In this episode, we explore why asking for help can feel so much harder than it sounds.

We talk about the beliefs and expectations we carry around independence, capability and vulnerability, and how our families, culture and experiences can shape what asking for help means to us. We also explore knowing our own limits, finding the people we feel safe enough to ask, and allowing someone to say no without making their answer mean something about us.

Along the way, the conversation takes us somewhere we didn’t quite expect — from the difficulty of asking for help to our ability to receive it. Can we accept someone’s time, care or generosity without immediately wondering how we can repay them? And what if allowing someone to help us isn’t a sign that we’re less capable, but an invitation into relationship?

Perhaps asking and receiving are simply two parts of the same human exchange — an opportunity to let kindness move in both directions.

🃏 THE TAROT — Page of Pentacles

The Page of Pentacles invites us to consider the foundations we are creating for the life ahead. When we allow ourselves to ask for and receive help, perhaps we are also cultivating kindness, generosity and goodwill as part of the life we are creating.

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How comfortable are you asking for help — and how comfortable are you receiving it?

Come and join us in our Salt, Sage & Stardust Substack community space and share what this question brings up for you. We’d love to continue the conversation with you there.

In this episode, we explore why asking for help can feel so much harder than it sounds.
We talk about the beliefs and expectations we carry around independence, capability and vulnerability, and how our families, culture and experiences can shape what asking for help means to us. We also explore knowing our own limits, finding the people we feel safe enough to ask, and allowing someone to say no without making their answer mean something about us.
Along the way, the conversation takes us somewhere we didn&rsquo;t quite expect &mdash; from the difficulty of asking for help to our ability to receive it. Can we accept someone&rsquo;s time, care or generosity without immediately wondering how we can repay them? And what if allowing someone to help us isn&rsquo;t a sign that we&rsquo;re less capable, but an invitation into relationship?
Perhaps asking and receiving are simply two parts of the same human exchange &mdash; an opportunity to let kindness move in both directions.
🃏 THE TAROT &mdash; Page of Pentacles
The Page of Pentacles invites us to consider the foundations we are creating for the life ahead. When we allow ourselves to ask for and receive help, perhaps we are also cultivating kindness, generosity and goodwill as part of the life we are creating.
💫 JOIN THE CONVERSATION
How comfortable are you asking for help &mdash; and how comfortable are you receiving it?
Come and join us in our Salt, Sage &amp; Stardust Substack community space and share what this question brings up for you. We&rsquo;d love to continue the conversation with you there.

Welcome to Salt, Sage & Stardust—a weekly conversation between Keryn Rose, an intuitive energy healer, and Dr Vicki Haspels, a Tarot Coach. This is a space to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the deeper threads beneath everyday life. Each episode, Keryn & Vicki explore the energy of what’s been, what’s shifting, and what’s quietly guiding us forward. With a touch of insight, a little humour, and a whole lot of heart—they’re here to remind you that there’s magic in the ordinary, wisdom in your own rhythm, and healing in simply showing up

 

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Keryn Rose - Intuitive Energy Healer

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Email: enquires@kerynrose.com.au

Welcome to Salt, Sage &amp; Stardust&mdash;a weekly conversation between Keryn Rose, an intuitive energy healer, and Dr Vicki Haspels, a Tarot Coach. This is a space to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the deeper threads beneath everyday life. Each episode, Keryn &amp; Vicki explore the energy of what&rsquo;s been, what&rsquo;s shifting, and what&rsquo;s quietly guiding us forward. With a touch of insight, a little humour, and a whole lot of heart&mdash;they&rsquo;re here to remind you that there&rsquo;s magic in the ordinary, wisdom in your own rhythm, and healing in simply showing up
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CONTACT DETAILS
Connect with the Hosts:
Dr Vicki Haspels
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Keryn Rose - Intuitive Energy Healer
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