Inner Work 166: How are you responding to the world?

<p class="MsoNormal">How are you responding to the world around you, and to the things that happen in your life? What are your default, knee-jerk reactions when something unexpected, unpleasant, or challenging happens?</p> <p class="MsoNormal">This episode of INNER WORK will help you investigate your unconscious and automatic responses to life, where they originate, and how you can begin to soften them. I cover:</p> <ul> <li class="MsoNormal">5 unconscious ways of responding to life: being constantly jumpy or nervous (i.e., hypervigilance), internalizing, externalizing, freezing up, and hyperproductivity</li> <li class="MsoNormal">why and how these types of responses are developed in the first place</li> <li class="MsoNormal">how these unconscious responses are meant to protect us (even if they are misguided)</li> <li class="MsoNormal">my own struggles with hyperproductivity - and what I do to return to a place of calm, conscious awareness</li> </ul> If this topic resonates and you want more resources, please check out my interviews with Somatic Experiencing practitioner Rachel Hardy and trauma expert MaryCatherine McDonald:</p> <a href="https://josephinehardman.com/inner-work-152-why-the-trauma-response-is-never-wrong-with-marycatherine-mcdonald-phd/"> Why the Trauma Response is Never Wrong with MaryCatherine McDonald, PhD</a></p> <a href="https://josephinehardman.com/inner-work-081-healing-trauma-and-nervous-system-regulation-with-rachel-hardy/"> Healing Trauma & Nervous System Regulation with Rachel Hardy</a> </p> To support this podcast and help it grow, you can donate any amount that works for you here:</p> <a href="https://square.link/u/I4Zt8YSE">https://square.link/u/I4Zt8YSE</a></p> Thank you for being here, and please keep doing your inner work! The more evolved and awake you are, the more we ALL benefit (the Law of Interconnectedness).</p> Visit me online: <a href="https://josephinehardman.com">https://josephinehardman.com</a></p> Connect with me on Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/healer.josephine">https://instagram.com/healer.josephine</a></p> Send a note with feedback, questions, or topic suggestions to <a href="mailto:me@josephinehardman.com">me@josephinehardman.com</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>

00:41:58

EVOLUTION: The emotional work of building a spiritual or healing business

You must often face your own patterns, limitations, and triggers as you grow a spiritual or healing business. Working as a healer, coach, or spiritual practitioner requires you to continually heal yourself, release old patterns, and keep evolving - so you can show up for the people you serve at your highest level.</p> In this episode of EVOLUTION, I talk about the emotional work required in growing a spiritual business. I address:</p> <ul> <li>the triggering event in my own business that sparked this episode (what the trigger was and how I dealt with it)</li> <li>dysfunctional patterns that can come up as you grow your spiritual business and work with clients, including imposter syndrome, self-doubt, and second-guessing yourself</li> <li>WHY doing emotional work on ourselves is required for us healers, coaches, and spiritual practitioners</li> <li>how to begin showing up at your highest level, so you can powerfully serve your clients (and make the work you do more rewarding)</li> </ul> If you're committed to growing your business and serving others through transformational healing work, I invite you to consider my Akashic Records Certification Program:</p> <a href="https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/akashic-records-certification-program/"> https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/akashic-records-certification-program/</a></p> Thank you for being here and doing your inner work! Take good care of yourself, my friend. The world needs your gifts.</p> You can also visit me online: <a href="https://josephinehardman.com">https://josephinehardman.com</a></p> Connect with me on Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/healer.josephine">https://instagram.com/healer.josephine</a></p> Or send a note to <a href="mailto:me@josephinehardman.com">me@josephinehardman.com</a></p> Music & editing by G. Demers</p> Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.</p>  </p>

00:49:03

The Weekly Seeker

<em>The Weekly Seeker</em> is my new weekly email column to help you stay grounded and connected to your highest self. </p> It will go out every Friday, consist of around 500 words, and it's completely free. From my soul to yours, as additional support on your path of awakening.</p> In this brief announcement, I explain how you can subscribe to <em>The Weekly Seeker.</em></p> To join my email community, visit <a href="https://josephinehardman.com">https://josephinehardman.com</a> and click FREE AKASHIC RECORDS MINI COURSE at the top. You'll get my 8-day Akashic Records Mini Course (with videos!) and begin receiving <em>The Weekly Seeker</em> every Friday.</p> You can send a note to <a href="mailto:me@josephinehardman.com">me@josephinehardman.com</a> for assistance or if you have topics you'd like to suggest for future installments of <em>The Weekly Seeker</em>.</p> Thank you for being here, and please keep doing your inner work!</p> (Thank you Garrett for figuring out the name with me. You're the best.)</p> Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.</p>  </p>

