Inner Work: A Spiritual Growth Podcast

Join me for a conversation on how to access, acknowledge, and heal your wounded or neglected inner child. We'll also explore how to harness your inner child's positive qualities -- such as creativity, spontaneity, whimsy, wonder, awe, and excitement -- to live a happier and more fulfilling life. Episode highlights: psychological and spiritual definitions of "inner child" how your inner child became wounded or neglected signs & symptoms that your inner child is running your life a process for accessing, dialoguing with, and healing your inner child how to connect with the Benevolent Mother within you. Resources: Freedom From Your Inner Critic Women Who Run With the Wolves

Inner work can be defined in many different ways, but it generally refers to a category of personal work that takes into account our inner landscape, emotions, thoughts, psychology, and beliefs. Inner work requires a certain level of self-awareness and must be practiced persistently to yield transformative results. In this episode (the first under the podcast's new name!), I explore the role of inner work in personal and spiritual development. Thank you for joining me for this conversation! Episode highlights: What is inner work? When do you need to do inner work? When do you NOT need to do inner work? How do you actually do inner work? What are some user-friendly forms of inner work? When do you need an inner work ally (i.e. therapist, counselor, coach, healer)? When does inner work become a distraction or an escape from daily life? How can you avoid this? Join the tribe and get your free Inner Work Companion worksheet (click on the link & scroll down to "Podcast Resources"). A good article on

Do you ever feel drained, exhausted, ill, angry, or depressed after interacting with a particular person? You might be dealing with an energy vampire, or a person who is psychically infiltrating and draining your energy field and life force. Join me for this illuminating conversation on energy vampirism! We'll cover: What is an energy vampire? Signs & symptoms of being drained by an energy vampire The 4 most common kinds of energy vampires Psychic self-defense & protection strategies to safeguard your well-being, health, and sanity -- no matter where you are or who you're dealing with. Thank you so much for listening and for co-creating a more awakened reality with me!

Empaths are "emotional sponges who absorb both the joy and stress of the world," according to psychologist Dr. Judith Orloff. Growing up as an empath, you may have frequently heard that you needed to "grow a thicker skin," "not take things so personally," and "not be so sensitive." In this episode, I explore life as an empath and how we can nurture our sensitivity to overcome challenges and use our gifts to heal ourselves and others. I also investigate the difference between a highly sensitive person (HSP) and an empath, highlighting the areas where these two categories overlap. During the episode, I mention Dr. Judith Orloff's book The Empath's Survival Guide. (I highly recommend it if you identify as an empath and have never read it!) Dr. Elaine Aron's book The Highly Sensitive Person is another great title to add to your reading list. Thank you so much for listening!

Epigenetics is the "study of changes in organisms caused by modification of gene expression rather than alteration of the genetic code itself." To put it in simpler terms, the field of epigenetics is helping us understand that our genes are affected by the external environment, including what we eat, drink, think, feel, and do. We are not destined to a certain genetic fate due to our family history or whatever happened to our parents or grandparents. In this episode of Purefield Radio, I get into some of the science of epigenetics through the work of Joe Dispenza, a pioneering author, doctor, and mystic. Learn precisely how your genes are influenced by the external environment and how you can start turning off genes for disease and turning on genes for health and abundance. To learn more about Dr. Joe Dispenza's work, attend one of his workshops, or purchase his meditations, go to his website. Also check out his books Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself and Becoming Supernatural.

Join me for a discussion of the 8 major energy centers (or "chakras") in your human energy field. I discuss each center's role, associated body parts and organs, and potential dysfunctions. I also offer specific healing techniques and affirmations to bring each chakra back into balance and health. During the episode, I refer to Barbara Brennan's book Hands of Light. Get your own copy here. *Note: following Brennan's understanding of the human energy system, I associate the pituitary gland with the third eye chakra and the pineal gland with the crown chakra. These associations are sometimes reversed in newer studies of the chakra system (pineal with third eye and pituitary with crown chakra). To learn more about me or my services, visit Purefield. Drop me a line with questions, comments, or topics for future episodes at purefield.mass@gmail.com. As always, thank you so much for listening and for co-creating a more awakened reality with me!

