Inner Work 237: Some Ethical Considerations for Spiritual Teachers and Healers

Inner Work 237: Some Ethical Considerations for Spiritual Teachers and Healers

Author: Josephine Hardman, PhD March 29, 2025 Duration: 31:50

As spiritual teachers, healers, and lightworkers, we have a sacred responsibility to adhere to certain ethical guidelines when we do our work. This ensures we're protecting our clients and ourselves, and creating a safe and grounded container for our healing work.

This episode of INNER WORK is a discussion of some of these ethical considerations, both as a suggestion for healers and lightworkers and as a guideline for when you're looking for and evaluating a healer, coach, or mentor to work with.

Some key discussion points:

  • what originally sparked me to create this epiode
  • why it's SO key for healers, lightworkers, and spiritual teachers to dismantle the old paradigm of power over/power under (where the healer or teacher is presumed to have all the power and knowledge, and the client or student has none)
  • why humility, groundedness, transparency, emotional stability, and integrity are essential qualities for teachers and healers (and how things can go wrong when these qualities are missing)
  • the 5 TOP red flags to look out for when you're working with a teacher, coach, mentor, or healer

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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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