Loving Your Life Again | Toxic Relationship Recovery & Nervous System Healing For Women Ready to Heal

Have you ever walked away from a conversation wondering if you're the one losing it? Maybe you don't even have a word for what's happening yet — just a quiet question running underneath everything: is it me? Or maybe you already know the word "gaslighting," and you're still not sure what to actually do with it. In this episode, Christina opens up about what gaslightin...

I stepped away. Not because I ran out of things to say — but because I needed to do the thing I actually teach. Integrate. In this first episode of a new season, I'm sharing why the podcast went quiet, who this show is really for, and what's coming next. This season, we're calling it The Invisible Threads — because so much of what keeps women stuck in toxic and emotionally abusive r...

Have you ever made the decision to change your life… only to find yourself slipping back into the same patterns? You know what you want. You’ve made the choice. And yet something inside you keeps pulling you back to what’s familiar. In this episode, Christina continues the Capacity and Choice series by exploring why real change often feels harder than we expect. It’s not because you lack disciplin...

Have you ever felt like you're working really hard… but nothing is actually moving forward? Like you're busy, exhausted, doing all the things — yet somehow every day feels the same. In this episode, Christina shares a moment from her own journey when everything suddenly felt like Groundhog Day . The effort was there, but the clarity and momentum felt stuck. Instead of pushing harder, she...

This episode is more personal than most… Because I realized something recently: I’ve been teaching self-trust… I’ve been guiding women back into their bodies… I’ve been holding space for healing… But I’ve never fully shared where my own self-trust journey truly began. And it didn’t start when I found breathwork. It started ten years ago. In 2016, I felt an undeniable call to move back to Virginia...

In this week’s episode, we’re continuing the conversation around self-trust and boundaries — but from the financial lens. Because financial leadership isn’t just about spreadsheets… It’s about identity. It’s about who you believe yourself to be when you look at your money. Inside this episode, I’m sharing in real time — messy, honest, and unfiltered — what it’s looked like to step into a new ident...

Saying no isn’t just about boundaries It’s about self-trust. In this episode, Christina continues the monthly theme of Self-Trust & Boundaries by exploring what it really means to learn how to say no — emotionally, somatically, and relationally. Because for many women, saying yes when they mean no isn’t a personality trait… It’s a survival response. Through personal stories and nervous system...

Financial self-trust doesn’t just impact your bank account — it impacts how you lead, decide, and feel building your business. In this Supported Life (Money) episode, Christina continues the conversation from earlier this week — moving from personal self-trust into financial self-trust. Because many women don’t just question relationships… They question their financial decisions too. This episode...

Self-trust doesn’t disappear overnight. It erodes slowly — through survival patterns, people-pleasing, codependency, and years of putting everyone else’s needs before your own. For many women, the realization comes when they find themselves questioning everything — their decisions, their intuition, their voice. In this episode, Christina opens an honest, compassionate conversation about rebuilding...

Coming fresh off a two-day live event, Christina records this episode in real-time integration — reflecting on the connection between nervous system safety, identity, structure… and money. Inspired by the metaphor of water — flow, resistance, grip, and softening — this conversation bridges inner capacity work with the practical reality of business finances. Because your numbers are not separate fr...

In January, we focused on safety — what it feels like in the body, how to recognize when you’re surviving instead of truly living, and why change isn’t simple even when you know something isn’t serving you anymore.  But once safety begins to return, a new question often arises:  Now what?   In this episode of Loving Your Life Again , Christina explores what comes after safety — capacity — and how...

So many women think their money struggles are about discipline, willpower, or “not being good with numbers.” Most of the time, they’re not. They’re about safety . In this episode of Loving Your Life Again , Christina continues the conversation about the nervous system and brings it into a very real, very practical place: your relationship with your money and your numbers . You’ll explore why looki...

So many women think they’re anxious, broken, or “too much.” But often, they’re not. They’re braced . In this deeply grounding episode of Loving Your Life Again , Christina explores what nervous system bracing really is — what it looks like in real life, why so many of us don’t realize we’re doing it, and what it costs us over time. Using the movie Alice, Darling as a mirror — and weaving in her ow...

