Embracing Uncertainty: When Life Doesn’t Go as Planned
I swear, everyone I have talked to this year has been going through it in some way. From health crises, to marriages ending, to loss, grief, and more. Though not everyone has had a year for the books, I know I’m not alone in processing some intense shadows through 2024.
Once again, this year has been one of the wildest and more uncomfortable portals for transformation I have ever been through. It’s funny because when people ask me how I am I have hit a real point in my life where I don’t know how to respond. Do I tell them the washed down version, saying “I’m fine” or even the lie “I’m good.” And yet.. I am fine, and I am good. It’s the strangest sensation as this year externally has been relatively stable after years where my marriage was nearly lost for good, and I sold everything I owned (for the second time) and moved into a beat up piece of shit RV.
Yet at the same time this year has been one of the most painful and grief filled of my life. My body feels like it’s betraying me (in reality I betrayed it trying to cope with a lifestyle that didn’t work), my dog feels like he is slowly dying before my eyes, and my “business” has asked me to lovingly lay it to rest so I may birth my movement.
To say I have spent a lot of time crying, would be an understatement.
This year has been one of the most challenging yet eye-opening years of my life. In this episode, I get real about my journey through health struggles, ancestral patterns, and deep shadow work that forced me to slow down and truly listen. I’ve spent much of 2024 navigating a Saturn-in-the-6th-house transit, which has brought up questions about what’s beneath the pain, both karmically and ancestrally.
I’m sharing my personal story of reckoning with discomfort, unlearning unhealthy regulation patterns, and finding the roots of what’s been holding me back for decades. From grief and stagnation to moments of clarity and breakthroughs, this episode is about uncovering the lessons hidden in the shadows.
If this year knocked you down too, you’re not alone. Together, let’s reflect on the sacred lessons that 2024 has brought us and explore how we can honour the discomfort while preparing for the rebirth that awaits in 2025.
The reason I wanted to share this story with you was so you could see…
The importance of embracing life’s deviations and finding grace in them.
Recognizing and breaking inherited patterns, especially those rooted in avoidance or unhealthy regulation tools.
How avoidance only leads to pain and underneath the escapism is what you’ve been looking for.
What you will find when you start listening to your higher self, the universe, and come back to love
The reason I feel it is so important for me to share my story with you is because I need you to know that if you’ve had a hard year - you’re not alone. And if you’re moving through a process of unearthing years of karmic patterns, and ancestral pain points - I am here to walk with you, help you, and support you with this movement.
Astrology, energy work, learning, and a growth mind are what keep me moving through some of life’s most intense moments and I want you to walk this path with me.
Lots of love,
Vika
Read all about how I’m navigating my Health Crisis through my transits:
https://www.vikabradford.com/blog/journeytoawakening
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