Inner Work: A Spiritual Growth Podcast

This episode of INNER WORK is about the spiritual, life-changing practice of reaching for the Higher Truth -- in any situation. This is a practice I teach in many of my programs, because it's so powerful at cutting through the inner and outer noise that we sometimes get bogged down in. Previously on this podcast, I've talked about the LIES and illusions we often buy into as humans. The lies and illusions of the 3D human dimension, which are also sometimes the illusions we inherit through our human family lineage and also through the collective consciousness of this particular planet, and of the society and culture we each grow up in. The practice of reaching for the Higher Truth -- which requires active work on our part -- is about seeing those illusions for what they are, shattering them, and re-aligning ourselves with Divine Knowing. In this episode, I explain how to work with this practice and walk you through a series of potent examples of Higher Truth (while helping you connect fully to that Truth, if it resonates with you). To join my email community, go here: https://josephinehardman.com/akashic-records-intro/ To explore my work or connect in other ways: https://josephinehardman.com Thank you for spending this sacred time with me, and please keep doing your inner work! Music & editing by G. Demers Inner Work 2024 All Rights Reserved.

This episode of INNER WORK is about the many different ways in which we've all been indoctrinated into the "not good enough" paradigm… ... and how this can prevent you from living your life authentically, truly being yourself, and shining as brightly as you're meant to shine and expand. I also talk about how the "not good enough" paradigm can prevent you from fully expressing and living your Soul's purpose and stepping into your sacred service and work in this lifetime. We'll explore some ways to begin dismantling this paradigm and false belief system in your own life, so you can be FREE to heal and expand to your highest level. To request details for my upcoming 3-Day Akashic Records Intensive, please email [email protected] To explore my work, head over to https://josephinehardman.com To join my email community and get my Akashic Records Mini Course, go here: https://josephinehardman.com/akashic-records-intro/ Thank you for spending this time with me, and please keep doing your inner work! It matters. Music & editing by G. Demers Inner Work 2024 All Rights Reserved.

In this episode of INNER WORK, I explore the distinct advantages of using the Akashic Records as a healing modality in your coaching, spiritual, or healing business. Join me for a discussion of: what makes the Akashic Records different from other spiritual tools and modalities how we can use the Akashic Records for quantum healing, insights, and transformation how the Records can help you clear your own "stuff" (fear, resistance, self-doubt, other unhelpful patterns) so you can powerfully show up to serve your clients how the Records can help you expand your healing business in aligned, ethical, effective ways I also answer a question posed by my certification student Leah, about how karma works within the context of the Akashic Records. Stay tuned for my answer towards the end of the episode! To get the details for my 3-Day Akashic Records Intensive coming up April 2024, please email [email protected] To connect with me, visit https://josephinehardman.com Thank you for tuning in, and please keep doing your inner work! It makes a difference. Music & editing by G. Demers Inner Work 2024 All Rights Reserved.

For 3 days in April, I'm bringing together a select group of awakened healers seeking to evolve to their next level of clarity, intuition, healing, and purpose... ... and showing them how to powerfully and effectively access the Akashic Records for themselves, on command – without ego mind, resistance, or self-doubt getting in the way. Imagine being able to... Tap into the universal field of Highest Consciousness (a.k.a. the Akashic field) at any time, regardless of what's going on around you or in the world Connect to a source of Divine Wisdom that can clear away limiting patterns and beliefs at the speed of light (without YEARS of talk therapy or endless "working on yourself") Fully activate your "Heart Sight" – your capacity to live, see, and BE from your heart (feeling unconditional love for yourself and for others) Come home to your inner knowing TURN ON your deepest inner guidance, no longer having to second-guess yourself, ask for others' permission, or seek approval from anyone If you're feeling the call of the Records – this is never by accident. It's because you have Soul-level work you must do with the Akashic Records in this lifetime. It's part of your Soul's blueprint. The more drawn you feel to the Records, the more likely it is you're meant to use them (1) to heal yourself and (2) to assist others in their process of healing and evolution, however that looks for you. The Records have been my steadfast, unwavering companion, Divine Guide, and powerful compass through life for the past 20 years (I first opened my Records when I was 17). Over these 2 decades, they've helped me transform MAJOR stuff and – most importantly – supported me in aligning fully with my spiritual mission and sacred work in this lifetime. This mission, for me, includes making the Records an accessible and potent Divine tool – actually, a way of life – for others. This is why I'd love to spend 3 days with you in this Akashic Records intensive as we dive deep into the Akasha together. I'll teach you everything you must know to powerfully connect to the Records – and use them as a tool of insight, transformation, and quantum healing. Interested in joining us? Email [email protected] to get all the details. Thank you for tuning in! Inner Work 2024 All Rights Reserved.

