Barbara Bedford, Upward Spirit Soulstice, shares personal insights from her experience as a hospice nurse.   

Main Topics Covered:

         The purpose behind heavy silence during spiritual awakening.   

           How to interpret and embrace the "sacred pause" as a divine detox

          Three keys to turning heartbreak and silence into spiritual power

          Practical exercises for mindset shift, active stillness, and

compassion.

          The transformative power of heartbreak—turning pain into open-

hearted rebirth

          The Story Telling: The Sacred Heart Break

Time stamps:

00:00 - Why God's Silence Hurts So Much Over 50

 02:15 The Hospice Story: Understanding the "Sacred Pause"

04:45 - The Spiritual Detox: Mirror Questions & Lamentations 3

 07:10 - Key 1: Healing the Invisible Ache & Your Free Gift 

09:30 - Key 2: The 5-Minute Soul-Settle for Restless Anxiety 

11:15 - Key 3: Overcoming Loneliness & The Broken Heart 

13:00 - The Garden Story: How Your Heart Breaks Open for His Glory

13:17 - The heart's transformation from brokenness to openness

13:49 - Encouragement to share your awakening story and find community

14:10 - Download the Sacred Heartbreak practice sheet

14:25 - Join the Upward Spirit ⁓ Soulstice community for continued growth

⏳ Chapters: 

00:00 - The Hospice Story: The "Sacred Pause" in the Quiet

02:30 - Why God's Silence Hurts So Much Over 50

05:00 - The Spiritual Detox: Mirror Questions & Lamentations 3

07:15 - Key 1: Healing the Invisible Ache & Your Free Gift

09:45 - Key 2: The 5-Minute Soul-Settle for Restless Anxiety

11:30 - Key 3: Overcoming Loneliness & The Broken Heart

13:15 - The Garden Story: Stay Until the End for Your Rebirth

13:49-  Call to comment, share, reflect

14:10-  Download Sacred Heart Break: Daily Practice Sheet

14;25    Closing and Invitation To Subscribe

✨ Free Guide: Daily Practice Sheet: THE SILENT HEART BREAK
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Join Upward Spirit Soulstice weekly for inspiration, spiritual elevation,

divine purpose, connection with God

Change Your Mind. Change Your Life.

love and light,

Barbara Bedford
Upward Spirit Soulstice

DISCLAIMER:
The teachings and guidance are based on personal experience, spiritual understanding, faith-based principles. Individual experiences . Spiritual journeys may vary.

The After 50 Whisper:

Have you been asking  God for a sign… only to be met with silence?

In Upward Spirit Soulstice, Barbara Bedford explores the spiritual awakening that often happens after 50 and reveals how God frequently communicates through gentle nudges/ Through biblical wisdom, personal stories, and powerful lessons learned as a hospice nurse, Barbara shares how to recognize the quiet whisper that may be guiding you toward your next season of healing, purpose, and divine connection.

If you've been feeling isolated, restless or wondering why you can’t hear him the way you used to…This is for you

In This Episode:

• Why God often changes His way of speaking during the second half of life

• The powerful story of Elijah and the still, small voice (1 Kings 19)

• How spiritual awakening after 50 often begins with silence and reflection

• Learning to trust divine nudges instead of waiting for dramatic signs

• Why stillness is essential for spiritual growth and discernment

• How your lifetime of experiences becomes spiritual wisdom

• A moving hospice story that reveals the power of God's whisper in sacred moments

Chapters

00:00 The Whisper of God After Fifty
03:02 Navigating Spiritual Awakening
06:13 The Gentle Nudge: A Divine Invitation
08:56 A Hospice Experience: Lessons in Listening
11:59 Embracing the Second Half of Life

