Inner Work: A Spiritual Growth Podcast

Dr. Alyssa Adams is a clinical psychologist and business coach. She helps therapists, counselors, and healers scale up their businesses in an authentic way without burning out. In this interview, we talk about the challenges of being an entrepreneur and how we can avoid burnout as highly sensitive business owners in the service professions.  To connect with Alyssa, you can visit her website here ....

In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Melissa Schwartz. Melissa was born an intense, sensitive, empathic power seeker. She is an internationally acclaimed author, coach, and public speaker in the field of child development, and she specializes in helping highly sensitive children (and their parents). In this conversation, we talk about what it means to grow up highly sensitive and ho...

In this very special episode, I welcome back to the podcast my husband Garrett! We talk about the trait of high sensitivity, Garrett figures out if he's highly sensitive through Elaine Aron's self-test, and we also discuss how relationships can work when one partner is highly sensitive and the other is not.   To connect with me, you can visit Purefield . I work one-on-one with highly sensitive & e...

Eryn Johnson is a breathwork facilitator, Tarot reader, Reiki master, and powerful storyteller. (You might know her from her mystical podcast, Living Open.) In this interview, we talk about breathwork as a healing modality and offer a few tips to get started with this practice. We also chat honestly about feeling shame about ourselves growing up and how we can begin to unlearn all the conditioning...

Are you a bit of a control freak? Do you often feel "on edge" or as though you have to scan the horizon for possible danger? Yup, me too! In this episode, I discuss how can we move beyond the egoic need to control our environment, our own behavior, and others' reactions to us. I also talk about hypervigilance and the possible causes of this painful habit of watching out for danger and feeling unsa...

There's always a gap between your desire and the manifested outcome of that desire -- we may call this the "mystery" between manifestations. As humans, we often find it challenging to reside in this mystery, which is why we give up on our deepest desires before they've had a chance to manifest. In this episode, we dive right into the mystery and I offer some strategies to become more comfortable w...

  Marielle Smith is a writer and intuitive coach who works mostly with overwhelmed writers and other creatives who've lost touch with their intuition. In this conversation, we talk about the creative process, the role that intuition plays in that process, and how we can reclaim our authentic voices -- not only in writing but also in our lives. To connect with Marielle, you can visit her website  o...

As humans, it's almost impossible for us not to feel emotions like anger, fear, resentment, frustration, and disappointment in certain situations. These are low frequency emotions because they emit and attract lower vibrations than emotions like love, excitement, and joy. In this episode, I talk about how you can deal with low frequency emotions when you feel them, particularly in relationships. I...

Inspired by recent events in my own life, this episode addresses the topic of how to deal with negative feedback or criticism. It doesn't matter whether the criticism comes from a family member, friend, co-worker, boss, or client -- we'll explore a number of strategies to help you respond (or not respond!) to negative feedback in the best possible way, without losing your integrity or peace of min...

In our modern world, it's becoming increasingly difficult to take time to rest, slow down, do one thing at a time, and connect to something bigger and more expansive than ourselves. In this episode, I explore how you can reclaim your ability to slow down to find the deeper meaning in your life. We'll talk about the importance of finding and following your own natural rhythm, rather than being carr...

In Clarissa Pinkola Estes' classic book, Women Who Run With the Wolves, "wild woman" is an inner source of power and strength for all women. She is wise, courageous, nurturing, and connected to the cycles of nature and the moon. Wild woman can help us set healthy boundaries, say "no" and say "yes" from an authentic place, protect our space and energy, and align with our deepest longings and desire...

Robert Augustus Masters defines the term "spiritual bypassing" as a collection of behaviors and beliefs through which we use spirituality to avoid life. Some of these behaviors include anger-phobia, boundaries that are too strict or too porous, emotional numbing, and over-detachment from life. When we engage in spiritual bypassing, we trick ourselves into believing that we're healing and working t...

In this episode, I explore how you can move from a state of chaos (in your health, finances, relationships, career, or any other idea) to a state of greater stability, both internally and externally. I discuss what external chaos might represent in your life and how we sometimes use chaos to distract ourselves from fulfilling our divine missions. I also offer a few suggestions for cultivating a gr...

