Breaking Free from Within

Episode 17: The Three Pillars of Energetic Alignment: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Come Home to Yourself

Welcome to Season Two of Breaking Free from Within—where each episode is designed to reflect your truth, activate your next level of growth, and lead you back into full energetic alignment.

In today’s episode, host Prairie Francia introduces the Three Pillars of Energetic Alignment—Mind, Body, and Spirit—and how they form the foundation of a life that feels grounded, magnetic, and deeply fulfilling.

You’ll learn:

• What energetic alignment really is—and why it’s the key to everything you’re craving
• 5 powerful signs that you might be out of alignment
• How misalignment shows up in your mental patterns, physical symptoms, and spiritual disconnection
• The exact practices Prairie used to realign her own life after years of burnout, numbing, and emotional confusion
• How her signature offerings—Empowered Recovery Course, 5-Day Cleanse, and 28-Day Reset—can help you reconnect with your truth and rise into your next level of personal power

This episode is a call to come home to yourself. If you’ve been feeling “off” but couldn’t name why, this one’s for you.

Resources Mentioned:

• Empowered Recovery Course
• 5-Day Cleanse
• 28-Day Reset
• Sign up for the Aligned Living Tribe Newsletter at alignmentwithprairieyana.com
• Get Referred to OUTSOURSED DOERS

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You don’t have to hit rock bottom to reevaluate your relationship with alcohol.

In this episode, I invite you to explore sobriety from a fresh perspective—one rooted in energy alignment, self-awareness, and personal empowerment.

We’ll dive into the four types of sobriety I teach inside the Empowered Recovery framework:

1. Therapeutic Sobriety – For those craving a reset and reconnection to their clarity
2. Intentional Moderation – For those who drink consciously but want to stay aligned
3. Functional Sobriety – For those who drink regularly but feel blocked, foggy, or low-energy
4. Recovery Sobriety – For those walking a full abstinence path toward long-term healing

This episode also includes the exact questions I ask my clients to help them determine whether alcohol is standing in the way of their growth—and how to choose the right level of sobriety for their unique mind, body, and spirit.

You’ll also be invited to take the free quiz: What Kind of Sobriety Is Right for You?

This short, powerful tool will help you reflect deeply and uncover the next right step on your journey.

Join the 21-Day Breaking Free Challenge

https://www.alignmentwithprairieyana.com/21-day-breaking-free-challenge

Take the free quiz now and explore the Empowered Recovery Course at https://www.alignmentwithprairieyana.com/blog-1/what-kind-of-sobriety-is-right-for-you

Explore the Empowered Recovery Course

https://www.alignmentwithprairieyana.com/empowered-recovery-course

Adverse Childhood Experiences—also known as ACEs—can quietly shape our lives long after childhood ends. In this empowering episode, host and recovery coach Prairie Francia breaks down what ACEs are, how they affect adult emotional and physical health, and how to begin healing from their lasting effects. You’ll learn how toxic stress impacts your body, why addiction and self-sabotage are often trauma responses, and what you can do right now to start processing your past in a way that creates freedom—not more shame.

This episode includes a free downloadable worksheet to help you calculate your ACE score, reflect on key patterns, and explore forgiveness and emotional release. Prairie also shares how the Empowered Recovery Course can support nervous system regulation, trauma healing, and aligned living—so you can finally break free from within.

Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

1. Join the 21-Day Breaking Free Challenge. Begins June 1, 2025

https://www.alignmentwithprairieyana.com/21-day-breaking-free-challenge

1. Download the Healing from ACEs Worksheet https://www.alignmentwithprairieyana.com/blog-1/healing-adverse-childhood-experiences-aces

(Free ACE checklist + journal prompts + forgiveness practice)

1. Read the Full Blog Post on ACEs “From Surviving to Thriving: Healing Adverse Childhood Experiences in Adulthood” https://www.alignmentwithprairieyana.com/blog-1/healing-adverse-childhood-experiences-aces
3. Explore the Empowered Recovery Course https://www.alignmentwithprairieyana.com/empowered-recovery-course (Trauma-informed recovery tools for healing the root, not just the habit)
4. Aspen Intervention & Wellness https://www.aspeninterventionwellness.com (Supportive services for families and individuals navigating addiction and treatment)

24/7 Crisis Hotline (SAMHSA) Call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) (Free, confidential support for anyone in emotional distress)

In this episode of Breaking Free from Within, Prairie Francia explores one of the most powerful but often misunderstood aspects of addiction recovery: the importance of allowing natural consequences.

You’ll learn why rescuing or enabling a loved one struggling with addiction—known as the “identified patient”—can actually prolong the cycle of self-sabotage, and how true support requires letting reality teach the lessons that words cannot.

Prairie discusses how codependent family dynamics often begin in childhood, how they impact adult relationships, and how supporters can heal their own emotional patterns to truly empower lasting recovery.

This episode offers a compassionate, no-shame approach to breaking free from unhealthy support roles and building stronger, healthier foundations for recovery.

Plus, discover how the Empowered Recovery Course can be a vital tool not only for individuals in recovery but also for their families, friends, and partners seeking to heal together.

Ready to take the next step in your healing journey?

Join me for the 21-Day Breaking Free Challenge—a guided experience to help you shift out of numbing behaviors and into empowered, aligned living. Each day, you’ll receive a short teaching, journal prompt, and action step to help you reconnect with your purpose, reclaim your power, and start showing up for the life you were meant to live.

