Exposing Yourself
How can exposing yourself not be a bad thing at all? What will you do when you find yourself in uncomfortable spaces? In this episode of Reclamation, Tonya and Neva talk about the experience of hearing the spirits calling to use your voice, superpowers, and abilities in instances you are not excited about. Also, Tonya and Neva share the importance of being open to discussing topics that need attention in the household, such as rape culture; however, they may seem taboo to society. Tonya’s newly released article, Deep Throat: “Exposing the rape culture from inside out.”, is a reflection of her experience in exposing herself. Tune in to know more about the importance of following the calling of the divine and going out of your comfort zone.
Tonya Dawn Recla:
Hello, everyone. I’m Tonya Dawn Recla, and you’re back with Reclamation. Of course, I’m here with my wonderful husband and beautiful daughter and we’re so excited that you’re joining us today. We’re back for another episode that maybe pushes the edges a little bit, makes us squirmy and a little bit uncomfortable and that’s certainly how I have felt recently, so that’s the topic we’re going to discuss today. All about exposing yourself and what do you do when Spirit guides your human, your persona, into spaces that make you a little bit uncomfortable and how do you stay in those spaces and trust, even when your person’s going, “Abort, abort, abort, abort, run away.” And that was the experience I had recently when we finally released, “Deep Throat”, the article that was written here recently with the subtitle, “Exposing Rape Culture From The Inside Out.” That was such an amazing ride.
I mean, the title itself, right? “Deep Throat: Exposing Rape Culture From The Inside Out,” is in and of itself something that once the title came through, and that was months ago, it was like, “Ah, no thanks,” right? And that gets put on the shelf because I knew where that was going.
And still, it was the experience of being guided by and walked through with Spirit and being held in the entire process. And so we’re going to talk about what happens when you feel like Spirit’s calling you to use your voice or to use your superpowers, your abilities, in ways that maybe you’re just not altogether too excited about doing, or certainly, your person’s not.
And so, I would start today with Neva about this because it’s an interesting subject that perhaps most people wouldn’t really think to dialogue with their children about but, as with all things in our household, that is exactly what we do. And because of what that article covers, why it’s so important to talk with your children about these things. So, Neva, talk to me a little bit about what that experience was like because you and Dad lived the article with me as I was writing it. What was that like for you?
Neva Lee Recla:
Well, it’s such a good question. There are millions of ways I could answer it. From the moment the article really started crafting itself and being written through you, I guess is the best way to describe that, from the time that it’s now getting published, I think it was such an interesting experience because in the article you definitely cover some things that I guess people don’t necessarily talk about a whole lot, especially not with their kids.
And you talk about experiences I’ve had. And I think the biggest thing that I learned from the article, even though I was a part of it and I got to watch it being crafted, think was just how important it is to have those conversations. What I’ve learned at least, and learned from you, is the whole concept of rape culture and why does it need to be a culture? It’s now its own thing and now it’s something to be afraid of. And, it brought to my attention where parents and kids don’t really talk about it, is why is this even a big thing? Do I have to be afraid of it? And I think it did a really amazing job of crafting as to why you don’t have to be.
Tonya Dawn Recla:
Beautiful. Beautiful, phenomenal insight. Thank you for that. And it’s always a little weird, especially as a mom, right? The mom persona comes forward as, “Your daughter’s listening to this.” I mean, there’s a poem at the end that doesn’t mince words, right? And it really is sometimes a little bit of a battle between the persona wanting to be the responsible parent and do the appropriate adult thing and the aspect that is totally committed and absorbed by the divine that is going to follow that guidance anyway, right? These are real conversations that we have folks.
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