Inner Work: A Spiritual Growth Podcast

By Josephine Hardman, PhD

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What's Inner Work: A Spiritual Growth Podcast about?

Inner Work: A Spiritual Growth Podcast is committed to walking with you on your journey of awakening and self-development. Host Josephine Hardman, PhD is a second-generation intuitive healer who transitioned into full-time spiritual work after teaching college English for 9 years. Inner Work features illuminating discussions and interviews on spirituality, self-development, inner healing, and manifesting the truly abundant life you deserve.

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AWAKENING: Is your personal...

06.06.2023

Do you have a personality that creates and perpetuates stress in your life? In this episode, we'll dive into these stress-inducing personality traits: perfectionism "good girl" or "good boy" syndrome, a.k.a. people-pleasing rigidity excessive skepticism, a.k.a. needing to see before ...

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06.06.2023 AWAKENING: Is your personality causing you stress? Do you have a personality that creates and perpetuates stress in your life? In this episode, we'll dive into these stress-inducing personality traits: perfectionism "good girl" or "good boy" syndrome, a.k.a. people-pleasing rigidity excessive skepticism, a.k.a. needing to see before ...
06.06.2023 30-Day Authenticity Challenge: Day 10 Hello, dear listener! Welcome back to the 30-day authenticity challenge. On this podcast, I often talk about the importance of being authentic. Of being yourself in every situation, with every person. So, during the course of these 30 days, we'll ...
06.05.2023 30-Day Authenticity Challenge: Day 9 Hello, dear listener! Welcome back to the 30-day authenticity challenge. On this podcast, I often talk about the importance of being authentic. Of being yourself in every situation, with every person. So, during the course of these 30 days, we'll ...
06.04.2023 30-Day Authenticity Challenge: Day 8 Hello, dear listener! Welcome back to the 30-day authenticity challenge. On this podcast, I often talk about the importance of being authentic. Of being yourself in every situation, with every person. So, during the course of these 30 days, we'll ...
06.03.2023 30-Day Authenticity Challenge: Day 7 Hello, dear listener! Welcome back to the 30-day authenticity challenge. On this podcast, I often talk about the importance of being authentic. Of being yourself in every situation, with every person. So, during the course of these 30 days, we'll ...
06.03.2023 Inner Work 157: Claiming Your Spiritual and Human Sovereignty You are on a path of profound spiritual healing and awakening. You are here to awaken to yourself and to the Divine nature of the Universe. You are here to become a Sovereign Being - in all senses of that ...
06.02.2023 30-Day Authenticity Challenge: Day 6 Hello, dear listener! Welcome back to the 30-day authenticity challenge. On this podcast, I often talk about the importance of being authentic. Of being yourself in every situation, with every person. So, during the course of these 30 days, we'll ...
06.01.2023 30-Day Authenticity Challenge: Day 5 Hello, dear listener! Welcome back to the 30-day authenticity challenge. On this podcast, I often talk about the importance of being authentic. Of being yourself in every situation, with every person. So, during the course of these 30 days, we'll ...
05.31.2023 30-Day Authenticity Challenge: Day 4 Hello, dear listener! Welcome back to the 30-day authenticity challenge. On this podcast, I often talk about the importance of being authentic. Of being yourself in every situation, with every person. So, during the course of these 30 days, we'll ...
05.30.2023 30-Day Authenticity Challenge: Day 3 Hello, dear listener! Welcome back to the 30-day authenticity challenge. On this podcast, I often talk about the importance of being authentic. Of being yourself in every situation, with every person. So, during the course of these 30 days, we'll ...
05.29.2023 30-Day Authenticity Challenge: Day 2 Hello, dear listener! Welcome back to the 30-day authenticity challenge. On this podcast, I often talk about the importance of being authentic. Of being yourself in every situation, with every person. So, during the course of these 30 days, we'll ...
05.28.2023 30-Day Authenticity Challenge: Day 1 Hello, dear listener! Welcome to my new series: the 30-day authenticity challenge. On this podcast, I often talk about the importance of being authentic. Of being yourself in every situation, with every person. So, during the course of these 30 ...
05.23.2023 AWAKENING: When the physical body dies This episode of AWAKENING is an exploration of physical death, which we will all experience as humans at one point or another. What happens to the body when we die, and what happens to the Soul or consciousness? How can ...
05.20.2023 Inner Work 156: The Outsider's Journey Have you ever felt or identified as an outsider, outcast, black sheep, alien, or non-comformist? Do you have any wounds related to being rejected, excluded, left out, or feeling unwelcome or like you just don't belong? This episode is for ...
05.10.2023 AWAKENING: Your core values and purpose This episode of AWAKENING takes you through an exploration of your core values. What are the values that really matter to you, that make life most meaningful for you, and that you want to uphold in everything you do and ...
