When Life Feels Impossible, Help Arrives

A fairy tale for the season of the ancestors.

Episode Summary

As the leaves turn to fire and Samhain draws near, so many of us are carrying heavy things. Money worries, longing for a love that meets us, fear about the state of the world.

In this episode, Sefora shares the Russian tale of Vasilisa the Wise and the little doll her mother leaves her before she dies. It's a story about facing the impossible, finding your power, and remembering that support is always available to you, even from those who came before you.

In This Episode

• The inner doll. How the voices of our caregivers become our inner dialogue, and how to keep building a supportive one
• A resourcing practice. Feel into the ancestors, guides and helpers who cleared the path for you, and call them by name
• The gift of villains. How the hard things in your life may be shaping you into who you're here to be
• Three impossible tasks. Why, in so many fairy tales, help arrives right when the task feels impossible
• Why support can feel out of reach for anxious attachers, and what it looks like to let it in
• The morning is wiser than the evening. A gentle reminder for the nights when everything feels too big
• Carrying the flame. How Vasilisa's craft, her magic and her mother's blessing carry her into a future she couldn't have imagined

Timestamps

0:00 Help arrives
1:06 Welcome, the season of the ancestors
2:47 The story of Vasilisa
3:52 The inner doll, the voices we carry
5:40 Practice, feel into the support that came before you
6:47 The stepmother, the stepsisters and the impossible chores
8:46 Some love for the stepmoms
9:44 The gift of villains
10:50 Into the forest to Baba Yaga's hut
11:40 Three impossible tasks
14:35 When support didn't feel available
16:34 With my mother's blessing
17:27 Carrying the flame
18:10 A new home, the weaving and the tsar
19:50 Takeaways

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How are the things I'm struggling with right now helping me become the person I want to be

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