The Awakened Heart: A Podcast for Healing Women

Brigid Pt 2: Your Nervous System Is The Eternal Flame

Today we use Bridget’s eternal flame as a clear metaphor for the nervous system, then get honest about what burnout looks like when we push for maximum output. I share practical ways to tend the flame with slow mornings, real rest, and flexible routines that meet you where you are. • choosing compromise over all-or-nothing when capacity is low • applying Bridget’s healer, poet, and smith flames to different burnout styles • defining real rest as permission without performance • creating a tending practice with warning signs, non-negotiables, a compromise toolkit, rhythm, and daily flame check-ins Work With Me Individually I offer trauma-informed therapy for high-achieving women navigating: • Complex trauma • Late-diagnosed ADHD or autism • Nervous system dysregulation • Relational pattern healing If you’d prefer one-on-one support, book a free 15-minute consultation here: http://linktr.ee/EmpoweringWellnessHub [http://linktr.ee/EmpoweringWellnessHub] Good Music for Healing 🎵 **Divine Woman Playlist (Apple Music):** https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/divine-woman/pl.u-leyl096uMoD885j [https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/divine-woman/pl.u-leyl096uMoD885j] Episodes Mentioned in this Episode BONUS EPI: Honoring Brigid The Triple Flame: Healer, Poet, Smith https://www.buzzsprout.com/2467345/episodes/19471751-bonus-epi-honoring-brigid-the-triple-flame-healer-poet-smith [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2467345/episodes/19471751-bonus-epi-honoring-brigid-the-triple-flame-healer-poet-smith] What if dysregulation is evidence of wisdom https://www.buzzsprout.com/2467345/episodes/19495622-what-if-dysregulation-is-evidence-of-wisdom [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2467345/episodes/19495622-what-if-dysregulation-is-evidence-of-wisdom] You’re not alone.  We’re healing together. Connect with me about this episode! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2467345/fan_mail/new] Support the show [HTTPS://www.buymeacoffee.com/awakenedheartpod]

What If Dysregulation Is Evidence Of Wisdom

I name the real reason calm can feel out of reach and why your nervous system’s intensity makes sense after sexual trauma, chronic stress, and neurodivergence. We break down fight flight freeze, reframe “dysregulation” as intelligent adaptation, and share practical ways to build safety without forcing yourself to be someone you’re not.  • nervous system dysregulation as brilliant survival response  • sympathetic versus parasympathetic basics and what safety feels like  • signs of long-term survival mode like vigilance, insomnia, scrolling, burnout  • neurodivergent nervous systems processing more input and carrying higher load  • emotional intensity as depth, empathy, and advocacy fuel  • hypervigilance as high-speed pattern recognition needing recalibration  Work With Me Individually I offer trauma-informed therapy for high-achieving women navigating: • Complex trauma • Late-diagnosed ADHD or autism • Nervous system dysregulation • Relational pattern healing If you’d prefer one-on-one support, book a free 15-minute consultation here: http://linktr.ee/EmpoweringWellnessHub [http://linktr.ee/EmpoweringWellnessHub] Good Music for Healing 🎵 **Divine Woman Playlist (Apple Music):** https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/divine-woman/pl.u-leyl096uMoD885j [https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/divine-woman/pl.u-leyl096uMoD885j] Episodes Mentioned in this Episode LATE DIAGNOSIS SERIES: What The First Year Post-Diagnosis Really Feels Like And How To Move Through It https://www.buzzsprout.com/2467345/episodes/18461925-late-diagnosis-series-what-the-first-year-post-diagnosis-really-feels-like-and-how-to-move-through-it [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2467345/episodes/18461925-late-diagnosis-series-what-the-first-year-post-diagnosis-really-feels-like-and-how-to-move-through-it] BONUS EPI: Honoring Brigid The Triple Flame: Healer, Poet, Smith https://www.buzzsprout.com/2467345/episodes/19471751-bonus-epi-honoring-brigid-the-triple-flame-healer-poet-smith [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2467345/episodes/19471751-bonus-epi-honoring-brigid-the-triple-flame-healer-poet-smith] You’re not alone.  We’re healing  Connect with me about this episode! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2467345/fan_mail/new] