# Feeling Like You’re Failing Spiritually, Spiritual Burnout & Perfectionism

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Podcast: [Salt & Sovereignty: Witchcraft, Hekate, Shadow Work & Spiritual Healing Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/salt-sovereignty-witchcraft-hekate-shadow-work-spiritual-healing-podcast-7317857)
Published: 2026-01-22T14:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/salt-sovereignty/2476304
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Duration seconds: 658

## Resource

In this episode of Salt & Sovereignty, Ashley explores what it feels like to believe you’re failing in your spiritual practice, and the quiet pressure to “do it right.” If you’ve ever felt inconsistent, disconnected, or like you’re not doing enough, this episode reflects on where those beliefs come from and how easily spirituality can shift from relationship into performance. Ashley shares her personal experience navigating expectations, inconsistency, and the influence of spiritual teachings and social media, and what it looks like to begin letting go of perfection. In this episode: Feeling like you’re failing spiritually The pressure to be consistent in your practice How spirituality can become performance Letting go of perfection and expectations Rebuilding an honest relationship with your path This is an invitation to meet your spirituality with curiosity instead of pressure, and to explore what devotion looks like when it’s rooted in relationship rather than perfection.

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