Click here to join the challenge.

Don’t forget to grab your free companion worksheet!

Download The Power of Consequences PDF to reflect more deeply on today’s episode. This worksheet will guide you through journaling prompts, boundary-setting exercises, and supportive practices to help you shift from enabling to empowered support—whether you’re in recovery or supporting someone you love.

Click here to download your free worksheet.

Looking for deeper, personalized support?

Book a 1:1 healing session with me, Prairie Francia—your Aligned Living Mentor. Whether you’re navigating recovery, burnout, or emotional blocks, I’ll hold space and offer intuitive tools to help you break free from within.

Click here to explore healing services.

In this heartfelt and eye-opening episode, Prairie Francia unpacks the common belief that substances bring out the “true self.” Drawing from her experience as a recovery coach and wellness guide, Prairie offers a reframe: what we often experience as freedom or confidence under the influence is not our authentic self, but a temporarily uninhibited version. True authenticity, she explains, doesn’t require substances—it requires safety, connection, and gentle self-exploration. Listeners are invited to reimagine recovery as a homecoming to their most grounded, expressive, and courageous self—and are offered a free downloadable journaling worksheet to deepen the process.

1. Join the 21-Day Breaking Free Challenge

Ready to release self-sabotaging patterns and reconnect with your true self? Join the 21-Day Breaking Free Challenge and receive daily guidance, journal prompts, meditations, and actionable steps to help you stop numbing and start healing.

Click here to register now.

2. Download the Free PDF: “The True You”

Today’s episode was just the beginning. Download your free companion worksheet, The True You, to reflect on your identity beyond addiction, numbing, or limiting beliefs.

Grab your copy: alignmentwithprairieyana.com.

3. Explore the Empowered Recovery Course

If you’re ready to go deeper in your recovery journey, the Empowered Recovery Course is your next step. This self-paced program is designed to help you shift patterns of avoidance, heal your nervous system, and build a life rooted in freedom and purpose.

Check out all the details: Empowered Recovery Course

In this special episode of Breaking Free from Within, host Prairie Francia and guest David Burke, LAADC-CA come together for the Closing Roundtable of the Sobriety Summit 2025.

Tune in for heartfelt reflections on the powerful themes shared throughout the summit, including recovery journeys, overcoming self-sabotage, building resilience, and reclaiming self-worth. With a rich variety of voices and over 100 years of combined sobriety among the speakers, this summit offered something truly special for anyone walking the recovery path.

Replay access is available for the next 30 days for just $20. Find the link in the show notes or by visiting Sobriety Summit on Facebook and Instagram.

Come be part of the conversation—and remember, you have the power to break free from within.

Sobriety Summit 30 Day Replay Access

Empowered Recovery Course

In this powerful episode of Breaking Free from Within, Prairie Francia dives deep into the science and energetics of trauma stored in the body. You’ll learn how unprocessed emotional pain can manifest physically and energetically, how to recognize the signs of stored trauma, and which somatic and spiritual practices can gently help you release it. This episode is an invitation to listen to your body’s wisdom and reclaim your wholeness through presence, breath, and compassion.

Free Episode PDF Download

Empowered Recovery Course

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In this deeply moving episode of Breaking Free from Within, Prairie sits down with former NHL goaltender Clint Malarchuk and his wife Joanie Malarchuk for a raw and heartfelt conversation about the realities of living with mental health struggles—and loving someone through them.

Clint shares his remarkable journey from professional hockey stardom through a harrowing near-death injury on the ice and into the depths of PTSD, addiction, and eventually, healing. With vulnerability and courage, he opens up about what it really took to confront his trauma and the pivotal role that recovery and advocacy now play in his life.

Joanie offers her unique and powerful perspective as the partner of someone living with trauma. She speaks candidly about the emotional toll, the moments of uncertainty, and the deep commitment it takes to support a loved one while also tending to your own mental health.

Together, Clint and Joanie discuss their ongoing mission to serve veterans and those struggling with mental illness through outreach, hockey-based therapeutic programs, and the expansion of the Reno Ice Rink to create more access to healing activities.

Listeners will walk away with insight, compassion, and a greater understanding of how recovery is not just a solo journey, but a shared path that involves honesty, connection, and unwavering support.

Register for the Sobriety Summit 2025

Learn More About Clint and Joanie Malarchuk

Ready to take your recovery to the next level? Check out the Empowered Recovery Course

In this heart-opening episode, Prairie Francia guides listeners through the hidden patterns that keep us stuck: internalized oppression, negative self-talk, and projection. If you’ve ever felt like your own mind is sabotaging your healing, this episode offers the clarity and compassion you need. Prairie breaks down how these survival strategies form in childhood and trauma, how they feed cycles of relapse and numbing, and most importantly—how to begin transforming them with awareness, truth, and embodied self-compassion. Includes a guided journaling prompt and a free worksheet download to support integration.

Sobriety Summit 2025 Information and Registration

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In this episode of Breaking Free From Within, host Prairie Francia explores the concept of permissive thoughts—those sneaky internal justifications that can quietly derail recovery and progress. Whether you’re overcoming substance use, emotional eating, or codependent patterns, these thoughts often sound like “Just this once won’t hurt” or “I deserve it,” but they create dangerous openings for relapse. Prairie shares real-life examples, offers a simple 3-step tool to work with these thoughts, and closes with reflective journal prompts and a powerful mindset shift. If you’ve ever felt like you were doing well and suddenly slipped, this episode is for you.

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