When the Body Knows: Voice Without Adjacency

Reclaiming HER: The Controlled Burn - Season 2 Finale

Reclaiming HER: The Controlled Burn - Season 2 Finale Episode Summary: In this powerful season finale, host Robrenna shares a deeply personal journey of transformation using the metaphor of a controlled burn. Just as prairie land managers intentionally burn dead thatch to make way for new growth, Robrenna describes her own decision to step away from a professional environment that no longer nourished her, clearing space for something more authentic and life-giving. Key Topics Covered: • The metaphor of controlled burns in the Great Plains (Nebraska sand hills and Kansas Flint Hills) • Recognizing when "dead fuel" has piled up in your professional or personal life • The difference between a controlled burn (on your terms) versus a wildfire (crisis) • Introducing RHR Media Co. - the publishing arm of Reclaiming Her Resilience • The symbolism of the fiddlehead fern logo and what it represents • The spiritual foundation of "Reclaiming Her Resilience" (Joel 2:25-26) • Understanding resilience as getting back up, even if slowly About the Host: Robrenna Parker is a narrative focus, trauma care certified story coach, somatic attachment coach, and founder of Reclaiming Her Resilience, LLC and RHR Media Co. Special Offering: Free guided meditation: "The Unfurl" - created for women who have been holding themselves tightly for so long they've almost forgotten what it feels like to open. Complete form to Download the Unfurl Meditation [https://forms.gle/6mFLLWsoV68t6wdH6] What's Next: Season 3 is coming! Robrenna is taking a sabbatical and building something exciting to share when the podcast returns. Send topic or guest suggestions to: Hello@reclaimingherresilience.com Credits: Executive Producer and Editor: Robrenna Parker Published by: RHR Media Co. - Where voice is honored and the story unfolds Logo Design: Mari Crisler Design [https://www.maricrisler.com/] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1By4NxQWjM/Reclaiming HER Resilience [https://www.facebook.com/share/1By4NxQWjM/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reclaiming_her_resilience?igsh=MXhiY2MxanpyeDkycg==Reclaiming_HER_Resilience [https://www.instagram.com/reclaiming_her_resilience?igsh=MXhiY2MxanpyeDkycg==] Email: Hello@reclaimingherresilience.com Biblical Reference: I will repay you for the years the locust has eaten... You will have plenty to eat until you are full and you will praise the name of the Lord your God, who has worked wonders for you and never again will my people be shamed. Joel 2:25-26 (paraphrased) The Unfurl Download the Unfurl Meditation [https://forms.gle/6mFLLWsoV68t6wdH6] Communities embrace controlled burns to protect themselves [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tVtQHzASzA] Glacier Creek Preserve (University of Nebraska Omaha) [https://www.unomaha.edu/college-of-arts-and-sciences/nature-preserves/prescribed-burning/index.php] Audubon Great Plains: Restoring Grasslands [https://greatplains.audubon.org/conservation/working-lands/prescribed-fire] The [https://www.botany.org/]Botanical Society of America [https://www.botany.org/]

