Explore every episode of the podcast Healing Her Story with Riva Jean-Paul
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| Moon Phases & Feminine Power: Your Weekly Cycle Sync - Waning Gibbous Moon, Late Summer, and the Post-Ovulation | 14 Apr 2025 | 00:21:19 | |
In this week’s episode of Healing Her Story, we explore the energetics of the Waning Gibbous Moon and the "late summer" phase of your menstrual cycle—also known as post-ovulation. This powerful window can offer deep insight into how well your cycle is supporting you—or where you may need to recalibrate. As caregivers, lovers, creators, and leaders, we often give so much to others—but are we giving to ourselves, too? In this episode, I reflect on my own ovulation phase and how it became a messenger, urging me to slow down and restore. You'll learn: ❤️🩹 How post-ovulation energy reveals if you're overextending yourself ❤️🩹 Ways to give back without compromising your own well-being ❤️🩹 How to listen to the subtle messages your body offers during this phase ❤️🩹 Why this part of your cycle is the perfect time to reflect, realign, and restore balance If you’re a woman who’s feeling drained, disconnected, or stuck in patterns of overgiving, this episode will help you tune into your body’s wisdom and get back into rhythm with your own inner seasons. Looking for more support or resources?
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| Rematriation, Plant Medicine & Trauma-Informed Reproductive Health w/ Mikayla De La Myco of MushWOMB | 09 Apr 2025 | 01:06:25 | |
Love, this week on Healing Her Story, I’m joined by the incredible Mikayla De La Myco of MushWOMB to explore the deep connections between reproductive health, plant medicine, and rematriation—the process of reclaiming feminine wisdom, ancestral practices, and our relationship with the earth. Mikayla shares her personal journey into herbal medicine and trauma-informed care, offering profound insights into how plant allies can support women’s health, particularly throughout pregnancy, postpartum, and motherhood. We discuss her powerful research project, Mother of the Mushrooms, which seeks to deepen our understanding of psychedelics in the motherhood journey, and how to approach plant medicine with discernment, education, and safety. ✨ In this episode, we explore: 🍄 What is plant medicine? The difference between herbal medicine & psychedelics 🍄 The benefits of herbal medicine for reproductive health & hormonal balance 🍄 What does rematriation mean? Reconnecting with ancestral wisdom & the earth 🍄 The importance of community, cultural competence, education, & discernment in plant medicine work and your motherhood journey 🍄 MushWOMB & Mother of the Mushrooms—Mikayla’s groundbreaking research on psychedelics & motherhood This conversation is a must-listen if you’re looking for a holistic, informed approach to reproductive health and want to explore earth-based healing practices in a way that is safe, empowering, and aligned with your body’s wisdom. Want to know more about Mikayla's work? Visit Her Website Learn More About Her Research Project - Mothers of the Mushrooms Looking for more support or resources?
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| How To Create An Excellent Relationship With Yourself | 05 Mar 2025 | 00:55:37 | |
If you’ve ever felt like your own worst critic, you’re not alone. Many of us grew up with critical parents or caregivers, and as a result, we’ve internalized that voice—leading to self-judgment, perfectionism, and never feeling "good enough." But the good news? You can change this. In this episode of Healing Her Story, I share a personal story that helped me realize just how hard I was being on myself. I also dive into: ✨ Why shaming or ignoring your inner critic doesn’t work—and what to do instead
As a special gift, I’m offering 50% off your first month of Revelation Breathwork! Be sure to select the monthly subscription option to receive your discount! If you’re ready to soften your inner critic, trust yourself more, and feel at home in your own skin, this episode is for you. If you'd like to know more about the Venus retrograde, click here Looking for more support or resources?
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| Weekly Cycle Check-In: The Waxing Moon & The 3 Ps for Sustainable Growth | 03 Mar 2025 | 00:24:19 | |
Love, have you been feeling the shift in energy this week? As the moon moves from new to full, the waxing moon invites us to step into action—but in a way that is intentional, balanced, and sustainable. In this Weekly Cycle Check-In, I’m sharing The 3 Ps - a simple yet powerful framework to help you work with this week’s lunar energy instead of pushing against it. If you find yourself feeling scattered, exhausted, or out of sync with your natural rhythms, this episode is here to guide you back into flow. By tuning into the wisdom of the waxing moon, you’ll learn how to move forward with ease while honoring your energy, creativity, and well-being. This week, let’s create momentum without burnout—because sustainability isn’t just about business or productivity, it’s about your body, heart, and spirit too. Looking for more support or resources?
