Intuitive Connection

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Intuitive Connection episodes

June 15, 2021Finding a Spiritual Teacher
When we need support on our journey it is important to find spiritual teachers, healers, and practitioners that support and guide us in the best way possible. Finding our support team is key and there are a few things to keep in mind when looking for guidance.

Takeaways from this episode:
Everyone needs support in their lives, especially when going through challenging times, periods of growth and evolution, or a spiritual awakening. The first thing to consider when looking for a teacher, healer, therapist, etc. is someone you feel a positive and uplifting resonance with.
You want to work with someone who can recognize when emotional baggage is getting stirred up or a healing crisis is occurring and lovingly support you when that happens.
A good healer or teacher will make you feel empowered and help you to tap into your own inner wisdom and awaken the answers from within. They can help you see clearly when things are foggy.
Look for a teacher or healer you feel gets you and you get them. As you evolve, you may find that different teachings, teachers, and healers resonate more than others. Sometimes we outgrow what we originally needed.
The biggest way our teachers, healers, and helpers touch our lives is through their presence, energy, awareness, vibration, and by holding space for us in their loving kindness and unconditional hearts.

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19 min
June 08, 2021Talking Color with Intuition Queen Mara Marchesi
Have you ever wondered why you are drawn to certain colors or what they mean? Joining us to talk about the energy of colors is Mara Marchesi, The Intuition Queen. Mara is an intuitive and creative coach, healer and speaker who is passionate about helping women find their inner power.
Key takeaways:
Limiting beliefs and fears can block us from creating the life and a career we love. Color therapy can help release stuck emotions and allow us to work through what is blocking us. (2:45)

Mara explains that she was intuitive as a child, naturally creative and always drawn to, and passionate about bright bold colors which made her happy. (4:00)

Colors affect all of us in some way. We have four different colors that are specific to us. Mara explains that she is able to figure out these colors based on your birthday. Knowing these colors is helpful for healing and if you are a business, for branding. Each color has positive and negative energy associated with it in addition to a connection to the chakras. (5:00)

Mara shares that when she does readings, one of the four colors she sees for a person is always their favorite color. When you know your colors, you have the ability to work with them. For example, if one of your colors is green, you might want to wear it to a job interview. (11:00)

Everyone has their own unique way to work with and hear their intuition. When you are learning to trust your intuition, a great way to start is by taking small steps, starting to follow those nudges, stepping a bit outside of your comfort zone so you can begin to build your confidence and start to follow your joy. (19:00)

Connect with Mara Marchesi here:
https://www.theintuitionqueen.com/
IG: www.instagram.com/the_intuition_queen
FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/discoveryourtruecolours11

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31 min
June 01, 2021Navigating Transitions: An Intuitive Reading with Lorie
This week we have another guest joining us for intuitive reading! Lorie is seeking guidance on a time of transition, relationships that are shifting, and not sharing her voice as much as she would like. I am excited to share the guidance that came through.

Key takeaways:
Many human beings on Earth are in a time of great change and growth. Victoria shares that Lorie has been experiencing this for the last twenty years and it was like a very slow climb to the top of a mountain and when we finally get that bigger perspective and awareness it can feel very sudden.

When family and friends are at a different level of awareness than us, it can feel lonely at times. As you continue on your journey, you will find kindred souls.

Speaking your truth is about honoring your own perspective and allowing the deeper wisdom of your soul to guide your self-expression. When you really let go and speak your truth that is aligned with your highest consciousness, purpose and creative expression, you will attract the people that are ready to hear what you have to say.

During this journey, you may have feelings of loneliness or loss come up. If that happens, you may want to check in with your inner child and see if they are feeling unsafe or feeling lonely. If yes, it is a beautiful opportunity to check in with your inner child and see what they need.

Suppressed feelings such as anger, are just energy that wants to move. If you discover that, honor it and begin to release and move that energy in a way that works best for you.

