Spiritual Friction: Heartfelt Conversations about Personal Healing and Transformation

Community & SupportIf you’ve been listening to Spiritual Friction and wishing you had a place to have conversations like these, I’d love to invite you to join us.The SoulBody Healing Circle is a monthly online gathering for genuine conversations that go deeper than the surface—with room for healing, relationships, spirituality, identity, and what it means to be human. You can learn more and join our email community through SoulBody Wellness.GuestNahum Vizakis is an author, combat veteran, bodybuilder, executive coach, and medicine man whose work draws from his lived experiences, spiritual exploration, and personal transformation.Episode Summary“I was always a scared little kid.”Nahum Vizakis takes us back to being a frightened child with a stutter and how early experiences shaped his relationship with fear, safety, and what it meant to feel strong.In this conversation, Nahum shares the experiences that eventually led him to decide, “I just do not wanna live scared anymore.”His journey has taken him through bodybuilding, military service and combat, plant medicine, spiritual exploration, and profound personal transformation. Along the way, he began discovering that the parts of himself he had spent years suppressing were not necessarily weaknesses.As he reflects:“That part of me that I was suppressing for my entire life ended up being my superpower.”Together, we explore trauma and the body, stored emotional energy, finding enough safety to begin releasing what we’ve carried, and the role of spirituality and self-trust in finding our way back to ourselves.Nahum also reflects on his near-death experiences, his evolving relationship with mortality, and the sense of purpose that has emerged through his life. Rather than arriving at a final destination, he describes learning to trust the direction his life is taking and remaining open to what there is still to learn.This is a conversation about survival, strength, and transformation—and what can become possible when we begin relating differently to the parts of ourselves we once tried to hide.What We ExploreGrowing up scared, developing a stutter, and entering foster care at 13Bodybuilding, physical strength, and Nahum’s changing relationship with himselfMilitary service, combat, and the experiences that shaped his understanding of survivalTrauma, the nervous system, and stored emotional energyFinding enough safety to begin working with what the body has been carryingPlant medicine, spirituality, and personal transformationThe parts of ourselves we suppress and what they may holdNear-death experiences, mortality, and finding purposeLearning to trust yourself and the direction life is takingWhy lived experience can become a source of connection, understanding, and serviceKey Quotes“I was always a scared little kid.”“I just do not wanna live scared anymore.”“That part of me that I was suppressing for my entire life ended up being my superpower.”“The universe is guiding me. I just have to trust it and allow these things to unfold.”“There’s always more to learn and more to grow. The universe is infinite.”Why This MattersSometimes the things we develop to survive become so familiar that we begin to mistake them for who we are.Fear can become a way of moving through the world. Strength can become something we feel we have to prove. And parts of ourselves may be pushed away because we haven't yet found a place where they feel safe enough to exist.Nahum’s story offers another perspective.What if healing isn't always about becoming someone new? What if part of the work is finding our way back to the parts of ourselves we learned to suppress—and discovering that they may hold something valuable?His experiences also remind us that transformation rarely happens in one moment. It can unfold through the body, through relationships, through spiritual experiences, and through the gradual process of learning to trust ourselves.There is always more to learn. And sometimes, the experiences we never would have chosen become part of how we understand ourselves and connect with others.About Nahum VizakisNahum Vizakis is an author, combat veteran, bodybuilder, executive coach, and medicine man. His work explores personal transformation, spirituality, plant medicine, and the relationship between lived experience and healing.Through his writing, coaching, and facilitation, he draws from the experiences that have shaped his own life and the belief that there is always more to learn, grow, and discover.Connect with Nahum:Website: https://www.optimizinghuman.comInstagram:@spiritual_BodybuilderAbout the HostLaurel LeMohn is an integrative trauma therapist, founder of Redwood Coast Psychotherapy and SoulBody Wellness, and host of Spiritual Friction.Her work explores the intersection of trauma, nervous system regulation, embodiment, spirituality, and the stories we’ve come to believe about ourselves. Through therapy, community, and meaningful conversations, she helps people make sense of themselves by bringing language to experiences that once felt difficult to name.SoulBody WellnessSoulBody Wellness offers community, resources, and meaningful conversations for deep feelers navigating healing, personal growth, spirituality, and the experience of being human.Explore the podcast, join the email community, and learn more about the monthly Healing Circle through SoulBody Wellness.Redwood Coast PsychotherapyIf you’re looking for a space to explore trauma, relationships, self-trust, identity, or the patterns that keep showing up in your life, Redwood Coast Psychotherapy offers virtual therapy for adults in California and Washington.Learn more or schedule a consultation through Redwood Coast Psychotherapy.DisclaimerSpiritual Friction is a storytelling and educational podcast. The content shared is not intended as medical, psychological, or mental health advice and does not establish a therapist-client, coach-client, or healthcare relationship.Guests share their personal experiences and perspectives, which may include discussions of trauma, spirituality, plant medicine, and other sensitive topics. These experiences should not be understood as medical recommendations or guarantees of particular outcomes.Listener discretion is advised. If you are in distress or experiencing a mental health crisis, please seek support from a qualified professional or local emergency services. In the United States, you can call or text 9-8-8 for crisis support.