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| Weekly Cycle Check In: The Power of the Dark Moon: Embracing the In-Between | 24 Feb 2025 | 00:33:47 | |
In this week's Cycle Check-In on Healing Her Story, we’re stepping into one of the most overlooked yet deeply restorative phases of the lunar cycle—the Dark Moon. This is the moment in the cycle when the sky goes completely dark, offering us a powerful reminder to slow down, rest, and embrace the in-between. But in a world that glorifies productivity and constant growth, it can feel uncomfortable—or even scary—to pause. 💫 In this episode, we explore:
Many of us struggle with slowing down, feeling like we have to do something even when our bodies and hearts are calling for stillness. But the Dark Moon is here to remind us: healing doesn’t always happen in motion—sometimes, it happens in the pause. If you’ve been feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, or disconnected from yourself, this episode will help you:
To support you in this sacred time, I’m sharing one of my favorite yoga nidra practices on Insight Timer. Click here to listen now. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you never miss an episode, and if this resonated with you, share it with a friend who might need a reminder to slow down. Looking for more support or resources?
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| Weekly Cycle Check In: How to Let Go With the Waning Moon | 17 Feb 2025 | 00:30:53 | |
Welcome to this week’s check-in on Healing Her Story! As we move into the waning moon phase, we’re invited into a quieter, more introspective space that deeply supports letting go. But here’s the thing: letting go isn’t something we force with the mind. It’s something the body already knows how to do in its own time and way. In this episode, we’ll explore: 🌘 Why now is the time to let go—not at the full moon 🌘 How to release with the body instead of the mind 🌘The wisdom of your nervous system & the intelligence that already knows how to let go 🌘 Why we can’t control healing—but we can create space for it to unfold 🌘 How increased sensitivity during this phase can support deeper healing 🌘 Simple somatic practices to help you surrender & release This episode is for you if: 🤲🏼 Take Your Healing Deeper Listen ➡️ [here] Looking for more support or resources?
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| Why You Can't Think Your Way Into Feeling Safe And What To Do Instead | 12 Feb 2025 | 01:08:08 | |
Is your mind always racing, trying to “figure out” why you feel anxious or overwhelmed? Do you find yourself constantly searching for the next mindset shift or affirmation, hoping it will help you feel safe? If so, this episode is for you. In today’s episode, we’re busting the myth that you can think your way into safety. True safety isn’t just an idea—it’s a felt experience in your body. If you’ve been stuck in cycles of overanalyzing, overthinking, or feeling disconnected, I’m sharing what to do instead. 🔍 In This Episode, We Explore:
🌹Simple, effective tools to help your body access safety in everyday life If you’ve been stuck in survival mode, feeling like you constantly need to fix or change yourself, this episode will help you step into a new way of being—one that supports true healing, sustainability, and self-trust. Ready to begin? Start with my free guided meditation, Creating Your Felt Sense of Safety, on Insight Timer. This meditation will gently guide you into a state of embodied safety, helping you reconnect with your body in a nurturing way. 🤲🏼 Listen here Looking for more support or resources?
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| Weekly Cycle Check In: Full Moon Myths & Working with ‘The Cs’ for Sustainable Healing | 10 Feb 2025 | 00:22:37 | |
Welcome back to Healing Her Story! This week’s cycle check-in is all about busting a huge myth about the full moon phase—one that might be keeping you stuck in cycles of always needing to fix or change something about yourself. If you’ve been feeling like you constantly have to do more, be more, or heal more, this episode is for you. If you're ovulating right now, this will be an extra juicy listen, but no matter where you are in your cycle, these insights will help you shift into a more sustainable and supportive approach to your healing journey. Inside this episode, we’ll explore:
🌕How to stop exhausting yourself with constant self-improvement and embrace The Cs
If you’ve been caught in a loop of feeling like you’re never quite “there” yet, this episode will help you release that pressure and align with a more nourishing rhythm. ✨ Listen now & reclaim your healing journey with more ease. ✨ 🎧 Plus, don’t forget to check out this week’s recommended meditation on Insight Timer: Click here Let me know what resonates with you—I love hearing from you! Looking for more support or resources?
