The Balanced Ego | 'ask dorothy' | The WISDOM podcast | S5 E151

~ scroll to bottom to play ~ The Balanced Ego 'ask dorothy' The WISDOM podcast  Season 5  Episode 151 ~   In this episode of 'ask dorothy' - we dive into: What is the ego in Psychology ~ and what is its function?  What does an unbalanced ego looks like (whether inflated or fragile) ~ and what does a balanced ego feel like? What are ego defense mechanisms (do you recognize any from this list of 10?) and how can you improve your ego?   Take the Ego Spectrum Assessment Quiz here Take this quick quiz to discover if your ego is balanced, riding a little too high, feeling a bit fragile, or beautifully in progress.   + Get started on the ways in which you can gain self-control and a balanced 'in check' ego.     + Join us inside The JUNO app for:  🌞Our Soulful Summer Series A 12-week journey of bite-sized weekly themes filled with meditations, art, wisdom, reflection, playful sparks and soul nourishing practices designed to help you feel more present, joyful, and connected this season.   Each week we’ll explore a fresh theme ~ + Every day brings a new gentle rhythm   Look forward to: ☀️ A beautiful weekly 'anchor' meditation ☀️ Inspiration through art + wisdom ☀️ Reflective prompts + micro-practices ☀️ Playfulness, creativity & presence ☀️ + Saturday Live moments together   Think of it as a soft summer companion ~ one that meets you where you are and helps you continue blooming at your own pace.   ~ Watch the Video here ~   Subscribe to My weekly WISDOM Notes here📝 ~    Download The Juno app here   ~ Book a Discovery Session Let's work together! Book a First Coaching/Therapy session here...     Work with Me + Transformational Coaching      JUNO 💜 Love-Heal-Transform Meditation ~ Mental Health ~ Spirituality ~ Self-Love *As a special 'podcast listener' use this link for $5 off your first month of JUNO Premium!    Promo Code:  WISDOMPODCAST   Each month inside The JUNO app we post curated inspirational messages, wisdom and love. It's a way for you to experience another aspect of what we offer in Juno - A sacred community and a positive way to connect with other like-minded individuals ~ to celebrate life and its sacred teachings.     ~ Journey with me!  Subscribe to the podcast and enjoy each episode as they are released twice weekly + write a review and share the love (share this episode with someone you love! 💟👌) ~ Namaste 💗   Become a Patron of The WISDOM podcast here I would love if you did! ~ Namaste 💜     Live Session Info: I host free weekly 'live sessions.'  Please check them out and join me! Aura Mindfulness app Insight Timer Meditation app JUNO app     Visit my Website and The Wisdom Archives ~ meditations, sacred teachings, guidance and wisdom for your life ~   Podcast Audio Engineer: Pavel Kirpikau Music: Eternell          

~ scroll to bottom to play ~ Waking Up To Remember ~ A Morning Affirmation Meditation The WISDOM podcast  Season 5  Episode 150 ~ I host 'live' Meditation practice each Saturday inside the Juno app.  All are Welcome!   ~ Our Saturday 'live' series is a personal space for you to be guided in gentle, intentional practices that nourish you.  After practice, there is always time to ask questions, share your experiences and to simply enjoy the beautiful sacred space we hold. Saturday LIVE Meditation Series    This episode of The WISDOM podcast - is a Morning Meditation with powerful affirmations ~ to help you remember the incredible nature of your life, your courage ~ and the possibilites you hold in which to dream big and to embody your true source of power.   + Join us inside The JUNO app for:  🌞Our Soulful Summer Series A 12-week journey of bite-sized weekly themes filled with meditations, art, wisdom, reflection, playful sparks and soul nourishing practices designed to help you feel more present, joyful, and connected this season.   Each week we’ll explore a fresh theme ~ + Every day brings a new gentle rhythm   Look forward to: ☀️ A beautiful weekly 'anchor' meditation ☀️ Inspiration through art + wisdom ☀️ Reflective prompts + micro-practices ☀️ Playfulness, creativity & presence ☀️ + Saturday Live moments together   Think of it as a soft summer companion ~ one that meets you where you are and helps you continue blooming at your own pace.   ~ Watch the Video here ~   Subscribe to My weekly WISDOM Notes here📝 ~    Download The Juno app here   ~ Book a Discovery Session Let's work together! Book a First Coaching/Therapy session here...     