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Coming Home to Yourself · Just Be True ~ A Soul-Led Podcast

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Hello, hello, welcome back to Just Be True, a
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soul -led podcast. I'm Summer and today is a
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special episode because we are closing out season
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one. This season has been such a beautiful unfolding
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because not every topic has been easy, not because
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every conversation has been light, but because
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each episode has carried us deeper into what
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it. truly means to return home to ourselves,
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to release old roles, to soften the survival
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patterns, to honor grief, to trust the quiet
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and to choose the calm, and to become grounded
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and to remember that our intuition is not something
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we have to chase. And as I look back over this
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first season, I can feel the thread that has
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been weaving through every episode. You know,
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because this podcast was born from a deep desire
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to live authentically, to strip away the mask
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and the expectations and the old stories, and
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to remember who we truly are beneath all of the
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roles that we've played, all of the seasons that
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we've survived, all of the identities we thought
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we had to become in order to be loved, accepted,
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safe, or successful. So this season has wrapped
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all of that up into a beautiful, beautiful ending.
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So I say welcome back to Just Be True, a soul
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-led podcast. Again, I am Summer, and for more
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than a decade, I've helped hundreds of women
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navigate deeply transformative life experiences,
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such as career transitions. grief, healing through
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major life changes like divorce and loss, and
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by reconnecting with their inner voice and spiritual
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awareness. Through energy healing, meditations,
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intuitive practices, and spiritual teachings,
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I support them in realigning with their truth,
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rebuilding their confidence, and learning to
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trust themselves in a whole new way. And today,
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We're wrapping up season one and revisiting how
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this season's season has honored our returning
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home to ourselves. In so many ways, season one
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has all been asking the question, who are you
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when you stop trying to be who you thought you
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had to be? So who you are when you're no longer
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having to hold everything together. Who are you
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when life gets quiet? When grief changes you?
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Or when calm begins to feel like home? Who are
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you when your intuition is no longer something
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outside of you, but something already moving
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through you? And maybe the answer is not something
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we arrive at all at once. Because coming home
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to yourself is not one dramatic movement of clarity.
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It can be a series of gentle returns. It can
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be a breath, a pause, a choice, a moment of honesty,
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a willingness to stop abandoning yourself in
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order to keep up with the version of life that
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no longer fits you. In episode one, we began
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to release the identity of the fixer and the
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doer. We explored the tender question, who are
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you when you no longer need to hold everything
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together? And for many of us, being the capable
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one became a survival strategy. We learned to
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anticipate needs. We managed emotional temperatures
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in the room. We figured things out. We stay useful,
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and we keep going. And for a while, that identity
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may have protected us. It may have helped us
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feel safe, feel needed, helped us belong. But
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eventually, what once protected us began to limit
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us. And there comes a time when our soul starts
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whispering, you don't have to carry all of this
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anymore. You don't have to prove your value through
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exhaustion, and you don't have to earn your place
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to be everything for everyone else. You don't
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have to earn that. And that can feel extremely
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unsettling because if you're not fixing, if you're
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not doing, if you're not holding it all together,
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then who are you? And that's the question. You
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know, it's not a punishment. It's a question.
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You should explore and dive deeper into It is
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an opening it is a beginning to meet yourself
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beyond the roles that have been put on you Beyond
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the over functioning the Beyond the responsibility
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Beyond the emotional labor Beyond the version
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of you who learn how to how to survive by being
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needed. And what we began to see in this episode
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is that your worth is never tied to your output.
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Your value is never dependent on how much you
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carry. And you are not here to be an infrastructure
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for everyone else's life. You are here to be
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living a breathing expression of your own soul.
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And that is an amazing acknowledgement. Then
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in episode two, we moved into what happens after
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survival mode. So that strange, quiet place where
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nothing is necessarily wrong, but everything
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feels different. This is the part of healing
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and transformation that we don't always talk
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about. Because when we spent years being on,
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years responding, managing, pushing through anticipation
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and performing through strength, calm doesn't
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always feel peaceful at first. Sometimes calm
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can feel extremely unfamiliar. Sometimes that
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stillness feels like something is missing. And
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sometimes your body doesn't know what to do when
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there's no crisis to solve. And that does not
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mean that you are failing or falling apart or
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off. It simply means that your nervous system
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is learning something new. It means your identity
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is loosening its grip on who you had to be so
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you can begin to discover who you are without
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bracing. And that space can feel very messy.