As we navigate this journey of awakening, we often reach out to spiritual teachers, mentors, and healers to help us. But how do we make sure the person we're working with is the real deal? Join me as I explore how to spot a false guru or teacher through a number of potential red flags. I also investigate what makes a good, aligned, and helpful spiritual teacher. To learn more about me and my services, visit Purefield or email me at purefield.mass@gmail.com. Be sure to drop me a line with specific topics or issues you'd like me to cover on the podcast. As always, thank you for listening and for co-creating a more awakened reality with me!

The second Purefield Transmission is on resistance and defense mechanisms. Your resistance is awakened when you're about to make a change, or about to transform a belief system, or you're on the cusp of an important spiritual insight. This episode addresses the origin and functions of resistance and of the numerous defense mechanisms we all use in our lives to survive. To learn more, visit Purefield Massachusetts or email Josephine at purefield.mass@gmail.com.  Thank you so much for listening!

This episode is a companion piece to our previous episode (#19) on anxiety and fear. Be sure to check that one out first, then join me as I offer a number of meditation techniques to start healing chronic anxiety, stress, or fear. The approaches I share in this episode include focused meditation, floating meditation, safety meditation, and mindfulness meditation. As always, thank you for listening! Check out Purefield Massachusetts to learn more. You can also email me at purefield.mass@gmail.com.

Do you find yourself in a chronic state of anxiety, fear, and stress? Is your mind plagued by anxious and intrusive thoughts? Do you find it hard to shut off your anxious response to daily life? This episode is for you! Join me as I delve into the murky depths of anxiety and fear to offer you solutions and strategies to start healing (and calming!) yourself. This episode offers psychological and spiritual definitions of anxiety, explores the most common behaviors of the anxious person (and why we engage in them), and illuminates potential paths to transcend fear and anxiety. *Next week's episode (#20) is a companion piece to this one and will offer meditation techniques to cultivate safety and get you out of an anxious state. Be sure to check it out! To learn more about me and my work, you can visit Purefield Massachusetts. And don't be shy! Drop me a line, question, or idea for a future episode at purefield.mass@gmail.com. As always, thank you for listening!

The Akashic Records are a tool for accessing higher guidance and universal wisdom. Since Josephine is a trained Akashic Record reader, she decided to open up the Records and begin asking for specific messages for our listeners and Purefield community. This is the first message (or "Purefield Transmission," to distinguish these episodes from our regular ones). The topics are victimhood and playing small, which are corrosive and addictive tendencies in our human society. Why do we identify with and hold on to victim roles? Why do we relate to others based on misery and lack rather than success and abundance? Why do we re-live the trauma of the past in our daily life experiences? Josephine explores these issues -- and more -- through the infinite wisdom of the Records.  If you're unfamiliar with the Akashic Records, go here for a detailed explanation. Go to Purefield Massachusetts to learn more about Josephine's services, or email us at purefield.mass@gmail.com with questions, comments, and responses to the

Can you be a spiritual, highly evolved being and still make money? How do you shift your mindset from poverty or scarcity to abundance? We cover these questions and more in Purefield Radio's ninth episode. We also delve deeply into our personal stories, attitudes, and beliefs regarding money and financial well-being. This episode offers practical techniques and exercises for getting into greater alignment with your infinite abundance and financial freedom. We discuss the powerful value in rewriting the stories you tell about yourself and money, investigating your inherited attitudes and beliefs about money, and using the Law of Attraction to shift your mindset and your vibration. "By softening your attention to the things that are going wrong, and by beginning to tell stories that lean more in the direction of what you want instead of in the direction of what you've got, your vibration will shift, your point of attraction will shift, and you will get different results." - Abraham Hicks, Money and the Law

Boundaries help us delineate where we end and where we begin in relation to other people and to the external world. Boundaries also help us express who we are, the kinds of behavior we will accept, and the ways in which we wish to be treated. In this episode, we contemplate the usefulness of boundaries in social and personal relationships and even within ourselves (i.e. "internal" boundaries). We discuss some of the symptoms of inadequate boundary-setting and offer advice on creating and following through with healthy, loving, and respectful boundaries. For further resources on this episode's topic, check out the following links: "What are personal boundaries? How do I get some?" by Darlene Lancer of Psych Central Where to Draw the Line: How to Set Healthy Boundaries Every Day by Anne Katherine Boundaries: Where You End and I Begin (excerpt) by Anne Katherine "4 Reasons Why Having Boundaries is the Most Sacred Act of Self-Care" on Elephant Journal To learn more about us, visit www.purefieldwebmass.