Inner Work: A Spiritual Growth Podcast

Mariana Louis is a tarot reader, scholar, and writer from New York City. She is the creator of Persephone's Sister, a platform for spiritual education and magical guidance that blends depth psychology, sacred feminism, and witchcraft. She works both with one-on-one clients as an intuitive reader and leads community seminars and circles for soulful deepening and learning. Mariana loves the poetry o...

Feeling criticized or called out on something can feel so uncomfortable. So triggering! This episode investigates what happens to us when someone tries to prove us "wrong" - whether they're responding to something we've created, something we've said or done, or a personal opinion. I offer two specific, grounding questions to stay as centered as you can and evaluate the criticism you receive as pea...

Joanna Lindenbaum is the founder of the Applied Depth Practitioner Institute & the Sacred Depths Transformational Practitioner Certification. She is an expert in transformation who helps coaches and healers take their coaching skills to the next level. Her clients not only obtain mastery of their transformational abilities but also experience life-changing personal shifts of their own... all of wh...

In response to a listener question, this episode explores what happens when you're trying to manifest something and it just isn't showing up in your life (or isn't manifesting quickly enough). This can give rise to feelings of worry, fear, urgency, frustration, and hopelessness. I talk about what to do with those feelings and also cover these topics: - what "surrendering" really means - a common t...

What is emotional labor? How do you know when you're doing it? And what are the costs and consequences associated with that labor? Join me for an in-depth exploration of emotional labor, what it is, and how to recognize when you're doing it (and why you're doing it). In this episode, I offer specific examples of emotional labor across three spaces: at home, in relationships, and in your work as a...

This episode is going out to my fellow overthinkers! Do you tend to get trapped inside your head, caught in repetitive or intrusive thinking patterns? Do you overanalyze everything to death? Do you find it challenging to drop down into your body and be in the space of your heart?  Join me as we explore the possible reasons why you might have developed this tendency to "retreat" into the head as a...

Mary Grisey is a multidimensional channeler, psychic & spiritual medium, teacher, and visual artist based out of Los Angeles, California. She has been connected to the unseen world ever since she can remember and works closely with her Spirit Guides, Ruth and the Council of 12. Her fine art background provides a unique approach to her readings and teachings as they tend to foster creativity, inven...

Has anyone ever told you to just "be positive" or "think positive" while you were in the midst of a crisis, having a challenge, or experiencing intense emotions? Did this make you want to rip that person's head off? Yup, I've been there too! In this episode of TRIGGERED!, I talk about the experience of being told to just "be positive" and how this can make you feel triggered, alone, angry, or dism...

Dr. Alyssa Adams is a psychologist turned intuitive business coach. She helps trailblazing entrepreneurs like therapists, healers, and wellness practitioners to build a business as unique as they are. Blending deep intuition with innovative psychology, Alyssa supports her clients in creating a bigger impact, earning more money, and finding more freedom than they ever thought possible. In this epis...

Navigating social media and other online spaces is part of the reality of our modern world. In this episode of TRIGGERED!, I talk about the not-so-healthy effects and consequences of spending time on social media. Join me for a discussion of: signs & symptoms that social media is draining your energy how social media affects your energy field and emotional states specific practices to engage with...

My guest for this episode, Amy B. Scher, is an energy therapist and mind-body expert. She's also the bestselling author of How to Heal Yourself From Depression When No One Else Can (among other healing and self-development books). Amy is passionate about empowering others to activate their own healing potential and become powerful advocates for their health and well-being on all levels. In this ep...

Self-abandonment is really common in our culture. It can take many different forms, but it's often related to denying or suppressing your own needs to act in ways that are deemed acceptable by others. Our western culture frequently encourages us to move towards this place of self-denial, suppression, and twisting ourselves to fit external expectations and demands. Part of this has to do with being...

Nicole Matthiesen is a wellness coach, Ayurvedic health advisor, and the founder of NM Yoga + Wellness. Through online courses, group coaching and one-on-one consultations, Nicole guides her clients into adopting the habits and diet that ignite the body's natural ability to heal and thrive.  In this episode, we talk about: the limitations of the Western medical system what is Ayurveda, and what ar...

