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Exiled & Rising: Trauma Recovery & Somatic Healing

This is not a podcast for the mainstream. This is for the silenced, the cast out, and those whose stories never made the headlines. A Groundbreaking Trauma Justice Podcast from a Genocide Survivor and Somatic...more

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The Pandemic of Resignation Syndrome: Not Wanting To Live. Not Wanting To Die.  Explained By War Expert Therapist

Episode 35

November 09, 2025

The Pandemic of Resignation Syndrome: Not Wanting To Live. Not Wanting To Die. Explained By War Expert Therapist

In this pivotal episode, Ana Mael — trauma therapist, nervous-system specialist, and survivor of the Balkan wars — takes listeners into one of the...

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Pleasure Is Shame: How Trauma Teaches You to Fear Joy

Episode 29

November 02, 2025

Pleasure Is Shame: How Trauma Teaches You to Fear Joy

Ana teaches that shame around pleasure is not morality — it’s trauma. Reclaiming joy is not betrayal of your past but devotion to your...

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PTSD and the Conflict Inside: The Fight Between Rest and Survival

Episode 27

October 26, 2025

PTSD and the Conflict Inside: The Fight Between Rest and Survival

A survivor’s nervous system toggles between collapse and compulsion; healing begins by honoring both protectors and learning to pause in micro-doses.   _______________________ Get the...

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How to Explain to Others What You Need to Heal from Trauma

Episode 30

October 20, 2025

How to Explain to Others What You Need to Heal from Trauma

  Ana’s new Exiled & Rising episode — one of her most intimate and practical teachings on relational healing. Ana teaches that true healing begins...

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Growing Up Feeling Like a Burden: Hidden Trauma of Being ‘Too Much'

Episode 26

October 12, 2025

Growing Up Feeling Like a Burden: Hidden Trauma of Being ‘Too Much'

The burden wound begins in childhood. Being treated as “too much” or “a burden” by parents creates a deep, embodied wound. The imprint becomes...

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Shamed for Being Different: For Those Othered, Silenced, and Made Small: BIPOC, Undocumented, Minorities, Exiled

Episode 27

October 05, 2025

Shamed for Being Different: For Those Othered, Silenced, and Made Small: BIPOC, Undocumented, Minorities, Exiled

Ana dismantles the myth that shame is self-generated. She frames shame as something imposed from the outside—by abusers, toxic environments, and systems of oppression—and...

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