It's the LAST episode of the season and we're wrapping it all up by asking the question, what are your soul goals?

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How to Do the Right Thing

Season 1, Episode 9| Revenge can be a tricky topic. Many of us want it, but how many of us actually get it? But just because we do not get revenge doesn't mean that it stops us from having the desire to want it. That's what we address in this episode, that feeling, that festering and pestering of the shoulda, coulda, wouldas. Those moments when old memories or experiences come up, whether they were last week or last year, and we can only focus on wanting to get revenge. Does revenge really help or are we keeping ourselves in a cycle of emotional turmoil? Check out episode 9 and let me know your thoughts!

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Article on Forgiveness

How to Do the Right Thing: An Ancient Guide to Treating People Fairly

Season 1, Episode 8| Let's talk more about the soul! In this episode we do our second Soul Talk of the season and take a look at the theories of the soul from ancient philosophers. Philosophy has played an essential role in the way we understand ourselves, others, and the world at large. The views of the soul from ancient philosophers has aided us in our modern day understanding and beliefs on the soul. So it's important we start at the beginning and see how the early theories have evolved and developed overtime. Having a proper understanding of how our soul functions and effects our entire lives is essential to aiding us in our day-to-day activities and decisions.

Resources

Ancient Theories of the Soul

Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers

Season 1, Episode 7| How have the ideas of equality and manifestation influenced the way we see ourselves in comparison to others? It's important for us to recognize the gifts, talents, skills, abilities and passions we've each been given. When we start to focus on our portion in life and how we can leverage it to help ourselves and others, we start to eliminate the need to look and be like everyone else. We all want something out of this life, we all want to be something in someway, but how do you use what you have now and what you've been given to get there?

Resources

Pew Research Center - Greatest Dangers in the World

Vox Article - Shut Up I'm Manifesting

The Parable of the Talents

Additional Resources (Not Mentioned in the Episode)

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Equality

The Equality Conundrum

The Law of Attraction (Where Manifesting is thought to derive from)

Season 1, Episode 6| I'm baaaaccckkk! After almost a month of sickness, I am finally releasing episode 6. In this episode, we start a new sporadic series called, Soul Talks. Soul Talks are intentional & direct conversations about the soul itself and what it means to renovate the soul. In this first Soul Talk, we take a closer look at the renovating part of Renovating the Soul and why it is essential for our lives. If you've been wondering what renovating the soul could look like, what it means, how can you start doing it, or why it matters, then this is the episode for you!

0:00 - 3:49 - I'm Back & I'm better

3:50 - Introducing "Soul Talks"

6:45 - Defining renovating

11:22 - HGTV/Unsellable Houses analogy

18:40 - Applying the renovating analogy - "you can't just fix the surface level..."

21:16 - Components of our renovating process

32:00 - Higher level of accountability, "it might start with someone else, but who is it going to stop with?"

33:52 - Moving beyond the surface level

43:37 - Suppressing things does not get rid of them

48:20 - Renovating requires work

50:14 - Why Unsellable Houses. "We're starting from years of things that have already happened..."

59:40 - We won't always get it right

60:02 - Wrapping it Up; Renovating is Essential & Practical

Resources:

Unsellable Houses

Season 1, Episode 5 | It's one thing to grieve those who have passed away, but it's another thing to have to grieve the ones who are still living. What does it mean to grieve the relationships we wish we had? In this episode, Alexandria walks through this idea of grieving relationships, which is a new process for her, and the pain of having to accept that the ideal relationships we've created in our mind may never be. We really want to hear your thoughts on this episode, so please comment, DM on Instagram or email us at renovatingthesoul@gmail.com.

Chapters 0:00-3:46 Introduction & Quick Episode Recap

3:46 This idea of grieving relationships

8:02 Holidays can magnify our emotions

17:28 Processing the grief

21:25 The relationships Alexandria is grieving

26:00 "Asking things of the dead is not going to produce results"

31:44 The Unhealthy Side

34:36 The Soul journey can be lonely

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Article: Grieving the Relationships that Could've Been

Humans have roughly 37.2 trillion cells in their body, one cells DNA contains about 4,000 books of 500 pages each of information and yet we simplify our bodies down to the way we look. In this episode we talk about body image, bodily awareness, bullying, and the societal pressures to look and be a certain way. We pass down the misunderstanding that the way we look informs how we see and feel about ourselves but it is actually the opposite. Bodily awareness starts from the inside, how we see ourselves starts from within. The definition of 'body image' is a person's thoughts, feelings and perception of their body. It has less to do with what we see and everything to do with how we see it and that how starts from within. Alexandria tells her personal story and struggles with weight, bullying, societal pressures and how it took her years to stop equating her outside appearance to her inner worth and value.

00:00-7:00 Introduction 7:00 I hated being skinny 28:10 Bodily awareness 35:49 Body image is not just a woman issue, it's a people issue! 38:36 The focus starts within 47:12 Our bodies are a blessing 53:57 Conclusion, the only power people have over you is the power you give them.

Resources Bodily Awareness Eating Disorder Statistics Vox: The past, present and future of body image in America Connect with me on social media, IG: @renovatingthesoul (podcast) & @lovezandria (personal) Send me your thoughts, questions or topic suggestions - renovatingthesoul@gmail.com

Season 1, Episode 3 | Like, Rate, Subscribe & Share! In this episode, Alexandria discusses projecting and how it is a side effect of neglecting to do reflective and introspective work. It is one of her most common experiences with people who don't know how to address what is happening within them. But our goal isn't to simply focus on how other people project, that'd be too easy, but to instead look within ourselves and ask, am I projecting? 00:00 - 7:00: Intro & Housekeeping 7:00: "I use projecting as an example ALL the time." 10:55: Defining Projecting 23:17: What does projecting look like? 31:06: Why this matters? 44:26: How to recognize you're projecting? 53:19: Closing in a personal way Resources Dr. Tracey Marks YouTube

Healthline Article

Self-Consciousness Article

Webster Definitions ***My camera only picked up 13 minutes of this episode so there won't be a longer video for this episode. I will however post some reels so follow us on social media, @Renovating the Soul & on TikTok @lovezandria***