Community & SupportIf this conversation stirred something in you, you're warmly invited to join our monthly Healing Circle on the first Tuesday of each month at 6:00 PM PT—a space to slow down, connect, and remember you don't have to navigate life alone.Whether you come to share, listen, or simply be present, you're welcome here.Learn more and join us:https://www.soulbodywellness.health/communityGuestLaurie Hardie — Seattle radio personality, author, speaker, certified life and recovery coach, and host of Interrupted: Act II — Reinventing Your LegacyEpisode SummaryWhat happens when the things that once kept us safe begin shaping how we move through the world?In this episode of Spiritual Friction: A Space for Deep Feelers, Laurel LeMohn sits down with Laurie Hardie for a deeply personal conversation about trauma, fawning, repressed memories, the inner child, self-trust, and what becomes possible when we finally find safe places to tell our stories.Laurie reflects on the many ways she learned to survive—from fawning and reading the room to staying silent about experiences she didn't yet have language for. She shares what it was like to recognize these patterns not simply as weaknesses, but as responses that helped her survive—and what changed when she began realizing she had choices.Together, Laurel and Laurie explore the deeper layers of healing: acknowledging what's happening, becoming aware of our patterns, getting curious about what our bodies are telling us, and finding connection where we feel safe enough to be seen and understood. They also talk about the reality that healing doesn't always happen in one transformative moment.Laurie remembers hearing other people say, “God healed me from all my abuse,” and wondering why that hadn't happened for her. Why did she have to go from A to Z, slowly moving through one layer after another? Looking back, she recognizes that the process itself became part of her healing.At the heart of the conversation is a message Laurie would give the little girl she once was:“Hold on. It's not you, and someday somebody's gonna believe you.”What We ExploreWhy what we need is reconnection, not separationFight, flight, freeze, and the fawn responseFawning and people-pleasing as ways we learn to stay safeThe inner child and what changes when we stop abandoning ourselvesRepressed memories and experiences we may not initially have language forWhat happens when our experiences and stories have been silencedAcknowledgment, awareness, and curiosity as first steps toward healingWhy healing can happen slowly and in layersOur nervous system's need for safety, belonging, and connectionFinding people and places where we feel safe enough to tell our storyWhy healing doesn't always require retelling every detail of what happenedLearning to listen to the body's signalsSelf-trust, boundaries, and knowing what you bring to the tableWhy we don't have to heal aloneSpeaking from our scars rather than our woundsKey Quotes“What we need in this world right now is reconnection, not separation.”“So many things in my life, in circles I was in, silenced me, and so I didn't speak about it.”“Hold on. It's not you, and someday somebody's gonna believe you.”