This episode holds the moment after high alert—when the nervous system begins to stand down and the body completes what it has already been doing.

Rather than pushing toward resolution or insight, this listening space allows integration to occur quietly, at the body’s pace. Sound is offered as accompaniment, not instruction. Attention is optional. Silence is welcome.

The arc in this episode supports settling, containment, and gentle completion through the following pieces:

• Peripheral Listening
• Not a Crisis
• Nervous System Safety
• To Self Be Kind
• Serenity
• A Gentle Journey
• Nothing Needs to Be Carried Forward
• I Am Still Here, and That Is Enough

These tracks are arranged to support the nervous system as it moves from vigilance into rest—without forcing calm, processing, or emotional performance.

This episode is for moments when the body has already done enough and needs space to finish on its own terms.

Listening may be full, partial, peripheral, or brief.
 Stopping early is part of the design.

Nothing is required.
 Nothing is pushed.
 The body completes itself.

Discover the enchanting world of Sound Alchemist Jules Jewels Smoot, where music and creativity intertwine to create a unique auditory experience. On her official website, https://www.juliejulessmootsoundalchemist.com/ you can explore a rich collection of blogs and music that delve into the transformative power of sound. Jules Smoot, a master in her craft, shares her insights and innovative techniques that inspire both aspiring musicians and seasoned artists alike. Each blog post is thoughtfully curated, offering valuable tips, personal anecdotes, and a glimpse into her artistic journey. Additionally, her music showcases a diverse range of genres, reflecting her eclectic style and passion for sound exploration. Whether you are seeking inspiration, knowledge, or simply a new musical experience, Jules Jewels Smoot's website is a treasure trove waiting to be discovered. Visit today to immerse yourself in the captivating realm of sound alchemy.

The Body Leads: Still Here Without Override

This episode is an enactment of sovereignty—not as an idea, but as a lived, bodily decision.

Created from lived experience of chronic pain, autoimmune illness, complex trauma, and the refusal of caregiving and service at the expense of the self, this listening arc places authority where it belongs: in the body.

The episode moves through presence without demand, peripheral contact, and nervous system safety, then into pain as information, boundary formation, and the explicit end of override, obligation, and access.

Featured pieces in this episode include:

• I Was There
• Peripheral Listening
• Nervous System Safety
• Not a Crisis
• The Knee Knows
• It Starts in the Stomach
• Still Here in Pieces
• I’m Not a Caregiver (Never Will Be Again)
• What My Immune System Learned
• I Chose My Body Now
• I Don’t Override Anymore
• The Body Leads
• Nothing Needs to Be Carried Forward
• No One Came So I Won’t
• I Did What I Had To
• I Am Still Here, and That Is Enough

These songs are available for purchase at
 www.juliejulessmootsoundalchemist.com

This episode does not offer healing as performance.
 It does not ask the listener to regulate, reconcile, forgive, or endure.

Instead, it affirms core sovereignty truths:

• The body is the authority.
• Pain is information, not a problem to overcome.
• Caregiving is not an obligation.
• Access is not owed.
• Survival does not require explanation.
• Existence is sufficient.

Listeners may engage fully, partially, peripherally, or not at all.

Nothing is required.
 Nothing is overridden.
 Nothing needs to be carried forward.

Discover the enchanting world of Sound Alchemist Jules Jewels Smoot, where music and creativity intertwine to create a unique auditory experience. On her official website, https://www.juliejulessmootsoundalchemist.com/ you can explore a rich collection of blogs and music that delve into the transformative power of sound. Jules Smoot, a master in her craft, shares her insights and innovative techniques that inspire both aspiring musicians and seasoned artists alike. Each blog post is thoughtfully curated, offering valuable tips, personal anecdotes, and a glimpse into her artistic journey. Additionally, her music showcases a diverse range of genres, reflecting her eclectic style and passion for sound exploration. Whether you are seeking inspiration, knowledge, or simply a new musical experience, Jules Jewels Smoot's website is a treasure trove waiting to be discovered. Visit today to immerse yourself in the captivating realm of sound alchemy.

I Chose Myself: Sovereignty After Service is a listening-based podcast built from lived experience as a woman veteran and survivor of institutional betrayal. 

This series follows a deliberate arc of sound and spoken truth through the tracks: 

You Are Allowed to Exist
He Tried to Turn It Into Nothing
We Matter Too (Women Veterans)
I Served on the USS Ronald Reagan
I Owe You Nothing
My Body Is Not the Cost of Your Comfort
No More Access
I Chose Myself 

Together, these pieces move from existence, to the naming of erasure, to the ending of obligation, and finally to the revocation of access. 

This podcast does not ask listeners to forgive, regulate, or reconcile. It does not turn survival into inspiration or soften boundaries for acceptability. 

