etc, etc. (Such a tyrant!)

But do you also recognize within yourself the voice of Divine Genius? This voice is also referred to as the voice of Higher Self, the voice of your soul, your inner knowing, your inner Goddess.

In this episode, I talk about the INNER CONFLICT that's created when the voice of Divine Genius and the voice of fear within you are locked in a struggle. I also offer advice on how to turn up the volume on your voice of Divine Genius so you can move beyond old patterns, release your fear, and go for the things you actually want.

To connect with me, you can visit Purefield or book a discovery call.

Thank you so much for listening, and please keep doing your inner work!

Music & editing by Garrett Demers.

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Elizabeth Purvis is a Master Business Coach, certified Akashic Records trainer, certified Master NLP practitioner, and the creator of Feminine Magic. She teaches magic and Universal Law to thousands of women around the world, empowering them to manifest their deepest desires with certainty. The women (and men!) in Elizabeth's programs have achieved phenomenal, real-world results like quadrupling their incomes, transforming their relationships, and radically upleveling their businesses.

In this insightful conversation, Elizabeth shares some of the powerful secrets of her manifesting system and talks about how you can manifest your desires by embodying your Highest Level.

Elizabeth's gift: The 4 Manifesting Tools You'll Ever Need

To explore more of her work, head over to Feminine Magic.

To connect with me (Josephine), please visit Purefield, book a discovery call, or follow me on Instagram.

Thank you for listening, and please keep doing your inner work!

Audio editing & music production by G. Demers

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Dear listeners, welcome to the very first episode of 2020! A new year brings with it new possibilities, as well as the invitation (or challenge) to let go of old stories about yourself and create a new reality where you fully embody your true essence and core self. That's what this episode is about: how to no longer live to meet others' expectations or to make other people happy at the expense of your own needs, dreams, and desires.

This new year, I wish you the courage to be yourself - even if that means disappointing someone along the way!

During the episode, I mentioned Tara Mohr's wonderful book, Playing Big.

To connect with me, you can join my Powerfully Sensitive Program (we begin on Feb 1st!) or explore my one-on-one services.

Thank you so much for listening, and please keep doing your inner work. Happy new year!

Audio editing & music production by G. Demers

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Dr. Alyssa Adams is a clinical psychologist and business coach. She helps therapists, counselors, and healers scale up their businesses in an authentic way without burning out. In this interview, we talk about the challenges of being an entrepreneur and how we can avoid burnout as highly sensitive business owners in the service professions. 

To connect with Alyssa, you can visit her website here. She also moderates a free Facebook Group, Scale Your Inner Wisdom.

To connect with me (Josephine!), you can visit me online or book a discovery call to see if we'd be a good fit working together. 

Thank you so much for listening, and please keep doing your inner work!

To support the podcast, you can leave a rating or review on iTunes - these really help spread the word. Thank you for being here!

Audio editing & music production by Garrett Demers.

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In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Melissa Schwartz. Melissa was born an intense, sensitive, empathic power seeker. She is an internationally acclaimed author, coach, and public speaker in the field of child development, and she specializes in helping highly sensitive children (and their parents). In this conversation, we talk about what it means to grow up highly sensitive and how we can care for ourselves as highly sensitive adults.

To connect with Melissa, you can visit her online at Sensitive Parenting.

To connect with me (Josephine!), you can visit me online at Purefield or on Instagram. I offer Akashic Record Readings, Sacred Soul Work Readings, and Intuitive Healing for Highly Sensitive Women to clients all over the world.

Thank you so much for listening, and please keep doing your inner work!

Audio editing & music production by Garrett Demers.

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In this very special episode, I welcome back to the podcast my husband Garrett! We talk about the trait of high sensitivity, Garrett figures out if he's highly sensitive through Elaine Aron's self-test, and we also discuss how relationships can work when one partner is highly sensitive and the other is not.

To connect with me, you can visit Purefield. I work one-on-one with highly sensitive & empathic women all over the world. You can book a free discovery call to see if we'd be a good fit working together.