“I want women to speak from their scars, not their wounds.”Why This Conversation MattersMany of us learned how to survive long before we had language for what was happening.Maybe you learned to read the room.Keep the peace.Make sure everyone else was okay.Stay quiet.Do what was expected of you.Or become whoever you needed to be in order to feel safe, connected, or loved.Those patterns can follow us long after the original experience has passed.But healing doesn't necessarily begin by trying to get rid of them.When Laurie asks, “What are first steps of doing this?”, Laurel talks about starting with acknowledgment, awareness, and curiosity. We may not know exactly what we want or where we're going yet. Sometimes we simply begin by recognizing what we don't want anymore and finding people and places where we feel safe enough to be seen and understood.From there, something begins to shift.We can notice when an old survival response is taking over.We can listen to what our bodies are communicating.We can begin making different choices.And we can start recognizing that the very responses we once judged may have helped us survive.For Laurie, that shift changed the way she understood fawning. Instead of seeing it only as something she wished she hadn't done, she could recognize what an extraordinary adaptation it had been:“What an awesome gift it was that I could do that to survive my world.”Healing also happens in relationship.As Laurel reflects later in the conversation, some of what we come to understand isn't learned from a textbook or classroom. It's learned through life experience. And when those experiences are shared, someone else may finally recognize:You don't have to be alone. You're not the only one.Perhaps that's part of why telling our stories matters.Not because what happened has to define us.But because eventually we may be able to speak from our scars rather than our wounds—to say:I learned how to stand up for myself.I learned it was okay to leave.And somewhere, someone who has spent years wondering whether they're the only one may finally hear:It's not you. And someday somebody's gonna believe you.About Laurie HardieLaurie Hardie is a Seattle radio personality with more than 35 years of experience, author of Did Not See That Coming: Hope for the Single Parent, public speaker, certified life and recovery coach, and host of Interrupted: Act II — Reinventing Your Legacy.Through her coaching, podcasting, speaking, and work in radio, Laurie helps women find their voice, tell their stories, and recognize that it is never too late to begin again. Her work is shaped by both professional experience and her own journey through childhood trauma, single motherhood, recovery, counseling, and learning to understand the survival responses that helped her navigate her life.Website: coachlaurie.comFacebook: Laurie HardiePodcast: Interrupted: Act II — Reinventing Your LegacyAbout Your HostLaurel LeMohn is a trauma therapist and spiritual intuitive serving clients in California and Washington, and the founder of SoulBody Wellness and Redwood Coast Psychotherapy.Through Spiritual Friction, Laurel holds space for heartfelt conversations about healing, trauma, spirituality, intuition, the nervous system, self-discovery, relationships, and what it means to be human—without rushing people toward a tidy answer.Explore more episodes, community offerings, and resources at:https://www.soulbodywellness.healthIf you're seeking individualized support, Laurel offers virtual trauma-informed psychotherapy for adults throughout California and Washington through Redwood Coast Psychotherapy.Learn more:https://www.redwoodcoastpsychotherapy.comStories held with care.DisclaimerSpiritual Friction: A Space for Deep Feelers is an educational and storytelling podcast and is not a substitute for psychotherapy, medical care, or mental health treatment. Listening to this podcast does not establish a therapeutic relationship. If you are experiencing emotional distress or are in crisis, please contact a qualified mental health professional or your local emergency services.

