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The Rediscovered Self
by Erica Cortis
The Rediscovered Self is a spiritual growth podcast for women ready to heal, regulate, and remember who they truly are.Hosted by Erica Cortis, this space explores nervous system healing, embodied spirituality, conscious motherhood, creative expression, and the sacred work of becoming more fully yourself.Through honest reflections, grounded teachings, and contemplative conversations, Erica weaves together somatic awareness, mindfulness, emotional intelligence, and spiritual awakening — especially through the transformative portal of motherhood.If you’re navigating burnout, identity shifts, parenting as initiation, or the quiet longing to reconnect with your inner light, this podcast is your invitation to slow down, listen inward, and rediscover the self beneath the noise.This is...Spirituality rooted in the body.Healing as remembering.Motherhood as awakening.Presence as practice.Each week, Erica will invite you to lay down the hustle to do more, and invite you to be more of who
Episodes
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Ep. 15: Why Are We So Hard on Ourselves? The Cost of Self Criticism.
In this episode of The Rediscovered Self, Erica explores why we can become so harsh with ourselves—especially when our capacity changes or life slows us down. Drawing from her own experience of a slower-than-expected recovery from hip surgery, Erica explores the way we often are stuck comparing…
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Ep 14: When the Obstacle Feels Bigger Than Your Potential
Sometimes the hardest part isn't the obstacle itself—it's believing we're capable of facing it. In this episode, I share a simple moment while driving that became a powerful reminder: maybe life isn't asking us to avoid every challenge. Maybe it's inviting us to slow down, build resilience, and...
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Ep 13: You Haven't Lost Your Light– Finding Inspiration in Overwhelming Seasons
This week, I almost didn't record this episode. My kids are home for the summer, my healing journey (post hip surgery) has slowed me down, my routines have unraveled, and the inspiration which often moves me - simply wasn't there. Instead of waiting until I felt creative again, I decided to…
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Ep 12: From Control to Surrender – Flowing with the Current
In the last Episode of The Rediscovered Self Podcast, we reflected on ways in which we’re trying to control life. In this weeks episode, we ask: What happens when we stop trying to control? And we explore the next step: Surrender Not surrender as giving up. Not surrender as becoming passive. But...
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Ep 11: The Puzzle of Motherhood– When Caring Becomes Control
As mothers, we want what is best for our children. We care deeply about them and their wellbeing. We research. We plan. We think stress over every decision--trying to make the right one. We carry the weight of wanting to create a life where our children can thrive. But what happens when care...
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Ep 10: Beyond Control: A Different Relationship with Anxiety
In this episode, Erica explores a different way of relating to anxiety—one that moves beyond trying to fix, control, or eliminate uncomfortable feelings. As mothers and caregivers, it's easy to assume that anxiety means something is wrong or that immediate action is required. Yet many of the...
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Ep 9: The Layers of Self: Returning to Coherence, Alignment & Wholeness
What if the fatigue, overwhelm, burnout, anxiety, or sense of disconnection you’re experiencing isn’t a sign that something is wrong with you—but an invitation to come back into alignment? In this episode, Erica explores the concept of the Layers of Self and how many of the challenges we…
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Ep 8: Remembering the Body: Returning to Safety, Sensation, and Aliveness
In this deeply grounding and experiential episode of The Rediscovered Self, Erica explores the journey so many of us experience of disconnecting from the body — and the gentle path of returning home to ourselves again. Together, we explore how stress, trauma, overwhelm, cultural conditioning,...
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Ep 7: From Survival Mode to Sacred Connection: Understanding Motherhood Overwhelm
*** This episode has a companion guided practice to help you gently connect with a felt sense of safety and support in your body. Click the link below to join my email list and the link to the practice will be sent your way*** https://the-rediscovered-self.kit.com ************ In this episode of...
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Ep 6: Staying With Yourself When Everything Feels Too Heavy
There are moments in life when everything just feels… heavy. When everything feels overwhelming in a quiet, yet consuming way that makes even the smallest steps feel impossible. In this episode of The Rediscovered Self, we explore what’s really happening in those moments—not from a place of...
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Ep 5: Anything But Nothing: An Gentle Way Out of Procrastination & Perfectionism
In this episode, I share a simple but powerful mantra that came to me during one of the hardest seasons of my life—postpartum depression—and how it continues to shape the way I move through procrastination, perfectionism, and taking action today. “Anything but nothing.” What started as a survival...
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Bonus: The Original Transmission of The Missing Piece in Your Healing Journey and Why It's not Your Fault
HI Friends, I kept feeling this quiet tug to share the original, raw download and transmission of Episode 4: The Missing Piece in Your Healing Journey and Why it's Not Your Fault. Last Monday, April 13th, 2026, I received this message. It came through me without any planning or preparation. I had...
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Ep 4: The Missing Piece in Your Healing Journey and Why It's not Your Fault
In this episode, I share a personal reflection on something I have come to understand about healing: information alone is not what transforms us. If you’ve been feeling stuck in your healing journey—despite doing the work, learning, making changes and trying to understand yourself—this episode...
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Ep 3: When Mothers Lose Themselves: The Quiet Disconnection No One Talks About
There’s a quiet moment many mothers experience—but rarely speak about. The moment you realize… you don’t quite feel like yourself anymore. In this episode of The Rediscovered Self, Erica explores the subtle, often invisible ways mothers can lose connection with who they are—through the demands of...
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Ep 2: My Story— When Your Body Calls and Your Soul Whispers You Back Home
In this episode of The Rediscovered Self, Erica shares more of her personal story and the journey that brought her back home to herself. Through the lens of motherhood, burnout, and chronic illness, she explores what it means to pause, reflect, and process in a world that asks us to hustle, push...
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Ep 1: Healing is Remembering: Motherhood, Burnout, and Remembering Who you Are
In this opening episode of The Rediscovered Self, Erica explores the idea that healing isn’t about becoming someone new — it’s about remembering who you were before survival mode took over. Through reflections on motherhood, burnout, nervous system regulation, and spiritual integration, this...
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The Rediscovered Self Trailer
Welcome to The Rediscovered Self. This short trailer introduces the heart behind the podcast — a space for women, especially mothers, who feel the quiet pull to slow down, reconnect with themselves, and live a life that feels more grounded, aligned, and alive. Every Wednesday, host, Erica Cortis,...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Rediscovered Self is a spiritual growth podcast for women ready to heal, regulate, and remember who they truly are.Hosted by Erica Cortis, this space explores nervous system healing, embodied spirituality, conscious motherhood, creative expression, and the sacred work of becoming more fully yourself.Through honest reflections, grounded teachings, and contemplative conversations, Erica weaves together somatic awareness, mindfulness, emotional intelligence, and spiritual awakening — especially through the transformative portal of motherhood.If you’re navigating burnout, identity shifts, parenting as initiation, or the quiet longing to reconnect with your inner light, this podcast is your invitation to slow down, listen inward, and rediscover the self beneath the noise.This is...Spirituality rooted in the body.Healing as remembering.Motherhood as awakening.Presence as practice.Each week, Erica will invite you to lay down the hustle to do more, and invite you to be more of who
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The Rediscovered Self is a spiritual growth podcast for women ready to heal, regulate, and remember who they truly are.Hosted by Erica Cortis, this space explores nervous system healing, embodied spirituality, conscious motherhood, creative expression, and the sacred work of becoming more fully...
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