July 24, 2025

Melissa Osorio on Healing Hidden Trauma and Reclaiming Your Life Through Ayahuasca

53 minutes

In this powerful episode of Sh!t That Goes On In Our Heads, we talk with trauma survivor, speaker, and Author Melissa Osorio, who shares her raw and deeply moving journey of rediscovering her childhood trauma and healing through ayahuasca and intentional self-work.

As a 2024 People’s Choice Podcast Award Winner for Health, a 2024 Women In Podcasting Award Winner for Best Mental Health Podcast, and with over 2 million downloads, we’re proud to keep amplifying real, unfiltered stories like Melissa’s.

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Mental Health Quote

“You don’t have to heal all at once—just show up for yourself, one small step at a time.”

What This Episode Covers

In this episode, we explore:

How suppressed trauma shapes adult identity

What ayahuasca is—and isn’t

The path from personal breakdown to community healing

The importance of safe spaces for trauma processing

How healing your past transforms your present and impacts future generations

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Meet Our Guest – Melissa Osorio

Melissa Osorio is a trauma survivor, speaker, entrepreneur, and author of Hidden Memories: Discover What’s Blocking You From Life and Love. After unlocking long-buried memories of childhood abuse triggered by the sudden death of her father, Melissa found profound healing through ayahuasca. Today, she helps others reclaim their wholeness by teaching at Rythmia, a life advancement retreat center in Costa Rica.

Website: https://melissa-osorio.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melissaosorio_remembers

Key Takeaways

Healing isn’t linear — Grief and growth go hand-in-hand.

Your body remembers what your mind forgets — Trauma is stored physically and spiritually.

You don’t have to be where you’ve always been — Sometimes, the most significant healing starts with a single step in a new direction.

Actionable Tools From This Episode

Practice Self-Compassion Daily: Start your morning by saying one kind thing to yourself out loud.

Choose Community Over Isolation: Join a healing circle, retreat, or online support group—even if it feels scary.

Educate Yourself on Trauma: Read Melissa’s book or others that explain the neuroscience behind trauma and healing.

Episode Chapters & Timestamps

00:00 – Intro and Welcome

01:07 – Melissa's journey from the East Coast to San Diego

04:23 – The moment everything changed: “You don’t have to be here anymore.”

10:46 – Melissa’s early life, family secrets, and childhood in Venezuela

15:22 – Discovering Rythmia and ayahuasca

18:56 – Remembering the trauma and understanding hidden memories

24:29 – The grief cycle and navigating acceptance

28:04 – Life after the retreat: What integration means

33:36 – Finding purpose through healing and becoming a teacher

41:47 – Healing later in life and how it helps your family too

46:19 – Advice to your younger self & reclaiming your essence

49:43 – Melissa’s tools for self-love and daily care

References

Hidden Memories: Discover What’s Blocking You From Life and Love by Melissa Osorio

Rythmia Life Advancement Center – https://rythmia.com

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