Community & SupportIf this conversation stirred something in you, you're warmly invited to join our monthly Healing Circle on the first Tuesday of each month at 6:00 PM PT—a space to slow down, connect, and remember you don't have to navigate life alone.Whether you come to share, listen, or simply be present, you're welcome here.Learn more and join us:https://www.soulbodywellness.health/communityGuestRuger HebertFounder of MexiSoul Retreats in Mexico and podcast hostEpisode SummaryHave you ever experienced a coincidence so meaningful that you wondered whether it was actually a sign or synchronicity?Or found yourself in the middle of a painful or confusing chapter asking, “Why is this happening to me?”In this episode of Spiritual Friction, Laurel LeMohn sits down with Ruger Hebert for a conversation about synchronicity, mysticism, ayahuasca, soul contracts, spiritual awakening, generational patterns, and finding meaning after difficult or life-changing experiences.Ruger shares the remarkable story of encountering the same doctor who had cared for his father eight years earlier—a moment that left him wondering about timing, interconnectedness, and whether some of the experiences we call coincidences might carry deeper meaning.He also shares his experience with ayahuasca and the profound shift in perception that followed—what he describes as seeing “behind the veil.”Together, Laurel and Ruger explore some of the bigger questions that can emerge during healing and spiritual growth:How do I know if something is a sign?Why do certain experiences keep showing up in my life?What if I don't understand what's happening to me?What is this trying to teach me?And perhaps most importantly:What changes when we stop asking, “Why is this happening to me?” and begin wondering, “What is this here for?”What We ExploreSynchronicity and coincidences that feel too meaningful to ignoreWhy certain experiences can feel like signs from the universe—and how to stay curious without needing certaintyMysticism and experiences we can't always explainRuger's ayahuasca experience and what he describes as seeing “behind the veil”Spiritual awakening and shifts in perceptionSoul contracts and the possibility that some experiences may have meaning beyond what we immediately understandBreaking generational patterns and inherited ways of livingFinding meaning after painful or difficult life experiencesMoving from “Why is this happening to me?” toward “What is this here for?”Learning to trust yourself and listen inwardBecoming the hero of your own storyWhy curiosity can create space when we don't have the answersKey Quotes“Whatever is happening is happening for you and not to you.”“Every single thing that comes into our life is meant to just teach us something or to remind us something.”“You can look at yourself as, ‘Why is this happening to me?’ and the victim of your own story, or you could look at it as, ‘I can be the hero of my own story.’”“Try to have at least a curiosity about what you're experiencing and why. You don't have to find the answer.”Why This MattersSo much of healing involves learning to trust ourselves again.We may spend years looking outside ourselves for the right answer, wondering whether we're making the right choice, questioning what we're feeling, or trying to make sense of experiences that don't fit neatly into a rational explanation.Sometimes we know something before we have language for it.And sometimes an experience simply leaves us wondering whether there might be something more happening beneath the surface.This conversation isn't about finding the right spiritual explanation for everything that happens.It's an invitation to listen inward.To become curious about our experiences rather than immediately judging, rejecting, or trying to fix them.Because perhaps we don't always need an answer.Sometimes curiosity is enough.What is this here for?What might this be trying to teach me?About Ruger HebertRuger Hebert is the founder of MexiSoul Retreats in Mexico and a podcast host. His work and personal experiences explore transformation, spirituality, expanded states of consciousness, and what becomes possible when we begin looking at our lives through a different lens.Website: mexisoulretreats.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mexisoulretreatsYouTube: www.youtube.com/@mexisoulPodcast: Remember Who You AreAbout Your HostLaurel LeMohn is a trauma therapist and spiritual intuitive serving clients in California and Washington, and the founder of SoulBody Wellness and Redwood Coast Psychotherapy.Through Spiritual Friction, Laurel holds space for heartfelt conversations about healing, trauma, spirituality, intuition, the nervous system, self-discovery, relationships, and what it means to be human—without rushing people toward a tidy answer.Explore more episodes, community offerings, and resources at:https://www.soulbodywellness.health/If you're seeking individualized support, Laurel offers virtual trauma-informed psychotherapy for adults throughout California and Washington through Redwood Coast Psychotherapy.Learn more:https://www.redwoodcoastpsychotherapy.com/Stories held with care.DisclaimerSpiritual Friction: A Space for Deep Feelers is an educational and storytelling podcast and is not a substitute for psychotherapy, medical care, or mental health treatment. Listening to this podcast does not establish a therapeutic relationship. If you are experiencing emotional distress or are in crisis, please contact a qualified mental health professional or your local emergency services.This episode includes discussion of ayahuasca and altered states of consciousness based on a guest's personal experience and is not intended as medical advice or an endorsement or recommendation of psychedelic substance use.

