{"podcast":{"title":"Inner Work: A Spiritual Growth Podcast","slug":"inner-work-a-spiritual-growth-podcast-608345","podcast_index_feed_id":608345,"rss_url":"https://purefieldradio.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.josephinehardman.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/e/a/9/f/ea9faeeb68434e9488c4a68c3ddbc4f2/0001_IW_new_logo-20240405-l3l4recgho.jpg","author":"Josephine Hardman","episode_count":433,"summary":"Inner Work: A Spiritual Growth Podcast is committed to walking with you on your journey of awakening and psychospiritual development. Host Josephine Hardman, PhD is a certified intuitive healer and Akashic Records practitioner and teacher (and formerly taught English, writing, and Shakespeare at the college level for 9 years). Inner Work features illuminating discussions and interviews on spirituality, self-development, inner healing, and manifesting the truly abundant and aligned life you dream of.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-26T22:17:14.271150+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inner-work-a-spiritual-growth-podcast-608345"},"episode":{"title":"NAVIGATING THE SPIRITUAL CRISIS: 2 - Ego Death Explained: What's really happening during the spiritual crisis or awakening","slug":"navigating-the-spiritual-crisis-2-ego-death-explained-what-s-really-happening-during-the-spiritual-crisis-or-awakening","published_at":"2026-06-05T16:28:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inner-work-a-spiritual-growth-podcast-608345/navigating-the-spiritual-crisis-2-ego-death-explained-what-s-really-happening-during-the-spiritual-crisis-or-awakening","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inner-work-a-spiritual-growth-podcast-608345","url":"https://purefieldradio.libsyn.com/navigating-the-spiritual-crisis-2-ego-death-explained-whats-really-happening-during-the-spiritual-crisis-or-awakening","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/purefieldradio/NSC_2.mp3?dest-id=516045","summary":"What's really happening during a spiritual crisis, and what is \"ego death\"? In this second installment of my \"Navigating the Spiritual Crisis\" series, we'll explore: what is the spiritual crisis or spiritual awakening? how the spiritual crisis tends to dissolve or break apart the ego, and how this can feel as you're going through it the problem of ego identification: when you feel & believe you ARE your ego, and nothing more why we resist or get stuck in the process of ego death the psychospiritual practice of dis-identifying from ego as a form of powerful self-liberation allowing & welcoming ego death to happen, so you can re-align with your most authentic Self (and get out of suffering) In this podcast series, we explore what the spiritual crisis or awakening really is, how it can look and feel, and how you can best navigate it... without self-sabotage, fear, or feeling like you're \"going crazy\". Ultimately, the spiritual crisis is your true Self calling you back home. It's a powerful opportunity to shed the old masks, identities, and roles you've been playing or wearing... so you can embody your FULL human & Divine self in this lifetime, and be authentically who you really are. Join me for a no-nonsense, grounded, transformative exploration of the spiritual awakening process and an empowering approach to the dark night of the Soul. Thank you for being here, doing your inner work, and leading the way for others with your light. It makes a difference! **** Get the FREE Akashic Records Mini Course + weekly newsletter: https://josephinehardman.com/akashic-records-intro/ Explore YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@healer.josephine Follow on Instagram: https://instagram.com/healer.josephine Connect through my website: https://josephinehardman.com Contact: me@josephineha…","meta_description":"What's really happening during a spiritual crisis, and what is \"ego death\"? In this second installment of my \"Navigating the Spiritual Crisis\" series, we'…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1419,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/inner-work-a-spiritual-growth-podcast-608345/episodes/navigating-the-spiritual-crisis-2-ego-death-explained-what-s-really-happening-during-the-spiritual-crisis-or-awakening/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inner-work-a-spiritual-growth-podcast-608345/navigating-the-spiritual-crisis-2-ego-death-explained-what-s-really-happening-during-the-spiritual-crisis-or-awakening.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}