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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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It Was Just a Normal Childhood… Wasn’t It? For All Adults With Childhood Trauma

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May 19, 2025

It Was Just a Normal Childhood… Wasn’t It? For All Adults With Childhood Trauma

This episode isn’t just healing—it’s cultural critique, political advocacy, and nervous system literacy woven together. In a landscape where "healing" is often watered down...

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If You Fear Tyranny or Dictatorship: Welcome!

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May 02, 2025

If You Fear Tyranny or Dictatorship: Welcome!

Exiled and Rising isn’t just healing. It’s human rights. It’s survival. It’s resistance. It is : A refuge for the unseen A movement for...

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Haunting Truth: For All Adults with Childhood Trauma

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April 30, 2025

Haunting Truth: For All Adults with Childhood Trauma

In haunting “Walk Home,” Ana Mael delivers something that is rare and profoundly necessary: A Language for the Unspoken This piece gives voice to...

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For Cold Bitches & Emotionless Men: The Strength Behind the Shield

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April 21, 2025

For Cold Bitches & Emotionless Men: The Strength Behind the Shield

Have you ever been called a “cold, distant bitch”? Or an emotionless prick? In this episode, Ana Mael reveals the untold story behind these...

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Social Anxiety Isn't Just Nerves: The Trauma Behind Your Fear of Connection

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April 18, 2025

Social Anxiety Isn't Just Nerves: The Trauma Behind Your Fear of Connection

Social anxiety is not just shyness—it's a battle within your body, a fight for survival in a world that constantly demands you to be...

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Prayer for Love - Without Losing Yourself

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April 15, 2025

Prayer for Love - Without Losing Yourself

A somatic prayer to call in love that holds, honors, and does not erase you.  In this deeply soothing prayer of Exiled & Rising,...

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