Work with Me + Transformational Coaching      JUNO 💜 Love-Heal-Transform Meditation ~ Mental Health ~ Spirituality ~ Self-Love *As a special 'podcast listener' use this link for $5 off your first month of JUNO Premium!    Promo Code:  WISDOMPODCAST   Each month inside The JUNO app we post curated inspirational messages, wisdom and love. It's a way for you to experience another aspect of what we offer in Juno - A sacred community and a positive way to connect with other like-minded individuals ~ to celebrate life and its sacred teachings.     ~ Journey with me!  Subscribe to the podcast and enjoy each episode as they are released twice weekly + write a review and share the love (share this episode with someone you love! 💟👌) ~ Namaste 💗   Become a Patron of The WISDOM podcast here I would love if you did! ~ Namaste 💜     Live Session Info: I host free weekly 'live sessions.'  Please check them out and join me! Aura Mindfulness app Insight Timer Meditation app JUNO app     Visit my Website and The Wisdom Archives ~ meditations, sacred teachings, guidance and wisdom for your life ~   Podcast Audio Engineer: Pavel Kirpikau Music: Eternell          

~ scroll to bottom to play ~ Overcome The Ruminating Mind The WISDOM podcast  Season 5  Episode 149 ~ We hold live Q & A Sessions inside the Juno app.  This is a special feature included in your Premium Membership.   A personal space for you to have your questions answered in real time + to connect and dialogue together. Join us for Open Heart Fridays - live Q & A in Juno.   This episode of ask dorothy - inspired by a real life client story lends itself to all people who have struggled with fear based thoughts and in particular the compulsive thought loops that occur in rumination. Inside this Episode: ~ What is rumination? ~ What are 'thought loops' and why do they happen? ~ Simple techniques that work to help you disengage from this repetitive cycle of thinking ~ The impact of OCD compulsions ~ The four primary triggers that drive thought loops ~ How facing your fears and living with them creates self-mastery and personal growth ~ The psychological interplay between the conscious and unconscious mind and how to break the loop ~ How allowing the intrusive or ruminating thought to be present without attempting to 'fix it' allows anxiety to eventually dissipate on its own ~ When medication can help and how it works in the brain * If you would like my help to overcome ruminations and thought loops, please reach out to me. + Join us inside The JUNO app for  The BOOK of LOVE💗 30 Wisdom Teachings to Inspire an Ascended Consciousness of Spiritual Divine Love ~ Watch the Video here ~ Listen to a sample of Day One (and each day) here in Juno   Subscribe to My weekly WISDOM Notes here📝 ~    Download The Juno app here   ~ Book a Discovery Session Let's work together! Book a First Coaching/Therapy session here...     Work with Me + Transformational Coaching      JUNO 💜 Love-Heal-Transform Meditation ~ Mental Health ~ Spirituality ~ Self-Love *As a special 'podcast listener' use this link for $5 off your first month of JUNO Premium!    Promo Code:  WISDOMPODCAST   Each month inside The JUNO app we post curated inspirational messages, wisdom and love. It's a way for you to experience another aspect of what we offer in Juno - A sacred community and a positive way to connect with other like-minded individuals ~ to celebrate life and its sacred teachings.     ~ Journey with me!  Subscribe to the podcast and enjoy each episode as they are released twice weekly + write a review and share the love (share this episode with someone you love! 💟👌) ~ Namaste 💗   Become a Patron of The WISDOM podcast here I would love if you did! ~ Namaste 💜     Live Session Info: I host free weekly 'live sessions.'  Please check them out and join me! Aura Mindfulness app Insight Timer Meditation app JUNO app     Visit my Website and The Wisdom Archives ~ meditations, sacred teachings, guidance and wisdom for your life ~   Podcast Audio Engineer: Pavel Kirpikau Music: Eternell          

