Note: Episode 6 Show Notes & Resource Guide are available at the end of this entry.
I've noticed a recurring theme in my conversations with women – a subtle undercurrent of yearning that surfaces regardless of their life circumstances. It's a hunger to reconcile the divided parts of themselves, to bring together what has been separated, to finally exhale completely in their own skin.
This journey toward wholeness became real for me during a transformative moment sitting alone in prayer in my car. In that unexpected sanctuary, I experienced a profound shift – a dissolving of the internal walls I'd built to separate the "acceptable" parts of myself from those I'd learned to hide. That moment changed everything about how I understood what it means to truly inhabit my life.
The Divided Self
Many of us move through life with invisible lines drawn through our being. The professional self separate from the emotional self. The maternal self disconnected from the sensual self. The public persona distinct from the private truth. We've inherited these divisions, absorbed them from a culture that has long asked women to present only selected aspects of themselves while keeping others carefully contained.
This internal segregation exacts a heavy toll. It requires constant vigilance, draining energy we could direct toward creation and connection. It fragments our wisdom, causing us to second-guess our knowing. It creates a persistent sense of performance rather than presence, leaving us feeling like visitors rather than rightful inhabitants of our own experience.
The most painful cost might be the loneliness – the sense that no one truly knows us because we never fully reveal ourselves, even to ourselves.
The Whole Home
Imagine a home with rooms that have been locked for years – spaces you've paid to heat and maintain but never allowed yourself to enter. What treasures might be waiting there? What resources have you been supporting but not accessing?
When we begin to open these inner doors, to create space for every aspect of our nature, something remarkable happens. We discover that what we feared might be too much, too intense, or too difficult to integrate actually carries essential medicine. Our righteous anger holds our fierce protection. Our deep grief carries our profound capacity for joy. Our wild sensuality contains our creative force.
As we welcome these exiled aspects home, our external world begins to shift in response. Relationships deepen because they're finally with all of us, not just our curated parts. Work becomes more aligned as it flows from our complete knowing. Our very presence becomes more powerful because it's no longer diluted by division.
Your Invitation Home
In Episode 6 of Moon & Fire, I explore this journey of inner homecoming – what prevents us from welcoming our whole selves and what becomes possible when we do. I share practices for expanding your internal sanctuary to include every aspect of your being, not just the parts that have received external validation.
The episode includes a guided practice for creating this internal sanctuary – a place you can return to whenever you notice yourself contracting away from parts of your experience.
This journey toward wholeness isn't just personal – it's revolutionary. In a world that continues to ask women to fragment themselves, choosing wholeness becomes a radical act of reclamation.
I invite you to join me for this exploration of what becomes possible when you truly inhabit your complete, magnificent being.
As an extension of this work, I'm hosting a free virtual workshop on April 16th at 10 AM Eastern called "Storm Truth: The Unshakable Voice of a Truth-Speaking Woman." Once you've created space for your whole self, your voice naturally emerges with new clarity and power. The workshop will help you harness this authentic expression, especially during challenging times.
Create a sanctuary for all your expressions
Honor both shadow and light as your teachers
Feel the relief of your complete emotional landscape
Remember that wholeness is your natural state
Remember the sacred cycles. Reclaim your radiant fire. Unleash your intuitive magic.
Listen to Episode 6:
EPISODE 6 SHOW NOTES
Episode #6: "At Home in Your Wholeness: Reclaiming the Full Spectrum of Your Being”
Brief Description:
What does it truly mean for a woman to be "at home in herself"? In this episode, I explore the radical journey of creating a sanctuary for your complete self—honoring both your light and shadow, your full emotional spectrum, your authentic desires, and the unique dance of feminine and masculine energies within you. Discover why this homecoming is the essential foundation for living from your truth, and learn a practical ritual for welcoming all aspects of your being. This episode offers both deep wisdom and immediate practices to help you reclaim your wholeness and experience the profound liberation that comes from inhabiting your full self.
Episode Highlights
0:05 - 1:15
Welcome and introduction to the concept of being "at home in yourself"
Announcement of the April 16th workshop
1:15 - 3:00
Personal story about experiencing a profound sense of homecoming
Emily shares feeling permission to contain multitudes and be both fierce and soft
3:00 - 5:30
The longing for wholeness that many women experience
How fragmenting ourselves costs us energy and disconnects us from our wisdom
5:30 - 8:00
Exploring what it means to be "at home in yourself" as a place of safety and belonging
The difference between expanding in comfortable spaces versus contracting in uninviting ones
8:00 - 11:15
The full range of feminine being: embracing both light and shadow
Understanding emotions as sophisticated messengers, not problems
Reconnecting with authentic desires after years of prioritizing others
11:15 - 13:30
External and internal barriers to wholeness
The inner critic, fear of rejection, and habits of self-abandonment
13:30 - 16:15
The pathway home through sacred reconnection and embodied wholeness
Creating intentional space to hear all parts of yourself
16:15 - 20:00
The "Homecoming Practice" guided visualization
Creating an inner sanctuary where all aspects of yourself are welcomed
20:00 - 23:00
Closing thoughts on the courage it takes to create a home for your complete self
Invitation to the "Storm Truth" workshop on April 16th
Final blessing and farewell
key quotes
"This homecoming to our complete selves is one of the most radical and healing journeys we can undertake as women."
"Being at home in yourself means creating space for your complete being – not just the parts that are easy to love or socially acceptable, but every aspect of who you are."
"Home represents safety, belonging, authenticity, and rest. It's where we can exhale completely, where we don't need to hold ourselves together or present a curated version of who we are."
"When we disown aspects of ourselves, we expend enormous energy maintaining these internal boundaries. We lose access to our full resources, our complete wisdom, our most authentic power."
"Our culture has conditioned women to showcase only our most acceptable qualities – our nurturing, our compassion, our accommodation. But what about our fierce protection, our righteous anger, our wild sensuality, our uncompromising boundaries?"
"Integration, not elimination, is the path home. Your shadow qualities aren't problems to solve – they're powerful aspects of yourself waiting to be reclaimed."
"Your emotional range flows naturally with your cycle. There are times when you're designed to feel more deeply, to process more thoroughly, to sense more acutely."
"Many women have a complicated relationship with wanting. We've been taught that our needs should come last, that our desires are secondary, that our will should bend to accommodate others."
"With gentle curiosity, move toward one of these spaces that calls for your attention. As you approach the door, take a breath and set the intention to welcome whatever you find inside."
"When you're at home in yourself, you become unshakable in your truth, unstoppable in your purpose, and unlimited in your expression."
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