Women Waken: Spiritual Healing for Trauma in Relationships to Shift from Codependency to Divine Feminine

*This episode was originally released in July 2023*

Are negative mental loops and codependency holding you back? Discover how Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) can help you achieve freedom and healing. There are a multitude of modalities out there for anyone seeking to address, heal, and overcome the pain and habits that hold them back. Emotional Freedom Techniques AKA, tapping, is a means to regulate your nervous system when you are having feelings of fear, self doubt, internal conflict, grief, or any emotion that you can identify as being charged, heavy, and in need of release. Immediately attending to these feelings can keep them from being stored away in your psyche and emotional and physical body to haunt you like a ghost, never knowing when they might pop up. My guest today, Theresa Lear Levine, is an EFT Master Practitioner and shares with us the wonder and benefits of tapping.

On this episode Theresa and I discuss the importance of learning how to regulate your nervous system, how some people have learned to be more at home in a dysregulated system resulting in subconsciously seeking out chaos in their relationships, and how to TAP into the Law of Attraction and getting out of your own way.

Theresa Lear Levine is the founder of Becoming More Me where she helps professional women to get out of their own way and resolve their innermost pains, traumas and challenges so they can fully enjoy their success and present moments. Theresa’s personal struggles with past traumas, high functioning anxiety, and ADHD kept her in an ego driven holding pattern of dissatisfaction and stress for longer than she likes to admit. Eventually, it led to exhaustion, insomnia and a lot of difficulty being present in her own life. All of those negative feelings seemed to melt away when she began cracking the code to her nervous system, taking responsibility for her own wellbeing, and elevating her consciousness in ways that truly restored her feelings of calm, clarity and confidence. Theresa is the host of the Becoming More Me Podcast and lives near Washington, DC with her husband, Jeff, and their 4 boys as well as their 2 yellow labs.

If you'd like to get access to the exclusive EFT tapping session that Theresa and I did after the show recording, simply visit theprivatesessions.com and she'll send it to you right away! Tapping along with us is just like working with Theresa and it's jam packed with value, nervous system regulation and breakthroughs!

You can also learn more about Theresa and her work from her website, theresalearlevine.com.

* This episode was originally released on July 17, 2023*

Tarot came into my life very unexpectedly, as it often does for many Spiritual seekers. When we announce our willingness to open ourselves to our psychic, metaphysic, and energetic abilities we will find that new tools and gifts will come into our path. Tarot cards are one of these tools. Tarot's earliest recorded history dates back to 1400's where Tarot was developed originally as a game. As time went on it became a Divination tool which we use today to explore energetic guidance and insight about our lives. Made up of 78 cards, Tarot is thought to represent the Game of Life, starting with The Fool and culminating with The World. All the cards in between represent the various twist and turns of our journey through life. 

On this Divine Feminine solo episode I take a swing at offering a mini Tarot 101 course to share my understanding of its history, the meaning of the 78 cards which make up the Major and Minor Arcanas of the deck, and my thoughts on the value and benefits of tarot.

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Sleep is integral to our health as well as our mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing. So when we experience difficulty with our sleep we feel the impact throughout our days. There are many causes for sleep issues including anxiety, physiological issues, PTSD, hormonal imbalance, and so many more. With the complexity and importance of this topic, we could use an expert to help us out. A good friend of mine and previous co-worker, Paul Bright, is a Certified Sleep Science Coach who has made it the focus of his work to help guide those who are lost in the sleep disorder maze. On this episode, Paul and I enjoy catching up and exploring some root causes of sleep struggles, what good sleep hygiene is, and why sleep has the ultimate ROI. As a leadership coach, Paul also offers ideas about the most important qualities of a leader and how even the busiest of business leaders can still prioritize sleep. 

Bio

Paul Bright is a Certified Sleep Science Coach who has recently returned to North Carolina after living 16 years in the San Francisco Bay area. Paul’s journey to serving in community mental health began at the end of his 10-year Active Duty Air Force career and throughout 7 years as a Federal Civilian.Through graduate school and beyond, Paul has worked with veterans, homeless with severe mental health disorders, and foster children. His roles include direct therapy, case management, coordination of services, and state-level program implementation.

