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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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For the Anxious Hours When It's All Too Much: Somatic Prayer With Divine

Episode 16

March 28, 2025

For the Anxious Hours When It's All Too Much: Somatic Prayer With Divine

Use somatic prayer for the moments when your nervous system feels pushed to the edge. Ana Mael offers more than words—she offers a relational...

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

Episode 15

March 27, 2025

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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Terrible Knowledge: What Trauma Taught You That No One Else Can

Episode 15

March 26, 2025

Terrible Knowledge: What Trauma Taught You That No One Else Can

Ana’s own history as a genocide and war survivor roots this episode in lived experience, offering not abstract theory—but guidance forged in lived pain....

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Withdrawn and Lonely: The Trauma of Not Being Welcomed

Episode 14

March 25, 2025

Withdrawn and Lonely: The Trauma of Not Being Welcomed

Withdrawal is a deep somatic adaptation to chronic unsafety, invisibility, and social erasure. Ana identifies withdrawal not as a symptom to be “fixed,” but...

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The Trauma of Obedience: Censorship and Somatic Cost of Silencing Yourself

Episode 13

March 24, 2025

The Trauma of Obedience: Censorship and Somatic Cost of Silencing Yourself

In a time of increasing political instability, censorship, and erasure of marginalized voices and every other voice who wants to speak up, Ana Mael’s...

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Save Years in Therapy: The Critical First Step to Trauma & PTSD Healing

Episode 12

March 23, 2025

Save Years in Therapy: The Critical First Step to Trauma & PTSD Healing

If you’ve tried everything to heal but still feel stuck, this one crucial starting point can save you years in therapy. If healing still...

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