Welcome to the Garden, a Podcast for Spiritual Seekers Jodie Fletcher

Hello Friends,
I recently had a moment of such complete clarity, and I’ve been thinking about it all week. I’m a chronic catastrophizer — have been since childhood. I thought it was just a part of who I am, and something that I accepted about myself. Deep down, I think I believed it was keeping me safe to be constantly preparing for the worst, worst, worst case scenario, because if I thought about it enough, and felt what it would feel like if it happened, I’d know I could survive whatever came.
But lately, I’ve had occasion to realize this way of processing my fear is actually causing me intense pain, and a lot of it might be unnecessary. In this episode, I share some of what brought about this awareness, and what I’m doing to work on creating new patterns for processing my fears.
I hope this finds you all well!
Sending love and light,
Jodie
p.s. Here’s the links I mention:
To pre-order a copy of Beautiful Death, which will publish on June 13, 2024, visit: https://www.thedevicconnection.com/shop/beautiful-death
To book a 1:1 reading, visit https://www.thedevicconnection.com/schedule-a-reading-calendar.
Thanks so much for listening!


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Hello Friends,
This week was full of highs and lows. We had such a wonderful appointment with our dog Ginger and her new best friend, the working dog at dog training. And later in the week, Ginge had surgery to remove an egg-sized tumor from her throat. She’s snoring happily in the background, and seems to be recovering well so far, but it’s been a week around here.
There’s lots I want to share about both these things, and some amazing things Ginger has taught me recently, but I’m not quite at the find-the-words stage of things. So instead, I thought it might be a good time to share an excerpt from my upcoming book, Beautiful Death. It’s coming out on June 13, and I’m getting really excited to share the whole thing with you soon!
I hope you enjoy this episode, and thank you so much for listening!
Sending love and light from here,
Jodie
P.s. Here’s the link, in case you liked that excerpt and would like to pre-order a copy of Beautiful Death: https://www.thedevicconnection.com/shop/beautiful-death



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Hello Friends,
It’s really Springing here in The Garden, and I’m so excited to report that everything is turning a lovely shade of bright green. We’re just beginning the first bits of outside work, and feeling proud of our little accomplishments so far. If we keep going like this, we might actually have everything ready for last frost! We’re about six or seven weeks away still, so it feels like plenty of time, but is it ever actually plenty of time?
Today’s episode is an update on all things Spring here, so I hope you enjoy this little ramble through life in the garden this time of year.
Thank you so much for listening, and I hope this finds you well!
Sending light,
Jodie
p.s. Here are the links I mentioned in the episode:
To pre-order a copy of Beautiful Death, which will publish on June 13, 2024, visit: https://www.thedevicconnection.com/shop/beautiful-death
To book a 1:1 reading, visit https://www.thedevicconnection.com/schedule-a-reading-calendar.
To become a paid subscriber and get a mini email reading, go to www.jodiefletcher.substack.com and click on the subscribe button at the top of the page.
Thanks so much for listening!


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Hello Friends,
This week, a busy schedule and a growing list of things I really want to do brought me face-to-face with a decision that shouldn’t have been hard or fraught or dramatic at all. And yet …
I’ve decided that instead of publishing both the Welcome to the Garden podcast and the Notes from the Garden newsletter each week, I’m going to publish one of these per week and alternate weeks. This is probably interesting information to you, as a listener, but really not a big deal. I understood, rationally, that this was a pretty low-stakes decision with only positive outcomes.
But emotionally, I really struggled with this. I couldn’t figure out why, at first, until I was leaving a voice note for a friend and said, “I just hate to give up ground I’ve fought so hard to gain.” I’ve worked really hard these last few months, and felt really proud that I’ve been able to do both each week. And I realized this wasn’t about the podcast or the newsletter, at all, but instead it was about accepting my own limitations. Once again.
This week, I’m sharing how I hit up against some old wounds from when I first got so sick, and the emotions I didn’t realize were still buried deep down from when I had to let nearly everything I cared about go. And I’m sharing how just recognizing this, writing about it, and sharing it with you here has helped me heal another layer of it.
Friends, thank you so much for listening! I really enjoy sharing what I’m learning about my world with you, and I hope that, if you’re going through anything similar, my processing helps you find deeper understanding and more clarity with what you’re going through.
Sending love,
Jodie
p.s. Here are the links I mentioned in the episode:
To pre-order a copy of Beautiful Death, which will publish on June 13, 2024, visit: https://www.thedevicconnection.com/shop/beautiful-death
To book a 1:1 reading, visit https://www.thedevicconnection.com/schedule-a-reading-calendar.


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Hello Friends,
This week’s episode is all about equanimity, which is apparently my current life lesson, since it’s the word I keep hearing over and over again when I tune in and ask, “what am I meant to be learning here?”
I knew what the word meant, but never really had cause to examine what it means. So, after about the 100th time hearing “equanimity” in response to my searching questions, I asked the internet for a definition, and it said, “noun: mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation.”
Well. Ok. Of course.
I hope you’re finding yourselves mentally calm, composed and even of temper in all the difficult situations you might be facing these days. And I hope these stories of how I’m currently learning this, one step at a time through the wild dark forest, help you navigate whatever you might be facing.
Sending love and light,
Jodie
p.s. Here are the links I mentioned in the episode:
The March Garden Party is today, March 24, at 1 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Zoom. Here’s the link, if you’d like to join us: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85645059539?pwd=NnRaL3V4UHJrVGtHeWRYYnA1bjF5UT09
To pre-order a copy of Beautiful Death, which will publish on June 13, 2024, visit: https://www.thedevicconnection.com/shop/beautiful-death
To book a 1:1 reading, visit https://www.thedevicconnection.com/schedule-a-reading-calendar.
Thanks so much for listening!


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Hello Friends,
This week, I had to travel out of town to go to the dentist and I was so excited — not about the appointment, sorry dentist! — but because I had a separate mission. The place we stay when we go down there is right above a rock shop, and I was sure that was where I would meet the clear quartz that was meant to be my Reiki crystal.
A few weeks ago, I received my Reiki 1 attunement from my dear friend Charlotte, and she gave me some really good advice on choosing the right stone. When I went to the rock shop, though, I’m pretty sure my crystal chose me! I share the story of meeting this friend, and two other friends too, in this week’s episode. I hope you enjoy listening!
Here’s Charlotte’s website, if you’re interested! She’s a wonderful teacher — of Reiki and many other things — so if you’re searching for something interesting, she runs a bunch of different classes throughout the year, and I’m sure you’d enjoy spending time learning with her! https://www.happysouls1111.com/home
I hope this finds you all well, and that you have a really lovely week!
Sending love from here,
Jodie
p.s. Here are the links I mentioned in the episode:
To pre-order a copy of Beautiful Death, which will publish on June 13, 2024, visit: https://www.thedevicconnection.com/shop/beautiful-death
To book a 1:1 reading, visit https://www.thedevicconnection.com/schedule-a-reading-calendar.
And here’s the link for the March Garden Party, which will take place on Zoom on March 24 at 1 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85645059539?pwd=NnRaL3V4UHJrVGtHeWRYYnA1bjF5UT09
Thanks so much for listening!


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