Thank you so much for listening, and please keep doing your inner work!

Audio editing & music production by Garrett Demers.

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Eryn Johnson is a breathwork facilitator, Tarot reader, Reiki master, and powerful storyteller. (You might know her from her mystical podcast, Living Open.) In this interview, we talk about breathwork as a healing modality and offer a few tips to get started with this practice. We also chat honestly about feeling shame about ourselves growing up and how we can begin to unlearn all the conditioning we've internalized from our families, cultures, and society.

To learn more about Eryn's work, please go to www.living-open.com

To connect with me (Josephine!), visit Purefield. I do one-on-one work with highly sensitive women all over the world. I'm also on Instagram.

Thank you for listening, as always! And please keep doing your inner work.

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Are you a bit of a control freak? Do you often feel "on edge" or as though you have to scan the horizon for possible danger? Yup, me too! In this episode, I discuss how can we move beyond the egoic need to control our environment, our own behavior, and others' reactions to us. I also talk about hypervigilance and the possible causes of this painful habit of watching out for danger and feeling unsafe in the world. The episode ends with a blessing to cultivate safety and belonging in your body and in the world.

To connect with me, you can visit Purefield. I offer one-on-one healing sessions for highly sensitive women all over the world. You can also find me on Instagram.

Thank you so much for listening, and please keep doing your inner work!

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There's always a gap between your desire and the manifested outcome of that desire -- we may call this the "mystery" between manifestations. As humans, we often find it challenging to reside in this mystery, which is why we give up on our deepest desires before they've had a chance to manifest. In this episode, we dive right into the mystery and I offer some strategies to become more comfortable with it. Ultimately, being comfortable with the mystery will allow you to call in what you want faster and with less resistance than ever before.

To connect with me:

- visit me online at Purefield

- find me on Instagram

Thank you so much for listening and for supporting the podcast! Please leave a rating or review on iTunes, as it helps me spread the word about Inner Work and continue producing this content.

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Marielle Smith is a writer and intuitive coach who works mostly with overwhelmed writers and other creatives who've lost touch with their intuition. In this conversation, we talk about the creative process, the role that intuition plays in that process, and how we can reclaim our authentic voices -- not only in writing but also in our lives.

To connect with Marielle, you can visit her website or go to:

https://www.facebook.com/CIHCCyprus/ 
https://www.facebook.com/mswordsmith/ 
https://instagram.com/mariellessmith/   

You can also check out the two books she mentioned during the interview:

Get Out of Your Own Way Tarot book
Tarot for Creatives book

To connect with me (Josephine!), visit me online at Purefield or follow me on Instagram.

Thank you so much for listening, and keep doing your inner work!

Music production & audio editing by Garrett Demers.

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As humans, it's almost impossible for us not to feel emotions like anger, fear, resentment, frustration, and disappointment in certain situations. These are low frequency emotions because they emit and attract lower vibrations than emotions like love, excitement, and joy. In this episode, I talk about how you can deal with low frequency emotions when you feel them, particularly in relationships. I also discuss the concept of the emotional pain-body, how this pain-body becomes activated, and how you can work towards making your own pain-body less reactive.

Thank you so much for listening, and keep doing your inner work!

To connect with me:

- visit Purefield

- follow me on Instagram

- book a discovery call

Music & audio editing by Garrett Demers.

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In this episode of Inner Work, I had the pleasure to interview one of my Akashic Records students (and now colleague) Sine Mairi. Sine is the owner of Sgathan is Solus, which in Gaelic means "mirror and light." She is a hereditary healer, certified Akashic Records reader, and uses tasseomancy and Tarot to complement her work with the Records. 

In our interview, we delve into Sine's origin story, healing path, and how she uses the Akashic Records in both her personal and professional lives.

To learn more or work with Sine, go to Sgathan is Solus.

To connect with me (Josephine), you can visit Purefield or follow me on Instagram.

Thank you so much for listening and for doing your inner work, which is so important. The world needs it.

Editing & music production by Garrett Demers.