05.05.2023 Inner Work 155: When your manifestation isn't fulfilling you anymore In this episode of INNER WORK, I talk about the experience of falling out of alignment with something you've manifested - whether it's a relationship, a job, a house, a place to live, or something else. It can be disheartening ...
04.26.2023 AWAKENING: Taking back your power by setting boundaries with family Have you been unconsciously giving your power away to family? Do you find yourself saying yes when you want to say no, hiding who you really are in front of family, forcing yourself to interact with relatives, or even feeling ...
04.22.2023 Inner Work 154: Are you still healing in periods of stasis? This episode is a response to a listener email asking: "am I still healing and growing spiritually even during periods of stasis, where nothing much seems to be happening?" We'll explore what stasis could mean in the context of spiritual ...
04.12.2023 AWAKENING: Walking the path to self-love Taking honest inventory of where you are today, how much are you loving yourself? How much self-love and self-nourishment do you give yourself? In this episode, I answer a listener email about how to cultivate a deeper capacity for self-love. ...
04.08.2023 Inner Work 153: You Are God (the Ultimate Nature of Reality) with Brandon Beachum My guest for this episode is Brandon Beachum, thought leader, philosopher, author, truth-seeker, and host of the Positive Head Podcast. Since childhood, Brandon has been a serial entrepreneur. In 2015, amidst his business success and 15-year exploration of the "ultimate ...
03.29.2023 AWAKENING: Journey with me into the Akashic Records In this special episode, I introduce you to the Akashic Records - what they are, how they work, and how we can use them to heal ourselves and transcend ego patterns. I was first introduced to the Akashic Records as ...
03.25.2023 Inner Work 152: Why the Trauma Response is Never Wrong with MaryCatherine McDonald, PhD My guest for this episode is MaryCatherine McDonald, a research professor and life coach who specializes in the psychology and philosophy of trauma. She has been researching, lecturing, and publishing on the neuroscience, psychology, and lived experience of trauma since ...
03.10.2023 AWAKENING: Discernment in seeking out spiritual healers and teachers Working with a healer or teacher on your path of awakening can be an empowering, helpful, very supportive experience. Healers and teachers can help us grow beyond our limits and address blindspots or work through things we might not be ...
02.25.2023 Inner Work 151: Conscious Manifestation (and Trusting in Your Own Power) You have likely manifested many things while you were asleep - both wonderful, joyful things and sometimes things that were not so pleasant, or that you didn't actually want. This episode focuses on how to manifest your desires - for ...
02.11.2023 AWAKENING: Moving beyond people-pleasing This episode is going out, with love, to all my fellow recovering people-pleasers. This is also an important episode if you have any tendencies of seeking approval from others, or feeling like you have to ask others for permission to ...
02.01.2023 Inner Work 150: Patterns of Scarcity in Ancestral Contracts Are you carrying a mindset of scarcity, lack, or unworthiness when it comes to money? Fear of not having enough or losing what you do have? If yes, it's possible these patterns, emotions, and beliefs regarding money were passed down ...
01.28.2023 AWAKENING: Dealing with money and finances on the spiritual path Although you are primarily an Infinite Being of Light, you're also incarnated into a physical, human body. On the 3D human plane, money is a necessary currency - to keep yourself alive, to feed yourself, to shelter yourself, to make ...
01.18.2023 Inner Work 149: Healing After Betrayal In this episode of INNER WORK, I respond to a listener email about how to heal after experiencing cheating in a relationship. I use this as a jumping-off point to address many different experiences of betrayal - within families, in ...
01.14.2023 AWAKENING: Are you suppressing your life force? In this episode of AWAKENING, I explore why it's important to identify any behaviors, habits, relationships, or choices that could be suppressing your life force. This is your vital energy, which animates your physical body. For you to feel healthy, ...
01.04.2023 Inner Work 148: Returning to the World of Silence in Your Heart When you listen with your heart instead of your head or human ears, what do you hear? What do you perceive and know? This episode of INNER WORK is all about the frequency, resonance, and deep knowing of your heart. ...
12.21.2022 A Special Holiday Message from Josephine I wanted to share a special holiday message to close out 2022. Thank you so very much for tuning in to this podcast, for leaving positive ratings and reviews, for recommending it to friends and family, and (above all!) for ...
12.14.2022 Inner Work 147: Navigating the Complexities of Family in the Human Dimension How can you navigate the complexities of having a family in the human dimension? In this episode of INNER WORK, I respond to a listener email on this topic. Join me for a discussion of: the complexities of family dynamics ...