This episode is my interview with speaker, author, and writer Karly Randolph-Pitman on the concept of the inner rebel. The inner rebel is that voice or energy that pops up from within you when you try to make a change, take a risk, or work on healing yourself in a deep way. The inner rebel might sabotage your efforts, derail your progress, or get in your way when you try to improve yourself or you...

In this episode, I explore how working with law of attraction material can sometimes evoke feelings of self-blame, guilt, and shame in us, leading us to question, "How could I create this reality for myself?" I discuss some of the limitations of law of attraction theory and how to best use this approach *without* beating yourself up or victimizing yourself. Thank you for listening!

For episode 53 of Inner Work, I had the pleasure of interviewing author, teacher, spiritual entrepreneur, and founder of Biddy Tarot, Brigit Esselmont. We talk about the business of Tarot, how to trust in divine timing, what it means to work within our "zone of genius," and how to shift into doing more soul-aligned work -- from wherever we are today. Brigit also shares a bit of her background and...

This episode is a continuation of episode #51, where we explored the first two of four essential Tarot archetypes. In episode #52, we explore the archetypes of the Shadow Self and the Divine Self through the Tarot deck, discussing cards like the 8 of Swords, the 9 of Swords, The Devil, The Fool, and The Star. Learn how to activate, integrate, and work with these archetypes in your own life through...

In this first part of a two-part series, I explore 2 essential Tarot archetypes: the Mother & the Father. I do this through specific Major and Minor Arcana like the Empress, the Emperor, the High Priestess, the Hierophant, the Lovers, the 2 of Cups, and the 10 of Cups. This episode explores the Tarot deck's primordial masculine and feminine energies and how we can activate and heal those energies...

In episode #50 of Inner Work, I discuss prosperity and what you can do to welcome more of it in your life. I share with you some of the possible obstacles and self-imposed limitations that might stand in your way and prevent you from becoming truly prosperous --and how you can overcome those challenges. Thank you for listening, and keep doing your inner work!

Episode 49 of Inner Work deals with a touchy subject: how to be spiritual when your family isn't. How can you explain your spirituality to your family? Should you even try? Do you have to share your spiritual path with them? How can you deal with family members who are resistant, close-minded, or who shame or mock your spirituality? I share my favorite tips and strategies for navigating this trick...

Episode 48 of Inner Work features a discussion of soul-aligned work: what it is, how we can define it, how you know when you're doing it, and how can you start doing more of it right now. (No matter where you are in terms of your profession or job -- you can begin anywhere!) I also talk about the characteristics of soul-deadening work, which is the opposite of soul-aligned work, and how it drains...

Episode 46 of Inner Work is a candid discussion of practical spirituality: how can you actually apply your spiritual values in daily living? Why is sending "love & light" to everyone simply not enough? What does it mean to have "cognitive dissonance" about what you say you believe from a spiritual perspective versus what you actually do out in the world? I offer 6 concrete suggestions for living a...

In episode 44 of Inner Work, I interview gifted Tarot reader and intuitive healer Sarangelica. She offers readings and healings through her spiritual business, Deep Sea Mercury. Sarangelica and I talk about our experiences growing up as highly sensitive children and how we use our intuitive gifts today. We also delve into Sarangelica's journey to sobriety and how the Tarot and other spiritual moda...

In this episode of Inner Work, I share my own story and struggles as a recovering perfectionist. I also define what perfectionism actually is, the different ways in which we use it to protect ourselves, and how we can begin to overcome our stress-inducing perfectionist tendencies. I share some wisdom from author and teacher Brene Brown and from my favorite spiritual text, A Course in Miracles. Joi...

Inner Work 041 features guest Irit Schaffer, a physical therapist, healer, and author based in California. Irit is the daughter of Holocaust survivors and author of the memoir, Good Blood: A Journey of Healing . In this episode, Irit and I talk about her book and this concept of "good blood" that allowed her parents to survive and overcome horrific circumstances. We explore the role "good blood" h...