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Exiled & Rising: Trauma Recovery & Somatic Healing

What happens to the nervous system when survival becomes identity? Exiled & Rising is a trauma-focused podcast exploring nervous system regulation, shame repair, displacement, boundaries, and dignity-centered healing in a world that often silences collective...more

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Mass Shooting: A Moral Reckoning

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October 10, 2026

Mass Shooting: A Moral Reckoning

In the wake of the school shooting in Canada that took the lives of fifteen children, Ana offers a moral reflection on grief, anger,...

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Fascism Doesn’t Start with Guns - It Starts with Obsession of Self Healing & Passive Liberalism

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October 04, 2026

Fascism Doesn’t Start with Guns - It Starts with Obsession of Self Healing & Passive Liberalism

Ana is sounding the alarm: fascism doesn’t begin with violence—it begins with apathy. It creeps in through: disinterest, detachment masked as spirituality, normalized silence,...

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You Don't Need To Forgive: Privileged Tool Of Silencing

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September 27, 2026

You Don't Need To Forgive: Privileged Tool Of Silencing

You don’t owe forgiveness to anyone who hurt you. In this unapologetic and deeply validating episode, Ana Mael dismantles the harmful myth that forgiveness...

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Not Wanting To Live And Not Wanting To Die: Resignation Syndrome – The Hidden Trauma State No One Talks About

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September 20, 2026

Not Wanting To Live And Not Wanting To Die: Resignation Syndrome – The Hidden Trauma State No One Talks About

You don’t want to die, but you don’t want to be here either. This is the space no one talks about, not even seasoned...

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When Being Seen Feels Unsafe: Trauma, Sexual Stare, and the Difference Between Gaze and Violation

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September 13, 2026

When Being Seen Feels Unsafe: Trauma, Sexual Stare, and the Difference Between Gaze and Violation

What happens when being looked at no longer feels safe? Trauma can fuse unsafe attention with all attention. In this episode of Exiled and...

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Changing Your Mind Isn’t Betrayal: It’s Your Freedom And Your Rights

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September 06, 2026

Changing Your Mind Isn’t Betrayal: It’s Your Freedom And Your Rights

When You’ve Been Trained to Survive, Not to Think” By a War Trauma Therapist & Founder of Somatic Trauma Recovery Center Core Teaching: Ana...

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