Healing Her Story with Riva Jean-Paul

The waning moon is here, and with it comes the medicine of the metal element — the energy of refining, releasing, and returning to what truly matters. In this final episode of the elements miniseries, we explore the premenstrual or luteal phase of the cycle as a time of sacred clarity, honest reassessment, and yes — grief.If you've ever felt like your premenstrual self wants to "burn it all down," this episode is for you. We reframe PMS symptoms as messages from your body, explore the science behind why your nervous system feels so much more sensitive during this phase, and discover how the metal element teaches us to distill our lives down to the essence — like a pearl.We also sit with grief, the emotion of metal, and explore how to make active space for the losses, disappointments, and unfulfilled visions that this phase often surfaces.In this episode:🍂 Why the late luteal phase makes us more emotionally sensitive (and the hormonal science behind it)🍂 The "superpower" of the premenstrual filter — and how to use it wisely🍂The pearl metaphor: refining your life down to what's most essential🍂 Grief as the emotion of the metal element🍂 Honoring the disappointment of an unfulfilled cycleDonation-Based Trauma-Informed Somatic Meditation to Support You This Week🤲🏼🌹Somatic Breathing to Hear Your Body's WisdomSend us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

This week's Healing Her Story episode welcomes a guest whose work lives at the intersection of the body, pleasure, and reclamation.Wren Morrow is a boudoir and erotic adventure photographer based in the Pacific Northwest. And her path to this work is anything but linear.But this carries profound wisdom about what happens when we are taught from a young age that our bodies are the problem.Wren grew up steeped in purity culture and religious dogma in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In that world, desire was dangerous. The body was something to be managed. And self-trust was replaced with a constant question: is this God's will or mine?In this episode, Riva and Wren explore the long journey from that environment to one of radical reclamation. Wren shares how leaving the church, moving across the country, and finding healing in the natural landscape of the Olympic Peninsula slowly began to return her to herself.They explore:The difference between sensuality and sexuality and why Wren's photography invites clients into authentic felt experience rather than performanceWhat purity culture actually does to the nervous system and how those patterns of self-distrust can be unlearnedHow patriarchal systems create scarcity around gender and sexuality and what it looks like to reclaim your own autonomy from within thatThis episode is for every woman who has ever been told her desire was too much. Connect with Wren Morrow:Wren is a boudoir and erotic adventure photographer based in the Pacific Northwest. Instagram: @wrenmorrowSend us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

This week we're attuning to the Earth element — the brief, easy-to-miss phase that arrives just after the full moon and just after ovulation. Its medicine is grounding. In this episode, I explore the science of earthing, how grounding may help shift your nervous system out of fight-or-flight and into rest and repair, and how to create real stability in your body and your life through grounding practices and daily anchors. In a world that feels increasingly unstable, the Earth element offers us a simple but powerful question: how do we create steadiness within ourselves?In this episode:🌏 What the "secret phase" is and where it falls in your cycle🌏 The Earth element's core invitation: how to find steadiness in instability🌏 The science of grounding: what earthing is, how it works, and what the research shows🌏 How grounding may shift your nervous system from fight-or-flight into rest and repair🌏 Why routine creates real stability — and how to build daily anchorsResearch referenced:Chevalier et al., research on earthing, inflammation, sleep, and cortisol regulationMenigoz et al. (2020), Integrative and lifestyle medicine strategies should include Earthing (grounding)Studies on grounding and improvements in heart rate variability, parasympathetic activation, and sleep qualityResources to Support You This Week🤲🏼🌹Yin Yoga practice inspired by the elementsQigong practice inspired by the elementsSend us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

This week's Healing Her Story episode is a bonus episode, arriving at just the right moment.The full moon lands on a Friday. Aries energy is still moving through the collective. And before we step into the quieter, more hidden phase ahead, this is our moment to honor the fire.This is the third episode in Riva's mini-series on the elements.But this carries profound wisdom about what fire really means for women and what happens when we lose access to it.In this episode, Riva reflects on her own complicated relationship with fire and the moment she realized passion was the very first word that came through when she sat with this element. She explores how fire shows up across the cycle, in the full moon, in summer, in ovulation, and why that aliveness, that radiance, that desire to be felt and seen, is so often misread in women.Labeled as too much. As bossy. As controlling.While that same energy in others gets called ambition.Riva also speaks to the dual nature of fire. How it can be warm, comforting, and life-giving. And how, when left untended, it can become reactive and overwhelming. She shares what she has learned this past year about tending her own fire around ovulation, and why sometimes what the heart needs most is not more output.It is more space.This episode is an invitation to notice where your fire feels alive, where it feels like too much, and what your heart might actually be asking for underneath it all.Donation-Based Trauma-Informed Somatic Meditation to Support You This Weekend 🤲🏼🌹Somatic Body Scan for Self-Love and Body AppreciationSend us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

This week, we are tuning into the waxing moon. A phase of expansion, momentum, and rising energy.And while this can feel exciting and motivating…it’s also where many of us unconsciously override our bodies.We feel the energy building.We want to do more, create more, move faster.And without grounding, we can easily slip out of alignment.This is also the second episode in our Taurus season mini-series, where we’re exploring the elements connected to each phase of the cycle.This week, we are working with the wood element—a phase that corresponds with: 🌿 Spring in nature 🌿 The follicular (pre-ovulatory) phase in the body 🌿 The energy of new growth and expansionBut this phase is not just about growth.It’s about supported, sustainable growth.Because growth without roots…without flexibility…without support…becomes destabilizing.In this episode, Riva explores:🌘 Why waxing moon energy can lead to overextension🌘 The connection between the wood element, spring, and the follicular phase🌘 What trees can teach us about grounded expansion🌘 Why flexibility is a form of nervous system safety🌘 The science behind adaptability and regulation in the body🌘 How to recognize when growth is becoming too forceful🌘 Simple ways to stay rooted while your energy risesThere’s also a reflection on how trees develop strength over time—through both rooting and adaptive structure—and how this mirrors our own nervous system capacity.Because true regulation isn’t rigidity. It’s flexible stability—the ability to respond, adjust, and return to center.🌿 Your invitation this week:Slow down enough to notice where you are pushing.And ask yourself what it would feel like to soften, root, and grow with support.🤲🏼🌹TraumSend us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

If you’ve been trying to think your way into feeling safe in your body…this episode invites you somewhere else.Because safety doesn’t live in thought.It lives in the body.Through the senses.Through what you are actually experiencing right now.And for many of us, the healing journey begins here:realizing we cannot outthink biology.In this episode, Riva explores how the nervous system is constantly scanning for cues of safety or danger through the senses—what you see, hear, feel, smell, and taste—and why the body will always trust that information over mindset or affirmations.She guides you through a simple somatic practice to reconnect with the present moment, soften the system, and notice what safety actually feels like in real time.Along the way, she also names something important:that we don’t always live in safe environments—and still, there are small moments of regulation that matter deeply for the body.This is not about forcing safety.It’s about learning how to notice it.One sense at a time.🤲🏼🌹Donation Based Trauma Informed MeditationCreating Your Felt Sense of SafetySend us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

