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What happens when you've done the inner work, read the books, tried to change your habits, and STILL feel stuck?
Sometimes, the missing piece isn't another self-improvement strategy. It's learning to listen to yourself and your body with compassion instead of constantly trying to fix what's wrong.
In this episode of The Inner Beacon Podcast, I'm joined by the lovely Ramona Kossowan, a women's wellness and empowerment coach, for a powerful conversation about trauma healing, nervous system regulation, self-love, body image, and learning to reconnect with yourself.
Together, we explore why so many women find themselves stuck in familiar patterns despite years of personal development, how survival mode can influence our relationship with ourselves, and what can shift when we approach healing with gentleness rather than self-criticism.
Meet Today's Guest: Ramona Kossowan
Ramona is a women's wellness and empowerment coach known for her deep-rooted approach to supporting women who feel exhausted, hypervigilant, disconnected from themselves, or stuck in a frustrating battle with their bodies despite doing "all the right things."
Through her work with Gentle Trauma Release, nervous system healing, mindful eating, and strength training, Ramona helps women explore the deeper emotional and physical patterns that may be keeping them feeling stuck.
Her approach encourages women to move beyond surface-level wellness strategies, reconnect with themselves, and begin working with their bodies rather than constantly fighting against them.
In This Episode, We Explore:
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Websites:
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https://gentletraumacoach.com/
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Free Resources From Ramona
Is It Trauma? Explore the often-overlooked symptoms of trauma:
https://ramonakcoaching.com/gentle-trauma-assessment/
When Food Feels Chaotic... Who's Running the Show? Discover your Food Archetype:
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A Little Reminder From The Inner Beacon
You don't have to turn your healing journey into another performance.
Sometimes reconnecting with yourself begins with getting curious about what you're feeling, honouring what your body is communicating, and giving yourself permission to grow without constantly judging where you are.
If this conversation resonates with you, share it with a woman who might need to hear it, and follow The Inner Beacon Podcast for more conversations about self-discovery, healing, self-love, and reclaiming your power.
With love,
Marisa 🤍
The Inner Beacon Podcast
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The Inner Beacon Podcast is more than a conversation. It's an invitation to reconnect with yourself, question the beliefs and expectations that have shaped your life, and rediscover the power you have to create a life on your own terms.
Because reclaiming your power is the outcome. Reconnecting with yourself is the journey.
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I'm Marisa — author, self-love coach, entrepreneur, wife, mama, and the voice behind The Inner Beacon Podcast.
I share conversations, reflections, and tools to help you deepen your self-awareness, strengthen your self-trust, and step into the life you're ready to create.
🤍 Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammarisa.xo/
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How much of your energy this week went into managing other people?
In this solo episode, I'm sharing my take on the "Let Them" theory from Mel Robbins' book The Let Them Theory, and what it looks like in my real life as a mom, a flight attendant, and a woman who spent years trying to control things that were never hers to control.
We talk about:
🎧 Pair this with the Come Back to You meditation episode. They really go hand in hand.
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🤍 CONTINUE THE JOURNEY BEYOND THE PODCAST
The Inner Beacon Podcast is more than a conversation. It's an invitation to reconnect with yourself, question the beliefs and expectations that have shaped your life, and rediscover the power you have to create a life on your own terms.
Because reclaiming your power is the outcome. Reconnecting with yourself is the journey.
✨ COME CONNECT WITH ME
I'm Marisa — author, self-love coach, entrepreneur, wife, mama, and the voice behind The Inner Beacon Podcast.
I share conversations, reflections, and tools to help you deepen your self-awareness, strengthen your self-trust, and step into the life you're ready to create.
🤍 Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammarisa.xo/
🎙️ The Inner Beacon Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/theinnerbeaconpodcast/
📚 EXPLORE MY BOOKS
My books are an extension of the conversations we have here — offering space for reflection, personal growth, and reconnecting with yourself.
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https://www.amazon.ca/stores/Marisa-Silva-Reis/author/B0HJD7RJTP
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Marisa flips the mic on Cris Vergel's podcast TNA7 podcast and we get real about reinvention, self-trust, and the courage it takes to change your life while you are still living it. We connect fitness, fatherhood, and inner work to one practical truth: small promises kept consistently can light up your Inner Beacon. Then at the end Cris turns the mic back and questions Marisa on her new book STILL BECOMING.
We speak on topics like:
• heartbreak as the unexpected start of a long fitness journey
• aviation lessons on adaptability, empathy, and meeting people where they are
• identity shifts that feel exciting and scary at once
• doubt and imposter syndrome as part of growth, not proof to stop
• taking the next step before you feel ready
• fatherhood as a mirror for strength, softness, and intention
• resilience through rejection and continuing anyway
• movement as mental health rather than punishment
• keeping one promise to yourself and letting it spill into everything
• Still Becoming as an affirmations book with reminders, journal prompts, and action
• journaling and quiet space to hear your inner compass again
• quickfire questions that reveal what we value right now
Find Cris's instagram @kabayancris for information on his podcast and coaching.
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🤍 CONTINUE THE JOURNEY BEYOND THE PODCAST
The Inner Beacon Podcast is more than a conversation. It's an invitation to reconnect with yourself, question the beliefs and expectations that have shaped your life, and rediscover the power you have to create a life on your own terms.
Because reclaiming your power is the outcome. Reconnecting with yourself is the journey.
✨ COME CONNECT WITH ME
I'm Marisa — author, self-love coach, entrepreneur, wife, mama, and the voice behind The Inner Beacon Podcast.
I share conversations, reflections, and tools to help you deepen your self-awareness, strengthen your self-trust, and step into the life you're ready to create.
🤍 Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammarisa.xo/
🎙️ The Inner Beacon Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/theinnerbeaconpodcast/
📚 EXPLORE MY BOOKS
My books are an extension of the conversations we have here — offering space for reflection, personal growth, and reconnecting with yourself.
Explore my books on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.ca/stores/Marisa-Silva-Reis/author/B0HJD7RJTP
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We slow everything down with a guided meditation designed to quiet the noise and help you reconnect with your intuition. We practice releasing what you’re carrying, ask two gentle questions for clarity, and leave with simple affirmations you can return to when you feel stretched thin.
• Setting a safe container to pause and rest
• Breathwork to settle the nervous system
• A full-body scan to soften tension
• Nature and water visualization to create calm
• Letting thoughts pass without judgment
• Remembering your truest self beneath roles
• Connecting with your inner compass and self-trust
• Two reflection questions to reveal what you need
• Heart-centered affirmations for choosing what feels true
• Journaling what comes up so it doesn’t slip away
And if there's anything this episode resonates and you want more like it, or you have any ideas or subjects that you would like to hear me talking about, please feel free to contact me on Instagram @InnerBeaconPodcast.
Support the show
🤍 CONTINUE THE JOURNEY BEYOND THE PODCAST
The Inner Beacon Podcast is more than a conversation. It's an invitation to reconnect with yourself, question the beliefs and expectations that have shaped your life, and rediscover the power you have to create a life on your own terms.
Because reclaiming your power is the outcome. Reconnecting with yourself is the journey.
✨ COME CONNECT WITH ME
I'm Marisa — author, self-love coach, entrepreneur, wife, mama, and the voice behind The Inner Beacon Podcast.
I share conversations, reflections, and tools to help you deepen your self-awareness, strengthen your self-trust, and step into the life you're ready to create.
🤍 Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammarisa.xo/
🎙️ The Inner Beacon Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/theinnerbeaconpodcast/
📚 EXPLORE MY BOOKS
My books are an extension of the conversations we have here — offering space for reflection, personal growth, and reconnecting with yourself.
Explore my books on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.ca/stores/Marisa-Silva-Reis/author/B0HJD7RJTP
🧘♀️ FIND YOUR COMMUNITY
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We welcome Ash for a rare, honest look at what it takes to stay married while raising kids, rebuilding identity after postpartum, and growing a business from the ground up. We talk through our differences in emotion and communication and how choosing each other again and again becomes the real work.
• how we met and why our relationship moved fast
• what postpartum anxiety and identity loss feel like from our side
• the husband perspective on postpartum support and feeling overlooked
• how a practical fixer and an emotional processor learn to communicate
• what it really takes to start a small business with no extra money
• slow months, delayed payments, overhead, and not paying ourselves first
• why supporting your partner’s dream career changes the whole marriage
• how we define success now as stability, happiness, and providing for others
• the balance between being “money motivated” and still enjoying life together
If you're not already following me, you can find me on Instagram at immarisa.xo.
