Inner Work: A Spiritual Growth Podcast

Every one of us carries innate spiritual gifts - intuition, healing abilities, multidimensional awareness, the capacity to sense what lies beyond the veil. But too often, without realizing it, we get in our own way and engage in habits or patterns that block the full expression of these gifts. 
In this episode of INNER WORK, we explore five common (and often unconscious) habits that delay spiritual awakening and keep you from fully activating and living from your gifts... plus how to recognize each one with compassion, not judgment.
This is a deep, honest look at the inner and outer obstacles that we often run into as humans on the spiritual path. There's no toxic shame or self-blaming here, just an open invitation to expand your awareness of these old patterns, release what doesn't serve, and reclaim your full, authentic power. 
In this episode, we cover:
Impatience & self-doubt — how fear-based doubt about your gifts (and your healing journey) can quietly sabotage your progress, and why meeting self-doubt with clarity — rather than believing it — is essential
Slipping into unconsciousness or ego mind — the old coping mechanisms (overworking, people-pleasing, numbing out) that pull you out of presence, and how ego convinces you that you or your gifts "aren't enough"
Spiritual bypassing — using spiritual tools, places, or practices to escape reality rather than integrating it, and why true growth requires grounding your spirituality in everyday human life
Outgrowing or mismatching your support systems — how to discern when therapists, healers, or other guides are (or aren't) equipped to support you through a genuine spiritual awakening
Energetic discernment — why being selective about who and what you allow into your inner circle and energy field directly impacts your ability to stay aligned and let your gifts flow
Whether you're just beginning to awaken to your gifts or you're deepening your existing spiritual connection, this episode offers grounded, compassionate guidance for recognizing what's been holding you back... and reclaiming your full spiritual expression.
For additional support, here's my "Activate Your Spiritual Gifts" Guided Meditation in the Akashic Records: https://youtu.be/Gdkqguu1kY0
I mentioned author, spiritual teacher, and psychiatrist Stanislav Grof in this episode. If you want to explore his work further, I recommend his books Spiritual Emergency and The Stormy Search for the Self.
Thank you for being here, doing your inner work, and leading the way for others with your light. It makes a difference!
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Inner Work 2026 All Rights Reserved.

Are you ready to awaken and fully claim your intuitive, healing, and multidimensional gifts?
In this powerful guided meditation, we journey into the Akashic Records to clear the blocks, self-doubt, and old fear holding you back... so we can activate your full spiritual potential.
In this session, you'll be guided to activate:
✨ Clairvoyance (Clear Seeing) — receive messages through your spiritual sight & third eye, and be able to see beyond the veil of physical reality 
✨ Clairsentience (Clear Sensing/Feeling) — feel truth in your body and discern intuitive guidance 
✨ Claircognizance (Clear Knowing) — access deep inner knowing and multi-lifetime wisdom
✨ Clairaudience (Clear Hearing) — hear the truth beneath words, connect to the guidance of your Higher Self, and receive Spirit's messages
✨ Healing — awaken your body's full capacity to heal and your power as a Lightworker
Carve out this sacred time, get as comfortable as you can, and let yourself be held in this journey. All you need is an open heart and a willingness to receive.
👉 If this meditation supports you, hit subscribe so you don't miss future sessions... and share it with someone who needs to reconnect with their gifts.
Suggested guidance to get the MOST from this meditation:
make sure you can carve out sacred time for yourself and won't be interrupted
eliminate background noise and distraction as much as possible
listen with headphones or on your favorite speakers
set an intention to leave mental chatter, ego mind, unrelated to-do lists or thoughts, etc and any other form of resistance at the door (as much as possible)
please release expectations or attachments about how this meditation "should" unfold, and stay open to wherever the Records take you. The Akashic Records always provide us with EXACTLY what we most need, every time we journey there (never more and never less)
get as physically comfortable as you can. It doesn't matter if you do this meditation sitting up or lying down; whatever feels most supportive for your body is great. You can also experiment with closing your eyes to go deeply within, or keeping your eyes softly open
please do not drive or operate heavy machinery while listening to this : )
 
Thank you for being here, doing your inner work, and leading the way for others with your light. It makes a difference!
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Get the FREE Akashic Records Mini Course + weekly newsletter: https://josephinehardman.com/akashic-records-intro/
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Contact: me@josephinehardman.com
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Music & editing by G. Demers
Inner Work 2026 All Rights Reserved.