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Inspired by recent events in my own life, this episode addresses the topic of how to deal with negative feedback or criticism. It doesn't matter whether the criticism comes from a family member, friend, co-worker, boss, or client -- we'll explore a number of strategies to help you respond (or not respond!) to negative feedback in the best possible way, without losing your integrity or peace of mind.

Thank you so much for listening and for doing your inner work!

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In our modern world, it's becoming increasingly difficult to take time to rest, slow down, do one thing at a time, and connect to something bigger and more expansive than ourselves. In this episode, I explore how you can reclaim your ability to slow down to find the deeper meaning in your life. We'll talk about the importance of finding and following your own natural rhythm, rather than being carried by the frantic pace of dominant culture.

I discuss Abby Seixas' work and book, Finding the Deep River, in this episode.

Thank you for listening!

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In Clarissa Pinkola Estes' classic book, Women Who Run With the Wolves, "wild woman" is an inner source of power and strength for all women. She is wise, courageous, nurturing, and connected to the cycles of nature and the moon. Wild woman can help us set healthy boundaries, say "no" and say "yes" from an authentic place, protect our space and energy, and align with our deepest longings and desires.

In this guided meditation, you will journey to meet and connect with your inner wild woman in her forest cottage. You will ask her three questions and receive clear guidance to help you take your next steps or make an important decision in your life. Enjoy the journey!

Thank you so much for listening and for doing your inner work.

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Robert Augustus Masters defines the term "spiritual bypassing" as a collection of behaviors and beliefs through which we use spirituality to avoid life. Some of these behaviors include anger-phobia, boundaries that are too strict or too porous, emotional numbing, and over-detachment from life.

When we engage in spiritual bypassing, we trick ourselves into believing that we're healing and working through deep issues, but we're actually only staying on the surface of what's really going. In this episode, I invite you to explore the key behaviors of spiritual bypassing so you can move beyond them into deeper, more transformative, and long-lasting healing.

Masters' book can be found here: Spiritual Bypassing.

Thank you so much for listening, and keep doing your inner work!

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In this episode, I explore how you can move from a state of chaos (in your health, finances, relationships, career, or any other idea) to a state of greater stability, both internally and externally. I discuss what external chaos might represent in your life and how we sometimes use chaos to distract ourselves from fulfilling our divine missions. I also offer a few suggestions for cultivating a greater sense of stability and groundedness in your life.

Robert Augustus Masters' book, which I mention in this episode, is called Spiritual Bypassing: When Spirituality Disconnects Us From What Really Matters.

To connect more deeply:

- visit me online at Purefield

- follow me on Instagram

Thank you for listening, and keep doing your inner work!

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This episode is my interview with speaker, author, and writer Karly Randolph-Pitman on the concept of the inner rebel. The inner rebel is that voice or energy that pops up from within you when you try to make a change, take a risk, or work on healing yourself in a deep way. The inner rebel might sabotage your efforts, derail your progress, or get in your way when you try to improve yourself or your life. Learn how to work with - rather than against - this inner rebel, which is ultimately an important and valuable part of yourself.

To learn more about Karly's work or sign up for her courses, you can visit her website: www.growinghumankindness.com

Karly mentioned this book during the interview: Finding the Deep River Within by Abby Seixas

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In this episode, I explore how working with law of attraction material can sometimes evoke feelings of self-blame, guilt, and shame in us, leading us to question, "How could I create this reality for myself?" I discuss some of the limitations of law of attraction theory and how to best use this approach *without* beating yourself up or victimizing yourself.

Thank you for listening!

For episode 53 of Inner Work, I had the pleasure of interviewing author, teacher, spiritual entrepreneur, and founder of Biddy Tarot, Brigit Esselmont. We talk about the business of Tarot, how to trust in divine timing, what it means to work within our "zone of genius," and how to shift into doing more soul-aligned work -- from wherever we are today. Brigit also shares a bit of her background and how her business and relationship with the Tarot have evolved over time. Thank you for listening, and keep doing your inner work!

