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

When this week's guest, author Patricia Crisafulli, and I first got on a call together she expressed that she wasn't quite sure if she would be the right fit for my audience. She wondered if Creative Fiction was "spiritual" enough for the show. After all of 30 seconds talking we both decided,  of course it is! What could be more Spiritual than Divine Creation of stories, ideas, and expressions of the Human experience? Patricia believes that stories – all stories – hold deep truths. They’re the “myths of meaning” for our own time. As we capture, polish, share, and retell our stories, we find layers of new meaning. They don’t have to be autobiographical to show us either our current world-view or an alternate world-view. 

On this episode Patricia shares some unique concepts from her journey as a creative writer including writing as an act of faith & why we have to find the courage – and give ourselves the permission – to believe deeply in ourselves and the importance of our stories. How the writer’s path is one of rejection – and redirection. It’s simply part of the process. And how we all need to find ways to become empowered – not defeated – as we face, process, and ultimately move beyond the “no” and reach the “yes.”

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Patricia Crisafulli is an award-winning writer and a New York Times bestselling author. Her first novel, The Secrets of Ohnita Harbor, was published by Woodhall Press in 2022, and her second, The Secrets of Still Waters Chasm, was published in September 2023. She received a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from Northwestern University and is the founder and editor of an e-literary site, www.FaithHopeandFiction.com  - and follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/triciacrisafulli/

You are never alone.

This statement is a sacred truth. One I was reminded of last week when the owner of an Air bnb where I was staying told me that a Spirit presence of mine was communicating with him. They were wanting him to tell me that they are always with me, love me, and believe in my abilities. The guides and angels that surround us through this lifetime want to help us. They want us to have the things we dream of, the peace we long for, and the happiness & fulfillment that we deserve. Yet they can offer all the inspiration and guidance possible and if we don't open ourselves to listen and receive it, then it only falls away without our awareness. So how can we begin to ask for and receive this form of Divine Feminine communication?

On this Divine Feminine solo episode, I share some more updates from the road (including the Spirit guide channeling experience at the Air bnb) and I offer steps and suggestions for connecting with your Angels & Spirit Guides, opening yourself to receive their messages, & to know how & where to find them.

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What does happiness mean to you? Most of us realize at a certain point in life that success, money, beauty, and so on do not equate to fulfillment and feeling content in life. Yet we still, for some reason, pursue these perceived means of happiness relentlessly. When we finally wake up to the truth, our whole lives can transform. My guest this week, Brandi Hudson, experience this first hand and now puts all her energy into helping others find true joy in their lives. Brandi is an Intuitive & Happiness Coach who created a process to offer a foundation for others for living on purpose called BASE: Beliefs, Alignments, Self Awareness, Emotions. Brandi had the experience of obtaining the life of her dreams; money, success, working with high profile companies. Yet she still felt unfulfilled, realizing she needed a sense of purpose, meaning,, connection & living a life of purpose with a Divine Feminine sense of worth, value, and love.

On this guest episode, Brandi and I have an incredible conversation about stepping into our power and recognizing that fulfillment is a continuous journey. Brandi shares how she helps female entrepreneurs align with financial success & realize that the path of fulfillment is a state of being & one worth following. 

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Brandi Hudson is a sought-after Happiness Coach and Motivational Speaker known for her ability to help individuals unlock their highes potential and live authentically. With nearly two decades of experience in the medical device and pharmaceutical industries, Brandi is an accomplished leader and strategic thinker. She has held various leadership positions throughout her career, including serving as the Vice President of Sales for multiple organizations covering the United States and Canada. Brandi had revenue responsibility of over $250 Million and had the pleasure of leading large organizations. Brandi has worked with many Fortune 500 companies, such as Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Eli Lilly, and Pfizer. Her vast experience, significant success, and expertise have helped her become a proven Leadership and Strategy expert. Brandi's journey to becoming a Motivational Speaker and Happiness Coach began when she realized that, similar to her lived experience, many high-achieving individuals feel like something is still missing. She founded Brandi Mechele to help people change the paradigm from believing that success is the key to happiness to understanding that happiness must be its own goal. Brandi partners with her clients on their journey of self-discovery, healing, and growth, ultimately helping them increase their happiness set point, which results in aligning with success much more easily.

