Our final episode for 2024. The holiday season is meant to be filled with joy and connection, but for many of us, it can feel like an emotional minefield—especially when family dynamics are complicated. In this episode, we explore how to navigate Christmas without the chaos.

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Christmas, self love, toxic families, toxic relationships

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After a tumultuous childhood, Wen faced overwhelming struggles. When repressed memories resurfaced, she was left flawed and spiralling out of control. But then Wen realized that in order to truly heal she needed to first find safety. 

You can find Wen on Instagram at www.instagram.com/rebelforaspell and purchase her book here https://shorturl.at/QN3Xi

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Tags and Categories: nervous system, freeze response, childhood trauma, emotional abandonment

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This week, we shine a light on some of the incredible wisdom and inspiration shared by so many courageous women on the podcast this year. Their stories of resilience, transformation, and healing are filled with setbacks, breakthroughs, and profound moments of self-discovery. Today, I wanted to bring some of these remarkable voices back into the spotlight. Each story reminds us of the power of vulnerability and the potential for growth, even in the most challenging circumstances. I hope these voices inspire you as deeply as they have inspired me.

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In this three-part series, we pause to honor the incredible women who bravely stepped forward this year to share their powerful and deeply personal stories with us. In part two, we turn our focus to the women who faced intense challenges in their relationships with their mothers. These are stories of conflict, longing, and self-discovery from women who have struggled to navigate difficult maternal bonds. Their journeys reveal how these early, often complicated relationships have shaped their lives.

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Laura Rhodes-Levin, LMFT, is the founder of The Missing Peace Centre for Anxiety, where she has dedicated her career to helping women navigate the complexities of anxiety. In this insightful mini-episode, Laura shares her incredible wisdom on what anxiety truly is, its root causes, and the various ways to heal from it. You can find Laura via her website https://missingpeace4anxiety.com/ and you can purchase her book here https://shorturl.at/rNkQW

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Tags and Categories: nervous system, childhood trauma, anxiety, depression

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In this three part series, we take a moment to honor the women who bravely stepped forward this year to share their powerful stories with us. In part one, we hear from incredible souls who broke the silence on growing up in abusive homes. We don’t share these stories to dwell on the pain, we share to inspire strength, resilience and to showcase the possibilities for healing. Listen in as these courageous women share with us how it is possible to not only survive but to truly thrive beyond trauma.

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Every one of us desires a loving, joyful, and connected bond with our mother. But sometimes, no matter how much we wish for it, we cannot achieve it. After enduring years of emotional and physical abuse, Melany reached a turning point. Despite her tireless efforts to heal and start afresh with her mother, Melany came to a profound realisation that shook her to her core: each attempt to maintain the relationship with her mother was unraveling the progress she had made within herself. Every interaction left her feeling drained and disconnected from her own needs and values. Finally, Melany understood that holding onto this relationship wasn’t just challenging—it was costing her the peace, joy, and self-respect she had fought so hard to reclaim. Join us as Melany shares her journey, revealing the courage it took to prioritise her own well-being and the profound wisdom she gained along the way.

Melany Oliver is an intuitive life coach who can help you heal from inner child wounds and emotional trauma, so you can feel more empowered and in control of your life. You can find Melany at https://melany-oliver.com/ and on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/melany.oliver/

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Trauma, Healing Childhood Trauma, Narcissistic Mother, Narcissist, Estrangement, Emotional regulation

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For 19 years Jewels was trapped in a cycle of drinking. Desperately trying to break free—nothing worked, until she found a group of women that would not let her fail. Discover how Jewels broke free from addiction with the help of people who truly loved her.

You can purchase Jewels book The Making Of A Woman: From The Inside Out here https://www.amazon.com.au/Making-Woman-Inside-Out/dp/1737268507

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Tags and Categories: addiction, childhood trauma, alcoholism

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Do you feel like you are never enough? Are you trapped in a cycle of trying to please everyone? Do you believe that if you can just achieve the next big thing, you will finally feel good about yourself? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you need to connect with Christina L Woods. Christina has all the answers you are looking for. On the outside, Christina appeared to have it all: a corporate VP role, a multi-six-figure salary, constant travel, a beautiful home, and two amazing children. But behind the scenes, her body was breaking down, plagued by autoimmune disorders, panic attacks, and the heartbreak of a marriage falling apart. Discover how Christina turned her life around and is now helping other women break free from the patterns that hold them back. Learn her powerful techniques to hold boundaries, trust yourself deeply, and become truly unstoppable.

You can find Christina via her website https://christinalwoods.com/ and on instagram https://www.instagram.com/christina.lwoods Please reach out and connect.

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By the time Toni Bergins reached grad school, her life felt like chaos. Beneath the surface, she was grappling with the lingering effects of childhood trauma, which manifested in body image struggles, disordered eating, and self-destructive behaviors. She became consumed by exercise and dieting, using alcohol as a coping mechanism. Then, one day, Toni took a dance class—unlike any other. There was no choreography, no rules. As she ran freely around the room, Toni felt like a child again. She broke down, crying, unraveling—but she had loved every moment of it. This was Toni’s introduction to embodied movement—a form of raw, primal dance that encourages women to fully inhabit their bodies and embrace every emotion. Today, embodied movement is helping countless women heal from their trauma.

Toni Bergins is the creator of JourneyDance, a form of embodied movement which is helping women transform their lives. Buy her book Embody: Feel, Heal, and Transform Your Life Through Movement here https://shorturl.at/LCZJr You can find Toni via her website https://journeydance.com/ or look her up on instagram www.instagram.com/journeydanceofficial

Key Takeaways:

1. Embodied Movement Is Transformative and Healing: This free-form, primal style of movement enables women to fully feel and process their emotions and work through trauma in a physical, embodied way.
2. How Is Trauma Showing Up For You?: Toni Bergins struggled with body image issues, disordered eating, and self-abuse, all of which were rooted in unresolved childhood trauma.
3. What Are You Doing To Cope With Underlying Trauma : Exercise obsession, dieting, and alcohol are coping mechanisms, masking the deeper emotional pain.
4. Movement Can Be a Powerful Tool for Healing: A dance class with no choreography or structure allows us to reconnect with our body and emotions.

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Trauma, Healing Childhood Trauma, Embodied Movement, Disordered Eating, embodied movement

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Abuse, abandonment, and a cult—my escape from a nightmare. They even tried to take my kids, but I fought back. Now, I’m breaking the cycle and fighting every day to be nothing like my mother.

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Tags and Categories: trauma, childhood trauma, cult, toxic parent, abuse

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