If you’ve been trying to think your way into feeling safe in your body… this episode will gently shift something for you.Because safety is not created in the mind. It is created through the senses. Through what your body is actually experiencing in real time.And in Taurus season—a season of slowness, embodiment, and the senses—this becomes even more important.We are not here to override the body.We are here to listen to it.Through the quiet intelligence of the nervous system.Because your body is always scanning.Always gathering information.Always asking: am I safe here?And it already knows the answer—before you ever think it.In this episode, Riva shares:Why safety is a nervous system state, not a mindset practiceHow your senses shape your experience of safety more than thoughts doThe science of neuroception and how your body reads your environmentWhy affirmations like “I am safe” can fall short without embodimentA guided sensory practice to regulate and ground your system in real timeHow the nervous system responds to sight, sound, touch, smell, and tasteWhy your body will always believe sensory input over positive thinkingThe role of glimmer moments and micro-safety in unstable environmentsHow nature acts as a co-regulator for the nervous systemA gentle reminder that healing is not bypassing reality—it’s meeting itHealing is not about forcing calm.It is about noticing what is already here.One breath.One sense.One moment at a time.🌕 Resources mentioned:Magic of the Eye Digital Calendar (Taurus season + moon tracking)Send us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

If you’ve been doing the work—therapy, coaching, courses, podcasts…and still find yourself repeating the same patterns—this episode is for you.Because the issue isn’t that you’re not trying hard enough…it’s that you may be missing the most essential step in the healing process:integration.We live in a world that constantly invites us to consume—information, content, experiences, even healing itself.But without slowing down to actually embody what we’ve learned,it’s easy to stay stuck in cycles that feel all too familiar.In this episode, Riva shares:Why insight alone doesn’t create lasting changeThe difference between consuming healing and integrating itHow overconsumption can lead to burnout and repeating patternsWhat integration actually means (in simple, embodied terms)A personal story from my recent time unplugged in natureHow presence and the nervous system play a role in real transformationA gentle, grounded way to begin integrating your own experiencesMaybe healing isn’t about doing more but about letting what you’ve already received actually change you.Donation-Based Trauma-Informed Meditation to Support You This Week:🤲🏼🌹Trauma-Informed Body Scan - 15-minute daily somatic practice Self Directed Integration TipsSend us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

This week, we’re tuning into the waning phase of the cycle—one of the most overlooked, yet most powerful phases for healing, reflection, and release.If you’ve ever struggled to slow down, let go, or sit in the unknown… this episode will help you understand why.Through the lens of the nervous system, feminine cycles, and the natural rhythm of life and death, we explore why endings feel so uncomfortable.This isn’t just about the moon or the menstrual cycle.This is about your relationship to rest, aging, loss, and change.And what becomes possible when you stop resisting them?DONATION-BASED TRAUMA-INFORMED MEDITATION TO SUPPORT YOU THIS WEEK:🤲🏼🌹**NEW** Menstrual Cycle Journey to Meet Your Inner Crone (Trauma Informed)Send us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

This week's Healing Her Story episode is a fiery one, intentionally timed with Aries season.Over the years, Riva has heard things said in therapeutic spaces that stopped her in her tracks. Things said in places that are supposed to be safe. Places where people go to heal.But this carries profound wisdom about what truly trauma-informed care looks and feels like.In this episode, Riva shares 5 phrases that have no place in trauma-informed healing, drawing from her own lived experience, her work supporting women, and the research that backs it all up.She covers:"You're just sensitive" and why dismissal activates the nervous system's threat response"You should..." and why prescribing someone's healing path undermines lasting change"Just let it go" and why the body cannot be forced to release before it feels safeInterpreting your spiritual or psychedelic experience and why meaning must come from withinToxic positivity and why rushing past pain is its own form of invalidationIf something has ever felt off in a therapeutic space but you couldn't name why,  this episode will give you the language.Send us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

This week's Healing Her Story episode tunes into the energy of the Full Moon in Aries season, and gently challenges one of the most common misconceptions in cyclical living.The full moon is not a light switch. It doesn't just turn on and off.It builds. It peaks. It releases gradually. And if you've been feeling the intensity this week, in yourself or in the people around you, that makes complete sense.But this carries profound wisdom about what the full moon is actually for.So much of the conversation around the full moon focuses on release and letting go. And while that has its place, Riva believes there is a huge missed opportunity in that framing.The full moon is first and foremost about illumination. About what comes into the light. And one of the most overlooked invitations of this phase is not release at all, it's celebration.In this episode, Riva explores why constantly focusing on what needs to be fixed, released, or improved can actually keep us stuck. She draws on trauma-informed practices like pendulation and titration to explain why the nervous system needs both, touching into the pain, and returning to what is already working.Because healing is not just about what's broken. It's also about honoring what is growing.Donation-Based Trauma-Informed Somatic Meditation to Support You, This Week 🤲🏼🌹Somatic Meditation for Feeling More ConfidentThis simple practice invites you to pause, breathe, and reconnect with your body in a gentle and trauma-informed way. For Insight Timer Premium Users OnlyListen here: https://insig.ht/IG3VWE4SoWb?utm_source=copy_link&utm_medium=contentSend us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

This week's episode steps into one of the most under-discussed chapters of a woman's life: perimenopause, the hormonal shift that arrives long before menopause, and that medicine has largely ignored.The first signs rarely come with a warning. Anxiety out of nowhere. Sleep that won't come. Brain fog. Weight changes. And a healthcare system that responds with dismissal.But this phase carries profound wisdom, and it deserves real, evidence-based care.Dana Culp, DNP, founded Thrive Midlife Medicine after visiting four providers and still not getting the care she needed, despite 25 years in healthcare herself. She knew women deserved better.In this episode, Riva and Dana cover what's really happening hormonally, why estrogen's fluctuations affect everything from mood to libido, and why symptoms in your 30s are valid. They bust the myth that hormone therapy causes cancer and talk about what to actually ask your provider.This is the conversation women have been waiting for.Connect with Dana Culp & Thrive Midlife Medicine:Not sure if what you're experiencing is perimenopause? Start here — Dana's perimenopause quiz takes just a few minutes and gives you real clarity: thrivemidlifemed.com/perimenopausequizWebsite: thrivemidlifemed.comInstagram: instagram.com/thrivemidlifemedFacebook: facebook.com/thrivemidlifemedLinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/thrive-midlife-medicineSend us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

This week’s Cycle Sync episode explores the energy of the Waxing Moon, a phase of the lunar cycle associated with momentum, growth, and new beginnings.This particular waxing moon arrives alongside several powerful shifts:Spring in the Northern HemisphereMercury moving directThe beginning of Aries seasonTogether, these influences bring a noticeable surge of fresh energy and forward momentum.  But with that momentum can also come pressure to move too fast, do too much, and push ourselves toward burnout.In this episode, Riva explores the art of pacing — learning how to build momentum in a way that supports your nervous system, healing journey, and natural rhythms.Drawing from her own lived experience with workaholism, addiction recovery, trauma-informed somatic healing, and menstrual cycle awareness, Riva shares why this phase of the cycle can feel activating — and how to work with that energy in a way that is sustainable rather than overwhelming.Instead of rushing ahead, the Waxing Moon invites us to find our “Goldilocks pace” — not too fast, not too slow, but just right.Resources to Explore This Week: 🤲🏼🌹Mira Hormone Tracking DeviceLearn more here:https://shop.miracare.com/Cycle Support MapIf you’re ready to begin working more intentionally with your cycle, Riva created a simple guide called the Cycle Support Map.Download the Cycle Support Map here:https://rivajeanpaul.simplero.com/cart/246478-Cycle-Support-MapSend us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