Timestamps

00:00 – Introduction: God's Volume Changes After 50

00:29 – Why Spiritual Silence May Be a Sacred Invitation

01:03 – Elijah, the Wind, the Earthquake, and the Whisper

01:53 – Recognizing the Gentle Nudge

02:20 – Why God Speaks Differently During Awakening

03:43 – The Divine Invitation of Spiritual Awakening After 50

04:16 – A Personal Story About Listening to God's Whisper

05:14 – The Power of Stillness

06:13 – Training Your Spiritual Senses

06:58 – Free Gentle Nudge Guide

07:30 – The Gift of Spiritual Wisdom After 50

08:00 – A Hospice Story About Divine Guidance

09:24 – A Sacred Moment at Life's End

10:00 – The Purpose of God's Whisper

10:47 – Why the Whisper Leads to Your Purpose

11:18 – Encouragement for Women Feeling Lost or Alone

11:59 – Reflection and Community Invitation

12:36 – Closing Thoughts

✨ FREE GUIDE

Gentle Nudge: 7 Signs You've Been Ignoring Your Soul's Wake-Up Call

https://upwardspiritsoulstice.myflodesk.com/guide

About Your Host

Barbara Bedford is an author, hospice nurse, minister, and spiritual guide devoted to helping women over 50 embrace spiritual awakening with faith, healing, clarity, and divine purpose.

Resources

📘 Life On Fire: Change Your Mind, Change Your Life

https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B079KZY36Y

🎙️ YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/@upwardspiritsoulstice

 Subscribe and join me weekly on Upward Spirit Soulstice

Change Your Mind. Change Your Life.

With love and light,

Barbara Bedford

Upward Spirit Soulstice

DISCLAIMER:

The teachings and guidance shared in this episode are based on personal experience, spiritual understanding, and faith-based principles. Individual experiences and spiritual journeys may vary.

Louder ticking, restless shifts—are you sensing a divine awakening?

In this powerful episode of Upward Spirit Soulstice, Barbara Bedford explores seven signs that God may be waking you up to a deeper purpose during the sacred second half of life. From unexpected disruptions and changing priorities to renewed dreams and heightened discernment, discover how these spiritual shifts may be God's invitation to higher calling.

Drawing from Scripture, personal experience as a hospice nurse and minister, and the wisdom gained through life's seasons.

If you've been sensing that God is calling you into something more, this conversation will help you understand what you're experiencing and embrace this season with faith, clarity, and courage.

✨ Download your FREE guide:
"7 Signs God Is Transforming You Over 50"
https://upwardspiritsoulstice.myflodesk.com/transformation

In This Episode:
• Understanding the Holy Disruption and why life changes
• Recognizing the shift from success to significance
• Discovering the purpose of solitude and stillness
• Developing a deeper hunger for truth and authentic connection
• Finding peace in the midst of uncertainty and transition
• Reawakening dreams and desires you may have set aside
• Understanding discernment as a gift that often emerges through hardship and healing

Chapters:

00:00 – The louder ticking: recognizing the sacred wake-up call

00:36 – The Holy Disruption: when life shifts become divine preparation

01:44 – From success to significance: redefining what truly matters

02:53 – The gift of solitude and spiritual preparation

03:40 – The Broken Vessel: when God lets the light shine through

04:54 – Developing a hunger for truth and authenticity

06:31 – Finding peace in seasons of uncertainty

07:22 – The resurrection of buried dreams

08:04 – Heightened discernment and the wisdom gained through heartbreak

09:03 – Understanding that pain can become a pathway to clarity

10:28 – Embracing your highest calling with faith and courage

10:44 – Reflection, encouragement, and your next step 

RESOURCES

✨ Free Guide:
7 Signs God Is Transforming You Over 50
https://upwardspiritsoulstice.myflodesk.com/transformation

📘 Life On Fire: Change Your Mind, Change Your Life
https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B079KZY36Y

🎙️ YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@upwardspiritsoulstice

Barbara Bedford is an author, hospice nurse, minister, and spiritual guide devoted to helping women over 50 embrace spiritual awakening with faith, healing, clarity, and divine purpose. Through compassionate guidance and practical spiritual insight, she encourages women to step confidently into the sacred second half of life.

Join Upward Spirit Soulstice each week for inspiration, spiritual encouragement, and practical wisdom as you deepen your relationship with God and discover the purpose waiting within this season.

Change Your Mind. Change Your Life.

