You paused. You located yourself. You saw the cost of staying on Survival Street.

Now comes the moment of power: choice.

In this fourth part of the Sacred Descent, we’ll talk about how to step off Survival Street and begin building a new rhythm. Your intuition is simple and concise — “drink water,” “leave the room,” “take a breath” — but it has often been drowned out by years of meeting everyone else’s needs first. Learning to hear it again is the beginning of rhythm.

We’ll explore how to give yourself space, regulate when you’re at 10,000 feet, and pre-name the next steps so you’re not left guessing. And for parents, even those with grown children, this is your invitation to commit to healing — because your choices now ripple forward into the lives of those you love.

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What happens when you start to see the cost of living on Survival Street — the default road you’ve walked for decades without even knowing it?

In Part 3 of the Sacred Descent series, we explore the next level down: the moment you realize the toll your lifelong survival patterns have taken on your body, your relationships, and your sense of self. We’ll talk about why it’s so hard to change — not because you’re failing, but because your brain has traveled the old route billions of times and the new one only hundreds.

You’ll learn how to spot the difference between Survival Street and the Heart Line — the predetermined route you were designed for — and how to start taking the Heart Line more often until it becomes second nature.

We’ll close with an invitation to parents who now see their own survival patterns in a new light, and offer the first hints about an immersive coaching experience to help you walk this road with guidance and support.

You didn’t become anxious, agreeable, or shut down because something was wrong with you. You became those things because your nervous system was adapting — in a world where safety wasn’t guaranteed. In this second part of the Sacred Descent series, we’re naming the first true level of orbit: survival adaptations. This is where so many of us learned to float — untethered, but functioning — because our emotional environment had no anchor. No blame. Just clarity. This episode is your invitation to name what shaped you… so you can begin your return.

What if your anxiety, exhaustion, or overwhelm aren’t random symptoms — but evidence that your body never truly landed in safety to begin with?

In this opening episode of the Sacred Descent series, we explore the outermost layer of disconnection: Orbit. It’s not just a feeling — it’s a state your nervous system adopted when there was nowhere safe to land. You’ll learn what “orbit” feels like in the body, how it shapes your identity, and why naming it is the first act of healing.

This isn’t about blame — it’s about clarity. And clarity creates the possibility of return.

If you’ve always felt like you were floating, faking it, or just trying to keep up, this episode is for you.

This episode marks a turning point. After years of nervous system work, spiritual alignment, and generational healing in my own life — a new layer revealed itself when I began supporting someone younger in my family. What emerged was a clearer map than I’ve ever had before.

In this episode, I introduce the Sacred Descent: a new framework to understand why you’ve felt so off for so long — and how to begin your return to peace.

We’ll name what it means to grow up at “10,000 feet,” why you never got to fully land, and how to begin the path back to the place your body was always designed to live from.

This is not just theory. It’s a reclaiming. A remembering. And an invitation to reenter your original design — without blame, without pathology, and without shame.

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Even after you’ve started speaking up for yourself… even after you’ve held your ground… it can still feel like you’re the bad guy when someone you care about disapproves.

That’s normal — but it doesn’t mean you’re wrong.

In the final part of this series, I’ll help you name that feeling, grieve what you hoped they’d give you, and reframe your expectations so you can keep choosing yourself — even when they don’t like it.

If you haven’t listened to Parts 1 and 2 yet, go back and start there — then come back here when you’re ready.

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You’ve started advocating for yourself — and suddenly, people around you are uncomfortable.

In this episode, I’ll walk you through what to expect when others push back, why it feels so triggering in your body, and how to hold your ground anyway.

You’ll hear real examples from my own life and my clients’, plus specific words you can use, how to debrief after, and what to do when you realize you’re the one reacting to someone else’s boundaries.

Because this work isn’t just for them.

This is for you.

Most of us were taught to override what we feel—and put everyone else’s comfort first.

We learned to hug people we didn’t want to hug.

To sit next to people who made us uncomfortable.

To keep quiet so no one else had to feel awkward.

And sometimes, without even realizing it — we turn around and do the same thing to the people we love.

We pressure our kids to “be polite.”

We push someone to stay when they want to leave.

We need others to keep the peace so we can feel okay.

In this episode, we’ll talk about both sides of this dynamic—the one who’s been hurt, and the one who’s been hurting. You’ll learn how to name what feels bad, create a simple plan to protect yourself, and start practicing what to say. And you’ll also learn how to notice when you’re overriding others—and what to do instead. You’ll walk away with words for what you’ve been feeling, and steps to help you stay with yourself—while letting others do the same.

🎧 Listen now — and join me next week for Part 2, where we’ll talk about how to handle the pushback when you finally start advocating for yourself.

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You’ve been doing it your whole life — and you didn’t even know it.

In this episode, we’ll talk about co-regulation: what it is, where it comes from, and how it quietly shapes your relationships, your energy, and even your parenting. I’ll share my own story of growing up with this pattern, how it showed up in my marriage, and what finally helped me break free of it. You’ll walk away with words for what you’ve been feeling and steps to begin dismantling it — so you can stay with yourself more fully.

Family gatherings can be beautiful, but they can also be a lot. This episode explores the tension between loving the people in your life and still feeling overwhelmed, unseen, or drained in their presence. Dori Brown shares practical tools, boundary-setting strategies, and a real-life story of how her own family rebuilt after loss. If you want to enjoy your time with family and stay grounded in yourself, this episode is for you.