Taking Your Power Back After Abuse (and How To Do Your Own Cord Cutting)

In this powerful and deeply personal episode, I share my journey of reclaiming my power after years of carrying the weight of childhood abuse. I open up about what led me to finally confront my abuser, the physical toll unprocessed trauma took on my body, and the role that Somatic Breathwork played in helping me release stored pain and connect with my inner child. If you’ve ever felt stuck, disconnected from yourself, or unsure how to move forward after trauma— this episode offers guidance, tools, and hope to support you through your own healing journey.What you’ll hear:Breaking the Cycle of Trauma: Understand how unresolved abuse can manifest as self-sabotage, toxic patterns, or chronic emotional struggles— and how it continues to steal our power until we choose to reclaim it.Confronting Your Abuser with Empowered Truth: How to use your voice to confront the person who hurt you, not from blame or rage, but from a grounded place of healing, clarity, and compassion.The Role of the Body in Healing: Learn why trauma lives in the body and how symptoms like sickness, fatigue, or anxiety may actually be signals of stuck emotional pain that needs to be released.The Three-Letter Process to Move Through Emotions: I guide you through a transformative writing exercise: first expressing the raw truth, then taking personal responsibility, and finally arriving at forgiveness and gratitude.From Powerlessness to Empowerment: Explore how owning your story, feeling the hard stuff, and choosing to no longer wait for others to validate your pain can lead to true liberation and self-leadership.Energetic Release Through Cord Cutting: I share my personal cord-cutting ritual, including visualization and symbolism, to help release toxic emotional ties while still honoring any love or connection that may remain.Owning Your Voice Without Expectation: You can't control their response— and you don't need to. The power is in the release, not the reaction.Stay Rooted in Your Truth: Keep the focus on your experience. Don’t try to change them or make them see. Your healing isn't dependent on their readiness to receive it.Radical Forgiveness Worksheet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Perfectly Broken: Path to Power Membership ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fill out the Contact Me to Work Together⁠⁠Soulfully Seen Women's Retreat ⁠(September 7-10, 2025)Let’s Connect⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danistedman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠theperfectlybrokenpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