If you have challenging relationships in your life, it is important to remember that we need to take care of ourselves first in order to help others. Learning to set boundaries is key, especially for those who are empathic.

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30 min
May 25, 2021Intuition and Improv with Pam Victor
I often use improv as a metaphor for life. Our souls plan the themes, main characters, pivotal events, and then it is up to us and our free will to work on the details impromptu. This week’s guest, Pam Victor, turns this around by teaching us how to use improv to improve our lives.

Pam is a professional improviser, a teacher and founder of Happier Valley Comedy, an author, and a happiness coach.

Key takeaways from this episode:

Pam shares her stories of becoming a professional improviser by following her intuition and going on a year-long journey and experiment to see if she could make a living doing what she loved. (2:00)

Following your intuition is about listening to the clues that pull you towards something that excites you. Sometimes it means being scared and doing the things anyway. (5:00)

Improv is the gym for our soul by allowing us to get on stage and practice acceptance, paying attention, fighting the inner critic over and over and over again because we are all beginners. (11:00)

Pam shares how her purpose is to facilitate laughter, joy, and connections which she normally does through improv but 2020. She continued her mission by developing the Happiness Experiment to incorporate tiny daily habits for thirty days. (12:30)

How we use our intuition in our daily lives can show up differently for everyone. Pam shares that she uses her intuition throughout the day to check in by asking ‘what do I need at this moment and how can I be of service.’ (25:00)

Pam wants to encourage everyone to honor your YOU-ness, the thing that makes you you and your authentic voice. (30:00)
Pam Victor: https://www.happiervalley.com/

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34 min
May 18, 2021What do you mean I chose that?
So often in spiritual circles, we hear things like “you chose your parents” or “you choose your experiences.” But, of course, we all experience things that don’t seem like we would have chosen them. In this episode, we explore the topic of choice, where it can be a challenging concept, and the difference between choosing as a human and a spirit.

Key takeaways from this episode:

In spiritual teachings, we hear about having a choice when it can feel like you don’t. There is a difference between making choices consciously and unconsciously and a lot of times we don’t even realize we are making decisions from an unconscious place. (1:30)

Choice is really about learning how to take the reins away from the unconscious mind and become increasingly more aware and conscious of how we are creating our reality. (3:20)

Consciousness is your field of awareness in which all things occur. This includes your thoughts, feelings, and experiences. In the highest sense you are also aware and fully connected to your highest and truest spiritual self. (5:46)

It’s ok if our human selves don’t always like the spiritual choices that our souls have made. For example, spiritually speaking, we choose our parents to learn lessons and to evolve. When we are teenagers and are annoyed or angry with our parents, that choice may not feel good at the moment. (11:33)

Before we were born, our higher self and spirit guides worked together to choose most of the milestone moments in our lives which your human self may not be completely on board with. When we can accept that we are not just human and there is a bigger plan serving us, we can be in a space of co-creating. (13:01)

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21 min
May 11, 2021Understanding the Ego with Julia Wesley
Do the teachings around ego confuse you? Joining me on the podcast is Julia Wesley, an Akashic record reader and soul blueprint healer who focuses on helping others heal the relationship with themselves. In this episode, we focus on the ego, its purpose, and the value of befriending rather than trying to defeat our egos.

Key takeaways:

In a lot of spiritual teaching, the ego is perceived as “bad” and something that needs to be destroyed, but in reality, our egos serve a purpose and can act as a guide map for us in our lives. (1:47)

Most people try to ignore and/or push away their pain, and as a result, wind up identifying with it. Instead, we can shift to understand that pain is feedback. The goal is to sit with it and listen to what it is communicating with us. (4:00)

We don’t transcend the ego by defeating it or letting it go. We transcend by integrating our egos with our higher consciousness because our humanness is part of the journey. (6:45)

