The Sovereign Woman and Her Spiritual Practice
Reclaim your inner power. Discover spiritual practices that nourish your soul and align with your vibrant, evolving wisdom.
Your spiritual practice isn't another item on your to-do list; it's the bedrock of your sovereignty. Many women over 45, especially those healing from past wounds, find themselves yearning for a deeper connection, a profound peace that feels authentic, not forced.
For years, I approached spirituality like a chore. Another box to tick. Meditate because I "should." Read spiritual books to "fix" myself. It was driven by anxiety, by the relentless pressure to be "good" — a "good" psychotherapist, a "good" mother, a "good" wife. It was about acquisition, not integration. And honestly? It just made me more exhausted. I was trying to do spirituality, rather than be spiritual. My nervous system was constantly on alert, seeking perfection.
Reclaiming Your Sovereign Spirit
I remember a moment, years ago, when I was deeply entrenched in this cycle. My practice felt like another burden. My marriage was strained, my schedule was relentless, and my private practice was demanding. I felt like a frayed rope, about to snap. I took a walk in the woods, not with any grand spiritual intention, but simply to escape the four walls that felt like they were closing in.
As I walked, the leaves crunched underfoot. The air was crisp. I wasn't thinking about anything in particular, just observing. I saw a fallen log, covered in moss, teeming with tiny insects and fungi. It wasn't beautiful in the conventional sense, but it was alive. And then, a single, vibrant fern pushed its way through a crack in the decaying wood, reaching for the sunlight.
In that moment, something shifted in my gut. The log wasn’t “dead” — it was transforming, nourishing new life. The fern wasn't striving; it was simply being. And I, in my frantic pursuit of spiritual perfection, was missing the profound, quiet spirituality of simply being. I was trying to control something that was meant to flow.
Cultivating Your Inner Sanctuary
This was my turning point. I began to dismantle my rigid ideas about what a spiritual