We try to demonize doubt and disconnection, when in fact, doubt is what leads us to the deeper faith within ourselves.

And disconnection leads us to the rediscovering to the deeper connection of who we truly are.

What is up, guys? And welcome back to Skinny Dipping, the podcast where we strip down and we dive in to the mind, the body, and the soul in order to create actionable change in our lives.

And today is no different. You may hear animals in the back,

roosters, maybe some dogs barking, maybe some goats screaming. They actually sound like humans.

I'm actually recording outside today. And, you know, it's a zoo in this neighborhood. But I'm grateful for it. and I'm like, wow, other people dream of living

around animals like this and it really is a dream. So I thought that I would invite you guys

outside with me to listen to the birds, the roosters, underneath this tree that is not a willow

tree, but I call it a willow tree. And I'm just so excited to strip down and dive in with you guys today.

I'm Kayla Rose.

By the way, I'm the host of Skinny Dipping.

And today, we are diving in to letter E in the season of The Alchemist.

The Alchemist, this season is for the people who are so used to the cycles of death and rebirth that we just have it under our belt by this point.

We know how it goes and we know that every contraction brings an expansion.

And I am just so excited because E is actually going to be all about embarrassment.

Because embarrassment is something that we shame and we avoid when in fact I really think embarrassment illuminates

such vital things in our life. Embarrassment illuminates where we still feel insecure within

ourselves. And that's why I think embarrassment is a

key component to being an alchemist. I really do. I see the connection so deeply because if you

weren't able to tell yourself, okay, like this insecurity, this embarrassment is coming up because it's trying to show me the ways that I can feel deeper so that I can get into deeper alignment with love, with my love for myself.

And if I don't dig up all the old shit, all the old programming that is keeping me from fully loving myself,

then I'll never really be able to feel the love that I know that I am capable of.

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