What if your relationship with the Divine could feel more real and fulfilling than any human connection you’ve ever known?

In this episode, Tamara Ridge explores spiritual intimacy—a lived relationship with the Divine that grows stronger through simple, embodied practices. She shares the single insight that changed everything for her: learning to notice and follow the small sparks of divine connection that appear in everyday life.

Through storytelling, gentle self-reflection, and a calming guided meditation, Tamara invites you to put down distractions, open your heart, and rediscover the Divine presence that’s been beside you all along.

Whether you’re healing from religious trauma or simply longing for a deeper spiritual bond, this episode will remind you: the Divine is ready to connect with you right now.

🕰️ Episode Guide & Timestamps

00:00 – Opening Reflection – The idea that your relationship with the Divine can be more satisfying and real than any human one.
00:56 – What Is Spiritual Intimacy? – Defining sacred intimacy and why it’s foundational to all other connections.
01:45 – Remembering Childhood Connection – Tamara’s early experiences of divine presence.
02:33 – Following the Spark – How subtle signs invite you into deeper relationship.
04:00 – Feeling Supported – Realizing you are never truly alone.
05:41 – Building Intuition – Everyone can strengthen their inner knowing.
06:15 – Put Down Your Phone – Replacing numbing habits with authentic presence.
07:34 – The Practice of Offering – Journaling or praying to open space for the Divine.
08:24 – Emotional Honesty & Consistency – How spiritual intimacy grows through repetition.
09:45 – Trusting Your Experiences – Learning to rely on your own spiritual connection.
10:57 – Letting Go of Limiting Beliefs – Releasing unworthiness and accepting divine love.
12:15 – Guided Meditation: Connecting with the Divine
• 12:15–14:20 – Breathwork for centering
• 15:26–16:49 – Visualizing your sacred space
• 17:02–18:44 – Inviting the Divine
• 19:11–20:31 – Sealing the experience
• 20:53–21:29 – Returning to the present moment
21:29 – Integrating the Experience – Journaling your insights and staying connected.
22:01 – Closing Message – Invitation to explore the 12 Sacred Intimacies and take the free Sacred Intimacies Snapshot.

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Why do we feel distant from God—and how do we come home again? In this cozy Friday night reflection, Tamara explores how spiritual intimacy can be rekindled through rest, creativity, and beauty—even in the middle of life’s storms.

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In this cozy, thunder-filled Friday night reflection, Tamara invites you into a gentle, heartfelt conversation exploring the spiritual questions that quietly persist in our souls:

• Why do I feel distant from God?
• How do I hear the voice of the divine?
• Where is God in my suffering?

Through personal stories, sacred insights, and the language of the 12 Sacred Intimacies, you'll be guided to listen more deeply to your inner life and reconnect with your unique path to the divine. Whether through nature, beauty, rest, or creativity, this episode offers compassionate ways to feel spiritually supported—even in the midst of chaos or unanswered prayers.

You’ll also hear powerful reflections on crisis intimacy, including two moving personal stories that reveal how divine protection and meaning can sometimes take years to understand.

✨ Includes a short meditation at the end to help you gently return to your center and recognize which door to sacred connection is ready to open.

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🌿 The Inner Light Companion is hosted by Tamara Ridge, LMFT — guiding spiritually curious souls into deeper connection, intuitive healing, and divine remembrance.

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What if your spiritual plateau isn't a lack of devotion—but an imbalance in how you're connecting?

In this inaugural episode of The Inner Light Companion Podcast, longtime therapist and spiritual counselor Tamara introduces the 12 Sacred Intimacies—a groundbreaking model that maps multidimensional spiritual connection across self, others, and the divine.

Drawing from decades of clinical experience and cutting-edge research, Tamara reveals why even the most devoted seekers often feel spiritually disconnected, despite doing all the “right” things. Whether it's prayer, study, or service—focusing on just one or two pathways often leads to burnout, emptiness, or feeling like you're standing outside the sacred.

You’ll learn:

• Why spiritual growth often plateaus (even when you're doing everything right)
• The 12 types of intimacy that shape your sacred life—from communication and conflict to creativity and play
• How a personalized map of spiritual connection can reignite your inner life
• What the research says about the link between spiritual intimacy and wellbeing, relationships, and resilience

✨ Plus: Get free access to the Sacred Intimacy Assessment, the only tool designed to measure all 12 dimensions of intimacy through a sacred lens. Be among the first 100 founding listeners to take the assessment and shape the next phase of this project.