And if this episode resonates, spread the love like you wouldn't know by sharing this podcast and tagging me so that I can personally thank you.
And if you are feeling extra loving, leaving a review helps light up another beautiful tool and supports the growth of this community.
Support the show
🤍 CONTINUE THE JOURNEY BEYOND THE PODCAST
The Inner Beacon Podcast is more than a conversation. It's an invitation to reconnect with yourself, question the beliefs and expectations that have shaped your life, and rediscover the power you have to create a life on your own terms.
Because reclaiming your power is the outcome. Reconnecting with yourself is the journey.
✨ COME CONNECT WITH ME
I'm Marisa — author, self-love coach, entrepreneur, wife, mama, and the voice behind The Inner Beacon Podcast.
I share conversations, reflections, and tools to help you deepen your self-awareness, strengthen your self-trust, and step into the life you're ready to create.
🤍 Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammarisa.xo/
🎙️ The Inner Beacon Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/theinnerbeaconpodcast/
📚 EXPLORE MY BOOKS
My books are an extension of the conversations we have here — offering space for reflection, personal growth, and reconnecting with yourself.
Explore my books on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.ca/stores/Marisa-Silva-Reis/author/B0HJD7RJTP
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I’m back after a summer pause, and I share the real reasons I went quiet, what I learned about rest, and why that choice was still self-led. I also walk you through the book I created in the middle of the chaos, Still Becoming, and how to use affirmations as a practice instead of a performance.
• summer travel and family time driving the podcast pause
• normalizing seasons of quiet as a self-love boundary
• why affirmations are not magic words and how they interrupt self-limiting beliefs
• the core framework: repetition paired with intention, reflection, and action
• how Still Becoming turns 40 affirmation cards into a guided self-discovery book
• the three-part structure: a reminder, a reflection prompt, and an “embody it today” practice
• a live example on learning from mistakes without self-punishment:
SIT WITH THIS JOURNAL PROMPTS: What mistake am I still holding against myself, and what has it taught me? If a specific situation comes to mind, ask yourself... What have I learned from this?
THE AFFIRMATION: I can learn from my mistakes and become stronger.
• messy middle honesty for moms, business owners, and anyone rebuilding capacity
• learning Amazon KDP through CDN and testing a flight attendant coloring book
• what I want from future podcast guests: real stories over polished systems
If you're not already following me, you can find me on Instagram at immarisa.xo. And if this episode resonates, spread the love like you would need to have by sharing this podcast and tagging me so that I can personally thank you. And if you are feeling exloving, leaving a review helps light up another beautiful soul and supports the growth of this space.
Support the show
🤍 CONTINUE THE JOURNEY BEYOND THE PODCAST
The Inner Beacon Podcast is more than a conversation. It's an invitation to reconnect with yourself, question the beliefs and expectations that have shaped your life, and rediscover the power you have to create a life on your own terms.
Because reclaiming your power is the outcome. Reconnecting with yourself is the journey.
✨ COME CONNECT WITH ME
I'm Marisa — author, self-love coach, entrepreneur, wife, mama, and the voice behind The Inner Beacon Podcast.
I share conversations, reflections, and tools to help you deepen your self-awareness, strengthen your self-trust, and step into the life you're ready to create.
🤍 Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammarisa.xo/
🎙️ The Inner Beacon Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/theinnerbeaconpodcast/
📚 EXPLORE MY BOOKS
My books are an extension of the conversations we have here — offering space for reflection, personal growth, and reconnecting with yourself.
Explore my books on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.ca/stores/Marisa-Silva-Reis/author/B0HJD7RJTP
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We sit down with Felicia from Midlife Uncorkd to talk about what happens when divorce, single motherhood, and perimenopause collide and your old way of pushing through stops working. We unpack how to rebuild self-trust with small habits, real grace, and a new definition of strength that fits midlife.
• Felicia’s turning point through divorce, the pandemic, and early perimenopause changes.
