✨ In this soul-nourishing solo journey of Awaken Your Wise Woman, Elizabeth Cush invites us to step into the sacred space within, where our wounded inner child still longs to be seen and held. With the gentle guidance of Internal Family Systems (IFS) and the powerful magic of parts work, Biz illuminates how the echoes of unmet emotional needs from childhood give rise to protective parts—like the inner critic, people pleaser, and perfectionist. These parts, though forged in pain, carry ancient wisdom and deep longing. With tenderness and compassion, we’re reminded that healing begins when we listen to these parts with love and curiosity, honoring the divine intelligence they bring.

🌿 As the episode unfolds, Biz weaves a connection between emotional wounds and the body's whispers—those chronic conditions that ask us to slow down and listen more deeply. She offers soft, grounded practices—like mindful moments in nature and sacred self-care rituals—that bring us back into harmony with ourselves. In this warm, heart-led episode, we are reminded that we don’t have to earn our worth or prove our value. We are already whole. Healing happens when we turn inward with reverence, recognizing that every part of us holds a piece of the divine. 🌀💗

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In this soulful episode of Awaken Your Wise Woman, Elizabeth Cush invites highly sensitive women to lovingly attune to their inner worlds amidst the noise and intensity of the outer one. With heartfelt vulnerability, she shares how deeply the current state of the world can impact sensitive souls and emphasizes the importance of creating sacred space for grounding, rest, and energetic realignment. From placing hands on the heart to daily chakra meditations and basking in the imagined warmth of sunlight, Elizabeth offers nourishing rituals that allow women to anchor themselves in compassion and presence. She speaks of energetic hygiene not as a luxury, but as a necessity for showing up in the world as radiant, heart-centered beings.

Tapping into her intuitive gifts, Elizabeth also shares her Reiki practice and visualizations to channel healing light through the crown chakra and down through the body, helping listeners reconnect with divine flow. She highlights the transformative power of nature, rest, hydration, and soul-aligned community—reminding us that we are our own greatest resource. This episode is a gentle yet powerful call to honor your sensitive spirit, to soften into your body, and to reclaim your energy as sacred. As we awaken our inner wise woman, we remember that our sensitivity is not a burden—but a beacon of light needed in this shifting world.

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What does it mean to finally live as your true self—after decades of hiding? In this powerful episode of Awaken Your Wise Woman, host Elizabeth Cush welcomes Wendy Cole, a transgender woman who transitioned at the age of 67. Wendy shares her deeply personal journey, from knowing she was a girl at a young age to navigating a lifetime of societal expectations and denial. Together, they explore the emotional and spiritual impact of living inauthentically, the inner strength required to claim your truth later in life, and the healing that comes from being seen and accepted as you are.

The conversation goes beyond gender to touch on universal themes of identity, courage, and transformation. Wendy speaks candidly about the psychological toll of suppressing her truth, the joy and freedom of transition, and the importance of safe, supportive communities. Elizabeth and Wendy also discuss the myths and misunderstandings around being transgender, the critical difference between gender identity and expression, and why it’s never too late to make life-affirming change. This episode is a moving reminder that authenticity is always worth the risk—and that becoming who you truly are is an act of profound liberation.

You can find the full show notes and resources here- https://www.elizabethcushcoaching.com/podcast-awaken-your-wise-woman-all/transitioning-at-midlife 

What does it take to walk away from the life you’ve known in order to live more authentically? In this episode of Awaken Your Wise Woman, host Elizabeth Cush (licensed therapist and soul support for highly sensitive women) talks with Suzette Mullen, author of The Only Way Through Is Out. After decades of marriage and raising two sons, Suzette came out in midlife—a shift sparked through the process of writing her memoir. Together, they explore what it means to find your voice, take agency over your life, and follow a path that aligns with your truth, even when it feels scary or uncertain.

The conversation dives into themes of identity, courage, and the grief that can accompany deep personal change. Suzette shares how stepping into her truth required listening to herself in a way she hadn’t before—and trusting that voice. Elizabeth and Suzette talk about the unique challenges women face in midlife, the societal pressures that can hold us back, and the importance of finding support from those who see and honor us. Whether you're navigating a life transition or simply asking deeper questions about who you are, this episode reminds us that it’s never too late to live more fully, freely, and authentically.

You can find the full show notes and resources mentioned in the podcast here- https://www.elizabethcushcoaching.com/podcast-awaken-your-wise-woman-all/coming-out-in-midlife

If you crave authentic connections with other highly sensitive women, listen to this episode of the Awaken Your Wise Woman podcast as host Elizabeth Cush talks about building and sustaining a supportive community.  

“It's amazing to me that the space can hold women who have never met before, and they come away from it feeling as if deep connections were made.” — Biz Cush

Few things in life feel as wonderful as connecting with someone who really gets you. It can feel comforting, validating and exhilarating all at once. But for highly sensitive women, it can be difficult to find those people who understand us and cherish our gifts of sensitivity. In this episode of the Awaken Your Wise Woman podcast, host Biz Cush, LCPC, a licensed professional therapist, founder of Progression Counseling in Maryland and Delaware, and a soul support for highly sensitive women, talks about making those connections and building a community of like-minded women—and how you can be a part of it.

