Goddess Rising Podcast

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What if you’ve done the therapy, read the books, understand your patterns—and you still feel stuck? In this episode of Goddess Rising , I sit down with Embodied Freedom Coach Aspen Marino to talk about moving beyond awareness and actually creating freedom in the body. We explore how trauma can keep us stuck in old nervous system responses, why understanding a pattern isn’t always enough to change...

What if the answers you've been searching for aren't outside of you—but already living within your body? In this episode of Goddess Rising , I sit down with TEDx speaker, author, and embodied leadership coach Jen Aks to explore body intelligence, intuition, nervous system regulation, and the power of learning to trust yourself again. Jen shares her own journey from feeling disconnected fro...

Setting the boundary is one thing. Living with what happens after you set it is another. In this episode of Goddess Rising, Dr. Kelly Kessler and I talk about what really happens when you stop people-pleasing, stop abandoning yourself, and start choosing you —even when it brings guilt, discomfort, grief, or the loss of relationships. We explore why your nervous system can interpret boundaries as a...

What happens when you understand your trauma intellectually, but your body still doesn’t feel safe? In this episode of Goddess Rising , I sit down with trauma-informed yoga teacher, somatic therapist, nervous system educator, and sexual assault survivor Lou Faulkner for a deeply honest conversation about the connection between trauma and the body. Lou shares her own experience of dissociation afte...

How do you recognize abuse when there are no visible bruises? In this powerful episode of Goddess Rising , I sit down with psychologist, author, and narcissistic abuse expert Kerry McAvoy to explore the hidden dynamics of narcissistic abuse and coercive control. Kerry shares her incredible personal story of discovering that the man she married was living a double life—and the difficult journey of...

In this episode of Goddess Rising , I sit down with licensed marriage and family therapist and narcissistic abuse advocate Katherine Muira to talk about something we don't discuss enough: how do we prevent narcissistic abuse before the cycle begins? Drawing from her personal experience growing up with a narcissistic parent and later recognizing similar patterns in her marriage, Catherine share...

What if stepping away from your everyday life could help you finally hear what your life is asking of you? Transformation coach Ry Duong and her partner, Leandro, explore the power of intentional retreats and why getting outside of our familiar environment can create space for clarity, courage, connection, and meaningful change. Together, we discuss what happens when we quiet the noise, step outsi...

Plant Medicine and Healing Guide Danae Jensen shares her personal story of struggling with depression for over 20 years before experiencing profound healing through a psilocybin ceremony — a journey that ultimately led her into the world of psychedelic-assisted healing work. Together, Brooke and Danae dive into the importance of proper preparation before engaging with plant medicine, emphasizing t...

Fear isn't the enemy, but when you've survived trauma, it can become the lens through which you experience the entire world. Brooke celebrates the launch of her newest children's book, The Fear Monster , by exploring the powerful connection between fear, trauma, and the nervous system. While The Fear Monster is written for children, Brooke shares why she believes it's also a story...

Brooke takes a deep dive into the six Love Templates and reveals how your childhood experiences, nervous system, and subconscious beliefs continue to shape the way you give, receive, and experience love. If you've already taken the Love Template Quiz, this episode will help you understand what your results really mean and how they're showing up in your everyday relationships. From believin...

You will want to listen into this Somatic Intimacy Coach, author, and Somatic Experiencing Trauma Resolution Practitioner Lorina Manzanita to explore the powerful connection between trauma, attachment wounds, intimacy, boundaries, and the nervous system. Together, they dive into why so many empathic and emotionally attuned women lose themselves in relationships — over-giving, people pleasing, aban...

Have you ever wondered why you keep attracting emotionally unavailable partners… why leaving a toxic relationship feels impossible… or why you find yourself constantly questioning, "Should I stay or should I go?" The answer may have nothing to do with your partner—and everything to do with the blueprint for love you learned as a child. In this powerful second episode of the Love Template Series ,...