📥 Tap the link in bio or comment “assess” to begin your journey.

🌿 The Inner Light Companion is hosted by Tamara Ridge, LMFT — guiding spiritually curious souls into deeper connection, intuitive healing, and divine remembrance.

💌 Connect with me:
Website & Guest Submissions: www.innerlightcompanion.com
Spiritual Counseling: www.guidinglightspiritualcounseling.com
Instagram: @innerlightcompanion

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However you show up on this path, your story is sacred.
Let’s walk it together. 💫

Do you ever feel like you're not enough for God?

In this deeply honest episode, Tamara Ridge explores how our upbringing, relationships, and religious past can distort our ability to feel truly connected with the Divine. Through personal stories and spiritual reflection, Tamara unpacks the lie of spiritual unworthiness — and invites you into a new way of seeing yourself.

Whether you’re deconstructing religion, healing from spiritual trauma, or simply asking “Is this all there is?” — this episode will help you reconnect with your own sacred value.

🔍 Topics include:
– Spiritual deconstruction
– Healing religious trauma
– Worthiness and divine connection
– Intimacy with God without dogma
– How to stop projecting old wounds onto Spirit

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🕊 This isn't therapy. It's a meeting of souls.
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🌿 The Inner Light Companion is hosted by Tamara Ridge, LMFT — guiding spiritually curious souls into deeper connection, intuitive healing, and divine remembrance.

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Spiritual Counseling: www.guidinglightspiritualcounseling.com
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However you show up on this path, your story is sacred.
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What happens when the foundation of your faith no longer holds?

In this first episode of The Inner Light Companion, I invite you into the sacred moment my spiritual journey truly began—not with certainty, but with the aching honesty of letting go. I was a devoted Mormon. A therapist. A mother. A woman quietly yearning for something more.

Then one day, everything changed.

This episode shares the story of my departure from organized religion—and how, in the decade that followed, I sought a direct relationship with the Divine. No intermediaries. No institutions. Just a whisper that began in my heart and slowly grew into the voice of God, as real and personal as breath.

This isn’t just my story—it’s the beginning of Us.

Of this space.
Of a community where your questions, your healing, and your intuition are sacred.

If you’ve ever asked:

• “Is it okay to leave a religion that no longer feels like home?”
• “Can I trust my intuition after trauma?”
• “What does it mean to truly hear the voice of the Divine?”

…then you are in the right place. This space was made for you.

🌿 In this episode, I share:

• The exact moment I realized my religious beliefs were no longer mine
• What it felt like to grieve the loss of spiritual certainty
• How spiritual disconnection led to deeper intimacy with the Divine
• Why storytelling is medicine—and how it can heal the places theology broke
• A gentle reminder: You’re not alone, and you never were

🕊️ You’ll also hear:

• A warm welcome into this podcast’s intention: soul friendship, not performance
• An invitation to explore your own spiritual turning points
• A whisper of encouragement to reconnect with your inner light—gently, patiently

This episode is the foundation. The first stone. The beginning of a sacred remembering.

And from here, we journey together.

💌 Reflective Prompt:

Take a moment.
When was the first time you felt something stir inside that didn’t match the teachings you’d been given?

You might even whisper your answer aloud. Or journal it.
That’s where the sacred dialogue begins.

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Subscribe now to The Inner Light Companion and join me each week for stories, tools, and reflections that help you return to yourself—and to the voice of the Divine within.

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However you show up on this path, remember: your story is sacred.
Take a breath, honor your journey, and know you’re not alone.

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🌿 The Inner Light Companion is hosted by Tamara Ridge, LMFT — guiding spiritually curious souls into deeper connection, intuitive healing, and divine remembrance.

💌 Connect with me:
Website & Guest Submissions: www.innerlightcompanion.com
Spiritual Counseling: www.guidinglightspiritualcounseling.com
Instagram: @innerlightcompanion

🎧 Subscribe for weekly stories, tools & reflections to help you reconnect with your inner light.

However you show up on this path, your story is sacred.
Let’s walk it together. 💫