Inner Work: A Spiritual Growth Podcast

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!

Music & editing by G. Demers

Inner Work 2022 All Rights Reserved.

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

Music & editing by G. Demers

Inner Work 2022 All Rights Reserved.

*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.

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

Music & editing by G. Demers

Inner Work 2021 All Rights Reserved.

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.

Music & editing by G. Demers

Inner Work 2022 All Rights Reserved.