Why is it so hard to find your purpose when you’re stressed about money?

In this episode, we unpack the relationship between financial stability, nervous system regulation, and self-actualization.

We explore:
– The myth of the fearless leap
– Why grind culture can lead to burnout
– How survival narrows imagination
– And why clarity often follows safety

If you’ve been pressuring yourself to “figure it out,” this may reframe the conversation.

We often explain harm as misunderstanding, stress, or emotional overwhelm.

And sometimes — that’s true.
Accidental harm happens.
Repair matters.
Accountability matters.

But not all harm is accidental.

In this episode of The Inner Lens, we explore the difference between harm that comes from human limitation — and harm that is repeated, targeted, or used to regulate power and emotion at someone else’s expense.
Understanding patterns does not excuse behavior.
It clarifies responsibility.

This episode is about discernment — not cynicism.
About accountability — not blame.

If this gave you language, or helped you trust what you’ve already noticed…
Sit with that.
That’s the practice.


Music:
Becoming Mr Bossa by Redeemin'

Before we ever encounter schools, workplaces, or governments, we learn how to interpret reality inside a small institution: the family.

That’s where we first learn what love looks like. What conflict looks like. What’s acceptable. What’s denied.

And sometimes — what we’re told to ignore.

In this episode, we examine why we often doubt our own perceptions more than the systems that shaped them — and how to begin discerning which internal voices are inherited… and which are actually ours.

Music:
Becoming Mr Bossa by Redeemin'