How do we reconcile an injustice that we observe in the outside world with our deep spiritual knowledge that ultimately there is a divine order at play... and that the reality we're experiencing now is a temporary figment (or illusion) that we're all creating together? Are we meant to take immediate action when we observe a pain or injustice in the world? Are we meant to work on ourselves internally first, and/or WHILE we are taking action to correct these injustices? These are some of the complex questions I'm addressing in this episode of Inner Work, after receiving a thoughtful email from a listener. Join me for a discussion of: why inner work is so critical for healers, changemakers, and activists how to align yourself with your deepest purpose and understand the role you're meant to play in this lifetime specific questions to ask yourself to get a clearer sense of where and how your gifts are most needed how to connect to your intuition to know when you must take immediate action (to correct an injustice) and when you must move into acceptance or letting go Thank you to Dana for writing in with this important topic. To connect with me, visit https://josephinehardman.com To join my email community and receive my free Akashic Records Mini Course plus weekly newsletter, go here: https://josephinehardman.com/akashic-records-intro/ Thank you for continuing to do your inner work so you can evolve, heal, grow, and show up in the world at your highest level. It matters! Music & editing by G. Demers Inner Work 2024 All Rights Reserved.

My special guest for this episode is Josephine Carmela, an award-winning, transformational Empowerment & Relationship Mentor. For the past 12 years, she's been helping heart-based entrepreneurs, coaches, and healers achieve breakthroughs to experience healthier love, harmony, and fulfillment. Josephine is a Mind/Body Therapeutic coach, certified Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Practitioner and Coach, Time Line Therapy™ Practitioner, and Relationship Mentor. She follows principles of somatic psychology for a "body-mind-spirit-emotion" holistic approach to enable transformation for her clients, drawing on her training in multiple disciplines including Alexander Technique, Feldenkrais Method, Dance Movement Therapy, Body Mind Centering, Kinetic Awareness, and Relational modalities. In 2016, she co-authored a book with New York Times Bestselling Authors Marci Shimoff, Chris and Janet Attwood, and appears in the Living Legacy Project honoring exceptional Canadian women. She is also the founder of AlignedFEMME which helps women embody conscious communication, emotional resilience, and empowered masculine/feminine dynamics. Josephine is on a mission to help women create healthier SELF-love and relationships that work. In this conversation, we touch on: how women are conditioned to give their power away (and what that often looks like) common patterns of undervaluing, minimizing, and shrinking ourselves to please others or avoid conflict how we can lose our sense of identity in relationships, and how to begin getting back in touch with your true self, your needs, and your desires what "owning and speaking your SACRED YES" really means Reserve your spot in Josephine's upcoming 5-week immersive program: https://josephine-auciello.mykajabi.com/a/2147829188/yrF289xn To connect with her online, go to https://josephinecarmela.com or https://instagram.com/josephinecarmela To connect with me (Josephine Hardman!), visit https://josephinehardman.com Thank you for being here, and please keep doing your inner work! Music & editing by G. Demers Inner Work 2024 All Rights Reserved.

This episode of INNER WORK is going out to my fellow healers, coaches, and spiritual practitioners -- you are the changemakers, the transformational agents, the wayshowers. You lead with your Light... and your sacred work is truly needed today. Join me for a deep discussion on: why I believe (humbly and not so humbly!) that your work as a healer can change the world the huge impact you're here to create... and why it's important to continue healing yourself so you can serve others at your highest level a few recent "shadowy" trends in the spiritual industry... and how we can help turn the tide and bring greater integrity, depth, and conscious leadership into this industry the qualities that set you apart as a healer and transformational agent Thank you for being here and for upholding such high standards for your spiritual work, both personally and professionally. It means a LOT! To connect with me, you can visit https://josephinehardman.com Join my email community (get access to my Akashic Records Mini Course + email column The Weekly Seeker): https://josephinehardman.com/akashic-records-intro/ Explore my Akashic Records Certification Program and get on the waitlist for next enrollment: https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/akashic-records-certification-program/ Music & editing by G. Demers Inner Work 2024 All Rights Reserved.

Welcome to another episode of INNER WORK! In this one, I dispel some myths and misconceptions about what it means to be spiritual, and what is required of us as spiritual and evolved beings. I also invite you to challenge some limited beliefs we might have internalized from the mainstream spiritual community. I address topics such as: you can be spiritual and... make a lot of money (so you can be a conscious steward of abundance and help humanity evolve through your contributions) you can be spiritual and... set firm boundaries with people (only YOU get to choose who and what is allowed into your life and energy field) you can be spiritual and... feel human emotions like sadness, anger, resentment, grief (they will NOT derail your manifestations, if you allow yourself to feel them without judgment) you can be spiritual and... ENJOY earthly pleasures and experiences Thank you for being here and for continuing to work on your evolution. It makes a difference! To get access to my Akashic Records Mini Course and email column The Weekly Seeker, join my email community: https://josephinehardman.com/akashic-records-intro/ To connect with me or explore my work, visit https://josephinehardman.com Music & editing by G. Demers Inner Work 2024 All Rights Reserved.

Did you know that, in addition to offering us divine guidance, healing, and wisdom, the Akashic Records can serve as a potent tool of manifestation? In this episode of Inner Work, I teach you some ways to harness the power of the Akashic Records to manifest your highest desires (in alignment with your authentic self, and for the highest good of all concerned.) Join me for a discussion of: a listener question about using the Akashic Records for manifestation why the Records are NOT a predictive or fortune-telling tool (and how to use them instead) 2 specific practices for manifesting through the Akashic Records troubleshooting guide for when your manifestations aren't showing up... yet Thank you to Nanda for submitting this thought-provoking question! To get access to my free Akashic Records Mini Course and weekly email column, you can join my email community here: https://josephinehardman.com/akashic-records-intro/ To explore my work, head over to https://josephinehardman.com I lovingly appreciate your presence here, your willingness to heal, and your deep curiosity and spiritual openness. Thank you for stopping by to spend this time with me. Music & editing by G. Demers Inner Work 2024 All Rights Reserved.

