In this week’s episode, we’re diving into the arrival of Winter Solstice (in the Northern Hemisphere, at least!) and the importance of embracing and becoming familiar with the inner and outer darkness it brings. We explore remembering the light we all carry within no matter the season; our ziji, our radiant inner confidence, and set the intention that this Solstice be a time of connection - to yourself, your light, and to the gifts that the dark can bring.

// How to use your ziji - radiant inner confidence - as your own light in times of darkness and uncertainty

// Why it’s important to completely know the dark and stop resisting

// What Buddhism teaches us about embracing discomfort

// Some ways we can connect ourselves to the gifts of the dark and the light already within us

// Episode 64: Cultivating Radiant Inner Confidence - Ziji

// Episode 145: Your Wild Mind - The West and Our Shadows

// Episode 233: The Indomitable Human Spirit - You’ve Got it in You

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This is a replay of one of my favorite episodes, because if you’re anything like me and you have a tendency toward some major FOMO with a dash of perfectionism, you can spend some serious energy debating all the options for any decision that comes your way. And we have a lot of decisions to make this time of year!

// The key differences between maximizing and satisficing
// Why too many choices can be a bad thing
// How to make decisions and avoid regret
// Why satisficing ultimately makes you happier than maximizing
// Tips to get started satisficing today

// Episode 69: Having Enough - Finding Your Balance

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This week we’re diving into the difference between intellectually understanding concepts and knowing them in our BONES. We’ll talk about how we can find true realization on our own path, and the importance of applying it to the real world. We’ll also explore one of the trickiest parts of this all: being radically honest with ourselves about how embodied our wisdom really is.

// The sneaky ways not being honest with ourselves can sabotage our path

// How to bring your wisdom out of your head into the real messy world

// How to identify the difference between intellectual knowledge and TRUE realization

// The importance of taking action and applying our wisdom in our daily lives

// The dangers of not being able to identify embodied wisdom and intellectual knowledge

// Episode 62: Commitment and How to Take Massive Action

// Episode 175: The Two Wings of Freedom - Wisdom and Compassion

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This coming weekend is the anniversary of my mom’s passing from this life. I have a lot of grief around our relationship in the last couple years of her life.I was impatient and bitchy, sleep deprived and in the throes of postpartum depression, while also getting my doctoral degree and going a shitton of solo parenting.

// Why we often believe we aren’t good enough… and why that’s absolutely NOT true

// What “the best you are able” means for you and your practice

// How to accept the best you can give at any moment

// How acceptance of imperfection can actually propel us forward

// The importance of humility, trust, and compassion in all of this

// Episode 51: Self-Compassion

// Episode 175: The Two Wings of Freedom - Wisdom and Compassion

// Episode 236: It’s Never Too Late

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 // Want something more self-paced with access to weekly group support and getting coached by yours truly? Check out Freedom School – the community for ALL things related to freedom, inside and out. This month is all about mastering emotional wellness, and goddess knows we could use some emotional wellness right about now…amiright?! Learn more at JoinFreedomSchool.com. I can’t wait to see you there!

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This week is for those of us who feel a sense of grief that we may have started our spiritual journey “too late.” Who feel we’re way late to the party.  I’m going to help you rethink that by showing you why right now is the perfect time for you to begin your path. We’ll also be busting a few myths about what we often think our path should look like, versus what it really is.

// Why it’s never too late for you to dive into your spiritual journey

// What we think spirituality and the path are and what they actually look like

// Ways we can work through the grief that comes from wishing we had started our journey sooner

// How to find our own definition for progress

// Episode 78: Grief and Loss 

// Episode 102: Start Close In

// Episode 209: Ripening and the Inevitability of Our Awakening

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This week we'll talk about what's possible when we drop our stories. We'll ask ourselves, “Is this STILL a story that applies to me?” and "Who am I without my story?” We’ll revel in what freedom from the past feels like, how redefining personal narratives can impact the collective, and how this is especially relevant in these times.

// What is the difference between facts and a story

// The top reasons we hold on to our stories - even when they’re painful 

// The importance of meaning-making that we assign to facts

// How rewriting our personal narrative can lead to collective awakening

// How to harness neuroplasticity to create a new story that better serves us

// The importance of mindfulness in liberating ourselves from our past

// Episode 3: How to Change the Past

// Episode 55: Letting Go to Grow

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This week we’re going to explore what we can do as individuals and as a community when we feel ungrounded during uncertain times. I’ll give you an important first step toward healing and action, lessons from 4000+ year-old trees, and reminders that help keep the spark of hope alive and well. We’ll zoom in and out to make current events more manageable within our hearts, minds, and spirits. 

// Why it’s so important to mourn when dealing with challenges in our lives

// How to focus on our communities and become leaders of action

// What happens when we forget our inherent lovability and interconnection with all that is

// Where our personal path and practice play into all of this

// How to stay tapped into hope

// Episode 66: Cultivating Radiant Inner Confidence - Ziji

// Episode 179 - Medicine for These Times

// Episode 233 - The Indomitable Human Spirit - You’ve Got it in You

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This week, we dive into those unforgettable moments when we realized, “Holy shit—I have it in me!” Together, we’ll explore the times life called for a strength we didn’t know we had, and how reconnecting with these hidden resources can empower us for whatever comes next. Through reflection, storytelling, and a bit of awe, we’ll uncover the courage and resilience that have always been a part of us, ready to rise to any challenge.

// The importance of remembering times when we surprised ourselves with our capacity

// Why it can be so hard to acknowledge our resilience

// What ziji is, and how we can use it to survive the unsurvivable

// Some ways I’ve managed to find ziji - an inner radiant confidence - in the most unlikely moments

// Practices you can start today to help connect to your own ziji

// Episode 39 - The 4-Step Visualization Technique for Any Situation

// Episode 44 - The Power of the Pause

// Episode 64 - Cultivating Radiant Inner Confidence - Ziji

// Check out my Free Unshakeable Confidence Training

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This week is all about why we ALL belong… no matter how different we might feel from the world around us. I’ll break down why we often feel out of place with the world around us when we’re on our spiritual path and why that can actually be a GOOD thing. Plus we’ll jam on some great ways you can help to remember and feel connected with your inherent belonging in the world, and how the very thing that might have you feeling isolated is the very thing that will connect you to all that is.

// Why we often feel we don’t belong while on our spiritual path… and why that means we’re headed in the right direction!

// How our perceived differences that seem to isolate us are the exact gifts that we need to bring to our people

// How modern society teaches us that we’re separate, when the reality is we are deeply interconnected

// Why YOU are absolutely needed to help our society evolve and expand.

// Episode 115: Making Quality New Friends

// Episode 124: “Who Am I?” Loneliness and Our Self-Concept

// Episode 210: Spiritual Friends and How to Make Them

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This week is all about the power of a self-generated ceremony. I’ll open up about my own recent experiences while on a 4-day, 4-night wilderness solo fast and how I created ceremonies right there for the major moments throughout my life. I also share how my heart was cracked open, and jam on some ways you can create your own ceremonies, including questions you can use to get started.

// How ceremony can help us get unstuck

// What a self-generated ceremony is and why it can be more potent than ones that are taught to us 

// How to counteract the tendency that modern industrialized society has to keep us from the support we need when experiencing major life changes

// My recent experiences and epiphanies in the desert and the self-generated ceremonies I created to mark each of them

// Prompts you can use to begin creating your own ceremonies

// Episode 116: The Importance of Rites of Passage

// Episode 184: The Power of Intention, Ritual, and Ceremony

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