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| How to "Feel It to Heal It" with Kim Stevens, LMFT | 05 Feb 2025 | 01:09:52 | |
Welcome to this week’s episode of the Healing Her Story Podcast. Today, I’m joined by Kim Stevens, a holistic licensed psychotherapist specializing in somatic therapy, mindfulness-based modalities, dance and movement therapy, and trauma healing. We’ve all heard the phrase, “You have to feel it to heal it.” But what does that actually mean? And how can you begin to reconnect with your body, especially if feeling has never felt safe? Many women struggle with feeling disconnected, overwhelmed, or stuck in cycles of burnout, people-pleasing, or emotional suppression. If you’ve ever found yourself avoiding emotions, ignoring your body’s signals, or struggling with trust in yourself, this conversation is for you. In this episode, we explore: 🌹 Kim’s personal journey into somatic trauma therapy and what led her to this work If you’ve been longing for deeper connection, more ease, and true healing—this episode is your invitation to begin. Connect with Kim Stevens: 🔗 Watch Kim’s TEDx Talk: How Somatic Therapy Can Change the Way We Heal Looking for more support or resources?
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| Weekly Cycle Check-In: How to Ease Into Spring Without Burning Out | 03 Feb 2025 | 00:28:11 | |
In this episode, we’ll explore the transition from winter to spring and how it mirrors the shift from the new moon to the waxing moon, as well as the pre-ovulatory phase of the menstrual cycle. Through the lens of traditional Chinese medicine, we’ll explore how this time of year is connected to the element of wood, symbolizing growth, potential, and renewal. But here’s the catch—growth doesn’t happen all at once. If you’ve been feeling pressure to “do it all” or jump straight into action, this episode will guide you to embrace a slower, more intentional pace. Just like a garden needs preparation before planting, this is your time to tend to your inner soil. Together, we’ll discuss: If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the demands of life or unsure how to ease into this new season, this episode offers you the tools and wisdom to stay balanced and aligned with your body’s natural rhythms. Take a breath, slow down, and learn how to honor this time of transition so you can step into the next phase of your cycle with clarity, grounded energy, and purpose. Looking for more support or resources?
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| Why Society Hates Women, How it Hurts Everyone, and What To Do About It | 29 Jan 2025 | 01:05:57 | |
Welcome to the first full episode of Healing Her Story, a podcast for women on the path to trauma recovery, somatic healing, creativity, and empowerment. In this episode, we’re diving deep into an uncomfortable yet essential topic: why society has historically mistreated women, how this legacy impacts everyone—including men—and, most importantly, what we can do to change it. What you’ll take away from this episode: This episode is for you if:
By the end of this episode, you'll not only feel seen and validated but also equipped with simple, practical steps to start transforming the pain of the past into a source of strength and healing. Looking for more support or resources?
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| Trailer: Welcome to the Healing Her Story Podcast! 🌹🤲🏼❤️🩹 | 08 Jan 2025 | 00:07:21 | |
In this trailer episode, I introduce the concept of trauma-informed menstrual cycle awareness—a powerful framework for understanding the connection between our cycles, nervous system health, and healing. This practice invites you to embrace your natural rhythms and deepen your connection to your body, offering a unique lens to approach trauma recovery and self-discovery. If you’ve ever felt disconnected from your body, overwhelmed by life's challenges, or unsure of how to start your healing journey, this show offers you a soft place to land. Together, we’ll explore how reconnecting with your cycle can help you find balance, regulate your nervous system, and reclaim your power. Looking for more support or resources?