Your ego self is the façade of yourself you have unconsciously and inevitably created as a consequence of living in a society, in a family, in a particular human culture. This ego self is a protective construct; a version of ourselves we create in order to blend in, to be accepted by others, to be liked, to be seen as worthy or valuable... and most of all, to not stand out or be kicked out of the tribe. Your ego is, therefore, concerned with your survival and with how you come across to others. Above everything else. Join me for a discussion of: how your ego self gets created how the agendas and concerns of your ego often clash with the higher-level purpose and desires of your Soul the ego's tactics for keeping you "safe" how your ego feeds you lies and illusions... and how to start shattering them (to get your ego out of the way) Thank you for being here and for continuing to do your inner work! It's not always easy, so I commend you for being committed to your healing and growth. You can join my email community and get my Akashic Records Mini Course + email column, The Weekly Seeker: https://josephinehardman.com/akashic-records-intro/ Visit me online: https://josephinehardman.com Music & editing by G. Demers Inner Work 2024 All Rights Reserved.

Being in a state of victimhood is NOT FUN. It can be extremely challenging, painful, and difficult to get out of -- especially since it's an unconscious state of being. By virtue of living in a human family, society, and culture, we're often conditioned or taught (unconsciously) to use victimhood to bond with others, to get sympathy or care, or to lower others' expectations of us. In this episode of Inner Work, I talk in depth about what victimhood really is, how and why we might get stuck in it, and how to identify when you're operating from a state of victimhood in your life. I also share ways in which the Akashic Records can powerfully help you shift out of victimhood and claim your full power, self-worth, and energy. Get my free Akashic Records Mini Course (and my weekly newsletter) by joining my email community here: https://josephinehardman.com/akashic-records-intro/ Connect with me online: https://josephinehardman.com Thank you for spending this time with me, and please keep doing your inner work! As you free yourself, you inspire others to become free as well. Music & editing by G. Demers Inner Work 2024 All Rights Reserved.

This episode of INNER WORK is all about claiming your spiritual and divine gifts, stepping into your authentic self fully, and aligning with the sacred service you're here to offer humanity. You have a unique and important role to play in humanity's evolution, and you have gifts that can assist other humans in becoming freer and more conscious beings. So what are those gifts you carry within you, what are some deeper layers of those gifts, and how can you begin claiming your inner power fully? If you feel deep in your Soul that you're here to be of service in a meaningful way, join me as we explore these questions... and more. Thank you for being willing to step into the sacred work you're here to do. No one else can do it YOUR way, so your presence is absolutely essential. To take your inner work to the next level and continue healing yourself, explore my resources for self-healing here: https://josephinehardman.com/resources/ Some of my free content for healers and spiritual practitioners: https://josephinehardman.com/evolution-the-emotional-work-of-building-a-spiritual-or-healing-business/ https://josephinehardman.com/inner-work-140-outgrowing-your-job-career-or-business/ https://josephinehardman.com/inner-work-108-emotional-labor-and-the-emotional-work-of-being-a-healer/ https://josephinehardman.com/overcoming-5-unhealthy-healer-patterns/ https://josephinehardman.com/adding-the-akashic-records-as-a-healing-modality-to-your-business/ To connect with me, visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to [email protected] Music & editing by G. Demers Inner Work 2024 All Rights Reserved.

This episode of INNER WORK is the final installment in my 4-part series on the Tarot Pentacles. I cover the Pentacles court cards: the Page, Knight, Queen, and King of Pentacles. Join me for a discussion of: reading the court cards as a family multiple interpretations of the court cards: as personal signifiers, archetypes, primordial energies, and as representing other people in your life taking your understanding of the court cards to the next level Thank you to everyone who requested this Tarot series! I appreciate your input and engagement with this podcast. To explore my resources for self-healing, go here: https://josephinehardman.com/resources/ Join my email community and receive my free Akashic Records Mini Course: https://josephinehardman.com/akashic-records-intro/ Connect with me by visiting https://josephinehardman.com or sending a note to [email protected] Music & editing by G. Demers Inner Work 2024 All Rights Reserved.

We all inevitably grow up with and internalize certain cultural beliefs and assumptions. These can include beliefs about life, family, relationships, the world, ourselves... as well as cultural standards about physical appearance, money, success, and what we "should" do or be to fit in. These beliefs can truly limit us or cause suffering and stuckness in our lives. As you walk your path of awakening, it's important to question the cultural beliefs and assumptions you've taken on unconsciously. In this episode, I talk about: my discovery of an insidious cultural belief I had been carrying (the belief that "life will eventually disappoint you") how these cultural beliefs and assumptions get internalized how we're conditioned to want things that our culture says we should want... instead of allowing ourselves to follow our authentic desires how to begin noticing and releasing cultural ideas and assumptions that have held you hostage To take your inner work to the next level, check out my resources for self-healing here: https://josephinehardman.com/resources/ You can join my email community and receive my free Akashic Records Mini Course here: https://josephinehardman.com/akashic-records-intro/ Connect with me by visiting https://josephinehardman.com or sending a note to [email protected] Thank you for spending this time with me! Your presence means a lot. Please take good care of yourself. Music & editing by G. Demers Inner Work 2024 All Rights Reserved.

