Inner Work: A Spiritual Growth Podcast

By Josephine Hardman, PhD

Education Religion & Spirituality Spirituality

What's Inner Work: A Spiritual Growth Podcast about?

Inner Work: A Spiritual Growth Podcast is committed to walking with you on your journey of awakening and psychospiritual development. Host Josephine Hardman, PhD is a certified intuitive healer and Akashic Records practitioner and teacher (and formerly taught English, writing, and Shakespeare at the college level for 9 years). Inner Work features illuminating discussions and interviews on spirituality, self-development, inner healing, and manifesting the truly abundant and aligned life you dream of.

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Inner Work: A Spiritual Growth Podcast episodes:

05.16.2024
Inner Work 189: The Emotion Code, Body Code, and Belief Code (with Kathryn Wyatt and Lisa Orvis Gusakov)
In this special episode of Inner Work, I speak with two guests about the Emotion Code, Body Code, and Belief Code as powerful modalities for healing. Kathryn Wyatt is a photographer, artist, gardener, herbalist in training, and Emotion Code, Body...
05.13.2024
Inner Work 188: How the Akashic Records can help you heal and manifest your desires, part 2
The Akashic Records are a potent and versatile tool for healing, expansion, inner and outer transformation, and for creating and manifesting the life and reality you want to experience. In this mini series, we'll explore the Records as a field...
05.11.2024
Inner Work 187: How the Akashic Records can help you heal and manifest your desires, part 1
The Akashic Records are a potent and versatile tool for healing, expansion, inner and outer transformation, and for creating and manifesting the life and reality you want to experience. In this mini series, we'll explore the Records as a field...
05.01.2024
Inner Work 186: What's required to align with your Soul's purpose, part 2
This two-episode series of INNER WORK walks you through 6 "big ideas" about what's required to come into greater alignment with your Soul's highest purpose. In part two, join me for a discussion of: getting deeper into alignment with...
04.27.2024
Inner Work 185: What's required to align with your Soul's purpose, part 1
This two-episode series of INNER WORK walks you through 6 "big ideas" about what's required to come into greater alignment with your Soul's highest purpose. In part one, join me for a discussion of: getting deeper into alignment with...
04.17.2024
Inner Work 184: Increasing Your Tolerance for Uncertainty
How comfortable are you with uncertainty, like when you don’t know how something is going to turn out? When you have to wait to find out the outcome of something in your life? Or when you set out on an...
04.13.2024
Inner Work 183: How to deliver transformative Akashic Record readings (with pro tips)
This episode of INNER WORK guides you through expert tips on how to deliver genuinely transformative, healing, and powerful Akashic Record readings to your clients... whether you're working as a healer, coach, or spiritual practitioner. These pro tips are based...
04.03.2024
Inner Work 182: The Life-Changing Magic of No Longer Hiding Your Gifts
Are you fully owning, claiming, and sharing your gifts with the world... and stepping fully into your DIVINE GREATNESS? This episode of Inner Work is about the life-changing magic of no longer hiding your gifts, and the incredible things that...
03.30.2024
Inner Work 181: Reaching for the Higher Truth (with spiritual practice)
This episode of INNER WORK is about the spiritual, life-changing practice of reaching for the Higher Truth -- in any situation. This is a practice I teach in many of my programs, because it's so powerful at cutting through the...
03.20.2024
Inner Work 180: Overcoming the "not good enough" paradigm
This episode of INNER WORK is about the many different ways in which we’ve all been indoctrinated into the “not good enough” paradigm… ... and how this can prevent you from living your life authentically, truly being yourself, and shining...
03.16.2024
Inner Work 179: The Akashic Records as a Healing Modality (and Way of Life)
In this episode of INNER WORK, I explore the distinct advantages of using the Akashic Records as a healing modality in your coaching, spiritual, or healing business. Join me for a discussion of: what makes the Akashic Records different...
03.13.2024
Akashic Records 3-Day Intensive (event announcement)
For 3 days in April, I'm bringing together a select group of awakened healers seeking to evolve to their next level of clarity, intuition, healing, and purpose... ... and showing them how to powerfully and effectively access...
03.06.2024
Inner Work 178: Why inner work is critical for healers, changemakers, and activists
How do we reconcile an injustice that we observe in the outside world with our deep spiritual knowledge that ultimately there is a divine order at play... and that the reality we're experiencing now is a temporary figment (or illusion)...
02.29.2024
Inner Work 177: Owning and Speaking Your Sacred Yes (with Josephine Carmela)
My special guest for this episode is Josephine Carmela, an award-winning, transformational Empowerment & Relationship Mentor. For the past 12 years, she’s been helping heart-based entrepreneurs, coaches, and healers achieve breakthroughs to experience healthier love, harmony, and fulfillment. Josephine is...
02.21.2024
Inner Work 176: To the Healers, Changemakers, and Conscious Leaders of the Spiritual Industry