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| Moon Phases & Feminine Power: Your Weekly Cycle Sync - The Waxing Moon, Follicular Phase, & Spring | 07 Apr 2025 | 00:23:03 | |
This week’s cycle check-in is all about the Waxing Gibbous Moon and the Follicular Phase—a time of momentum, growth, and energy-building. But with all this forward motion, you might also feel a sense of urgency, pressure to "hurry up and bloom," or like you need to do all the things right now. In this episode, I invite you to take a deep breath and slow down. Even in nature, growth takes time—what is fresh and new needs patience, nourishment, and care. With rising estrogen, you may feel energized, social, and motivated, but that doesn’t mean you have to rush. I share how honoring the natural unfolding of this phase can help you step out of the cycle of burnout and self-pressure, and how healing actually requires us to slow down. This episode will help you: 🌷 Recognize and work with the natural energy of the Waxing Gibbous phase 🌷 Release the pressure to rush and allow yourself to unfold 🌷 Shift from urgency to embodied patience in your creative process 🌷 Practice self-compassion and trust in your own timing This week, I'm offering a somatic meditation for patience, designed to help you ground yourself in the present and trust the unfolding of your own cycle. Click here to meditate with me on Insight Timer 💌 If you’re craving deeper support in aligning with your menstrual cycle and using its wisdom to create more ease, flow, and freedom in your life, I’m now offering Menstrual Cycle Coaching! Let’s explore how you can reclaim your rhythm and power—click here to book a free consultation with me! Looking for more support or resources?
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| Embrace Your Rhythm: Using Menstrual Cycle Awareness to Transform Your Life | 02 Apr 2025 | 00:56:09 | |
In this empowering episode, we dive deep into menstrual cycle awareness as a powerful tool for healing, self-discovery, and personal revolution. I share what menstrual cycle awareness is, why it matters, and how it can completely transform your relationship with your body and your life. I walk you through the four phases of your menstrual cycle—menstruating, follicular, ovulatory, and luteal—explaining how each phase impacts your energy, emotions, creativity, and productivity. Through real-life examples and my own journey of reclaiming my cycle, you'll learn how to sync your life with your cycle, rather than fighting against it. In this episode, you'll discover:
🌹 How to identify and understand the four phases of your cycle and their impact on your physical, emotional, and mental states 🌹Why honoring your cycle is a radical act of self-care and empowerment 🌹 How menstrual cycle awareness can help you reduce stress, increase energy, and build a deeper connection with yourself 🌹 My personal story of integrating menstrual cycle awareness into my life and the profound impact it has had on my healing journey If you're tired of pushing through exhaustion, feeling disconnected from your body, or constantly battling with the ups and downs of your cycle, this episode is for you. You’ll learn how understanding your cycle can help you stop fighting against your body and start embracing its natural rhythm. Whether you're looking to reduce PMS, reconnect with your creativity, or get off the cycle of burnout, menstrual cycle awareness offers a compassionate path to balance, energy, and clarity. Looking to work with a certified menstrual cycle coach? Check out the Cycle Coach Directory Looking for more support or resources?
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| Weekly Cycle Check In: How to Work With The New Moon | 31 Mar 2025 | 00:22:30 | |
Hey love, welcome to this week’s Cycle Check-In on the Healing Her Story podcast! 🌙✨ We’re in the New Moon phase—a potent time of deep rest, reflection, and renewal. If you’ve been feeling a pull inward, noticing a dip in energy or motivation, or sensing the need for a fresh start, you’re right on time. In this episode, I share:
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure about your next steps, this episode will help you get clear, reset, and realign with your heart’s desires. To support you in this process, I’ve created a New Moon Meditation to help you tune in and receive clarity. 🌑💫 ✨ Click here to access the meditation ✨ Looking for more support or resources?
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| Unplugged: The Impact of Social Media on Women's Mental Health | 26 Mar 2025 | 00:56:29 | |
Have you ever felt drained, overwhelmed, or just off after spending time on social media? You're not alone. In this episode of Healing Her Story, I dive deep into my personal journey of reassessing my relationship with social media and the incredible impact it's had on my creativity, mental health, and overall well-being. We explore the research on how social media affects women's mental health—how it fuels comparison, self-doubt, and burnout—and why so many of us are feeling called to step away or redefine how we engage with it. If you’ve been feeling disconnected from yourself, struggling with anxiety, or constantly caught in the cycle of doing too much, this conversation will offer you the insight and tools you need to start reclaiming your time, energy, and creativity. In this episode, I share:
If you’re ready to break free from the scroll, reconnect with your intuition, and find more balance in a world that constantly demands your attention—this episode is for you. Looking for more support or resources?
