Somatic Healing for Wellness-Focused Women – Details, episodes & analysis

Have you ever wondered why you freeze in conflict… overwork to avoid discomfort… or find yourself people-pleasing to keep the peace? You’re not broken. You’re likely outside your window of tolerance, operating from an old trauma response.

In this episode, we explore:

🌱 What the Window of Tolerance is and how it impacts your emotions, behavior, and relationships
🌱 The Fight Response: signs, root causes, and how to soften into safety
 🌱 The Flight Response: anxiety, busyness, avoidance & how to regulate it
 🌱 The Freeze Response: shutdown, indecision & why it’s not laziness
🌱 The Fawn Response: people-pleasing, over-apologizing & how to reclaim your truth
🌱 How to expand your Window of Tolerance over time with somatic tools

You'll also receive simple, grounded practices to support nervous system regulation.

This episode is a must-listen for anyone ready to better understand their inner world and build resilience from the body up. Whether you’re anxious, overwhelmed, or navigating stress and emotion, this one is for you.

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Today’s episode is a guided somatic breathwork practice to help you anchor into joy, amplify your radiance, and soak in the present moment. Whether you’re listening in July or in the middle of another season, this breathwork session is designed to reconnect you with what’s going well and help you feel that goodness in your body.

In this practice, Rae guides you through:

🌞 2:1 breath to calm and ground
🌞 Halo active breath to move and energize
🌞 Top holds to pause, expand, and integrate

This session is perfect if you want to:
 🌻 Connect to the joy of the present moment
 🌻 Amplify what’s going well in your life
 🌻 Soak in beauty, gratitude, and sensory aliveness
 🌻 Reconnect with nature and your body

"With every exhale, you're making space for more. More joy, more love, more adventure."

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In this heartfelt and expansive episode, I’m joined by Parashakti Alexandra - yoga teacher, sacred space holder, and new mother, as she shares her powerful journey through yoga, pregnancy, motherhood, and rediscovering her authentic self.

Together we explore:
 🌿 The philosophy and ethics of yoga (yamas & niyamas) as spiritual guideposts for boundaries, identity, and self-trust
🌿 How pregnancy transformed her yoga practice from asana-focused to prayerful and intuitive
🌿 Why modern motherhood often feels overwhelming—and how lack of community support, not the child, is the root cause
🌿 The importance of co-regulation and adult nervous system support in postpartum wellness
🌿 Reclaiming your individual identity within motherhood—and honoring your soul’s unique evolution
🌿 What it truly means to live your yoga off the mat

This is a must-listen for anyone navigating life transitions, identity shifts, or the sacred terrain of motherhood and healing.

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How do you tell the difference between fear and intuition? In this episode, we dive into how to listen to your inner wisdom—the voice within that knows—and how to build a deeper sense of self-trust, compassion, and embodied clarity.

This is a continuation of last week’s conversation on wholeness, and we’re expanding the topic by exploring the somatic and creative tools that help you turn down the noise of fear and turn up the volume of your intuition.

You’ll learn:
🌱 What inner wisdom actually feels like in the body
🌱 How fear and the inner critic try to override your intuitive voice
🌱 Somatic practices to reconnect with your intuition: breathwork, movement, inner child work, and sensation tracking
🌱 Creative practices like intuitive writing, morning pages, and art to access your inner truth
🌱 Reflection questions to guide your journey

This episode is your reminder that you don’t have to force your way into burnout—your body, breath, and creative expression can guide you home.

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What does it really mean to feel whole? In today’s episode, I’m opening up about my own journey of rediscovering wholeness—beyond performance, perfectionism, or external validation. If you've ever felt disconnected from your body, voice, or creative energy, this conversation is here to remind you: you are already whole—you just might need to remember.

In this episode, you’ll hear:
🌿 Why I paused my business and how I rebuilt it from a place of authentic self-expression
🌿 Reflections on identity shifts after a life of being a high-performing athlete—and the freedom I found beyond competition
🌿 How somatic healing, breathwork, inner child work, and parts work supported me in reconnecting with my truth
🌿 The 3 pillars of wholeness: self-compassion, self-trust, and self-knowledge
🌿 Client insights and what I’ve learned guiding others back to their most radiant selves

If you're in a season of reimagining your life, letting go of the noise, or seeking deeper alignment with who you really are—this episode is your invitation to come home to yourself.

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In today's episode I'm sharing the story behind the work I do. If you're new to the podcast—or even if you've been here for a while—this is a heartfelt introduction to who I am, how I found somatic healing, and why I'm so passionate about guiding others through emotional healing, embodiment, and personal growth.

