Inner Work: A Spiritual Growth Podcast

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 [email protected]

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

Music & editing by G. Demers

Inner Work 2022 All Rights Reserved

Self-attack is something many of us have often done to ourselves.

We live in a world that programs and conditions us to attack ourselves in many different ways; to live in a perpetual mode of self-judgment, self-betrayal, self-criticism... diminishing who we are and our inherent value.

Living in this kind of state is draining, exhausting, and it keeps you separate from your Higher, Divine Self.

Join me for a discussion of:

• common ways in which self-attack can manifest in everyday life
• how self-attack can show up in your spiritual practices and spiritual path
• the damaging and Soul-draining effects of self-attack
• how can you begin letting go of self-attack and shift into self-empathy?
• what is self-empathy and how can you apply it in daily life?
• how self-empathy requires you to show up for yourself in deeper, more authentic ways
• the healing effects of self-empathy on your self-worth, self-confidence, and self-love

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Please send any questions or comments to [email protected]

Thank you for being here, doing your inner work, and leading the way for others with your light. It makes a difference!

Music & editing by G. Demers

Inner Work 2024 All Rights Reserved.

Before you started waking up, you engaged in some unconscious patterns and habits (we all did!). These might include survival strategies, coping mechanisms, and ego defense patterns you developed to try to protect yourself.

In this episode, we'll cover three of these patterns:

• over-thinking: churning thoughts in your mind over and over, overanalyzing minor details, retreating into your intellect to avoid feeling your feelings, using your mental prowess to feel safe or successful
• second-guessing: doubting your choices and decision-making process, doubting your intuition and gut knowing, fearing you will make a terrible mistake and regret it later
• self-doubt: minimizing your own value and worth, feeling like an impostor or fraud, doubting your abilities and gifts

I will also give you some targeted, hard-hitting questions to become more conscious and begin softening these patterns.

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Music & editing by the best person ever, G. Demers

Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.

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.

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 [email protected]. To explore my work and services, head over to https://josephinehardman.com

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

Music & editing by G. Demers

Inner Work 2022 All Rights Reserved.