Awaken Your Inner Whole Woman
Awaken Your Inner Whole Woman
Beyond Clarity: Reconnecting with Your Inner Truth
Have you ever caught yourself saying "I don't know what I want anymore" and felt a wave of frustration wash over you? You're not alone. That statement doesn't mean you've lost your desires or needs – it signals something deeper: you've become disconnected from yourself.
When responsibilities, caregiving, and constant doing consume our days, our inner voice becomes increasingly faint until it seems to disappear entirely. We mistake this disconnection for a lack of clarity, desperately seeking answers from others when what we truly need is reconnection to ourselves. As someone who's experienced this firsthand, I understand the disorienting feeling of being asked "What do you want?" and coming up completely blank – not because I lacked desires, but because I was drowning in noise, fear, and what I now recognize was a broken heart related to my dreams.
The path back to yourself begins with identifying those moments when you feel most authentic – perhaps when dancing in your kitchen, walking in nature, or journaling with a cup of tea. These experiences serve as a compass, reconnecting you to your center where clarity naturally emerges. Through simple practices like mindful breathing and intentional presence, you can begin to quiet the external demands and amplify your internal wisdom. The truth is, you already know what you need and want – that knowledge hasn't disappeared; it's simply waiting for you to create the conditions where it can be heard again.
Ready to move beyond searching for clarity and instead reconnect with your inner wisdom?
Join our "You Already Know" workshop where we'll explore the language of your inner wisdom and discover why what you think you need isn't clarity at all, but something much more powerful: trust in your own voice.
Healing and Wholeness for Every Woman
Welcome to Awaken your Inner Whole Woman, the show for spiritually rooted women who are hungry for change and growth. I am your host, natalie Warren, and my mission as a personal development strategist and inner healer is to inspire, educate and motivate women worldwide to stop limiting themselves and settling for less than what they want and were created to be. If you are ready to transform your life by getting out of your own way, hearing your soul's voice above the noise and activating your life's purpose, you are at the best place. Let's tune in to today's episode of. You are at the best place. Let's tune in to today's episode of Awaken your Inner Whole Woman. Hello, hello, hello, and welcome back to Awaken your Inner Whole Woman podcast. I am your host, natalie Warren, and I am delighted that you have chosen to be here today, and I know you are here for the reasons beyond just dropping into this podcast. You are here because there is something within you that knows that there is more, that you have been awakening to healing, to truth, to consciousness, to who you are at your core, and so I am delighted to be in the space with you to share on a topic that we've been diving into in this series. It is welcome to understanding. You already know, you already know, you already know. And so today we're going to dive into something I think we all struggle with, and that's quieting the noise, the inner noise in our heads, because there is truth when we are actually able to hear our inner voice, and today that truth is sometimes.
Speaker 1:Clarity isn't about having the perfect answer. Maybe you've been searching for an answer, you've been wanting something. You've been saying I'm not sure, I don't know. I need clarity, and really what we're talking about is beyond clarity. Clarity, it's that you're coming back to yourself so you can hear the whispers of your soul and really know the truth. I already know, I already know, and this is possible for you, even if you feel scattered or overwhelmed or unsure. This is the episode that will really speak to you as we talk about. You already know.
Speaker 1:So, over the years, I can tell you or I can't tell you how many women have come to me, have said to me Natalie, I don't know, I don't know what I want anymore. Have you ever been in a space where you've said that? I often, in those moments, pause because I know it's not that she doesn't have desires when she says I don't know what I want anymore. I know it's not because she doesn't have needs. I know it's that she's lost her wants, she's become disconnected from herself, and that could be because of responsibilities or caregiving or constant doing and not really spending a lot of time with herself. So the question for you is have you ever noticed that when your life is full of everyone else's needs, you can't hear your own voice? It seems so faint or so so far away, and sometimes it can feel like it just fades into the background and you might even say Natalie, I can't remember the last time I remember hearing it. If you can relate, I know I can. I want you to know that you're not alone, that I personally know what this feels.
Speaker 1:Like myself and in seasons of my life where everything and everyone else's needs were more important or needed my attention, whether it is in the work that I do in my role as a wife and a mother, whether it is in my role as a leader, I have found myself in a space where I didn't know what I wanted. I remember, specifically in a season of challenges, of really discovering the truth of who I was, and I had gone to this event and I had lost touch, not just with myself, but I had lost touch with the goals and the dreams and the visions that I had. And I remember the lady, the coach, at the front asking what do you want? And I remembered sitting in that moment. It was almost for me a scary moment because I've been a dreamer since I was 15. And I couldn't see anything, I couldn't think, I hadn't had a thought. I mean, nothing came to me as it related to what I wanted, and that shook me. I don't know if you understand what that could feel like, but I recognized, as time was passing, I was going through a spiritual awakening and I did not know At that time I was going through dealing with do I want to do the work that I do anymore? Did it still have the same meaning and fulfillment for me? Was it having the impact that I desired? And so I had lost touch with it. And so, with that moment and that question, it made me realize some things that I didn't know what I wanted. It made me realize some things that I didn't know what I wanted.
Speaker 1:Another example that comes to mind I remember one day I was in a room, my kid's room, and I heard God clearly ask me what do you want? And it scared me. It was such a big question, very simple question, but I was nervous and afraid. I was confused. I didn't know what to ask for. I'm saying this to you because it wasn't that I didn't have any desires. It was because I was drowned by the noise. I was drowned by the fear. I was drownedownded by the fear. I was drownded by uncertainty, and at the time of me and my passion and my dreams, I was drownded. By now I understand it was a broken heart, as it related to those things. And so that's what disconnection can look like for you.