Many spiritual traditions teach us to transcend the body.To rise above sensation.To witness instead of feel.To go “up and out.”But what if that very move is why so many women feel spiritually informed… yet internally disconnected?In this Aries season conversation, I sit down with Cynthia Abulafia, author of Embodying the Goddess, to explore the cost of spirituality that excludes the body — and the feminine path of returning “down and in.”Many non-dual or transcendence-based traditions emphasize:Rising above the bodyDetaching from emotionEscaping identificationThese practices can be meaningful.But what they don't always teach is how to go down and in.  And for women especially, that absence matters.  Because when spirituality prioritizes ascent without descent, the body becomes secondary — sometimes even suspect.This isn’t anti-spiritual.  It’s a restoration of the feminine current within spirituality, and seeing the body is not an obstacle to awakening, but as the doorway.Connect with Cynthia:Follow Her on YouTubeOrder Her Book - Embodying the Goddess Visit Her WebsiteFollow Her on SubstackSend us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

This week’s Cycle Sync episode explores one of the most overlooked yet powerful phases of the lunar cycle: the Dark Moon.Just before the New Moon arrives, the moon disappears from the night sky for several nights. No light is reflected back to us. From the outside, it looks like there is no moon at all.But this quiet phase carries profound wisdom.The Dark Moon invites us to pause, reflect, and reconnect with ourselves before the next cycle begins. In a culture that constantly pushes productivity, movement, and achievement, this phase reminds us that rest and stillness are not weaknesses — they are essential for nervous system regulation and sustainable living.In this episode, Riva explores the deeper meaning of the Dark Moon and shares a simple framework for working with this phase using the acronym P.A.U.S.E.This practice can help you move into the upcoming New Moon and Spring Equinox with greater clarity, alignment, and ease.Donation-Based Trauma-Informed Somatic Meditation to Support You, This Week🤲🏼🌹Sit and Be With It — A 15-Minute Daily Somatic PracticeThis simple practice invites you to pause, breathe, and reconnect with your body in a gentle and trauma-informed way. **For Insight Timer Premium Users Only**Listen here:https://insig.ht/rjUzwn5MJXbSend us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

What if the doorway to your next creative vision isn’t effort……but deep rest?In this replay conversation, I sit down with Jill — known as “The Stress Whisperer” — to explore the subtle, powerful practice of Yoga Nidra and the brain states that allow insight, healing, and creativity to emerge naturally.Most of us spend our days in beta brainwave activity — focused, thinking, planning.Useful? Absolutely.But creative breakthroughs, metaphysical insight, and deep nervous system repair don’t arise from mental effort alone.They emerge in slower brainwave states — particularly alpha and theta — where the mind softens and the body leads.If you feel creatively blocked…If your intuition feels distant…If you’re craving a more embodied spiritual experience…You may not need more information.You may need access to a different state of consciousness.Yoga Nidra reminds us that vision doesn’t come from pushing harder.It comes from entering the quiet space where life is already movingVisit Jill's WebsiteConnect with Jill on InstagramPractice Yoga Nidra with Jill on Insight TimerSend us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

Have you been feeling more tired, emotional, or reflective lately?You’re not alone.This week we’re moving through the waning moon, the phase of the lunar cycle associated with release, reflection, and refinement. But this isn’t just any waning moon. We’ve just moved through the second eclipse of this eclipse season, and eclipses often accelerate change — bringing hidden patterns or relationship dynamics into the light.On top of that, we’re also navigating Mercury retrograde, a time traditionally associated with delays, miscommunications, and an overall slowing down of life’s pace.From a cyclical perspective, the waning moon mirrors autumn in the seasonal cycle and the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. Research shows that during the luteal phase, rising progesterone can increase emotional sensitivity and introspection — supporting a natural process of reflection and evaluation before the next cycle begins.In other words, if you’re feeling the pull to slow down, create space, or let things go, your body may simply be following its natural rhythm.In this episode, we explore how the waning moon invites us to refine what truly matters, release what no longer resonates, and consciously create space before the next cycle begins.Because as we move toward the Spring Equinox and the next New Moon, energy will begin rising again — and life will naturally start filling up.The question is:What do you actually want to make space for?And what might be ready to be released?Trauma-Informed Donation-Based Meditation to Support You This Week🤲🏼🌹Somatic Breathing to Hear Your Body's WisdomSend us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

This week, we attune to a Full Moon eclipse — a time often associated with culmination, acceleration, and unexpected change.If life feels intense right now, you’re not imagining it.Eclipses can bring endings, shifts, and emotional material to the surface. And during heightened seasons like this, the nervous system needs something specific:Care.In this episode, Riva explores the Full Moon through the lens of the Mother archetype and the reparenting journey — especially for those who didn’t receive consistent emotional support growing up.You’ll learn:How self-compassion impacts cortisol and nervous system regulationThe magic of offfering ourselves warmth and creating internal safetyThe difference between self-mothering and martyrdomHow to meet grief, anger, and overwhelm with presenceResearch shows that self-compassion practices increase emotional resilience and heart rate variability while reducing stress reactivity.If eclipse season has stirred grief, exhaustion, or pressure, this episode offers a grounded reminder:You don’t need to harden to survive intensity.You can learn to hold yourself through it.Donation-Based Trauma-Informed Somatic Meditation to Support You This Week 🤲🏼🌹Somatic Meditation & Welcome PracticeSend us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

In this conversation, Riva and Mari explore how poetry and journaling can help you process emotions, integrate difficult experiences, and reconnect with parts of yourself that may have gone quiet.Mari shares her healing journey, and how writing became a structured way to access feelings she couldn’t speak out loud - and what happened when she lost that ability.In this episode, you’ll learn:Why writing can feel safer than verbal processingHow poetry bypasses overthinking and connects you to the bodyHow putting language to emotion helps the brain organize overwhelming experiencesSimple ways to begin using writing as a healing practiceStudies on expressive writing show improvements in emotional regulation, immune function, and stress resilience. When we give our experiences language, we create containment — and containment creates safety.If you’ve ever struggled to name what you’re feeling, this episode offers a practical and gentle starting point.Connect with Mari Send us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

This week, we attune to the Waxing Moon — a phase of expansion, momentum, and visible growth.If life has been speeding up…If more opportunities are arriving…If things you’ve been calling in are finally showing up…And you feel both excited and overwhelmed…You’re not doing it wrong.In this episode, Riva explores the hidden truth about growth: expansion without support can create overwhelm.Drawing from polyvagal theory, attachment research, neuroscience, and nature, she explains:Why overwhelm often isn’t a sign of incapability — but insufficient infrastructureHow hyper-independence forms as a trauma responseWhat the brain teaches us about sustainable growthWhy co-regulation and perceived support directly impact cortisol and stress resilienceThis episode is especially for the high-functioning woman who can handle everything… but doesn’t want to keep carrying it alone.Donation-Based Trauma-Informed Somatic Meditation to Support You This Week 🤲🏼🌹Sensing The Support - 5-Minute Daily Somatic PracticeSensing The Support - 15 Minute Daily Somatic PracticeSend us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