In this episode, I share:
🌿 My journey from grief and burnout to purpose and aliveness
🌿 The profound losses I experienced in grad school—and the turning point that led me to discover breathwork and somatic healing
🌿 How therapy, travel, yoga festivals, and coaching shaped my healing path
🌿 The moment I met my inner child, and how that changed everything
🌿 Why I believe in somatic work as a path to self-trust, clarity, and compassion
🌿 What I support my clients with: life transitions, ADHD, perfectionism, people-pleasing, business growth, grief, shame, and emotional overwhelm
🌿 The ways you can work with me now:

• Private 1:1 sessions (Inner Alchemy, Clarity & Release, Soulful Biz)
• Return to Soul Retreat in October
• Workshops, this podcast, and my free monthly newsletter

This episode is an invitation to reflect on your own path, to remember that healing is nonlinear, and to reconnect with your inner wisdom, clarity, and radiance.

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In this riff episode, we explore the powerful truth that life is happening in the smallest moments—and it’s happening right now. Through personal storytelling, poetry, and reflection, you’ll be reminded of the beauty in the everyday and invited to reconnect with your inner child, your present self, and your purpose.

You’ll hear:
 🌱 A special reading of the poem “Life Is Happening Right Now” — inspired by the tiny, sacred moments of everyday joy
🌱 A story from childhood and the breakthrough that came from inner child healing, breathwork, and remembering self-worth
🌱 Why we grip tightly to the past or future—and how to soften into the ebb and flow of the present
🌱 A reminder that you are already becoming the version of you you dream about—and you can begin again, in every single moment
🌱 The deeper purpose of somatic work: coming home to love, self-trust, and the truth of who you are

This is an episode about presence, permission, and choosing to live fully now—not later. Whether you're navigating change, healing old wounds, or simply needing a gentle nudge to return to yourself—this one’s for you.

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What if freedom isn’t found in being anxiety-free—but in learning to live with more presence, joy, and choice through it? This episode is a powerful invitation to reconnect with yourself through somatic healing, nervous system regulation, and embodiment practices that anchor you in a new way of being.

In this episode, we explore:
 🌿 Somatic embodiment – what it is, why it matters, and how it helps you feel more whole, present, and connected
🌿 The difference between managing anxiety and metabolizing it through the body’s wisdom
🌿 How movement, breathwork, sound, and nature regulate your nervous system and expand your capacity to feel joy
🌿 The path from overthinking and anxiety spirals to inner safety and emotional agency
🌿 A guided somatic practice to help you drop in, slow down, and meet yourself with compassion

You’ll also hear why "Coming Home to Yourself" is the essence of the somatic healing journey—especially as you navigate change, transition, and new seasons of life.

This is the final episode in a powerful mini-series that’s included:
 🔹 Ep 71: Nervous System Basics
 🔹 Ep 72: Tracking Sensation
 🔹 Ep 73: Inner Critics & Emotional Repatterning
 🔹 Ep 74: Integration and Embodied Living

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If you’ve ever felt like something is “wrong” with you because of your anxiety, perfectionism, or emotional patterns—this episode is a loving reminder: you are not broken. You’re human. And your body, mind, and inner world are far more intelligent and adaptive than you may realize.

In this episode, we explore:
🌱 Inner critics and old identity roles (people-pleaser, perfectionist, caretaker) and how they shape your emotional landscape
🌱 Why you are not your anxiety—it’s a survival strategy, not a flaw
🌱 The power of inner child healing and emotional repatterning to shift your experience from the inside out
🌱 The emotional healing triad and how these parts work together in your nervous system
 🌱 Real client results and what’s possible when you repattern your emotional responses

Whether you’re managing everyday stress or navigating deeper emotional layers, this episode will help you understand how to alchemize anxiety into clarity and compassion, and why you’re more resilient than you’ve been led to believe.

“Your anxiety is not the enemy. It’s trying to help you and there’s another way forward.”

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If anxiety lives in your mind or body as tension, tightness, or a constant sense of unease—this episode is for you. Today, we explore the powerful truth that your body remembers! We discuss how learning to track sensation and work with the nervous system can lead to deep emotional healing, relief, and regulation.

In this episode, you’ll learn:
 🌀 How anxiety shows up in the body—tight chest, shallow breathing, numbness, buzzing, chronic illness
🌀 How the mind-body-soul connection plays out in every area of life: relationships, work, business, and health
🌀 The transformative impact of somatic healing, from my first breathwork session in Vermont to supporting clients today
🌀 Simple, embodied tools for regulating anxiety

Through somatic work, you can begin to alchemize anxiety, shame, grief, or emotional discomfort into clarity and connection. When you meet what’s arising in your body with compassion and support, you create the conditions for healing.

“Emotional suffering is optional in my world. There gets to be another way.”

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🎧 Tune in now to reconnect with your body, regulate your nervous system, and return to the wisdom within.

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