This episode of INNER WORK is going out to my fellow healers, coaches, and spiritual practitioners -- you are the changemakers, the transformational agents, the wayshowers. You lead with your Light... and your sacred work is truly needed today. Join...
02.17.2024
Inner Work 175: You can be spiritual and...
Welcome to another episode of INNER WORK! In this one, I dispel some myths and misconceptions about what it means to be spiritual, and what is required of us as spiritual and evolved beings. I also invite you to challenge...
02.07.2024
Inner Work 174: Manifestation through the Akashic Records
Did you know that, in addition to offering us divine guidance, healing, and wisdom, the Akashic Records can serve as a potent tool of manifestation? In this episode of Inner Work, I teach you some ways to harness the power...
02.03.2024
Inner Work 173: Shatter the lies and illusions of your ego
Your ego self is the façade of yourself you have unconsciously and inevitably created as a consequence of living in a society, in a family, in a particular human culture. This ego self is a protective construct; a version of...
01.24.2024
Inner Work 172: How the Akashic Records can help you get out of victimhood
Being in a state of victimhood is NOT FUN. It can be extremely challenging, painful, and difficult to get out of -- especially since it's an unconscious state of being. By virtue of living in a human family, society, and...
01.20.2024
EVOLUTION: Stepping into your gifts and sacred service
This episode of INNER WORK is all about claiming your spiritual and divine gifts, stepping into your authentic self fully, and aligning with the sacred service you're here to offer humanity. You have a unique and important role to play...
01.10.2024
Inner Work 171: Tarot Pentacles, Part 4
This episode of INNER WORK is the final installment in my 4-part series on the Tarot Pentacles. I cover the Pentacles court cards: the Page, Knight, Queen, and King of Pentacles. Join me for a discussion of: reading the...
01.06.2024
EVOLUTION: Question your cultural assumptions and beliefs
We all inevitably grow up with and internalize certain cultural beliefs and assumptions. These can include beliefs about life, family, relationships, the world, ourselves... as well as cultural standards about physical appearance, money, success, and what we "should" do or...
12.27.2023
Inner Work 170: Tarot Pentacles, Part 3
Welcome to Inner Work! This is the third installment of my four-part series on the Tarot Pentacles. In this episode, I cover the 7, 8, 9, and 10 of Pentacles to help you see the cards in a deeper, more...
12.23.2023
EVOLUTION: Stop trying to prove yourself to the wrong people
Are you trying to prove your generosity, worth, value, intelligence, or integrity to the wrong people? To people who will never really get it? In this episode of EVOLUTION, I talk about this insidious pattern of trying to prove yourself...
12.20.2023
Akashic Records Certification Program
This mini episode announces and describes my Akashic Records Certification Program, currently open for enrollment. This is the most hands-on, in-depth, comprehensive healing and training experience I offer all year. Become a certified Akashic Records Practitioner, align with your Soul's...
12.12.2023
Inner Work 169: Tarot Pentacles, Part 2
Welcome to the second installment of my series on the Tarot Pentacles. In this episode, I cover the 4, 5, and 6 of Pentacles in depth. We'll explore: the 4 of Pentacles and feeling worthy of receiving abundance the...
12.09.2023
EVOLUTION: Don't take things personally, and you'll be at peace
As humans, we can take things so personally. Even things that are petty, innocuous, or not personal at all. In this episode of EVOLUTION, I share some ideas for how to begin taking things less personally so you can maintain...
12.03.2023
BONUS: Introvert, love yourself just as you are
This is a love letter to you, my fellow introvert. I share a recent situation that triggered an old story related to me being an introvert (and feeling weird, different, weak, and abnormal because of it). I also share how...
11.29.2023
Inner Work 168: Tarot Pentacles, Part 1
After LOTS of demand for this, I've finally gotten around to it - creating a series on the Tarot Pentacles! I've already covered the Tarot Cups, Swords, and Wands on this podcast (all episodes available if you look for them),...
11.25.2023
EVOLUTION: When to stop seeking spiritual info and tools
Are you often (or even constantly) looking for new spiritual knowledge, tools, or resources? Do you know when to stop, so you can integrate everything you've learned so far and apply it in your life? It's so important to keep...
11.19.2023
Inner Work Special Episode (Leftovers by Rajinee Buquing)
I'm so thrilled and humbled by how our podcast community is growing in meaningful ways. Brilliant musical artist Rajinee Buquing (working under the name sayang) is a long-time listener of this podcast and has created a song inspired by Inner...
11.15.2023
Inner Work 167: Develop a working relationship with fear (and stress, anxiety, discomfort, worry, etc.)
“The ability to process anxiety in a healthy way is critical to maintaining your quality of life. Anxiety is a reflection of your body chemistry changes when you are in an arousal state. Anxiety is both normal and necessary –...
11.11.2023
EVOLUTION: Where are your boundaries?