Community & SupportIf this conversation stirred something in you, you're warmly invited to join our monthly Healing Circle on the first Tuesday of each month at 6:00 PM PT—a space to slow down, connect, and remember you don't have to navigate life alone.Whether you come to share, listen, or simply be present, you're welcome here.Learn more and join us: https://www.soulbodywellness.health/communityGuestLiz Albanis — Senior Yoga Teacher, Yoga Therapist, and Trauma-Informed Health & Wellness CoachEpisode SummaryIn this reflective and deeply personal episode of Spiritual Friction: A Space for Deep Feelers, Laurel LeMohn sits down with yoga therapist and trauma-informed health & wellness coach Liz Albanis for There's Nothing Wrong With You: Trauma, Yoga, and Healing Your Nervous System.Together, they explore trauma, nervous system regulation, yoga, grief, embodied healing, addiction recovery, the vagus nerve, and what it means to come home to your body when everything has told you something is wrong with it.Liz has survived childhood sexual assault, two devastating house fires, miscarriage, the loss of her mother, and a 15-year smoking habit she couldn't shake—until she walked into her first hot yoga class. She wasn't looking for transformation. She thought she was simply going to a hot yoga class to burn some calories. What she found instead was her nervous system beginning, slowly and quietly, to regulate for the first time.Together, Laurel and Liz explore what it means to hold space for others—and for ourselves—without pushing, without forcing, and without believing healing requires us to become someone different than we are."Their conversation honors the body as a place of truth, not a problem to be solved."And it returns, again and again, to one quiet, steady message:There is nothing wrong with you.What We Explore in This EpisodeWhy no two bodies move the same way—and how skeletal variation changes the way we think about healing, yoga, and painWhat it means to grow up believing you're "not trying hard enough"The relief of discovering there was never anything wrong with youHow yoga became a pathway out of addiction and into nervous system regulationThe second house fire that re-traumatized Liz—and what followedInvitational language, sacred containers, and the gift of offering choiceThe vagus nerve, tremoring, fascia, and what happens when the body is finally allowed to releaseWhy our thoughts are not complete realityTrauma-informed yoga, embodied healing, and creating safety through choiceWhat Liz would say to little Liz—and to anyone walking a lonely path todayKey Quotes"Yoga poses are like penicillin—one may be medicine for you, but poison to your neighbor.""I think a lot of people don't get that—even if you've gone through the same thing, because of our biology and our past experiences, we're going to have a different reaction.""There's nothing wrong with you." "You've been through a lot for a child. Keep trying. Ignore those who tell you there's something wrong with you. You are not alone in this experience—but your experience is completely unique.""Yoga saved me." "I don't think that's an exaggeration." Why This Conversation MattersSo many of us have spent years believing we simply aren't trying hard enough.That everyone else can do the thing we can't.That there's something fundamentally wrong with the way we're built.Liz's story—of being told she was "dumb," that there was something "wrong" with her, and that she might as well stop trying—is also a story of slowly, imperfectly, and tenderly finding her way back to Self.Not by fixing herself.But by finally being met where she was.If you've ever thought:"I should be able to handle this on my own."If you've ever wondered whether your nervous system is responding exactly as it was designed to after trauma...Or questioned why you're still carrying something everyone else seems to have moved beyond...This conversation is for you.About the GuestLiz Albanis is a senior yoga teacher of nearly 14 years, yoga therapist, and trauma-informed health & wellness coach based in Canberra, Australia.Her work focuses on trauma-informed healing, nervous system regulation, embodied recovery, and making yoga accessible for every body. She trained through the Biomedical Institute of Yoga and Meditation (BIOME) and is registered with Yoga Australia.Liz's work is shaped by both advanced training and lived experience—including surviving childhood trauma, two house fires, miscarriage, the loss of her mother, and years of believing there was something wrong with her.Website: https://www.lizalbaniswellness.com.au/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lizalbaniswellnessau/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lizalbaniswellnessauPodcast: Yoga for Trauma: The Inner Fire of Yoga About the HostLaurel LeMohn is an integrative trauma therapist, founder of SoulBody Wellness, and host of Spiritual Friction: A Space for Deep Feelers—a podcast exploring healing, trauma, nervous system regulation, spirituality, and what it means to be human through heartfelt, reflective conversations.Her work brings together trauma-informed care, narrative therapy, somatic awareness, nervous system regulation, and spirituality to create grounded, compassionate spaces where greater self-understanding, connection, and transformation become possible.Explore more episodes, community offerings, and resources at:https://www.soulbodywellness.health/If you're seeking individualized support, I offer virtual trauma-informed psychotherapy for adults throughout California and Washington through Redwood Coast Psychotherapy.Learn more:https://www.redwoodcoastpsychotherapy.com/Stories held with care.DisclaimerSpiritual Friction: A Space for Deep Feelers is an educational and storytelling podcast and is not a substitute for psychotherapy, medical care, or mental health treatment. Listening to this podcast does not establish a therapeutic relationship. If you are experiencing emotional distress or are in crisis, please contact a qualified mental health professional or your local emergency services.

