74. Tending to Your Inner Light in a World That Feeds on Fear

In this midweek bonus episode, Emily speaks  about emotional, energetic, and cognitive sovereignty in a time of chaos. In the wake of violent, uncensored media flooding our social feeds, she explores what it means to protect your mind, body, and spirit from the collective swirl of fear. Why doing so is more than self-care: it’s soul care.

We talk about:

• Why witnessing horror without consent is traumatizing, and how to step out of the outrage loop

• The difference between tribal thinking and true discernment

• Reclaiming your attention, ritual, and nervous system as daily forms of sacred resistance

• The energetic cost of constant consumption, and what happens when we unplug

• Why tending to your temple is a way of keeping humanity intact in a dehumanizing world

• What it means to create new timelines instead of feeding existing fear loops

• How to choose creation over collapse : without bypassing real grief or shadow

• Herbs, nervous system practices, and grounding routines to bring you back to earth

✨ Plus:

• Emily’s nighttime rituals for energetic protection

• The herbal nervines she reaches for in chaotic times

• A recommendation for the book Humankind: A Hopeful History

• Why she’s obsessed with Yoga Nidra and how it changed her relationship with fear

🌿 Mentioned in this Episode:

• Cal Newport podcast episode on Better Thinking 

• Allie Boothroyd’s Yoga Nidra on YouTube

• Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman

• Herbs: Passionflower, Milky Oat Seed, Chamomile, Tulsi, Lemon Balm, Hops, Catnip

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