Untamed Voices

There is an old Celtic understanding of thin places —sacred spaces where heaven and earth seem to draw close and something beyond ourselves feels almost within reach. But what if the thinnest place isn’t found in an ancient forest or along the rugged coast of Ireland? What if it’s found within us? In this deeply personal episode, Lizzi explores the quiet loneliness that often lives beneath perfect...

Welcome to Season 2 of Untamed Voices. Over the past year, we’ve explored trauma, attachment, boundaries, nervous system healing, parts work, rest, relationships, and what it means to reclaim ourselves. Looking back, I realize all of those conversations were leading here. In this episode, I share one of the biggest shifts in my own healing journey: discovering that self-trust isn’t built through c...

Why do some people seem to light up a room while others leave us feeling drained? Why can we sometimes sense someone’s emotions before they say a word? And what is actually happening when we talk about “energy”? In this episode of Untamed Voices , Lizzi explores the fascinating intersection of science, spirituality, intuition, and human experience. From nervous system regulation and polyvagal theo...

Have you ever found yourself looking up to someone and feeling smaller in the process? Maybe it was a parent, a partner, a therapist, a spiritual teacher, a celebrity, an influencer, or someone who simply seemed to have life figured out. At some point, many of us begin treating certain people as if they are wiser, more capable, more evolved, or somehow more important than we are. But why do we do...

How much of your energy goes into trying to figure everything out before life unfolds? In this deeply personal episode, I explore something I’ve been noticing in my own healing journey: the desire for certainty. The need to know. The urge to understand, predict, and control what comes next before it arrives. For many of us, control isn’t a character flaw. It’s a survival strategy. It’s something w...

What if your soul isn’t a job title? In this deeply personal and philosophical episode, Lizzi explores a question that has followed her for years: Why do we feel so compelled to reduce ourselves to a single gift, identity, or purpose? After attending a retreat where everyone was asked to name their spiritual gift, she found herself struggling to answer. Later, she was told her dharma—her soul’s pa...

Sometimes the deepest lessons don’t come from huge life-altering moments. Sometimes they come quietly… while sitting at a table late at night in sweatpants looking for a tiny little piece of sky. In this deeply personal episode, Lizzi reflects on the unexpected wisdom she’s found through doing puzzles — and how something so simple became a mirror for healing, identity, nervous system regulation, c...

In this deeply personal and psychology-based episode, Lizzi explores wounded attachment — what it is, how it forms, and why so many of us unknowingly recreate the same painful relationship patterns throughout life. Using real-life examples, attachment theory, nervous system insight, and reflections inspired by Little Voices by Kiersten Hathcock, this episode dives into the invisible emotional blue...

In this episode, Lizzi explores a theme that has followed her throughout much of her life—the deep curiosity around what is actually real, and how we come to believe what we believe. Through her personal journey of moving through religion, stepping away, opening back up again, and encountering familiar patterns in unexpected places, she reflects on how fear can quietly shape belief. Not always in...

What happens when your inner world starts to feel… different? In this episode, we explore the quiet fear many people carry when considering medication—especially those who feel deeply, think deeply, or experience a strong inner or intuitive world. The question often isn’t just will this help me? but will I lose something in the process? Through a nervous system and trauma-informed lens, we talk ab...

There comes a point in a woman’s life—often during peri-menopause and menopause—where everything begins to shift. The energy isn’t the same.  The capacity changes.  And the version of you who could do it all… can’t anymore. In this episode, we explore the deeper meaning of exhaustion—not just physical, but emotional and soul-level. The kind that forces you into the bare minimum. The kind that make...

What if you didn’t have to figure everything out… just for today? In this episode, I share a simple shift that changed the way I move through my day. Inspired by the Reiki principle of “just for today,” this isn’t about adding more pressure or becoming someone new—it’s about releasing it. We talk about what happens when you stop waiting to be chosen, start offering yourself the same care you give...

If you’ve ever replayed a conversation with your child… wondered if you handled something the “right” way… or felt like no matter what you do, it’s never quite enough… this episode is for you. In this honest and deeply personal conversation, we’re talking about mom guilt—what it actually is, where it comes from, and why so many moms carry it so heavily. This isn’t just about those obvious moments...

