A Bit From Within with Felicia Marti

It's Podcast day! On this week's episode I'm reflecting on the past 4 weeks of vacation, and how one of my biggest take aways was how much I enjoyed improving my home space. I was able to find so many little changes that ended up going such a long way at creating a space that I feel good to inhabit. It feels like too often we let ourselves suffer for reasons that we don't need to. We keep tripping...

How are you feeling moving into this new year? I am feeling so grateful for this final week of vacation, as I can already feel the gloom around the back to the swing of things vibe so many of us are moving through right now. I know many of you are in the thick of work, and life, and trying to make yourself a priority even when the world is shouting so many things around you. Today on the podcast I...

Are you ready for me to get up on my soapbox of encouragement for the New Year? Because if you are this is the podcast episode for you! Every New Year I see us all get saturated with the same goals put onto us, the ones we feel pressure to try on for the month- the stuff that targets our insecurities and the places we already feel shame in our lives. I feel it's so important for all of us to remem...

Happy Winter Solstice Week and Merry Christmas! Are you feeling all the ups and downs that seem to come with the holidays? I know I am. Whether it's struggling over gifts, finding time to bake, having things to do but only wanting to just slow down and read a book by the fire (or video of the fire playing on my tv)- let's just say it can be a lot. That's why on today's podcast episode as I share a...

It's podcast day! I record today's episode last night, and I honestly thought a lot about throwing it out and re-recording it because I was feeling so low energy and kind of lost. But as I sat with honoring where I really am right now- I am kinda lost. I just started a 4 week vacation from my photography business- the first time I've ever done something like that, and getting ready for it was so m...

Today we have 3 old thoughts I used to have and my new realizations on the topic. These improvements to my thinking have absolutely changed my approach to life and business for the better. And I think no matter what you'll likely resonate with bits of my sentiments, but especially if you find yourself in a place where people want things from you on a regular basis. My biggest hope from this episod...

After this weekend I've had a little of that "I survived it" kinda attitude. Any of you feeling that way? Even with as much as I love my family and have the most fun with them- sometimes celebrating holidays can just be taxing. Especially for those of us who are more introverted and like our routines! Today on the podcast I revisit the conversation on how important being able to receive is for fee...

Happy Tuesday everyone! Releasing this one later in the day than normal because well... that's just how it's going today! Ha ha. This weekend we had such an amazing connect and yoga session on the topic of gratitude. So grateful for all of those who could join, and for everyone who was there with us in spirit. I wanted to incorporate some of that into the podcast this week, but it didn't make it i...

10 days until Thanksgiving. Can you believe that? Many of you know that I'm a really big proponent of mindfully moving into each season- but especially the holiday season. More than any other time of year it seems like one that can be often filled with obligations - sometimes one that drain us and leave us emptier than we were before. And really, I believe this season can be a beautiful one for gi...

Last night before I went to bed I was determined to set myself up for success today. I cleaned the kitchen, decluttered the our dining room table (which always seems to get so much stuff piled on it throughout the week), and set the intention that when the alarm would go off that I would count to 5 and get out of bed. After a more challenging weekend I wanted to give myself the chance to get back...

Making changes to your life can be terrifying if not overwhelming. But it's also such an important part of moving forward in our lives and progressing towards our goals and dreams. Lately I've been feeling stuck in a lot of the paths of my life, and last week I was able to uncover/release some of what's been in my way to make new changes. This revelation gave me renewed strength to make new change...

Hi! Happy Tuesday. I hope that your week is off to a great start, and that you are feeling ready for a podcast episode. Yesterday I sat down with my guy, Dave, to reflect on the last year as he celebrated his birthday this weekend. The conversation circled mostly around the journey of the last 9-10 weeks for him, how he's been coping with health anxiety, medical issues, and his mental health as he...

Happy new week everyone! Today on the podcast I'm talking about what it's like to live and cope when things are uncertain. As I was sharing about this, I started thinking how it's so often our past painful experiences and fears that keep us so agitated and anxious when we don't know what's next. And while I share some thoughts on ways to build up yourself during these times, I also want to be that...