When the Body Knows: Voice Without Adjacency

What does it mean to reclaim your voice when you no longer want to borrow safety from proximity to power? In this solo episode, host Robrenna Parker explores the concept of adjacency—how we align ourselves with power structures for protection and what happens when our bodies signal it's time to stand on our own terms. In This Episode: 1. A dream that revealed how the body protects through survival and self-preservation 2. Adjacency as adaptation — not weakness 3. The difference between hypervigilance and lived intelligence 4. How fawning functions as a trauma response alongside fight, flight, and freeze 5. The hidden cost of borrowing safety through alignment with power 6. Moving from borrowed calm to self-generated sovereignty 7. Reclaiming voice as an act of internal authority. REFLECTIVE JOURNAL PROMPTS 1. Where does my body lower itself? In what types of rooms do I shrink, soften, or disappear? 2. What specifically feels dangerous there—misunderstanding, erasure, or premature visibility? 3. Where have I borrowed safety through adjacency? 4. When have I aligned myself with power to feel protected? What did it cost me and what did it give me? 5. What would visibility on my own terms look like? Resources: My Grandmother's Hands [https://bookshop.org/p/books/my-grandmother-s-hands-racialized-trauma-and-the-pathway-to-mending-our-hearts-and-bodies-resmaa-menakem-msw-licsw/0cb0feaebf37caff?ean=9781942094470&next=t] Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies [https://bookshop.org/p/books/my-grandmother-s-hands-racialized-trauma-and-the-pathway-to-mending-our-hearts-and-bodies-resmaa-menakem-msw-licsw/0cb0feaebf37caff?ean=9781942094470&next=t] By Resmaa Menakem [https://bookshop.org/p/books/my-grandmother-s-hands-racialized-trauma-and-the-pathway-to-mending-our-hearts-and-bodies-resmaa-menakem-msw-licsw/0cb0feaebf37caff?ean=9781942094470&next=t] The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House by Audre Lorde [https://www.amazon.com/Audre-Lorde/e/B000APSTDU/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1] The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe By Stephen W Porges [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-pocket-guide-to-the-polyvagal-theory-the-transformative-power-of-feeling-safe-stephen-w-porges/6114874f93231dee?ean=9780393707878&next=t] Betrayal Trauma: Traumatic Amnesia as an Adaptive Response to Childhood Abuse by Dr. Jennifer Freyd [https://bookshop.org/p/books/betrayal-trauma-the-logic-of-forgetting-childhood-abuse-jennifer-j-freyd/363e5aebbd4185b5?ean=9780674068063&next=t] Blind to Betrayal Why We Fool Ourselves We Aren't Being Fooled by Dr. Jennifer Freyd [https://bookshop.org/p/books/blind-to-betrayal-why-we-fool-ourselves-we-aren-t-being-fooled-jennifer-freyd/c0914607edee1191?ean=9780470604403&next=t] Fawning By Dr. Ingrid Clayton [https://bookshop.org/p/books/fawning-why-the-need-to-please-makes-us-lose-ourselves-and-how-to-find-our-way-back-dr-ingrid-clayton/1326284466b6a25b?ean=9798217045327&next=t] Connect with Robrenna: hello@reclaimingherresilience.com Facebook: Reclaiming HER Resilience [https://www.facebook.com/share/1By4NxQWjM/] Instagram: Reclaiming_HER_Resilience [https://www.instagram.com/reclaiming_her_resilience?igsh=MXhiY2MxanpyeDkycg==] Credits: Executive Producer & Editor: Robrenna Parker This podcast is published by RHR Media Co. Where voice is honored, and the story unfolds. RHR Media Co. is the publishing and media arm of Reclaiming HER Resilience, LLC, creating story-centered media that honors voice, restores agency, and invites women back into authorship of their own lives.

