Healing Doesn’t Have to Be Heavy

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In this special recap episode of Healing Doesn’t Have to Be Heavy, host Angie Berrett reflects on an incredible year of meaningful conversations, global connection, and expanded awareness around trauma healing. 

This episode highlights the Top Five most downloaded episodes as chosen by the listeners. With the podcast reaching audiences in more than forty eight countries and nearing ten thousand downloads, this milestone episode celebrates the voices, stories, and healing modalities that resonated most deeply with the community.

Angie revisits powerful moments and insights from conversations that explore healing through play and movement, learning to reconnect with the body, and releasing what talking alone cannot reach. 

The episode also sheds light on trauma in less discussed spaces such as coercive control in the workplace and the long term impact of emotionally unsafe professional environments. It explores how laughter and comedy can support nervous system regulation and reduce isolation by creating shared, embodied experiences of connection. The importance of rest is re-framed as a necessary and celebratory practice rather than a punishment in a productivity driven culture. Additional conversations highlight energy work, meditation, and alternative healing modalities that support emotional processing in ways that feel lighter and more accessible.

A central theme woven throughout the episode is that healing is deeply individual. There is no hierarchy of trauma, no single correct modality, and no universal timeline. What matters most is finding approaches that bring safety, lightness, and a sense of agency back into the body.

Featured Voices in This Episode Include:

• Amy Egan on quantum healing, presence, and possibility  
• Pat Romboletti on coercive control and trauma in professional environments 
• Ben Brown on comedy, laughter, and collective healing  
• Erica Horowitz on rest, nervous system regulation, and reframing self-care  
• Gina Marie on pranic healing and her Colorful Clearing Method  

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Healing Doesn’t Have to Be Heavy – Season One Wrap-Up

In this special season one wrap-up episode of Healing Doesn’t Have to Be Heavy, host Angie Berrett reflects on the powerful conversations, stories, and healing modalities shared throughout the season.

As a trauma-informed coach, registered nurse, play expert, and survivor of childhood abuse, Angie shares how her own healing journey taught her a critical truth: there is no single path to healing. Trauma shows up differently for everyone, and healing often requires exploring multiple approaches before finding what truly resonates.

This episode highlights key insights from several incredible guests, including survivors, healers, and leaders working across diverse modalities such as movement, play, journaling, shamanic practices, mindfulness, spiritual traditions, nonprofit advocacy, and holistic wellness. Together, their stories reinforce the idea that healing is deeply personal, nonlinear, and ongoing.

You’ll hear reflections on topics such as repressed memories, childhood trauma versus adult trauma, the impact of trauma on the body and intimacy, soul and power loss, burnout and chronic illness, grief as a catalyst for purpose, and the importance of safe, supportive environments for healing.

More than anything, this episode serves as a reminder that:

• You are not broken
  
  
• You are not alone
  
  
• Healing does not have to feel overwhelming or heavy
  
  
• There are many paths, tools, and resources available to support you
  
  

Angie also shares how movement and play have been central to her own healing and offers listeners a free, short movement sequence designed to help regulate the nervous system when feeling overwhelmed.

This recap is an invitation to explore, stay curious, and trust that your healing journey can include joy, color, and connection along the way.

Join us next time for a special episode featuring the top five most popular episodes, as voted by listeners.

Get the full episodes:

Heather Miller - https://youtu.be/swFOAARgWwk

Gina Marie - https://youtu.be/U4-gnMiJpv0

Barry Lipscomb - https://youtu.be/w_CeCFnd2H0

Elizabeth Munoz - https://youtu.be/nU9LWbMtEDk

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In this powerful episode of Healing Doesn’t Have to Be Heavy, host Angie Berrett explores perfectionism as a trauma coping strategy and what it truly means to become a recovering perfectionist. Drawing from her lived experience as a trauma survivor and registered nurse, Angie breaks down why perfectionism develops, how it creates an illusion of safety, and why it ultimately keeps survivors stuck in shame and self-criticism.

Angie vulnerably shares a recent professional mistake that triggered an intense shame spiral and reflects on how trauma survivors often hold themselves to impossible standards while extending grace to everyone else. She explains how mistakes can become opportunities for growth rather than proof of failure, and why learning to tolerate discomfort is essential to healing.

Listeners are guided through practical, body-based tools rooted in movement and play including Angie’s signature “octopus on roller skates” exercise designed to gently disrupt rigid patterns, regulate the nervous system, and build resilience without re-traumatization.

This episode offers compassionate reminders to pause, step back, and prioritize safety as needed.

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In this powerful episode of Healing Doesn’t Have to Be Heavy, host Angie Berrett sits down with sisters Kathleen Harnish McKune and Karen Dixon, trauma survivors, authors, and founders of the nonprofit Remarkably Resilient.

Kathleen and Karen share how discovering the neuroscience of trauma later in life transformed their understanding of childhood abuse, chronic health challenges, and long held survival patterns. Together, they explore how trauma responses such as fight, flight, freeze, dissociation, and people pleasing are not flaws, but adaptive coping strategies rooted in the nervous system.

