The Shadow Side of this Biz

Published: Oct. 25, 2022, 11:44 a.m.

b'We are in Scorpio season, which I love! Today\\u2019s episode will touch on the shadow side of being a spiritual entrepreneur. It is based on a question I received in the Spirit School Collective, my monthly membership, for a Business Q&A session.\\nMost of what I share about my business is the exciting parts of the journey. There are metrics to show that my business is successful, but I am also nine years into my development. In addition to the magic that happens, there are parts of it that are not so positive. I\\u2019ve been thinking a lot about the dichotomy we experience where we are thriving in one part of life, while consistently struggling in another.\\xa0 In this episode, I am sharing some of the challenging and painful experiences on my entrepreneurship path to give a more balanced perspective on what it has entailed.\\nThe question asked was, \\u201cI consider you successful as a business sister. You speak and do a lot of things that are very generous, and I know deeply you are a giving soul. How has that generosity of yourself healing sister wounds by supporting other women in their businesses impacted you?\\xa0 And what is the return of spiritual energy for you?\\u201d\\n\\xa0\\nSpirit School Links\\nSacred Spirit Retreat Waitlist: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/63277136821b5d8e1a7d5614\\nJoin us on the new FREE Spirit School platform: https://myspiritschoolcollective.com/plans/\\nJoin the Spirit School Collective: https://www.squamishmedium.com/spiritschoolcollective\\nVisit Spirit School at https://www.squamishmedium.com/ for all courses and upcoming programs\\nView full transcripts of podcast episodes at https://www.squamishmedium.com/blog\\nIn this episode:\\nI am not one to brag, but there are metrics to show that my business is successful\\nThings can be going so well in one area while we struggle in another\\nI have had magic unfolding as I acquire a physical space in Squamish\\nMeanwhile, I have also been slighted in the past few weeks\\nI\\u2019ve been told I make it look easy, but a lot happens behind the scenes that is not\\nI wouldn\\u2019t be able to do everything I do without my team\\nThe reward and joy on this path is parallel to the problems we face\\nLike motherhood, the beauty of it is worth the hard work\\nQuestion (above) about my origin story of healing sister wounds\\nI share the work of students and other lightworkers with my Instagram audience\\nLynn Tucknies credits me sharing her for being able to go full-time\\nI contract when I talk about myself in this way\\nI\\u2019m healing and getting better at seeing myself the way you see me\\nIt\\u2019s not common, but I also have other mediums co-teach and interview them\\nI personally have never experienced the same generosity that I give other people\\nI\\u2019ve been ghosted when being offered opportunities for TV shows, podcasts and magazines\\nMy intention for Spirit School was to create what I wish I had in my development\\nThe Spirit School Collective is an ecosystem that is supportive and non-competitive\\nI have always had a long-term vision for my legacy\\nMy hope is that people who thrive in my spaces recreate that in their own communities\\nOne of my core values is reciprocity, which is lacking in this space\\nI have a large and engaged audience who are drawn to my open way of sharing\\nIt has taken a lot of healing for me to work on my not enoughness\\nMy husband pointed out that my first mentor was taking advantage of me\\nThe pattern is that I do a lot for people and then am discarded\\nNow that I am in a place of influence, people take advantage and don\\u2019t reciprocate\\nAfter being on my podcast, bigger names haven\\u2019t shared it or talked to me again\\nRecently, a guest I had on requested for their episode to air right away\\xa0\\nI worked hard on making the episode interesting because I knew it would be a struggle\\nWhen it came time to interview me, they provided no context and were scrolling on their phone\\nThey cut the interview short and said they would reschedule and then didn\\u2019t respond to me\\nAt first, I was too busy with the realtor and Spirit School for it to'