Boundaries. Where are yours? How are you at setting clear boundaries in your life? How comfortable do you feel enforcing them? This episode will take you into an exploration of boundaries - what they are, what they mean, how they...
11.01.2023
Inner Work 166: How are you responding to the world?
How are you responding to the world around you, and to the things that happen in your life? What are your default, knee-jerk reactions when something unexpected, unpleasant, or challenging happens? This episode of INNER WORK will help you investigate...
10.27.2023
EVOLUTION: The emotional work of building a spiritual or healing business
You must often face your own patterns, limitations, and triggers as you grow a spiritual or healing business. Working as a healer, coach, or spiritual practitioner requires you to continually heal yourself, release old patterns, and keep evolving - so...
10.27.2023
The Weekly Seeker
The Weekly Seeker is my new weekly email column to help you stay grounded and connected to your highest self. It will go out every Friday, consist of around 500 words, and it's completely free. From my soul to yours,...
10.18.2023
Inner Work 165: You're a weirdo and I am too (interplanetary souls and not feeling at home on Earth)
You're a weirdo. I'm a weirdo too. Our weirdness is our power. In this episode, I talk about how it feels to be an interplanetary soul and to experience the loneliness that often comes along with it. I created this...
10.14.2023
EVOLUTION: Are you looking for answers outside yourself?
Are you looking for answers outside yourself? Believing others know best or that your own inner knowing isn't enough? Perhaps you're overly focused on others' opinions and ideas about what you should do or how you should live your life....
10.05.2023
Inner Work 164: Loving your body through sickness, aging, and other changes
What's your relationship with your body? Are you honoring, caring for, and embracing where your body is right now? Or do you feel at odds with your body, struggling against it, trying to override its needs? This episode of INNER...
09.29.2023
BONUS EPISODE: You are not alone in this world
This episode is going out to you if you've been feeling lonely, isolated, or disconnected lately. Being human can feel like a lonely experience sometimes, especially if we forget that we're an integral part of this Universe - and that...
09.23.2023
EVOLUTION: Don't allow anyone else's mess to destroy your inner peace
Have you ever allowed someone else's mess - their messy relationship, life decisions, chaotic living, clutter, chronic lateness, etc - destroy your inner peace? Or have you ever judged YOURSELF for being "messy" as a human? This episode is all...
09.13.2023
Inner Work 163: Information from the Akashic Records versus information from ego
In this episode of INNER WORK, I talk about how to tell the difference between information truly coming from the Akashic Records versus information (or distractions) coming from your ego. I address: the 5 main ways you can tell...
09.09.2023
EVOLUTION: Living judgment-free
Introducing a brand new series on this podcast... EVOLUTION. Your healing journey is a process of continual, ongoing evolution. Of you becoming more evolved every day. Of you evolving beyond old patterns, habits, dysfunctions, defense mechanisms, belief systems, and self-imposed...
08.29.2023
Embodied Astrology: Retrogrades as Portals for Healing and Growth (with Rachel Hardy)
Rachel Hardy is a sought-after Intuitive Coach and Mentor, Astrologer, and Akashic Records Practitioner. (She was also my personal coach and is now a dear friend.) For over 20 years, she has guided conscious entrepreneurs and creatives to make...
08.26.2023
Inner Work 162: Stop using the past to victimize yourself (with personal story of school bullying)
Are you using the past to victimize yourself? Do you often repeat stories like, "if my parents had done (or not done) XYZ when I was growing up, I would be so much better off today..." or "because I was...
08.24.2023
Akashic Records: Your Most Common Questions Answered
I get questions about the Akashic Records almost daily, from listeners of this podcast, students, and clients. In this bonus episode of Inner Work, I address many of these common questions to clear up confusion and give you a deeper...
08.15.2023
AWAKENING: Unconscious patterns from before you were awake (over-thinking, second-guessing, and self-doubt)
Before you started waking up, you engaged in some unconscious patterns and habits (we all did!). These might include survival strategies, coping mechanisms, and ego defense patterns you developed to try to protect yourself. In this episode, we'll cover three...
08.12.2023
Inner Work 161: 4 Keys for Accessing the Akashic Records
This episode offers you another deep dive into the Akashic Records. We'll cover: how the Akashic Records are not just another spiritual tool or modality, but a portal into a state of being how the Akashic Records - and...
08.02.2023
AWAKENING: If you're not broken... all you need to heal is your perception
Many of you were moved by my recent episode titled "You're not broken (and don't need to be fixed)." I wanted to offer a continuation on that theme, so here we are: if you're not broken... all you need to...
07.29.2023
Inner Work 160: Feeling and tending to your emotions
Do you allow yourself to feel the full range of human emotions - including anger, sadness, grief, loneliness, resentment and also love, excitement, joy, freedom? This episode of INNER WORK is all about taking an honest look at how you're...

