Inner Work: A Spiritual Growth Podcast

My guest for this episode is Rachel Garrett, a Registered Nurse and expert in multidimensional healing. Rachel is a spiritual guide and teacher who loves to work with people no matter where they are in their journey of healing and awakening. She focuses particularly on the Akashic Records, Energy Healing and Channeling. Rachel has a special gift for tapping into the root causes of what holds people back on their spiritual paths, and can help you craft your unique roadmap to an empowered life.  In this interview, Rachel shares her infectious enthusiasm and vibrant energy with me as we talk about her understanding of the Akashic Records, what healing really means, and how to work with "off-planet" energy in a grounded, useful way – among other fascinating topics. To connect with Rachel, visit https://akashicangels.com Books recommended by Rachel, if they resonate with you: Revelations of the New Lemuria (Telos) Discover Atlantis by Diana Cooper Family of Light by Barbara Marciniak Please help me fulfill the g

Do you have a hard time trusting the good in your life? Or trusting that life CAN be good? Or trusting that good things can last? This is the episode for you. As you begin creating a more aligned, joyful life on your path of awakening, you might get tripped up if a part of you feels unworthy of goodness. Unworthy of expansion and freedom. Or if a part of you is skeptical about good things lasting, and is still expecting for the other shoe to drop. In this episode of AWAKENING, we'll explore what could be behind that skepticism or difficulty trusting the good. I've included some affirmations to support you in trusting yourself and in your ability to create and sustain good things in your life. Please help me fulfill the goal of keeping this podcast on air and free of ads! 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: https://square.link/u/2O7ZaHO0 To connect with me or share feedback, head over to www.jos

In this episode of AWAKENING, I respond to a listener email that asked this question: What happens when a decision on your spiritual journey hurts someone else? We'll dive into the topic of making tough choices on your spiritual path, when you know those choices will likely upset, hurt, or disappoint someone else. Join me for a discussion on: why it's so critical for you to live your truth and follow your Soul's calling, and how it hurts you and everyone else when you don't do this how to be more ok with disappointing others as you continue awakening how you can live authentically without abandoning yourself while still being a compassionate human the importance of detachment in close relationships (especially family relationships) Thank you to Diane for submitting this thought-provoking question! 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 t

My special guest for this episode is Dr. Ricci-Jane Adams. She is the principal of the Institute for Intuitive Intelligence®, a world-class, global, professional intuition training school. She trains exceptional spiritual people to become socially conscious leaders and profound mystics. Ricci-Jane has authored the bestselling book Spiritually Fierce, as well as Intuitive Intelligence Training and Superconscious Intuition. She has a doctorate in magical realism from the University of Melbourne and has spent over 25 years devoted to her spiritual awakening.  In our interview, Dr. Adams shares her no-bullshit approach to spirituality. We talk about integrity on the spiritual path, how to avoid spiritual bypassing, and how she helps people develop their superconscious intuition. To explore her work, please visit https://instituteforintuitiveintelligence.com or https://instagram.com/intuitiveintelligenceinstitute Please help me fulfill the goal of keeping this podcast free of ads, for good! Any amount that you're

Are you allowing the past to define you? Are you still living an identity that was created long ago, and that no longer reflects who you really are... or who you are meant to be in this lifetime? This episode of AWAKENING is all about coming to terms with and releasing the past, so you can create a new identity from an empowered, conscious, awakened place within yourself.  I talk about how we unconsciously develop constricting, unhelpful, limited identities based on past experiences, and share a personal story to illustrate this. We'll then move into some powerful exercises to release limiting belief systems, behaviors, and energetic cords keeping you tethered to this old identity. 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: https://square.link/u/2O7ZaHO0 To connect with me or share feedback, please head over to www.josephin