Reclaiming HER Self-Compassion: Cultivating Self-Kindness

In this episode, our guest, Laura Jackson, a counselor, mindful self-compassion leader, teacher, and advocate, joins us for an in-depth conversation about cultivating kindness toward ourselves in the midst of life's challenges. Laura shares her expertise on the three core elements of mindful self-compassion—mindfulness, kindness, and common humanity—and explores how this practice can help us untangle harsh inner critics, survival-based patterns, and unrealistic expectations. Laura explains how reconnecting with ancestral care practices benefits us and others. LOVING-KINDNESS PRACTICE Laura invites listeners to create their own loving-kindness phrases. Examples include: 1. May I be held in compassion 2. May I be safe 3. May I find peace 4. May I be at ease Resource: Center for Mindfulness Self-compassion [https://centerformsc.org/] Rest Is Resistance: [https://bookshop.org/p/books/rest-is-resistance-a-manifesto-tricia-hersey/72039c1cbdfea3ed?ean=9780316365215&next=t] https://bookshop.org/p/books/rest-is-resistance-a-manifesto-tricia-hersey/72039c1cbdfea3ed?ean=9780316365215&next=tA Manifesto by Tricia Hersey [https://bookshop.org/p/books/rest-is-resistance-a-manifesto-tricia-hersey/72039c1cbdfea3ed?ean=9780316365215&next=t] Connect with Laura: Website: www.paradigmjoy [http://www.paradigmjoy/].com Instagram: @paragdimjoy [https://www.instagram.com/paradigmjoy?igsh=MWVyb3l4dXV2Nm9nOQ==] LinkedIn: Laura I Jackson [https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-i-jackson/] Email: Laura@paradigmjoy.com [Laura@paradigmjoy.com] Connect with Robrenna: hello@reclaimingherresilience.com Facebook: Reclaiming HER Resilience [https://www.facebook.com/share/1By4NxQWjM/] Instagram: Reclaiming_HER_Resilience [https://www.instagram.com/reclaiming_her_resilience?igsh=MXhiY2MxanpyeDkycg==] Reclaiming HER Resilience is executive produced and edited by Robrenna Parker. This podcast is published by RHR Media Co. Where voice is honored, and the story unfolds. RHR Media Co. is the publishing and media arm of Reclaiming HER Resilience, LLC, creating story-centered media that honors voice, restores agency, and invites women back into authorship of their own lives.

Reclaiming HER Sensuality: Healing Intimacy and Self-Rediscovery

Guest: Leontyne 'Tyne' Evans, The Relationship Saver In this episode, story coach Robrenna is joined by Leontyne 'Tyne' Evans, a licensed marriage and family therapist, sex therapist, and counselor. They discuss the challenges and importance of reclaiming sensuality and intimacy after toxic or abusive relationships. The conversation covers how emotional, psychological, sexual, spiritual, and relational harm can impact body autonomy, desire, and safety. We discuss how purity culture influences body image and sexual experiences, the difference between sensuality and sexuality, and the importance of slow, steady self-compassion in the healing process. They also address trauma bonding, differentiating between sensual desire and trauma reenactment, and rebuilding trust in one’s body. This candid discussion aims to provide listeners with insights on creating a safe, self-compassionate space to reconnect with their bodies. Connect with Leontyne: TikTok: @therelationshipshaver [https://www.tiktok.com/@therelationshipsaver?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc] Facebook: Tyne Evans [https://www.facebook.com/tyne.pridgeon] Website: Relationshipgoalsinc.com [https://relationshipgoalsinc.com/meet-the-owner] Connect with Robrenna: hello@reclaimingherresilience.com Facebook: Reclaiming HER Resilience [https://www.facebook.com/share/1By4NxQWjM/] Instagram: Reclaiming_HER_Resilience [https://www.instagram.com/reclaiming_her_resilience?igsh=MXhiY2MxanpyeDkycg==] Reclaiming HER Resilience is executive produced and edited by Robrenna Parker. This podcast is published by RHR Media Co. Where voice is honored, and the story unfolds. RHR Media Co. is the publishing and media arm of Reclaiming HER Resilience, LLC, creating story-centered media that honors voice, restores agency, and invites women back into authorship of their own lives.

