The Journey of an Awakening Spirit - Conversations That Heal The Silence Within

Kathleen M. Flanagan
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This isn’t just another podcast or blog about spirituality. Here, we name the truth: behind the polished mask, many of us feel isolated, unworthy, and alone. Through raw stories, soul-centered tools, and deep conversations, you’ll discover that love was never pain, it’s freedom. And alignment is the path home.

  1. 2D AGO

    The Uncomfortable Truth About Stepping Into A Healed Self

    Send a text Healing often brings an unexpected and uncomfortable phase that few people anticipate. As old survival patterns like overthinking, anxiety, control, or hypervigilance begin to soften, a person may feel strangely disoriented rather than relieved. This happens because many coping mechanisms formed under stress become intertwined with identity, making protective behaviors feel like personality traits. When healing reduces the need for those defenses, the mind and body must recalibrate to a new sense of safety. This transition can feel unfamiliar, even unsettling, and may trigger self-doubt or confusion. Yet this experience is not regression; it is reorganization. True healing is not just the removal of distress but the gradual restructuring of how someone experiences themselves and the world. With patience and self-compassion, stability and clarity eventually replace the discomfort, revealing a more authentic, grounded sense of self. Support the show 📥 Download your FREE Activation of Light Guide to begin your journey: https://ds.kathleenmflanagan.com/lightguide 📞 Book a 15-minute clarity call: https://calendly.com/kathleenflanagan/intro-call Visit my website: https://www.kathleenmflanagan.com Check out my Community: https://www.skool.com/iamthelightsanctuary/about Follow me on Twitter: @kathymflanagan Like my Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/KathleenMFlanaganCoach Instagram: Kathleenm.flanagan Dancing Souls The Call - https://amzn.to/3EPbOio Dancing Souls The Dark Night of the Soul - https://bit.ly/3LwFy7z Dancing Souls: Awakened - https://amzn.to/41V2p3H https://www.awakeningspirit.com https://www.grandmasnaturalremedies.net De-Stress Meditation https://pages.kathleenmflanagan.com/destress kmf@kathleenmflanagan.com

    46 min

  2. FEB 11

    The Real Reason Rest Isn’t Fixing Your Exhaustion (And What Your Body Is Actually Doing)

    Send a text Rest isn’t fixing your exhaustion because the problem isn’t burnout, it’s long-term survival mode. When the nervous system has learned that it isn’t safe to fully relax, the body stays on high alert, even during rest. This state of hypervigilance often develops early in life and is reinforced by unresolved trauma, chronic stress, and the pressure to always function and perform. In this episode, Kathleen Flanagan explains how exhaustion is not a weakness or failure, but the result of constant internal effort. The body isn’t broken, it’s protecting you. True restoration doesn’t come from pushing harder, sleeping more, or using mindset hacks. It comes from teaching the body that it’s finally safe, completing old stress responses, and releasing what was never processed. By addressing emotional safety, inner child wounds, and nervous system regulation, the body can begin to slow down, rest deeply, and heal. When safety is restored, rest starts to work again, naturally, gently, and without guilt. Support the show 📥 Download your FREE Activation of Light Guide to begin your journey: https://ds.kathleenmflanagan.com/lightguide 📞 Book a 15-minute clarity call: https://calendly.com/kathleenflanagan/intro-call Visit my website: https://www.kathleenmflanagan.com Check out my Community: https://www.skool.com/iamthelightsanctuary/about Follow me on Twitter: @kathymflanagan Like my Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/KathleenMFlanaganCoach Instagram: Kathleenm.flanagan Dancing Souls The Call - https://amzn.to/3EPbOio Dancing Souls The Dark Night of the Soul - https://bit.ly/3LwFy7z Dancing Souls: Awakened - https://amzn.to/41V2p3H https://www.awakeningspirit.com https://www.grandmasnaturalremedies.net De-Stress Meditation https://pages.kathleenmflanagan.com/destress kmf@kathleenmflanagan.com

    31 min

  3. FEB 4

    Extraterrestrials 101 - We Do Not Need To Be Afraid

    Send us a text In this episode of The Journey of an Awakening Spirit, Kathleen Flanagan sits down with psychologist, author, and spiritual educator Dr. Scott Guerin for an honest conversation about what awakening really looks like when it’s lived, not idealized. Together, they explore why spiritual awakening often feels like life is falling apart, especially for strong, capable people who have spent years holding everything together. Dr. Guerin shares his personal journey from organized religion and academic psychology through a dark night of the soul that led him into meditation, shadow work, and a deeper relationship with inner guidance. The conversation dives into misalignment, the collapse of old identities, and the courage it takes to face buried wounds rather than bypass them. Kathleen and Scott discuss shadow integration, self-trust, boundaries, and why true awakening isn’t about escaping the human experience, but fully inhabiting it. They also touch on the larger collective shift happening on the planet, the breakdown of outdated systems, and the role awakened individuals play in guiding others through change. At its heart, this episode is a reminder that feeling lost doesn’t mean you’re broken, it means something deeper is calling you home. If you’ve been questioning everything, feeling disconnected despite external success, or sensing that your old life no longer fits, this conversation offers clarity, validation, and hope. Support the show 📥 Download your FREE Activation of Light Guide to begin your journey: https://ds.kathleenmflanagan.com/lightguide 📞 Book a 15-minute clarity call: https://calendly.com/kathleenflanagan/intro-call Visit my website: https://www.kathleenmflanagan.com Check out my Community: https://www.skool.com/iamthelightsanctuary/about Follow me on Twitter: @kathymflanagan Like my Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/KathleenMFlanaganCoach Instagram: Kathleenm.flanagan Dancing Souls The Call - https://amzn.to/3EPbOio Dancing Souls The Dark Night of the Soul - https://bit.ly/3LwFy7z Dancing Souls: Awakened - https://amzn.to/41V2p3H https://www.awakeningspirit.com https://www.grandmasnaturalremedies.net De-Stress Meditation https://pages.kathleenmflanagan.com/destress kmf@kathleenmflanagan.com

