In this deeply personal episode, Mechelle opens her heart and shares the story of a profound rupture in her marriage — what it was like when her spouse began experiencing a faith crisis, and how everything she thought was solid suddenly felt uncertain.

She talks candidly about the grief of losing shared beliefs, the fear that comes with not knowing what’s next, and the quiet loneliness that can exist even inside a committed relationship. Mechelle reflects on the hardest moments, the emotional whiplash, and the internal battles between staying true to herself while trying to hold space for someone she loves.

If you’ve ever walked through a season where love and belief no longer aligned — or if you’re navigating change inside your closest relationships — this episode offers honesty, tenderness, and hope.

Sometimes rupture isn’t the end of the story.

Sometimes it’s where deeper truth begins.

Still Face Experiment

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Mechelle and her husband were born on the same day, in the same hospital, just hours apart.

Their story started with fate, late-night drives, and a kind of young love that felt undeniable. They built a life the way we were taught to — marriage, faith, four kids, leadership callings, dream homes, vacations, and a sense that they had “made it.”

From the outside, everything looked solid. Blessed. Certain.

This episode is about the beautiful before — before the cracks showed, before the questions began, before everything they thought was unshakable started to tremble.

They share the sweetness of how they met, the magic of the early years, and the identity built around doing everything right. But underneath the nostalgia is something quieter: the pressure to be perfect, the roles inherited, and the beliefs they didn’t know were building  their marriage.

Because sometimes the rupture doesn’t begin with conflict.

Sometimes it begins inside something that once felt beautiful.

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Before Monte knew what to call it, he had three childhood memories that lived in his body without feelings attached to them. Strange, vivid, unforgettable — and completely emotionless. For forty years those memories just... sat there. No emotion. No context. Just stories.

Then terror showed up in a bathroom, and everything changed.

In this episode, Monte and Mechelle unpack what happens when emotions get locked away before you have the language to name them — and why they never actually leave. They break down attunement, the attachment styles that form when it's missing, and what it looks like to finally put the feeling with the memory.

Emotions don't expire. They just wait.

Learn more and access resources at RuptureEverAfter.com

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Huberman Lab Podcast with Dr. Allan Schore

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Breaking Free from Attachment Wounds: Reclaiming your secure base

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Still Face Experiment

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Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find--and Keep--Love

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Huberman Lab Podcast with Dr. Allan SchoreBreaking Free from Attachment Wounds: Reclaiming your secure baseAttached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find--and Keep--Love

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⁠RuptureEverAfter.com⁠

Something new is here — and we couldn't wait to tell you about it. In this episode, Mechelle sits down with Monte to pull back the curtain on Rupture Ever After, a brand-new podcast born out of real questions, real relationships, and a whole lot of honest conversation. They talk about what inspired it, why now, and what they hope listeners walk away feeling. If you've ever wondered what happens after the hard parts of love — this one's for you.

All month, we're dropping episodes of Rupture Ever After right here on the TWN feed — a show that came out of this work, out of this community, and honestly, out of my own life. I hope you'll stay for all of it.

Connect with Monte

@winglemo

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Many of the struggles women experience — self-doubt, over-functioning, fear of being “too much,” difficulty resting — don’t exist in a vacuum.

In this conversation, we gently unpack patriarchy as a system that has shaped expectations, relationships, faith spaces, leadership, and family roles for generations.

We talk about:

The invisible rules we absorbed

Why awareness isn’t the same as attack

And how healing can happen for individuals and couples.

This episode invites compassion — for ourselves, for men, and for the systems we’re all learning to navigate.

Emotional Labor Episode

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Reclaiming Needs and Wants Video by Jackie

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For centuries, women who were intuitive, outspoken, healing-centered, or simply different were labeled dangerous.

In this episode, we explore the concept of the “witch wound” — the inherited fear many women carry around being visible, powerful, intuitive, emotional, or “too much.”

We talk about how this wound can show up today as:

fear of speaking up

shrinking in relationships

people-pleasing

discomfort with our own intuition

anxiety around being judged

This conversation is about understanding where that fear comes from — and gently healing it so we can return to wholeness.

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https://www.lindanevin.com/findyourwounds

https://www.lindanevin.com/

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In this soulful conversation, Mechelle sits down with intuitive medium Marta the Medium to explore spiritual connection, intuition, and what it truly means to trust your inner knowing.

Marta shares her personal journey into mediumship, how she learned to embrace her gifts, and what it’s like to serve as a bridge between this world and the next. Together, they talk about signs from loved ones in spirit, navigating grief, and the quiet ways guidance shows up in everyday life.

The conversation also dives into Marta’s experience as a woman in spiritual work — including self-doubt, learning to take up space, and the importance of honoring your sensitivity as strength. Marta offers gentle wisdom for women who feel called to deeper healing or intuitive living but may be afraid of judgment or “getting it wrong.”

This episode is a soft landing place for anyone seeking comfort, clarity, or connection — especially if you’ve ever felt your intuition whispering and wondered whether to listen.

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Website: martathemedium.com

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Perfectly Imperfect Spiritual Podcast

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We’re dedicating March to conversations that matter to women right now. We’re holding space for what women are carrying — what needs tending, what needs healing, and what needs compassionate understanding.

In our “Herstory” segment, we’ll share personal stories — moments that stretched us and broke us open. Because women’s history isn’t just behind us… it’s unfolding in our everyday lives.

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What happens when creativity becomes a conversation with something greater than us?

In this episode, we’re joined by Valerie, the intuitive artist behind Channeled Artistry, to talk about channeling, creativity, and the subtle ways energy communicates through art. Valerie opens up about trusting her intuitive gifts, moving past doubt, and how her work supports emotional and energetic healing. We also explore how anyone can access intuition in everyday life—and why you don’t need to be an “artist” to create from the soul.

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https://www.channeledartistrybyvalerie.com/

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In this episode, we talk honestly about something many of us quietly struggle with in midlife: making friends again.

Friendship in our 40s, 50s, and beyond isn’t what it used to be. Life changes us. Loss reshapes us. And the ways we connect often need to be reimagined. This conversation is an invitation to let go of old expectations and open yourself to new ways of belonging, new circles, and new connections that meet who you are now.

We also share the remarkable story of Phyllis Latour Doyle, a WWII resistance fighter and secret agent who parachuted into Nazi-occupied France in her early 20s. Phyllis survived unimaginable danger through courage, adaptability, and trust—often relying on fleeting connections and strangers who became lifelines.

Whether you’re craving deeper friendships, feeling lonely in a full life, or simply sensing it’s time for something new, this episode offers reassurance, perspective, and gentle encouragement.

You’re not behind.

You’re not alone.

You’re simply finding friendships… again.

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