If you’ve ever started a creative project with excitement…only to abandon it weeks later…If you’ve felt inspired one month and completely dry the next…If you’ve wondered whether you’re inconsistent, unfocused, or just “not disciplined enough”…This episode will reframe everything.In today’s conversation, Riva shares a feminine, cyclical approach to creativity — one rooted in nervous system wisdom, menstrual cycle awareness, and the natural rhythms of nature.Because creativity was never meant to be linear.And when we try to force ourselves to create the same way every day, burnout isn’t a character flaw — it’s a rhythm problem.In this episode, you’ll learn the 4 Phases of the Creative Cycle and how to work with them instead of against them:Riva also shares her personal journey of rediscovering her artistic voice and learning how slowing down actually helped her create more.Whether you consider yourself an artist, hobbyist, entrepreneur, or simply someone longing to reconnect with your creative energy, this framework offers a grounded, practical roadmap.🤲🏼🌹 ResourcesThe Cycle Support MapIf this episode resonated and you want deeper support aligning your creativity, healing, and nervous system with your menstrual cycle…The Cycle Support Map is a practical guide to understanding your inner seasons and working with them intentionally.Inside you’ll learn:What each phase of your cycle supportsWhen to rest, initiate, share, or completeHow to reduce burnout and increase sustainable flowHow to sync creativity, healing work, and self-care with your bodyYou can access the Cycle Support Map hereSend us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

This episode marks the beginning of Season Two of the Healing Her Story Podcast, intentionally aligned with the New Moon Eclipse and the threshold of Lunar New Year.Rather than rushing into change, this episode invites a different approach to beginning—one rooted in listening, rest, and honoring the body’s natural timing.If you’ve already been pushing hard this year…If your nervous system feels tired before the year has truly begun…If you’re sensing that something needs to shift, but you’re not sure how—This conversation is for you.In this episode, we explore:😴 Why January and February aren’t meant to feel like full “go time”😴 How eclipse seasons act as course correctors rather than accelerators😴 The wisdom of winter, rest, and quiet beginnings😴 Why working with cycles creates more ease than pushing against themThis episode also introduces the seasonal rhythm of Season Two, where each moon cycle aligns with the natural energies of the seasons and the zodiac—beginning with Pisces season, a time of water, emotion, imagination, and mysticism.Resources MentionedThe Chani App – for understanding how lunar cycles and eclipses land in your personal chartThe Cycle Support Map – a simple, one-page guide to working with the four phases of the moon, the seasons, and the menstrual cycle, including weekly somatic meditation remindersAs always, you’re invited to move at your own pace.May you settle into your unique rhythm and expressionSend us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

This week, we’re attuning to the energy of the waning moon, and more specifically, the last quarter moon—a brief but potent moment in the lunar cycle that invites an exhale.While the full moon often gets named as a time for release, this episode explores why true letting go tends to happen more naturally during the waning phase, when the nervous system has space to soften and settle.Using seasonal imagery, nervous system research, and lived experience, we explore why:Release can’t be forcedLetting go happens in its own time and waySelf-judgment often creates more stress than the original problemGentleness and self-compassion actually support emotional processingIf last week illuminated something for you—an emotion, a pattern, a habit, or a relationship—this episode offers a grounded, compassionate way to meet that awareness without rushing, fixing, or pushing yourself to change.This phase of the cycle is about making room, not demanding resolution.In this episode, we explore:Why the waning moon is aligned with letting goHow the nervous system releases through safety, not urgencyThe role of self-compassion in emotional processingHow pressure and self-criticism add unnecessary frictionWhy tenderness is often a sign of transition, not failureTo support you during this phase, I’ve also shared a few gentle, donation-based, trauma-informed somatic meditations on Insight Timer, designed to help you slow down, soften pressure, and support your nervous system during the waning moon.DONATION BASED TRAUMA INFORMED SOMATIC MEDITATIONS TO SUPPORT YOU THIS WEEK 🤲🏼🌹Sit and Be With It - 15-Minute Daily Somatic PracticeCreating Your Felt SeSend us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

In this week’s episode, we’re attuning to the energy of the full moon—a time of culmination, illumination, and emotional intensity.The full moon marks the peak of the lunar cycle. What has been building over the past few weeks—or even months—often rises to the surface here. With that can come heightened emotions, especially in times of collective stress and uncertainty.In this episode, we explore how emotions like anger, frustration, rage, grief, fear, and sadness are not something to get rid of or bypass—but something to listen to, honor, and move through the body.Drawing from trauma-informed somatic work, nervous system science, and cyclical wisdom, this conversation invites you to consider emotion as energy in motion—energy that was never meant to stay stuck inside.You’ll hear reflections on:🌕 Why the full moon can amplify emotional experiences🌕 How collective stress impacts the nervous system and emotional regulation🌕 The cost of suppressing anger, frustration, and grief🌕 Why expression is essential for healing and nervous system completion🌕 How unexpressed emotions often come out sideways🌕 Healthy, embodied outlets for emotional release that don’t harm you or othersDonation-Based Trauma-Informed Somatic Meditations to Support You This Week 🤲🏼🌹Somatic Meditation To Find Your CenterSit and Be With It - 15-minute daily somatic practiceSomatic Meditation for Feeling More Confident Real Food for Fertility Send us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

The waxing moon is a phase of growth, momentum, and becoming—but for many of us, building energy can feel overwhelming, especially if our nervous systems are already stretched thin.In this episode, we explore what the waxing moon actually represents and how to work with this rising energy in a way that is gentle, embodied, and sustainable. Rather than pushing or forcing forward movement, this conversation invites you to attune to nature’s pace and your own inner rhythms.Using the symbolism of trees and the element of wood, we reflect on how growth happens slowly and steadily—rooting down even as we reach upward. We also explore themes of protection, boundaries, and how ideas, desires, and intentions begin to take physical form during this phase of the lunar cycle.Whether you’re feeling momentum building or noticing subtle shifts beneath the surface, this episode offers grounded reflections and practical guidance to help you move forward without overriding your body.In this episode, we explore:🌳 The symbolism of trees, the element of wood, and slow, resilient progress🌳 How protection and boundaries can support expansion rather than block it🌳 A reflective tool for understanding where the moon is landing in your own chartDonation-Based Trauma-Informed Meditations to Support You This Week🤲🏼🌹Softening Meditation For Tension Relief & GroundingSomatic Meditation For Patience & Anxiety ReliefTrauma-Informed Body Scan - 15-minute daily somatic practice Chani App Send us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

In this week’s Moon Phases & Feminine Power: Your Weekly Cycle Sync, we attune to the New Moon—the first New Moon of the calendar year.As January slowly comes to a close, this moment invites us to listen rather than rush, to rest rather than push. Here in the Northern Hemisphere, we are still in winter—a season that mirrors the New Moon’s quiet, inward, yin energy.This episode is a reminder that this is not the time for big decisions or bold action. Instead, it’s a powerful opportunity to slow down, unplug from external noise, and reconnect with what you truly desire—beneath the “shoulds,” expectations, and pressure to perform.We explore:🌑 Why winter and the New Moon are deeply connected energetically🌑 How darkness supports clarity, creativity, and nervous system regulation🌑 Why rest is essential for insight, healing, and sustainable growth🌑 How to honor your body, energy, and emotions during this phaseYou’ll also learn why you may notice more stars during the New Moon, how reduced stimulation supports deeper listening, and why the “seeds” of your hopes and intentions are often planted in moments of stillness rather than action.Donation-Based Trauma-Informed Somatic Meditations on Insight Timer to Support You This Week🤲🏼🌹Trauma-Informed Somatic Meditation For Rest & RestorationNew Moon Somatic Breathwork MeditationSomatic Breathing to Hear Your Body's WisdomReady to go deeper?!Click here to download our new Cycle Support MapSend us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

