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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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Denouncement: How Tyranny Silences YOUR Truth Before It Takes Power, Part 1

Episode 3

January 11, 2026

Denouncement: How Tyranny Silences YOUR Truth Before It Takes Power, Part 1

Tyranny does not begin with tanks or laws. It begins with denouncement— it is a political weapon. In this episode of Exiled and Rising,...

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The WASTELAND Of Your Life Now: When Your Life Collapses and Your Body Can’t Rise

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January 04, 2026

The WASTELAND Of Your Life Now: When Your Life Collapses and Your Body Can’t Rise

Wasteland speaks to the seasons of life when everything falls apart.In this episode of Exiled & Rising, somatic therapist Ana Mael reads her new...

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Decolonizing Prayer: What It Means in Healing Faith, Body, and Belonging

Episode 3

December 28, 2025

Decolonizing Prayer: What It Means in Healing Faith, Body, and Belonging

The Body Is Where God Speaks. In this episode of Exiled & Rising, Ana Mael — somatic experiencing therapist for trauma recovery and ancestral...

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

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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

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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

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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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