The conversation highlights the difference between trauma responses and one’s authentic self, re-framing healing as a process of uncovering who we are rather than fixing what is broken. Kathleen and Karen introduce their Five Rs of Resilience: relationships, regulation, response, recovery, and reflection, and explain how these principles guide their community based healing work.

Listeners will also gain practical, accessible tools for emotional regulation that support healing without re-traumatization, along with insight into the power of community, compassion, and nervous system awareness on the healing journey.

Kathleen’s Bio:  

Kathleen Harnish McKune, MBA. Kathleen’s professional and personal work has always focused on empowering others. Professionally, she is co-founder and CEO of TeamTech, LLC, a Kansas City-based strategic facilitation and leadership training firm whose work embodies trauma-informed principles. Over the past 30 years, she has worked with two Kansas governors, most state agencies, many of the county governments in the state as well as nonprofits – all of whom serve the most vulnerable in our communities.  She is one of the authors of TeamTech’s leadership curriculum, “Everyone A Leader®,” teaching trauma-informed facilitative leadership skills at all levels of organizations. 

Karen’s Bio:

Karen is a co-author of the book,” Remarkably Resilient-Community Matters”, along with her two sisters. She is a former EMT/ER technician and is retired from her corporate IT and Engineering recruitment position. 

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In this episode of Healing Doesn’t Have To Be Heavy, host Angie Berrett is joined by survivor, author, and nonprofit founder Sophia Moreno for an honest and compassionate conversation about healing from complex trauma and finding your way forward.

Sophia shares her lived experience with childhood sexual abuse, emotional abuse, and financial abuse, along with the impact of victim blaming and narcissistic family dynamics. She reflects on the tools and support that helped her navigate her healing journey, including self education, journaling, and meaningful community connection, which ultimately led her to found Sophia’s Hope for a Safer Tomorrow, a survivor led nonprofit supporting others on similar paths.

Angie and Sophia talk openly about narcissistic abuse, gaslighting, trauma bonds, and the lasting effects of emotional and financial control. They also explore the topic of forgiveness in a thoughtful, nuanced way, focusing on personal release, self choice, and allowing each survivor to define what healing looks like for them.

Sophia also shares how writing became an important part of her process, resulting in two books that capture her story and offer support to others navigating trauma recovery. She speaks to the value of survivor led support groups, the role of community in reducing isolation, and the importance of honoring different healing approaches.

This conversation offers connection, understanding, and encouragement for anyone who has felt alone in their healing. It reflects the heart of the podcast and the reminder that healing does not have to be heavy, and that moments of lightness and hope can exist alongside the work.

Bio:

Sophia is a dedicated local author and the founder of Sophia’s Hope for a Safer Tomorrow, Inc. As a survivor of sexual assault and domestic violence, which encompassed verbal, emotional, and financial abuse, she understands the profound impact of these experiences. After enduring years of emotional pain, Sophia made the courageous choice to “pay it forward” by channeling her struggles into a source of hope and healing. This powerful transformation inspired her to write impactful books and found her nonprofit organization. Her mission is clear: to empower individuals by showing them they are not alone in their battle against abuse and to provide essential resources for emotional recovery.

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Trigger warning: This episode includes discussion of child sexual abuse, sex trafficking, and the Epstein files. Please listen with care and take breaks as needed.

In this deeply personal solo episode of Healing Doesn’t Have to Be Heavy, Angie Berrett gently holds space for survivors navigating an especially triggering moment in the collective conversation around child sexual abuse and the release of the Epstein files. Speaking as a registered nurse, trauma-informed coach, and survivor of child sex trafficking, Angie shares openly from her own experience while offering compassion, understanding, and support to those who may be feeling overwhelmed right now.

Angie reminds listeners that being triggered does not mean you are failing at healing. In fact, it often means your nervous system is responding exactly as it was designed to. She explains, in a grounded and accessible way, how trauma lives in the body and why emotions like anger, shame, fear, disgust, and numbness can surface during times when past harm is echoed in the news and public discourse.

Throughout the episode, Angie offers gentle tools to help listeners feel safer in their bodies. She shares a simple, play-based movement practice to release pent-up anger and emotional energy, along with grounding techniques that support coming back into the present moment. Sensory tools, touch, and self-compassion are woven throughout as reminders that regulation does not have to be forceful or perfect.

This episode is an invitation to slow down, to listen to your body, and to give yourself permission to not be okay. Whether you are a survivor of child sexual abuse, someone with a trauma history, or simply feeling affected by the weight of the Epstein files and related news, Angie offers reassurance that your responses are valid, your survival skills make sense, and you are not alone.

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In this episode, Angie sits down with astrologer, teacher, and former psychotherapist Lori Barnes to explore an unexpected but deeply insightful lens for healing: psychological astrology.

Lori shares her powerful story of being adopted, growing up with unrecognized emotional disturbances, and eventually discovering that astrology helped her understand herself in ways traditional therapy never fully could. Lori blends astrology and psychology to help people understand the complex layers of who they are — beneath conditioning, expectations, and early-life experiences.