If even thinking about looking at your numbers makes your chest tighten, you’re not bad at money — your nervous system doesn’t feel safe yet . In this practical, compassionate episode of Loving Your Life Again , Christina walks you through how to get your numbers ready for tax season, why separating personal and business finances is the first and most important financial boundary, and how to creat...

Boundaries. Codependency. Losing yourself. These aren’t personality flaws — they’re survival strategies. In this deeply personal and grounding episode of Loving Your Life Again , Christina weaves together lived experience, nervous system wisdom, and gentle practical guidance to explore how so many of us slowly disappear inside relationships — and how to begin finding our way back. You’ll hear: Why...

If you’ve ever opened your banking app, your bookkeeping software, or even thought about your numbers and felt your whole body tighten — this episode is for you. In this episode, I’m introducing a new lane here on the podcast: Tuesdays will continue to be about healing, relationships, and coming home to yourself . Thursdays, we’re opening up a practical, grounded conversation about business and mo...

Have you ever looked at your relationship and thought,  “Why am I still here?” In this episode, we’re talking about why people stay in relationships that hurt — even when, on some level, they know something isn’t right. And no, the answer isn’t “because you’re weak.” It’s because your nervous system, your history, and your survival patterns are all involved. In this episode, I share: The real (and...

Have you ever been in a relationship that didn’t look that bad on the outside — but felt exhausting, confusing, or heavy on the inside?  In this episode of Loving Your Life Again , Christina explores a gentler, more embodied question than “Is this relationship toxic?” or “Should I leave?”   Do I feel safe being myself here?   This conversation is for women who feel stuck in self-doubt, people-plea...

There’s a lot of “new year, new you” messaging this time of year — and if that’s ever made you feel like you’re broken or behind, this episode is for you. In today’s episode of Loving Your Life Again , we’re starting the year with one simple but powerful focus: safety first . You don’t need to become someone new.  You didn’t fail at healing.  You adapted to what felt safest at the time. Your nervo...

Have you ever said yes to something that made sense logically — only to feel resentment, exhaustion, or frustration hit later? In this episode, Christina explores the hidden cost of saying yes when your body is asking for no , and how learning to listen to your nervous system restores choice, self-trust, and personal power. Through two real-life stories — one rooted in overgiving at work and anoth...

As we close out the year, many of us feel the pull to push harder, do more, and prepare for what’s next. But what if the most powerful thing you could do right now… is pause? In this episode of Loving Your Life Again , Christina shares an honest reflection on what happens when healing and personal growth become too serious — and how the body gently calls us back to joy. Drawing from her own experi...

This episode is all about the Law of Opposites and how the universe uses contrast to help you choose your next level.   In this raw, honest, deeply human episode, Christina shares a real-time story about traveling that started out smooth, effortless, and magical… until the trip home. What unfolded became a powerful lesson in trust, nervous system regulation, and choosing alignment even when everyt...

What if the version of you that’s been “playing it safe” was never hiding at all—she was simply protecting the parts of you that didn’t yet feel safe to be seen?  In this deeply personal solo episode, host Christina Sommers opens up about her recent realization that she’s been hiding in plain sight —softening her message, dimming her truth, and realizing that visibility without safety still isn’t...

What happens when seventy women say yes to their own expansion? In this special roundtable conversation hosted by Christine Marcario, Christina Sommers joins Casey Taton, Shabana Knight, and Teri Manley to reflect on their time at Cathy Heller’s Infinite Yes Retreat in Boca Raton, Florida. Together they share the moments that cracked them open, the tears, the laughter, and the lasting ripple effec...

In this week’s group conversation, Christina and her guests explore what it truly means to fall into alignment — not as a destination of perfection, but as a deep remembering of who you are beneath the noise. As the seasons shift and the leaves begin to fall, we’re invited to shed what no longer serves and create space for renewal, clarity, and connection.  You’ll hear honest reflections on the me...