6: Spiritual Wounding, Finding Your Path, and Being With Fear

In today's episode we're talking about being with our fear. We explore how spiritual wounding and Western religions can disturb our spiritual needs, and how we can bring curiosity to both our feelings and our spiritual beliefs.

I share my story of being raised in a Seventh Day Adventist community, how I learned to sit with the fears that had been programmed into me in childhood, and how I found the strength to move through those fears and find a spiritual path that brought me peace and purpose.

Included in this episode are:

• A practice for being with fear as a part.
• Advice for allowing our body to be with our feelings somatically.
• How we can cultivate an inner "wise adult."
• Learning that all the justification we need is what works for us.

Timestamps:

0:00: Welcoming

0:45: Being with fear and discomfort

2:30: A practice for being with fear

9:35: My spiritual journey

14:30: The terror of not believing, and lie of an unkind god

18:30: Curiosity, and inviting the younger parts

24:15: Overjustifying ourselves

30:30: Finding who we are

About Elizabeth: Elizabeth Ferreira is a somatic psychotherapist in training. Her approach to mental health is holistic, non-judgmental, and centered in the belief that all beings have the capacity to heal, grow, and reduce suffering.

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