ALIVE with Jessica Silverman: Heal Your Inner Child + Ancestral Trauma

Are you a creature of habit, or do you feel challenged to break the cycles + stories of what has been conditioned in your life? As a trauma-informed wellness expert and fellow #cyclebreaker, the 3 words " breaking the cycle " run deep as a practice to healing inner child, ancestral and intergenerational trauma wounds. In a fun, light hearted conversation with Emily + Stephanie of the Cyc...

So much of what you carry is not your own. I ntergenerational trauma can carry up to 7 generations through your lineage . While it may be a part of your family's history, it doesn't have to be your burden to bear in this lifetime. In fact, it may be your calling to break the cycle for your lifetime + future generations to come, your children, grandchildren, and their children (up to 7 ge...

Regulating your mental state, especially in times of feeling triggered, can be quite  challenging. How do you bring yourself back, without continuing to feel reliant on others? Or even worse, feeling like you're asking for help and not getting what you need.   In the trauma informed wellness world, we speak about this concept of " self regulation" , which is a way to calm your nervo...

Are you tired of feeling abandoned by others? Often times, you don't realize it starts with yourself and small ways you have neglected your needs. In a society that is constantly telling you what you need, how can you blame yourself? Collectively, we are conditioned to thinking that our worth is tied to stories of societal expectations, or what others have told us we "should" be. Th...

Are you an overthinker, or easily overwhelmed? If so, this episode is full of golden nuggets as to how you can stop overcomplicating + embrace the mantra of “let it be easy” from a trauma-informed perspective. I will share 6 ways to learn to embrace the easy, and simplify your life with the spirit of ONENess and Somatic presencing. When you can’t get out of your head, get into your body in a way t...

What is calling forth to be healed within you? In this episode, I had the honor to be in conversation with Asha Frost, a devoutly wise woman who is the bridge between worlds and people,  as she is known as Nenaandawi Nagweyaab Kwe – Healing Rainbow Woman.  Asha’s indigenous culture and connection to the Spirit realm offers healing that is beyond the human condition.  When  you can connect to the w...

Join me in Ceremony to channel the energy of this week's Solstice from a LIVE event held on the Insight Timer app. (And even if you're listening after the Solstice,  the energy of REBIRTH + RENEWAL is ever present in life, so listen to cultivate this ceremony of rebirth whenever you feel ready for a fresh start!) Aligning with the cycles of Nature's intelligence is one of the most p...

As a podcast listener, you already have a deep connection to the healing power of audio + sound healing. Music is a frequency and a vibration that can transcend your current reality and elevate your mental state. In this 2 part series, we will uncover the magic and medicine of Mantra + music as a frequency healer through the beautiful creations of Nadav Kahn. This episode is an experience of Nadav...

As a podcast listener, you already have a deep connection to the healing power of audio + sound healing. Music is a frequency and a vibration that can transcend your current reality and elevate your mental state. In this 2 part series, we will uncover the magic and medicine of Mantra + music as a frequency healer through the beautiful creations of Nadav Kahn. This episode is an experience of Nadav...

In a conversation that is near and dear to my heart stepping away from the Wall Street way of being, this episode touches on hustle culture and the inner knowing of when it’s time to step away and off the hamster wheel of life. Society has ingrained in our souls the feelings of worth as a title, or elevation up the corporate ladder, where especially as women, we only feel our worth is a product of...

In a conversation that is near and dear to my heart stepping away from the Wall Street way of being, this episode touches on hustle culture and the inner knowing of when it’s time to step away and off the hamster wheel of life. Society has ingrained in our souls the feelings of worth as a title, or elevation up the corporate ladder, where especially as women, we only feel our worth is a product of...

Have you ever felt imprisoned by the thoughts in your mind, when your worst fear becomes reality? In this episode, I had the pleasure of connecting with my fellow Podfest fam and host of the Nightmare Success podcast, Brent Cassity to speak about breaking free of the prison of your mind . Brent and I were on a panel at Podfest called “Finding Freedom from Trauma” and aligned on the concept of feel...