To learn more about Brigit or explore her courses, please visit Biddy Tarot.

This episode is a continuation of episode #51, where we explored the first two of four essential Tarot archetypes. In episode #52, we explore the archetypes of the Shadow Self and the Divine Self through the Tarot deck, discussing cards like the 8 of Swords, the 9 of Swords, The Devil, The Fool, and The Star. Learn how to activate, integrate, and work with these archetypes in your own life through the Tarot.

Thank you so much for listening, and keep doing your inner work!

In this first part of a two-part series, I explore 2 essential Tarot archetypes: the Mother & the Father. I do this through specific Major and Minor Arcana like the Empress, the Emperor, the High Priestess, the Hierophant, the Lovers, the 2 of Cups, and the 10 of Cups. This episode explores the Tarot deck's primordial masculine and feminine energies and how we can activate and heal those energies within ourselves.

Stay tuned for part two of this series, where we delve into the Shadow Self and the Divine Self.

Thank you for listening, and keep doing your inner work!

In episode #50 of Inner Work, I discuss prosperity and what you can do to welcome more of it in your life. I share with you some of the possible obstacles and self-imposed limitations that might stand in your way and prevent you from becoming truly prosperous --and how you can overcome those challenges.

Thank you for listening, and keep doing your inner work!

Episode 49 of Inner Work deals with a touchy subject: how to be spiritual when your family isn't. How can you explain your spirituality to your family? Should you even try? Do you have to share your spiritual path with them? How can you deal with family members who are resistant, close-minded, or who shame or mock your spirituality? I share my favorite tips and strategies for navigating this tricky subject!

Episode 48 of Inner Work features a discussion of soul-aligned work: what it is, how we can define it, how you know when you're doing it, and how can you start doing more of it right now. (No matter where you are in terms of your profession or job -- you can begin anywhere!) I also talk about the characteristics of soul-deadening work, which is the opposite of soul-aligned work, and how it drains you and keeps you unfulfilled. Ready to take the plunge and shift from an old paradigm of "hard work" and "paying your dues" to a new paradigm of "soul-aligned work" and doing what sets your soul on fire? Then join me for this conversation!

*Please be advised: episode contains mature content.*

Mari Abraham is a Sangoma, a traditional Zulu shamanic practitioner. In this interview, I ask her about her spiritual journey of healing and transformation. Mari shares her insights about the state of spirituality today, how we must become responsible for healing ourselves before we extend our healing out into the world, and how we must help each other achieve a greater sense of belonging just being who we are. We also briefly discuss the nervous system and the importance of sexuality in fully healing the body.

To learn more about Mari's work, you can visit her website.

Episode 46 of Inner Work is a candid discussion of practical spirituality: how can you actually apply your spiritual values in daily living? Why is sending "love & light" to everyone simply not enough? What does it mean to have "cognitive dissonance" about what you say you believe from a spiritual perspective versus what you actually do out in the world? I offer 6 concrete suggestions for living and applying your spirituality in daily life.

Thank you for listening, and keep doing your inner work!

In episode 44 of Inner Work, I interview gifted Tarot reader and intuitive healer Sarangelica. She offers readings and healings through her spiritual business, Deep Sea Mercury. Sarangelica and I talk about our experiences growing up as highly sensitive children and how we use our intuitive gifts today. We also delve into Sarangelica's journey to sobriety and how the Tarot and other spiritual modalities helped her develop into the person and reader she is today. Join us!

You can learn more about Sarangelica and her work at Deep Sea Mercury.

In this episode of Inner Work, I share my own story and struggles as a recovering perfectionist. I also define what perfectionism actually is, the different ways in which we use it to protect ourselves, and how we can begin to overcome our stress-inducing perfectionist tendencies. I share some wisdom from author and teacher Brene Brown and from my favorite spiritual text, A Course in Miracles. Join me for this discussion on how to become beautifully imperfect!

Thank you for listening and for doing your inner work.

