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

Feeling like your own worst enemy and biggest critic can make life very unpleasant. It can feel like a constant trudging through mud trying to just get through life with crippling low self esteem and little to no confidence. I know how arduous it can be because I've lived that way for much of my life and I've worked with many individuals who have. In this solo episode I offer my take on what is Self Betrayal/Abandonment, how you can identify it and then work to shift it and move into a place of self-acceptance/regard.

* The Book I referenced was indeed Bryon Katie's, Loving What Is. You can learn more about her and get the book here: https://thework.com/, 

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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It's amazing how lost we can get in our minds. How easily other people's beliefs or opinions about us can begin to feel like our own truth. Yet what other people think is never our truth. We each have our own sovereign truth which is the key to personal peace and freedom. My guest this week, Renee Linnell, knows all too well how it feels to wake up to the shocking realization that she had lost herself after years of brainwashing from a Buddhist cult. Whether it's through the influence of others or of an addiction, trauma, or depression it can be hard to take the first steps back to yourself. Renee offers gentle and inspiring guidance on how to take that first step and move into a place of the greatest peace one can know.

On this episode Renee and I discuss how to stop betraying ourselves due to low self-esteem and fear, how to move away from the messaging that we're not OK and need something or someone to fix us, and to realize that there's nothing holding us back because there are no conditions we have to meet to be worthy, lovable, and free. 

Renee is a former surf model, a professional Argentine Tango dancer, and a serial entrepreneur with an Executive Masters in Business Administration from New York University. She made her publishing debut in 2018 with The Burn Zone, a memoir of her experience as a cult survivor. She now has published her second book, Still on Fire: A Memoir. Renee divides her time between Colorado and South Florida.

Learn more about Renee and order her books here
www.reneelinnell.com
Instagram : @renee.linnell 

Our guest today is an Intuitive coach and clairvoyant reverend with the ability to see what blocks people from getting what they REALLY want. Shara and I have an incredible conversation about working on eliminating limiting beliefs and a lack of confidence in order to fully heal and flourish. She shares her story of finding love and connecting intimately after 40 as well as helping women step into their highest light. This women is remarkably gifted and has created so many ways to share her gifts in order to help others live to their greatest potential!

Check out Shara here! : https://sharaogin.com/, https://www.youtube.com/c/SharaOginIntuitiveCoachingSomatics/featured

Happy Winter Solstice and Holiday season to everyone! I hope this time finds you healthy, well, and cozy as the year comes to a close and we gather for celebrations and take time to reflect on 2022.

I prepared just a little offering for you for this Winter Solstice, encouraging taking some time to rest and reflect and embrace the darkness before we begin to bloom once again.

I will be taking a break for the rest of the year to heal, conserve energy, and prepare for 2023. New episodes will start up again in a few weeks and will be released weekly. So don't worry, I'll be back!

In the main time, as always, I'd love to hear from you so please email me at [email protected] and if you do I will also send you my free gift of tips for starting the New Year off with confidence and poised for success!

Much love to you all and I hope you'll continue to tune in next year!

If you feel like you spend an inordinate amount of time fixating on how you look, your size, and other aspects of your body, you are not alone. The majority of Women in the world struggle with body image issues and often experience an almost obsessive preoccupation with monitoring their looks. This battle with the body has become an epidemic in our World to the point where we often value how we look far above who we are. Yet it is possible to recalibrate this discrepancy and move ourselves closer to knowing our intrinsic value and worth, knowing our core values, and releasing this obsession with the external. 

On this, my very first solo episode, I speak directly to you, the audience, and share my thoughts, personal experience, and a bit of guidance about body image preoccupation, how powerfully it can impact our lives, and the first steps we can take to release its strong hold on us.

The topic of eating disorders is one of great importance to me as they have always been apart of my life. Something I was born into as the child of a Mother with Anorexia, and then experiencing over 15 years of my own exhausting struggle with them. Now, I have the honor to work in a professional capacity and help others who are still in that dreadful maze that is an eating disorder. I will always strive to do what I can to offer comfort, support, guidance, and help to anyone who has found themselves in ED's tight grasp. This episode is an effort to do just that and I have a wonderful guest to contribute her professional knowledge and wisdom around addressing and recovering from an ED as well as the impact they can have on our body, mind, and emotions. Jen Powers Jen Powers, MS, RDN is an anti-diet Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, and Certified Yoga Teacher.  She works in private practice and helps her clients heal their relationship with food and their body by taking a non-diet, Health at Every Size® (HAES®) aligned, and client centered approach.

On this episode, Jen and I discuss the impact that eating disorders can have on our lives, how they develop, the ways that dieting can contribute to ED, body image issues, and how to begin the steps toward recovery and eventually into a place of Intuitive Eating and embracing your body in any shape or size. 

ED Resources:

The Eating Disorder Resource Center, Campbell California
EDRC.org

www.eatingrecoverycenter.com

If you think you might be suffering from one of these disorders, talk with your doctor or seek help from a professional who specializes in treating eating disorders. Whitney and Jen are licensed professionals who specialize in eating disorders, you can contact them for Mental Health therapy or Nutritional guidance.

