# The Litmus Test for Inner Work

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Podcast: [Deep Psychology](https://stenobird.com/podcast/deep-psychology-6651282)
Published: 2026-06-11T19:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.deep-psychology.com
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## Resource

This is how you know whether you're doing proper inner work or not. Very simple, but very powerful. This is a snippet from my Wednesday 10/6 episode, Real vs Fake Inner Work (#148).

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