Episodes
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âLove yourselfâ has become a popular adage in the self-help and spirituality space. But there also seems to be some confusion, resistance, and stress around the idea of self-love. I know people who are so kind and loving to others but can be shockingly hard on themselves. Iâve also seen many spiritual students beating themselves up for having judgmental thoughts, giving into addictive behavior, or not being able to keep up with their self-care routineâmyself included!
In this solo episode, Iâm looking back at my own journey in learning to love myself and exploring the practice of self-love in a more accessible and compassionate way.
What if you donât have to admire who you are or take a luxurious bubble bath in candlelight to love yourself (although these would certainly be nice)? What if loving yourself is simply about accepting all of you without judgment, no matter what youâre thinking, feeling, or doing?
I talk about:
* What does it really mean to love yourself?
* What makes self-love so challenging?
* How I forgave myself and began the journey of self-love
* A few of my favorite self-love practices
* Beyond self-love: Who am I, really?
⊠and more!
Connect with Rieko & When We Are Healed
* Substack | whenwearehealed.com
* Instagram | @whenwearehealed
* YouTube | @whenwearehealed
* Website | rieko.co
Mentioned
* Episode 002. Healing relationships at the core through ACIM â with Meghan Cefalu
* Episode 003. Emotions are meant to be felt, not figured out â with Allison Pelot
* Jennifer Hadley
Credits
* Original Music: Jeff Shreve
* Editor: Sonic Highlark
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Most of us learned to ignore or suppress our emotions in order to get by in this world. Even as spiritual seekers and self-help enthusiasts, we may still avoid feeling our emotions by judging, analyzing, and trying to control them. Suppressed emotions get trapped in our bodies and begin to cry out for attention in different ways such as chronic stress, looping negative thoughts, waves of even more turbulent emotions, or physical dis-ease.
But as bestselling author Allison Pelot explains in this episode, an emotion is energy-in-motion. By simply acknowledging and feeling it, it can begin to move and clear out. And as we do this for ourselves, we can begin to hold space for others to do the same. The potential impact of this practice is limitless.
We talk about:
* What an emotion actually is, and how to alchemize its energy by feeling it
* Allisonâs personal journey â from her upbringing as a competitive gymnast, to becoming a mother and an in-demand personal trainer â and how she learned to create space for herself and feel her emotions amidst various life challenges
* How to hold space for ourselves and others when we are triggered
* Is expressing an emotion the same as feeling it?
* How Allison helps people thrive through her holistic wellness and personal growth offerings
⊠and more!
About the guest
Allison Pelot is the author of Amazon best seller, Finally Thriving and the creator of the Finally Thriving Program. She is a holistic personal trainer and a personal growth guide. She teaches you how to connect deeply with yourself by creating a self-care practice that will both nurture your spirit and honor your personal expression. Her teachings include; Creating a foundation of holistic health, connecting with your higher expression, the power of being in pure presence and activating your inner creativity. Allison empowers people to feel creative, get curious about their health and excited to express themselves in a way that is deeply healing. She believes that honoring yourself is the quickest way to becoming the highest version of yourself.
Connect with Allison
* Website | allisonpelot.com
* Bestselling Book | Finally Thriving
* Instagram | @allisonpelot_
* YouTube | @allisonpelot
Connect with Rieko & When We Are Healed
* Substack | whenwearehealed.com
* Instagram | @whenwearehealed
* YouTube | @whenwearehealed
* Website | rieko.co
Credits
* Original Music: Jeff Shreve
* Editor: Sonic Highlark
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So much of the stress and heartbreak we experience in our relationships come from wanting the other person to fulfill us, and trying to control them so that we can be happy. A Course In Miracles calls this a special relationshipâa relationship based on fear, separation, and conditions.
In this episode, ACIM-based spiritual counselor Meghan Cefalu shares about the process that she and her husband went through to give their relationship over to the Holy Spirit, or their highest self, and allowed it to be transformed over the course of a decadeâfrom a special relationship to a holy relationshipâa relationship based on unconditional love and total freedom.
We talk about:
· What is spiritual counseling?
· 3 core beliefs of the ego that causes suffering
· A holy relationship according to ACIM: Loving someone in a way they feel free
· How Meghan and her husband allowed their relationship to be transformed
· Stories of healing and transformation in Meghanâs spiritual counseling clients
⊠and more!
About the guest
Megan Cefalu is a spiritual counselor, energy worker and ordained minister. In 2019 she shifted her career from congregational ministry to one on one spiritual counseling in order to support spiritual seekers on their awakening journey.
Connect with Meghan
* Website | meghancefalu.com
* Instagram | @meghancefalu
Connect with Rieko & When We Are Healed
* Substack | whenwearehealed.com
* Instagram | @whenwearehealed
* YouTube | @whenwearehealed
* Website | rieko.co
Mentioned
* A Course In Miracles
* Jennifer Hadley
* Aaron Abke â The Three Beliefs of Ego
* ThĂch Nháș„t HáșĄnhâs book True Love â source of Meghanâs favorite quote**
* Eckhart Tolle â The Power of Now**
* Rieko.co â My holistic web design studio
**Affiliate link â Purchasing a copy of the book through this link on Bookshop.org will benefit independent bookstores as well as this podcast.
Credits
* Original Music: Jeff Shreve
* Editor: Sonic Highlark
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Hello and welcome! Iâm Rieko Yamanaka, a certified spiritual counselor, creative professional, and the host of this podcast. In this very first episode, I give an introduction of the show and share a little bit about myself and my healing journey.
I talk about:
* An overview of this podcast
* A Course In Miracles workbook lesson that inspired the title
* My backstory: Years of not feeling good enough
* How practicing ACIM changed my life
* A prayer for your healing journey
Connect with Rieko
Website | rieko.co
Substack | whenwearehealed.com
Instagram | @whenwearehealed
YouTube | @WhenWeAreHealed
Mentioned
A Course In Miracles â Workbook lesson 137
Jennifer Hadley
Credits
Original Music: Jeff Shreve
Editor: Sonic Highlark
All quotes are from A Course in Miracles, copyright ©1992, 1999, 2007 by the Foundation for Inner Peace, 448 Ignacio Blvd., #306, Novato, CA 94949, www.acim.org, used with permission.
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