Connected

Ask and you shall receive! In this episode of Connected, host Kimberly Dam guides the listener through an affirmation rampage... a compilation of phrases intended to help shift our self concept and worldview.  Please note: Contrary to what the intro states, this recording is ONLY approximately 30 minutes in length. To listen to the full version (9 hours), visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jyd6Aq62-4Y&t=16s. Many thanks to musicians Michael Eakins and Stephan Burns for providing the background music and to Paula Zabkar for the recitation of Yung Pueblo's Inward. You may find all of them via Instagram: @michaeleakins @stphnbrns @pazabkar  

In this episode of Connected, join host Kimberly Dam as she expands on a question posed during the previous episode, Q+A... what's your best advice when it comes to resolving conflict? A complete breakdown and buildup of conflict resolution fundamentals, including the elusive communication skills that are required in order for us to truly feel connected and intimate with our loved ones. What does it take to be a skilled sharer/listener? And how can we develop our own "conflict agreement" with our loved ones? 

In this episode of Connected, join host Kimberly Dam as she attempts to answer several questions she's received over the years, including: "Do you believe in twin flames?", "What do you think about people who say 'No expectations.'?", "How to handle being ghosted?", "What's your stance on open relationships?", "Is there such a thing as too much sex in a relationship?" and much more.

In this episode of Connected, join host Kimberly Dam as she responds to a question we've all asked, "Can I f*ck up a relationship by being authentic?" In addition, she explains why it's important to recognize the paradoxical nature of spiritual principles and why it is imperative to walk the middle path.

In this episode of Connected, join host Kimberly Dam as she explains what true authenticity is, how to create it, and why it's so crucial and fundamental to forming deeply connected relationships.

In this episode of Connected, join host Kimberly Dam as she discusses how developing healthy boundaries creates a positive autonomous sense of self, and thus leads to healthier relationships. She will also share her personal journey, explaining the ways in which her own disidentification or denial of her needs led to codependency and a distorted self concept and world view.

In this episode of Connected, join host Kimberly Dam as she shares her perspective and thoughts on one of the most frequently asked questions in the spiritual/law of attraction community... "Can I manifest a specific person?"

In this episode of Connected, join host Kimberly Dam as she revisits the idea that "everyone is your mirror", discussing self concept and how it influences your experience when it comes to relating to others.

In this episode of Connected, join host Kimberly Dam as she launches into the key to relationship bliss, the concept of unconditional love and how our misinformed ideas around it continues to lead us astray, keeping us apart from the very thing we desire to experience the most.

In this episode of Connected, join host Kimberly Dam as she contemplates the most common question she has been confronted with as of late... What is happening?

In this episode of Connected, Kimberly Dam discusses in depth her own struggles with emotional processing, how she began to create space to engage more fully with her emotional states and how the act of simply allowing has shed much restriction, giving way to new growth.

In this episode of Connected, join host Kimberly Dam as she discusses her latest discoveries and methodologies around manifestation, including how "needing" and "wanting" are rooted in scarcity, and further perpetuate a cycle of separateness.

In this episode of Connected, join host Kimberly Dam as she delves into the topic of meditation, how she came to her practice of 10 years, and the many lessons and breakthroughs she's discovered along the way. 

In this episode of Connected, join host Kimberly Dam as she discusses the meaning of presence, its power, her own process, including establishing "random days" and how re-learning presence has led her to some valuable self-discoveries.

In this episode of Connected, join host Kimberly Dam as she shares her final insights around social media usage, prompting her to quit, and redirect her attention and efforts elsewhere. In addition, she discusses the trending "Dopamine Detox" or dopamine fasting movements and why it's not a solution on its own.

In this episode of Connected, join host Kimberly Dam as she discusses the depth and beauty of masculine and feminine energies, how each energy is uniquely different and has purpose and place. She also shares how each energy has shown up in her life, highlighting ways her own energy has been out of balance, and the modifications she's making to live more in the feminine.

In this episode of Connected, host Kimberly Dam shares her own experience with her father and how his absence shaped her perception of men, masculine and feminine energies, and as a result skewed her personality, self esteem, and approach to relationships.