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| Weekly Cycle Check In: The Waning Moon: Embracing Rest & Breaking the Cycle of Overdoing | 24 Mar 2025 | 00:31:28 | |
As we move into the waning moon phase, we are invited to slow down, release, and do less—but for many of us, that’s easier said than done. In a world that glorifies productivity, rest can feel uncomfortable, unsafe, or even impossible. In this week’s cycle check-in, I explore why slowing down is so hard and share practical, gentle ways to begin cultivating rest in ways that feel safe and doable. I introduce The R’s—a framework to help you create more balance, break cycles of stress and burnout, and shift away from the constant pressure to do more. Learning to honor your natural rhythms isn’t just an act of self-care—it’s an act of resistance against the patriarchal systems that disconnect us from our bodies and push us into chronic stress and depletion. This week, I guide you through ways to reclaim your rest, nourish yourself, and restore balance in a world that so often demands the opposite. ✨ Inside this episode, I share:
😴 How The R’s can help you break the cycle of overdoing and burnout 😴 Simple, doable ways to embrace rest (even if it feels foreign or scary) 🤲🏼 A somatic yin yoga practice from one of my favorite teachers on YouTube to support your journey into deeper relaxation Looking for more support or resources?
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| Weekly Cycle Check In: Post Full Moon Eclipse Come Down 😮💨 & The G's | 17 Mar 2025 | 00:27:21 | |
The full moon eclipse may have stirred up a lot last week—big emotions, sudden realizations, or unexpected shifts. Now, as we enter the waning gibbous moon phase, it’s time to integrate, process, and soften into what’s come up. In this episode, I introduce The 3 G’s—a simple yet powerful approach to help you move through this phase with more ease, clarity, and self-compassion. If you’ve been feeling drained, overwhelmed, or unsure what to do next, this check-in will help you recenter and realign. To support you this week, I’m offering two guided meditations on Insight Timer: 🌿 Somatic Body Scan for Self-Appreciation – A gentle practice to reconnect with and honor your body.
Looking for more support or resources?
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| **BONUS EPISODE** How to Be The Parent You Never Had with Amora Randel | 12 Mar 2025 | 01:13:56 | |
Trigger Warning: This episode includes discussions of adverse childhood experiences. Please listen with care and take breaks if needed. What happens when you grow up without the love, safety, and guidance you needed? How do you break generational cycles and show up as the parent you wish you had? In this powerful episode, I sit down with my dear friend Amora—a sound healer, space holder, and single mother—who has courageously broken free from generational trauma to create a new path for herself and her son. Together, we discuss: ❤️🩹 The impact of childhood adversity on self-worth and parenting
If you’ve ever felt alone in your healing journey, struggled with self-criticism, or wondered how to create a healthier, more loving relationship with yourself and those around you, this episode is for you. Connect with Amora: 📧 Email: soundoflovellc@gmail.com Looking for more support or resources?
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| Weekly Cycle Check In: Waxing Moon & Eclipse Energy | 10 Mar 2025 | 00:29:53 | |
As we approach the Full Moon Eclipse, life may feel extra full—new beginnings, shifting schedules, unexpected changes, and maybe even sudden endings. Eclipse energy is powerful, and with Venus in retrograde and Mercury retrograde approaching, you might be feeling overwhelmed, uncertain, or emotionally heightened. You're not alone, and there is nothing wrong with you. In this episode, I guide you through this week's Waxing Moon energy and how you can use it to receive and recalibrate instead of forcing or controlling. This is a time to tune it, reflect, and ask yourself:
If you're feeling the weight of life right now, this episode is here to remind you that you don’t have to do it all alone. Join me for my breathwork session on Insight Timer, "Breathwork to Receive and Recalibrate," where I’ll guide you through a gentle yet powerful practice to help you reset and realign. Listen now and take a breath—you are exactly where you need to be. Click here to access the breathwork meditation Looking for more support or resources?
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