In the solo episode, we explore a topic that brings up a lot of resistance for creative, intuitive, and neurodivergent women: schedules and structure.Through a real-life reflection from a long-term 1:1 client session, this episode gently reframes the idea of “schedules” and invites us to consider something softer and more supportive—rhythms, systems, and predictable anchors that help the nervous system feel safe.If you’ve ever felt like structure isn’t for you, or that routines feel constricting, controlling, or overwhelming, this conversation is for you.We explore how resistance to schedules is often rooted not in laziness or lack of discipline, but in nervous system conditioning, childhood unpredictability, and burnout—and why what feels familiar isn’t always what’s most supportive for who you are now.In This Episode, We Explore:📆 How chaotic or unpredictable childhoods shape our relationship with structure📆 The difference between rigid schedules and supportive rhythms📆 Why predictability helps regulate the nervous system and reduce overwhelm📆 How routines support hormonal balance and circadian rhythm regulation📆 Why cyclical living is a built-in, body-based system of supportSend us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

This week, we’re attuning to the energy of the waning moon, a powerful yet often misunderstood phase of the lunar cycle. As the moon’s light begins to fade and we approach the dark moon, many of us feel more tired, introspective, or low-energy—and that’s not a problem to fix. It’s wisdom to listen to.In this episode, we explore how the waning moon invites us to slow down, release what’s no longer working, and integrate the lessons illuminated by the recent full moon. We’ll talk about why this phase is not meant for new beginnings, how lunar cycles influence our energy and emotions, and why honoring rest is essential for nervous system health—especially during winter in the Northern Hemisphere.You’ll also hear reflections on:🌘 How the moon affects the tides—and why that matters for our bodies🌘 Why rest and recovery are necessary for emotional processing and healing🌘 What it means to “let go” in both practical and internal ways🌘 The wisdom of the Metal element in Traditional Chinese Medicine and its connection to refinement, boundaries, grief, and release🌘 How to work with cyclical energy instead of pushing against itThis is an episode for anyone who feels pressured to keep going when their body is asking for a pause. If you’re feeling called to reflect, release, and make space before setting intentions for the year ahead, this one is for you.FREE Trauma Informed Somatic Meditations on Insight Timer🤲🏼🌹Trauma-Informed Somatic Meditation For Rest & RestorationSoftening Meditation For Tension Relief & GroundingSomatic Meditation on TrustSend us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

As we step into Capricorn season and open a new year, this episode invites a deeper look at the structures we live inside of—both externally and within ourselves.In this conversation, I’m joined by Julianna for a grounded, compassionate exploration of gender roles, burnout, and the quiet suffering many women carry without realizing it isn’t theirs.Together, we unpack how socially conditioned roles around productivity, caretaking, emotional labor, and “holding it all together” shape women’s nervous systems—and how meditation and simple moments of stillness can become powerful tools for unwinding what we’ve inherited rather than chosen.This episode isn’t about rejecting ambition or responsibility. It’s about bringing the masculine and feminine back into balance, reclaiming inner authority, and learning how to rest without guilt in a world that rewards over-functioning.In this episode, we explore:How gender roles contribute to stress, burnout, and invisible suffering for womenThe difference between sex and gender, and why that distinction matters for healingHow many women internalize responsibility that was never meant to be theirsWhat it means to unwind conditioning rather than “fix” ourselvesBalancing masculine and feminine energy in daily lifeUsing meditation as a tool to offset burnout and nervous system overloadWhy stillness doesn’t require long practices—and how small moments matterHow meditation can help us reclaim inner authority in a productivity-driven cultureIf you’ve been feeling exhausted, overextended, or quietly resentful of the roles you’re carrying—this episode is an invitation to soften, reflect, and come home to yourself.Juliana's WebsiteSend us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

This week, we’re attuning to the energy of the first Full Moon of the calendar year—a powerful moment of illumination, reflection, and honest self-check-in.If you’re feeling pressure to have everything figured out already…If the “new year, new me” energy feels overwhelming or out of alignment…If you’re exhausted from trying to force change that never seems to stick…This episode is for you.Rather than rushing into resolutions or pushing your body and nervous system into overdrive, this Full Moon invites us to pause and take stock. Together, we explore why winter is not meant for hustling, how working against natural cycles can lead to burnout and disappointment, and why slower, more intentional change is often the most sustainable.Drawing on lunar wisdom, menstrual-cycle awareness, and nervous-system-informed behavior change, this episode reframes what it means to “start fresh”—and offers permission to move forward at a pace your body can actually support.In this episode, we explore:🌕 Why the Full Moon is a powerful time for reflection, not pressure🌕 How winter energy mirrors the bleeding phase of the menstrual cycle🌕 Why forcing change too early often leads to burnout and backsliding🌕 How honoring rest and integration creates more sustainable growthIf you’re craving clarity, steadiness, and a gentler way to move into this year, this episode will help you slow down, listen inward, and reconnect with what truly matters to you.FREE Trauma-Informed Somatic Meditations on Insight Timer to Support You This Week🌹🤲🏼Somatic Body Scan For Self-Love And Body AppreciationTrauma-InfoSend us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

This week, we’re entering the space between endings and beginnings — the void.Not only through the lunar cycle, but through the new calendar year and the approach of the winter solstice, a time when nature itself slows, quiets, and turns inward.In this episode, we explore:🌑 Why the void feels so uncomfortable from a trauma-informed + neuroscience perspective🌑 How predictability calms the nervous system and why uncertainty activates old fear responses🌑 The deeper layers of trust — not as a concept, but as a felt experience in the body🌑 My own story of navigating a winter void and the tools that helped me rise againIf you’re in a season of transition, unsure of who the next version of you is or what comes next, this episode is here to support you. Maybe you’re not behind. Maybe you’re not failing. Maybe you’re becoming.🤲🏼🌹FREE Somatic meditations on Insight Timer for This Week:• Sit and Be With - 15 Minute Daily Somatic Practice• Somatic Meditation for Patience & Anxiety Relief• Somatic Meditation on TrustSend us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

This week, we’re attuning to the energy of the waning moon—the sacred descent into stillness, clarity, and recalibration after the powerful illumination of the full moon.In this episode, we explore:🌖 Why women often struggle to “downshift” into rest (yes, there’s research!)🌖 The cultural friction between winter’s yin energy and holiday busyness🌖 Rituals and practices to support transitions—seasonal, lunar, and menstrual🌖 Why tending to the small transitions in your day reshapes the big transitions in your lifeWe also dive into the science behind the “tired but wired” state so many women experience, how care burdens affect the female nervous system, and how cyclical living can help you create a more sustainable rhythm of healing and growth.If you’re craving space, softness, grounding, or a slower pace this season… this episode is for you. FREE Somatic Meditations to Support You This Week🌹🤲🏼• Trauma-Informed Somatic Meditation For Rest & Restoration• Softening Meditation For Tension Relief & Grounding• Somatic Meditation for Patience & Anxiety ReliefSend us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

