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Spiritual Shit Alea Lovely

    • Religion & Spirituality
    • 4.8 • 878 Ratings

The down and dirty on modern spirituality.

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    Ep. 209 Returning To Self-Love After Trauma ft. Jerry Henderson

    Ep. 209 Returning To Self-Love After Trauma ft. Jerry Henderson

    Find Jerry HERE and make sure to check out his book ⁠RETURNING ⁠ .

    "For nearly five decades, I lived with the palpable pain of unhealed trauma and shame. Growing up in a house filled with poverty, substance abuse, and physical, sexual, and emotional abuse left me with profound wounds. 

    The trauma and abuse started as early as I can remember and so did my use of drugs and alcohol. At age five my parents began giving me alcohol to reward me for chores. At 9 I began using drugs with family members, and by the time I was 14 I was in rehab for drug and alcohol abuse.

    At 17, I decided to change and devoted my life in service to God, I served as a pastor for 13 years, and spent 16 years serving the poor. None of this removed the shame. The pressures and failures of trying to be a “good Christian” and to “please God” only filled me with more shame. 

    By my mid-forties the never ending need to try and prove myself turned me into a workaholic, wrecked my nervous system and led to severe burn-out. I was emotionally numb, suicidal, having constant anxiety and panic attacks, and was drinking myself to death.

    Finally it all fell apart. Over a two-year period, I had a heart attack, open heart surgery, a stay in rehab, a second divorce, and another visit to rehab.

    My last stay in rehab opened my eyes to the unhealed trauma and deep shame I was living with. I saw how my drinking and destructive behaviors were my best efforts to survive the pain I was in. 

    On my final day of rehab during my last group session, I spoke the words, “I am worthy of my own love.” When I said those words something tangibly shifted deep inside me.  

    For the first time in my life, I realized that the source of my suffering wasn’t just the pain of trauma but a separation from love, my own love. I decided at that moment I was going to learn what it meant to love myself, and how I could heal my life.Since that day, I have been researching and experimenting with the ways we heal. A journey that has taken me around the world and into places and spaces I never dreamed I would have ventured into.

    I’ve explored sources of suffering and the science and spiritual practices that heal us from within. Dissecting how trauma, toxic religious beliefs, unhealthy relationships, and society can contribute to a deep sense of shame, suffering, and addictions for many of us. I became a student of how mindfulness, meditation, self-examination, traditional and non-traditional therapies, self-love, and self-compassion help us rewire our systems and heal. 

    I discovered that we are the healers that we have been looking for all along. I began to see how we can awaken to our own ability to heal ourselves, how we can remove roadblocks that we have in loving ourselves, and the practices we can use to heal ourselves.

    Ultimately it is about healing our relationship with ourselves, and that relationship begins to heal when we give ourselves permission to love ourselves"

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    Ep. 208 Why Decolonizing Wellness Is Good For Us All ft. Shirin Eskandani

    Ep. 208 Why Decolonizing Wellness Is Good For Us All ft. Shirin Eskandani

    ⁠Shirin⁠ is a dedicated teacher, facilitator, and guide specializing in mindfulness and mindset. She has been featured as a wellness expert on the Today Show, The New York Times, Shape, and Cosmopolitan Magazine.

    After a decade as an award-winning opera singer, performing at prestigious venues like the Metropolitan Opera and Carnegie Hall, Shirin was burnt out and unhappy. This experience taught her that true fulfillment comes from within, not from external achievements.

    Through the practices of mindset and mindfulness, Shirin rediscovered her joy, resilience, and motivation. Now, as a coach, she helps others achieve both inner and outer fulfillment as they pursue their goals. She believes that we all have the power to heal, teach, and lead ourselves, and her mission is to empower women to reconnect with their inner wisdom.

    Shirin is certified by the International Coach Federation and integrates her background in meditation, spirituality, and the arts into her holistic approach to transformation. She has even developed her own coach certification program ⁠Wholehearted Life Coaching Certification: A decolonized approach to heart-centered coaching.⁠

    A captivating speaker, she has presented at various events, including ALT Summit, Ignite Women Summit, Well Summit, Heal Haus, and the Assemblage. Additionally, she is the co-founder of The Glow Up and Brown Girl Brunch and hosts two podcasts, Wholehearted Coaching: The Podcast and Two Girls Talking Shit.

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    Ep. 207 I Think I Know Why We Volunteer To Come Down to Earth.