With love and light,

Barbara Bedford
Upward Spirit Soulstice

DISCLAIMER:
The teachings and guidance shared in this podcast are based on personal experience, spiritual understanding, and faith-based principles. Individual experiences and spiritual journeys may vary.

EPISODE 1: Is God Calling You Over 50? Have You Been Feeling a Shift in Your Life Lately?

✨ Download Your Free Spiritual Awakening Commitment:
https://upwardspiritsoulstice.myflodesk.com/god

Have you been feeling a shift lately—like something inside you is changing, but you can't quite explain it?

In this first episode of Upward Spirit Soulstice, Barbara Bedford explores the signs of spiritual awakening in the second sacred half of life and why many women over 50 are being called into a deeper relationship with God, greater clarity, healing,peace and renewed divine purpose.

Upward Spirit Soulstice is a weekly sacred and soulful series designed to help spiritually awakening women over 50, reconnect with their inner wisdom, strengthen their faith, and embrace the next sacred chapter of life with confidence and peace. 

In This Episode:

What spiritual awakening can look and feel like over 50

• Why inner shifts are often signs of transformation, not confusion

• Lessons learned from years of hospice care and witnessing what truly matters in life

• How reconnecting with God can bring clarity, peace, and divine purpose

• The importance of slowing down, reflecting, and listening to your inner spirit

• A simple first step to begin your spiritual awakening journey

• An invitation to download the free Spiritual Awakening Commitment

Chapters:

00:00 Welcome and Introduction

00:29 Who This Message Is For

00:57 Recognizing Internal Shifts

01:27 Barbara's Hospice Experiences

01:57 Spiritual Awakening and Divine Purpose

02:26 Awakening vs. Confusion

02:57 Understanding Restlessness and Change

03:26 Your Free Spiritual Awakening Commitment

03:54 Growing Together in Faith

04:16 Sharing the Message

04:42 Acknowledging the Call

05:12 A New Beginning

About Your Host:

Barbara Bedford is an author, hospice nurse, minister, and spiritual guide dedicated to helping women rediscover their spiritual awakening with faith, healing, clarity, and divine purpose.

Connect With Barbara:

✨ Free Spiritual Awakening Commitment:
https://upwardspiritsoulstice.myflodesk.com/god

📘 Life On Fire: Change Your Mind, Change Your Life
https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B079KZY36Y

🎙️ YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@upwardspiritsoulstice

Follow Upward Spirit Soulstice each week for spiritual awakening, faith, healing, personal transformation, and deeper connection with God.

Change Your Mind. Change Your Life.

With love and light,

Barbara Bedford
Upward Spirit Soulstice

DISCLAIMER:

The teachings and guidance shared in this podcast are based on personal experience, spiritual understanding, and faith-based principles. Individual experiences and spiritual journeys may vary.

Takeaways

• signs of spiritual awakening for women over 50
• Embracing the second sacred half of life
• Faith-based encouragement and healing
• Developing deep inner awarenes
• Moving from confusion to clarity and anxiety to peace
• Hospice life lessons and spiritual wisdom
• Why spiritual awakening can feel like anxiety
• Discovering the deeper Divine purpose behind life's changes
• 💛 Free Spiritual Awakening Awareness Guide:

  https://upwardspiritsoulstice.myflodesk.com/awareness

  https://www.facebook.com/SpiritSoultics

  Life On Fire (Change Your Mind) ( Change Your Life)

https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B079KZY36Y?ccs_id=14406da4-8799-42fe-aa1d-daedcb9673aa

https://www.youtube.com/@upwardspiritsoulstice

Follow Upward Spirit Soulstice for this heartfelt series weekly conversations on spiritual awakening, faith, purpose, healing, sacred aging, and soul-led living for women over 50.

If this episode resonated with you, follow the podcast and share it with a friend who may need this message today.

Love and Light,

Barbara Bedford

UPWARD SPIRIT SOULSTICE

DISCLAIMER:

The teachings and perspectives shared are based on personal experience, spiritual understanding, and faith-based principles. Individual experiences and spiritual journeys may vary. This content is intended for educational and inspirational purposes only.