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  • If Everything Feels Like Too Much, This Is for You

    If Everything Feels Like Too Much, This Is for You
    Feb 6 2026
    When life feels overwhelming, the answer isn’t always to do more — sometimes it’s to make things smaller. In this episode, we explore a gentle journaling approach designed to help you slow down, name how you’re feeling, and reconnect with yourself one small moment at a time. This episode is especially supportive if you’re: feeling emotionally stretched or overwhelmed a caregiver or highly sensitive person craving a slower, kinder daily rhythm We talk about: why “zooming out” can increase overwhelm how journaling can create steadiness instead of pressure the power of naming how you feel without fixing it making your day small enough to hold This episode is part of a short series inspired by the Moments That Matter journal and a quiet, low-pressure 30-day journaling practice.
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    6 Min.
  • Harvest Reflections

    Harvest Reflections
    Jan 3 2026
    In this episode of Oil and Light, I invite you to step with me into the season of Autumn. Together, we’ll reflect on the harvests we’ve gathered this year — the goals, dreams, relationships, and self-care practices that have taken root and grown. I’ll guide you through a series of gentle journaling prompts to help you notice your growth, honor your challenges, and celebrate even the smallest blessings. As we soak in the cozy autumn mood, my hope is that you’ll come away feeling grounded in gratitude and proud of the abundance already present in your life. Thank you for spending this time with me — may you continue to stay radiant and grateful.
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    4 Min.
  • Episode 4: Gratitude & Glow

    Episode 4: Gratitude & Glow
    Dec 31 2025
    Carrie Scharf, in her episode of the Oil and Light podcast, delves into the concept of gratitude and its role in both our spiritual and skincare routines. She guides listeners through a visualization exercise to internalize gratitude, comparing it to inner skincare that softens the rigidity within us and brightens our outlook on life. The episode also includes guided journaling prompts to further push this practice, asking listeners to reflect on their daily comforts, surprises from their bodies, and plans for self-care in the coming season. To spark creativity and personal reflection, Carrie introduces a Word Garden exercise where listeners visualize words as seeds of emotions and thoughts. She also encourages listeners to weave gratitude into their daily lives, supporting this through natural skincare practices.
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    5 Min.
  • Episode 3: Cozy Rituals for Darker Evenings

    Episode 3: Cozy Rituals for Darker Evenings
    Dec 31 2025
    In the latest episode of "Oil and Light," host Carrie Scharf discusses the importance of self-care during the fall season. She emphasizes the need to slow down and create personalized evening rituals aimed at both soothing the skin and calming the spirit. Tips include transforming one's space with soft lighting and comforting scents, and nourishing the skin with warm, hydrating products like herbal oil. Scharf encourages listeners to journal and reflect on what brings them comfort during the evenings and how their body and skin respond to the changing seasons. In closing, she urges listeners to find solace in simple acts of self-care and develop their own unique cozy evening ritual to bring peace and rest into their lives.
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    4 Min.
  • Episode 2: Letting Go Like the Leaves

    Episode 2: Letting Go Like the Leaves
    Dec 31 2025
    In this episode of Oil and Light, host Carrie Scharf explores the principle of letting go as a form of self-care and renewal. Inspired by the changing seasons, she suggests that just like trees shedding their leaves to make room for new growth, we too must let go of old habits, negative thoughts, and physical clutter for our own personal growth. To facilitate this process, Carrie introduces journaling as a tool for self-reflection and shares some prompts for listeners to explore their emotions. She emphasizes the benefits of letting go, likening it to a form of self-love that can lead to new experiences and fresh perspectives. The episode ends with an encouragement for listeners to embrace changes and trust that they'll make room for beautiful, new things in their life.
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    3 Min.
  • A Quiet Corner — Finding Sacred Space

    A Quiet Corner — Finding Sacred Space
    Dec 31 2025
    In the first episode of 'Oil and Light,' host Carrie Scharf leads a thoughtful exploration around the importance of carving out tranquil spaces in everyday life. Encouraging listeners to find or rejuvenate their own 'quiet corners,' Carrie shares the concept of a sacred space as a personal sanctuary for rest, renewal, and strength. Offering prompts for reflection, she asks the audience to consider the physical aspects of their peaceful places, the ways they intentionally invite serenity, and their aspirational visions for their ultimate sacred corner. Carrie concludes the episode by inviting listeners to further engage in crafting their sanctuary using a Cozy Corner Checklist available for her paid subscribers. The podcast intends to facilitate personal introspection and relaxation, inspiring listeners to affirm their need for spaces of peace and stillness.
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    3 Min.
  • Inspiration & Light

    Inspiration & Light
    Dec 31 2025
    In her latest episode of Oil and Light, Carrie Scharf guides listeners on a journey to embrace the metaphorical light in their lives, especially during life's darkest seasons. She begins with a heartfelt scripture reading from Psalm 119:105, providing comfort and reminding listeners that God's light is always there to guide them. Next, she delves into a poignant and meaningful poem by Emily Dickinson, reinforcing the power of kindness and its role in lighting up others' lives. Carrie then prompts listeners to create their paths to personal enlightenment, suggesting small actions like letting in natural light or diffusing uplifting essential oils. Wrapping up the podcast, she encourages her listeners to be carriers of kindness and light, emphasizing how these small gestures can inspire a ripple effect of positivity.
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    5 Min.
  • How to Start Journaling for the Soul: A Sacred Practice of Reflection, Prayer, and Healing

    How to Start Journaling for the Soul: A Sacred Practice of Reflection, Prayer, and Healing
    Dec 31 2025
    The podcast, hosted by Carrie Scharf, is a deep exploration of the transformative power of journaling as a spiritual practice, often referred to as soul journaling. The practice is emphasized not as a place for perfect sentences or impeccable penmanship but as a sacred space for deep reflection, listening, and healing. The audience is led through the process of creating a serene journaling space, choosing a prompting passage or verse and encouraged to write freely and honestly to facilitate deep spiritual growth. The session is finished with a prayer or a moment of silence to help ground oneself before re-engaging with the outside world. The podcast also outlines the benefits of the practice, which include releasing burdens, recognizing blessings, remembering truths, returning to God with openness, and creating a sacred pause in everyday life. The podcast encourages listeners to dedicate just ten minutes to journaling as a small commitment with potentially profound impacts on their spiritual practice.
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    9 Min.