• Why midlife bodies respond differently to workouts and stress
• The shift from judgment to curiosity when nothing feels like it works
• Self-trust as an anchor when you are carrying a heavy mental load
• Building confidence through small promises and repeatable habits
• Letting go of the identity that strength means doing it all alone
• The “messy middle” of reinvention and why it deserves more honesty
• Perfectionism versus sustainable standards that you can live with
If you're not already following me, you can find me on Instagram at immarisa.xo. And if this episode resonates, spread the love like you would nitella by sharing this podcast and tagging me so that I can personally thank you. And if you are feeling extra loving, leaving a review helps light up another beautiful soul and supports the growth of this space.
Where to find Felicia links:
www.instagram.com/midlifeuncorkd
www.facebook.com/MidLifeUncorkd
www.midlifeuncorkd.com
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🤍 CONTINUE THE JOURNEY BEYOND THE PODCAST
The Inner Beacon Podcast is more than a conversation. It's an invitation to reconnect with yourself, question the beliefs and expectations that have shaped your life, and rediscover the power you have to create a life on your own terms.
Because reclaiming your power is the outcome. Reconnecting with yourself is the journey.
✨ COME CONNECT WITH ME
I'm Marisa — author, self-love coach, entrepreneur, wife, mama, and the voice behind The Inner Beacon Podcast.
I share conversations, reflections, and tools to help you deepen your self-awareness, strengthen your self-trust, and step into the life you're ready to create.
🤍 Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammarisa.xo/
🎙️ The Inner Beacon Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/theinnerbeaconpodcast/
📚 EXPLORE MY BOOKS
My books are an extension of the conversations we have here — offering space for reflection, personal growth, and reconnecting with yourself.
Explore my books on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.ca/stores/Marisa-Silva-Reis/author/B0HJD7RJTP
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We hold self-worth and self-trust together and ask the questions that change everything: do I feel enough right now, and do I trust myself in a deep, quiet way. We break down how conditional worth gets built, why it keeps the goalposts moving, and how small daily practices rebuild your inner compass.
• conditional worth shaped by achievement, appearance, approval, and productivity
• unconditional self-worth as stable value that is not earned or lost
• spotting the “prove it” pattern in goals, relationships, and busyness
• separating worth from performance and shifting inner critic self-talk
• practicing receiving by letting compliments land with a simple “thank you”
• redefining self-trust as resilience rather than certainty or control
• common self-trust leaks: dismissal, perfectionism, broken promises, people pleasing
• rebuilding trust through small promises, going inward first, and self-compassion for past choices
• confidence built through action and discomfort rather than waiting to feel ready
• intuition strengthened by listening, honoring signals, and following through
If you feel like you need to share this with somebody, if you think somebody needs to hear this message, send them this podcast, share it on your stories.
Support the show
🤍 CONTINUE THE JOURNEY BEYOND THE PODCAST
The Inner Beacon Podcast is more than a conversation. It's an invitation to reconnect with yourself, question the beliefs and expectations that have shaped your life, and rediscover the power you have to create a life on your own terms.
Because reclaiming your power is the outcome. Reconnecting with yourself is the journey.
✨ COME CONNECT WITH ME
I'm Marisa — author, self-love coach, entrepreneur, wife, mama, and the voice behind The Inner Beacon Podcast.
I share conversations, reflections, and tools to help you deepen your self-awareness, strengthen your self-trust, and step into the life you're ready to create.
🤍 Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammarisa.xo/
🎙️ The Inner Beacon Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/theinnerbeaconpodcast/
📚 EXPLORE MY BOOKS
My books are an extension of the conversations we have here — offering space for reflection, personal growth, and reconnecting with yourself.
Explore my books on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.ca/stores/Marisa-Silva-Reis/author/B0HJD7RJTP
🧘♀️ FIND YOUR COMMUNITY
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We name the inner critic, trace where it comes from, and show how harsh self-talk keeps our nervous system on edge and our life smaller than it needs to be. We share mindset shifts, perspective reframes, and simple practices to build self-trust and self-compassion without slipping into fake positivity.