My husband (and soulmate!) Garrett Demers and I sit down for a candid conversation on how to use your relationships to evolve spiritually. We talk about some of the challenges and triggers in the early stages of our relationship and how we overcame them. We also respond to a listener email on how to remain confident and continue evolving while being in a romantic relationship. Here are the resources we mentioned in the episode: My blog post on subpersonalities: https://josephinehardman.com/6-subpersonalities-that-might-be-sabotaging-your-healing/ Information on psychosynthesis: https://www.psychosynthesis.org/about/what-is-psychosynthesis/   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: https://square.link/u/2O7ZaHO0 To connect with me or share feedback, please head over to www.josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@joseph

This episode of AWAKENING explores the concept and experience of toxic positivity. Join me for a discussion of: What is toxic positivity, and how does it harm us on the path of healing and evolution? Examples of toxic positivity that you might be inflicting on yourself and/or others (including examples from the spiritual community) How to avoid toxic positivity in your life What I've learned about being unconditionally present with people who are in pain through 10 years of healing work   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: https://square.link/u/2O7ZaHO0 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.  Music & editing by G. Demers Inner Work 2022 All Rig

This is the final installment in my four-part series on the Tarot suit of Wands. Join me for a discussion of the Wands court cards: the Page, Knight, Queen, and King of Cups. I'll break down each card and suggest a variety of ways in which you can interpret them and apply the cards' healing energy to your life. 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: https://square.link/u/2O7ZaHO0 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.  Music & editing by G. Demers Inner Work 2022 All Rights Reserved.

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

Welcome to the thid part of my four-part series on the Tarot suit of Wands. In this installment, we'll explore the 7, 8, 9, and 10 of Wands in depth. Join me for a conversation of these cards as they relate to: standing your ground and holding true to your core values establishing healthy boundaries that are neither too porous nor too rigid healing past wounds & trauma to emerge out of hypervigilance and fear releasing anything you've been carrying that isn't really yours If you've been enjoying this series, I'd love to hear from you! (And please let me know if you'd like me to cover the suit of Pentacles on this podcast as well.) You can write directly to me@josephinehardman.com 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: https://square.link/u/2O7ZaHO0 To connect with me or explore my work, please head over to www.jos

This episode of AWAKENING invites you to ask an important question: Are you choosing peace above all else? Above drama? Above unnecessary conflict? Above proving yourself right, or others wrong? Above the whims and demands of your ego? Join me for a conversation on the critical importance of choosing peace, no matter what. This episode includes a sequence of powerful affirmations for peace and safety, which you can use as a meditation practice. 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: https://square.link/u/2O7ZaHO0 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 be at peace. May you feel safe and whole. May you thrive in every aspect of your life. So it is!

This is the second installment in my four-part series on the Tarot Wands. In this episode, I cover the 4, 5, and 6 of Wands. Join me for a discussion of: the 4 of Wands and learning to celebrate yourself the 5 of Wands and the importance of rising above your ego the 6 of Wands as an invitation to step into your divine leadership   One of my current goals is to keep this podcast free of ads... for good! If you've gotten some value out of my episodes and can contribute ANY amount to help me reach this goal, you can do so here: https://square.link/u/2O7ZaHO0 To connect with me, please visit www.josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com Thank you for tuning in, for supporting the podcast through your presence, and for being willing to do your inner work. Much love to you! Music & editing by G. Demers Inner Work 2022 All Rights Reserved.

On the path of awakening, you can sometimes feel stuck in survival mode. You might use this mode as a coping mechanism, if you learned early on in life that you need to be tough, to put up with things, and to survive. In this episode, I answer a listener's email about how to emerge out of survival mode and begin thriving. Join me for a discussion on: how there's absolutely NOTHING you need to just tolerate or put up with how survival mode keeps you stuck in your reptilian brain, unable to make creative and empowered choices for yourself the importance of resolving childhood trauma to emerge out of survival mode and feel safe how to start "breaking the habit of being yourself" (in the words of Dr. Joe Dispenza) Throughout this episode, I recommend these important books: Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself by Joe Dispenza Special thanks to Katelyn for writing in and sharing her story with us. To connect with me, you c

