Inner Work: A Spiritual Growth Podcast

Hello, dear listener! Welcome back to the 30-day authenticity challenge. On this podcast, I often talk about the importance of being authentic. Of being yourself in every situation, with every person. So, during the course of these 30 days, we'll do the inner (and outer) work of becoming more authentic and expressing our true selves - without feeling like we need to hide who we are. Episodes will go out daily until we complete the challenge. Your task for today, DAY 5, is to explore: how have you hidden your authentic self in past (or current) romantic relationships? Additional prompts are given in the episode. To support the creation of this podcast, you can purchase any of my resources for self-healing here: https://josephinehardman.com/resources/ Please visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com to connect, share feedback, or let me know how DAY 5 goes for you. With deep gratitude for your presence, I send you all my love and support as you allow the true You to shine fort

Hello, dear listener! Welcome back to the 30-day authenticity challenge. On this podcast, I often talk about the importance of being authentic. Of being yourself in every situation, with every person. So, during the course of these 30 days, we'll do the inner (and outer) work of becoming more authentic and expressing our true selves - without feeling like we need to hide who we are. Episodes will go out daily until we complete the challenge. Your task for today, DAY 4, is to explore these questions: How do you behave, think, and feel when you are around your family of origin? Do you tend to slip, unconsciously, into any habits or patterns of hiding your true self around them? (additional prompts in the episode itself.) To support the creation of this podcast, you can purchase any of my resources for self-healing here: https://josephinehardman.com/resources/ Please visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com to connect, share feedback, or let me know how DAY 4 goes for you. Wit

Hello, dear listener! Welcome back to the 30-day authenticity challenge. On this podcast, I often talk about the importance of being authentic. Of being yourself in every situation, with every person. So, during the course of these 30 days, we'll do the inner (and outer) work of becoming more authentic and expressing our true selves - without feeling like we need to hide who we are. Episodes will go out daily until we complete the challenge. Your task for today, DAY 3, is to mine the past and explore the situations, experiences, or time period in your life that led you to develop the belief "it is too scary, risky, or dangerous to be my authentic self." How old is the part of you that still carries this belief, and what did that part experience?  To support the creation of this podcast, you can purchase my resources for self-healing here: https://josephinehardman.com/resources/ Please visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com to connect, share feedback, or let me know how DA

Hello, dear listener! Welcome back to the 30-day authenticity challenge. On this podcast, I often talk about the importance of being authentic. Of being yourself in every situation, with every person. So, during the course of these 30 days, we'll do the inner (and outer) work of becoming more authentic and expressing our true selves - without feeling like we need to hide who we are. Episodes will go out daily until we complete the challenge. Your task for today, DAY 2, is to reflect on this prompt (and additional questions from the episode): What does being inauthentic mean to you? What are the physical sensations and emotions that arise within you when you're being inauthentic? To support the creation of this podcast, you can purchase any of my resources for self-healing here: https://josephinehardman.com/resources/ Please visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com to connect, share feedback, or let me know how DAY 2 goes for you. With deep gratitude for your presence, I sen

Hello, dear listener! Welcome to my new series: the 30-day authenticity challenge. On this podcast, I often talk about the importance of being authentic. Of being yourself in every situation, with every person. So, during the course of these 30 days, we'll do the inner (and outer) work of becoming more authentic and expressing our true selves - without feeling like we need to hide who we are. Episodes will go out daily until we complete the challenge. Your task for today, DAY 1, is to reflect on this prompt: What does being authentic mean to you? To support the creation of this podcast, you can purchase any of my resources for self-healing here: https://josephinehardman.com/resources/ Please visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com to connect, share feedback, or let me know how DAY 1 goes for you. With deep gratitude for your presence, I send you all my love and support as you allow the true You to shine forth. Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.

This episode of AWAKENING is an exploration of physical death, which we will all experience as humans at one point or another. What happens to the body when we die, and what happens to the Soul or consciousness? How can we understand this process of death from a spiritual perspective? We will also explore what it means when someone we love dies, and how we might cope with such an experience. Throughout the episode, I mention this book: The Tibetan Book of the Dead for Beginners, published by Sounds True in June 2023 - https://www.soundstrue.com/products/the-tibetan-book-of-the-dead-for-beginners I am eternally grateful to Jodie for writing in and nudging me, strongly, towards this topic. Thank you for sharing your experience and insights with us. To support this podcast and ensure it stays on the air, you can purchase any of my resources for self-healing here: https://josephinehardman.com/resources/ You can also connect with me by visiting https://josephinehardman.com or sending a note to me@josephinehardman

Have you ever felt or identified as an outsider, outcast, black sheep, alien, or non-comformist? Do you have any wounds related to being rejected, excluded, left out, or feeling unwelcome or like you just don't belong? This episode is for you. We'll dive deeply into the outsider archetype: how can we define this archetype? what does it mean to be an outsider? outsider examples from literature and pop culture my personal anecdote of feeling like (and being) an outsider the potential wounds you might be carrying (such as the wound of rejection or the wound of exclusion) fully activating the gifts and powers that come with being an outsider I've created a guided healing journey to go along with this episode, which you can access here: https://josephinehardman.com/resources/ Thank you for tuning in and for daring to be different! The world needs your clear vision, unique gifts, and ability to see and speak the truth. To connect with me, please head over to https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josep

