In this intimate, soul-bearing conversation, James Nepenthe Frank—Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, dharma teacher, and former monk—shares the journey of transforming from emotionally unavailable and intimacy avoidant to a man fully devoted to love. 

We discuss the alchemy of group somatic work, radical honesty, and the quiet, relentless devotion of spiritual practice. 

Together, we explore how healing attachment is not just psychological—it’s spiritual. How relationship, when met with courage and reverence, becomes a living altar. A path to awakening. A place where even avoidant men can heal. 

If you’ve ever felt stuck in longing, shame, or old relational patterns, this conversation will remind you: it’s never too late to choose love. 

Tune in for a transmission on grief, transformation, and the sacred possibility inside every connection. 

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Ayla Nereo “Seeds" 

Catherine Quiring had me on her podcast Who We Are & What We Need to chat about the somatic path of healing, my 6-month program Awakening the Wild Woman, the role of Saints, Goddesses and archetypes like Mary Magdalene, Joan of Arc and Persephone on my path, and what has crystalized in my practice lately from my Sacred Pilgrimages.

I guide my friend Jenny into her body during a live session to explore the complicated relationship she has with money. Her body’s wisdom shows us the generational wounding that needs to be honored and healed in order for her to move forward in her life to receive abundance and reciprocity. 

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Ayla Nereo “Seeds" 

Join me for an inspiring conversation with Sara, founder of Women Rising, 15x award-winning documentary filmmaker, mentor, speaker, and soon-to-be debut author with HarperCollins. Sara is also the visionary behind the first-ever sociological study exploring the link between women’s empowerment and autoimmunity in America. In this episode, Sara shares her powerful journey from self-abandonment to reclaiming her voice and becoming her own advocate in the healthcare system. Learn practical strategies to advocate for your health, uncover the root of unexplained symptoms, and transform from the "good girl" into a cycle-breaker. 

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Ayla Nereo “Seeds" 

Me and my teacher Adriana Rizzolo, founder of Body Temple Dance, nerd out about the importance of right-brain focused therapy and healing the frozen parts of us through performance, dance, song, poetry, and art. I share about my vulnerable experience singing on stage to reclaim my sacred sexuality as a pivotal part of healing from sexual trauma. 

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Erin and Lisa interview me on their “I Decide Darlings” podcast about my journey of healing from trauma and how it led me to help others do the same. I share my story as a child of an alcoholic, healing the mother wound, and overcoming sexual trauma, bulimia, body dysmorphia, disorganized attachment, depression, suicidal thoughts, anxiety, and low self-worth that consumed a third of my life, before finding my path as a healer. 

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Join me and my BFF for life Kate as we navigate our #1 trigger - TIME. We’ve been best friends for 22 years, and we still trigger each other’s abandonment wound when it comes to this topic. In this episode, we re-count our most recent blow-ups and discuss the multitude of creative ways we’ve learned to navigate conflict resolution, including Existential Kink, Non-Violent Communication, Circling, Radical Aliveness, and Ritual Theater to name a few. Listen to us work out our differences in real time and how we can improve our ability to collaborate better in the future when we trigger the sh*t out of each other again. 

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I catch up with my friend Jennifer about the similarities we are experiencing through huge shifts in our personal lives and soul-led businesses. We talk about our intuitive travels, downloads from God, and the challenges that are currently humbling us during this huge transitional phase. 

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 Ayla Nereo “Seeds"  

Me and my friend Marsha, a feminine guide, healer, and muse dive into a juicy, vulnerable conversation about re-claiming raw sexuality, redefining relationship commitments with divine union, and how her devotion to sacred celibacy for two years was a means of self-discovery, healing, and spiritual growth. 

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I chat with my teacher Adriana Rizzolo, founder of Body Temple Church, about healing co-dependency by taking the shame out of it and learning how to alchemize this energy through the power of story, ancestral healing, and spiritual practice.   

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08:20 -  Stop shaming your co-dependency

26:43 -  Healing is not about doing it “right”

54:06 - The dark night of the soul many women experience

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