I've sometimes heard from people that the Tarot is evil, and that using Tarot cards opens us up to negative forces and energies. I have also met people who are afraid of using the Tarot for these kinds of reasons. Is there any veracity to this? In this bonus episode of INNER WORK, I address the belief that Tarot cards are evil. Join me for a discussion of: religious references and thoughts on Tarot cards & "divination" why Tarot cards - and other healing tools & practices - have been condemned throughout history powerful ways of using the Tarot that don't involve fortune-telling or divination the Doreen Virtue situation (and her ban on Tarot cards)   As always, everything in this episode is my personal opinion. Thank you for tuning in! To connect with me, visit www.josephinehardman.com or send a note to me@josephinehardman.com If you found something valuable in this episode, please leave a positive rating or review on your podcast app. Or, better yet, share the podcast with a good friend. Your prese

Finally! The Tarot Wands. Due to high listener demand for this, I'm continuing my in-depth exploration of the Tarot suits (or Minor Arcana).  In this 4-episode series, we'll explore the Tarot Wands. Join me for a discussion of: essential features, lessons, and characteristics of the Tarot Wands how the Wands challenge you to ignite and balance your inner fire how the Wands can help you focus your energy and direction individual cards and how to read them: the Ace, 2, and 3 of Wands   Please stay tuned for the next 3 episodes in this series as we journey through the Wands. To help me achieve the goal of keeping the podcast free of ads, you can contribute ANY amount that's possible for you here: https://square.link/u/2O7ZaHO0 Thank you so much for your presence, support, and kind feedback about the podcast! You can also support by leaving a positive rating or review on your podcast platform. To connect with me or explore the possibility of working together, please visit www.josephinehardman.com or send a note

Your physical body is like a container for your Soul and Higher Self. But what happens when you've filled up this container with too many intrusive "guests", and your Higher Self is unable to anchor into your body? Why is it important to be able to fully embody your Higher Self? That's what we'll explore in this episode of AWAKENING. Some of the intrusive or unwelcome guests that can occupy your body and energy field include the Overachiever, the Fixer, the Victim, and the Approval Seeker. These are subpersonalities, or limited aspects of you that can get triggered by certain situations and people. Join me for a conversation on: the 6 most common subpersonalities that block your Higher Self and sabotage your healing how to begin noticing what you're allowing to take up residence within you the importance of recognizing the opposing agendas of your subpersonalities, so you can resolve inner conflict how to make more room for your Higher Self to enter   To help me achieve the goal of keeping the podcast free

Walking the path of spiritual awakening can be a lonely experience at times. As you wake up more and more, you might find you're no longer resonating with many (or most) of the people in your life. And it can be difficult to explain what you're going through. This episode of AWAKENING explores the loneliness of awakening. Join me for a conversation on: spiritual awakening and your ego identity what it means to experience ego death (and why it can feel so terrifying) living life asleep versus living life awake - and why you can't go back now the importance of mourning your old self  how to allow and create new, more meaningful, more aligned relationships in your life   Please know that you're not alone. Thank you for being here and supporting the podcast by leaving a positive rating or review, if this episode felt helpful in some way. 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 (the wizard) Inner Work 202

My returning guest for this episode is Rachel Hardy, a Nervous System Wellness Coach and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner who helps successful but stressed out women enjoy a relaxed body & mind by regulating their nervous system and releasing stress and trauma from the body.  Rachel also works with the Akashic Records and Archetypal Astrology to support her clients in aligning more deeply with their soul's path. In this episode, we talk about: anger as a form of energy how & why anger gets trapped in the body anger as related to our fight, flight, freeze, and fawn responses the sacred medicine of reconnecting to your anger To connect with Rachel, go to: www.embodiedfrequency.com www.instagram.com/embodied_frequency https://www.facebook.com/groups/resilientgoddess/ This is the previous episode Rachel and I recorded together: https://josephinehardman.com/inner-work-081-healing-trauma-and-nervous-system-regulation-with-rachel-hardy/ To connect with me (Josephine!), please head over to www.josephineh

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

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://josephinehar