    54 min

  4. JAN 27

    Why Rest Feels Impossible And How to Finally Heal the “Earn Rest” Wound

    Send us a text In this conversation, Kathleen Flanagan discusses the challenges high-achieving women face regarding rest and the guilt associated with it. She explores the impact of trauma on the nervous system, the importance of healing the inner child, and the need to decouple self-worth from productivity. Flanagan emphasizes that rest is essential for regulation and offers protocols for achieving guilt-free rest, encouraging listeners to embrace support and navigate the changes in their lives. ❤️ Helpful Resources 🎧 The Guilt-Free Rest Guided Meditation is available on www/skool.com/iamthelightsanctuary/about. You need to be a member to listen to it. Many high-achieving women struggle with guilt around rest. Rest triggers anxiety and the urge to be productive. Survival mode can stem from past trauma and PTSD. The inner child needs love and protection to heal. Self-worth should not be tied to productivity. Rest is essential for emotional and physical regulation. Healing requires support and community. Mindset alone is not enough for true healing. Feeling safe is crucial for relaxation and rest. Embracing change is necessary for personal growth. "Rest triggers anxiety and guilt." "The mindset alone doesn't work." "You can't think your way into rest." Support the show 📥 Download your FREE Activation of Light Guide to begin your journey: https://ds.kathleenmflanagan.com/lightguide 📞 Book a 15-minute clarity call: https://calendly.com/kathleenflanagan/intro-call Visit my website: https://www.kathleenmflanagan.com Check out my Community: https://www.skool.com/iamthelightsanctuary/about Follow me on Twitter: @kathymflanagan Like my Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/KathleenMFlanaganCoach Instagram: Kathleenm.flanagan Dancing Souls The Call - https://amzn.to/3EPbOio Dancing Souls The Dark Night of the Soul - https://bit.ly/3LwFy7z Dancing Souls: Awakened - https://amzn.to/41V2p3H https://www.awakeningspirit.com https://www.grandmasnaturalremedies.net De-Stress Meditation https://pages.kathleenmflanagan.com/destress kmf@kathleenmflanagan.com

    31 min

  5. JAN 21

    The Real Reason You Can’t Let Go (It’s Not Weakness)

    Send us a text This episode explores the deeper truth about forgiveness, not as excusing the past, but as a powerful act of self-liberation. Through a raw and honest conversation, we uncover how unresolved anger and trauma quietly keep high-achieving women stuck in survival mode, disconnected from their intuition and inner peace. The discussion reframes forgiveness as a practical, step-by-step process that restores emotional safety, clears energetic blocks, and brings the body, mind, and spirit back into alignment. Ultimately, this conversation offers hope, clarity, and a compassionate path forward for anyone ready to release what no longer serves them and finally feel lighter, freer, and whole. Support the show 📥 Download your FREE Activation of Light Guide to begin your journey: https://ds.kathleenmflanagan.com/lightguide 📞 Book a 15-minute clarity call: https://calendly.com/kathleenflanagan/intro-call Visit my website: https://www.kathleenmflanagan.com Check out my Community: https://www.skool.com/iamthelightsanctuary/about Follow me on Twitter: @kathymflanagan Like my Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/KathleenMFlanaganCoach Instagram: Kathleenm.flanagan Dancing Souls The Call - https://amzn.to/3EPbOio Dancing Souls The Dark Night of the Soul - https://bit.ly/3LwFy7z Dancing Souls: Awakened - https://amzn.to/41V2p3H https://www.awakeningspirit.com https://www.grandmasnaturalremedies.net De-Stress Meditation https://pages.kathleenmflanagan.com/destress kmf@kathleenmflanagan.com

    49 min

  6. JAN 13

    The Real Reason You Feel Tired All the Time (It’s Not Burnout)