What Therapy Can Do For You The WISDOM podcast  Season 2  Episode 44   - If you have ever wondered what a session of therapy could do, this episode is for you. - TIMESTAMPS:  My Introduction and What Therapy Can Do For You: 💜 :00  |  My Client's Diagnosis of Bipolar:  1:55 |  Therapy is Far More Than Talking About the Past:  3:02 |  The Two Positive Outcomes of Therapy That We Will Always Arrive at Together:  3:36  |  Even After Healing Has Been Complete...  5:02  |  Think of Therapy As a Healing Paradigm:  7:17  |  Therapy Teaches You About Yourself:  9:16  |  The Tools and Best Practices of Therapy:  15:28  |  Good Therapy Is...  19:56  |  My Client: An Afterward:  24:13  |  Three Reflective Questions PDF:  26:52  |  The JUNO app:  27:59  |  Podcast Theme Outro:  28:47  |   How does one identify, effectively all of the ways that therapy can be of help? How do we do this without embracing the experience itself when the idea of talking with someone can be overwhelming for some who don’t know where to begin, or how it can truly help?   TRUTH SERUM:  In the past, the stigma associated with mental health has been a deterrent to seeking therapy. What we are witnessing now, in this turbulent time of ongoing change and uncertainty, and with millions of people all over the world, experiencing more alone time and isolation than in any other time during their life, the effects of prolonged stress and the lack of support of mental health strategies and skills needed to live a healthy and productive and happy life; make it important to have the best therapeutic practices that are accessible by all people and in all languages and as much as possible - affordable and or free.   REAL CLIENT STORIES:  When my client (who was), diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age 18, some 20 years later, is in a spell of low affect, when her cognitive ability is challenged ~ simple processing tasks are impeded. It is more difficult for her to make decisions for example, and to feel motivated to complete daily tasks. Her usual upbeat and larger than life personality becomes submersed in what is now a quiet and somber, depressed version of herself, one that lacks confidence, and is often tormented by thoughts of ‘being a burden’ to her loved ones. Her words to me in these moments as well as when she is feeling ‘like herself’ and happy again, are substantial to us all. She reaffirms the simple truth: ‘Your mental health means everything’. She is right.   A-HA MOMENTS:  Therapy is far more than talking about a traumatic childhood event and reliving its scaring impact.  In fact, the way that it helps best to deconstruct a past event or trauma is to examine it from an enlightened perspective; to understand the situation and the context in a way that allows for healing, forgiveness, acceptance, peace – and the idea that whatever happened, and for whatever was done “to you”, there are always going to be two positive outcomes that we will arrive at together. (1) The first is a more accurate comprehension and understanding of the situation and the new insights and discoveries that arise out of a search for greater meaning and from that, the ability to come to acceptance. Acceptance does not mean agreement with what has happened, but rather the willingness to acknowledge what has already occurred. This allows you to psychologically move into a place of action; of rendering what will be the action that you need to take whether as an approach to how you think or what physical actions will help support you best. (2) Second, healing occurs when you hold acceptance of ‘what is’, emotional, psychological, cognitive, spiritual, and often physical in the relief of symptoms that were once related to the situation of the past and your perspective of it. This healing is the return to your wholeness that you, that we all - are inherently seeking.   PRACTICAL WISDOM: Even after the majority of healing has been completed, therapy can continue to be a place where one experiences growth in other areas of one’s life ~ and hence the ripple effect of what it means to learn and discover more (about one’s self, including the different choices one may choose with greater understanding and perspective). As a side note, it’s not about making excuses for someone’s behavior, or disavowing your feelings and how you have been impacted by a situation or another. Rather, examining the past from the vantage point of a different perspective that I or another therapist can help with, brings new insight and awareness that allows for healing and to alleviate some or all of the pain and suffering that one may have been holding onto. ----more---- I’ve listed three reflective questions to get your started in your inner work here, in a free downloadable pdf. You may want to use these questions as journal prompts if you already have a journal writing practice in place. These questions will help guide you to know yourself even better and to take the steps of positive change.   Sharing the wisdom and beauty of divine love with you... Namaste 💗   *If you have a question or if you would like my guidance or help, please reach out to me:  [email protected] Find all Episodes of The WISDOM podcast here   Love in your inbox?  Subscribe to my weekly WISDOM Notes here   A generous 'thank you' to Audio Engineer, P. Kirpikau for your excellent work!  radioplato      