Welcome to Inner Work! This is the third installment of my four-part series on the Tarot Pentacles. In this episode, I cover the 7, 8, 9, and 10 of Pentacles to help you see the cards in a deeper, more meaningful, more nuanced way. To follow along, please bring your Rider Waite Smith deck. Explore my Resources for Self-Healing (to take your inner work to the next level): https://josephinehardman.com/resources/ Join my email community and receive my Akashic Records Mini Course (free): https://josephinehardman.com/akashic-records-intro/ Support this podcast and keep it on the air by donating any amount here: https://square.link/u/I4Zt8YSE To connect with me, visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to [email protected] Thank you for tuning in, and please keep doing your inner work! Music & editing by G. Demers Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.

Are you trying to prove your generosity, worth, value, intelligence, or integrity to the wrong people? To people who will never really get it? In this episode of EVOLUTION, I talk about this insidious pattern of trying to prove yourself to everyone -- even people who will never appreciate or be able to receive what you're trying to give (or who you are as a person). I share a story from my own life of trying to prove myself to the wrong people, including family members and potential clients. I also walk you through a series of powerful prompts for self-reflection, so you can identify where and how you've been trying to prove yourself to the wrong people... and how to stop! Special acknowledgment: Thank you to Gigi for being so wise and bringing so much clarity to this topic in my life. Explore my Akashic Records Certification Program: https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/akashic-records-certification-program/ Join my email community and receive my Akashic Records Mini Course (free): https://josephinehardman.com/akashic-records-intro/ Support this podcast and keep it on the air by donating any amount here: https://square.link/u/I4Zt8YSE To connect with me, visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to [email protected] Thank you for tuning in, and please keep doing your inner work! Music & editing by G. Demers Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.

This mini episode announces and describes my Akashic Records Certification Program, currently open for enrollment. This is the most hands-on, in-depth, comprehensive healing and training experience I offer all year. Become a certified Akashic Records Practitioner, align with your Soul's purpose fully, and heal yourself and others. This program will help you discover and begin doing your highest-level work in this lifetime. To review the details, go to: https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/akashic-records-certification-program/ Reach out to [email protected] if you have questions or would like to apply. Thank you for tuning in! Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.

Welcome to the second installment of my series on the Tarot Pentacles. In this episode, I cover the 4, 5, and 6 of Pentacles in depth. We'll explore: the 4 of Pentacles and feeling worthy of receiving abundance the 5 of Pentacles and how to walk through a dark night of the Soul the 6 of Pentacles as a return to harmony, shared abundance, and divine order And more! To support this podcast and make sure it stays on the air, you can contribute ANY amount that works for you here: https://square.link/u/I4Zt8YSE To connect with me, visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to [email protected] Thank you for tuning in! Music & editing by G. Demers Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved

As humans, we can take things so personally. Even things that are petty, innocuous, or not personal at all. In this episode of EVOLUTION, I share some ideas for how to begin taking things less personally so you can maintain your inner peace, sanity, and well-being. (And improve your relationships with other humans!) I also talk about how it's your EGO that takes things personally, gets offended, gets defensive, and wants you to prove you're right. An important antidote to this is to stay aligned, as much as you can, with the perspective and energy of your Higher Self. To explore my Akashic Records Certification Program, go here: https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/akashic-records-certification-program/ To connect with me, visit: https://josephinehardman.com Send a note with feedback, questions, or topic ideas to [email protected] Thank you for spending this time with me, and please take really good care of yourself. You deserve it! Music & editing by G. Demers Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.

This is a love letter to you, my fellow introvert. I share a recent situation that triggered an old story related to me being an introvert (and feeling weird, different, weak, and abnormal because of it). I also share how I used that situation to release this story and shift to a deeper place of self-love and self-appreciation. I talk about: the triggering event that made me feel weird and abnormal for being introverted how I used this situation to grow and understand my needs more clearly common needs we have as introverts (that other people might not get) building your self-confidence and self-love releasing patterns of self-judgment and self-criticism I hope this is helpful! Remember you're an extraordinary person just as you are, and don't need to change yourself to fit in. Thank you for being here. To support this podcast, donate any amount here: https://square.link/u/I4Zt8YSE Sign up for my free Akashic Records Mini Course (and join my email community): https://josephinehardman.com/akashic-records-intro/ Visit me online https://josephinehardman.com Send feedback, questions, topic suggestions to [email protected] Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.