Paul  was inspired to become a sleep science coach after battling several sleep disorders that started during his military career; and also those who were closest to him. After seeing clients and fellow providers trying to navigate the world while sleep-deprived, Paul developed a holistic, strength-based approach towards helping others get the sleep they deserve.

You can visit Paul's site and learn more about him here!
Sleep You Deserve
https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-bright-b80374199

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*This episode was originally released on August 4, 2023*

We've all been there before. We've sworn off dating, deciding to take a break and focus on ourselves until the real deal comes along. And then...someone does come along, but it ain't quite it. Yet it is someone to date, spend time with, have sex with, text with, and share life with. Nothing wrong with exploring options yet at what point do we decide that we're REALLY ready to wait for the one? Getting involved with someone has its repercussions. We get caught up in emotional attachment and companionship among other things and before we know it months or years have past. If you've gone through enough cycles and you know what you REALLY want, why bother settling for less?

On this identify and heal solo episode, I talk about the risk we take in accepting low grade connections that can keep us tied up emotionally and mentally with someone who isn't our person. Knowing that a connection is not the one isn't always a reason to cut it off, it can be great to get experience, yet at a certain point when you’re done with “learning” from dating and want to find a true, long lasting partnership it may no longer be advantageous to go another round through the cycle of failed relationships and to rather hold out for an aligned & divine Soul Mate.

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Feel free to reach out to me to see how we can work together and send your questions, feedback, and requests for future solo episodes here: 
Whitney Walker, LMFT
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* This episode was originally released in July 2023*

If there is one thing I'm eager to ask people about these days it's, how did you find your Soul Mate!? As someone on the pursuit, I'm so curious how people actually do it! Luckily for me, some of my favorite people HAVE met their Soul Companions and share their story as a part of their work. One such individual has been a past guest and is a treasured friend, Amanda Monier. I've loved watching Amanda's work evolve and develop in the past year since we first connected and she guested on the show. Amanda is a Multidimensional Healer, Founder of the Juicy Love Academy, NASM Certified Nutrition Coach, holds a Masters Degree in Business, NPC Bikini Athlete, Breathwork Facilitator, Host of The Love & Power Podcast, Published Author {Female Entrepreneur’s Playbook}, + Certified Yoga Teacher.

On this episode, Amanda shares about her new programs, The Juicy Love Academy & Receiving the King, designed to guide Women on their journey to connecting with their Divine match. She shares the secret that will change everything for you with men and explains how to release emotional collapse and re-template your energy field. Amanda also explains womb attachments and why this is the a game changer and how the relationship you have with your body plays into your romantic relationships & the caliber of men you call in. 

 
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Amanda is passionate about supporting powerful, successful women release repeat cycles of pain with men & LEAP into their most BADASS version at RAPID speed. Amanda is here to support you in the full restoration of the Divine Relationship Template and calling in EPIC JUICY LOVE. 

You Can Connect with Amanda and work with her here:

https://www.instagram.com/amandamonnier/ 

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*This episode was originally released in January, 2024*

Humanity has learned to keep itself very busy. Busy and distracted. To the point that It's becoming increasingly difficult for us to go even 15 seconds without some form of stimulation be it from our phones, computers, or other devices. The art of being still, present, and aware of our surroundings sadly seems to be slipping away from the human experience. Yet, not so fast. There are some very well intentioned people devoting themselves to helping people reconnect with the amazingness that is life. My guest this week, Jake Eagle, is one of those people. Jake is the author of the book The Power of Awe which is a testament to and guidebook for appreciating life.

On this guest episode Jake shares with us in detail about how he developed the A.W.E method, how it works, what the research shows, and the future of his work with A.W.E and mindfulness. Jake also offers his view on what makes awe such a unique emotion and the three levels of consciousness.

