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Hello, my beautiful friends, and welcome back to the Claim Your Power podcast, the ultimate show for all things spirituality, self-love, and personal development. I'm your host, Kim Peretz. I'm a two-time author, content creator, yoga teacher, and entrepreneur. You are at the right place if you're ready to tap into your gifts, unleash your potential, and become your higher self. It's time to claim your power.

Hello my beautiful friends and welcome back to the pod. If you're new here, my name is Kim and I'm so happy that you're part of this beautiful community of Claim Your Power. And guys, I just want to say a few things before I like kick off this episode. First off, I know I sound a little raspy and it's because I don't even know if you guys can tell but I can tell because when I'm speaking on the podcast it like feels a little heavier than usual for me to talk and

But I went on like a hiking, river rafting trip with some of my friends in nature this weekend. And we were like on the boats and we were like screaming and shouting. So I kind of lost my voice, but in all good, you know, spirit. So it's okay. A few more things I wanted to share with you guys.

I don't know if you guys know, but I came out with a guided journal, the Claim Your Power journal. You guys know I'm all about journaling and scripting and practicing gratitude, and I created this journal especially for you guys to really create a morning routine that you genuinely love. All you need is five minutes every single day to fill out this journal, and it can become part of your day-to-day routine every single morning. I do it every single morning. I love

love it and I really hope that you guys love it too if you guys get the journal please send me a DM on Instagram and a photo of you with it because it will make me so so happy

And the last thing I wanted to say is if you guys are liking the show, whether or not you're new here or you've just joined this community recently, I would love it if you could leave me a review. It really, really helps your girl out and I am so beyond grateful for it. And now without further ado, let's dive into today's topic. In today's episode, we're going to be talking all about how you can turn all of your pain, all of your obstacles, all of your rejection, failures, heartache,

into your greatest power. I truly believe that life in the universe or God or whatever that you want to call it or believe in, life will never ever send you a lesson that you cannot handle.

Every single challenge or obstacle or heartache or rejection that comes your way is truly meant to come into your life not as a negative thing. Even though it seems negative in the moment, even though it's inflicting a lot of pain or sorrow or sadness or stress on your life, know that every single thing that comes into your life, every single lesson is meant to awaken something very deep within you.

And I think back that one of the greatest moments of transformations in my life always happened after I experienced, you know, periods of isolation and deep pain. Like even starting this podcast, this podcast came out

of the fact that I felt so alone after having my spiritual awakening and I felt so confused in my friendships and I felt like nobody understood me and nobody resonated with my values and what I had to say that I was like, fuck it. I'm starting this podcast and I don't care if nobody listens to me. At least I will share my truth and I will share my voice. And obviously now over two years later, it's become this viral sensation and show and it's changed my entire life and

I'm also not in that place in that energy anymore of like, oh, I'm so alone. Nobody gets me. Like I've attracted so many like-minded people and aligned souls and friends into my life that think the same way and see the world through the same, you know, spiritual spirit in a way.

And so that just like, that's just one sheer example. But even like me going through a certain really hard heartbreak or all my health issues that I used to have in the past, you guys know that I, there was a year, like three years ago where I was battling an eating disorder and depression and ovarian cysts. And I was in and out of the hospital every other weekend and

And I completely lost myself physically that year. That catalyzed my entire health journey. And that got me into yoga and got me into, you know, holistic health and

and nutrition and everything that I love and I'm so passionate about and herbs and all this knowledge and wisdom about health in our bodies that now I'm like a yoga teacher and I have so much more that I've learned about it and it's changed my entire life and my identity and what I'm trying to go with this is like if you do not go through the hard times if you do not go through the heartbreak through the failure through the loss of people in your life through the loss of opportunities

you will not be able to turn into that highest version of you because those periods of pain allow you to appreciate all those good moments and when you have those periods of pain eventually you turn that pain into power

You allow that pain to awaken something deep within you. And that is the big difference between people who are able to change their life for the better and people who stay small in their victim mindset is we both all go through difficult things in life. We would be lying if we said life was always perfect and abundant and amazing, but we're

We are human. We came to have a human experience and there's duality to life. There's pain and pleasure. There's happiness and sadness. We came to experience it all because through these emotions and through these pain and through these obstacles, we learn who we are more deeply. We uncover our shadow sides. We do the inner work. We learn who we are on a deeper level and that changes us and helps us shift and transform into the people that we are destined to be. And so if you didn't go through A, B, and C in your life, you wouldn't become that person and that version of you.

And the real thing in life is, do you let your pain and your obstacles define you or do you define them? Are you going to allow that person or that situation or that experience define you? Are you going to allow it to make you small and rotten and bitter? Or are you going to take that? You're going to take all the lessons. You're going to take everything that you can from that situation that will serve you. You're going to let it go and you're going to transform into the highest version of yourself.

I always like to say that there's a very famous quote, a caterpillar has to go through a period of isolation and transformation before it gets its wings and turns into a butterfly.

Know that when you are going through these hard periods of isolation and confusion and feeling lost or unworthy or heartache or rejection or any of those lower experiences of pain that we all experience in life, know that those moments are your biggest catalyst. Those moments will become your success story. Those moments will turn you and shape you into who you are meant to be. So be grateful for that.