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It's less driven, less urgent, less defined.
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But that doesn't mean you're lost. It means that
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you are integrating. It means that your system
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is reorganizing around safety instead of pressure.
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And that kind of transition takes gentleness.
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It takes patience. It takes learning to say,
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nothing is wrong. I'm not falling apart. I'm
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learning how to live without bracing. And that
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can be extremely freeing in a world that can
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put so much pressure on us externally. So then
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in episode three, we talked about grief. We all
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go through grief in some point in our life. So
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grief is not only about losing someone we love,
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the grief... Grief can be losing a season, a
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role, an identity, a version of life that we
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once understood. Because grief is not only about
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death. Grief is about change. And it's about
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the ache that comes when something familiar is
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no longer available the same way. And it's sometimes
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even the change. is aligned even when we know
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something new is forming there can still be a
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sadness for what was and both can be true. You
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can be grateful for the new chapter and still
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miss the old one. I mean I do quite often and
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you know sometimes when you know something is
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right and still grieve what it cost you and to
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be expanding can still feel very tender. This
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is something I've come to understand deeply in
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the last year. So when life changes, we don't
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only move forward, we also have to allow ourselves
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the honor to honor what we're leaving behind.
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the structure, the familiarity, the version of
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ourselves that knew how to operate in the old
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ways. And sometimes the grief is because we want
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that life back. Sometimes we grieve the familiar.
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And there's also a grief in releasing who we
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once were, you know. the survival, the one who
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hustled, the one who stayed small and safe to
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stay safe, the one who held everything together
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and the one who never needed help. And because,
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you know, when we're becoming who we are and
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we're being asked to release identities that
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once gave us shape, that kind of release. can
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feel destabilizing, but it is deeply freeing
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because you're not losing yourself. You're expanding
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beyond one single role. You meet the version
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of you that exists outside of being needed, outside
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of being productive, outside of being required.
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And that version of you is still worthy and something
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that you can honor. with great pride then in
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episode four we explored the quiet seasons you
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know those times when your intuition feels quieter
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your clarity feels softer your connections feel
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less active your inner world feels less defined
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And for those of us who are on a spiritual or
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intuitive path, that can feel confusing because
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we may wonder, am I disconnected? Am I losing
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something here? Why can't I feel things the way
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I used to? But those quiet seasons are not a
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disconnection. Sometimes they're simply a recalibration.
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Sometimes your energy is adjusting, your awareness
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is deepening and your nervous system is stabilizing
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to hold more. And that quiet is not empty, by
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no means is far from it. It is where something
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sacred is taking shape beneath the surface. It
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is where your intuition becomes more grounded,
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more discerned and it strengthens. where your
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gifts become less about intensity and more about
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embodiment. And that's important because we're
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not meant to chase spiritual highs forever. We're
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meant to integrate what has opened. We're meant
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to become more steady enough to live in what
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we know. So if you're in a quiet season, maybe
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nothing's taken from you at all. Maybe something
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within you is becoming more refined. And maybe
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the quiet is not the absence of connection. Maybe
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it's the part where your connection is learning
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how to become a part of who you are. And that
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is truly an awakening. Then in episode five,
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We talked about the safety as a spiritual mind
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stone, choosing calm as a sign of growth. This
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was such an important piece of the season because
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many people think spiritual growth should always
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feel expansive, emotional, intense, or dramatic.
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But sometimes to clear a sign of growth is calm.
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The moment when you're no longer reaching the
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same way, when you can stay present, when peace
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no longer feels like something you have to leave.
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And for many of us, that calm could feel unfamiliar
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at first. And we may wonder, is this enough?
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Am I missing something? Shouldn't I be doing
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more? Shouldn't I be feeling more? But calm is
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not just a pause in your growth. Calm can be
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evidence of it. It is your nervous system learning
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that it is safe to be here. Safe to receive,
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safe to rest, safe to exist without striving,
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safe to be connected without the intensity. And
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this is a huge milestone. Because true intuitive
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and spiritual expansion is not only about opening.