Speaker 1:And when you're disconnected, we often think that we need clarity. I just need to know, I just need to understand. I don't have the answers, but in actuality, here's the truth You're actually craving connection or reconnection to yourself. We're going to explain a little bit more about what I mean, because we confuse clarity with reconnection. Let me give you an example.
Speaker 1:Maybe you've said I don't know what I want. What you're actually saying is I've been away from myself for so long I can't remember. I hope you caught that. Or you may be saying I need someone to tell me what to do. Oh, this is a big one, because, whether we're looking for it to come through a friend, a family member, whether we're looking for it to come through prayer and asking God or a coach, a therapist, we want someone to tell us what to do. What you're really saying is I haven't heard my own voice in months. That's what you're really saying, and so I want you to normalize this. I want you to realize that if you are in this space, it does not mean you're broken and it certainly doesn't mean that something's wrong with you. It just means you've been carrying too much for too long. And as you allow that to sit in and settle in, maybe a tear comes to your eye Because you realize, yeah, that's exactly what this is. And so we're going to pause for a moment.
Speaker 1:I'm inviting you to think and reflect, and here's a question I want you to ponder when do you feel most like yourself? When do you feel most like yourself? When do you feel most like yourself? Maybe it's when you're outside, in nature, maybe it's when you're journaling and you have a cup of tea. Maybe it's when you're dancing in the kitchen. Maybe it's when you're able to get away. Whatever it is, these are moments, and these moments are like a compass. They reconnect you to your center and ultimately, they reconnect you to clarity, and it often comes in the afterglow of those moments. Yeah, I can think about those moments where I did go away or spent some time with myself. I got into dancing. I absolutely, absolutely love to dance.
Speaker 1:Just this week I was playing some old songs Celebrate and I found myself September, and I found myself in the kitchen, moving my body and allowing myself to be present with the experience, and I felt good. And my daughter says to me mom, you're happy, and I was, because I found that I was connected to me. I was connected to what I love. I've loved music for as early as I can remember. My parents will tell the story. They used to take me to the parties and I would be the three-year-old on the dance floor and people would be in awe that I was dancing because I was so little and I was so into it. But it connects me to this part of me and I didn't know I needed that. Even this week. I didn't know I needed it, but I for some reason said I want to listen to music. I put on one song and it led to 10, 15 songs later, just being in the moment and enjoying my connection to myself, and I felt good and I felt clear, and so I'm inviting you in this moment we're going to do a guided practice where I would offer an opportunity for you to reconnect.
Speaker 1:Something short, something simple, but something very powerful. If you're able to in this moment, if it feels safe and supportive, I invite you to close your eyelids, inviting you in this moment to take a slow inhale through the nose and I'm going to count for four. We're going to hold it for four and you're going to exhale, slowly and gently for six. Invitation to inhale in through the nose One, two, three, four. Hold it. One, two, three, four. Hold it One, two, three, four. Exhale One, two, three, four, five and six, settling into that breath, settling into that breath, continuing to breathe. And as you breathe, I invite you to notice.
Speaker 1:I invite you to notice the rising in your body, in the chest, in the abdomen, inviting you to bring attention to the stirring that's happening in your heart in this moment. Maybe for you it's a subtle of the stirring that's happening in your heart in this moment. Maybe for you it's a subtle stirring. For some of you maybe it's a whisper, but it's there. And this is you Reconnecting to you, taking a breath in through the nose, counting for four One, two, three, four, hold it One, two, three, four, exhale One, two, three, four, five and six.
Speaker 1:And even if no answers show up yet, this is the beginning of you hearing yourself again and connecting to you, taking in this moment, taking in what's present for you. And in this already you already know series, we're really creating space. We're creating a place where you can drop in, get away from the noise, even if it's just for a few moments, and so allowing you to hear yourself clearly again. And once you do, once you reconnect, once you drop in, once you settle down long enough to listen the answers that you've been chasing, don't feel so far away anymore. I want you to know that's what we're doing in this series and that this series goes even beyond this moment.
Speaker 1:And if something is stirring within you to say I want to know about what I already know, I want to go beyond clarity and see what is it that I'm really seeking. Check out the link in the show notes around a workshop it's called. You Already Know. I'm offering it virtually to those who are ready, because clarity isn't just about having the perfect roadmap. It truly is about reconnecting to yourself long enough to trust what you hear. So stay tuned in this series, because we're going to start to explore the language of your inner wisdom and why, sometimes, what you think you need isn't clarity at all. It may be something more, and I invite you to join us in that conversation and really see what comes forth for you.
Speaker 1:I'm hopeful that something spoke to you in this episode, but I'm also hopeful that you're going to take what you heard and do something with it this week. What does it look like for you to say I am going to see when do I feel most like myself, and not only am I going to see where that is or when that is. I'm going to engage in that this week. I'm going to be intentional in creating the space for me to do that thing, and I want to hear from you about what it was like and how you experienced that and what came forward as it relates to the clarity that you thought you needed Until the next episode of Awaken your Inner Whole Woman. Bye for now. Thanks for listening to Awaken your Inner Whole Woman. If you liked our show and want to know more. Check us out at wwwAwakenToTheNumberTwoPowercom. You can also leave us a review on iTunes and we would love to hear your feedback. Join us next week for another episode of Awaken your Inner Whole Woman.