The Inner Work Podcast

In this episode, Mat interviews the musician that created The Inner Work music album, St. Finnikin, as they dive into the backstory of the album's creation.

In this episode, Mat & Finn share:

• Finn's journey through making the album and how it changed him
• How knowing the themes of consciousness changes your view of yourself and others
• Finn's backstory on some of the songs and what they meant to him and brought up for hi...

In this episode, Mat & Ash explore the wound of distrust and their relationships with fear, anxiety, and risk. Ash tells her story of coming from extremely worried parents who instilled fear in her, while Mat lived more on the edge in denial of any risks, flirting with unnecessary danger. Join them as they discuss the path to healing and how this wound can effect a relationship.

In this episode, Mat & Ash share:

• Per...

Mat and Ash are back from their writing sabbatical to announce their newest book, The Inner Work of Relationships!! In this episode Mat and Ash share exciting news of changes in their life as well as all the insight that is packed into their new book that they have been working on for the past two years!

In this episode, Mat & Ash share:

• How to navigate when a partner doesn't want to do Inner Work
• Knowing when to wa...

In this heartfelt episode, Mat & Ash delve deep into the healing journey of overcoming grief and navigating the complex emotions of regret. Join them as they explore the transformative power of grieving with gratitude, sharing practical steps to move through grief as an essential part of the healing process.

In this episode, Mat & Ash share:

• Personal anecdotes of their own encounters with grief and the weight of regret
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In this episode Mat & Ash embark on a powerful conversation about the wound of overwhelm and coping with major setbacks, losses, age inappropriate responsibilities, and the demands of survival.

In this episode Mat & Ash discuss: 

• Personal experiences with loss, age inappropriate responsibilities, numbing with substances, not feeling into consequences, and surviva...

In this episode Mat & Ash embark on a powerful conversation about reconciling our internalized guilt and the journey of forgiveness, both towards ourselves and others.

In this episode Mat & Ash discuss: 

• Personal experiences with religious trauma, self-criticism, perfectionism, and self-judgment
• The profound impact of guilt and judgment on our...

On this episode of The Inner Work podcast, Mat and Ash explore the topic of self-sabotage and how it can be rooted in unhealed wounds of rejection and internalized shame.

They share their personal experiences with these issues and dive deep into the traumas that can create shame, leading us to reject the good things and people in our lives as a defensive mechanism.

Through their conversation, they pr...

In this episode, Mat and Ash get real about how their belief in manifestation, the law of attraction, and "the secret" left them broke, deluded, and resentful of their human experience. They discuss the ways in which new age spirituality can create an unhealthy avoidance of finances, making it difficult to build wealth and stay grounded in reality.

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Join Mat and Ash for an illuminating episode that delves into their personal journey of flipping their dominant energies of the Divine Feminine and Divine Masculine, and how it has transformed their relationship.

In this captivating episode, they discuss:

• The realization that they were living primarily in each other's opposite energies (Mat in his feminine and Ash in her m...

In this episode Mat and Ash discuss why Inner Work is required to have your dream sex life. In this episode they go over sex life after 10 years of being monogamous, healing shame and guilt around sexuality, erotic exploration from states of love rather than hidden darkness, kinks, the shadow, and the light, enlightenment in regards to sexuality, and how pornography is sabotaging intimacy. Enjoy all this and so much more in t...

In this week's episode Mat and Ash dive into one of the most common sources of relationship conflict caused from hidden expectations. They tell stories of their own most common miscommunications around things they expected but never communicated clearly. In this episode you will learn how to clearly communicate hidden expectations of your partner in order to avoid unnecessary conflict and pain.

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In this week's episode Mat and Ash explore the question of are you a safe partner to feel vulnerable around, be humble with, make mistakes, and heal? They go over the core mindset changes that have to be made in order to be a safe partner and do inner work successfully as a couple. They also go over the main steps for avoiding your partner getting defensive and lost in arguing when trying to bring something to their attention th...

In today's episode Mat and Ash reveal a common misconception in the spiritual community that we're all supposed to be "enlightened" and if anything isn't that we should push it away and reject it.  Mat and Ash break this misconception down and the suffering it causes and replace it with genuine approach from the yoga tradition which is to actually lean into the discomforts of life and learn to love all the parts of ourselves we ...

In this episode Mat and Ash sit with Wynd of Holistic Human Design and discuss all that we can learn about ourselves from knowing our Human Design. Similar to insight from knowing our astrology, Human Design incorporates even more systems of self-awareness to guide us in knowing how to best make decisions, feel into what is true and authentic for us, and how to honor our energy and unique way of doing things based on our design...

In this week's episode, while Ash rests, Mat flies solo and takes you on the Hero's Journey of healing and shares insights and misconceptions about the healing experience. Mat shares the universal obstacles that every human has to face no matter where they are in their healing journey and shares his motivational insight on how to step into the unknown with courage.

Mat shares stories from his own healing journey along with years ...

In this week's episode Mat and Ash dive into the "manifesting" new age craze and clarify a couple of massive misconceptions about where it comes from and what it actually means. They go over the New Age version and when it is useful as well as shed light on the original Hindu and yogic origins of what "manifesting" was actually referring to.

They share their own journey with manifesting, the pitfalls to be aware of, and how to al...

In this week's episode Mat and Ash dive into the triggering topic of pornography use, gaming, and the era of socially accepted addiction that they are noticing in the world. This discussion is for those who are seeking true self-mastery and lasting happiness and have the courage to look at the consequences of the use of these things. They share stories from their own journey and dive into the negative side effects and consequenc...

In this week's episode Mat and Ash speak to the common theme they are seeing in spiritual communities in which spiritual standards and discipline are being abandoned under the premise of self-acceptance and a false sense of liberation. They share stories from their own journey and speak bluntly on topics such as sexualizing oneself on social media, substance use, and the difference between spiritual bypassing and accountability...

One of the biggest misconceptions of empowerment is that the goal or sign of empowerment is our ability to create a life without discomfort, problems, or setbacks. This is actually backwards. Our empowerment and liberation is actually measured by our ability to face life's discomforts with ease, grace, and confidence. In this week's episode Mat and Ash discuss the transition that comes from realizing the path to liberation is ac...