What if the relationship didn't begin the day you met your partner... but years earlier, in the way you first learned what love meant? In this powerful first episode of The Love Template Series , Brooke explores why toxic relationships aren't about a lack of intelligence or willpower—they're often rooted in the subconscious beliefs and nervous system patterns formed in childhood. If you've ever as...

In this empowering and deeply honest episode, Brooke sits down with Certified Divorce Coach, faith-based coach, and ELCA pastor Becky Swanson to talk about navigating divorce, heartbreak, identity loss, and rebuilding life after one of the most painful transitions a woman can face. Drawing from both professional expertise and her own lived experience as a divorced and remarried mother, Becky share...

Brooke sits down with Internal Authority Identity Expert Tanya-Marie Dubé for a powerful conversation about survival, identity, narcissistic abuse, and what it truly takes to reclaim yourself after trauma. Tanya courageously shares her personal journey through abuse, homelessness as a teenager, and the painful reality of losing yourself inside toxic relationships and survival mode. Together, they...

Father's Day can be a celebration for some, but for many women, it brings up grief, confusion, anger, and a deep longing for the father they needed but never truly had. In this deeply personal episode Brooke shares her own story of growing up with a narcissistic father, the impact it had on her identity, self-worth, relationships, and healing journey, and why Father's Day can be such a pai...

Brooke sits down with psychotherapist, energy healer, and spiritual coach Mindy Jackson to explore trauma healing, divine feminine wisdom, nervous system healing, spirituality, and self-discovery. Together they dive into generational trauma, intuition, masculine and feminine energy balance, near-death experiences, spiritual awakening, and the powerful journey of learning to find safety, love, and...

In this heartfelt and empowering episode, Brooke sits down with Identity Based Marriage and Relationship Coach Lisa Kneller to explore the inner work required to create deeper love, emotional connection, and lasting intimacy in midlife relationships. With over 40 years of marriage, decades of personal development experience, and a holistic background in yoga, coaching, and emotional wellness, Lisa...

In this deeply raw and empowering episode, Brooke sits down with survivor, author, and emerging coach Christine Dillard to share the untold realities of domestic violence, coercive control, emotional abuse, and the long road back to self-trust. After surviving a 17-year abusive marriage, Christine opens up about the subtle red flags, the psychological conditioning that keeps so many women trapped,...

In this deeply healing episode of Goddess Rising , we explore the mother wound, and how emotional neglect, criticism, abandonment, or conditional love from our mothers can shape our nervous system, self-worth, relationships, and identity as adult women. Together, we unpack the survival patterns many women carry, from people-pleasing and hyper-independence to fear of rejection and self-abandonment,...

Why do you keep attracting the same kind of relationships… even when you know better? In this episode, we’re diving into what I call your Love Template —the subconscious blueprint your nervous system created in childhood that now determines who you’re attracted to, what you tolerate, and how you show up in love. If you’ve ever found yourself overgiving, chasing emotionally unavailable partners, se...

You know it was toxic. You know it wasn’t love. You know you deserved more. So why does it still feel so hard to let go? In this episode, we’re diving into the most difficult part- the withdrawal phase of trauma bonds . Because what you’re feeling isn’t just emotional… it’s neurological. Your nervous system was conditioned through cycles of pain, relief, and attachment, leaving your body craving w...

In today’s powerful episode, I sit down with Elizabeth Webb , a transformational coach with more than 20 years of experience guiding thousands of women, leaders, and creatives out of survival mode and back into lives that feel deeply purposeful, energized, and soulfully aligned. Elizabeth is the author of the book MADE FOR MAGIC: A Practical Guide from Survival Mode to Soul-Satisfying Joy , where...

In this episode of Goddess Rising , I break down what’s really happening beneath the surface. Because trauma bonds don’t live in logic. They live in the nervous system. • Why chaos can feel like chemistry• Why calm feels uncomfortable after high-conflict love• The original attachment wound that keeps recreating the pattern• Why you replay conversations and crave “closure”• And how subconscious rew...