Inner Work: A Spiritual Growth Podcast

Understanding how our ego selves operate (as opposed to what it feels like when we're aligned with our Higher Selves) is ESSENTIAL on the path of spiritual growth and evolution.
This episode of INNER WORK breaks down 4 key differences between your ego self and Higher Self so you can learn how to tell them apart and shift from an egoic perspective or state of being to a much higher, clearer, wiser vibration whenever you need to.
Key takeaways & topics covered:
Ego is the MASK you wear to survive: concerned with survival, status, appearance, how others perceive you, maintaining SAFE social standing, avoiding rejection, and staying safe in your community through conforming and not rocking the boat.
Your Higher Self guides you toward highest expansion, becoming your most authentic, self-realized, joyful, peaceful, purposeful Self: focused on evolution, purpose, alignment, Soul calling, personal & collective growth, and abundance.
Ego is limited to linear time & space and this ONE lifetime; Higher Self exists beyond linear time & space, holds accumulated wisdom from prior lifetimes, and extends beyond this physical lifetime.
Push-and-pull dynamic: Higher Self calls you toward expansion and forward momentum; ego pushes back with fear, self-doubt, overthinking, perfectionism, lack of trust (especially at breakthrough moments like quitting a career, investing in yourself, or bold steps) equating change with death and familiarity with safety.
Ego is self-obsessed and myopic, whereas your Higher Self cares about the greater whole, collective well-being, and guides you with wisdom, clarity, respect of Self & others (even when in conflict) without harm, revenge, or violating boundaries. Watch to recognize common ego tactics, see beyond them, and follow your Higher Self toward your greatest evolution and alignment.
Watch this as a video episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bIZS1Ya7sdQ
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Music & editing by G. Demers
Inner Work 2026 All Rights Reserved.

The Akashic Records, also known as the "Book of Life", are a vast storehouse of information and Universal guidance.
As their name implies, the Records "record" all of our deeds, actions, choices, etc across all dimensions of time and space. 
As a Divine tool, the Records give you access to higher consciousness, quantum healing, and powerful life-changing insights. 
And the best thing - EVERYONE has the Divine birthright to access and read the Akashic Records, under certain ethical guidelines and with a clean and pure intention.
In this episode of INNER WORK, we'll explore:
how the Akashic Records can help you shift your perspective and shed "human density"
why we sometimes believe we won't be able to access the Records, or that we don't have the necessary gifts or intuition (including the false belief that we have to be "psychic" to read the Records)
overcoming the negative conditioning & limiting beliefs that prevent you from tapping as FULLY as you can into the Akashic Field
reclaiming your inherent worthiness, deep intuition, and ability to connect to Divine Source ANY time
Watch this as a video episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7vlEFG_ip7A
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Thank you for being here, doing your inner work, and leading the way for others with your light. It makes a difference!
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INNER WORK was recently named in FeedSpot's Top 45 Dream Life Podcasts: https://podcast.feedspot.com/dream_life_podcasts/
Thank you FeedSpot for including us!
Music & editing by G. Demers
Inner Work 2026 All Rights Reserved.

Akashic Records Meditation to Melt Away Stress, Tension, and Anxiety
As a tool of psychospiritual healing, the Akashic Records give us access to a dimension FAR beyond the 3D, ego-based reality we're currently living in.
When we tap into the Records (or the "Akashic Field"), we're tapping into this higher dimension of Unconditional Love, Truth, Peace, and Divine Assistance.
Many people report that connecting to the Records feels like "coming home." There's a sense of relief, of burdens being lifted, of being able to access a higher, broader, and wiser perspective & state of being.
So, let's harness the healing power of the Akashic Records to melt away stress, tension, and anxiety. In this meditation, we'll open the Records together and do a guided practice to release tension & stress from your body and/or mind.
Thank you for being here, and please share what you experience through this meditation! You can always connect by sending a note to [email protected]
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Inner Work 2026 All Rights Reserved.

Akashic Records Forecast for January 2026
Happy New Year, dear listener and fellow Lightworker on the path!
In the first episode of INNER WORK of 2026, we'll explore:
guidance & key themes from the Akashic Records for January 2026
overview of 2026 as a whole, and new potentials opening up this year
where the Records are suggesting we focus our intention, energy, and inner work in January 2026
understanding what's going on at the personal AND collective levels, from the Records' perspective
key concepts and questions from the Records for this month 
Thank you for being here, doing your inner work, and leading the way for others with your light. It makes a difference!
You can now watch this as a video episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/C8fwfgaFbbg
Check out my previous video "What are the Akashic Records?": https://youtu.be/luWbkNre9xQ
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Being spiritual doesn't mean we have to be ZEN all the time. (Thank God!)
You don't have to be a doormat - or an emotionless robot - to be a deeply spiritual, evolved, awakened human.
At the end of the day, spirituality can look a LOT of different ways, and you have to find your own unique expression of spirituality that feels aligned and true to YOU.
In this episode of INNER WORK, we'll explore: 
genuine spirituality as being connected to your authentic Self (which might be zen but might also be boisterous, playful, emotional, sarcastic, witty, loud, or many other things at times!)
being spiritual doesn't mean you have to be a doormat or have NO reactions to anything ever
how your Higher Self will sometimes guide you to be LOUDER, to speak up, to be firm, to tell someone to back off, to set stronger boundaries, etc.
not putting undue pressure on yourself to meet some impossible "ideal" of spirituality that's disconnected from the day-to-day realities and emotions we experience as humans
giving yourself grace to be human AND spiritual at the same time
Watch this as a video episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Rd71GNTt83U
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Join my email community and get access to my free Akashic Records Mini Course + weekly newsletter: https://josephinehardman.com/akashic-records-intro/
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Connect through my website: https://josephinehardman.com
Thank you for being here, doing your inner work, and leading the way for others with your light. It makes a difference!
Music & editing by G. Demers
Inner Work 2025 All Rights Reserved.