Daje James aka The Story Doula is a brand strategist, author, artist, and story doula. This is one of the most important conversations I’ve ever had on my podcast, planting powerful seeds for new ways to show up online and approach business.  Out of the ashes of old paradigm business strategies, arise beautiful intuitive, cyclical ways of being in the world.  We discuss:  Finding beauty in tension  Being an enneagram 7 Writing as a portal of transformation  Looking inside, instead of outside, to understand who you are (self-referral vs object-referral via Deepak Chopra) The power of being present with your story Dharmic creative flow Being an expression of the Creator Surrendering your life  Daje’s spiritual and human journey and experience with religion as a child  Daje shares her experience being a worship leader  Tending to the portal of your work Facing the fears of being unoriginal, incompetent and irrelevant because of lack of formal schooling  Not dancing around discomfort Letting go of pleasing people  Owning the bigness of your soul  Meeting a hybrid human from another star system Why past lives and other star systems are extracurricular activities  The story of the timelines converging in one Instagram account Bridging art, strategy, marketing, business and spirituality  Daje’s ancestor that shows up often in readings  The moment at coffee shop when Daje’s “piercing” soul got reflected back to her  Learning to allow your soul to do what it’s here to do  How is it possible that different people get the same energy downloads?  Regenerative business practices and letting go of old paradigm strategy Grace as a portal of innovation   Cyclical strategies and the medicine of masculine cyclicality  Why alignment alone won’t cut it Letting go of obsession with linearity  Making space for soul work  Allowing things to all apart in the creative process Releasing binary story of success  Trusting yourself to be held through identify death Related episodes:  176 Blair Badenhop: Trust The Discomfort and Come Home To The Truth Of Who You Are 174 Aaron Rose: Integrating Spiritual Awakening Into The Human Experience and Becoming Uncancellable 172 Part One: I forgot who I am 173 Part Two: I'm remembering who I am  Connect with Daje James aka The Story Doula: Instagram: @thestorydoula  https://www.thestorydoula.co/ Connect with Ksenia:  kseniabrief.com Ksenia's email list Instagram @ksenia.brief YouTube Ksenia Brief TikTok @ksenia.brief Subscribe, rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts Follow the podcast on Spotify