What's Inner Work: A Spiritual Growth Podcast about?

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Inner Work: A Spiritual Growth Podcast episodes:

Inner Work 189: The Emotion Code, Body Code, and Belief Code (with Kathryn Wyatt and Lisa Orvis Gusakov)

Inner Work 188: How the Akashic Records can help you heal and manifest your desires, part 2

Inner Work 187: How the Akashic Records can help you heal and manifest your desires, part 1

Inner Work 186: What's required to align with your Soul's purpose, part 2

Inner Work 185: What's required to align with your Soul's purpose, part 1

Inner Work 184: Increasing Your Tolerance for Uncertainty

Inner Work 183: How to deliver transformative Akashic Record readings (with pro tips)

Inner Work 182: The Life-Changing Magic of No Longer Hiding Your Gifts

Inner Work 181: Reaching for the Higher Truth (with spiritual practice)

Inner Work 180: Overcoming the "not good enough" paradigm

Inner Work 179: The Akashic Records as a Healing Modality (and Way of Life)

Akashic Records 3-Day Intensive (event announcement)

Inner Work 178: Why inner work is critical for healers, changemakers, and activists

Inner Work 177: Owning and Speaking Your Sacred Yes (with Josephine Carmela)

Inner Work 176: To the Healers, Changemakers, and Conscious Leaders of the Spiritual Industry

Inner Work 175: You can be spiritual and...

Inner Work 174: Manifestation through the Akashic Records

Inner Work 173: Shatter the lies and illusions of your ego

Inner Work 172: How the Akashic Records can help you get out of victimhood

EVOLUTION: Stepping into your gifts and sacred service

Inner Work 171: Tarot Pentacles, Part 4

EVOLUTION: Question your cultural assumptions and beliefs

Inner Work 170: Tarot Pentacles, Part 3

EVOLUTION: Stop trying to prove yourself to the wrong people

Akashic Records Certification Program

Inner Work 169: Tarot Pentacles, Part 2

EVOLUTION: Don't take things personally, and you'll be at peace

BONUS: Introvert, love yourself just as you are

Inner Work 168: Tarot Pentacles, Part 1

EVOLUTION: When to stop seeking spiritual info and tools

Inner Work Special Episode (Leftovers by Rajinee Buquing)

Inner Work 167: Develop a working relationship with fear (and stress, anxiety, discomfort, worry, etc.)

EVOLUTION: Where are your boundaries?

Inner Work 166: How are you responding to the world?

EVOLUTION: The emotional work of building a spiritual or healing business

The Weekly Seeker

Inner Work 165: You're a weirdo and I am too (interplanetary souls and not feeling at home on Earth)

EVOLUTION: Are you looking for answers outside yourself?

Inner Work 164: Loving your body through sickness, aging, and other changes

BONUS EPISODE: You are not alone in this world

EVOLUTION: Don't allow anyone else's mess to destroy your inner peace

Inner Work 163: Information from the Akashic Records versus information from ego

EVOLUTION: Living judgment-free

Embodied Astrology: Retrogrades as Portals for Healing and Growth (with Rachel Hardy)

Inner Work 162: Stop using the past to victimize yourself (with personal story of school bullying)

Akashic Records: Your Most Common Questions Answered

AWAKENING: Unconscious patterns from before you were awake (over-thinking, second-guessing, and self-doubt)

Inner Work 161: 4 Keys for Accessing the Akashic Records

AWAKENING: If you're not broken... all you need to heal is your perception

Inner Work 160: Feeling and tending to your emotions

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