In this week’s episode, we’re attuning to the last Full Moon of the calendar year—a moment of illumination, culmination, and deep inner truth.While nature is slowing down, shedding, and turning inward, our Western culture is ramping up with holidays, pressure, and end-of-year expectations. If you’ve been feeling that tension in your body, your energy, or your emotions… you’re not alone. And you’re not “off.” You’re actually in rhythm with something far wiser.In this episode, we explore:🌕 Why the end of the year feels like the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle🌕 What the Full Moon reveals about your growth, healing, and inner evolution🌕 How to honor the small-but-significant milestones you’ve achieved this year🌕 A powerful reflection question: Who are you now, after everything you’ve grown through this year?This episode is your reminder to slow down, reflect, and let your body actually receive the truth of how far you’ve come.If you want support grounding into that embodied confidence, you’ll find three free somatic meditations linked below.🤲🏼🌹 Free Somatic Meditations Mentioned in This EpisodeSomatic Meditation for Feeling More Confidenthttps://insig.ht/IG3VWE4SoWb?utm_source=copy_link&utm_medium=contentSomatic Body Scan for Self-Love and Body Appreciationhttps://insig.ht/4HVoBndToWb?utm_source=copy_link&utm_medium=contentSomatic Meditation to Find Your Centerhttps://insig.ht/k4gyDcWaqWb?utm_source=copy_link&utm_medium=contentSend us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

The holidays are marketed as a season of joy, gratitude, and togetherness—but for cycle breakers, sensitive souls, and anyone healing their lineage, this time of year can feel deeply activating.In this episode, Riva offers trauma-informed wisdom for navigating the holidays with clarity, nervous system safety, and emotional sovereignty. If you’re the one in your family doing things differently, healing old patterns, or reshaping your values, this episode will help you feel grounded and supported through the complexity of the season.You'll explore:🧡 Why the holidays can be especially triggering for cycle breakers 🧡 How family dynamics, grief, and ancestral patterns show up this time of year🧡 Why cultural narratives around “gratitude” and “togetherness” often miss the mark🧡 The importance of land acknowledgment and reclaiming the true history of this day 🧡 How to intentionally choose what this season means for youFree Meditations on Insight Timer to Support You This Weekend🤲🏼🌹Sensing The Support - 5-Minute Daily Somatic PracticeSoftening Meditation For Tension Relief & GroundingCreating Your Felt Sense of SafetySend us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

In this week’s episode, we attune to the Waxing Moon — the phase associated with the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle, the season of spring, and the wood element. With the start of the holiday season adding pressure, urgency, and overwhelm, this is the perfect moment to explore the art of pacing.As a recovering workaholic and chronic do-er, Riva shares how the speed of modern life impacts women’s healing, and why slowing down is essential for nervous system regulation, trauma recovery, and intentional living. Through nature metaphors, somatic wisdom, and cyclical guidance, she invites you into a gentler rhythm that honors your energy, your timing, and your inner process.If you’re someone who rushes your healing, pushes through your days, or feels urgency around “becoming the next version” of yourself, this episode will help you breathe deeper, soften your pace, and reconnect with the wisdom of your body.FREE Meditations on Insight Timer to Support You This Week🤲🏼🌹Trauma-Informed Somatic Meditation For Rest & RestorationSomatic Meditation for Patience & Anxiety ReliefSomatic Meditation on TrustSend us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

In today’s episode, we close out our menstrual cycle mini-series with Inner Winter — the menstruation phase.🩸🩸Most people talk about menstruation as the beginning of the cycle, but today, Riva shares why she experiences it as an ending as well — a time of release, reflection, and deep intuitive clarity.We explore:🩸 The science of menstruation (what’s happening with your hormones and brain during your bleed)🩸 Why your energy drops and why rest is biologically necessary🩸 Why so many women feel resistance to slowing down🩸 How to support all four bodies during menstruation:If you’ve ever felt guilty for slowing down, struggled to rest during your period, or wondered “why do I feel like a different person during my bleed?” — this episode will help you understand your body on a whole new level.RESOURCES TO SUPPORT YOU THIS WEEK🤲🏼🌹FREE Trauma-Informed Somatic Meditation For Rest & RestorationFREE Breathwork Meditation: Nuture Your Voice & Womb ConnectionFREE New Moon Breathwork MeditationMoon Cycle Cookbook Sacred Cycle Oracle Card DeckSend us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

If you’ve ever thought:“Why am I still anxious / overwhelmed/exhausted even though I’m doing all the right things?”This episode is going to feel like exhaling.Today, we explore why so many women try to “get rid of” anxiety, depression, emotional dysregulation, or burnout — and why those symptoms keep returning… even after therapy, mindset work, journaling, or medication.We’ll explore:❤️‍🩹 The science of the nervous system + trauma storage❤️‍🩹 Why talk therapy and mindset alone don’t heal body-based wounds❤️‍🩹 The psychology of symptoms through Internal Family Systems (IFS)❤️‍🩹 What happens when we stop fighting the symptom and start listening to it❤️‍🩹 How somatic work and breathwork help us access the rootIf you feel like you’ve tried everything and nothing has worked, this episode gives you the missing layer.Send us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

This week we honour the depth of the 🌓 waning moon and its mirror in our bodies — the premenstrual phase, also known as “inner autumn”. As the light of the moon decreases and energy begins to recede, our bodies move into a phase of release, introspection, and recalibration. During Scorpio season — as we focus on the powerful and transforming reproductive energy — I guide you through the science, the somatic truth, and the gentle practices that support you during this phase.You’ll learn:🥀 What’s really happening hormonally and neurologically when you move from ovulation into the pre-menstrual window.🥀 Why this phase brings up more than just “PMS” — how trauma imprints, nervous system shifts, and the body’s wisdom converge.🥀 How to move through the four bodies — physical, mental, spiritual, emotional — with practices that work, not just “wait it out.”🥀 How to lean into this phase as a powerful time of release, rather than simply endure it.Whether you’ve felt disconnected from your monthly cycle, overwhelmed by symptoms, or simply curious about what your body is doing each month, this episode is your invitation to step into new consciousness and ease around your cycle🌹🤲🏼 Recommended Practices & Meditations:Below are three specially chosen meditations to accompany this phase, support your nervous system, and deepen your connection to the inquiry of this inner autumn time:Trauma-Informed Somatic Meditation for Rest & Restoration — Listen hereCreating Your Felt Sense of Safety — Listen hereSoftening Meditation for Tension Relief & Grounding — Send us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