After LOTS of demand for this, I've finally gotten around to it - creating a series on the Tarot Pentacles! I've already covered the Tarot Cups, Swords, and Wands on this podcast (all episodes available if you look for them), so this final series will bring us to completion with the full Tarot deck. In this inaugural episode, I address: general characteristics and relevant features of the suit of Pentacles (as a whole) multiple meanings of the pentacle as a symbol how the suit of Pentacles can help you stay grounded, rooted, and connected to the Earth opening up to abundance and increasing your capacity to RECEIVE through the suit of Pentacles in-depth discussions of the Ace of Pentacles, 2 of Pentacles, and 3 of Pentacles Thank you to everyone who requested this. I hope it's helpful! To support this podcast and make sure it stays on the air, you can contribute ANY amount that works for you here: https://square.link/u/I4Zt8YSE To connect with me, visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to [email protected] Music & editing by G. Demers Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.

Are you often (or even constantly) looking for new spiritual knowledge, tools, or resources? Do you know when to stop, so you can integrate everything you've learned so far and apply it in your life? It's so important to keep seeking, to keep evolving, to keep doing our inner work. At the same time, we want to make sure we're not doing this compulsively, or as a form of spiritual bypassing or escapism. In this episode of EVOLUTION, I talk about: how to recognize any patterns of using spirituality or spiritual pursuits to try to avoid reality, uncomfortable feelings, or genuine healing work how to avoid becoming "spiritually constipated" (awesome words from a listener email I answer in this episode) how to do a spiritual and energetic "decluttering" for yourself how to trust your inner knowing more, instead of looking for answers or wisdom outside yourself I'm sending lots of gratitude to Penny for writing in with this thoughtful topic. If Inner Work has been helpful for you, you can support this podcast (and help it stay on the air, free of ads) by contributing ANY amount that works for you here: https://square.link/u/I4Zt8YSE Connect with me by visiting https://josephinehardman.com or sending a note to [email protected] Thank you so much for spending this time with me. Please keep doing your inner work! Music & editing by G. Demers Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved

I'm so thrilled and humbled by how our podcast community is growing in meaningful ways. Brilliant musical artist Rajinee Buquing (working under the name sayang) is a long-time listener of this podcast and has created a song inspired by Inner Work. The song is called Inner Work (Intro) + Leftovers. I want to share this song with you and introduce you to Rajinee -- a deeply thoughtful, talented, lovely person who is daring to be authentically herself in this world, despite the pressures and expectations she has faced to be someone other than who she is. I know you will be moved by her message (and her voice, which is a divine gift!). To follow Rajinee on Spotify, go to: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6uh29rLyayapIgedH374Um To connect with me (Josephine), go to https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to [email protected] Thank you for being here, and please keep doing your inner work! May we all give ourselves permission to express who we truly are. In doing so, we give others that freedom as well. Editing & podcast intro music by G. Demers Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.

"The ability to process anxiety in a healthy way is critical to maintaining your quality of life. Anxiety is a reflection of your body chemistry changes when you are in an arousal state. Anxiety is both normal and necessary – it will never disappear. The harder you try to suppress anxiety, the stronger it will become. Thus, avoiding anxiety becomes its own stressor." - Dr. David Hanscom With this episode of INNER WORK, I seek to normalize fear, anxiety, and discomfort as natural parts of our human experience. Rather than trying to get rid of, fix, run away from, or ignore any of these normal human sensations and experiences, I will guide you in developing a "working relationship" with them - so you can live a joyful, free, abundant life while peacefully accepting the presence of these inevitable emotions (when they show up... because they will). As an example, I share how I've developed a "working relationship" with imposter syndrome, in my own life and business. To support the creation of this content, you can contribute any amount that works for you here: https://square.link/u/I4Zt8YSE To connect with me, head over to https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to [email protected] Thank you for being here, and please keep doing your inner work! Music & editing by G. Demers Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.

Boundaries. Where are yours? How are you at setting clear boundaries in your life? How comfortable do you feel enforcing them? This episode will take you into an exploration of boundaries - what they are, what they mean, how they can help you, and why we often have a hard time setting them. I also talk about the difference between external boundaries (boundaries you set with other people / the world) and internal boundaries (boundaries you set with yourself, internally). As a companion to this episode, I've created a 60-minute guided healing journey called Healthy Boundaries: Clearing and Claiming Your Space in the World. It will help you clear, reclaim, and set healthier boundaries in 4 spaces you inhabit: your mental space, emotional space, physical body, and physical environment. To access that resource, go here: https://josephinehardman.com/resources/ To connect with me, head over to https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to [email protected] Thank you for tuning in, and please keep doing your inner work! Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.

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? 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: 5 unconscious ways of responding to life: being constantly jumpy or nervous (i.e., hypervigilance), internalizing, externalizing, freezing up, and hyperproductivity why and how these types of responses are developed in the first place how these unconscious responses are meant to protect us (even if they are misguided) my own struggles with hyperproductivity - and what I do to return to a place of calm, conscious awareness 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: Why the Trauma Response is Never Wrong with MaryCatherine McDonald, PhD Healing Trauma & Nervous System Regulation with Rachel Hardy To support this podcast and help it grow, you can donate any amount that works for you here: https://square.link/u/I4Zt8YSE 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). Visit me online: https://josephinehardman.com Connect with me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/healer.josephine Send a note with feedback, questions, or topic suggestions to [email protected]

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. In this episode of EVOLUTION, I talk about the emotional work required in growing a spiritual business. I address: the triggering event in my own business that sparked this episode (what the trigger was and how I dealt with it) 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 WHY doing emotional work on ourselves is required for us healers, coaches, and spiritual practitioners how to begin showing up at your highest level, so you can powerfully serve your clients (and make the work you do more rewarding) 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: https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/akashic-records-certification-program/ Thank you for being here and doing your inner work! Take good care of yourself, my friend. The world needs your gifts. You can also visit me online: https://josephinehardman.com Connect with me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/healer.josephine Or send a note to [email protected] Music & editing by G. Demers Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.