12.10.2022 AWAKENING: Clearing Dysfunctional Ancestral Patterns, Contracts, and Burdens In this episode of AWAKENING, we explore the effects of dysfunctional ancestral patterns, contracts, and burdens you might be carrying. Join me for a discussion of: what are ancestral contracts, vows, and unconscious agreements? how do these contracts and burdens ...
12.01.2022 Inner Work 146: Are you receiving love openly? Are you receiving love openly? Are you connecting to the stream of love all around you and within you? This episode of INNER WORK is all about the energy of love, as well as your capacity to feel, connect to, ...
11.26.2022 AWAKENING: Experiencing a crisis of purpose as you awaken In this episode of AWAKENING, I explore what it means to experience a crisis of purpose as you awaken. Join me for a discussion of: what is a crisis of purpose? how do you know if you're going through one? ...
11.15.2022 Inner Work 145: Can we use substances mindfully on the spiritual path? In this episode of INNER WORK, I explore whether it's possible to remain on the spiritual path - and continue evolving - while using substances such as alcohol and drugs. Join me for a discussion on: can alcohol use be ...
11.12.2022 AWAKENING: Being vulnerable (with friends and others) Being vulnerable requires a great deal of courage, presence, and transparency with ourselves and others. What happens when you're vulnerable with someone, and they can't receive, honor, or reciprocate your vulnerability? This episode of AWAKENING explores both the benefits and ...
11.01.2022 Inner Work 144: Ten major healing lessons of the past year As the year draws to a close, I've been reflecting on the major healing lessons of 2022. These are derived from my own personal life, but I'm sure many of these points will resonate with you deeply. Join me for ...
10.28.2022 AWAKENING: How to bring your spiritual insights down to Earth Recently, a listener of this podcast asked me an important question: how do we bring our insights and healing down to Earth, to share them with others? How do we embody our spiritual insights? In this episode of AWAKENING, I ...
10.19.2022 Inner Work 143: The Healing Power of Compassion with Jessica Flanigan Brown My guest for this episode is Jessica Flanigan Brown, clinical nutritionist and author of The Loving Diet. Jessica has been practicing clinical nutrition for 25 years, specializing in gut restoration and disordered eating, especially in mid-life. She's getting certified as ...
10.15.2022 AWAKENING: Are you giving your power away? In this episode of AWAKENING, we'll explore the ways in which you might be handing over your power and decision-making to others. We'll run through some common examples of how (and why) we might do this in daily life, how ...
10.05.2022 Inner Work 142: On Being an Empath with Dr. Judith Orloff My special guest for this episode is Judith Orloff, MD, the "godmother of the empath movement." Dr. Orloff is a psychiatrist, empath, and intuitive healer. She is also a New York Times bestselling author and UCLA psychiatric clinical faculty member. ...
09.30.2022 AWAKENING: Living the life your Soul is calling you to live On the path of awakening, you might be called to begin living in a different or new way. This can happen when you're truly listening to your heart and tuning in to your inner guidance. In this episode of AWAKENING, ...
09.21.2022 Inner Work 141: Hunger, Desire, and Your Relationship with Food This episode of INNER WORK is a spiritual exploration of hunger, desire, and how we relate to food. This discussion will be especially helpful if you have (or have ever had) a disordered relationship to food and eating. We'll examine ...
09.17.2022 AWAKENING: Navigating the fall and winter months (and seasonal depression) In this episode of AWAKENING, I answer a listener's email about how to cope with seasonal depression during the fall and winter months. Join me for a discussion of: why you might feel anxious or fearful as fall and winter ...
09.06.2022 Inner Work 140: Outgrowing Your Job, Career, or Business What do you do if you outgrow your job, career, profession, or business? What happens if you discover that your work, or certain ways of working, are no longer aligned with you? Join me for a discussion on this common ...
09.03.2022 AWAKENING: What does letting go really mean? Does letting go of something mean that you no longer care about it? Or that you shouldn't have any feelings about it? Or that you should never think about it again? A listener recently wrote in with these questions - ...
08.24.2022 Inner Work 139: Multidimensional Healing, Akashic Records, and Interplanetary Explorations with Rachel Garrett My guest for this episode is Rachel Garrett, a Registered Nurse and expert in multidimensional healing. Rachel is a spiritual guide and teacher who loves to work with people no matter where they are in their journey of healing and ...
08.20.2022 AWAKENING: Trusting the good (with affirmations) Do you have a hard time trusting the good in your life? Or trusting that life CAN be good? Or trusting that good things can last? This is the episode for you. As you begin creating a more aligned, joyful ...
08.10.2022 Inner Work 138: Using your brain to heal your body with Ashok Gupta of The Gupta Program This episode is very important if you have any type of chronic or mystery illness where conventional medicine has been unable to help you. If you're in that situation, or know of someone who is, the information offered here will ...

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