01. Light work. Lightworker. Lightworkers.

11/26/19 • 10 min

A Lightworker is a person who, simply put, feels the call to be a light in the world - in whatever way may seem fitting to them. It's an inclusive word, which I love so much!

The most important thing to know is that there is nothing to do to become one. It's inherent to a person's intent to share their heart, love, wisdom, kindness with the world, in small or big ways. There are many lightworkers out there who don't even know the term, or that they are one!

Now if you're unsure of whether you are a lightworker or not, chances are, you probably are one!

This episode is pretty short, but there is a reflection prompt at the end of it-make sure to share your thoughts on what a lightworker is on social media by tagging the Lightworkers Collective on Instagram (@the.lightworkers.collective) or on Facebook (fb.com/the.lightworkers.collective)!

Much love,

Noémie [ LadyNuage.com // IG // FB ]

A Lightworker is a person who, simply put, feels the call to be a light in the world - in whatever way may seem fitting to them. It's an inclusive word, which I love so much!

Now if you're unsure of whether you are a lightworker or not, chances are, you probably are one!

Much love,

Noémie [ LadyNuage.com // IG // FB ]

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Voices of the Collective (podcast trailer)

About Noémie, host of The Lightworkers Collective Podcast:

Hi there! My name is Noémie Lee Johnson, and you can find me at LadyNuage.com. I'm an intuitive and empath, and I consider myself a Lightworker. You can also find me on social media under the handle @lady.nuage, where I share some of the healing frequencies that I am honoured to connect to.

I am fascinated by the infinite ways by which our inner light shines out, and created this podcast to remind you of your own innate connection to All That Is.

Co-creating this episode:

First of all, thank you to all the Lightworkers who are making this project possible!! The list is long, and I have yet to ensure that those of you who participated feel comfortable with your names shared publicly here. So to err on the side of caution, I am omitting your names from here for now... but know that I am deeply grateful for your contribution!

Music:

The music you heard in this trailer was created for us by the very talented Justin Khuong, whom you can find online either on his website (https://www.jfkhuong.com/), or on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/jfkhuong), or on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jfkhuong/).

If you liked the music he created for the Collective, make sure to let him know by posting about it on social media and tagging him (@jfkhuong) and the podcast (@the.lightworkers.collective). We'd LOVE to hear from you!

Production:

A huge thank you goes to Lukas Zapata, who made this possible on so many levels - one of which being producing the audio and crafting it into this beautiful trailer. You can reach him via @the.lightworkers.collective on social media!

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02. The Power of Intentionally Looking Back.

Episode Summary:

In this episode, I talk about the importance of setting up the lens through which we want to look, as we look back to what we've accomplished and experienced. As 2019 is nearing its end, now is a perfect time to take stock of what the past year (and the past decade) has offered us. I also mention a few scientific research findings that support this type of mindful, intentional revisiting of our past.

Key Take-Aways:

[00:51] Now is the perfect time to look back and reflect

[02:57] Memory can be malleable

[04:51] Intentionally setting up the lens through which we look back

[08:40] Looking back at the past decade

[10:31] Science-based evidence

[11:00] Topic 1: re-writing your memories

[13:26] Topic 2: revisiting positive memories to improve mood

[15:54] Your turn to look back at your past year and decade

Additional Resource:

You can find the free PDF that I mention in the show by clicking on the link here. It has a set of prompts to help you with intentionally searching your memory bank for the good and the valuable of this past year (and decade).

Scientific papers mentioned in this episode:

Topic 1: re-writing your memories

The first article that I mentioned was published by Donna J. Bridge and Ken. A. Paller in 2012 in the Journal of Neuroscience, and is titled “Neural Correlates of Reactivation and Retrieval-Induced Distortion”. You can find it here: https://www.jneurosci.org/content/32/35/12144. And a less confusing blog article on the concept, if all the science jargon kind of throws you off: https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2012/09/your-memory-is-like-the-telephone-game. Actually, they go into the potentially negative aspects of what implies, which I don’t discuss in this episode, in case you’re curious.

Topic 2: revisiting positive memories to improve mood

The original paper (as far as I could tell) on BMAC was written by Nicholas Tarrier in 2010, and it was titled “Broad Minded Affective Coping (BMAC): A “Positive” CBT Approach to Facilitating Positive Emotions”. You can find its abstract here: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2010-05471-007.

The studies that set out to test the efficacy of this method are:

1. Holden et al. (2017): “Emotional response to a therapeutic technique: The social Broad Minded Affective Coping”, which you can find at this link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/papt.12095

2. Johnson et al. (2013): “A Therapeutic Tool for Boosting Mood: The Broad-Minded Affective Coping Procedure (BMAC)”, which you can find here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235709020_A_Therapeutic_Tool_for_Boosting_Mood_The_Broad-Minded_Affective_Coping_Procedure_BMAC

3. Panagioti et al. (2012): “An empirical investigation of the effectiveness of the broad-minded affective coping procedure (BMAC) to boost mood among individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)”, and the link to the abstract is here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0005796712001052?via%3Dihub

Episode Transcript:

The transcript for this episode can be found at the-lightworkers-collective.com/002.

Share Your Wins!

I hope you enjoy this episode! You'll have to let me (and the whole collective!) know what some of these beautiful memories of your past year/decade are! Tag us on Instagram at