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It's about anchoring what has opened within you.
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It's about becoming someone who can hold clarity,
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not just access it. Someone who can remain grounded
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in their knowing without needing constant confirmation.
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And someone who can trust peace when it arrives.
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And it truly changes your whole presence in life
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all the way around. Sorry. So episode six, we
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move into grounding. Oh, and I love this episode
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because grounding became more than just a technique.
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So it became a way of understanding what it means
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to fully be here because in spiritual spaces,
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there can be this tendency to want to stay elevated,
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to stay up there, to stay in expansion, to stay
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in the mystical, the energetic, and the unseen.
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And there is a beauty in that. There absolutely
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is. but we're not here to float above the human
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experience. We are here to bring awareness into
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the soul, into our body. Grounding is not about
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becoming less spiritual. It is about becoming
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more embodied. And I absolutely love this. It's
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about allowing your intuition, your healing,
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your awareness and your connection to move through
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the lived experience. Through your choices, your
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breath, relationships, your creativity and your
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work and your presence. So grounding reminds
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us that we do not have to choose between being
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spiritually connected and fully human. were meant
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to be both. And sometimes grounding is simply
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as noticing it in your body, like taking a breath,
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stepping outside, sipping some tea, journaling,
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moving slowly, letting your energy settle back
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into yourself. Not forcing yourself to be grounded,
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but returning again and again. And truly when
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you can allow yourself to fully embody both the
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spiritual aspects, your gifts, being grounded
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and having it all within is truly magical and
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it changes the way you exist day to day. And
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then in episode seven we talked about intuition.
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You don't have to chase your intuition. And in
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this episode, it brought so much of the season
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together. Because after releasing the fixer,
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after understanding the survival mode, after
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honoring grief, trusting the quiet and choosing
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the calm, and grounding into our bodies, we arrive
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at a different relationship with intuition. One
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that is not based on chasing. not based on proving
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or forcing clarity or trying to make intuition
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louder. Instead, intuition became something that
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we notice, something we create space for, something
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that is already in relationship with and within
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us. And I shared that the imagination or the
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image of intuition as a gentle stream flowing
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through the landscape of our consciousness. It
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doesn't demand attention. It doesn't force you
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to follow it. It doesn't compete with the noise.
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It quietly nourishes the soul of your being.
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And maybe this part is what makes intuition so
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sacred. It's not separate from you or somewhere
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far away It's already part of the terrain within
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you. It's already a part of all of this And that
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brings us here today the final episode Episode
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8 of season 1 coming home to yourself Because
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I never looked You know, when I look back over
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the season, I can see that every conversation
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was really an invitation to return, to return
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to your body, your truth, your softness, your
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knowing, to your ability to feel, to rest, and
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the ability to trust yourself again. This is
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not just a podcast theme for me. This is my life.
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This is the work that I am living. This is the
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work that I am building. And in the last year,
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I left a version of success that I truly understood.
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For years, success looked like stability, a career,
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a title, benefits, seniority, a steady income,
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a system I knew how to move within and move through.
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And then life shifted. And what I've come to
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understand is that something the soul begins
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calling us for before the mind has proof of.
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Sometimes our soul knows what we're supposed
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to be doing and it starts leading us in that
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direction. And our mindset, our mental capacity
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may not have proof of it yet. Sometimes we are
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guided into a new chapter before every piece
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makes sense. Sometimes we're asked to trust the
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next step without being handed in the entire
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roadmap of knowing exactly where the steps are
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going to lead us or what the end result is going
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to be. And that's been my journey here with Just
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Be True. It's not just a business, it's not just
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a podcast, it's not just a collection of services
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or offerings, it's a space. A space for women
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moving through change, a space of people remembering
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who they are, and a space for those of us who
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are awakening, healing, and grieving. softening,
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rebuilding, and learning to trust ourselves in
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a whole new way. And for more than anything,
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this is becoming a community. Because one of
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the things that I know deeply is that we're not
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here to walk through this transformation in isolation.
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Yes, the inner work is extremely personal. Yes,
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there are parts of the journey that no one else
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can do but you. But we still need safe spaces.
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We still need reflection. We still need connection.
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We still need places where we can exhale and
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say, this is where I am. This is what I'm feeling.
