What are the six phases of spiritual awakening, and how can you recognize which phase you are moving through?
In this episode of Live Your Jam, Ellen McGinnis sits down with four-time author, keynote speaker, and spiritual guide JJ DiGeronimo to explore the framework behind her book, Illuminate Your Path: 6 Phases of Spiritual Awakening.
JJ shares how she moved from a successful career in Silicon Valley to a profound personal crossroads that challenged her identity, relationships, and understanding of success. Through mindfulness, energy work, and a growing willingness to trust her intuition, she began uncovering gifts that years of striving had kept quiet.
Together, Ellen and JJ explore why crossroads can become doorways, how self-doubt interrupts inner wisdom, and why awakening is not a linear journey. JJ also explains how the six phases mirror the cycles of the moon and offers a practical first step for anyone who senses there is something more calling them forward.
This conversation is an invitation to stop dismissing the whispers, follow your curiosity, and trust that the experiences behind you may be illuminating the path ahead.
You will learn:
- What the six phases of spiritual awakening represent
- How to recognize a spiritual or personal crossroads
- Why professional success does not always create inner fulfillment
- How busyness can disconnect you from your intuition
- Why mindfulness creates space for inner wisdom to emerge
- How self-doubt keeps women from acting on intuitive guidance
- Why the seeking phase can be especially difficult for women
- How life’s challenges may reveal gifts you already carry
- Why spiritual awakening is cyclical rather than linear
- How the cycles of the moon mirror the awakening journey
- Why investing time and energy in yourself is not selfish
- How to raise your frequency through what you consume and repeat
- Why curiosity is more important than knowing the entire plan
- How one small action can begin illuminating your next chapter
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We talk about:
00:00 Welcome to Live Your Jam
02:09 When success looks right but feels incomplete
03:34 JJ’s first spiritual retreat in Sedona
05:00 The personal crossroads that changed everything
06:20 Leaving corporate life and losing a familiar identity
09:44 Learning mindfulness after years of constant productivity
12:27 Why busyness blocks your inner wisdom
15:07 When self-doubt intercepts intuitive guidance
16:27 Introducing the six phases of spiritual awakening
18:33 Why crossroads can become spiritual doorways
22:55 The phase women often find most challenging
25:57 How the phases mirror the cycles of the moon
29:01 Finding your phase through JJ’s awakening quiz
31:26 Uncovering the gifts you already carry
33:37 Becoming a practical spiritual liaison
35:18 Using your gifts to illuminate the path for others
37:40 The first step when you feel there must be more
38:00 Why your frequency is your currency
39:08 Turning curiosity into meaningful action
40:09 Following the path without knowing exactly where it leads
Connect with JJ
- Free Quiz – Your Phase of Awakening: https://quiz.jjdigeronimo.com/ –
- Book Quiz: What Book Should You Read Next? https://links.jjdigeronimo.com/widget/quiz/u2CtvMjDflydvC6H2mr0
- Website: https://jjdigeronimo.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jjdigeronimo
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jjdigeronimo/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@togetherweseek
Connect with Ellen
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- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnj7_LS2kaxfyPsAd1Hne8g
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