Community & SupportIf this conversation stirred something in you, you're warmly invited to join our monthly Healing Circle on the first Tuesday of each month at 6:00 PM PT—a space to slow down, connect, and remember you don't have to navigate life alone.Whether you come to share, listen, or simply be present, you're welcome here.Learn more and join us: https://www.soulbodywellness.health/communityGuestDr. Colleen Quinn — Transpersonal Psychologist, Mystic, Breathwork Practitioner, Author, and Two-Time Near-Death SurvivorEpisode SummaryWhat if the hardest moments of our lives are some of our most compassionate teachers?In this episode, Laurel sits down with Dr. Colleen Quinn for an intentional, depth-oriented conversation about near-death experiences, breathwork, embodied healing, and the slow process of coming back to yourself after survival.Colleen has been to the edge of this life twice — a car accident that took her to the threshold, and a pneumonia that left her gasping for a single breath. Lying on the floor, arms open wide, she finally surrendered with the words: "Let me be love in every moment."What followed wasn't a quick recovery. It was a slow, embodied return to Self — through breathwork, nervous system regulation, somatic healing, and the patient work of listening to the wisdom of her body.Colleen shares what it was like to live as "a walking head" before breathwork found her. What it means to surrender. How pain — befriended, not avoided — becomes one of our most compassionate teachers. And what it means to live fully open-hearted.This is a conversation for anyone who has wondered if the hardest moments of their life had meaning — and for anyone moving out of survival mode and quietly finding their way back to themselves.What We Explore in This EpisodeNear-death experiences as spiritual awakeningsBreathwork as a path back to the bodyTrauma recovery and nervous system regulationSurrender as the doorway to healingPain as a compassionate teacherEmbodied healing and the wisdom of the bodyMoving out of survival mode and back into wholenessRelational healing and meeting yourself where you areKey Quotes"Let me be love in every moment.""At the very end of our own strength, that's when our hearts can crack open for love to finally come in.""When we drop down to love somebody exactly as they are, they finally feel safe enough and free enough to become more than they are."Why This Episode MattersSo many of us are living from the neck up. Carrying our stories in our minds while our bodies quietly hold the weight of everything we've survived.But the body has its own wisdom. Its own pace. Its own way of bringing us back.This conversation is a reminder that healing isn't about pushing through — it's about surrendering into what is. Slowly. Embodied. With breath. With love. With the trust that even pain can be a teacher, if we let it be.A Note on ContentThis episode discusses near-death experiences, medical trauma, and survival. Please listen when you have space and support to receive it.About the GuestDr. Colleen Quinn is a transpersonal psychologist, mystic, and breathwork practitioner whose work invites others into embodied healing through breathwork, somatic practices, and the slow return to wholeness.She is the author of Essence Merging — a spiritual memoir of devotion, conscious breathwork, and the transcendent power of love.Website: https://www.essencemerging.comAbout the HostLaurel LeMohn is an integrative trauma therapist, founder of SoulBody Wellness, and host of Spiritual Friction: A Space for Deep Feelers—a podcast exploring healing, trauma, nervous system regulation, spirituality, and what it means to be human through heartfelt, reflective conversations.Her work brings together trauma-informed care, narrative therapy, somatic awareness, nervous system regulation, and spirituality to create grounded, compassionate spaces where greater self-understanding, connection, and transformation become possible.Explore more episodes, community offerings, and resources at:https://www.soulbodywellness.health/If you're seeking individualized support, I offer virtual trauma-informed psychotherapy for adults throughout California and Washington through Redwood Coast Psychotherapy.Learn more:https://www.redwoodcoastpsychotherapy.com/Stories held with care.DisclaimerSpiritual Friction: A Space for Deep Feelers is an educational and storytelling podcast and is not a substitute for psychotherapy, medical care, or mental health treatment. Listening to this podcast does not establish a therapeutic relationship. If you are experiencing emotional distress or are in crisis, please contact a qualified mental health professional or your local emergency services.