I know it's not easy and obviously like when we have hard situations that are happening to us in the moment it's not easy to just be like oh my god the universe loves me so much and like this is happening for my highest good like it's not easy and I would be lying if I said that I always think that way but after I marinate and like some of the things that happen even just this past week something really uncomfortable happened to me with a friend in my life and it was challenging for me and it really triggered me and it was an uncomfortable situation and the

And the first day that I was experiencing that situation, it was hard. And I was, you know, feeling really lost and confused. And I was feeling really unworthy and small. And as time went on, I realized that this situation was happening for my highest good because it really taught me an important lesson about myself and my boundaries and the type of person I want to be and the type of friendships I want to maintain in my life. And I'm so grateful that I experienced that pain, that moment of pain and confusion and

and lack of worthiness because it kind of awakened me. It was like a slap in the face that it awakened me to who I need to be again and to connect back to myself. And that was very, very important. And so I truly believe that sometimes the universe will send us these moments of pain and these hard times and lessons so that we can wake up

physically and emotionally and mentally and spiritually wake up to where we are, to the vibration that we are upholding, to what we are in alignment with and that we can make that shift and grow. And for those moments, you have to be grateful, you have to be thankful and you have to take all those lessons with you and allow them to help you grow, not make you bitter and small. Your life is not defined by the fact that you fell or that you made a mistake or that something didn't go right in your life.

Your life is defined by how you rise once you fall, how you pick yourself up when nobody's there for you, how you treat yourself and speak to yourself when you're feeling down, when you're not feeling confident and secure and beautiful. That is how your life is defined. Not by the fact that you made a mistake, that you didn't do something right, that you didn't speak to yourself in the best way, that you hurt somebody else's feelings. That is not how your life is defined. Your life is defined by how you pick yourself up, how you grow, how you learn the lessons, how you change, how you shift, how you shape into the best version of you

Thank you.

open to learning the lessons of life and growing into that best version of yourself. The way that you truly change your life is you dedicate your life into becoming the most powerful version of yourself. No matter what life throws at you, you are rooted and centered and you know that no matter how hard the obstacle, how hard the challenge, how broken your heart is, how rejected you feel, you know that you can come out of it stronger on the other side. Learn to turn your pain into power, to turn your sadness into your strength.

and to turn your wounds into your wisdom and you will become unstoppable. If you find that your life or your path is getting more and more difficult and more and more challenging and you're getting triggered and confused and people are walking in and out of your life,

It is because your calling is higher. It is because you are destined for something so so great It is because you are about to have the biggest glow up and up level of your life and you don't even know it I promise you with my entire heart and soul that every single time that I experience periods in my life that were so difficult and confusing and draining and painful Those periods were the greatest catalyst for my biggest glow up those periods I came out of them so much stronger and more up

leveled on the other side and you don't even know you are going through these painful periods right now and i promise you a future version of you is going to look back and think wow thank you universe for putting me through this experience and teaching me and showing me all these opportunities for growth and life lessons so that i can come out of this and

experience and the situation stronger on the other side with more wisdom and wiser and more grown and mature. And I can come out of this with a sense of inner peace and gratitude for who I am. And you come out of these situations with power, not with pain. You do not let that pain control you. You control your life. Pain can change you, but that doesn't mean that that change has to be a bad change. You can turn that pain and you can turn it into power and wisdom. And if you're able to do that, I promise you that life will bless you

so, so much because out of suffering, out of our own internal suffering and pain, we emerge as stronger souls. And these are where our characters are built. When we are seared with these scars, when we are stronger, when we are wiser, and that is how we become that highest version of ourselves. When we go through these difficult times and we experience that duality and we can come out of these painful moments and still choose love and still choose happiness and still choose self-acceptance and worthiness.

if you can come out of those moments still choosing that high vibrational reality for yourself, your life will become so incredible because you will not allow every single situation or experience to define you. You will define it through your own terms and through your own life and you will come out of it stronger than you ever have before.

This topic that we're talking about is one of my most passionate ones that I truly believe in. I truly believe that in life, we, no matter what, can turn our pain into power. And I have been through very difficult experiences in my life and I have done it through every single one of those and I have come out of it on the other side so much stronger. And that is why I literally have goosebumps as I'm telling you guys this because I truly believe that

pain humbles you and helps you heal deeper than ever before. Like the situations that are triggering you or igniting so much pain in you are actually showing all the parts of yourself that are truly need to become coming out of you. They're truly allowing yourself to see your potential and who you are truly meant to be in the destiny that you have in this life. And so that's

I, when I go through these painful times now in life, I have a big sense of awareness. That is not to say that I don't experience the pain. I do. And trust me, like I will continue to experience challenges and obstacles in life because I'm human like everyone else. And that's part of life is lessons. We're here to learn. It's earth school.

But at the end of the day, I have a bigger awareness. And once you develop that awareness too, you will become so much stronger and you will also not let every single little thing in your life affect you so detrimentally. You will be able to let these situations impact you in the best way possible. You will take these painful situations and you will mold them and create them into the thing that you truly want to experience in life.

So I'm going to leave you guys with a little quote that you can marinate on with the rest of your day and, you know, apply it to the experiences that you're actually having in your life and in your reality. The path to peace is through pain. We like to pretend it is not there for fear of drowning in it. But pain only consumes us when we avoid it. The more that you avoid your pain, the more that it will grow. But the more that you allow the pain to heal you and feel you, the more that you can turn it into your power.

Beautiful souls, thank you so much for joining me in today's episode. As always, feel free to DM me on Instagram if you have any topic suggestions for future episodes or if you would like to apply to be a guest on the show. I hope you feel inspired to claim your power today. Bye.

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