Together, Angie and Lori explore:

💫 What “real” astrology actually is
💫 How astrology can reveal parts of the self that trauma may have fragmented or hidden
💫 Lori’s adoption journey
💫 Why astrology and psychology work beautifully together
💫 The role of body-based awareness in trauma healing
💫 How understanding your chart can bring compassion and clarity
💫 The freedom that comes from finally understanding who you really are

Lori also shares her personal story of healing relationships with her adoptive family once she finally understood her own wiring, and how astrology helped her do it.

Bio:

Lori Barnes is a professional astrologer, licensed psychotherapist (LMFT), and marketing strategist with over 35 years of experience across industries. Based between Illinois and Rome, Italy, she brings a unique global perspective to her work, blending modern and traditional astrology with psychology, marketing, and AstroMapping techniques such as AstroCartoGraphy and Local Space. Lori’s expertise helps individuals and entrepreneurs align timing, place, and strategy to achieve their goals. Her academic background includes a BA in Business, an MA in Psychology, an MA in Marketing, and a Diploma in Astrology. She serves as Marketing Director for Kepler College and the Organization for Professional Astrology (OPA), and teaches classes on marketing, psychology, astrology, and AstroCartoGraphy.

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In this episode of Healing Doesn't Have To Be Heavy, host Angie Berrett sits down with yoga instructor, author, and trauma survivor Marie Triplett for a powerful conversation about healing, embodiment, and reclaiming joy. Marie was a key guide during Angie's early healing journey, offering compassionate support and trauma-informed yoga instruction at a time when Angie was navigating the emergence of childhood abuse memories.

Marie shares how yoga became her entry point into healing, helping her reconnect with her body, understand her triggers, and rebuild safety through mindful movement. She explains why the right teacher matters, how yoga teaches emotional regulation, and why flexibility has nothing to do with whether someone can benefit from the practice.

The conversation explores how Marie’s healing deepened through her relationship with food. She describes her shift from emotional and stress eating toward a mantra of “eat like I love myself,” which eventually expanded into “live like I love myself.” This transformation inspired her to reclaim her voice, step into her power, and write two deeply personal books filled with stories, mantras, and guided reflections.

Marie also opens up about the joy she finds in cooking and feeding others, how creativity became an expression of love, and why celebrating life is a radical act for trauma survivors. Her story is a testament to resilience, self-connection, and learning to run what she calls “victory laps” after years of survival.

Bio:

Wife, mom, grandma, Army vet, yoga teacher, life coach, VP of Operations, and 2-time published author, Marie Triplett has become a master life juggler. After overcoming a childhood of adversity built on sexual abuse, devastating loss, and founded in poverty Marie clawed her way out of hardship and set out to build a life she always dreamed of despite the odds. Marie is impassioned to help people speak up and speak out in their lives, and she is dedicated to inspiring others to find and take back their power. Marie has been teaching yoga and leading retreats for over a decade. Expect to laugh, sweat, be inspired, and challenged in equal measure.

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In this deeply supportive solo episode, trauma-informed coach, registered nurse, and play expert Angie Berrett speaks directly to trauma survivors navigating the heavy emotional landscape of the holiday season. Angie opens up about her own lived experience with holiday-related trauma and seasonal affective disorder, offering both validation and compassionate guidance for listeners who feel overwhelmed, frozen, or disconnected this time of year.

She breaks down the physiology behind survival responses like functional freeze, explains why so many people feel the urge to cocoon during stressful seasons, and shares a powerful grounding tool designed to help you reconnect with your body without re-traumatizing yourself. This episode is a reminder that your responses make sense, you’re not alone, and small, gentle movements can create moments of peace amid chaos.

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In this powerful episode of Healing Doesn’t Have to Be Heavy, host Angie Berrett, welcomes Jacqueline Kane.  Together, they explore the deep connection between emotional trauma, chronic pain, autoimmune disorders, and the body’s energy system.

Jacqueline shares how childhood trauma, nervous system dysregulation, and long-held beliefs become stored in the body, often showing up later as fibromyalgia, low back pain, neck tension, autoimmune symptoms, and burnout. She explains why traditional Western medicine often misses the root cause, and how emotional healing, intuitive guidance, and energetic work can create real physical relief.

Listeners will learn practical tools to start releasing stored trauma, including somatic awareness, journaling, intuitive listening, and small nervous-system-safe steps toward healing. Jacqueline also breaks down common emotional meanings behind different types of body pain, like knees, shoulders, low back, & more.

If you’ve ever felt stuck in chronic pain, overwhelmed by stress, or disconnected from your intuition, this episode will offer clarity, hope, and actionable direction.

⚠️ Trigger Warning: This episode includes discussions of trauma, abuse, emotional regulation, and somatic pain.

Bio:

Jacqueline Kane, a Heal-Your-Back & 3x-Your-Income Specialist for professionals ready to uplevel their lives and businesses. I help high-achievers release chronic pain, clear ancestral blocks, and activate prosperity using my Vibrational Prosperity Method™. Whether you're stuck in burnout, physical discomfort, or financial plateaus, I’ve got your back—literally and energetically—so you can rise into your most powerful, profitable, and pain-free self.

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