If you’ve ever felt confused by your energy, emotions, or productivity throughout the month, this episode is for you.This week, we’re syncing with the energy of the Full Moon and exploring one of the most powerful — and misunderstood — phases of the menstrual cycle: ovulation, also known as your Inner Summer.You’ve probably heard that this is the time when women “feel their best” — more social, magnetic, and confident. And while that can be true, it’s not everyone’s experience. Many women find themselves exhausted, moody, or overwhelmed instead… and start to wonder, “What’s wrong with me?”In this episode, I unpack what’s actually happening in your body during this phase — and why listening to your body’s cues matters more than following a chart or textbook.Together, we’ll explore: 🍑 The science of ovulation — and how hormones like estrogen and LH affect your energy, mood, and motivation 🍑 What to do if you don’t feel amazing during your ovulatory phase (and how to support your body anyway) 🍑 The connection between fertility, creativity, and emotional openness If you’ve been feeling disconnected from your body, unsure of your rhythms, or frustrated that your energy keeps changing week to week, this episode will help you reconnect with your body’s intelligence and remember that nothing is wrong with you. You’re cyclical by design.Send us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

This weekend, we’re attuning to the energy of Samhain, the sacred midpoint between fall and winter when the veil between worlds is thin.If you’ve been feeling extra sensitive, emotional, or introspective lately, you’re not alone. This time of year naturally draws us inward — inviting us to slow down, reflect, and reconnect with our roots.In this special bonus episode, I share how the energy of Samhain can be a powerful ally on your healing journey — especially if you’ve been feeling disconnected, overwhelmed, or unsupported. When the veil is thin, we can access the wisdom of our ancestors and remember that we’re not doing this work alone.Together, we’ll explore: 🎃  What it really means that “the veil is thin” 🎃 How to honor your ancestors (even if you didn’t know them personally) 🎃 The difference between inheriting trauma and inheriting gifts — and how both shape your healing path 🎃 How to use ritual, prayer, or creative expression to reconnect with the unseen support around youIf you’ve been craving more grounding, guidance, or connection to your lineage, this episode will help you remember that your healing doesn’t begin or end with you. You carry generations of strength, resilience, and love within your body.FREE Somatic Meditation to Support You on Insight Timer This Weekend🤲🏼🌹Sensing The Support - Daily Practice & Somatic MeditationSend us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

This week on Healing Her Story, we’re attuning to the waxing moon and the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle — the season of renewal, growth, and creative possibility.If you’ve been feeling stuck, low on energy, or unsure how to move forward after a time of rest or release, this episode will help you reconnect with your natural rhythm and start building momentum without burning out.We’ll explore:🌷 The energetic and hormonal shifts of the follicular phase — what’s actually happening in your body and how it mirrors the waxing moon.🌷 Why rising estrogen can make you feel more motivated and more scattered — and how to work with that energy instead of against it.🌷 How to support your four bodies (physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual) through simple, sustainable practices.🌷 The science of follicle development and how this phase prepares your body for creation — whether that’s a baby, a project, or a new chapter of life.🌷Somatic and self-care practices to help you feel grounded, joyful, and in flow.If you’re someone who’s always pushing, trying to do more, or feeling like you can’t keep up — this episode will remind you that your body already holds the map. Learn how to:Take small, aligned steps toward your intentionsHarness your natural surge in energy and creativityCultivate rituals that support both productivity and presenceThis is your invitation to wax on — to let your light grow, gently and steadily.FREE Somatic Meditations to Support You This Week🤲🏼🌹Trauma-Informed Body Scan – 15-minute daily somatic practiceSit and Be With It – 15-minute daily somatic practiceSend us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

If you’ve ever wondered why your body feels off around your cycle, or why getting pregnant — or simply feeling balanced — can feel so complicated, this episode will bring a wave of clarity and empowerment.This week, I’m joined by Kirsten Karchmer, founder of Conceivable — an acupuncturist, reproductive medicine expert, and the visionary behind the Halo Smart Ring, a powerful tool designed to help women track their temperature, stress, and recovery in real-time.Kirsten brings over two decades of experience bridging ancient Chinese medicine with modern science to help women understand what’s really happening in their bodies. We talk about what your PMS is actually trying to tell you, the root causes of hormonal imbalance, and how small, consistent habits can create profound change in your menstrual ecosystem — the delicate inner rhythm that governs fertility, mood, energy, and vitality.If you’ve struggled with…Cyclical symptoms that feel like a mystery (PMS, fatigue, bloating, irritability)Trying to conceive Feeling disconnected from your body or frustrated with tracking apps that don’t give the full pictureStress that you know impacts your hormones but don’t know how to regulate it…this conversation is for you.Kirsten shares how the Halo Smart Ring helps women understand their cycles in a completely new way — empowering you with data that actually makes sense, while inviting you back into a relationship with your body’s natural wisdom. We explore how stress management, sleep, and consistency with the basics (hydration, nourishment, and rest) can completely transform your hormonal landscape.This episode is a beautiful blend of science, compassion, and embodiment — a reminder that fertility aSend us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

This week, we’re attuning to the energy of the Dark Moon — that mysterious, tender space just before the New Moonbegins.It’s the moment of total stillness.No light from the moon. No outward movement. Just quiet.And yet, this pause is sacred. It’s the fertile soil from which your next chapter will grow.If you’re someone who’s been doing the work — showing up for therapy, journaling, caring for others, trying to keep everything together — but still feel tired, anxious, or disconnected, this episode will help you understand why stillness is not a setback but an essential part of your healing process.In this episode, we explore:🌑 The spiritual and somatic meaning of the Dark Moon — and how it mirrors the “inner winter” of your cycle.🌑 Why rest, stillness, and non-doing are vital for emotional integration and nervous system repair.🌑 What research says about how stillness supports healing — activating the parasympathetic nervous system, reducing stress, and even rewiring the brain through neuroplasticity.🌑 How anxiety, trauma, and societal conditioning make stillness feel unsafe — and how to gently rebuild your capacity to pause.🌑 Simple ways to create micro-moments of stillness throughout your day, even if you’re busy or overwhelmed.Somatic Meditations to Support You This Week🤲🏼🌹Sit and Be With Meditation Trauma-Informed Body Scan - 15 Minute Daily Somatic PracticeTrauma-Informed Meditation For Rest & RestorationSend us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

In this bonus birthday episode, I’m sharing some heartfelt reflections as I turn 36 — a milestone that feels like both a homecoming and a rebirth.I take you back to my dark night of the soul — a time when I was struggling with addiction, burnout, and deep emotional pain — and walk you through the journey that brought me here: discovering breathwork, embracing trauma-informed healing, and reconnecting with my creativity as sacred medicine.This past year has been a renaissance of my inner artist — a time of releasing old grief, awakening new inspiration, and allowing the art of living itself to become an act of healing.And today, I’m celebrating with something special: the release of “Reclamation Reborn,” a new, refined version of the intro song I shared exactly one year ago. This reimagined track represents my evolution — both as an artist and as a woman reclaiming her voice, her softness, and her feminine power.✨ Listen to Reclamation Reborn on Spotify:➡️ https://open.spotify.com/track/0zB5nAngI7eo8DDmAL1PAm?si=f05c20756dbc4db6As you listen, I invite you to slow down.Find a quiet place, maybe lay down, place your hands on your womb, and let the sound and intention of this song move through you. Let it touch the parts of you that are ready to be seen, felt, and reclaimed.May this song ripple through the collective — amplifying the feminine frequency, bringing more balance and beauty to our world, and reminding you of your own innate power to heal and create.🌹🤲🏼Send us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