In this episode, I sit down for an insightful conversation with spiritual teacher, medium, author, and entrepreneur Brandaleen Johnson to talk about the law of attraction. What is it? How do we define it? How can we use the law of attraction in our lives to manifest what we want? And what can we do when we use the law of attraction unintentionally to materialize something we don't want? Join us for this invigorating discussion.

To learn more about Brandaleen and her work, you can visit her on her website.

Inner Work 041 features guest Irit Schaffer, a physical therapist, healer, and author based in California. Irit is the daughter of Holocaust survivors and author of the memoir, Good Blood: A Journey of Healing. In this episode, Irit and I talk about her book and this concept of "good blood" that allowed her parents to survive and overcome horrific circumstances. We explore the role "good blood" has played in her own life, the new things she discovered about herself and her background through the writing process, and the lessons she learned about resilience, healing, courage, and hope from her family. Ultimately, the episode's message is about infinite possibility and how we can heal and regenerate ourselves from wherever we currently are, regardless of what has happened in the past. Join us!

To learn more about Irit, her book, and her work, visit her website.

Join me for episode 40 of Inner Work, where I delve into the significance and importance of the sacred feminine. What happens when we suppress, deny, or devalue the sacred feminine within ourselves and in our societies? How can we get back in touch with this energy on both individual and collective levels? How can the divine feminine within all of us -- male and female -- be activated? We'll explore these questions and more.

Join me for an informative discussion on the Akashic Records, featuring the following topics:

• what are the Akashic Records?

• how can we access them?

• what light and energy beings work within the Akashic Records?

• how can we use the Records to heal ourselves?

• what type of information comes through, and how does it appear?

• what does a typical Akashic Record reading look like?

To explore the work of Linda Howe on the Records, check out her books:

How to Read the Akashic Records

Healing Through the Akashic Records

My lovely, talented husband Garrett returned to the podcast to talk about a transpersonal psychology called "psychosynthesis." Garrett has completed an intensive training program in psychosynthesis and shares how this modality can help us integrate our different parts, or "subpersonalities." Psychosynthesis can help you with self-sabotage, limiting patterns of behavior, compulsions, addictions, procrastination, and many other issues. Join us for this illuminating conversation!

When I first started this podcast with my husband (back when it was called Purefield Radio!), we dedicated 3 episodes to the foundational spiritual text A Course in Miracles. In this episode, I return to delve even deeper into the Course and to explore some of its most powerful, resonant, and transformative concepts and ideas. Join me for an exploration of the radical healing potential contained within the Course, how you can activate it, and how the Course's words can forever shift your perspective -- and therefore shift your life and reality. *No previous familiarity with the Course is required. Both new and long-term students of the Course are welcome!

Thank you so much for listening, and keep doing your inner work. The world needs it!

Episode 35 features Inner Work's inaugural Question & Answer Segment. In this episode, I answer listeners' questions about soul contracts and intuition. Specifically, I cover the two types of soul contracts, why and how we make them, how they interfere with our growth and healing in the present moment, and how we can begin to release them. I also offer tips for sharpening and developing your intuition and intuitive senses. Join me! If you'd like to have your own questions answered in a future episode, feel free to send them directly to purefieldhealing@gmail.com - I look forward to receiving and exploring them. Thank you so much for listening!

Resources mentioned during the episode:

Penney Peirce's The Intuitive Way

Join me for the second episode on this two-part series of Tarot for Healing. In this second installment, we explore cards 12-21 of the Major Arcana, The Hanged Man through The World. I also discuss some possibilities for working with powerful combinations of cards for the specific issues, situations, or questions you're dealing with. Thank you so much for listening, and keep doing your inner work!

The Tarot is a psychospiritual tool we can use to access higher guidance, to uncover what's really going on in our lives, and to heal ourselves and others. In this two-part series on "Tarot for Healing," learn how to unlock the specific healing energies and potential of each card in the Major Arcana. Part 1 covers The Fool through Justice (cards 0-11). I also outline 4 powerful techniques to work with your cards individually to heal specific issues and aspects of yourself. Follow along with your Rider Waite Smith (or RWS-derived) deck. Thank you so much for being here, and stay tuned for Part 2 of this illuminating series!