Learn more about Brandi and find out how to work with her here:

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My explorations of the North East took me to Salem, Massachusetts this past week for Halloween. The energy and feel of the place gave me heightened inspiration to dive into my Divine Feminine magic. To forget what anyone might say and to be radical, be a rebel, follow my heart because we have work to finish, ladies! For those who don't know, the Salem Witch trials that occurred in the 1650's are a famous account of the witch hunts thats took place around the globe and ultimately left millions of (mostly) Women dead. Nowadays, if we are fortunate enough to live in a free and progressive nation, we don't have to worry about being burned at the stake or hung in the town square for speaking our truth and having ideas. I believe that's why so many women are feeling the call to get into their Witchy feminine side.

On this Divine Feminine solo episode, I share about my experience in Salem and my thoughts on why it's so imperative for Women to embrace their true nature, follow their intuition, and be courageous in stepping forward with their words and ideas whose time have come. 

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Getting stuck in an obsessive thinking loop can feel like torture. Unable to break out and being berated with fears and fixations that seem to be building in intensity. Most of us have been there before whether it's after a rough break up, the end of a friendship or work situation, or a focus on a part of our physical being that we're struggling with. Once our brain gets stuck on a particular worry, it can quickly gain momentum & go up in flames leaving us feeling consumed by our fixation and ruminations.

On this Identify and Heal solo episode, I offer guidance and suggestions on how to navigate and dissipate obsessive thinking and rumination to connect back with your loving Divine Feminine self and release codependent fears that keep us stuck.

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I had the distinct pleasure of reading an advance copy of author Jane Wilson's remarkable book, Wise Little One. I started it over the Summer and thought I'd read it over the course of a month or so. However, I became so enthralled by her story, i couldn't put it down. If you've listened to many episodes of my show, you know that I'm a big fan of inner child work and the benefits it provides. Jana Wilson has written the book and her life long journey towards a loving, caring relationship with her Little One and offers a map for those who follow.

On this guest episode, jana and I  have a great time getting into the nature of healing through inner child work, developing a relationship with your inner child, and involving them in your life choices and daily life. We also share our experiences of how healing and knowing our Little One brought us closer to our authentic, aligned, Divine Feminine self.

A victim of childhood abuse and trauma, Jana Wilson could have wound up another statistic. Yet, at the age of twelve, she had a mystical experience that catapulted her on a life-long journey of learning to listen and love herself. In her breakout prescription memoir Wise Little One, Jana shares how she develoed a connection to her inner child. Through this connection, Jana cultivated an unshakable faith in Self and Spirit, taking full responsibility for her soul’s journey.

A riveting tale of triumph over tragedy, Wise Little One is interlaced with the knowledge Jana learned on her path of discovery – eventually training and working with prominent thought leaders Dr Deepak Chopra, Dr Brian Weiss and Debbie Ford. Ultimately, she honors and listens to her Wise Little One and, at long last, is guided to her beloved in the most auspicious way. In the end, readers discover that we are all here in Earth school to learn how to heal from our pasts, extract lessons from our traumas, and to value and fall in love with ourselves.

To learn more about Jana, go to https://www.emotionalhealingretreat.com

"If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; there is where they should be. Now put foundations under them." Henry David Thoreau

Getting into our dream space of visualizing and imagining what we hope to be, do, have, and experience is of utmost importance. It is after all, the birthplace of everything that has ever come to be in our World. It is true of all things that first, it was only just an idea, a vision, a belief that came into being. Believing that we have the capacity for this Creative Spirit and then making a space to explore and play with it can be the difference between remaining stuck in what is and moving into our true heart's desire.

On today's Divine Feminine Solo episode, I offer inspiration for embarking on the journey of your creative spirit and setting an intentional time and space to explore your creative abilities. 