This episode of AWAKENING takes you through an exploration of your core values. What are the values that really matter to you, that make life most meaningful for you, and that you want to uphold in everything you do and how you live your life? We'll talk about how to uncover your core values and how to identify when you're straying away from those values - based on how you feel emotionally, physically, and spiritually. I also read some thoughtful words from one of my students, Richard, who generously agreed to share his core values with us. I hope you will draw inspiration from these words and create your own creative statement of values.  To take your inner work to the next level and fully align with your life's purpose, you can explore my course Journey to the Center of Yourself: https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/journey-to-center-of-yourself-discover-your-true-purpose/ To support this podcast and make sure it stays on the air, while also getting something of huge value in return, you can explore my

In this episode of INNER WORK, I talk about the experience of falling out of alignment with something you've manifested - whether it's a relationship, a job, a house, a place to live, or something else. It can be disheartening to no longer be fulfilled by something you wanted to manifest for a long time, or for it not to feel as you expected it to. How can you course correct and pivot into another, different manifestation if this happens? Let's explore that together. I'll give you a set of prompts to reflect on which part of you desired this manifestation in the first place, and what your Higher Self might be calling you towards now. I also share a new technique to connect to your Akashic Records - in case you want to use the Records to explore the prompts. Access my Akashic Records portal prayer here: https://josephinehardman.com/akashic-records-prayer/ And my self-healing resources here: https://josephinehardman.com/resources/ To connect with me, please head over to https://josephinehardman.com or send a no

Have you been unconsciously giving your power away to family? Do you find yourself saying yes when you want to say no, hiding who you really are in front of family, forcing yourself to interact with relatives, or even feeling responsible for a family member who should be taking care of themselves? In this episode of AWAKENING, we'll explore the ways in which you might be giving your power away to family - and how to start taking that power back. I walk you through: some common disempowering patterns and behaviors related to family, so you can begin identifying these in your own life a 5-step process to start taking your power back from family by setting healthier boundaries examples of specific boundaries you might need to set (and how to word them) This episode is a continuation of previous ep. 147: Navigating the Complexities of Family in the Human Dimension - https://josephinehardman.com/inner-work-147-navigating-the-complexities-of-family-in-the-human-dimension/ To support this podcast and ensure it st

This episode is a response to a listener email asking: "am I still healing and growing spiritually even during periods of stasis, where nothing much seems to be happening?" We'll explore what stasis could mean in the context of spiritual healing and growth, and how you can make the most of any periods of relative calm or quiet in your life. Some of the main takeaways from this episode include: why it's impossible to go back to sleep once you have awakened - even though we often try to although stasis can mean stagnation, it can also mean equilibrium - so a period of stasis could be a period of arriving into greater balance within yourself why things are still shifting even when you can't perceive the changes yet letting go of the attachment to growing through pain or suffering A huge thank you goes out to Terral for listening to this podcast and writing in with this thoughtful question. To support this podcast and make sure it stays on the air, you can purchase any of my self-healing resources here: https:/

Taking honest inventory of where you are today, how much are you loving yourself? How much self-love and self-nourishment do you give yourself? In this episode, I answer a listener email about how to cultivate a deeper capacity for self-love. We'll cover how self-love - and a lack of self-love - looks like in our inner dialogue, in relationships and friendships, and even in interactions with strangers. I suggest a couple of books to grow your self-love and self-acceptance: Embracing Your Inner Critic The Self-Acceptance Project In the episode, I also mention the possibility that you might be carrying an ancestral pattern or contract of not loving yourself. To work through that and release it, you can use my guided healing journey to clear ancestral patterns and burdens - scroll to find this resource below: https://josephinehardman.com/resources/ My gratitude goes out to Katie for writing in with this vulnerable and important question. To connect with me, head over to https://josephinehardman.com or send a n

My guest for this episode is Brandon Beachum, thought leader, philosopher, author, truth-seeker, and host of the Positive Head Podcast. Since childhood, Brandon has been a serial entrepreneur. In 2015, amidst his business success and 15-year exploration of the "ultimate nature of reality", Brandon answered the call to share and speak publicly about his spiritual insights and philosophies. Today, he helps others shift their perspectives to "innerstand" the ultimate nature of reality and create more of what they want to see and experience in their lives. Brandon is gifting us his book, The Golden Key: Modern Alchemy to Unlock Infinite Abundance. You can download your copy by going to https://goldenkey.gift and using the code POSITIVEHEAD. To ensure this podcast stays on the air, you can donate any amount that works for you here: https://square.link/u/I4Zt8YSE To connect with me (Josephine), please visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com Thank you for tuning in, and please ke