Join me for episode 32 of Inner Work on relationships, ego, and spirituality. I examine the ego-based relationship (fueled by egoic emotions such as anger, jealousy, resentment, fear, insecurity, and impatience) versus the spiritual partnership (where both partners use the relationship as a vehicle for their soul growth and expansion). We'll also take a look at Gary Zukav and Linda Francis' 4 guidelines for spiritual partnership, including Courage, Compassion, Commitment, and Conscious Communications and Actions.

Finally, get some journaling prompts to evaluate your current relationship and where it falls on this spectrum.

Thank you so much for listening, and keep doing your inner work. The world needs it!

RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE:

• Gary Zukav & Linda Francis' Guidelines for Spiritual Partnership
• Gary Zukav's book Spiritual Partnership: The Journey to Authentic Power

Ever feel like you're not good enough or you're not *doing* enough? That other women are more successful, smarter, more creative, more beautiful, more accomplished, more effortless? Yes, me too! We've all been there, either in our personal or professional lives (or both).

This episode delves deeply into this delicate subject of female competition, insecurity, and self-worth. I address what's really happening when your feelings of inadequacy, unworthiness, insecurity, and not-good-enoughness are triggered when you witness another person's success or milestone. We'll also explore how to look at this through a spiritual lens so we can celebrate and redefine other women's success as fuel for our own positive momentum. Join me!

RESOURCES:

Tara Mohr's book is Playing Big: Practical Wisdom for Women Who Want to Speak Up, Create, and Lead

Join me for a conversation on how to access, acknowledge, and heal your wounded or neglected inner child. We'll also explore how to harness your inner child's positive qualities -- such as creativity, spontaneity, whimsy, wonder, awe, and excitement -- to live a happier and more fulfilling life.

Episode highlights:

• psychological and spiritual definitions of "inner child"

• how your inner child became wounded or neglected

• signs & symptoms that your inner child is running your life

• a process for accessing, dialoguing with, and healing your inner child

• how to connect with the Benevolent Mother within you.

Resources:

Freedom From Your Inner Critic

Women Who Run With the Wolves

Inner work can be defined in many different ways, but it generally refers to a category of personal work that takes into account our inner landscape, emotions, thoughts, psychology, and beliefs. Inner work requires a certain level of self-awareness and must be practiced persistently to yield transformative results. In this episode (the first under the podcast's new name!), I explore the role of inner work in personal and spiritual development. Thank you for joining me for this conversation!

Episode highlights:

• What is inner work?
• When do you need to do inner work?
• When do you NOT need to do inner work?
• How do you actually do inner work? What are some user-friendly forms of inner work?
• When do you need an inner work ally (i.e. therapist, counselor, coach, healer)?
• When does inner work become a distraction or an escape from daily life? How can you avoid this?

Join the tribe and get your free Inner Work Companion worksheet (click on the link & scroll down to "Podcast Resources").

A good article on inner work as a selfless pursuit: Doing the Inner Work for the Work in a Suffering World by M. Chopra

Do you ever feel drained, exhausted, ill, angry, or depressed after interacting with a particular person? You might be dealing with an energy vampire, or a person who is psychically infiltrating and draining your energy field and life force. Join me for this illuminating conversation on energy vampirism! We'll cover:

• What is an energy vampire?
• Signs & symptoms of being drained by an energy vampire
• The 4 most common kinds of energy vampires
• Psychic self-defense & protection strategies to safeguard your well-being, health, and sanity -- no matter where you are or who you're dealing with.

Thank you so much for listening and for co-creating a more awakened reality with me!

Empaths are "emotional sponges who absorb both the joy and stress of the world," according to psychologist Dr. Judith Orloff. Growing up as an empath, you may have frequently heard that you needed to "grow a thicker skin," "not take things so personally," and "not be so sensitive." In this episode, I explore life as an empath and how we can nurture our sensitivity to overcome challenges and use our gifts to heal ourselves and others. I also investigate the difference between a highly sensitive person (HSP) and an empath, highlighting the areas where these two categories overlap.