Wisdom of the Oracle Deck: By Colette Baron Reid
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The devastating, hurtful, and heartbreaking things that happen to us need to be seen, acknowledged, grieved, and heard. This is critical for us to begin to heal and learn to feel safe and secure despite what has happened to us or how our lives may have been forever changed. Yet, when we get stuck in the shock stage, unable to believe or comprehend what has occurred, we develop the mind set of being a victim of these circumstances. Incapable of seeing outside of the perspective of being someone who was unjustly wronged, we cling to the idea that we can never let it go or have peace because of what happened. This is how victim mentality begins and the longer we stay within it, the more rooted it becomes in our minds and emotional bodies as we begin to identify with it more strongly.

On this Identify & Heal Solo episode I offer my take on victim mentality, what it is and why it can be so hard to let go of. I share a bit of my personal experience of holding onto the idea of myself as a victim who could never truly be happy or love myself. Then I get into how we CAN make the choice and changes needed in order to truly release victim mentality for good and open ourselves to our Divine Feminine unlimited potential once we know who we really are.

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It's often perceived that self love, confidence, and esteem is developed instantaneously & happens if we want it badly enough. The reality is that if we really want it we can have it ,yet it takes effort and focus. We must work to shift the patterns & beliefs that got us into the undesirable state of self criticism, depreciation, & loathing in the first place. My guest this week, Caleb Nelson, has made it his life's work to inspire and coach people towards looking their best inside and out. To gain the discipline and devotion needed to achieve a state of love and appreciation for our bodies & souls.

On this episode, Caleb and I discuss the hurtles we experience to self acceptance and treating ourselves with kindness and respect. Caleb shares the guidance he offers his clients to become a person with such peace & clarity that they may be a better role model to others. How we can come to understand what success really means to us. He also tells of his experience growing up in a cult where ideas and beliefs were forced upon him and how this led him to release convention, discover his own beliefs, and find freedom through forgiveness.

Caleb Nelson is a Coach and host of the Naked Sunday Podcast. He helps people "Look Better Naked Inside and & Out." In other words, he works with heart-centered leaders and entrepreneurs to reclaim their time and energy, so they can be in harmony with their body and their life. Caleb believes in a holistic approach to wellness that aligns your health, relationships, and your work with your core values, and is inspired to serve those who want to build a brighter future, by being a better role model for their family, friends, organizations, and community.

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Shame is an insidious force. Born of fear, embarrassment, and regret, shame festers in our emotional bodies to create core false beliefs about ourselves. These beliefs then guide our actions and create insecurities, doubts, low self-esteem which can lead to the development of addictions, unhealthy cycles, and destructive behavior. Do you see how powerful of a force that shame can be? The damage it can cause? This is why it's so important to identify and heal our shame based beliefs and wound in order to truly experience our Divine Feminine radiance.

On this week's guest episode I welcome my lovely friend, Eleni Mita. I had the wonderful experience of being a guest on both of her podcasts. We're very aligned in our feelings and views around the human potential to heal and thrive. Eleni is the Author of “Mindset Dominance” & the upcoming Book "The Ego Exposed”. She is the Podcast Host of “The Shame Game” & “Soul Sisters Get Real”. Eleni shares with us why she chose to focus on shame in her work and how she helps spread the message that there is hope and that we all deserve the chance to be free from the past, to release shame, and find great joy in our lives. 

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Eleni Mita Founder of HypnoFit the World’s only Global Hypnotherapy Clinic with 21 Clinics across the Globe Eleni Mitas had a spiritual awakening in her 53rd year where she awakened to the divine download that her identity and her achievements were firmly attached to an Ego Identity. This Ego Identity was shown as a programmed conditioned State that was not the highest expression of her soul. Eleni gave away her money, stopped most of her business activities, simplified her life, and has been shedding the many layers of programming ever since. Eleni now lives by the ocean & is totally in love with her newly aligned magical life. Eleni’s mission is to inspire you to open your heart and follow your soul's calling so that you too can fall madly in love with yourself and your life too.

You can learn more about Eleni & connect with her here:

Website: elenimitas.com
Podcasts: The Shame Game, Soul Sisters Get Real, Galactic Guidance

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