Inner Work: A Spiritual Growth Podcast

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AWAKENING: Why you resist slowing down Apr 16, 2022

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Speed, efficiency, multitasking, and productivity are highly valued in our modern culture. This means we've lost touch with the slower rhythms and pace of nature and our inner selves.

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.

Music & editing by G. Demers

Inner Work 129: Shifting from the ego paradigm to the Akashic paradigm Apr 05, 2022

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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.

Music & editing by G. Demers

AWAKENING: Leaving behind the things you've outgrown Apr 02, 2022

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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

Music & editing by G. Demers

Inner Work 128: Going beyond the limits of conventional medicine to heal the whole self w/ Dr. Lissa Rankin Mar 22, 2022

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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!

Music & editing by G. Demers

AWAKENING: Navigating choice points as a spiritual practice Mar 19, 2022

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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:

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

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

Music & editing by G. Demers

Inner Work 127: A Deep Dive into Shadow Work Mar 09, 2022

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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.

Music & editing by G. Demers

AWAKENING: Coming to terms with childhood losses Mar 05, 2022

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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.

Music & editing by G. Demers

Inner Work 126: Surrendering and Dropping Ego Attachments with Johnny Guidry Feb 23, 2022

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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!

Music & editing by G. Demers

AWAKENING: What are you bracing against? Feb 19, 2022

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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.

Music & editing by G. Demers

Inner Work 125: Common Questions and Misconceptions about the Akashic Records Feb 08, 2022

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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.

Music & editing by G. Demers

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