Spiritual Sustenance for Angry Times | Karen Brailsford

Published: Sept. 29, 2020, 12:29 p.m.

b'What do you do when you are feeling outraged? Do you tantrum, hide out, or do you counter the anger with something affirming?\\nToday, Traci sits down with Karen Brailsford to talk about spiritual sustenance. 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.\\xa0\\nKaren is a spiritual advisor. She\\u2019s affiliated with the Agape Center, but she\\u2019s also a long-time writer. She\\u2019s 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.\\nMany 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.\\nAre you ready to hear Karen ooze her heart-wise tools?\\xa0 Listen in...\\nEpisode Milestones[03:43] Karen\\u2019s 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\\u2019s remedy on burnout[16:22] Making use of our anger to be of service to the divine[20:53] Dealing with everything that\\u2019s happening around us with affirmation[24:13] Why I\\u2019m 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\\u2019s gratitude\\nResources Mentioned:\\nSacred Landscapes of the HeartKaren\\u2019s website\\nStandout Quotes from the Episode\\n\\u201cI think that by connecting to these ways of creating these different hats that I wear that I\\u2019m expressing the divine, I\\u2019m expressing spirit, and that\\u2019s why I am here.\\u201d [04:29]\\n\\u201cPray and move your feet, pray and move.\\u201d [09:35]\\n\\u201cOnce we are taking care of what\\u2019s going on and coming up for us, then we can truly be a beneficial presence on the planet.\\u201d [10:16]\\n\\u201cIt\\u2019s always really humbling and empowering to realize that no matter what is happening, I have at my disposal these tools.\\u201d[15:10]\\n\\u201cHollywood itself is emblematic of the dichotomy that exists in the world at large.\\u201d [27:38]\\nConnect:\\nFind | Sidewalk Talk Podcast\\nAt sidewalk-talk.org\\nOn Instagram: @sidewalktalkorg\\nOn Twitter: @sidewalktalkorg\\n\\xa0\\nFind | Traci Ruble\\nAt Traciruble.com\\nOn Instagram: @TraciRubleMFT\\nOn Twitter: @TraciRubleMFT\\nOn Facebook: @TraciRubleMFT'