Expanding Inward

We spend so much energy holding pain at arm's length distance. So many of us do all we can to numb it, avoid it & distract ourselves from it. In this episode I'm exploring what happens when we do the opposite and move toward what hurts instead of away from it.
We look at the following through the contemplative and somatic lenses: 
The difference between pain and suffering
Turning bad circumstances into the path
Resourcing, the window of tolerance, and titration
Why co-regulation matters
Practical tools for people pleasers and empaths

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Maureen Walsh joins me in the studio (all the way from Hawaii!) to break down energetic boundaries. What they actually are, how to feel them in your body, and how to hand back what isn't yours. 
We talk about:
energetic boundaries
sensitivity as a strength rather than a flaw
the clairs (clairvoyance, clairaudience, clairsentience, claircognizance)
how intuition shows up differently for everyone
why grounding has to come before any of the more expansive spiritual work
and why intuition is more important than ever

Maureen will be guiding in-person, 1:1 sessions at The Space in London from August 11-13th. You can learn more and book your session here.
Resources & Links:
Maureen's website
Maureen's instagram
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If you’re feeling stuck (with work, with your health, with a relationship, with anything) this episode is for you. I’m walking through ten mental reframes that have helped me find my way back to myself, again and again. Some of these come from my meditation practice, one comes from my dad, and all of them are ones I still use today.
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In this episode I sit down with Tracee Stanley to talk about the what, why and how of rituals. We explore how rituals help unearth our most sacred selves and connect us to a sense of wholeness and belonging. This episode is great for those who are looking for a way to bring the sacred back into their busy lives.
In this episode we talk about:
True nature as something we uncover rather than build, the work as undoing, not adding
Why ritual asks a willingness to change
The difference between a habit and a ritual 
Earth mapping, moon cycles and three simple pauses a day to connect with nature
Connecting to ancestral roots through food, seeds, music and the dream space
Building and tending an ancestral altar, and why a new moon is a lovely place to begin
Reframing discipline as devotion, and devoting yourself to one thing rather than everything

Tracee's book, Living Ritual, offers micro rituals, larger rituals, and self-inquiry prompts to weave into the day, growing the divine fabric of our lives and creating a shawl that nurtures, protects, and heals - not only ourselves but the collective. 
Resources & links:
Tracee's new book, Living Ritual
Tracee's Substack post on The Enlightened Water Bottle
Tracee's website

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Capacity is how much you can stay with (feeling, sensation, life) without getting overwhelmed or shutting down. In today's episode we cover what capacity is, how we can widen it and why it may be small.
You might find this useful if:
You tend to flood easily or go numb and flat when things get hard
You brace against the good stuff too like joy, love, being seen
You're in a caregiving role, holding a lot for other people
You've tried to push through hard feelings and it hasn't worked
You want to feel more without being swept away by it

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