Community & SupportIf this conversation stirred something in you, you're warmly invited to join our monthly Healing Circle on the first Tuesday of each month at 6:00 PM PT—a space to slow down, connect, and remember you don't have to navigate life alone.Whether you come to share, listen, or simply be present, you're welcome here.Learn more and join us: https://www.soulbodywellness.health/communityGuestLaura Ellen — Artist, Jeweler, Spiritual Teacher, and Founder of Sacred Heart Healing in Northern CaliforniaEpisode SummarySome healing journeys take us all the way to the bottom before they bring us home to ourselves.In this episode, Laurel sits down with Laura Ellen for an intentional, depth-oriented conversation about trauma healing, the body's wisdom, and what it means to come back to yourself after years of soul fragmentation.Laura shares her healing journey from childhood sensitivity and unspoken trauma into the numbing patterns that followed her into adulthood — and the chronic, hidden wound at the base of her spine that became an invitation to listen. She opens up about living with a fistula connected to her root chakra, and how curiosity, faith, and a willingness to feel her emotions slowly guided her back toward wholeness.Together, they explore root chakra healing, Angelic Reiki, Access Consciousness Bars, soul contracts, past lives, mediumship and dream visitations, nervous system regulation, and the quiet, embodied work of reconnecting with yourself — and with the Earth that holds us.This episode also marks a deeply personal moment for Laurel — speaking openly about her own grief and her ability to communicate with the deceased.What We Explore in This EpisodeThe body as a messenger of truthRoot chakra healing and trauma recoveryAngelic Reiki and energetic clearingPast lives, soul contracts, and exit pointsMediumship and dream visitationsMeeting your younger self with loveReconnecting with yourself through the bodyCollective awakening and creating heaven on earthKey Quotes"You have everything you need inside of you to heal.""We don't heal hiding under a rock. We heal when we reach out and share."Why This Episode MattersSo many of us were taught to override the body. To push through. To numb. To keep going.But the body keeps a careful record. And sometimes, the only way back is the slow, vulnerable work of listening to what it has been trying to say.This conversation is a reminder that healing isn't about fixing yourself — it's about coming back to yourself. Layer by layer. Breath by breath. With faith, with community, and with the quiet trust that you were never broken to begin with.A Note on ContentThis episode touches gently on sexual trauma, chronic illness, and grief. Please listen when you have space and support to receive it.About the GuestLaura Ellen is an artist, jeweler, and spiritual teacher, and the founder of Sacred Heart Healing in Northern California. She offers tarot and oracle card readings, healing stone therapy, Angelic Reiki, and Access Consciousness Bars facilitation.Instagram: @sacredhearthealing1111 and @laurelleflowerAbout the HostLaurel LeMohn is an integrative trauma therapist, founder of SoulBody Wellness, and host of Spiritual Friction: A Space for Deep Feelers—a podcast exploring healing, trauma, nervous system regulation, spirituality, and what it means to be human through heartfelt, reflective conversations.Her work brings together trauma-informed care, narrative therapy, somatic awareness, nervous system regulation, and spirituality to create grounded, compassionate spaces where greater self-understanding, connection, and transformation become possible.Explore more episodes, community offerings, and resources at:https://www.soulbodywellness.health/If you're seeking individualized support, I offer virtual trauma-informed psychotherapy for adults throughout California and Washington through Redwood Coast Psychotherapy.Learn more:https://www.redwoodcoastpsychotherapy.com/Stories held with care.DisclaimerSpiritual Friction: A Space for Deep Feelers is an educational and storytelling podcast and is not a substitute for psychotherapy, medical care, or mental health treatment. Listening to this podcast does not establish a therapeutic relationship. If you are experiencing emotional distress or are in crisis, please contact a qualified mental health professional or your local emergency services.