Host Aeriol Ascher spends some time with Anissa Hudak whose Trauma Healing Yoga Therapy Program is helping women heal themselves and come back into alignment with their body after sexual abuse and trauma. Her rich work provides women with the tools to reconnect and care for their body and realign with soul. An important conversation for calling back your power and taking control of your own body and your own healing. Lean in:

TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE WORK YOU DO: I guide sexually traumatized women on how to use yoga therapy to release the trauma from their bodies, heal their bodies, minds & spirits, find peace, and live the lives they were destined to live.

HOW OR WHY DID YOU BEGIN DOING THE WORK THAT YOU DO? As a 2x rape survivor, I intimately understand the needs these women face. I walk this walk everyday.

WHAT KIND OF THINGS DO YOU ASSIST YOUR CLIENTS WITH? Yoga Therapy, other holistic techniques beyond talk therapy & meds, community

WHAT SUPER TIP OR PIECE OF ADVICE WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE WITH THE WORLD? What is PTSD. How it starts in the body before it manifests as mental health symptoms.

WHAT IS THE BEST WAY FOR OUR PODCAST LISTENERS TO REACH YOU? My website www.traumahealingyoga.com

Anissa Hudak’s life has been intertwined with PTSD/Trauma and the military. Not only is she the daughter of a Vietnam Veteran, she was also married to an active duty member (and Iraq/Afghanistan Veteran) for over 20 years. For 3 years, she volunteered at the Warrior Transition Battalion at Fort Riley, Kansas providing yoga therapy, meditation, and other holistic treatments to the soldiers, family members, and staff. After seeing others struggle, and having her own personal struggles with trauma/PTSD, she was inspired to create the Trauma Healing Yoga Therapy Program. Connect with Anissa Hudak at https://www.traumahealingyoga.com/

As a yoga therapist and the founder of the Trauma Healing Yoga Therapy Program, Anissa works with women who have been sexually traumatized to help them heal their PTSD (and other trauma related issues) with yoga therapy. As a 2 time rape survivor she intimately understands the needs these women face and help them navigate their healing journeys. You can find more information at www.traumahealingyoga.com

"I'm learning another approach to utilizing yoga to help release trauma from the body. I work with people with all types of physical conditions, but I specialize in working with those suffering from PTSD, TBI’s and all trauma-related issues and have been for over the past 5 years. The work I do with women who have been sexually traumatized (rape, sexually assault or abuse) is the most important to me. As a 2x rape survivor, I intimately understand the needs these women face, and help them navigate their healing journeys. Healing from PTSD takes more than talk therapy and meds! Since PTSD starts in the body, we must release it from the body to achieve a more complete healing - this is where the yoga therapy comes in! With education and empowerment to back me, I was then able to advocate for myself to get my needs better served and help heal from my experiences and PTSD. I'm not "cured" (I don't think anyone can really say that in this situation), but I have more control and better management of my PTSD. This healing journey is a lifelong marathon. 1 in 4 women are a survivor of some type of a negative sexual experience. My mission is to educate women so they too will feel empowered to advocate for themselves."

Mental Health is important and I’m here to help you escape social stigmas and alter your perspective on Mental Health. I’m inspired to inspire you to become the best reflection of your self and also to reach your full potential by creating a place of vulnerability on my podcast titled “Conscious Gems.” On my podcast I discuss issues in our generation and in the black community from depression, to social and self acceptance all while raising awareness on the magnitude of Mental Health. My podcast is also available on several platforms like YouTube, @spotify, Google Podcast, Breaker, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic and stitcher. “I’m inspired to inspire” Yours truly, An Escape Artist 🧠💎