During the episode, I mention Dr. Judith Orloff's book The Empath's Survival Guide. (I highly recommend it if you identify as an empath and have never read it!)

Dr. Elaine Aron's book The Highly Sensitive Person is another great title to add to your reading list. Thank you so much for listening!

Epigenetics is the "study of changes in organisms caused by modification of gene expression rather than alteration of the genetic code itself." To put it in simpler terms, the field of epigenetics is helping us understand that our genes are affected by the external environment, including what we eat, drink, think, feel, and do. We are not destined to a certain genetic fate due to our family history or whatever happened to our parents or grandparents. In this episode of Purefield Radio, I get into some of the science of epigenetics through the work of Joe Dispenza, a pioneering author, doctor, and mystic. Learn precisely how your genes are influenced by the external environment and how you can start turning off genes for disease and turning on genes for health and abundance.

To learn more about Dr. Joe Dispenza's work, attend one of his workshops, or purchase his meditations, go to his website. Also check out his books Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself and Becoming Supernatural.

Join me for a discussion of the 8 major energy centers (or "chakras") in your human energy field. I discuss each center's role, associated body parts and organs, and potential dysfunctions. I also offer specific healing techniques and affirmations to bring each chakra back into balance and health. During the episode, I refer to Barbara Brennan's book Hands of Light. Get your own copy here.

*Note: following Brennan's understanding of the human energy system, I associate the pituitary gland with the third eye chakra and the pineal gland with the crown chakra. These associations are sometimes reversed in newer studies of the chakra system (pineal with third eye and pituitary with crown chakra).

To learn more about me or my services, visit Purefield. Drop me a line with questions, comments, or topics for future episodes at purefield.mass@gmail.com. As always, thank you so much for listening and for co-creating a more awakened reality with me!

As we navigate this journey of awakening, we often reach out to spiritual teachers, mentors, and healers to help us. But how do we make sure the person we're working with is the real deal? Join me as I explore how to spot a false guru or teacher through a number of potential red flags. I also investigate what makes a good, aligned, and helpful spiritual teacher.

To learn more about me and my services, visit Purefield or email me at purefield.mass@gmail.com. Be sure to drop me a line with specific topics or issues you'd like me to cover on the podcast. As always, thank you for listening and for co-creating a more awakened reality with me!

The second Purefield Transmission is on resistance and defense mechanisms. Your resistance is awakened when you're about to make a change, or about to transform a belief system, or you're on the cusp of an important spiritual insight. This episode addresses the origin and functions of resistance and of the numerous defense mechanisms we all use in our lives to survive.

To learn more, visit Purefield Massachusetts or email Josephine at purefield.mass@gmail.com. 

Thank you so much for listening!

This episode is a companion piece to our previous episode (#19) on anxiety and fear. Be sure to check that one out first, then join me as I offer a number of meditation techniques to start healing chronic anxiety, stress, or fear. The approaches I share in this episode include focused meditation, floating meditation, safety meditation, and mindfulness meditation.

As always, thank you for listening! Check out Purefield Massachusetts to learn more. You can also email me at purefield.mass@gmail.com.

Do you find yourself in a chronic state of anxiety, fear, and stress? Is your mind plagued by anxious and intrusive thoughts? Do you find it hard to shut off your anxious response to daily life? This episode is for you! Join me as I delve into the murky depths of anxiety and fear to offer you solutions and strategies to start healing (and calming!) yourself.

This episode offers psychological and spiritual definitions of anxiety, explores the most common behaviors of the anxious person (and why we engage in them), and illuminates potential paths to transcend fear and anxiety.

*Next week's episode (#20) is a companion piece to this one and will offer meditation techniques to cultivate safety and get you out of an anxious state. Be sure to check it out!

To learn more about me and my work, you can visit Purefield Massachusetts. And don't be shy! Drop me a line, question, or idea for a future episode at purefield.mass@gmail.com.