As we move through the waning moon and into the last quarter, the invitation is simple but profound: let go.Not to give up—but to release pressure, over-efforting, and control, and to let the Universe (and your body) take the wheel for a little while.If you’ve been journaling, healing, showing up for therapy, raising your kids, or doing all the “right” things—but still feel tired, tense, or stuck—this episode is for you.Because even in our healing, we can start to overwork ourselves.We keep striving to “get there,” pushing through fatigue, ignoring the signs to rest.And that’s how burnout happens.In this week’s episode, we explore:🥀 The energetic meaning of the waning and last quarter moon🥀  How Libra season highlights imbalance and the need for harmony🥀 How to shift from control to trust, allowing, and receiving🥀 Practical ways to bring in self-compassion and closure before the next cycle beginsThis is your reminder that doing “the work” also means learning to rest.It’s safe to soften. It’s safe to pause. It’s safe to let go.Free Somatic Meditations on Insight Timer to Support You This Week:🌹🤲🏼Somatic Meditation for Patience & Anxiety Relief Softening Meditation For Tension Relief & GroundingSomatic Body Scan For Self-Love And Body AppreciationSend us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

Female friendships can be some of the deepest and most nourishing relationships in our lives—and also some of the most painful when they rupture.In this heartfelt continuation of our conversation, Amora and I go deeper into the process of repair—what it looks like to heal after hurt, to hold healthy boundaries, and to stay rooted in self-trust when connection feels fragile.We talk about the unspoken expectations and projections that often surface in female friendships, and how trauma—especially early attachment wounds—can shape the way we show up with other women. Together, we explore what it means to take responsibility for our own healing, without taking on what isn’t ours to carry.If you’ve ever found yourself asking…Why do I keep attracting the same painful friendship patterns?Why do I feel so anxious or guarded in relationships with women?How do I know when to repair, and when to let go?—This episode will help you see those dynamics through a trauma-informed lens.You’ll leave this conversation with more compassion for your own story, clarity around boundaries, and the reassurance that it is possible to have safe, supportive, soul-nourishing friendships as you healSend us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

Do you ever feel extra emotional, restless, or sensitive around the Full Moon—and wonder if something’s wrong with you?In this week’s episode, we’re syncing with the energy of the Full Moon (and this time, the episode lands on the exact day of the moon’s peak!). I’ll share why the Full Moon can feel so intense, what science has to say about it, and why those “crazy” feelings you experience are actually completely natural.We’ll explore:🌊 How the moon’s pull on the tides mirrors our own emotional waves😴 Why studies show we get 30% less deep sleep during the Full Moon💗 The history of labeling women as “hysterical” for valid emotional responses—and how this connects to what you feel today🌕 How to stop pathologizing your emotions and start honoring them as a humanBy the end of this episode, you’ll understand why you feel so much around the Full Moon—and how to soften into it instead of resisting it.🤲🏼🌹Resources for you:If you need extra support this week, explore these somatic meditations to help you ground and integrate:Trauma-Informed Body Scan – 15 Minute Daily PracticeSit and Be With It – 15 Minute Somatic PracticeSomatic Meditation & Welcome PracticeSend us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

Female friendships can be some of the deepest and most life-giving relationships we have—and also some of the hardest to navigate when trust is broken.In this heartfelt, free-flowing conversation with my dear sister and friend Amora, we explore the quiet, subtle dynamics of female friendships: the beauty, the challenges, and the painful ruptures that can leave lasting wounds.Amora and I share openly about a conflict in our own friendship and how moving through it actually brought us closer together. We talk about the betrayals we’ve experienced, the grief of losing friendships, and the red flags we’ve learned to look out for along the way. Most importantly, we reflect on the healing lessons—how rupture can eventually lead to something more true, and how discernment and self-trust are essential in choosing who to walk beside.If you’ve ever felt the sting of female friendship loss, questioned who you can trust, or struggled with the tension between wanting connection and not wanting to abandon yourself just to “keep the peace,” this episode will resonate deeply.In this episode, we talk about:❤️‍🩹 Why ruptures in female friendships can be so painful—and what they teach us❤️‍🩹 The subtle dynamics of competition, betrayal, and unspoken expectations among women❤️‍🩹 How to recognize red flags without losing faith in connection❤️‍🩹 The importance of quality over quantity when it comes to friendship❤️‍🩹How repairing a rupture can lead to a deeper, more aligned bondThis conversation is an invitation to honor the sacredness of female connection—without sacrificing yourself for it.Send us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

The First Quarter Moon is here—a brief but powerful moment when the moon is perfectly split, half in shadow and half illuminated. This phase is an invitation to choose and then to act.So many women on their healing journeys get stuck at this very point. Instead of taking the step they already know they need to take, they overthink, search for the perfect solution, or wait for clarity to arrive. But the truth is this: clarity doesn’t come from thinking—it comes from action.In this episode, we explore:🌓 Why the First Quarter Moon is a call to make choices and move forward🌓 How overanalyzing can keep you stuck in old cycles of avoidance🌓 The connection between action, trauma healing, and completing nervous system responses🌓 How this phase mirrors the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle, when rising estrogen can cause an anxiety spike🌓 Simple ways to move through stuck energy—whether it’s decluttering, having the hard conversation, or taking one small step forwardIf you’ve been feeling anxious, blocked, or creatively stagnant, this episode will help you see why waiting for clarity isn’t the answer—and how small, embodied actions can open the way.🌹 Resources to support you this week:Somatic Meditation for Feeling More Confident🤲🏼Breathwork to Receive and RecalibrateSomatic Breathing to Hear Your Body’s WisdomSend us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...

What if your skin could become a mirror for your inner rhythms?In this powerful conversation, Riva sits down with Jamie to explore how our skin changes throughout the menstrual cycle—and how caring for it can become a practice of self-care and self-connection. From breakouts to sensitivity, Jamie shares what’s really happening beneath the surface, how to support your skin through each phase, and why even the skin “down below” deserves thoughtful care.Together, they also shine a light on the deeper layers: 🧴 The hidden dangers of beauty standards and the harm they cause to women and girls 🧴 How patriarchal culture tries to erase uniqueness—and why true beauty lives in your warmth, eyes, smile, and heart 🧴 The intimate connection between skin, the nervous system, and healing from withinJamie doesn’t just leave us with philosophy—she offers education and practical guidance too, including pore-clogging ingredients to avoid, trusted brands, and how to discover what really works for your skin and your beauty.If you’ve ever struggled with breakouts, shame about your appearance, or the pressure to look “perfect,” this episode is for you. You’ll walk away with both the science and the soul of skin care—tools that help you reclaim your body, honor your cycle, and remember that your uniqueness is your beauty.🤲🏼🌹 Follow Jamie on Instagram for more tips!🤲🏼🌹 Download Jamie's Menstrual Cycle Self-Care WheelSend us Fan Mail Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:Book a Somatic Assessment & Care Planning Session: Your 75-minute 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. The starting point for working together 1:1 or in a group.  Book HereFree Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided introduction to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Begin here if you're new to this work.  Download HereExplore 1:1 and Group Support: Learn about our virtual and in-person offerings.  Learn HereDonation-Based Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices to support nervous system regulation and inner calm. Listen HereWatch "Reclamation": A music video and expressive arts project standing as a testament to this work. Watch HereFollow on Instagram: @healingherstorypodcastSubscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode. Let's heal, grow, and rise together.Questions or want to...