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And this is what is changing me. And have someone
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respond with, that makes sense. You're not alone.
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You're okay, and it's going to be okay, and there
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is space for you here. This is part of what Just
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Be True is here to become, is here to become
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a place where spiritual growth feels grounded,
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where intuitive development feels safe, where
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healing does not mean fixing yourself. Where
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you do not have to perform to be strong. Where
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you do not have to have all the answers. You
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can be in the middle. You can be in development.
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You can be in your becoming. This is where you
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can be held in the process of remembering who
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you are. And maybe that's a deeper message for
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season one. You don't have to force the becoming.
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You don't have to chase the clarity. You don't
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have to rush the healing. You don't have to prove
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the growth. You don't have to hold everything
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together in order to be worthy of love, support,
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or belonging. You are allowed to soften. You
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are allowed to change. You are allowed to grieve
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what was. And you are allowed to trust the quiet
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seasons. You are allowed to choose calm, and
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you are allowed to be grounded and listen inwardly.
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You are 100 % allowed to build a life that means,
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that feels true to you and your body, not just
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the impression of the outside. You no longer
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have to live to fill the expectations of others.
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So as we close this season, I want to invite
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you into a moment of reflection. So if it feels
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comfortable, place one hand on your heart. Take
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a slow breath in. Exhale. And ask yourself, what
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part of me has been asking to be released? What
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role have I outgrown? What season am I still
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grieving? Where has calm started to enter in
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my life? Where am I being invited to stop chasing
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and start listening? Maybe most importantly,
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what would it look like to come home to myself
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in this season? It's not a version of you from
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five years ago, the one who had to survive, the
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one who had to prove themselves, not the version
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of yourself shaped by everyone else's expectations,
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but the you. The you that is here right now.
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The you that is emerging. The you that is learning
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how to live with more honesty, more softness,
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more trust, and more alignment. Because becoming
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home to yourself doesn't mean you become perfect.
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By no means is there perfection in this. It doesn't
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mean that you never struggle. It doesn't mean
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that you always feel clear and confident. But
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what it does mean, it means you stop leaving
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yourself when things feel uncertain. You learn
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to stay present in your own becoming. And you
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honor the quiet. You listen to the body. You
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trust the nudges. And you always allow yourself
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to be supported. and you remember that your truth
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is not something you have to earn. It is something
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you return to again and again. So as season one
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comes to a close, thank you so much for being
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here. Thank you for listening, for reflecting,
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and for walking through these conversations with
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me. Thank you for Being willing to explore those
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tender places, the identity shifts, the grief,
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the quiet, calm, the grounding intuition in your
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own becoming. And if the season has resonated
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with you, I hope you take time to go back and
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revisit the episodes that spoke to you most.
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Sometimes we hear something differently when
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we are in a new place. Sometimes the same message
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meets us in a deeper way when we're ready. And
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maybe this season can be something you return
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to whenever you need a reminder that you're not
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behind. You're not broken or disconnected. You're
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becoming. You're creating who you are meant to
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be. So season two will officially begin on September
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3rd. And between now and then, we'll be revisiting
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and replaying some of the most popular episodes
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from season one. So that'll help keep you engaged
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and connected. So if there was an episode that
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really spoke to you and one you feel called to
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hear again for a different reason, different
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season in your life, then this will be a beautiful
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opportunity for you to return to those messages
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with fresh ears and a new level of awareness.
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And sometimes we receive differently the second
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time. A phrase may land deeper, a reflection
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opens up something new, or a message meets us
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in a way that maybe we weren't ready for the
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first time. So I invite you to stay connected
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during the pause between seasons Revisiting the
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episodes that supported you the most and allow
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the messages to continue to unfold in your life
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But for now I want to leave you with this You
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do not have to become someone else to live a
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soul -led life Open up and become who you truly
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are Only thing you're ever asked to do is be
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true to you. So you can find all of my current
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offerings, resources, and ways to connect with
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me in the show notes. Everything is there for
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you to explore on your own time, in your own
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way. Only take what resonates with you. You don't
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need to do it all. You just need to do what feels
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right. And most importantly, more than anything
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else, Be true to you and all else will align.
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Until next time, bye.