HEARTFIRST with Ifoma and Jess HEARTFIRST with Ifoma and Jess
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- Religion & Spirituality
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The new and elevated version of HEARTFIRST debuts January 31, 2024 and is co-hosted by Jess King and Ifoma Genevieve, two Soul Sisters with diverse backgrounds and a mutual passion for awakening love on the planet. This podcast was born from the realization that our daily WhatsApp messages to each another could be uplifting and entertaining to other people. May our authentic conversations about life, consciousness (and anything else that comes up) inspire you and help you feel supported and seen. Our first intention is to build a meaningful community and remind you you're amazing and divine.
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Prioritizing Patience in a Hustle Society | Episode 13
In this episode, we discuss the importance of patience in a society that values constant hustle and instant gratification. We share some of our personal experiences with impatience and the need to practice deep breaths and surrender. We also emphasize the importance of self-love, gratitude, and authenticity, encouraging listeners to show up as your true selves and not compare yourselves to others. We touch just a moment on beauty and the fear many people have of going within to do the inner work. Overall, this episode highlights the need for patience, trust in divine timing, and the courage to prioritize self-love and personal growth.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction and Setting the Topic of Patience
02:03 Practicing Deep Breaths and Surrender
03:03 Aligned Action vs. Urgency
06:51 Patience with Presenting Energy
08:48 Gratitude for Forward Movement -
Taking Aligned Action and Trusting Your Intuition | Episode 12
In this episode, we talk about the importance of taking action and trusting your intuition. Jess shares a personal story about reaching out to someone she admires and the positive response she received. We emphasize the need to listen to your inner guidance and not allow fear to hold you back.
We chat about the value of embracing failure as a learning experience and recognizing that divine timing plays a role in our lives. Overall, this episode encourages listeners to take small steps forward and trust themselves.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction and Excitement to Record
00:45 The Importance of Taking Action
06:13 Overcoming Fear and Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone
09:57 Embracing Failure as a Learning Experience
13:26 Believing in Divine Timing
16:28 Taking Small Steps Forward -
Finding Peace Amid Chaos & Flowing with Friendships | Episode 11
In this conversation, we discuss ways to find peace and calm amidst 3D chaos in the world. We share some of our personal experiences and strategies for staying centered and grounded during chaotic times, emphasizing the importance of self-care, setting boundaries, and transmuting negative energy into love and peace.
We share the significance of finding community and supportive relationships throughout our healing journey, even if at times this is one person (or someone we've never met. Fun fact: We have not even met in person yet in this lifetime. We met on social media 😉).
Overall, our chat highlights the power of finding inner peace and the importance of taking care of oneself.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:22 The Chaotic Energy in Life
01:30 Strategies for Finding Peace and Calm
06:21 Finding Calm through Self-Care
08:10 Protecting Your Energy and Setting Boundaries
11:01 The Importance of Inner Peace
12:23 Finding Community in the Healing Journey
20:32 Empowering Yourself and Finding Your Voice
25:19 Shifting Perspectives and Embracing Change
28:00 Overcoming Disempowerment and Embracing Authenticity
32:22 Closing Remarks -
How Pain Activates Healing & Becoming An Emotional Gladiator | Episode 10
In this episode, we chat about the importance and power of the heart chakra and share our excitement about the fact that many people are people becoming more conscious in the world. We emphasize the need to move through pain and fear (rather than avoiding it) in order to grow and evolve.
We share some of personal challenges we've experienced personally related to expressing ourselves authentically, as well as the importance of having forgiveness and compassion for ourselves and others.
Finally, we remind listeners to prioritize self-care and to continually focus on gratitude in order to build emotional resilience and create positive ripples in the world.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction and Excitement for Awakening Souls
02:26 The Importance of an Open Heart Chakra
06:10 The Activating Power of Pain
08:24 Courage and Vulnerability in Healing
10:48 Moving Through Fear and Ego
20:44 The Ripple Effect of Love and Community
23:23 The Awakening of Humanity
26:44 Navigating the Emotional Rollercoaster
29:12 Buckle Up for the Wild Ride
29:52 Closing and Gratitude -
Sacred Rage & Finding Joy No Matter What | Episode 9
In this episode, we discuss the topic of sacred rage, exploring the impact of social conditioning on women's expression of anger and the importance of finding healthy ways to express and process this emotion. We emphasize the need for safe spaces and supportive relationships to navigate anger and rage, and how this energy is increasingly evident in our daily lives given the rise of consciousness on the planet.
During our chat we touch on disassociation as a coping mechanism, the importance of self-awareness and self-reflection, and the balance between acknowledging global suffering and finding happiness in one's own life.
As always, thanks for joining us. We're grateful to be in community with you wherever and whenever this message finds you.
From our hearts to yours, Ifoma & Jess xxx -
Clearing Your Energy & Playing with Spirit | Episode 8
In this episode, we start by sharing some good news and discuss the importance of being active participants in our lives. We emphasize the power of self-healing and unlearning and how these factors affect ourselves as well as supporting our collective awakening.
We share the importance of clearing one's energy and offer personal tips for doing this; we also emphasize the positive impact that asking assistance from the spiritual realm on a daily basis has. In addition, we highlight the importance of finding balance and personalizing one's spiritual practices. Finally, we share excitement about facilitating healing conversations and the awakening of consciousness in the world.