This work is for those who were expected to keep serving after the cost became unbearable—and chose themselves anyway. 

No healing performance required.
 No access assumed. 

Discover the enchanting world of Sound Alchemist Jules Jewels Smoot, where music and creativity intertwine to create a unique auditory experience. On her official website, https://www.juliejulessmootsoundalchemist.com/ you can explore a rich collection of blogs and music that delve into the transformative power of sound. Jules Smoot, a master in her craft, shares her insights and innovative techniques that inspire both aspiring musicians and seasoned artists alike. Each blog post is thoughtfully curated, offering valuable tips, personal anecdotes, and a glimpse into her artistic journey. Additionally, her music showcases a diverse range of genres, reflecting her eclectic style and passion for sound exploration. Whether you are seeking inspiration, knowledge, or simply a new musical experience, Jules Jewels Smoot's website is a treasure trove waiting to be discovered. Visit today to immerse yourself in the captivating realm of sound alchemy.

 This podcast is a collection of spoken-word pieces and soundscapes created as a single arc—moving from clarity, to refusal, to closure, and into integration and rest. 

These tracks were not created to soothe, fix, or guide. They were created to name truth plainly and allow the nervous system to settle after boundaries are held. 

This series explores: 

• sovereignty over body, time, and nervous system
• the refusal of assigned roles and unpaid emotional labor
• the finality of closed doors
• integration without reopening access
• rest that does not need to be earned

The arc includes pieces such as:

• What “Woke” Means to Me
• I Do Not Carry What’s Not Mine
• Not Your Caregiver
• This Door Is Closed
• I Return to Myself
• I Move Forward Intact
• Nothing Is Required of Me

This podcast is not a debate and not a performance. It is for those who have already done the work of waking up and staying awake—those who are done explaining themselves and ready to live from self-authority.
 
Listen in order if you want the full arc.
 Pause or step away if anything feels like too much.
 
Nothing is required of you.
 

Discover the enchanting world of Sound Alchemist Jules Jewels Smoot, where music and creativity intertwine to create a unique auditory experience. On her official website, https://www.juliejulessmootsoundalchemist.com/ you can explore a rich collection of blogs and music that delve into the transformative power of sound. Jules Smoot, a master in her craft, shares her insights and innovative techniques that inspire both aspiring musicians and seasoned artists alike. Each blog post is thoughtfully curated, offering valuable tips, personal anecdotes, and a glimpse into her artistic journey. Additionally, her music showcases a diverse range of genres, reflecting her eclectic style and passion for sound exploration. Whether you are seeking inspiration, knowledge, or simply a new musical experience, Jules Jewels Smoot's website is a treasure trove waiting to be discovered. Visit today to immerse yourself in the captivating realm of sound alchemy.

 This piece is an integration space. 

After truth has been spoken and boundaries have been named, the body needs somewhere to land. Sanctuary of the Divine Feminine was created to offer that landing—quiet, contained, and unhurried. 

This music does not ask you to soften your clarity or undo your sovereignty. It does not bypass what has been set down. Instead, it provides a steady, reverent space where the body can remember safety, self-trust, and inner refuge. 

The Divine Feminine here is not performative or symbolic. She is embodied presence. She holds without taking, witnesses without demanding, and restores without asking you to explain. 

This piece is for moments when: 

• you have just released something heavy
• your system needs reassurance without caretaking
• you want to return gently to yourself

Listen as an integration practice.
 Listen as a resting place.
 Listen as a reminder that protection and tenderness can coexist.
 
Nothing needs to be fixed.
 Nothing needs to be given.
 You are already held.
 

Discover the enchanting world of Sound Alchemist Jules Jewels Smoot, where music and creativity intertwine to create a unique auditory experience. On her official website, https://www.juliejulessmootsoundalchemist.com/ you can explore a rich collection of blogs and music that delve into the transformative power of sound. Jules Smoot, a master in her craft, shares her insights and innovative techniques that inspire both aspiring musicians and seasoned artists alike. Each blog post is thoughtfully curated, offering valuable tips, personal anecdotes, and a glimpse into her artistic journey. Additionally, her music showcases a diverse range of genres, reflecting her eclectic style and passion for sound exploration. Whether you are seeking inspiration, knowledge, or simply a new musical experience, Jules Jewels Smoot's website is a treasure trove waiting to be discovered. Visit today to immerse yourself in the captivating realm of sound alchemy.

 This piece is a boundary set in sound. 

It was created from lived experience—not theory, not metaphor, not spiritual bypass. It speaks from the place where survival demanded clarity, where caretaking became harm, and where the body learned the cost of carrying what was never meant to be carried. 

This is not a song about anger.
 It is a song about finality. 

I Do Not Carry What’s Not Mine names what many bodies know but were never allowed to say: that consent matters, that roles assigned without permission are violations, and that adults are responsible for their own care. 