The Weekly Seeker is my new weekly email column to help you stay grounded and connected to your highest self. 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. In this brief announcement, I explain how you can subscribe to The Weekly Seeker. To join my email community, visit https://josephinehardman.com 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 The Weekly Seeker every Friday. You can send a note to [email protected] for assistance or if you have topics you'd like to suggest for future installments of The Weekly Seeker. Thank you for being here, and please keep doing your inner work! (Thank you Garrett for figuring out the name with me. You're the best.) Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.

You're a weirdo. I'm a weirdo too. Our weirdness is our power. 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. I created this podcast for you if: you often feel like you don't quite belong on Earth you often feel "homesick" or like planet Earth is not your home base you're confused or baffled by how humans do things (especially politics, money, relationships, living in linear time) you grew up feeling like a weirdo or outcast, even within your own family, peer group, or hometown you're a highly sensitive, empathic Soul 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! You can explore my resources for self-healing here: https://josephinehardman.com/resources/ Visit my website: https://josephinehardman.com Connect with me: [email protected] Music & editing by G. Demers Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.

Are you looking for answers outside yourself? Believing others know best or that your own inner knowing isn't enough? 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. 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. 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. My Akashic Records Certification Program is open for enrollment. Explore it here: https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/akashic-records-certification-program/ You can also visit me online https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to [email protected] Thank you for spending this time with me! Please keep doing your inner work. I believe in you and you're worth it. Music & editing (generously done) by G. Demers Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.

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? 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. 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. Join me as I discuss: my own recent experience of illness, which inspired this episode how to be more comfortable with physical (or emotional) discomfort how to do Somatic Tracking to find relief from physical pain, discomfort, or other symptoms how to speak to your body in a more nourishing, loving way Thank you for being here and spending this time with me. 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: https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/akashic-records-certification-program/ Visit me online at https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to [email protected] Music & editing by G. Demers Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.

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. I share my own recent struggles with loneliness and talk about: the difficulty of making friends as an adult how you can be surrounded by people and still feel lonely how moving, changing schools, changing careers, working from home, and other circumstances can make you feel more isolated how technology has made our lives more convenient but also separated us from each other being ok with feelings of loneliness as part of the human experience (and as something that unites us!) 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: https://square.link/u/I4Zt8YSE 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: https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/akashic-records-certification-program/ Visit me online at https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to [email protected] You're not alone, my friend. Thank you for spending this time with me. Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.

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? 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. I talk about: the real-life scenario that triggered my ego and sparked this topic idea! (it involves a missed appointment) 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 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 rescuer/fixer patterns that might be causing you issues - such as a pattern of jumping in to rescue people financially Thank you for tuning in and spending this time with me! Explore my Akashic Records Certification Program here: https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/akashic-records-certification-program/ Visit me online at https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to [email protected] Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.

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. I address: the 5 main ways you can tell information is genuinely coming from the Akashic Records (or not) potential ego distractions that might block your ability to receive why and how your ego might try to prevent you from growing or healing why time-specific or predictive info is typically NOT coming from the Records important characteristics of genuine Akashic Record readings Explore my Akashic Records Certification Program: https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/akashic-records-certification-program/ Enrollment is open for January 2024. Please email [email protected] for more details and to apply. You can also visit https://josephinehardman.com Thank you for spending this time with me and for doing your inner work! It is very much needed. Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.

Introducing a brand new series on this podcast... EVOLUTION. 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. In this inaugural episode of EVOLUTION, I address the topic of judgment - of both self and others. I talk about: how the meaning of the word "judgment" has changed over time how judgment is a form of punishment (and self-punishment) how we sometimes use judgment to try to feel more powerful, better, smarter, or more capable than others how the impulse to judge arises from a hurt, offended, threatened, or scared ego how we've used judgment in human societies to try to bond with others - but why it's not an authentic form of relating I want to thank Doug for suggesting this topic and being a loyal supporter of Inner Work. My Akashic Records Certification Program is open for enrollment for January 2024. Explore the details here: https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/akashic-records-certification-program/ You can also visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to [email protected] Thank you for being here and spending this time with me! May we soften any judgments of ourselves or others. Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.

Rachel Hardy is a sought-after Intuitive Coach and Mentor, Astrologer, and Akashic Records Practitioner. (She was also my personal coach and is now a dear friend.) For over 20 years, she has guided conscious entrepreneurs and creatives to make their next leap in clarity, soul-purpose, impact and income by unhooking hidden blocks from stress and trauma. Her intuitive gifts, combined with cutting edge nervous system & body-based trauma release work, allow these amazing leaders to break through their money ceilings, clear anxiety and fear, and confidently step into the next level of their soul's path. As a nervous system expert, Rachel is passionate about combining spiritual work with body-based self-regulation tools and practices. In this interview, we chat about: retrogrades as portals for healing and growth how Rachel uses astrology in unique, grounded, and transformative ways - combining astrological and cosmic insights with nourishing nervous system, body-based practices the important role storytelling plays in making astrology practical and useful how and why Rachel developed her one-of-a-kind certification program, Embodied Astrology Explore Rachel's upcoming Embodied Astrology program and use my coupon code JH for $200 off. You can also download Rachel's Guided Somatic Meditation for Mercury Retrograde by joining her email list. To connect with me (Josephine), go to https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to [email protected]. I read every email. Music & editing by G. Demers Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.