In this episode of Connected, join host Kimberly Dam and Clinical Licensed Social Worker Justen Gross as they discuss how and why we, on an individual and societal level, have minimized the importance of fathers (or other positive male influences) in our lives and how bringing more intentionality to these roles can begin to repair the nuclear family, building stronger, more stable communities.

In this episode of Connected, join host Kimberly Dam as she embarks on another astrological assessment of Andrew Gleason. Listen as the Humor in Mistakes Podcast co-host learns about how his North Node and Midheaven placements affect his career and karmic destiny.

In this episode of Connected, join host Kimberly Dam with internationally recognized Shamanic Practitioner Roger Lockshier as they discuss shamanism: its roots and principles, its natural ability to heal, and how one may incorporate it into their spiritual practice. 

In this episode of Connected, join Kimberly Dam as she shares how a conversation with a friend opened her eyes to her own coping process, and how creating a habit of always "explaining our pain" can hinder our healing, employing the ego and causing separateness.

In this episode of Connected, join host Kimberly Dam as she astrologically uncovers the mystery that is Andrew Gleason. Listen as the Humor in Mistakes Podcast co-host grips for dear life as he encounters new dimensions of his identity and as Kim fights to maintain her role as "interviewer", meandering into discussions about modern dating, relationships and cheetah-like preferences.

In this episode of Connected, join host Kimberly Dam as she discusses the importance of critical thinking, taking ownership of our authority, and protecting our perspective against the incessant fear-mongering that seems to be incessantly present in today's society. 

In this episode of Connected, Kimberly Dam shares a compilation of spooky, paranormal stories by some of her favorite people including Shamanic Practitioner Roger Lockshier, Psychic Medium Sheri Perbeck, Port City Paranomal's Doug and Jane Anderson and many more.

In this episode of Connected, host Kimberly Dam shares her thoughts and experiences being completely non-compliant during a time when body sovereignty and authority is being challenged every day.

In this episode of Connected, join host Kimberly Dam as she shares her perspective of abundance, addressing and rewriting ancestral belief systems, and how we ALL have just as much of an ability to be abundant NOW (in a time when 40 million Americans are unemployed) as we have EVER before.

In this episode of Connected, host Kimberly Dam ponders the idea of authority: what it is, why we give it away, who should we give it to, and how much. 

In this episode of Connected, Kimberly Dam takes you on journey into unity consciousness, ushering in a new earth. Find a quiet space in your home, pop in your earbuds, and enjoy.

In this episode of Connected, join host Kimberly Dam as she shares a few insights and observations around COVID, including truth, identity, and fear.

In this episode of Connected, join Kimberly Dam as she invites you on a journey into freedom, questioning old paradigms and proposing a few new ones, while sharing her own struggles and experiences on the path.

In this episode of Connected, Kimberly Dam and guest Gabbi Zaccheria openly discuss their thoughts on social media, its affect on mental health, and the many mental constructs that are associated with its use, as a marketing tool but also as a way to connect in an ever-evolving, algorithm-focused space.

In this episode of Connected, Kimberly Dam discusses one of the most overused phrases in the spiritual community, the many "structures" we as a society have built around it, and how one experience helped her release one of her biggest blocks to love.

In this episode of Connected, Kimberly Dam and guest Sarah Owens candidly chat about sex, submission and dominance, the imbalance of masculine and feminine energies within us, and how honoring vulnerability brings us into harmony with ourselves and others.

In this episode of Connected, Kimberly Dam discusses one of her favorite topics, manifestation. She shares how approaching manifestation from a mental space actually blocks ourselves from receiving, her personal process and how it has evolved over the past 10 years. 

In this episode of Connected, Kimberly Dam shares her spiritual journey, experience with meditation, and how a simple Twitter post by Shailene Woodley left a such profound mark that would result in total self-evaluation and a deep desire to live a purposeful, spiritually connected life.    References: A New Earth by Eckart Tolle The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer 7, An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess by Jen Hatmaker Aloha Ke Akua by Nahko The Way of the Shaman by Michael Harner

In this episode of Connected, Kimberly Dam gives a little insight into her journey, how passion bloomed from purpose, rather than the other way around, and how her experience in "answering the call" has been insightful and surprising.