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Please join us today as we share the story, comments and questions from our community of Enlightened Empaths listeners!

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Please pull up a chair and join Samantha and Denise for a friendly chat around the table!

Toxic Positivity is forcing yourself – or others – to feel happy even when you’re not. It can present when someone pushes inauthentic happiness on you with undue optimism or cheeriness that may not feel supportive for what you are going through. This can lead to feeling numb, tuned out, or even wanting to turn off needed emotions.

The other form of toxic positivity can be self inflicted. You may tell yourself to be strong, to get through a situation, or that it isn’t a big deal because in reality it’s easier than being inundated with overwhelmingly raw or heavy emotions.

Psychologygroup.com identified these signs of Personal Toxic Positivity:

1. Hiding/Masking your true feelings
2. Trying to “just get on with it” by stuffing/dismissing an emotion(s)
3. Feeling guilty for feeling what you feel
4. Minimizing other people’s experiences with “feel good” quotes or statements
5. Trying to give someone perspective (e.g., “it could be worse”) instead of validating their
   emotional experience
6. Shaming or chastising others for expressing frustration or anything other than positivity
7. Brushing off things that are bothering you with a “It is what it is”.

Please join us for this episode as we explore toxic positivity, how it impacts us as empaths and things we can try to do to avoid this emotional trap!

Please join us as we share the stories, questions and insights from our Enlightened Empaths community of listeners!

Please join us in welcoming Maegan!

Maegan became certified by the New York department of health in 2008 as a crisis and trauma intervention specialist. As a volunteer first responder for sexual and domestic violence victims in the Emergency Room at Mount Saini Hospitals in NYC, Maegan has seen and mentored over 150 cases. She received The Lydia Martinez Multi-Disciplinary award given by The New York Alliance Against Sexual Assault and Joyful Heart Foundation for outstanding service as a volunteer advocate in 2011.

Maegan created The Divine Self in 2019 after three years of extensive research on Narcissism and surviving a very serious domestic violent relationship where she almost lost her life. Maegan has become an expert on trauma bonding and helping survivors of Narcissistic abuse and domestic violence break the cycle of abuse to be able to live a happy and fulfilling life. The Divine Self started as a YouTube video that quickly became a coaching business for Maegan. Maegan just launched her podcast The Secret Garden to dive deeper into the topic of abuse and empowering survivors to begin to explore their toxic relationships with narcissists. 

As mentioned in the podcast, if you or someone you care about is the victim of domestic or sexual violence, you can reach out confidentially to RAINN (Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network). http://www.rainn.org

Links to contact Maegan or find out more about her work :

YouTube

The Divine Self

https://youtube.com/c/TheDivineSelf

The Divine Self Website

www.divine-self.com 

Social Media

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDivineSelf

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MaeganDivine/

 The Secret Garden Podcast is on ALL Major Podcast Channels (click below for a direct link)

iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-secret-garden/id1528679352

Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL3RoZWRpdmluZXNlbGZzZWNyZXRnYXJkZW4vZmVlZC54bWw=

Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ecc98e21-ab44-4d92-8155-d8a2d784f78c/The-Secret-Garden

iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-secret-garden-70625598/

Podbean: https://thedivineselfsecretgarden.podbean.com

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5jrYTBblUIYKTkPs3qcLSA

TuneIn Radio: http://tun.in/pj0ND

Alexa: http://tun.in/pj0ND

Listen Notes: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-secret-garden-the-divine-self-host-maegan-fzFlYgb_6Pw/

Also, on Deezer, Pocket Cast and Castbox

Please join Samantha as she engages in an intriguing conversation with Michael Bodine!

Michael Bodine has been a practicing psychic for more than 40 years. Raised in a psychic family, Michael had a wide range of experiences and opportunities that helped to shape his future as a celebrity reader. He and his two sisters Echo and Nikki are all practicing psychics. Michael sees himself as a future guy and is adept at offering intuitive guidance for what is coming up in your life.

Michael is the author of Growing Up Psychic and A Psychic’s Life. 

For more information or to schedule a reading: http://www.michaelbodine.com

Please join us in welcoming back our dear friend Jenifer Edwards as she shares her amazing insights about what the planets have in store for us !

It’s been quite a year and as we get ready to go into the whirlwind of the eclipse season, Jen gives information to help each sign navigate through until the end of 2020.

For more information about her upcoming Soul Retreat with Optimystic Wellness: https://optimysticwellness.com/soul-retreat/

You can also find more information about Optimystic Wellness @http://www.optimysticwellness.com

If you’d like to set up an astrological reading with Jen, you can schedule @ http://www.thankgoddess.org

She is also on Instagram : @starmedicinepodcast and @thank_goddess

This week’s episode is a continuation of our discussion on dreams. Last week we talked about different kinds of dreams, how to incite or remember dreams more readily, and the universal connection with symbolism and archetypes found in dreams.

Up to 80% of people have reported having dreams that came to fruition at a later date. Are they all premonitions or are some precognitive or self fulfilling prophecies? Join us today as we explain different aspects of dreams as premonitions, share some amazing stories and take a deeper dive into the subconscious!

Please join us as we welcome Rick Jarow, the pioneer of the anti-career movement. At 19, Rick left Harvard University and traveled for seven years throughout Europe and India which he recounts in his first book, In Search of the Sacred. In India, he became initiated into the yogic disciplines and meditational arts. At 26, he returned to the West to complete a doctoral program at Columbia University, where he received a Ph.D. in Indian Languages and Literatures. Currently he teaches at Vassar and travels the world presenting workshops such as Creating the Work You Love, and The Alchemy of Abundance. His books include The Ultimate Anti-Career Guide, Creating the Work You Love, and The Advanced Manifestation Program.