Are you using the past to victimize yourself? Do you often repeat stories like, "if my parents had done (or not done) XYZ when I was growing up, I would be so much better off today..." or "because I was cheated on 5 years ago, I can't trust men now..." or "if I had gone to school 20 years ago, my life would be better now..."? These are stories where we use the past - and whatever happened - to victimize and limit ourselves, unconsciously, in the present. In this episode, I share a story of school bullying from my past and how I've used that story to justify my lack of trust in women as an adult. It's a vulnerable episode! We'll also talk about how to start detaching from these limiting stories so you can be free, happy, and at peace NOW. (Which is the only thing that really matters.) To take your inner work to the next level, you can explore my resources for self-healing: https://josephinehardman.com/resources/ All the ways of working together: https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/ Visit my online home: https://josephinehardman.com Send feedback, questions, or topic ideas to [email protected]. I read every email. Thank you for being here, and please keep doing your inner work! Music & editing by G. Demers Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.

I get questions about the Akashic Records almost daily, from listeners of this podcast, students, and clients. In this bonus episode of Inner Work, I address many of these common questions to clear up confusion and give you a deeper insight into the Records. Some of these questions include: Do you have to be physically still (sitting or lying down) to open the Akashic Records? Who determines how long you can stay inside the Records? What happens if you forget to close your Akashic Records after opening them? Do you need to eat a specific diet to be able to connect to the Records? And MORE! Here are some options to deepen your Akashic Records knowledge and healing with me: Guided Healing Journey into the Akashic Records Akashic Records Level 1 Training Akashic Records Certification Program You can also visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to [email protected] Thank you for being here and spending this time with me! Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.

Before you started waking up, you engaged in some unconscious patterns and habits (we all did!). These might include survival strategies, coping mechanisms, and ego defense patterns you developed to try to protect yourself. In this episode, we'll cover three of these patterns: over-thinking: churning thoughts in your mind over and over, overanalyzing minor details, retreating into your intellect to avoid feeling your feelings, using your mental prowess to feel safe or successful second-guessing: doubting your choices and decision-making process, doubting your intuition and gut knowing, fearing you will make a terrible mistake and regret it later self-doubt: minimizing your own value and worth, feeling like an impostor or fraud, doubting your abilities and gifts I will also give you some targeted, hard-hitting questions to become more conscious and begin softening these patterns. To support this podcast and keep it free of ads, you can contribute any amount that works for you starting at $1 here: https://square.link/u/I4Zt8YSE To connect with me, visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to [email protected] Music & editing by the best person ever, G. Demers Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.

This episode offers you another deep dive into the Akashic Records. We'll cover: how the Akashic Records are not just another spiritual tool or modality, but a portal into a state of being how the Akashic Records - and learning how to work with them - can help you heal and sustain a frequency of love, self-compassion, abundance, peace, and clarity in your life 4 keys for effectively accessing the Akashic Records and receiving information how your mindset and energetic frequency are the MOST important elements of working with the Akashic Records... much more than the particular method, words, prayer, or ritual you use to open them I also mention the 3 major ways of working with the Akashic Records with me: Guided Healing Journey into the Akashic Records Akashic Records Level 1 Training Akashic Records Certification Program You can also visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to [email protected] Thank you for being here and for opening yourself to these ideas! I'm sending you lots of love and support on the journey. Music & editing by G. Demers Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.

Many of you were moved by my recent episode titled "You're not broken (and don't need to be fixed)." I wanted to offer a continuation on that theme, so here we are: if you're not broken... all you need to heal is your perception. In other words, all you need to heal is a perception of yourself as flawed, unworthy, damaged, broken, or not good enough. These are false ideas you've picked up along the road of life... but they are NOT the truth about you. Once you correct your perception and begin to see (and feel) things clearly again, you realize you have always been worthy. And nothing from your past or present has ever taken away your worthiness or made you less lovable. In this episode, I also talk about the importance of doing your inner work from a place of peace, self-love, and self-compassion... NOT from a frantic place of trying to fix or heal yourself. To work with me through my resources for self-healing (and support this podcast at the same time!), go here: https://josephinehardman.com/resources/ You can also visit https://josephinehardman.com, send a note to [email protected], or find me on Instagram https://instagram.com/healer.josephine Thank you for being here and for opening yourself to these ideas! I'm sending you lots of love and support on the journey, my friend. Music & editing by G. Demers Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.