    Send us a text This episode explores why burnout isn’t always caused by doing too much and why rest alone often doesn’t fix the exhaustion so many high-achieving women feel. Kathleen shares a deeply personal reflection on how long-term survival mode keeps the nervous system on high alert, even when life appears stable or successful. Through lived experience, she explains how unresolved trauma, chronic stress, and emotional hypervigilance can create mental fatigue, overwhelm, and shutdown, especially during moments of growth or success. What feels like burnout may actually be the body responding to unfamiliar safety, expansion, or change. Rather than pushing harder, this conversation invites listeners to slow down, listen to their nervous system, and allow regulation to come before productivity. Healing begins when safety is restored, patterns are understood, and the body is no longer forced to perform from fear. This episode offers insight, validation, and a compassionate reminder: you are not broken, behind, or failing, your system has been protecting you. And with awareness, support, and gentle practices, it can learn to rest again. Support the show 📥 Download your FREE Activation of Light Guide to begin your journey: https://ds.kathleenmflanagan.com/lightguide 📞 Book a 15-minute clarity call: https://calendly.com/kathleenflanagan/intro-call Visit my website: https://www.kathleenmflanagan.com Check out my Community: https://www.skool.com/iamthelightsanctuary/about Follow me on Twitter: @kathymflanagan Like my Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/KathleenMFlanaganCoach Instagram: Kathleenm.flanagan Dancing Souls The Call - https://amzn.to/3EPbOio Dancing Souls The Dark Night of the Soul - https://bit.ly/3LwFy7z Dancing Souls: Awakened - https://amzn.to/41V2p3H https://www.awakeningspirit.com https://www.grandmasnaturalremedies.net De-Stress Meditation https://pages.kathleenmflanagan.com/destress kmf@kathleenmflanagan.com

    31 min

  7. JAN 6

    Infinity Wave: The Cosmic Easy Button

    Send us a text This episode explores the Infinity Wave, a living frequency of love and compassion that supports humanity through accelerated change. Through a deeply personal and reflective conversation, Kathleen Flanagan and Hope Fitzgerald discuss what happens when life begins to shift faster than our ability to control it, and why resistance to change often creates more suffering than the change itself. Hope shares how the Infinity Wave appeared during a profound moment of loss and transformation, offering a way to stop fighting the current of life and instead learn how to float, trust, and be carried. The discussion reveals how love and compassion are not qualities we must earn or cultivate through effor, they are inherent frequencies available to us when we let go. Kathleen reflects on her own journey of grief, invisibility, and surrender, and the realization that letting go does not mean drowning, it means allowing ourselves to rise. Together, they explore the idea that we are not meant to force evolution, but to move with it, becoming stable points of light for others during uncertain times. This episode is an invitation to release resistance, soften into trust, and remember that as we align with love and compassion, we naturally become the lighthouse, anchored, present, and able to guide without force. Support the show 📥 Download your FREE Activation of Light Guide to begin your journey: https://ds.kathleenmflanagan.com/lightguide 📞 Book a 15-minute clarity call: https://calendly.com/kathleenflanagan/intro-call Visit my website: https://www.kathleenmflanagan.com Check out my Community: https://www.skool.com/iamthelightsanctuary/about Follow me on Twitter: @kathymflanagan Like my Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/KathleenMFlanaganCoach Instagram: Kathleenm.flanagan Dancing Souls The Call - https://amzn.to/3EPbOio Dancing Souls The Dark Night of the Soul - https://bit.ly/3LwFy7z Dancing Souls: Awakened - https://amzn.to/41V2p3H https://www.awakeningspirit.com https://www.grandmasnaturalremedies.net De-Stress Meditation https://pages.kathleenmflanagan.com/destress kmf@kathleenmflanagan.com

    54 min

  8. 12/24/2025

    When Death Feels Safer Than Leaving

    Send us a text This episode shares a raw, compassionate story of a strong woman who lived in survival mode inside a toxic relationship and the quiet moment that changed everything. It explores why leaving isn’t about weakness, how trauma silences intuition, and what it really takes to choose yourself. Through honesty and deep reflection, the message offers validation, hope, and a path back to emotional safety, self-trust, and true alignment for anyone who feels strong on the outside but broken within. Support the show 📥 Download your FREE Activation of Light Guide to begin your journey: https://ds.kathleenmflanagan.com/lightguide 📞 Book a 15-minute clarity call: https://calendly.com/kathleenflanagan/intro-call Visit my website: https://www.kathleenmflanagan.com Check out my Community: https://www.skool.com/iamthelightsanctuary/about Follow me on Twitter: @kathymflanagan Like my Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/KathleenMFlanaganCoach Instagram: Kathleenm.flanagan Dancing Souls The Call - https://amzn.to/3EPbOio Dancing Souls The Dark Night of the Soul - https://bit.ly/3LwFy7z Dancing Souls: Awakened - https://amzn.to/41V2p3H https://www.awakeningspirit.com https://www.grandmasnaturalremedies.net De-Stress Meditation https://pages.kathleenmflanagan.com/destress kmf@kathleenmflanagan.com

    55 min
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This isn’t just another podcast or blog about spirituality. Here, we name the truth: behind the polished mask, many of us feel isolated, unworthy, and alone. Through raw stories, soul-centered tools, and deep conversations, you’ll discover that love was never pain, it’s freedom. And alignment is the path home.

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