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How to slow down when you’re afraid you’ll fall behind

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On the Secret Witch Show today, Nicole is diving into the profound topic of ‘slowing down’, particularly when we are faced with the fear of falling behind. Exploring through the lens of Archetypal remedy, Phosphorus - a symbol for those sensitive souls who burn brightly and risk burning out without boundaries and self-care.

In this episode she explores the importance of rest, the intuitive healing wisdom within, and practical enquiries for beginning to integrate the lessons around slowing down in daily life. She shares personal stories and witchy medicine to help you recognise and heal common ‘Secret Witch’ patterns of urgency and burnout - that can even sabotage us in the reclamation of our magic, in our tendency to rush to quick fixes, when we think we are broken (which we are not - as this episode highlights!).

What You’ll Learn from this Episode:

  • There’s usually a deep-seated wound that often stops us from slowing down - and that’s the fear of falling behind (though it can also be other things)

  • When we push through and try to speed up, we’re often responding to a childhood fear or experience of being inadequate or abandoned

  • Likewise there is a cultural conditioning - societal norms often reward us and make us feel more valid if we are urgent and productive, which leads to a collective misunderstanding that rest is the equivalent of laziness

  • We can heal this by working with the archetypal remedy, Phosphorus - symbolised by the substance on a match which lights fires, this represents our passion and radiance in a healthy state, but in our wounded state, it points to our sensitivity that leads to burn out

  • The route to healing this pattern is really about becoming aware of our internal patterns and the stories that drive our need for constant action - and loving these lost parts of our soul back home.

Resources and things that we spoke about:

Thank you for listening, we’d love to know what comes alive for you in this week’s episode, so please let us know.

If you loved it, there’s a fresh episode every other week - subscribe so you don’t miss it!

Thank you, Nicole and Team Secret Witch xox

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Content provided by Nicole Barton. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Nicole Barton or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://ppacc.player.fm/legal.

On the Secret Witch Show today, Nicole is diving into the profound topic of ‘slowing down’, particularly when we are faced with the fear of falling behind. Exploring through the lens of Archetypal remedy, Phosphorus - a symbol for those sensitive souls who burn brightly and risk burning out without boundaries and self-care.

In this episode she explores the importance of rest, the intuitive healing wisdom within, and practical enquiries for beginning to integrate the lessons around slowing down in daily life. She shares personal stories and witchy medicine to help you recognise and heal common ‘Secret Witch’ patterns of urgency and burnout - that can even sabotage us in the reclamation of our magic, in our tendency to rush to quick fixes, when we think we are broken (which we are not - as this episode highlights!).

What You’ll Learn from this Episode:

  • There’s usually a deep-seated wound that often stops us from slowing down - and that’s the fear of falling behind (though it can also be other things)

  • When we push through and try to speed up, we’re often responding to a childhood fear or experience of being inadequate or abandoned

  • Likewise there is a cultural conditioning - societal norms often reward us and make us feel more valid if we are urgent and productive, which leads to a collective misunderstanding that rest is the equivalent of laziness

  • We can heal this by working with the archetypal remedy, Phosphorus - symbolised by the substance on a match which lights fires, this represents our passion and radiance in a healthy state, but in our wounded state, it points to our sensitivity that leads to burn out

  • The route to healing this pattern is really about becoming aware of our internal patterns and the stories that drive our need for constant action - and loving these lost parts of our soul back home.

Resources and things that we spoke about:

Thank you for listening, we’d love to know what comes alive for you in this week’s episode, so please let us know.

If you loved it, there’s a fresh episode every other week - subscribe so you don’t miss it!

Thank you, Nicole and Team Secret Witch xox

  continue reading

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