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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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Prayer for the Dark Night of the Soul: Somatic Healing Through Divine Presence

Episode 2

December 21, 2025

Prayer for the Dark Night of the Soul: Somatic Healing Through Divine Presence

De-theologizing shame by making God intimate and embodied. This prayer is a profound embodiment of Ana’s entire body of work — it’s not simply...

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Why Withdrawal Is Necessary for Regulation : Winter Solstice Teachings

Episode 7

December 18, 2025

Why Withdrawal Is Necessary for Regulation : Winter Solstice Teachings

In this episode of Exiled & Rising, Ana offers a Winter Solstice teaching on withdrawal — not as avoidance, pathology, or failure, but as...

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From Witch to Bitch: Breaking the Spell of Shrinking for Men

Episode 32

December 14, 2025

From Witch to Bitch: Breaking the Spell of Shrinking for Men

She Stopped Shrinking. They Called Her a Bitch. Ana Mael explores how patriarchal conditioning has shaped generations of women to silence their power, shrink...

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Reclaim the Right to Accountability, Not Resilience: Path To True Trauma Healing

Episode 1

December 07, 2025

Reclaim the Right to Accountability, Not Resilience: Path To True Trauma Healing

What does that mean? Resilience says: you got through it, amazing, keep going. Accountability says: you shouldn’t have had to “get through it” like...

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The Cost of Silence: When Asking for Help Feels Like a Burden

Episode 30

November 30, 2025

The Cost of Silence: When Asking for Help Feels Like a Burden

Ana Mael explores why trauma teaches us to stay silent, and how reclaiming your voice becomes the first act of healing.   What happens when...

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The Burden of Being the "Strong One": The Avoidance And The Insult Behind the Praise

Episode 34

November 23, 2025

The Burden of Being the "Strong One": The Avoidance And The Insult Behind the Praise

The Insult That Silences Your Truth. In this episode of Exiled and Rising, Ana Mael delivers a rare, political critique of the “strong archytpe”...

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