The Practice of 'Letting Go' 'ask dorothy' The WISDOM podcast  Season 5  Episode 145 ~    Letting go is the precursor to relief, calm, peace and the beginning of joy. Letting go is the important first step to then choosing what you will hold instead.   Letting go means that you've first examined a thought, a situation, a behaviour of your own or of someone else, and to the best of your awareness you've been able to answer: Is there truth to my thought? Are my thoughts 100% true and accurate?   True letting go is about the willingness you give each and every moment to live the present before you. This new breath, this reliable instance, this grace that becomes the catalyst for living true to all of your being ~ because the moments you need to fix are the ones that have already happened. And while they are unchangeable they are often fixable.   ~ Namaste 💗   + Join us inside The JUNO app for  The BOOK of LOVE💗 30 Wisdom Teachings to Inspire an Ascended Consciousness of Spiritual Divine Love ~ Watch the Video here ~ Listen to a sample of Day One (and each day) here in Juno   Subscribe to My weekly WISDOM Notes here📝 ~    Download The Juno app here   ~ Book a Discovery Session Let's work together! Book a First Coaching/Therapy session here...     Work with Me + Transformational Coaching      JUNO 💜 Love-Heal-Transform Meditation ~ Mental Health ~ Spirituality ~ Self-Love *As a special 'podcast listener' use this link for $5 off your first month of JUNO Premium!    Promo Code:  WISDOMPODCAST   Each month inside The JUNO app we post curated inspirational messages, wisdom and love. It's a way for you to experience another aspect of what we offer in Juno - A sacred community and a positive way to connect with other like-minded individuals ~ to celebrate life and its sacred teachings.     ~ Journey with me!  Subscribe to the podcast and enjoy each episode as they are released twice weekly + write a review and share the love (share this episode with someone you love! 💟👌) ~ Namaste 💗   Become a Patron of The WISDOM podcast here I would love if you did! ~ Namaste 💜     Live Session Info: I host free weekly 'live sessions.'  Please check them out and join me! Aura Mindfulness app Insight Timer Meditation app JUNO app     Visit my Website and The Wisdom Archives ~ meditations, sacred teachings, guidance and wisdom for your life ~   Podcast Audio Engineer: Pavel Kirpikau Music: Eternell        

The Integration Your Sacred Calling to Life The WISDOM podcast  Season 5  Episode 142 ~ Universal truth is the path of all love into each real world moment. It is the foreshadowing of what creates true miracles - the healing of relationships - out of conflict, strife, suffering into understanding, patience, kindness, love...   Its the democracy of culture - of living in harmony with each other - of sacred ground that finds a path and conviction towards lending one's self to witness the greater truth (and freedom) of life. Truth as the context for which all miracles and desires are born out of love and only love. Loving kindness is the condition for how we may choose to be unto our self. In the grace of all miracles - in the happenstance of true power led by affirming words and the conditions of kindness, respect, honesty and right action. The Integration is your sacred calling to life.  It is living your spiritual awakening. You have embodied a way of being that no longer fits with what you have lived before. ~ Namaste and love to you 💗   ~ + Join us inside The JUNO app for  The BOOK of LOVE💗 30 Wisdom Teachings to Inspire an Ascended Consciousness of Spiritual Divine Love ~ Watch the Video here ~ Listen to a sample of Day One (and each day) here in Juno   Subscribe to My weekly WISDOM Notes here📝 ~    Download The Juno app here   ~ Book a Discovery Session Let's work together! Book a First Coaching/Therapy session here...     Work with Me + Transformational Coaching      JUNO 💜 Love-Heal-Transform Meditation ~ Mental Health ~ Spirituality ~ Self-Love *As a special 'podcast listener' use this link for $5 off your first month of JUNO Premium!    Promo Code:  WISDOMPODCAST   Each month inside The JUNO app we post curated inspirational messages, wisdom and love. It's a way for you to experience another aspect of what we offer in Juno - A sacred community and a positive way to connect with other like-minded individuals ~ to celebrate life and its sacred teachings.     ~ Journey with me!  Subscribe to the podcast and enjoy each episode as they are released twice weekly + write a review and share the love (share this episode with someone you love! 💟👌) ~ Namaste 💗   Become a Patron of The WISDOM podcast here I would love if you did! ~ Namaste 💜     Live Session Info: I host free weekly 'live sessions.'  Please check them out and join me! Aura Mindfulness app Insight Timer Meditation app JUNO app     Visit my Website and The Wisdom Archives ~ meditations, sacred teachings, guidance and wisdom for your life ~   Podcast Audio Engineer: Pavel Kirpikau Music: Eternell        