The card reading from today's episode (from the Affirmators Love & Relationships deck): Humility: I take a deep breath and release all my desire to be right. Without right, what's left? A soft and pliable version of me that's willing to make mistakes, hear other people's opinions and try to do things a different way. In other words I get to take a pretty sweet all inclusive brain vacation. This we...

Hi there! Last night I flew in from a whirlwind weekend in Maine. I was really nervous to get back on a plane for work after everything I went through with Dave on our trip to Chicago- but I really wanted to "re-program" how afraid I was feeling surrounding travel- especially during this great opportunity to do so under a mercury retrograde. I love to think of mercury retrogrades as a time for ree...

Blame it on the moon, or on the retrograde, or the seasons changing, or just because that's where I am today- but today was one for waterfall tears. Some of which carried over into today's episode of the podcast. They say "heavy hearts like heavy clouds in the sky, are best relieved by the letting of a little water" (Antonie Rivarol); and today was a day some relief needed to come in. In the end w...

I'm coming to you on the evening before the Autumn Equinox, and right after our last full moon of summer! Whew. I feel like this moment comes with one GIANT exhale. Do you feel that too? On this week's episode of the podcast I share a bit of what's been on my mind the last week or so. I've been reflecting a lot about settling into certain seasons of my life without judgment, and working to find a...

Hi everyone! I'm back from a week off of the podcast, and I just want to share a heartfelt thank you from both Dave and I for all the positive messages and kind words received after the last episode. It's tricky sometimes to share the truth of what happens behind the scenes, but I really believe in being authentic and genuinely sharing a bit from within in the hopes it resonates out there with oth...

Today what I really need is to take my meals outside, listen to the birds, and catch a breath. I'm working on this right now- but in the meantime I have an episode of this week's podcast for you. I wouldn't say this is a particularly fun episode to listen to- I'm a little weepy throughout it, and just struggling to put together all the pieces of what I'm navigating right now. Sometimes life gives...

When we're not in a good place and we're trapped in fear or anxiety, it's much harder to see how the Universe is taking care of us. But when we are in alignment with the Divine, and we can find pockets where we're relaxing, feeling our inner brightness, etc, then we can also be open to see how the Universe it working in our favor- even when we didn't previously know HOW that was going to happen. I...

Happy Tuesday everyone! I just flew in from Chicago yesterday and recorded the podcast about the ups and downs of the trip. Well, if I'm being honest, it probably discloses more of what was happening for me behind the scenes and definitely leaves out the real highlights- but that's because this trip gave me a ton of unexpected anxiety, and it ended up being a huge lesson in self talk to get throug...

Hi Everyone! Happy Podcast day! I couldn't help but share some real talk today about manifesting. Sometimes it can be so exhausting to be part of the spiritual community, and hear so much "selling" of the process of manifestation. It feels like every new moon, or eclipse, or any special alignment in the sky, becomes an opportunity for every teacher out there to sell this idea that "THIS is the one...

When you've gone through a lot of hurt and trauma in your life, I think you sometimes learn that you can always trust yourself in a crisis, but then not trust life when everything is going ok. It's like you're conditioned to always wait for the other shoe to drop. Support our work through our patreon to get ad free episodes and more!: www.patreon.com/abitfromwithin This week in a very heartfelt ep...

I really went through some stuff this weekend- struggles with anxiety, irrational guilt, and with overwhelm. It was a big spot light on the things that aren't working in my life- and the area of opportunity for genuine letting go. But have you ever had those times in your life where you KNEW you needed to let go, but you just couldn't? Whether it was because it couldn't be resolved, no closure to...

We had such an amazing talk on self compassion- and so much of what was discussed has continued to resonate with me as I've bene navigating through some tough interpersonal issues- that self compassion seemed like the perfect topic to continue expanding on and share with those who couldn't be there this week. Afterwards when I looked up the word compassion- it's latin roots mean "to suffer with",...