00:04:43

Inner Work 165: You're a weirdo and I am too (interplanetary souls and not feeling at home on Earth)

You're a weirdo. I'm a weirdo too. Our weirdness is our power. </p> In this episode, I talk about how it feels to be an interplanetary soul and to experience the loneliness that often comes along with it.</p> I created this podcast for you if:</p> <ul> <li>you often feel like you don't quite belong on Earth</li> <li>you often feel "homesick" or like planet Earth is not your home base</li> <li>you're confused or baffled by how humans do things (especially politics, money, relationships, living in linear time)</li> <li>you grew up feeling like a weirdo or outcast, even within your own family, peer group, or hometown</li> <li>you're a highly sensitive, empathic Soul</li> </ul> Thank you for being here and spending this time with me. I appreciate you beyond measure. You're not alone. And the world needs your uniqueness!</p> You can explore my resources for self-healing here: <a href="https://josephinehardman.com/resources/">https://josephinehardman.com/resources/</a></p> Visit my website: <a href="https://josephinehardman.com">https://josephinehardman.com</a> </p> Connect with me: <a href="mailto:me@josephinehardman.com">me@josephinehardman.com</a></p> Music & editing by G. Demers</p> Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.</p>  </p>

00:35:59

EVOLUTION: Are you looking for answers outside yourself?

Are you looking for answers outside yourself? Believing others know best or that your own inner knowing isn't enough? </p> Perhaps you're overly focused on others' opinions and ideas about what you should do or how you should live your life. Or feeling like you can't make decisions without asking for lots of input from others.</p> Sometimes, we turn to spiritual tools or modalities to try to get answers to our most pressing questions, and to help us make decisions. This is a wonderful thing to do, and we must also be mindful of not giving our power away to these tools or modalities.</p> In this episode, I address this pattern of looking for answers outside of ourselves, how to identify if you're doing that in your life, and how to begin trusting yourself more.</p> My Akashic Records Certification Program is open for enrollment. Explore it here:</p> <a href="https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/akashic-records-certification-program/"> https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/akashic-records-certification-program/</a></p> You can also visit me online <a href="https://josephinehardman.com">https://josephinehardman.com</a> or send a note to <a href="mailto:me@josephinehardman.com">me@josephinehardman.com</a> </p> Thank you for spending this time with me! Please keep doing your inner work. I believe in you and you're worth it.</p> Music & editing (generously done) by G. Demers</p> Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.</p>  </p>  </p>

00:39:45

Inner Work 164: Loving your body through sickness, aging, and other changes

What's your relationship with your body? Are you honoring, caring for, and embracing where your body is right now? Or do you feel at odds with your body, struggling against it, trying to override its needs?</p> This episode of INNER WORK is all about developing a healthier, more loving, more compassionate relationship with your body - wherever it is right now. This can be challenging when our bodies are sick, uncomfortable, aging, not feeling well, or have undergone some other changes.</p> Your body is, ultimately, the sacred home for your Soul in this lifetime. The more you can cherish it, the more peace and well-being you'll create in your life.</p> Join me as I discuss:</p> <ul> <li>my own recent experience of illness, which inspired this episode</li> <li>how to be more comfortable with physical (or emotional) discomfort</li> <li>how to do Somatic Tracking to find relief from physical pain, discomfort, or other symptoms</li> <li>how to speak to your body in a more nourishing, loving way</li> </ul> Thank you for being here and spending this time with me.</p> Explore my Akashic Records Certification Program below to take your intuitive and spiritual gifts to their highest level, meet other deeply soulful humans on the path, and heal yourself and others as a certified Akashic Records Practitioner. Enrollment for the next round is now open:</p> <a href="https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/akashic-records-certification-program/"> https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/akashic-records-certification-program/</a></p> Visit me online at <a href="https://josephinehardman.com">https://josephinehardman.com</a> or send a note to <a href="mailto:me@josephinehardman.com">me@josephinehardman.com</a></p> Music & editing by G. Demers</p> Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.</p>  </p>