This episode came from a real moment this morning—one of those where something shifts inside and just clicks. What started as a few negative thoughts led me back to childhood memories I didn’t realize were still shaping how I see myself today. In this episode, we talk about perspective—how the past can quietly define our present, why our nervous system holds onto old stories, and how to expand you...

In this episode of Untamed Voices, we explore a simple but powerful practice: doing nothing. We often believe we need to fix, manage, or control our internal state to feel better. But what if that effort is actually keeping us activated? This episode looks at how the nervous system responds not just to what we feel, but to how we relate to those feelings—and how removing the pressure to “fix” can...

“Live from your heart.” It sounds simple, maybe even beautiful… but if you’ve ever been hurt, if openness has ever cost you something, then you know, it’s not always that easy. In this episode, I slow this idea down and really sit with it. What does it actually mean to live from your heart in a real, human life? Not in theory, not in a quote, but in the moments where you feel guarded, overwhelmed,...

Have you ever noticed that the voice in your head doesn’t always feel like your own? In this episode of Untamed Voices, Lizzi explores a powerful idea: What if your mind isn’t a diary… but a radio? A place where the voices of parents, teachers, culture, religion, and past experiences still echo inside your thoughts. Through psychology, neuroscience, and wisdom from spiritual traditions around the...

What happens when personal growth doesn’t feel peaceful… but disruptive? In this episode, Lizzi explores the powerful metaphor of life as lanes on a road—each of us moving forward on our own path, at our own pace. Most of the time those lanes run parallel. But sometimes they intersect, collide, and expose tensions that were already there. Why does speaking up suddenly get labeled as “drama”? Why d...

The other day, my five-year-old asked me a simple question about being perfect. It stopped me. In this episode, we explore the quiet standards we live by, the invisible finish lines we chase, and the version of “perfect” we may have never consciously chosen. What if the thing exhausting you isn’t failure… but the definition you’re trying to live up to? This conversation is about pressure, perspect...

Cycles of pain, silence, and defensiveness don’t dissolve on their own. Someone has to choose differently. In this episode, we explore the emotional architecture of fear and shame, the unseen weight of healing, and the transformative power of accountability. We unpack why acknowledging harm can feel unbearable, how integrity is rebuilt through truth, and why breaking generational patterns begins w...

On my way home from sessions, I do what I always do—I turn my music up way too loud and sing like nobody can tell me to stop. And then one song came on and it completely stopped me. Not in my thoughts… in my body. My chest softened, my breath changed, and for a second I felt better before I even knew why. That song took me back to my 15th birthday—grounded, in trouble, feeling forgotten… and then...

In this episode of Untamed Voices, I talk about something that’s been weighing heavy on my heart: the pressure to choose, to react, to pick a side when everything feels intense and urgent. So many of us are noticing how easily the world pulls us into all-or-nothing thinking. A headline, a post, a conversation; and suddenly there’s this internal rush to decide, to stand somewhere, to be certain. An...

Welcome back to Untamed Voices, where truth is braver than silence. This is Part Three of our mini-series The Attachment Echo. In this episode, we explore the attachment upgrade—what it actually looks like to move toward secure connection after awareness begins. Attachment patterns aren’t flaws or destinies; they’re nervous systems remembering what safety once felt like. And because attachment wou...

Welcome back to Untamed Voices, where truth is braver than silence. In Part Two of this series, we explore what happens when two nervous systems—each shaped by their own survival story—try to find safety together. This isn’t just about romantic relationships, but about friendships, families, and workplaces where connection can suddenly feel confusing or tense. Through a trauma-informed, nervous-sy...

In this first episode of the Attachment Echo series, we’re going back to where it all began—not in your thoughts, but in your body. Before you ever had words for love, your nervous system was already taking notes: what it felt like to be held, what it felt like to be ignored, what it felt like when closeness hurt or when comfort was steady. Those early experiences became a kind of survival map you...