Show Notes
Trauma and PTSD often leaves us feeling burdened and caged in a state of endurance, as if survival means carrying everything alone. But what happens when your body has endured for too long?
No fancy production- real talk only. In this episode, host Ana Mael, a somatic trauma therapist and war survivor, explores the deep-rooted patterns of over-responsibility, pressure, and guilt that trauma survivors hold. Through somatic healing techniques, you will learn how to release the weight of endurance and reclaim the freedom to exist, express, and choose yourself while living in trauma and PTSD body= exiled body.
In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
✔ Why trauma & PTSD survivors feel stuck in endurance mode—and why this is not a conscious choice.
✔ How trauma manifests physically—through shoulder tension, back pain, and chronic emotional burden.
✔ The five key experiences your nervous system needs to heal
✔ Micro-moments of somatic healing—simple awareness exercises to integrate ease into daily life.
✔ How to stop carrying what was never yours to hold.
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Meet Your Host: Ana Mael
Ana Mael is a genocide and war survivor, somatic therapist, and founder of the Somatic Trauma Recovery Center. She has dedicated her work to helping survivors reclaim their identity, dignity, and self-trust.
She is the bestselling author of The Trauma We Don’t Talk About—a #1 book in over 10 categories, including Mental Health, Personal Testimonies, and Memoirs.
Ana lives in Toronto, Canada, where she works directly with clients and educates mental health professionals and counsellors on displacement, exile, and war trauma recovery. She leads training programs, provides trauma-informed therapy, and conducts research to bridge the gap between somatic therapy and global crisis trauma care.
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