The Akashic records are an energetic recording of all the different experiences our soul is having. One of the greatest benefits of accessing your Akashic Records is how it attunes you to your own soul's frequency. You can remember your true agenda as a soul and see solutions to current issues in your life in a higher and more evolved way. (13:17)

We typically associate ego with heaviness and feeling uncomfortable, but it doesn’t have to be that way. You can use your ego to help you identify the things you love, and this playfulness can help us transform our relationship with our egos, so we want to engage and nurture the ego. (33:00)

When you are able to tune into what your soul really wants for you and you are able to surrender to that, amazing and magical things will begin to unfold. The biggest thing usually getting in the way is yourself. (19:38)

Every experience in life is an opportunity if we are willing to be present, aware, and not judge. (25:24)

You can connect with Julia Wesley:

Website: https://www.divinerealignment.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/divine.realignment/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/divinerealignment377

Youtube Channel, Divine Realignment: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_plOrQ7tC_3q7vpEMIDFrQ

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38 min
May 04, 2021Empaths & Narcissists
We hear a lot in popular media about ill-fated relationships between empaths and narcissists. Empaths being, loving and compassionate souls with sometimes questionable boundaries. And narcissists being the self-absorbed, villains that take advantage of the empath’s kindness. In this episode, I am going to clarify some common misconceptions about the empath/narcissist dynamic and how we all learn to navigate our relationships with more love, insight, and awareness.

Empaths are loving, kind, compassionate souls who feel the feels of others like it's happening to them. Empaths sometimes have difficulty with personal boundaries because they can so easily take on other people’s perspectives, thoughts, and emotions. (1:00)

Narcissists are highly manipulative, self-absorbed individuals, who are only concerned with getting their own needs met in relationships and think of others as means to that end. Narcissism runs the spectrum from being slightly more concerned with yourself than others, to a full-blown personality disorder. But most people occasionally exhibit some narcissistic tendencies (3:00)

Empaths can be drawn into relationships with narcissists for many reasons. One reason could be that they grew up in a household with a narcissistic parent or sibling and did not learn to set boundaries. Another reason can be that they have very big hearts, see the good in everyone. (5:00)

We all have the ability to release ourselves from these patterns. If you find yourself in an abusive relationship, be kind to yourself and relationships and challenges serve a purpose in terms of our personal and spiritual growth. (7:00)

To complicate matters, some folks with narcissistic tendencies may still have the ability to sense other people’s thoughts and feelings, and will use that information to upset and hurt you. (8:00)
Remember, we all have narcissistic tendencies, including empaths because we are human and we all have an ego. We can all have moments when we get stuck in our own perspective and can’t see past our own needs. This does not mean you or everyone is a narcissist. That term is thrown around often, out of context, and misused. (10:00)

Books mentioned in this episode:

The Empath's Survival Guide: Life Strategies for Sensitive People by Judith Orlof

Thriving as an Empath: 365 Days of Self-Care for Sensitive People by Judith Orloff

Dodging Energy Vampires: An Empath's Guide to Evading Relationships That Drain You and Restoring Your Health and Power by Christiane Northrup
Sensitive Is the New Strong: The Power of Empaths in an Increasingly Harsh World by Anita Moorjani

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19 min
April 27, 2021Breaking the cycle of self sabotage: A reading with Joanne
Do you struggle with self-sabotage? In this episode, our guest Joanne, came for a reading to address a life-long pattern of self-sabotage. I am excited to share the guidance that came through and shine some light on an issue that I know so many people struggle with.
Key takeaways from this episode:
We have a tendency to beat ourselves up over our “undesirable behaviors,” but everything in life ultimately serves a purpose. When we begin to understand how these behaviors have been serving us, we can make peace with all parts of ourselves and discover new, more effective ways to get our needs met. (1:30)
Sometimes certain behaviors and patterns run through our family lines. We may learn these behaviors through modeling and/or pick them up energetically. As we heal these patterns in ourselves, we have the opportunity to affect everyone in our family line, in both the past and future (4:46)
When exploring the purpose of your behaviors it’s important to be kind to yourself. You can have a dialogue with these “parts” of yourself, and ask them how they are serving you. For extra support, you can also complete this process with a trusted helper, coach, or therapist. (13:42)
It’s important to focus on the positive things in our lives, and what is working rather than all the things we perceive that are not. Be mindful of your wording. If “but” statements start to creep in, return to focusing on only the positive. (15:29)
Making peace with our shadow sides is key. What we resist, persists. We are all imperfect beings and the more we can embrace our imperfections, the easier it is to find our way through them to a higher and more aligned way of being. (17:00)

