Explore every episode of the podcast Restore with Anna Gaia
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
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| Are You Armored or Spongy? | 14 Mar 2026 | 00:20:29 | |
In this episode of Restore, I explore two most common trauma adaptations I see again and again in women struggling with their hormones: the armored woman and the spongy woman. Some women cope with disconnection by tightening and controlling their bodies. Others cope by becoming highly attuned to everyone around them, absorbing emotions and overextending themselves. On the surface these patterns look very different, but both are ways the nervous system learns to survive when it does not fully feel safe. In this conversation, we explore how these patterns show up not only in personality and relationships, but in the body itself. If you have ever felt like you are either holding everything together or slowly dissolving into everyone elseâs needs, this episode will likely feel familiar. Connect with me on Instagram @annagaiia Explore + apply for my 12-week mentorship Wildflower at www.annagaia.com | |||
| When the Strong Woman Identity Fractures: A Personal Story | 07 Mar 2026 | 00:34:00 | |
In this episode of Restore, I share some parts of my personal story for the first time publicly and unpack the identity that shaped how I lived for years: the strong, capable woman who could handle everything. From high-functioning discipline and subtle adrenal depletion to a life event that completely fractured my self-image, this conversation explores what happens when strength quietly turns into survival. If you are a woman who rarely falls apart and carries more than most people see, this episode will likely feel confronting and familiar. Connect with me on Instagram @annagaiia Explore + apply for my 12-week mentorship Wildflower at www.annagaia.com | |||
| Hormones Follow Structure | 01 Mar 2026 | 00:17:29 | |
In this episode of Restore, I move beyond the idea of âfeeling safeâ and into something far more confronting: building safety as structure. We explore why hormones respond to environment, not just endless pursuit of effort, and how unpredictability in your schedule, relationships, emotional boundaries, and pace quietly destabilizes your body. I introduce you to the terrain concept, that is the interconnected ecosystem of the body, drawing from both Western physiology and Eastern Medicine to explain why the liver, blood, spleen, kidneys, and nervous system must be understood in relationship, not as isolated systems. If you have been doing the things and still feel stuck in symptom management, this conversation will likely challenge the way you think about healing. Let restoration begin where chaos ends. Connect with me on Instagram @annagaiia Explore my 12-week mentorship Wildflower at www.annagaia.com | |||
| The Silent Contract Women Are Living Under | 27 Feb 2026 | 00:19:44 | |
In this opening episode of Restore, I unpack how this invisible contract shapes the nervous system, fragments a woman's rhythm, and quietly suppresses hormonal health. We explore why high-functioning is often high-survival, why ambition can mask regulated anxiety, and why exhaustion is rarely just a hormone issue. If you have ever felt intelligent, capable, and still subtly disconnected from your body, this conversation will likely feel uncomfortably accurate. Healing can begin when we are willing to examine the structure we are living inside. Connect with me on instagram @annagaiia Explore my 12-week mentorship Wildflower at: www.annagaia.com | |||