When Perpetual Healing Prevents Us From Living

Send us a text. We'd love to hear from you!Welcome to episode 5, season 2 of the Woman Uncaged podcast! This week's episode was inspired by a song called Healing is Not My Purpose by Toni Jones (available via Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/track/3YjTY55wEzj5PJXexonZPj?si=7b28501a392c49a3 ) "The healing should be in service to living." - LauraIn this episode, we explore:- How our addiction to self-improvement leaves so much joy and life on the table- Why so many of us get stuck in healing and how it is perpetuated in our culture- How healing can be a distraction. What is it a distraction from, and in what way?- Why it's not enough to talk about what we are shifting, we actually have to embody and experience it- How small talk and inane conversation can be meaningful and connecting- Letting go of needing everything to be a growth experience- Why labels, personality tests, astrology etc. can be terribly constraining of our human experience- The distraction of "why"- Making friends with the continually unfolding journey and how this relates to healing and holding our potential lightlyThe other song mentioned was Closer to Fine by Indigo Girls: https://open.spotify.com/track/7rKyITVLEwldhdXIy7P6Vw?si=67d976c78fec40faSupport the show~Linda's book: Homecoming: One Woman's Story of Dismantling Her Inner Cage and Freeing Her Wild Feminine Soul   ~Laura's Monday Money Missives: https://goodwithmoney.substack.com/~Linda's Wild Woman in the Burbs: https://lindasewalliuskatz.substack.com/Support the Show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2281161/supporters/newEmail us: [email protected]. We love hearing from you!