This piece is for those who: 

• have outgrown caretaking roles that harmed them
• have learned self-reliance through absence, grief, or trauma
• need permission to put something down without explanation

The sound does not soothe.
 It does not reassure.
 It does not ask you to forgive or understand.
 
It holds the truth plainly:
 what is yours to carry, and what is not.
 
Listen when you are ready to reclaim your body, your time, and your nervous system.
 Step away if it feels like too much.
 
Nothing is required of you.
 

Discover the enchanting world of Sound Alchemist Jules Jewels Smoot, where music and creativity intertwine to create a unique auditory experience. On her official website, https://www.juliejulessmootsoundalchemist.com/ you can explore a rich collection of blogs and music that delve into the transformative power of sound. Jules Smoot, a master in her craft, shares her insights and innovative techniques that inspire both aspiring musicians and seasoned artists alike. Each blog post is thoughtfully curated, offering valuable tips, personal anecdotes, and a glimpse into her artistic journey. Additionally, her music showcases a diverse range of genres, reflecting her eclectic style and passion for sound exploration. Whether you are seeking inspiration, knowledge, or simply a new musical experience, Jules Jewels Smoot's website is a treasure trove waiting to be discovered. Visit today to immerse yourself in the captivating realm of sound alchemy.

The Space After the Sound is a podcast about what happens after the music ends.

This is not a show about fixing, optimizing, or performing healing.
 It is about listening to what remains when the sound has done its work—and then steps back.

Each episode creates room for reflection, nervous system settling, and honest presence without demand. Some episodes include excerpts of sound work or guided listening. Others hold quiet conversation about trauma, chronic pain, boundaries, embodiment, and living in a body shaped by real experience.

This podcast is grounded in trauma-informed practice and lived reality. It does not rush regulation or insist on resolution. Nothing is required of the listener—not insight, not calm, not transformation.

The Space After the Sound exists for the pause.
For integration.
For the moment when the body decides what it needs next.

You are not asked to arrive healed.
 You are not asked to explain yourself.
 You are simply invited to listen—and then notice what follows.

Discover the enchanting world of Sound Alchemist Jules Jewels Smoot, where music and creativity intertwine to create a unique auditory experience. On her official website, https://www.juliejulessmootsoundalchemist.com/ you can explore a rich collection of blogs and music that delve into the transformative power of sound. Jules Smoot, a master in her craft, shares her insights and innovative techniques that inspire both aspiring musicians and seasoned artists alike. Each blog post is thoughtfully curated, offering valuable tips, personal anecdotes, and a glimpse into her artistic journey. Additionally, her music showcases a diverse range of genres, reflecting her eclectic style and passion for sound exploration. Whether you are seeking inspiration, knowledge, or simply a new musical experience, Jules Jewels Smoot's website is a treasure trove waiting to be discovered. Visit today to immerse yourself in the captivating realm of sound alchemy.

The Body Leads is a complete narrative arc about ending self-erasure and restoring authority to the body after trauma, illness, and chronic over-responsibility.

This collection moves from witness to refusal to release—without forcing healing, forgiveness, or meaning-making. It tells the truth of what survival cost, and what it takes to stop carrying what was never meant to be carried alone.

The arc unfolds through the following pieces, each marking a necessary turn:

• I Was There — self-witness without explanation
• Still Here in Pieces — living with complex trauma as an ongoing reality
• It Starts in the Stomach — the body’s early warning signals
• The Knee Knows — chronic pain as intelligence
• What My Immune System Learned — autoimmunity as adaptation, not betrayal
• I Did What I Had To — the body speaking its own defense
• I’m Not a Caretaker (And Never Will Be Again) — ending forced roles and unpaid labor
• I Choose My Body Now — reclaiming consent inward
• I Don’t Override Anymore — stopping self-harm through endurance
• The Body Leads — trusting the body as authority
• Nothing Needs to Be Carried Forward — release without ceremony
• I Am Still Here, And That Is Enough — presence without justification

Together, these songs form an arc that refuses spectacle and rejects martyrdom. There is no demand to recover, improve, or inspire. The work honors pacing, boundaries, and the intelligence of sensation—allowing the body to lead without being overridden.

The Body Leads is not about becoming something new.
It is about stopping what causes harm.
About choosing a way of living the body can remain present for—quietly, finally, and without apology.

