The Rising Woman Podcast

We talk about the constant theme of seeking safety — especially when you feel like you’ve mastered it and new layers come up to be uncovered and healed.  Inside I talk about my life-long journey of seeking safety, the “red zone” of the nervous system, not feeling safe in the body and why so many of us are being triggered right now. I also talk about OCD, rumination, anxiety and all the ways the mi...

In light of everything happening recently, this episode is dedicated to the rise of the wild feminine. Inside we talk about the denigration, oppression and suppression of the feminine, sacred rage and why boundaries are crucial especially if you have experienced early life violation. If this episode speaks to you please let me know by leaving a comment, sharing or sending me a DM over on IG at @er...

The podcast is officially back! Inside I chat about the real journey of healing from childhood abuse, toxic relationships/narcissistic abuse and trauma -- and the real, messy parts of the journey. This is for you if you're feeling like you've had a "setback" or like you regret certain parts and wish you had done differently. We chat about how healing isn't linear and all the...

If you've ever relapsed in your journey, this one's for you. Inside we talk about healing from narcissistic abuse and childhood trauma and why the path isn't linear. We talk about survival patterns, coping strategies and why during high periods of stress it can feel like we are going backwards, even after real moments of doing better. If this resonates, please let me know! Leave a comment or shoot...

Sharing the journey I’ve been on especially the past 6 months in breaking survival patterns. Inside we talk about recognizing and understanding our patterns, core wounds and the real rebirth cycle.  We touch on nervous system and limbic brain retraining — and how to start creating home and safety within after trauma and abuse. We also talk about why we repress memories, dissociate from our bodies...

Do you have a hard time accepting who you really are? Yeah me too. In this episode we dive in deep to uncover why we have a hard time accepting who we really are, especially following complex trauma and abuse. Can I trust myself? Is this me, or an old trauma / coping pattern? Can I accept who I really am? If you've ever asked yourself these questions, this one's for you. It's also for my fellow fr...

How to start healing the nervous system following trauma and abuse. In this episode I dive into understanding the state of our own nervous system and using discernment to know what we can and cannot handle in the moment. We talk about listening to our own bodies first and foremost and why our bodies get locked into sympathetic and/or a trauma response. Learning how to go at your own pace, honor ex...

TW: Childhood sexual abuse and recovery  Sharing about my journey in navigating emotional flashbacks. I reflect on my own process in handling stress, triggers and when flashbacks arise. Exploring what flashbacks look and feel like somatically, and the recovery process.  I talk about the emotions that arise, including shock, sadness, grief and loneliness. Normalizing this part of the process, espec...

Moving through triggers and what arises in the body following trauma and abuse. TW: Childhood sexual abuse and recovery. In this episode we dive into emotional flashbacks, what they feel like in the body somatically and my own journey healing from CPTSD and triggers. We discuss good girl conditioning, people pleasing, co-dependency and trauma responses that we've adopted along the way to stay safe...

Reflecting on my 36th birthday and looking back on my journey. Sharing when my memories returned and how different it feels waking up on my birthday this year. In this episode, I share on holding all emotions along the  journey — the sadness and the grief along with the happiness and the joy for healing and starting a whole new life. I talk about my own process of holding it all and processing the...

Part 2 of Good Girl Conditioning — looking  back and loving all versions of you along the journey. In this episode, we dive deeper to explore our conditioning, peeling back the layers to develop greater safety and self-love around all our parts. We talk about how ingrained good girl conditioning is, and the root symptoms that keep us from speaking our truth and stepping into our most wild, embodie...

How good girl conditioning keeps us sick, small and disconnected from who we really are in the world. I share my own story of conditioning and how it's contributed to chronic illness. How repressed emotions, boundary violations and trauma lead to dis-ease. Ways to Connect: I love connecting with you. Please feel free to share, review or leave a comment. You can find me on Instagram @erinwildheart...

Sharing my experience living most of my life in freeze mode, and what we are terrified of most as women. We dive into the energy of the Aquarius full moon, why we get stuck in freeze mode and how to start regulating our nervous systems so we can heal trauma, tap in and access our own power.  Ways to Connect: I love hearing from you! If you like the podcast, please feel free to like, share, leave a...

It's no longer Aries season, but hello Leo season. This one still resonates and wanted to share especially if you have a calling on your heart and are ready to take next steps. Diving into self-acceptance and self trust, especially after trauma and abuse. What the unknown represents to our nervous system — and how to start stepping into deeper levels of self trust and following our intuition....

After survival mode, we "wake up" to who we really are and that many things in our lives are no longer in alignment or for us. In this episode we talk about the purging and the shedding that goes on along with the healing journey. I share my own journey of leaving a family, a marriage and letting go of all of my old identities and what once defined me to step into who I really am. We exp...

Spending the majority of your life in survival mode and/or healing from trauma, abuse and chronic illness can make you feel "behind" at times. In this episode, I reflect on my own journey and how we can process these feelings and let them fuel our rising. No bypassing, but feeling it all, and letting it lead us home to our soul's mission, passion and purpose and who we really are in...

Reflecting on what it feels like to leave survival mode after trauma/abuse, why healing gets worse before it gets better and grieving for what was lost as a part of deeper healing. We also talk about how to create a sense of safety and home within ourselves, instead of searching for it externally or outsourcing it to another. For more, please join us over on Instagram @erinwildheart where you can...

Why so many of us fear sharing our authentic voice, especially after trauma and abuse. We touch on the intergenerational healing of women, the process of moving from victim to empowered survivor, inner child healing and how to start creating safety in the body to share your most true expression.  TW: childhood sexual abuse

Welcome to the Rising Woman Podcast. Introducing myself and my story, the reason for the podcast, and all that's to come. Moving through my own fear to use my voice and step into my voice and authentic self.

As survivors and cycle breakers, the healing journey can feel lonely. In this episode, I share about my own process of breaking the silence about my childhood sexual abuse and being met with the "crazy woman" trope. We also discuss how to instill feelings of hope, inspiration and self-trust while navigating the very real emotions that come with it, including anger, loss, grief and betrayal. Feelin...