The Third Awakening The WISDOM podcast  Season 5  Episode 141 ~ The third awakening is the path and the passage ~ the dawn of new beginnings of awakened consciousness that holds the brilliance that each one of us feels ~ as love; in the effortless thrill of what all is here.   ~~~ The third awakening is the conscious recognition of your divinity. It is your recognition and journey back to unite with the very source of which you came from. In this state, ego dissolves.  Thoughts become one with God.   ~ Namaste and love to you 💗   ~ + Join us inside The JUNO app for your #NEW beginning ~ brought to life. 🌸BLOOM🌸 A 30 Day Personal Renewal Journey Built Around Your 'NEW' ~ Watch the Video here ~   Subscribe to My weekly WISDOM Notes here📝 ~    Download The Juno app here   ~ Book a Discovery Session here Let's work together!  Book a Therapy session here...     Work with Me + Transformational Coaching      JUNO 💜 Love-Heal-Transform Meditation ~ Mental Health ~ Spirituality ~ Self-Love *As a special 'podcast listener' use this link for $5 off your first month of JUNO Premium!    Promo Code:  WISDOMPODCAST   Each month inside The JUNO app we post curated inspirational messages, wisdom and love. It's a way for you to experience another aspect of what we offer in Juno - A sacred community and a positive way to connect with other like-minded individuals ~ to celebrate life and its sacred teachings.     ~ Journey with me!  Subscribe to the podcast and enjoy each episode as they are released twice weekly + write a review and share the love (share this episode with someone you love! 💟👌) ~ Namaste 💗   Become a Patron of The WISDOM podcast here I would love if you did! ~ Namaste 💜     Live Session Info: I host free weekly 'live sessions.'  Please check them out and join me! Aura Mindfulness app Insight Timer Meditation app JUNO app     Visit my Website and The Wisdom Archives ~ meditations, sacred teachings, guidance and wisdom for your life ~   Podcast Audio Engineer: Pavel Kirpikau Music: Eternell        

What Are You Mirroring? The Neuroscience Of Emotional Bonding  |  'ask dorothy' The WISDOM podcast  Season 5  Episode 140 ~    In this Episode:   We'll look at the mechanism and function of mirror neurons; how they came to be discovered ~ and what we know from indirect evidence through fMSI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) in humans. All to which sheds light on why we learn through observing the behavior of others ~ and why being in the presence of difficult, angry, unkind and toxic people, whether we are watching them in the media or they are in front of us, has such an negative, diminishing and at times an aggressive influence on how we feel and act. ~    I also want to share how... Understanding and using mirroring behavior is actually a skill that you can develop ~ that will enable you to create rapport and connection with others. Helpful in business and in your relationships, mirroring behavior is a life skill.  As you mindfully live confident, calm, and self-empowered, you mirror this widely positive behavior with all others ~ and it becomes a tool of healing conflict and unresolved hurts of the past. Let me show you.   ~ Namaste 💗   🌸BLOOM🌸 A 30 Day Personal Renewal Journey Built Around Your 'NEW' ~ Watch the VIdeo here ~   Subscribe to My weekly WISDOM Notes here📝 ~    Download The Juno app here   ~ Book a Discovery Session here Let's work together!  Book a Therapy session here...     Work with Me + Transformational Coaching      JUNO 💜 Love-Heal-Transform Meditation ~ Mental Health ~ Spirituality ~ Self-Love *As a special 'podcast listener' use this link for $5 off your first month of JUNO Premium!    Promo Code:  WISDOMPODCAST   Each month inside The JUNO app we post curated inspirational messages, wisdom and love. It's a way for you to experience another aspect of what we offer in Juno - A sacred community and a positive way to connect with other like-minded individuals ~ to celebrate life and its sacred teachings.     ~ Journey with me!  Subscribe to the podcast and enjoy each episode as they are released twice weekly + write a review and share the love (share this episode with someone you love! 💟) ~ Namaste 💗   Become a Patron of The WISDOM podcast here I would love if you did! ~ Namaste 💜   Visit my Website ~ Meditations, sacred teachings, guidance and wisdom for your life ~   Podcast Audio Engineer: Pavel Kirpikau Music: Eternell          

