Inner Work: A Spiritual Growth Podcast

Join me for episode 40 of Inner Work, where I delve into the significance and importance of the sacred feminine. What happens when we suppress, deny, or devalue the sacred feminine within ourselves and in our societies? How can we get back in touch with this energy on both individual and collective levels? How can the divine feminine within all of us -- male and female -- be activated? We'll explo...

Join me for an informative discussion on the Akashic Records, featuring the following topics: what are the Akashic Records? how can we access them? what light and energy beings work within the Akashic Records? how can we use the Records to heal ourselves? what type of information comes through, and how does it appear? what does a typical Akashic Record reading look like? To explore the work of Lin...

When I first started this podcast with my husband (back when it was called Purefield Radio!), we dedicated 3 episodes to the foundational spiritual text A Course in Miracles. In this episode, I return to delve even deeper into the Course and to explore some of its most powerful, resonant, and transformative concepts and ideas. Join me for an exploration of the radical healing potential contained w...

Episode 35 features Inner Work's inaugural Question & Answer Segment. In this episode, I answer listeners' questions about soul contracts and intuition. Specifically, I cover the two types of soul contracts, why and how we make them, how they interfere with our growth and healing in the present moment, and how we can begin to release them. I also offer tips for sharpening and developing your intui...

Join me for the second episode on this two-part series of Tarot for Healing. In this second installment, we explore cards 12-21 of the Major Arcana, The Hanged Man through The World. I also discuss some possibilities for working with powerful combinations of cards for the specific issues, situations, or questions you're dealing with. Thank you so much for listening, and keep doing your inner work!

The Tarot is a psychospiritual tool we can use to access higher guidance, to uncover what's really going on in our lives, and to heal ourselves and others. In this two-part series on "Tarot for Healing," learn how to unlock the specific healing energies and potential of each card in the Major Arcana. Part 1 covers The Fool through Justice (cards 0-11). I also outline 4 powerful techniques to work...

Join me for episode 32 of Inner Work on relationships, ego, and spirituality. I examine the ego-based relationship (fueled by egoic emotions such as anger, jealousy, resentment, fear, insecurity, and impatience) versus the spiritual partnership (where both partners use the relationship as a vehicle for their soul growth and expansion). We'll also take a look at Gary Zukav and Linda Francis' 4 guid...

Ever feel like you're not good enough or you're not *doing* enough? That other women are more successful, smarter, more creative, more beautiful, more accomplished, more effortless? Yes, me too! We've all been there, either in our personal or professional lives (or both). This episode delves deeply into this delicate subject of female competition, insecurity, and self-worth. I address what's reall...

Join me for a conversation on how to access, acknowledge, and heal your wounded or neglected inner child. We'll also explore how to harness your inner child's positive qualities -- such as creativity, spontaneity, whimsy, wonder, awe, and excitement -- to live a happier and more fulfilling life. Episode highlights: psychological and spiritual definitions of "inner child" how your inner child becam...

Inner work can be defined in many different ways, but it generally refers to a category of personal work that takes into account our inner landscape, emotions, thoughts, psychology, and beliefs. Inner work requires a certain level of self-awareness and must be practiced persistently to yield transformative results. In this episode (the first under the podcast's new name!), I explore the role of in...

Do you ever feel drained, exhausted, ill, angry, or depressed after interacting with a particular person? You might be dealing with an energy vampire, or a person who is psychically infiltrating and draining your energy field and life force. Join me for this illuminating conversation on energy vampirism! We'll cover: What is an energy vampire? Signs & symptoms of being drained by an energy vampire...

Empaths are "emotional sponges who absorb both the joy and stress of the world," according to psychologist Dr. Judith Orloff. Growing up as an empath, you may have frequently heard that you needed to "grow a thicker skin," "not take things so personally," and "not be so sensitive." In this episode, I explore life as an empath and how we can nurture our sensitivity to overcome challenges and use ou...

Epigenetics is the "study of changes in organisms caused by modification of gene expression rather than alteration of the genetic code itself." To put it in simpler terms, the field of epigenetics is helping us understand that our genes are affected by the external environment, including what we eat, drink, think, feel, and do. We are not destined to a certain genetic fate due to our family histor...

Join me for a discussion of the 8 major energy centers (or "chakras") in your human energy field. I discuss each center's role, associated body parts and organs, and potential dysfunctions. I also offer specific healing techniques and affirmations to bring each chakra back into balance and health. During the episode, I refer to Barbara Brennan's book Hands of Light . Get your own copy  here . *Not...

As we navigate this journey of awakening, we often reach out to spiritual teachers, mentors, and healers to help us. But how do we make sure the person we're working with is the real deal? Join me as I explore how to spot a false guru or teacher through a number of potential red flags. I also investigate what makes a good, aligned, and helpful spiritual teacher. To learn more about me and my servi...

The second Purefield Transmission is on resistance and defense mechanisms. Your resistance is awakened when you're about to make a change, or about to transform a belief system, or you're on the cusp of an important spiritual insight. This episode addresses the origin and functions of resistance and of the numerous defense mechanisms we all use in our lives to survive. To learn more, visit Purefie...

This episode is a companion piece to our previous episode (#19) on anxiety and fear. Be sure to check that one out first, then join me as I offer a number of meditation techniques to start healing chronic anxiety, stress, or fear. The approaches I share in this episode include focused meditation, floating meditation, safety meditation, and mindfulness meditation. As always, thank you for listening...

Do you find yourself in a chronic state of anxiety, fear, and stress? Is your mind plagued by anxious and intrusive thoughts? Do you find it hard to shut off your anxious response to daily life? This episode is for you! Join me as I delve into the murky depths of anxiety and fear to offer you solutions and strategies to start healing (and calming!) yourself. This episode offers psychological and s...

The Akashic Records are a tool for accessing higher guidance and universal wisdom. Since Josephine is a trained Akashic Record reader, she decided to open up the Records and begin asking for specific messages for our listeners and Purefield community. This is the first message (or "Purefield Transmission," to distinguish these episodes from our regular ones). The topics are victimhood and playing...

Can you be a spiritual, highly evolved being and still make money? How do you shift your mindset from poverty or scarcity to abundance? We cover these questions and more in Purefield Radio's ninth episode. We also delve deeply into our personal stories, attitudes, and beliefs regarding money and financial well-being. This episode offers practical techniques and exercises for getting into greater a...

Boundaries help us delineate where we end and where we begin in relation to other people and to the external world. Boundaries also help us express who we are, the kinds of behavior we will accept, and the ways in which we wish to be treated. In this episode, we contemplate the usefulness of boundaries in social and personal relationships and even within ourselves (i.e. "internal" boundaries). We...