Discover the enchanting world of Sound Alchemist Jules Jewels Smoot, where music and creativity intertwine to create a unique auditory experience. On her official website, https://www.juliejulessmootsoundalchemist.com/ you can explore a rich collection of blogs and music that delve into the transformative power of sound. Jules Smoot, a master in her craft, shares her insights and innovative techniques that inspire both aspiring musicians and seasoned artists alike. Each blog post is thoughtfully curated, offering valuable tips, personal anecdotes, and a glimpse into her artistic journey. Additionally, her music showcases a diverse range of genres, reflecting her eclectic style and passion for sound exploration. Whether you are seeking inspiration, knowledge, or simply a new musical experience, Jules Jewels Smoot's website is a treasure trove waiting to be discovered. Visit today to immerse yourself in the captivating realm of sound alchemy.

This episode explores witness and integration through sound that does not ask the listener to process, relive, or resolve what has been carried.

Witness, in this context, is not about remembering more or going deeper. It is about allowing sound to remain present alongside the body without demanding engagement. Integration is not framed as completion or closure, but as the body’s ability to remain intact while experience settles in its own time.

The listening shared here offers containment rather than catharsis. You may listen actively, peripherally, or not at all. You may pause, step away, or stop early. All responses are valid.

This episode includes excerpts from the following pieces:

• The Body Kept the Record
• The Body Remembers
• Held in Orbit
• After the Gravity Softens

These selections were chosen to support witness without activation and integration without urgency. The sound does not guide, instruct, or move toward outcome. It stays present, allowing the nervous system to decide what is safe.

Nothing needs to be uncovered here.
 Nothing needs to be resolved.

Listening is optional.
 Nothing is required of you.

Discover the enchanting world of Sound Alchemist Jules Jewels Smoot, where music and creativity intertwine to create a unique auditory experience. On her official website, https://www.juliejulessmootsoundalchemist.com/ you can explore a rich collection of blogs and music that delve into the transformative power of sound. Jules Smoot, a master in her craft, shares her insights and innovative techniques that inspire both aspiring musicians and seasoned artists alike. Each blog post is thoughtfully curated, offering valuable tips, personal anecdotes, and a glimpse into her artistic journey. Additionally, her music showcases a diverse range of genres, reflecting her eclectic style and passion for sound exploration. Whether you are seeking inspiration, knowledge, or simply a new musical experience, Jules Jewels Smoot's website is a treasure trove waiting to be discovered. Visit today to immerse yourself in the captivating realm of sound alchemy.

Boundary and Self Protection is a trauma-informed listening podcast rooted in lived experience and the ongoing practice of choosing safety, dignity, and self-respect. This space explores boundaries not as punishment or withdrawal, but as necessary acts of care—especially for nervous systems shaped by harm, overwhelm, or repeated violation.

Each episode offers sound and reflection that supports disengagement from what is damaging and a return to what preserves energy, agency, and choice. There is no pressure to confront, explain, or resolve. Listening itself is the boundary.

This podcast includes the following pieces:

• I Don’t Stay Where I’m Harmed
• Distance Is Care
• Access Is Not Assumed
• This Is Where I Stop
• I Choose Quiet Over Damage
• You Don’t Get to Decide
• I Leave Without Explaining

Together, these works form a listening arc about recognizing limits, honoring withdrawal, and allowing separation to be protective rather than shameful. You are welcome to listen fully, partially, or step away at any time. Nothing here requires endurance.

Boundary and Self Protection exists for those learning that leaving, pausing, and choosing quiet can be forms of strength—and that self-protection is not something to apologize for.

Individual tracks featured in this podcast are available at
 www.juliejulessmootsoundalchemist.com

The opening moments of this episode include a short excerpt from Regulation Before Release.

This excerpt is offered as orientation and stabilization before the main content begins. It is not an exercise and does not ask the listener to relax, process, or change anything. The sound is shared as structure—something steady that can be present while the nervous system settles at its own pace.

Regulation Before Release was created for moments when grounding and co

The opening minutes of this episode feature an excerpt from Nothing Is Required of You, a listening piece that anchors the tone and ethics of this podcast.

This excerpt is offered as orientation—not instruction. There is no exercise to follow, no breath to control, and no expectation to relax, heal, or change. The sound is shared as presence—something that can be nearby without asking anything of the listener.

Nothing Is Required of You

Discover the enchanting world of Sound Alchemist Jules Jewels Smoot, where music and creativity intertwine to create a unique auditory experience. On her official website, https://www.juliejulessmootsoundalchemist.com/ you can explore a rich collection of blogs and music that delve into the transformative power of sound. Jules Smoot, a master in her craft, shares her insights and innovative techniques that inspire both aspiring musicians and seasoned artists alike. Each blog post is thoughtfully curated, offering valuable tips, personal anecdotes, and a glimpse into her artistic journey. Additionally, her music showcases a diverse range of genres, reflecting her eclectic style and passion for sound exploration. Whether you are seeking inspiration, knowledge, or simply a new musical experience, Jules Jewels Smoot's website is a treasure trove waiting to be discovered. Visit today to immerse yourself in the captivating realm of sound alchemy.