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In this week's episode I’m joined by Ramona Kossowan — Gentle Trauma Release Practitioner, fitness professional, and food relationship coach — who shares her deeply personal journey from self-hatred to self-worth.

Together, we unpack how trauma, life experiences, and long-held survival patterns shape the way we feel about ourselves….often without us even realising it.

✨ What We Explore

In this powerful conversation, we dive into:

•  How self-hatred can form quietly beneath the surface 
•  The impact of childhood experiences, environments, and emotional safety 
•  What “muscle armouring” and dissociation actually look like in the body 
•  Why you can appear confident… but not feel at ease within yourself 
•  The nervous system patterns that keep you stuck in self-protection 
•  Why midlife often activates unresolved trauma
•  The connection between trauma, body image, and food noise
•  Why midlife and life transitions often bring these patterns to the surface 
•  How gentle trauma release creates real, lasting change 

✨ Practical Takeaways

Ramona shares simple, accessible ways to begin:

•  Engaging your senses to bring your body out of survival mode 
•  Creating small rituals that signal safety
•  Moving your body in ways that build strength and connection
•  Shifting your relationship with food from control → trust 

✨ Who This Episode Is For

This episode is for you if:

•  You’re in midlife and feel like you’ve lost yourself somewhere along the way
•  You’ve done a lot of inner work… but still don’t feel fully at ease 
•  Your relationship with your body or food feels harder than it should 
•  You’re navigating a big life transition and questioning what’s next
•  You want to feel confident, connected, and at home in yourself again

✨ Connect with Ramona & Resources Mentioned

•  Ramona’s websites:
   👉 Ramonakcoaching.com
  👉 gentletraumacoach.com 
• Facebook
• Instagram
• Linked In
• YouTube    
• Free Resources:
• Food Archetypes 
• Grief
• Parts Reflection Guide

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Intro and Outro music: Inspired Ambient by Playsound.

Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for educational purposes only. It is not intended to be deemed or treated as psychological treatment or to replace the need for psychological treatment.