This episode of TRIGGERED! is going out to my fellow highly sensitive people and empaths. Do you sometimes (still) get triggered when you feel you're "too sensitive", or if someone else makes you feel that you are, or if you even have the slightest inkling that someone might be perceiving you that way? Yup, me too!  Especially if you grew up hearing that you're too sensitive, or you need to grow a...

It's very likely that you've lived lifetimes as a human before your current life. Some of the painful, traumatizing, or challenging experiences from your past lives might still remain unresolved. We can think of past life trauma in a number of different ways – for example, we have all experienced both individual and collective trauma in past lives. Trauma from your past lives, if it remains unreso...

This episode of TRIGGERED! is about those moments when the "same old" issue shows up in your life... yet again. This could be an issue or pattern (or even physical symptom) you've faced many times before. Sometimes, it feels like it goes into "remission" or like you've finally moved beyond it, but then it pops up again when you least expect it. Gah! Having a human experience can be so tough. I off...

For this special episode of Inner Work, I had the privilege of working with a respected friend, Thomas the Hermit, as we journeyed into his Akashic Records and then recorded a debrief of the experience. You will hear Thomas speak about the session candidly - what happened, what we saw and received from the Records, and how the information helped him. Our conversation provides an inside look into a...

Boundaries! A perpetually hot issue in the spiritual and healing worlds. Boundaries are something we must all continually work on while we're incarnated in human bodies. It's so important to have clear and healthy boundaries to delineate where you end and where someone else begins. This can help you stay true to your core needs and desires instead of losing your sense of self in relationships or i...

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing the deeply soulful, compassionate, and knowledgeable Lauren McGill (Woman of Rivers). Lauren is a spiritualist, diviner, and root worker living in New Orleans. In her work as Woman of Rivers, she utilizes the Tarot for insight, growth, and healing as she helps her clients release old patterns and powerfully connect with their ancestors. To extend the sco...

This episode of TRIGGERED! explores the issue of feeling excluded, rejected, or like an "alien" or outcast. (Have you been there? Me too!) I respond to a listener's message about this and dive into the root of these painful feelings that can get activated whenever you feel left out or overlooked. Join me as we explore why we get triggered when we feel unseen or excluded and what we can do to sooth...

To celebrate Inner Work's 100th episode, join me for an interactive gratitude experience. This episode is ALL about gratitude and giving thanks! We'll do a guided meditation together to tune into your heart and cultivate loving-kindness within your whole body and outwardly towards your home, community, and the world. I'll also give you a set of 7 journaling prompts to go deeper into your gratitude...

Being in a human, physical body can be very triggering at times. It can feel dense, unsafe, or uncomfortable to be in a body. This sometimes leads us to try to escape the body through coping mechanisms like overeating, undereating, drinking too much, checking out from reality, or spiritual bypassing. It can also feel unsafe to be in your body if you've experienced trauma of any kind in this lifeti...

Having a dysfunctional relationship to time can make it difficult to stay present and grounded in each moment. In this episode, I explore the modern syndrome called "hurry sickness", which tends to manifest in the following ways: - a feeling of always trying to beat the clock (and always keeping an eye on the clock) - a feeling of never having enough hours in the day - the compulsion to do more an...

A very common trigger that most of us experience is comparing ourselves to others and then feeling worse about ourselves. This is also called "compare & despair", and it can bring up intense feelings of inadequacy, not being good enough, and impostor syndrome.  In this episode, I dive into this particular trigger and the different ways in which it might be showing up in your life. I share what has...

My guest for this episode, Sara Artemisia, MS, CMC is an Abundance Mindset Coach & Akashic Records Reader. Sara helps wellness professionals and empaths clear their inner financial blocks and clarify their life purpose. She's been coaching individuals to move through obstacles for over 12 years. Sara has experienced a profoundly transformational shift in her relationship with money over the past d...