Find the full show notes and resources for the highly senstive meet-ups for women here- https://www.elizabethcushcoaching.com/awaken-your-wise-woman-podcast 

Have you fallen out of touch with the Earth? Listen in on this episode of Awaken Your Wise Woman, as host Elizabeth Cush welcomes Corinna Wood, a visionary teacher of women’s wisdom and a trailblazer in the holistic healing community, for a talk about sensitive, women-centered tools for inner growth and healing.

“Grounding into our needs is such a rooted way of being, and I think it is really important, especially today, and especially with highly sensitive women.” — Corinna Wood

We live inside. We work inside. We spend our time on computers, phones and other devices. All that may seem to be convenient and comfortable, but it can also serve to cut us off from the natural world—and an important source of women’s wisdom. In this episode of Awaken Your Wise Woman, host Elizabeth “Biz” Cush, LCPC, a licensed professional therapist, founder of Progression Counseling in Maryland and Delaware, and a mid-life women’s coach, welcomes Corrina Wood, founder of Red Moon Herbs and the Southeast Wise Women Herbal Conference. They talk about her Wise Woman Needs Wheel, a tool that maps human needs to natural cycles, how it can help inner growth and healing, and why it may be a particularly useful framework for highly sensitive persons.

You can find the full show notes and all the resources mentioned here- https://www.elizabethcushcoaching.com/awaken-your-wise-woman-podcast

What can you do if your family relationships are toxic? Listen in on this episode of Awaken Your Wise Woman, as host Elizabeth Cush welcomes psychotherapist Sharon Martin for a discussion on sensitive women cutting family ties so you can heal.

“Being angry is very both natural and helpful in a situation. When you have been mistreated, you should feel angry about that.” — Sharon Martin

Highly sensitive persons can have a hard time letting go of harmful relationships. When those toxic relationships involve parents or other family members, cutting ties can be especially painful. Between our empathy for others and the pressure that others put on us to preserve family ties, stepping away can be incredibly difficult—but it can be so necessary for our self-care. In this episode of Awaken Your Wise Woman, host Elizabeth “Biz” Cush, LCPC, a licensed professional therapist, founder of Progression Counseling in Maryland and Delaware, and a soul guide for highly sensitive women, welcomes psychotherapist and author Sharon Martin, DSW, LCSW, back to the podcast to talk about the issues that can make setting hard boundaries with toxic family members so challenging, options for navigating those boundaries and what it can feel like to heal and move on.   

You can find the full show notes and resources of this and every episode here- https://www.elizabethcushcoaching.com/awaken-your-wise-woman-podcast

If you’re starting to feel discouraged, take heart! Listen in on this episode of Awaken Your Wise Woman, as host Elizabeth Cush welcomes former Congresswoman Marie Newman for a talk about community activism and making an impact.

“We need to mend and heal this country, and the way we do that is by telling our stories.” — Marie Newman. 

From bullying to racial discrimination to threatening LGBTQ rights, it seems like we have so much to be concerned about these days. With so many issues, it can feel overwhelming to think about trying to make a difference. Faced with all this, what can one woman do? A lot, it turns out. In this episode of the Awaken Your Wise Woman podcast, host Elizabeth “Biz” Cush, LCPC, a licensed professional therapist, founder of Progression Counseling in Maryland and Delaware, and soul guide for highly sensitive women, welcomes Marie Newman, a former U.S. representative from Illinois’ 3rd Congressional District, advocate, and author of A Life Made From Scratch: Lessons From a Controversial Congresswoman, Mompreneur and Unstoppable Political Activist. They’ll talk about healing the country’s divides, advocating for better lives, building community and provide practical, step-by-step tips for how each of us can start a movement and make a difference.

You can find all the resources and full show notes here.

Highly sensitive women may feel childhood wounds deeply. In this episode of the Awaken Your Wise Woman podcast, host Elizabeth Cush talks about how your parts help protect you and how you can heal.

“We're learning to build a compassionate, kind loving relationship with ourself. Through that process, all parts of us learn to trust us.” — Biz Cush

Not all childhood wounds are physical. If we didn’t get our emotional needs met when we were young, we can carry those hurts with us well into adulthood. We can feel the impact of those childhood traumas on both our physical and mental health, in turn affecting how we show up in the world. In this episode of the Awaken Your Wise Woman podcast, host Biz Cush, LCPC, a licensed professional therapist, founder of Progression Counseling in Maryland and Delaware, and a life coach for highly sensitive women, talks about adverse childhood experiences like childhood emotional neglect, the mechanisms we develop to cope with them and how they show up in our “parts.” She’ll also share how Internal Family Systems (IFS) work—getting to know our parts and approaching them with curiosity and compassion when they are triggered—can help us build a kind, caring relationship with ourselves that meets the needs of our bodies and our emotions, helps heal those old wounds, and empowers us to show up in the world from a more grounded place.

You can find all the resources mentioned and the full show notes here. 

April 2025 Meet-up for Highly Sensitive Women.

In this bonus episode, Elizabeth Cush joins Nona Jordan, and Helen Mullen to talk about autoimmune disease, stress, inflammation, and our parts that get activated aropund illness and healing.

You can find more episode of the Autoimmune Campfire Pordcast here, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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