• Defining the inner critic as judging, comparing, and replaying old stories
• Understanding the inner critic as internalized messages from caregivers, school, society, and past relationships
• Noticing the real cost of harsh self-criticism on stress, energy, and willingness to take risks
• Modeling self-compassion so our children learn mistakes are survivable
• Seeing mindset as the lens that shapes what we notice and believe
• Using confirmation bias to our advantage by changing the belief and changing the evidence we see
• Reframing failure as data rather than identity
• Treating rejection as redirection and practicing self-trust
• Shifting from “why me” to “what for” to create meaning in hard seasons
• Starting before we feel ready and letting clarity come from action
• Releasing comparison and honoring our own timeline
• Treating personal development as daily inner tending that can be simple and consistent
• Practicing four steps when the critic shows up: notice, get curious, redirect with compassion, return to the body
If you're not already following me, you can find me on Instagram at immarisa.xo. And if this episode resonates, spread the love like you would Nikola by sharing this podcast and tagging me so that I can personally thank you. And if you are feeling extra loving, leaving a review helps light up another beautiful soul and supports the growth of this place.
Support the show
🤍 CONTINUE THE JOURNEY BEYOND THE PODCAST
The Inner Beacon Podcast is more than a conversation. It's an invitation to reconnect with yourself, question the beliefs and expectations that have shaped your life, and rediscover the power you have to create a life on your own terms.
Because reclaiming your power is the outcome. Reconnecting with yourself is the journey.
✨ COME CONNECT WITH ME
I'm Marisa — author, self-love coach, entrepreneur, wife, mama, and the voice behind The Inner Beacon Podcast.
I share conversations, reflections, and tools to help you deepen your self-awareness, strengthen your self-trust, and step into the life you're ready to create.
🤍 Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammarisa.xo/
🎙️ The Inner Beacon Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/theinnerbeaconpodcast/
📚 EXPLORE MY BOOKS
My books are an extension of the conversations we have here — offering space for reflection, personal growth, and reconnecting with yourself.
Explore my books on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.ca/stores/Marisa-Silva-Reis/author/B0HJD7RJTP
🧘♀️ FIND YOUR COMMUNITY
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We explore why receiving feels so hard for women who are used to overgiving, and how that pattern fuels burnout and resentment. We break down the “receive” phase of the Inner Purity Alchemy Method so you can build self trust, listen to your intuition, and let support, rest, and love actually land.
• why receiving is taught as selfish and how that belief creates overgiving cycles
• giving from overflow instead of depletion and what changes when you do
• receiving yourself through present-moment self acceptance and honest acknowledgment
• receiving guidance by reconnecting to intuition and the inner compass
• recognizing body signals of alignment through expansion versus contraction
• practical intuition habits through slowing down, stillness, journaling, and small choices
• unconditional self love as a daily practice through kinder self talk
• reflective prompts for receiving rest, joy, love, support, and abundance
You can find all the details by reaching out to me on Instagram at iamarisa.xo or through the link in the show notes.
And if this episode resonates, spread the love like you wouldn't tell it by sharing this podcast and tagging me so that I can personally thank you.
And if you are feeling extra loving, leaving a review helps light up another beautiful soul and supports the growth of this place.
Support the show
🤍 CONTINUE THE JOURNEY BEYOND THE PODCAST
The Inner Beacon Podcast is more than a conversation. It's an invitation to reconnect with yourself, question the beliefs and expectations that have shaped your life, and rediscover the power you have to create a life on your own terms.
Because reclaiming your power is the outcome. Reconnecting with yourself is the journey.
✨ COME CONNECT WITH ME
I'm Marisa — author, self-love coach, entrepreneur, wife, mama, and the voice behind The Inner Beacon Podcast.
I share conversations, reflections, and tools to help you deepen your self-awareness, strengthen your self-trust, and step into the life you're ready to create.
🤍 Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammarisa.xo/
🎙️ The Inner Beacon Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/theinnerbeaconpodcast/
📚 EXPLORE MY BOOKS
My books are an extension of the conversations we have here — offering space for reflection, personal growth, and reconnecting with yourself.
Explore my books on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.ca/stores/Marisa-Silva-Reis/author/B0HJD7RJTP
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Are you done dimming your light to make others comfortable? The Inner Beacon is a personal development podcast for women ready to trust themselves, follow their inner compass, and lead their…
Hosted by Marisa Silva-Reis
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