Do you allow yourself to feel the full range of human emotions - including anger, sadness, grief, loneliness, resentment and also love, excitement, joy, freedom? This episode of INNER WORK is all about taking an honest look at how you're relating to your own emotions. I'll guide you towards a deeper understanding of which emotions you might be suppressing, maybe because they feel uncomfortable or inconvenient, or because someone growing up told you they were unacceptable and you should not feel them. I'll walk you through a series of 5 key questions for self-reflection, so you can heal your relationship to your own emotions and increase your capacity to accept, be with, and feel those emotions - whatever they may be. To support this podcast and help it stay on the air, you can contribute any amount that works for you starting at $1 here: https://square.link/u/I4Zt8YSE To connect with me, please head over to https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to [email protected] You can also find me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/healer.josephine Thank you for spending this time with me, and please keep doing your inner work!

Guilt can often show up when you begin setting firmer boundaries, taking care of yourself, and honoring your needs. Especially if you've spent years as a people-pleaser, saying YES to everything and everyone and putting yourself last. In this episode of AWAKENING, I answer a listener email about how to deal with feelings of guilt that might come up when you set boundaries and follow your truth. Thank you to Sofia for writing in! This then dovetails into a discussion of getting clear on your Divine Standards - these are your highest intentions for how you want to live and how you want to BE in the world from this day forward. I'll explain how you can create your own Divine Standards and share some examples to get you started. To work with my resources for self-healing (including my new resource on impostor syndrome), go to https://josephinehardman.com/resources/ To connect with me or explore my other offerings, go to https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to [email protected] Thank you for being here, and please keep doing your inner work! It matters. Music & editing by G. Demers Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.

Impostor syndrome is a spiritual and psychological phenomenon where you believe that you are a fraud or not good enough. You live in fear that other people are eventually going to discover this about you. Impostor syndrome can be really heavy to carry, as it lowers your self-esteem and interferes with your ability to follow your Soul's higher calling - because you don't believe you're worthy or good enough. Here are some other ways in which impostor syndrome can affect you: makes you feel like a fraud; like others are going to discover this and you'll be exposed as unworthy makes you second-guess and doubt yourself makes you undervalue, minimize, and diminish your natural gifts and life experience keeps you on edge and hypervigilant around other people, especially when you feel you're being watched or have to "perform" in some way creates self-sabotage, inner conflict, and stuckness when you try to expand or go beyond your comfort zone stifles your creativity In this episode of INNER WORK, we'll explore what impostor syndrome really is and how you can begin to soften it. To access my Guided Healing Journey for Impostor Syndrome and the Fear of Being Seen, go here: https://josephinehardman.com/resources/ You can also visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to [email protected] to connect with me. Thank you for being here! Even though you might not believe me, I'll say it again - you ARE the real deal, you are worthy, and you deserve goodness. Please allow your brilliance to shine through. Music & editing by G. Demers Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.

What's getting in the way of your connection to Divine Source, and to the Divine within yourself? In this impromptu episode of AWAKENING, I talk about identifying and releasing any sources of interference that are blocking your connection to Source, inner divinity, and intuition. These sources might include: the voices of your parents/authority figures from your upbringing the voices of religious rules or admonitions the voices of former teachers the general chatter of your culture/society the voices of the media the voice of your own inner critic For some tools and guidance to do your inner work, I invite you to explore my Resources for Self-Healing: https://josephinehardman.com/resources/ To connect with me, please visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to [email protected] Thank you for being here! Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.

Many of us have been conditioned and taught to believe that we're broken and need to be fixed. You may now be perpetuating this belief through your choices, actions, and your treatment of yourself. In this episode of AWAKENING, we'll explore where this belief really comes from and how to start believing something else, something much more truthful - that you are NOT broken and don't need to be fixed in any way. If you need help doing your inner work and could use some of my tools and guidance, you can explore my Resources for Self-Healing: https://josephinehardman.com/resources/ To connect with me, please visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to [email protected] Thank you for being here! And remember: you are NOT broken. You are already whole and lovable, right now, just as you are. Music & editing by G. Demers Inner Work 2023 All Rights Reserved.

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. Join me for DAY 30, as we give closure to the challenge. To take this work much deeper and align fully with your Soul's purpose, I invite you to explore my course Journey to the Center of Yourself: https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/journey-to-center-of-yourself-discover-your-true-purpose/ If you'd like to enroll in the course, please email me with the subject line AUTHENTIC for a special rate! You can also visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to [email protected] to connect, share feedback, or let me know how the challenge has helped 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.

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 DAY 29 is to create a list of "it is ok" statements (instructions and examples in the episode!). To support the creation of this podcast, you can donate any amount that works for you here: https://square.link/u/I4Zt8YSE Please visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to [email protected] to connect, share feedback, or let me know how the challenge is going 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.

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 DAY 28 is to do an exercise to soften your inner critic and send forgiveness and compassion to yourself (step-by-step guidance in the episode). To support the creation of this podcast, you can donate any amount that works for you here: https://square.link/u/I4Zt8YSE Please visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to [email protected] to connect, share feedback, or let me know how the challenge is going 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.

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 DAY 27 is to do an exercise to tune into and communicate with your authentic self (step-by-step guidance in the episode). To support the creation of this podcast, you can donate any amount that works for you here: https://square.link/u/I4Zt8YSE Please visit https://josephinehardman.com or send a note to [email protected] to connect, share feedback, or let me know how the challenge is going 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.