As always, thank you for listening!

The Akashic Records are a tool for accessing higher guidance and universal wisdom. Since Josephine is a trained Akashic Record reader, she decided to open up the Records and begin asking for specific messages for our listeners and Purefield community. This is the first message (or "Purefield Transmission," to distinguish these episodes from our regular ones). The topics are victimhood and playing small, which are corrosive and addictive tendencies in our human society. Why do we identify with and hold on to victim roles? Why do we relate to others based on misery and lack rather than success and abundance? Why do we re-live the trauma of the past in our daily life experiences? Josephine explores these issues -- and more -- through the infinite wisdom of the Records. 

If you're unfamiliar with the Akashic Records, go here for a detailed explanation.

Go to Purefield Massachusetts to learn more about Josephine's services, or email us at purefield.mass@gmail.com with questions, comments, and responses to the episode. We love hearing from you, and we're so grateful that you're listening!

We're delighted to share our interview with Thom Levy and Haleya Priest, founders of Sanctuary Healing Arts Center in Amherst, MA. Thom and Haleya are holistic practitioners offering a range of classes and workshops in Reiki, Akashic Records, energy healing, and Angel therapy. We talk about the spiritual journeys that led them to working and teaching together, the challenges and rewards of their profession, and what it means to run a thriving healing practice. We also offer practical suggestions for staying grounded and aligned in daily life and for developing your own intuitive gifts.

To learn more about Haleya, Thom, and Sanctuary Healing Arts, visit their website.

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As always, you can find us at Purefield Massachusetts and/or email us at purefield.mass@gmail.com. We love hearing from you. Thanks for listening!

Can you be a spiritual, highly evolved being and still make money? How do you shift your mindset from poverty or scarcity to abundance? We cover these questions and more in Purefield Radio's ninth episode. We also delve deeply into our personal stories, attitudes, and beliefs regarding money and financial well-being.

This episode offers practical techniques and exercises for getting into greater alignment with your infinite abundance and financial freedom. We discuss the powerful value in rewriting the stories you tell about yourself and money, investigating your inherited attitudes and beliefs about money, and using the Law of Attraction to shift your mindset and your vibration.

"By softening your attention to the things that are going wrong, and by beginning to tell stories that lean more in the direction of what you want instead of in the direction of what you've got, your vibration will shift, your point of attraction will shift, and you will get different results." - Abraham Hicks, Money and the Law of Attraction

To learn more about financial & business expert (and coach) Ramit Sethi, visit www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com.

We've personally used the following books with excellent results, so we endorse them wholeheartedly:

• The Energy of Money by Maria Nemeth, PhD
• Money, and the Law of Attraction by Esther and Jerry Hicks
• Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
• Money, Master the Game: 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom by Tony Robbins

To learn more about us, visit www.purefieldwebmass.com. We love hearing from you, so please email your comments, questions, or suggestions for future episodes to purefield.mass@gmail.com. Thank you for listening and for co-creating a more abundant and awakened reality with us!

Boundaries help us delineate where we end and where we begin in relation to other people and to the external world. Boundaries also help us express who we are, the kinds of behavior we will accept, and the ways in which we wish to be treated. In this episode, we contemplate the usefulness of boundaries in social and personal relationships and even within ourselves (i.e. "internal" boundaries). We discuss some of the symptoms of inadequate boundary-setting and offer advice on creating and following through with healthy, loving, and respectful boundaries. For further resources on this episode's topic, check out the following links:

• "What are personal boundaries? How do I get some?" by Darlene Lancer of Psych Central
• Where to Draw the Line: How to Set Healthy Boundaries Every Day by Anne Katherine
• Boundaries: Where You End and I Begin (excerpt) by Anne Katherine
• "4 Reasons Why Having Boundaries is the Most Sacred Act of Self-Care" on Elephant Journal

To learn more about us, visit www.purefieldwebmass.com. You can also shoot us an email with questions, comments, or suggestions for topics you'd like us to cover (purefield.mass@gmail.com). We love hearing from you!