As you heal and continue awakening on your spiritual path, you'll often start doing things like: showing up as authentically yourself in the world, setting healthier boundaries, and saying NO instead of compulsively saying YES to things you don't really want to do.
You'll also start outgrowing certain people, places, relationships, and situations.
As you do all of this, some people will... freak out. Or react defensively. Or take it as a personal rejection. Or minimize the value of what you're doing. Or just not understand.
Unconsciously, people might try to sabotage your healing and keep you from growing.
Let's talk about WHY this happens, HOW it can show up, and what you can do to keep healing anyway.
In episode #3 of "Navigating the Spiritual Crisis", we'll explore:
how your spiritual growth and healing can feel threatening, uncomfortable, or inconvenient to other people
WHY people might try to unconsciously sabotage your healing (where this impulse really comes from)
specific ways in which people might try to derail you or stop your growth
the language people might use to mock, minimize, or criticize your spiritual path... especially as you begin asserting and prioritizing yourself
why intentional solitude can be a key part of spiritual awakening
how to best support yourself through this kind of situation, and continue healing & growing anyway
practicing discernment about when, where, and with whom to share your sacred spiritual experiences
 
Here's the previous episode on "When you feel invisible (or like an alien) around other people": https://youtu.be/-rPUSAXM7Ac
In this podcast series, we explore what the spiritual crisis or awakening really is, how it can look and feel, and how you can best navigate it... without self-sabotage, fear, or feeling like you're "going crazy". 
Ultimately, the spiritual crisis is your true Self calling you back home.
It's a powerful opportunity to shed the old masks, identities, and roles you've been playing or wearing... so you can embody your FULL human & Divine self in this lifetime, and be authentically who you really are.
Join me for a no-nonsense, grounded, transformative exploration of the spiritual awakening process and an empowering approach to the dark night of the Soul.
Thank you for being here, doing your inner work, and leading the way for others with your light. It makes a difference!
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Get the FREE Akashic Records Mini Course + weekly newsletter: https://josephinehardman.com/akashic-records-intro/
Explore YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@healer.josephine
Follow on Instagram: https://instagram.com/healer.josephine
Connect through my website: https://josephinehardman.com
Contact: me@josephinehardman.com
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Music & editing by G. Demers
Inner Work 2026 All Rights Reserved.

The Akashic Records are often misunderstood — seen as a static archive of information, reduced to past-life healing, gatekept by claims of special psychic ability, or treated as something you only access through one "correct" method.
In this episode, I'm setting the record *about* the Records straight.
We're breaking down the top misconceptions that keep people from connecting to the Records consistently and confidently, including:
The belief that the Records are purely informational or static
The myth that the Akashic Records are only for past-life work (and why "current lifetime relevance" is a core principle of how I teach this practice)
The idea that you need to be "psychic" or able to "see" things to receive guidance through the Records
The false notion that there's one right prayer, ritual, or method for opening the Records
Misconceptions about connecting with spiritual beings and guides (including angels, archangels, Ascended Masters) within the Akashic Field
And the #1 myth of all… make sure to catch that one at the end of the episode!

The truth? The Akashic Records aren't meant to be reserved for ideal or perfect conditions that rarely exist in daily, human life. They're here to support you in the middle of real life — laundry, inbox, deadlines, kids, chaos, and all. Ultimately, bringing the Records into your everyday decisions, conversations, and emotional states IS the practice.
If you're ready to move past the confusion & nonsense and start connecting to the Records with clarity and consistency, this one's for you.
You can also watch this as a video episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ezwRYkP-kfM
Thank you for being here, doing your inner work, and leading the way for others with your light. It makes a difference!
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Get the FREE Akashic Records Mini Course + weekly newsletter: https://josephinehardman.com/akashic-records-intro/
Explore YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@healer.josephine
Follow on Instagram: https://instagram.com/healer.josephine
Connect through my website: https://josephinehardman.com
Contact: me@josephinehardman.com
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Inner Work 2026 All Rights Reserved.

Do you sometimes feel invisible (or like an alien) around other people, maybe even your own family?
Like everyone else is speaking English, or Spanish, or Japanese, or some other "native" language... and you're speaking alien gibberish that no one can understand??
If so, you're not alone!
In this bonus episode of "Navigating the Spiritual Crisis", we'll explore:
why spiritual awakening can create an energetic mismatch between you & your old life (including relationships, places, situations, people you used to be ok with)
what's really happening, beneath the surface, when you feel invisible even in a room of people
why "performing normalcy" or trying to "fit in" can be so exhausting for intuitives, Highly Sensitive People, Starseeds, and Lightworkers
examining honestly which relationships & connections are worth keeping in your life post-awakening (and which need to be released)
learning to use the present moment - including the feeling or belief of being invisible - as a mindfulness practice & way of being with yourself unconditionally
becoming a curious, non-judgmental observer of other people's behaviors
personal story from my own life and family dynamics, and how I've been navigating all of this!
 
In this podcast series, we explore what the spiritual crisis or awakening really is, how it can look and feel, and how you can best navigate it... without self-sabotage, fear, or feeling like you're "going crazy". 
Ultimately, the spiritual crisis is your true Self calling you back home.
It's a powerful opportunity to shed the old masks, identities, and roles you've been playing or wearing... so you can embody your FULL human & Divine self in this lifetime, and be authentically who you really are.
Join me for a no-nonsense, grounded, transformative exploration of the spiritual awakening process and an empowering approach to the dark night of the Soul.
Thank you for being here, doing your inner work, and leading the way for others with your light. It makes a difference!
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Get the FREE Akashic Records Mini Course + weekly newsletter: https://josephinehardman.com/akashic-records-intro/
Explore YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@healer.josephine
Follow on Instagram: https://instagram.com/healer.josephine
Connect through my website: https://josephinehardman.com
Contact: me@josephinehardman.com
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Inner Work 2026 All Rights Reserved.