    Ep. 207 I Think I Know Why We Volunteer To Come Down to Earth.

    I have always wondered, "What is the point of earth? " Why do we come here and what are we coming here to learn? That the experience many of us have had here has been a little less than savory if you know what I mean. So I have been exploring this for many years and had a revelation or remembrance is what I'm calling it, that finally gives me the answers that I've been looking for to make sense of all this madness. Maybe it will help you too?



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    Ep. 206 Empaths, Narcissists and The Soul's Journey ft. Matt Kahn

    Ep. 206 Empaths, Narcissists and The Soul's Journey ft. Matt Kahn

    Matt Kahn is an incomparable spiritual teacher, highly attuned empathic healer, powerful speaker, and captivating author. He enriches people’s lives by providing heart-centered solutions that ignite, delight, and unite! Matt wrote the highly acclaimed books Whatever Arises, Love That, Everything Is Here to Help You, and The Universe Always Has a Plan, which have been translated into more than a dozen languages. His second book, Everything is Here to Help You, was featured in the “Be Kind” box by Ellen Degeneres.

    His newest book, All For Love: The Transformative Power of Holding Space, won a Gold IPPY Award (Independent Publishers Award) and an Ommie Award (World Vision category), and is topping bestseller lists. Matt has become a YouTube sensation with his healing and often humorous videos. With 22+ million YouTube channel views, followers are finding relief from the challenges of daily life through his heart-centered messages. Among his honors, Matt was named one of the top 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People by Watkins magazine, alongside the Dalai Lama and Eckhart Tolle. 

    You can access his documentary at  Matt's

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    Ep. 205 I Can Talk to Beings From The Future and They Have A Message For You! ft. Pamela Aaralyn

    Ep. 205 I Can Talk to Beings From The Future and They Have A Message For You! ft. Pamela Aaralyn

    Pamela Aaralyn is a world-renowned Trance Channel, Mystic, Spiritual Teacher, Oracle, Remote Viewer, and Galactic Historian. She is also a Sound Healer, Musician & Writer. Pamela is currently a Ph.D. student writing her work in the field of applied consciousness and practical mysticism. Pamela has been channeling and working with Angels, Ascended Masters, Galactic Beings, and Adepts since age five.
     
    Pamela shares her insights gleaned from many years of devoted practice as a working wife and mother because she is aware that a continued, consistent practice must be efficient, practical, and “as easy and apparent as Grace”.
     
    “Grace is a gift that we already are”.

    Whether you are a beginner or an adept, whether you have 3 minutes or 3 hours available for daily practice, time or experience is not of the essence. It is the quality of your devotion that produces results.

    Find her spiritual teachings at https://www.patreon.com/PamelaAaralyn or get your own reading or mentorship at https://www.PamelaAaralyn.com

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    Ep. 204 Pick Up The Phone, Your Intuition is Calling ft. Zoey Greco of Merhipsy

    Ep. 204 Pick Up The Phone, Your Intuition is Calling ft. Zoey Greco of Merhipsy

    Meet Zoey Greco. Zoey has had her intuitive ability her entire life, as well as her gift for healing. Able to describe her past lives and experiences in the beyond as an infant, all through her childhood she was able to "see" what wasn't there and to "hear" what wasn't said. Renowned psychics instantly recognized her as "gifted" and prophesied that she would one day have a powerful impact on the world.In her college years, her abilities seemingly expanded to a bit of an overwhelming degree, and though it was not her life plan, she felt that it was time to make an inevitable shift into healing as her life’s calling.After many gratifying years in private practice serving a global client base of thousands, Zoey began to recognize a thread of connection that wove through her sessions with clients. She felt as though each person was living a different version of a similar story, and was seeking the same thing...a way to be connected to Spirit, and consequently, a way to feel more connected to themselves and to life itself.Through the Mystic Rebel Podcast, her Intuition Activation Mentorship, and through her twice sold out Mystic Rebel Oracle and Crystal decks, Zoey helps others experience healing, discover community, and feel far less alone in their spiritual and personal journeys. She teaches others that we all have the power of intuition and can develop it with the use of many spiritual tools and modalities to manifest a life of endless possibilities. Through sharing real client sessions as well as spiritual lessons and guest interviews with other incredible practitioners, Zoey hopes to introduce spiritual novices to the world of healing, and facilitate deeper growth and expansion for life-long seekers. She wishes for nothing more than to help guide souls back home to Truth and Love. 



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    • 58 min

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