Jen Powers, MS, RDN  background in nutrition therapy and yoga provides a unique opportunity to strengthen the mind-body connection during sessions with her.  It is Jen’s passion and mission to help people find freedom with food and to feel empowered in their body.  In addition to helping people heal their relationship with food and their body, Jen enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, and being outdoors in the sunshine. 

You can learn more about Jen and work with her here: bodymindnourishment.com   

Whitney Walker is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in substance abuse, addiction, eating disorders and trauma. She also works as a recovery coach and spiritual guide. She has worked for several years in clinic/community settings with extensive recovery experience including acting as the Clinical Manager of Wellness Recovery’s IOP. Whitney owns a private practice where she works with individuals, couples, and families with a strong spiritual emphasis. Whitney’s personal story includes substance abuse and ED recovery and she is thrilled to be working in a professional capacity to aid in the flourishing of others pursuing the same path. You can contact Whitney through her website, www.womenwaken.com or via email at [email protected].

Hello Beautiful Audience!

In my first collaboration series on the show I join with my dear friend, Kayla Van Egdom, health coach and energy healer, to explore Feminine Sexuality; its complicated nature and immense power. In this, the final episode of the series with Kayla, we get into what it means for Women to experience the highest levels of sexual pleasure. The process involved for a Women to have pleasure is more complex than men. Period. Because for Women it's internal and with great depth. Which means intense levels of pleasure is possible! Yet takes a bit more effort. So how can we make this heightened pleasure a reality? Kayla and I share what allowed us to have optimal pleasure in the past and what the key factors are to doing so. The most important of which are feeling safe and in your power. Kayla also shares about Orgasmic Manifesting and how masterbation creates the ultimate ingredients for creation.

Please let us know any thoughts or questions you have around the topics discussed on this episode by emailing Whitney at: [email protected].

You can connect with Kayla and Whitney here:

IG: @kaylavanegdom
https://slayandthrive.buzzsprout.com/

[email protected]
womenwaken.com
IG: @womenwaken
Youtube: @womenwaken

Hello Beautiful Audience!

In my first collaboration series on the show I join with my dear friend, Kayla Van Egdom, health coach and energy healer, to explore Feminine Sexuality; its complicated nature and immense power. In this, the 2nd of 3 Episodes with Kayla, we get into what it means for Women to step into their sexual power. What is sexual power? A feminine's sexual power is undeniably a strong force yet how can we harness and get comfortable with it? How do we connect with our sexual power as women? Kayla and I answer and explore these questions and share how you can  embrace and engage with your own unique sexual power and prowess to experience powerful sex and utilize your creative energy, which is what sexual power ultimately is!

Please let us know any thoughts or questions you have around the topics discussed on this episode by emailing Whitney at: [email protected]. And send in questions you'd like us to address on have next weeks episode, Stepping Into Your Sexual Power.

You can connect with Kayla and Whitney here:

IG: @kaylavanegdom
https://slayandthrive.buzzsprout.com/

[email protected]
womenwaken.com
IG: @womenwaken
Youtube: @womenwaken

Hello Beautiful Audience!

In my first collaboration series on the show I join with my dear friend, Kayla Van Egdom, health coach and energy healer, to explore Feminine Sexuality; its complicated nature and immense power. In this, the first of 3 Episodes with Kayla, we discuss Women's relationship with sex. We ask the question of why Women often feel conflicted about acting on sexual desires and being able to enjoy or feel empowered through sex. Kayla and I offer ways to move towards sitting in the thrown of your Authentic Self and taking the steps to develop a healthy, balanced, and enjoyable sex life. We also draw parallels to Sex and relationship Women have with food, eating, and body image.

Please let us know any thoughts or questions you have around the topics discussed on this episode by emailing Whitney at: [email protected]. And send in questions you'd like us to address on have next weeks episode, Stepping Into Your Sexual Power.

You can connect with Kayla and Whitney here:

IG: @kaylavanegdom
https://slayandthrive.buzzsprout.com/

[email protected]
womenwaken.com
IG: @womenwaken
Youtube: @womenwaken

Hello Everyone!

I appreciate you so much for tuning into my show and listening to The Women Waken Podcast! I'm offering a little update to bring you all up so speed on what I've been up to and what I'm doing with the podcast & other content!

I would absolutely love any feedback any of you have on episodes of the  podcast or other content that you've listened to or watched on my Youtube channel (https://youtu.be/dWBskVunwwM). I'm in a period of reflection & evaluation as the the show grows and develops. I'll continue to release videos weekly (although they won't all be interview episodes anymore ) I missed last week on account of moving and being without internet :) 

Much love and blessings to each of you and please feel free to contact me directly with your feedback, questions, or suggestions! It would mean SO much to hear from you, your thoughts and ideas can greatly help me with adjustments and revamping of content. 

Please email me at [email protected]!!