Reclaiming HER Healing: Breaking Generational Cycles with Priscilla Quezada

Guest: Priscilla Quezada, Founder of Powerful Authentic Queen (PAC) Content Warning: This episode discusses domestic violence, sexual abuse, and trauma. Listen at your own pace. In this episode, Priscilla and Robrenna discuss: 1. Recognizing generational trauma patterns in families and relationships 2. Understanding that domestic violence includes emotional, financial, verbal, and sexual abuse—not just physical 3. Breaking cycles through self-awareness and healing work 4. The body's role in storing trauma 5. Resources and practices for healing Takeaway: Love should not hurt. Healing takes time and consistency. Be compassionate with yourself; it does get better. Support Resources: My Grandmother's Hands [https://bookshop.org/p/books/my-grandmother-s-hands-racialized-trauma-and-the-pathway-to-mending-our-hearts-and-bodies-resmaa-menakem-msw-licsw/0cb0feaebf37caff?ean=9781942094470&next=t] https://bookshop.org/p/books/my-grandmother-s-hands-racialized-trauma-and-the-pathway-to-mending-our-hearts-and-bodies-resmaa-menakem-msw-licsw/0cb0feaebf37caff?ean=9781942094470&next=tRacialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem MSW Licsw [https://bookshop.org/p/books/my-grandmother-s-hands-racialized-trauma-and-the-pathway-to-mending-our-hearts-and-bodies-resmaa-menakem-msw-licsw/0cb0feaebf37caff?ean=9781942094470&next=t] Break the Cycle, [https://bookshop.org/p/books/break-the-cycle-a-guide-to-healing-intergenerational-trauma-dr-mariel-buqu/0250e9e3c61a580d?ean=9780593472491&next=t] https://bookshop.org/p/books/break-the-cycle-a-guide-to-healing-intergenerational-trauma-dr-mariel-buqu/0250e9e3c61a580d?ean=9780593472491&next=tA Guide to Healing Intergenerational Trauma by Dr. Mariel Buqué [https://bookshop.org/p/books/break-the-cycle-a-guide-to-healing-intergenerational-trauma-dr-mariel-buqu/0250e9e3c61a580d?ean=9780593472491&next=t] What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing [https://bookshop.org/p/books/what-happened-to-you-conversations-on-trauma-resilience-and-healing-bruce-d-perry/13381a9ac2577776?ean=9781250223180&next=t] Oprah Winfrey and [https://bookshop.org/p/books/what-happened-to-you-conversations-on-trauma-resilience-and-healing-bruce-d-perry/13381a9ac2577776?ean=9781250223180&next=t] https://bookshop.org/p/books/what-happened-to-you-conversations-on-trauma-resilience-and-healing-bruce-d-perry/13381a9ac2577776?ean=9781250223180&next=tBruce D. Perry [https://bookshop.org/p/books/what-happened-to-you-conversations-on-trauma-resilience-and-healing-bruce-d-perry/13381a9ac2577776?ean=9781250223180&next=t] The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-body-keeps-the-score-brain-mind-and-body-in-the-healing-of-trauma-bessel-van-der-kolk-m-d/9e63236863805513?ean=9780143127741&next=t] by Bessel van der Kolk M.D. [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-body-keeps-the-score-brain-mind-and-body-in-the-healing-of-trauma-bessel-van-der-kolk-m-d/9e63236863805513?ean=9780143127741&next=t] TheHotline.org [https://www.thehotline.org/] 800.799.SAFE (7233) (Domestic Violence Hotline) RAINN.org [https://rainn.org/] Call 800.656.HOPE (4673) Love is Respect [https://www.loveisrespect.org/] (Teen Dating Violence) 1.866.331.9474 Text LOVEIS to 22522 Connect with Priscilla: PowerfulAuthenticQueen.com [http://powerfulauthenticqueen.com/] Powerful Authentic Queen Facebook: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100071569943572] PowerfulAuthentic Queen Instagram:Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/powerfulauthenticqueen/] PowerfulAuthentic Queen YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvNIECEjfuBoUcY6alkp7ug] PowerfulAuthentic Queen Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0mxodkB8XmGD5gXWS1KaRO?si=c34c174f827f409b&nd=1&dlsi=c044d0d42f604b8f] Playlist Connect with Robrenna: Connect with Robrenna: hello@reclaimingherresilience.com Facebook: Reclaiming HER Resilience [https://www.facebook.com/share/1By4NxQWjM/] Instagram: Reclaiming_HER_Resilience [https://www.instagram.com/reclaiming_her_resilience?igsh=MXhiY2MxanpyeDkycg==] Reclaiming HER Resilience is executive produced and edited by Robrenna Parker. This podcast is published by RHR Media Co. Where voice is honored, and the story unfolds. RHR Media Co. is the publishing and media arm of Reclaiming HER Resilience, LLC, creating story-centered media that honors voice, restores agency, and invites women back into authorship of their own lives.