In this special episode, I introduce you to the Akashic Records - what they are, how they work, and how we can use them to heal ourselves and transcend ego patterns. I was first introduced to the Akashic Records as a teenager by my mom (a therapist and healer), and have been working with them on a daily basis for most of my adult life. I became certified as an Akashic Records Practitioner and started giving readings to others in 2012, and have since developed a unique curriculum for my own Akashic Records Certification Program. In my time using the Records - both for my personal healing and to assist others with their evolution - I've been delighted, awed, deeply moved, transformed, and continually fascinated by their power, benevolence, and wisdom. In this episode, I invite you to learn more about the Akashic field and how tapping into this field we call "the Records" can help you awaken and become who you REALLY are. As a companion resource for this episode, I've created a guided healing journey into the Ak

My guest for this episode is MaryCatherine McDonald, a research professor and life coach who specializes in the psychology and philosophy of trauma. She has been researching, lecturing, and publishing on the neuroscience, psychology, and lived experience of trauma since completing her PhD in 2016.  While engaging with trauma academically, MaryCatherine experienced the loss of her parents - a significant event that required her to apply her knowledge and insights regarding trauma to herself. In this interview, we talk about the important ways in which MaryCatherine believes we must re-define trauma and our approach for healing it. I (Josephine) share a bit of my immigration trauma story, and MaryCatherine helps me better understand my own healing process. MaryCatherine's new book, Unbroken: The Trauma Response is Never Wrong has just been published by Sounds True. Please explore her work by going to https://alchemycoaching.life To connect with me (Josephine), visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note

Working with a healer or teacher on your path of awakening can be an empowering, helpful, very supportive experience. Healers and teachers can help us grow beyond our limits and address blindspots or work through things we might not be able to heal on our own. At the same time, it's important to be discerning when you seek out a new healer, teacher, or spiritual modality. Just because someone or something is labeled "spiritual" doesn't mean it is necessarily aligned with you, or free of ego. In this episode, I share some ideas about potential issues or red flags you might look for when seeking out a new healer, teacher, or healing modality. Please follow your intuition and gut feelings, and never allow anyone to pressure you into working with them! To explore my Resources for Self-Healing, you can go here: https://josephinehardman.com/resources/ You can also support this podcast and keep it on the air by donating any amount that works for you, starting at $1, here: https://square.link/u/I4Zt8YSE Thank you for

You have likely manifested many things while you were asleep - both wonderful, joyful things and sometimes things that were not so pleasant, or that you didn't actually want. This episode focuses on how to manifest your desires - for particular experiences, relationships, money, health, aligned work - once you're spiritually awake. I answer a listener's email on this topic, and cover these discussion points: how you can get tripped up once you believe in your own power of manifestation how your ego self might derail your manifestations through over-thinking, analysis paralysis, or self-doubt what to do if you're questioning/over-analyzing whether your desires are coming from your ego or Soul Thank you to Katherine for writing in and bringing up these important issues! To deepen your healing and inner work - while supporting this podcast - you can purchase any of my Resources for Self-Healing here: https://josephinehardman.com/resources/ You can visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephi

This episode is going out, with love, to all my fellow recovering people-pleasers. This is also an important episode if you have any tendencies of seeking approval from others, or feeling like you have to ask others for permission to be your authentic self. Join me for an in-depth discussion of: what people-pleasing actually is how we might use people-pleasing as a "shield of niceness" to protect or defend ourselves the core fears that drive people-pleasing the consequences of people-pleasing on your whole being (emotions, body, mind, Soul) I've created a guided healing journey as a companion to this episode, to help you release people-pleasing and approval-seeking behaviors. To access this resource, you can go to my Resources for Self-Healing page (scroll down a bit if you're on mobile): https://josephinehardman.com/resources/ To connect with me, head over to https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com Thank you for your presence, for doing your inner work, and for spending this

Are you carrying a mindset of scarcity, lack, or unworthiness when it comes to money? Fear of not having enough or losing what you do have? If yes, it's possible these patterns, emotions, and beliefs regarding money were passed down to you through your family line. Join me for another episode of INNER WORK where we explore the influence and repercussions of ancestral contracts, patterns, and burdens in our lives. Focusing on inherited beliefs and emotions around money and abundance, I share a case study in ancestral contracts from my own family. To access my Guided Healing Journey to Clear Ancestral Contracts, Patterns, and Burdens, go here: https://josephinehardman.com/resources/ If you've been getting some value out of these episodes, you can contribute any amount that works for you below. This keeps the podcast alive and free of ads: https://square.link/u/I4Zt8YSE You can also visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com to explore my services, share how this episode landed

Although you are primarily an Infinite Being of Light, you're also incarnated into a physical, human body. On the 3D human plane, money is a necessary currency - to keep yourself alive, to feed yourself, to shelter yourself, to make things happen in the world. In this episode of AWAKENING, I answer a listener email about how to shift into a mindset of abundance, create a healthy relationship with money, and forgive ourselves for any past financial mistakes or missteps. I also address why it's best not to demonize money or see it as evil. Ultimately, it's not money that corrupts us. What can corrupt us is an unchecked ego, which seeks to accumulate more and more and constantly fears lack or tries to assert its power over others. Thank you to Cass for writing in and asking these thoughtful questions! To keep this podcast alive and free of ads, you can purchase any of my resources for self-healing here: https://josephinehardman.com/resources/ Or donate any amount that works for you here: https://square.link/u/I4