The Truth about Spirituality
Geez, I wish I could say I hadn’t skipped this step. But yes, it was part of my seven-year life tsunami—the season of both undoing and awakening. I learned that bypassing spiritual and psychological integration leads to denial, avoidance, repression, and disconnection from yourself.
For me, this left a diminished sense of self. I found myself reliving old wounds in new disguises—caught in a cycle of re‑traumatization.
Everything makes itself known on its way out, once and for all ― author, psychic, and teacher, Paul Selig
It’s All About Spiritual Personality Typing
The heart of my work is deepening the approach toward spiritual transformation. It isn’t entirely new—its roots reach back to ancient wisdom—but it does ask us to unite two worlds: spirituality and psychology. Some call this transpersonal psychology. I call it personality typing with spiritual depth—a union of psychology, metaphysics, Christ consciousness, spirit, and heart‑centered awareness. It’s the bridge between your human story and your Divine essence, where the soul leads and your ego takes a back seat!
The Truth About Spirituality
I’ll be honest—I jumped headfirst into lip-gloss spirituality without understanding the deep relationship between the physical and spiritual. My fascination with spirit guides, angels, and the unseen world began with my mom, who regularly chatted with her deceased loved ones.
One day, puzzled, I asked, “Mom, how can you be talking to Aunt Estelle? She passed away three years ago.”
She smiled, dog-patted my head, and said, “Darling, just because you can’t see something doesn’t mean it’s not real.”
That moment marked the start of a lifelong seeker. But what I failed to realize then is that the mind and spirit must walk this path together. My logical mind needed healing, grounding, and clarity before my spirit could soar.
Like many seekers, I spent years chasing answers through retreats, readings, and coaches, assuming others held my truth. But how could they possibly know me or what I need when I wasn’t able to express myself, my truth to find real solutions, not conventional applications…
Here’s a powerful truth, “once you take responsibility for knowing you, you naturally choose wiser guides, teachers, and paths forward”.
The Real Truth About Spirituality
Please, as always—take what resonates, and leave the rest.
What I’ve learned over the past decade is that spirituality isn’t an external practice—it’s an internal frequency. It’s awareness. It’s energy. For me, it feels like a steady hum of gratitude that flows through every moment of my day.
I express it through small rituals: giving thanks upon waking, blessing my meals, saying prayers before bed, pausing to breathe before big projects, or grounding myself when fear creeps in. These are what I refer to as my spiritual routines.
When fear—false evidence appearing real—tries to take over, I return to prayer. Almost instantly, I feel a lift—a calm, loving energy that reminds me I am always supported. That’s what spirituality has become for me: simple, sacred presence.
Looking back on my seven‑year tsunami, I still can’t fully explain how I made it through. But I did. And today, I live differently—more peacefully, more intentionally, and with a freedom I once only glimpsed.
Truth In Spirituality
You can meditate for hours, perfect your yoga poses, eat clean, and know all about the law of attraction. You may even appear spiritually evolved—a shiny, serene façade of OM.
Yet, without facing your psychological shadows, and a lack of intentional spiritual routines that help you see the parts of yourself still aching for light, you’ll never experience true wholeness.
Spiritual bypassing can look serene, but real spirituality is raw, honest work. It’s self‑acceptance. It’s bringing light where you once hid your truth.
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Did The Truth About Spirituality Leave You Wanting More?
Are you feeling the pull—a longing to become the map‑maker of your own soul journey?
Remember, you are a cosmic being overflowing with eternal wisdom. You are not missing anything. Everything you need already lives within you. It’s a magical remembrance!
So, arm yourself with new dreams, fresh hope, and the courage to walk toward your truth. This is what it means to live fully alive—from the inside out.
Journal Prompt
Settle into stillness and reflect:
Where are you tempted to skip your own inner work in the name of being “spiritual awakened”?
Write freely. Let honesty lead. Notice how your answers illuminate where your soul is gently inviting you to realign with truth and compassion.
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Dive Deeper Into the Journey
If this message resonates, you may enjoy my podcast interview The Beauty in the Mess with host Michelle Simms where we discuss: What If You’ve Been Chasing The Wrong Success All Along 👉 Listen Here
More ways to explore:
Watch on YouTube: Is Your Life Spinning Out of Control
Read: in the Learning Library: How to Gain Clarity Through Spiritual Personality Typing
Pick up my debut book: Unpack Your Personality here
Who Is Nina Zapala?
I created Spiritual Personality Typing℠ during what I call my “midlife tsunami,” a season of upheaval that stripped away illusions and brought me to truth which taught me; old-school typology only tells half the story. Knowing this, I developed a new paradigm one that unites the soul and self—a committed way of living authentically, unapologetically. The roadmap to your true self.
This is not about “anti-aging.” It’s about authentic aging—showing up as your truest self, wildly free and unapologetic leaving a sacred legacy that only you can bring to the world.
Here’s what I’ve come to know: Every wrinkle is a story. Every scar, a sacred map. When we deny our true self, the soul withers. When we embrace her, we bloom into timelessness.
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