ONIRA ~ A Meditation for Dreaming ~ The WISDOM podcast  Season 5  Episode 139 ~ Aspirations, sacred visions, and the subconscious experienced through my open heart ~ allowing for the integration of suppressed feelings, memories, and beliefs stored in the subconscious.   ~~~ Dreams ~ the keeper of all of my visions and my call to life beyond now. Dreams ~ I continue to remember all of my faithful acts of kindness and love.   ~ Namaste and love to you 💗   ~ + Join us inside The JUNO app for your #NEW beginning ~ brought to life. 🌸BLOOM🌸 A 30 Day Personal Renewal Journey Built Around Your 'NEW' ~ Watch the Video here ~   Subscribe to My weekly WISDOM Notes here📝 ~    Download The Juno app here   ~ Book a Discovery Session here Let's work together!  Book a Therapy session here...     Work with Me + Transformational Coaching      JUNO 💜 Love-Heal-Transform Meditation ~ Mental Health ~ Spirituality ~ Self-Love *As a special 'podcast listener' use this link for $5 off your first month of JUNO Premium!    Promo Code:  WISDOMPODCAST   Each month inside The JUNO app we post curated inspirational messages, wisdom and love. It's a way for you to experience another aspect of what we offer in Juno - A sacred community and a positive way to connect with other like-minded individuals ~ to celebrate life and its sacred teachings.     ~ Journey with me!  Subscribe to the podcast and enjoy each episode as they are released twice weekly + write a review and share the love (share this episode with someone you love! 💟👌) ~ Namaste 💗   Become a Patron of The WISDOM podcast here I would love if you did! ~ Namaste 💜     Live Session Info: I host free weekly 'live sessions.'  Please check them out and join me! Aura Mindfulness app Insight Timer Meditation app JUNO app     Visit my Website and The Wisdom Archives ~ meditations, sacred teachings, guidance and wisdom for your life ~   Podcast Audio Engineer: Pavel Kirpikau Music: Eternell        

A New Day ~ A Morning Meditation ~ The WISDOM podcast  Season 5  Episode 138 ~ Morning is perhaps the best time to meditate. It begins the seeds of your day and it gives you an opportunity to reflect, to contemplate, and to go inward and connect with your own internal rhythm. Morning is also a beautiful time of day to set intentions ~ and with those seeds ~ what is truly desired ~ setting in motion for what you will create. I wish for you after listening ~ a truly beautiful new day in your life. ~ Namaste 💗   ~~~ "A tender offering unto myself. The sacred ground of remembering. I live in the comfort of greater miracles I continue to call forth."   ~ Namaste and love to you 💗   ~ + Join us inside The JUNO app for your #NEW beginning ~ brought to life. 🌸BLOOM🌸 A 30 Day Personal Renewal Journey Built Around Your 'NEW' ~ Watch the VIdeo here ~   Subscribe to My weekly WISDOM Notes here📝 ~    Download The Juno app here   ~ Book a Discovery Session here Let's work together!  Book a Therapy session here...     Work with Me + Transformational Coaching      JUNO 💜 Love-Heal-Transform Meditation ~ Mental Health ~ Spirituality ~ Self-Love *As a special 'podcast listener' use this link for $5 off your first month of JUNO Premium!    Promo Code:  WISDOMPODCAST   Each month inside The JUNO app we post curated inspirational messages, wisdom and love. It's a way for you to experience another aspect of what we offer in Juno - A sacred community and a positive way to connect with other like-minded individuals ~ to celebrate life and its sacred teachings.     ~ Journey with me!  Subscribe to the podcast and enjoy each episode as they are released twice weekly + write a review and share the love (share this episode with someone you love! 💟👌) ~ Namaste 💗   Become a Patron of The WISDOM podcast here I would love if you did! ~ Namaste 💜     Live Session Info: I host free weekly 'live sessions.'  Please check them out and join me! Aura Mindfulness app Insight Timer Meditation app JUNO app     Visit my Website and The Wisdom Archives ~ meditations, sacred teachings, guidance and wisdom for your life ~   Podcast Audio Engineer: Pavel Kirpikau Music: Eternell