00:38:38

BONUS EPISODE: You are not alone in this world

This episode is going out to you if you've been feeling lonely, isolated, or disconnected lately. Being human can feel like a lonely experience sometimes, especially if we forget that we're an integral part of this Universe - and that everything is interconnected.</p> I share my own recent struggles with loneliness and talk about:</p> <ul> <li>the difficulty of making friends as an adult</li> <li>how you can be surrounded by people and still feel lonely</li> <li>how moving, changing schools, changing careers, working from home, and other circumstances can make you feel more isolated </li> <li>how technology has made our lives more convenient but also separated us from each other</li> <li>being ok with feelings of loneliness as part of the human experience (and as something that unites us!)</li> </ul> To support Inner Work and make sure it stays on the air, free of ads, you can donate any amount that works for you here:</p> <a href="https://square.link/u/I4Zt8YSE">https://square.link/u/I4Zt8YSE</a></p> If you're looking for a soul-centered community and interested in developing your spiritual and intuitive gifts, my Akashic Records Certification Program is open for enrollment:</p> <a href="https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/akashic-records-certification-program/"> https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/akashic-records-certification-program/</a></p> Visit me online at <a href="https://josephinehardman.com">https://josephinehardman.com</a> or send a note to <a href="mailto:me@josephinehardman.com">me@josephinehardman.com</a></p> You're not alone, my friend. Thank you for spending this time with me.</p> Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.</p>

00:20:23

EVOLUTION: Don't allow anyone else's mess to destroy your inner peace

Have you ever allowed someone else's mess - their messy relationship, life decisions, chaotic living, clutter, chronic lateness, etc - destroy your inner peace? Or have you ever judged YOURSELF for being "messy" as a human?</p> This episode is all about re-framing our understanding of the word "mess", so you won't allow anyone else's mess to destroy your inner peace and you won't judge yourself or others for being "messy" either.</p> I talk about:</p> <ul> <li>the real-life scenario that triggered my ego and sparked this topic idea! (it involves a missed appointment)</li> <li>how we sometimes too quickly interpret an event as bad, wrong, or messy - when in fact it's happening in service of our healing or growth</li> <li>how to detach yourself from other people's "messes" so you can allow them to learn whatever they need to learn, while sustaining your inner peace</li> <li>rescuer/fixer patterns that might be causing you issues - such as a pattern of jumping in to rescue people financially</li> </ul> Thank you for tuning in and spending this time with me!</p> Explore my Akashic Records Certification Program here:</p> <a href="https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/akashic-records-certification-program/"> https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/akashic-records-certification-program/</a></p> Visit me online at <a href="https://josephinehardman.com">https://josephinehardman.com</a> or send a note to <a href="mailto:me@josephinehardman.com">me@josephinehardman.com</a></p> Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.</p>  </p>

00:29:00

Inner Work 163: Information from the Akashic Records versus information from ego

In this episode of INNER WORK, I talk about how to tell the difference between information truly coming from the Akashic Records versus information (or distractions) coming from your ego.</p> I address:</p> <ul> <li>the 5 main ways you can tell information is genuinely coming from the Akashic Records (or not)</li> <li>potential ego distractions that might block your ability to receive</li> <li>why and how your ego might try to prevent you from growing or healing</li> <li>why time-specific or predictive info is typically NOT coming from the Records</li> <li>important characteristics of genuine Akashic Record readings</li> </ul> Explore my Akashic Records Certification Program: <a href="https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/akashic-records-certification-program/"> https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/akashic-records-certification-program/</a></p> Enrollment is open for January 2024. Please email <a href="mailto:me@josephinehardman.com">me@josephinehardman.com</a> for more details and to apply.</p> You can also visit <a href="https://josephinehardman.com">https://josephinehardman.com</a></p> Thank you for spending this time with me and for doing your inner work! It is very much needed.</p> Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.</p>

00:41:07

EVOLUTION: Living judgment-free

Introducing a brand new series on this podcast... EVOLUTION.</p> Your healing journey is a process of continual, ongoing evolution. Of you becoming more evolved every day. Of you evolving beyond old patterns, habits, dysfunctions, defense mechanisms, belief systems, and self-imposed limitations. Evolving beyond the past. Evolving beyond anything that isn't truthfully YOU, at your highest level.</p> In this inaugural episode of EVOLUTION, I address the topic of judgment - of both self and others. I talk about:</p> <ul> <li>how the meaning of the word "judgment" has changed over time</li> <li>how judgment is a form of punishment (and self-punishment)</li> <li>how we sometimes use judgment to try to feel more powerful, better, smarter, or more capable than others </li> <li>how the impulse to judge arises from a hurt, offended, threatened, or scared ego</li> <li>how we've used judgment in human societies to try to bond with others - but why it's not an authentic form of relating</li> </ul> I want to thank Doug for suggesting this topic and being a loyal supporter of Inner Work.</p> My Akashic Records Certification Program is open for enrollment for January 2024. Explore the details here: </p> <a href="https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/akashic-records-certification-program/"> https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/akashic-records-certification-program/</a></p> You can also visit <a href="https://josephinehardman.com">https://josephinehardman.com</a> or send a note to <a href="mailto:me@josephinehardman.com">me@josephinehardman.com</a></p> Thank you for being here and spending this time with me! May we soften any judgments of ourselves or others.</p> Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.</p>

00:41:49