In my ancestry, it is custom to not only receive, but GIVE gifts 🎁 on your birthday as a celebration + immense gratitude for your life and the people around you. Alas, today is my birthday (May 12th the date of this episode) so I am gifting to you a special episode where I share with you 42 things I have learned this year about the HEALING journey, how to move through rock bottom moments in your...

In light of May being Mental Health Awareness Month, and Taurus season (my birthday is May 12th), this solo episode is dedicated to DEEP HEALING, and connecting to this powerful Earth element within you. Healing is not linear, even though the world pressures you to live in a linear fashion - to see progress instantaneously, the quick fix, or that magic pill that will cure your ailments, physically...

Were you told as a child "stop being so sensitive", or felt the need to apologize for your sensitive + soft Nature? In a world that does not revere + respect sensitivity, this can leave those of us who are to experience micro-traumas ( or as we talked about in Ep. 71, covert traumas) and feelings of aloneness, anxiety, and frustration in not feeling understood and accepted as you are. In...

Healing isn’t linear, although the world is designed to embody this masculine way of living and being, Nature and Source is cyclical. Meaning, the path to getting unstuck and healing is in cycles and seasons and taking it in small steps and doses at a time.  We are primed to adapt to change. It’s only the ego mind that keeps us stuck in spirals and staying the same, as it fears disruption of the c...

In one of the most magical and intimately REAL conversations I've had on the podcast, I had the honor of connecting with Rebecca Capps to talk about everything from food addiction, body shaming, childhood trauma wounds, and how to align with alchemy + the magic of miracles (ala, A Course in Miracles) as a way to RISE above the madness in your mind. Rebecca was even married by the master of A...

Trauma is often described as a catastrophic event that leaves resonance, but the concept of micro-traumas or “covert trauma” as Alex Howard defines, often goes understated and ignored in the  healing world. In this powerful episode with Alex Howard, I had the divine pleasure of connecting with a mentor of mine in the trauma field that finally helped me feel seen for what I have experienced most of...

The words "there is no rush" can be so comforting in a world that constantly diverts your attention away from the present moment. From a trauma-informed perspective , our brains often live in the past which causes depression, or in the future, which causes hypervigilance and constantly living in a state of anxiety. Neither one engages you in the ONLY state we truly live and feel ALIVE in...

Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) or Empaths, are more prone to feeling emotions and experience the world in a technicolor dream state, with a depth perception that can sometimes feel overwhelming and lead to chronic health issues such as fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and autoimmune conditions.  In today's episode (Part 2 of a 2 part series), my guest Dr. Karen Kan reveals how her jour...

Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) or Empaths, are more prone to feeling emotions and experience the world in a technicolor dream state, with a depth perception that can sometimes feel overwhelming and lead to chronic health issues such as fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and autoimmune conditions.  In today's episode (Part 1 of a 2 part series), my guest Dr. Karen Kan reveals how her jour...

For centuries, women and the feminine embodiment have been silenced, and our voices not heard. Society runs on masculine energy, seeking logic and what can be seen as the only proof of existence. But in the Cosmos and conscious reality, both masculine + feminine energies exist. So why the weight only on the masculine as the golden rule? In this excerpt from a live talk I hosted on the Insight Time...

Feeling stuck, lazy, or crazy? You're not, and my guest today on the podcast, Britt Frank, is here to tell you why! In a world obsessed with creating identity, labels have become normalized so much that it's driving those of us prone to experience mental distress to feel stuck, lazy, and CRAZY! Britt is a breath of fresh air in this episode, offering her expertise and insight on the neur...

Do you trust the voice inside of you, or the divine signs that are messages from the Universe?  Or maybe you are wondering how to even uncover these subtle signs?  If so, today’s episode is a serendipitous conversation with my guest, Tina Conroy @theintuitivewoman, Medium + Spiritual Teacher.  We both felt drawn to each other’s energy and followed this intuitive nudge at PodFest to explore each ot...

Love isn’t always easy. It is a conscious choice of your relationship to yourself + all in your world.  From a trauma informed perspective, "Love as a conscious choice" empowers you to CHOOSE a different reality, rather than leave it to a fleeting feeling or emotion, that can leave you feeling powerless. In this episode, I uncover 3 ways to consciously choose LOVE in your life and take y...