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The Scars We Lead From

by The True North Resilient Woman

A podcast for high-functioning humans in recovery from chaos, survival, and the pressure to hold it all together.Hosted by Kelsey Hire, a military leader, trauma-informed resilience strategist, and woman who has been addicted to chaos and walked through collapse more times than she can count. These are the stories, the nervous system tools, and the honest conversations we never got to have in the middle of it all. If you’ve been braced, burned out, addicted to chaos, or quietly unraveling while leading or caring for others, this is for you. kelseyhire.substack.com

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Episodes

  1. Decode Your Survival Mode: The Stone Turtle

    In this episode, I’m getting into the final archetype in the Decode Your Survival Mode series, the Stone Turtle. If you’ve lost hours to scrolling or sleeping without quite knowing where the time went, or people describe you as easygoing and you’re not sure that’s the right word, this one’s for...

  2. Decode Your Survival Mode: The Bracing Bear

    In this episode, I’m getting into the fourth archetype in the Decode Your Survival Mode series, the Bracing Bear. If you’re the one everyone calls the strong one, and you have no idea what you’d be if you weren’t, this one’s for you. I talk about: * What the Bracing Bear pattern actually is, a...

  3. Decode Your Survival Mode: The Feeling Fawn

    In this episode, I’m getting into the third archetype in the Decode Your Survival Mode series, the Feeling Fawn. If you’re the one who remembers everyone’s needs but no one quite remembers yours, this one’s for you. I talk about: * What the Feeling Fawn pattern actually is, survival through...

  4. Decode Your Survival Mode: The Worry Wolf

    In this episode, I’m getting into the second archetype in the Decode Your Survival Mode series, the Worry Wolf. If you’re the one who’s always three steps ahead, double-checking what’s already been checked, and still lying awake replaying the day, this one’s for you. I talk about: * What the…

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  5. Decode Your Survival Mode: The Flash Lynx

    If you’ve ever felt like you’re the one holding everything together, scanning five steps ahead, fixing everything for everyone else, but secretly on the edge of collapse, this episode is for you. In the first archetype deep dive of the Decode Your Survival Mode series, Kelsey unpacks The Flame…

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  6. What Is Survival Mode? (And Why You Can’t Just “Think” Your Way Out of It)

    In this episode, I’m getting into what survival mode actually is, not the version that gets thrown around as a buzzword, but the lived, physiological experience of it. If you’ve ever performed strength for years while something quietly came apart underneath, this one’s for you. I talk about: *…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

A podcast for high-functioning humans in recovery from chaos, survival, and the pressure to hold it all together.Hosted by Kelsey Hire, a military leader, trauma-informed resilience strategist, and woman who has been addicted to chaos and walked through collapse more times than she can count. These are the stories, the nervous system tools, and the honest conversations we never got to have in the middle of it all. If you’ve been braced, burned out, addicted to chaos, or quietly unraveling while leading or caring for others, this is for you.

kelseyhire.substack.com

HOSTED BY

The True North Resilient Woman

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A podcast for high-functioning humans in recovery from chaos, survival, and the pressure to hold it all together.Hosted by Kelsey Hire, a military leader, trauma-informed resilience strategist, and woman who has been addicted to chaos and walked through collapse more times than she can count. These...

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