Connect and learn with me here:
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23 min
April 20, 2021Mastering your Mind
Do you believe that you should master your mind? So many new age and personal development teachings promote the idea that you should be in control of your thoughts. But anyone who has ever sat for even a few minutes in meditation knows how crazy difficult this can be!
In this episode we explore the deeper trues around the idea of mastering the mind, as well as some steps you can take to cultivate presence.
Mastering our minds is really about becoming present and having awareness of the contents of our minds. It is not about controlling or suppressing our thoughts, but creating space between our awareness and the habitual chatter of the mind (1:00)
Thoughts are happening all of the time, including both high and low vibration ones. These thoughts are not who we are. Rather than trying to suppress or control our thoughts, we can learn to meet them with loving awareness. (3:00)
As we become more present, we can choose where to focus our energy and attention.
Meditation is one way to help to cultivate presence and quiet the mind. Other helpful practices include being in nature, repetitive exercise. (5:00)
The space between our thoughts is where intuition comes from. This is the space where we connect with our true power, wisdom, and higher self. (10:00)
There are three steps you can take to make peace with your mind: 1. Recognize that you are not your thoughts; (2) Experience yourself as the awareness of space between thoughts; (3) Become more familiar with the landscape of our mind so you can recognize and gradually release habitual thought patterns.
Over time we can gently and gradually learn to give our energy and attention only to that which raises your vibration and aligns with our highest and truest selves. (20:00)

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24 min
April 13, 2021Awakening at Midlife with Ellen Albertson
We have a special guest joining us for this episode, Dr. Ellen Albertson is otherwise known as The Midlife Whisperer. Ellen is a reiki master, psychologist, registered dietician, natural board-certified health and wellness coach, and a mindful self-compassion teacher. She helps women change their trajectory so they can experience joy, confidence, and radiant health on a daily basis. I am excited to share her wisdom with everyone.
Midlife can be a very powerful time of transformation and an opportunity to wake up and discover the real authentic you. It’s time to change the narrative around menopause and view it as a beautiful right of passage rather than a downhill slide into oblivion. (2:00)
In midlife, as in all phases of life, self-care and compassion is essential to our well-being. Ellen emphasizes that self-compassion is like a muscle and in order for it to get stronger we have to actively work on strengthening it.
An easy way to cultivate self-compassion is to treat yourself the way you would treat a good friend. An exercise to begin to practice self-compassion is to imagine if a good friend were in a situation, what would you say or do to support them? (10:00)
The three key elements to self-compassion are: 1. Being kind to yourself rather than judgemental. 2. Embracing our common humanity and understanding that everyone goes through suffering and we are all imperfect. 3. Mindfulness practices such as pausing to notice when you are feeling stressed and instead of beating yourself up, asking yourself what do I need right now. (15:00)
Ellen shares that she hears her intuition as a small quiet voice when she is listening as well as receiving messages and signs from the outside world, like animal messengers. She believes that when we aren’t listening to our hearts and listening to ourselves, we can’t connect to our intuitive knowing. (20:00)

You can connect with Dr. Ellen Albertson, The Midlife Whisperer here:
https://drellenalbertson.com/
Dr. Ellen’s FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/drellensmastermind
Book mentioned in this episode:
Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Kristin Neff
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32 min

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