JAKE EAGLE, LPC, is a psychotherapist, mindfulness instructor, fellow member trainer of the International Association of NeuroLinguistic Programming, and cofounder of Live Conscious. After thirty years in private practice, Jake now works part time as a meta therapist, working with people who want to go beyond the bounds of traditional therapy. Together, he and his wife, Hannah, lead life changing small group retreats at awe-inspiring locations around the world

Learn more about Jake and the AWE method here:

www.LiveConscious.com
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It's a difficult realization when you see the places in your life where you have compromised, abandoned, and minimized yourself. Unfortunately, one of the most common realms where this occurs for Women is in dating. My guest this week, Maraya Karena, has created a vibrant business around her approach to this this phenomenon and sheds light on how to reclaim ourselves in the midst of Men. Maraya explains how most women have spent years— maybe DECADES —centering men without even realizing it: Their validation, their wants, their needs, their moods, their fantasies. This means somewhere along the way, we lost track of OURSELVES. We haven't had enough time to connect with: Our essence, our joy, our vision, our path, or our authentic self. In her work, Maraya guides Women to recognize how they center men & shares practices to return to their authentic self.

On this guest episode Maraya and I have a fabulous time sharing varied accounts of past relationship triumphs and defeats, disappointments, heartbreaks, and just plain exhaustion from it all. Maraya shares her understanding of the deeper reasons WHY Women center men, the specific circumstances WHEN you get triggered into centering men, HOW you center men (your strategies + adaptive personas) and WHAT to do instead.

BIO:MARAYA KARENA (aka Venus.In.Pisces)

I’ve spent years working with women to unravel the patterns that keep them small, striving, lost, overgiving, hollowed out and disconnected from themselves. I help women reorient to their own essence through astrology, somatic work and psychospiritual frameworks.

Links:
tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yoni_bootcamp

youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Venus-in-Pisces

website: www.yonibootcamp.com

*This episode was originally released on July 10th, 2023. Enjoy!*

How often do you take the time to slow down and really take in the beauty of everything around you? The beauty of a flower, a moment, a smile, a laugh, a feeling of love, the food on your plate, the water flowing through a creek. There is beauty everywhere all the time, it's only of matter of whether we choose to consciously take it in and appreciate it for the unique expression into the Universe that it is.

On this Divine Feminine solo episode I offer insight into what it means to see the beauty in everything from nature, animals, people, community, emotions, experiences, cycles of life, the list is endless. I also share some tips on how to make a practice of beauty awareness to open yourself to a greater connection with the Divine around you and to begin seeing the beauty, light, and love in every being and everything that surrounds you.

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* This Episode was originally released on July 28th, 2023. Enjoy!*

Ok, hear me out here. I'm not making accusations, I just wanted to share some thoughts that came to me about being stuck in one dead end, dramatic relationship after the other. Intensity, passion, deceit, manipulation, confusion, ups & downs, on & on. I thought to record this episode when in a moment of nostalgia over an ex I realized that it's impossible to have an unhealthy or "toxic" relationship where only one person is the toxic person at fault. Why? Because an emotionally healthy person would never stay in an toxic relationship. Period. Leading to the realization that it takes TWO to TOXIC.

On this Identify and Heal solo episode I further explain this concept of why entertaining situations or connections that are anything less than loving, honest, open, and healthy means being in a toxic relationship with yourself. Yes, I said it. And it's a hard reality to face yet we only tolerate from others what we would tolerate doing to ourselves.  I share my personal experience in needing to break out of the cycle of tumultuous, insecure connections and recognizing my own part in it. I also offer some guidance & insight into why we fall into these cycles and how to break out for good.

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Feel free to reach out to me to see how we can work together and send your questions, feedback, and requests for future solo episodes here: 
Whitney Walker, LMFT
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Hello My Beloved Listeners,

I'm so sorry that it has been so long since I have been able to speak to you directly. Since embarking on my solo European Tour in June I have had almost zero down time so my ambitions to record lots of solo episodes just fell through the cracks. I'm back now though! I'll still be on the go so additional new episodes might be sparse, I just wanted you all to know that I love you and haven't forgotten about you. I've decided to just keep releasing older episodes from the archives because there are a LOT of gems in there that I know many of you haven't listened to so I figured, why not!?

For this spectacular NEW episode I'm bringing you all up to speed on my wild and crazy adventures abroad AND celebrating the 5 year mark since The Women Waken podcast debuted in August of 2021. So please enjoy and please reach out if you'd like to share any of your own adventures or have questions about mine <3

Donations To Women Waken To Support The Show Are Greatly Appreciated 💗 Thank you for being here  🤗  Venmo: Whitney-Walker-35

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Feel free to reach out to me to see how we can work together and send your questions, feedback, and requests for future solo episodes here: 
Whitney Walker, LMFT
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