INNER REVOLUTION: 20 - Honoring our wounds but not making them our whole identity

INNER REVOLUTION: 20 - Honoring our wounds but not making them our whole identity

Author: Josephine Hardman, PhD December 7, 2025 Duration: 28:47

Learning to fully honor and grieve our hurts, wounds, and unhelpful patterns is SO important for genuine healing and growth. At the same time, we want to walk a fine line of not OVERLY identifying with those wounds, or feeling like our wounds are ALL that we are. (Or like we're broken, damaged, or in need of being fixed.)

Let's explore this idea - and how to strike that healing, healthy balance - here on the Inner Work podcast.

This is episode 20 of INNER REVOLUTION - a podcast series where we walk through the fire of inner transformation and awakening together.

The purpose of this series is to help you shed ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING that isn't a true reflection of Who You Really Are, so you can fully embody your Divinity, Light, and Sacred Mission.

Join me for this exploration of:

  • honoring and facing our FULL truth - including our wounds, past hurts, unhelpful patterns, survival mechanisms, etc. - without running away, numbing ourselves, intellectualizing, or putting on a happy face to avoid feeling our feelings
  • walking a fine line of truly grieving what has hurt us without overly attaching to it, overdramatizing it, or making it our whole identity
  • creating a healthy, loving, non-judgmental space between who you really are and your wounds, triggers, and hurts (and specific language you can use to begin creating this space)
  • being able to hold and BE with a full range of experiences and emotions, without drowning in any of it OR suppressing it

Thank you for being part of this Inner Revolution series. We've done a lot together!

Here's ep. 18 of this series on "activating your Witness Consciousness": https://josephinehardman.com/non-reactivity-and-activating-your-witness-consciousness/

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Thank you for being here, doing your inner work, and leading the way for others with your light. It makes a difference!

Music & editing by G. Demers

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Josephine Hardman brings a unique blend of academic rigor and intuitive wisdom to Inner Work: A Spiritual Growth Podcast. With a background that spans nine years teaching college-level literature and a current practice as a certified intuitive healer and Akashic Records teacher, she guides conversations that are both deeply thoughtful and profoundly practical. This isn't about abstract theories; it's about the tangible, often messy process of personal awakening. Each episode feels like a thoughtful dialogue, whether Josephine is speaking with a guest or sharing her own insights on psychospiritual development. You'll find discussions that weave together themes from spirituality, inner healing, and conscious self-improvement, all aimed at making the esoteric accessible. The podcast serves as a companion for those who suspect there's more to their experience than the daily routine, offering a space to explore what genuine transformation looks and feels like. It’s for anyone ready to move beyond surface-level advice and engage in the real, sometimes challenging work of understanding themselves and their place in the world. Tune in for a consistently illuminating perspective that honors both the heart and the intellect on the path of growth.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

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