Spiritual Sustenance for Angry Times | Karen Brailsford, Agape Center
What do you do when you are feeling outraged? Do you tantrum, hide out, or do you counter the anger with something affirming?
Today, Traci sits down with Karen Brailsford to talk about spiritual sustenance and her just released book, Sacred Landscapes of the Soul: Aligning With The Divine Wherever You Are that every human needs on their bedside table right now. If you have wondered how spirituality can help you cope with these intense times without floating away on a cloud of "avoiding the hard things", this episode is for you. Karen has a lot of information that you can borrow and apply in your day to day life.
Karen is a spiritual advisor. She’s affiliated with the Agape Center, but she’s also a long-time writer. She’s written for Newsweek, People, In Tough, and Entertainment. Her daughter is an actress; you may have seen her in The Hate You Give, Or Hunger Games, Amandla Stenberg.
Many of us think Hollywood is a corrupt place, and nothing good comes from there, but Karen has a different opinion. During her time as a journalist, she had a chance to interview all types of people you might outwardly judge and make assumptions about.
Are you ready to hear Karen ooze her heart-wise tools? Listen in...
Episode Timeline:
[03:43] Karen’s history
[05:33] How does spirituality help us in the different landscapes of the soul?
[08:52] How can spirituality not be a tool to avoid but a tool to sustain our action?
[12:47] Karen’s remedy on burnout
[16:22] Making use of our anger to be of service to the divine
[20:53] Dealing with everything that’s happening around us with affirmation
[24:13] Why I’m I here, and how can I help?
[25:03] How Karen is helping her child remain spiritual even as she is part of Hollywood
[29:59] Why did Karen write the book? What did she hope to achieve?
[33:14] Karen’s gratitude
Resources Mentioned:
Sacred Landscapes of The Soul: Aligning With the Divine Wherever You Are
Standout Quotes:
“I think that by connecting to these ways of creating these different hats that I wear that I’m expressing the divine, I’m expressing spirit, and that’s why I am here.” [04:29]
“Pray and move your feet, pray and move.” [09:35]
“Once we are taking care of what’s going on and coming up for us, then we can truly be a beneficial presence on the planet.” [10:16]
“It’s always really humbling and empowering to realize that no matter what is happening, I have at my disposal these tools.”[15:10]
“Hollywood itself is emblematic of the dichotomy that exists in the world at large.” [27:38]
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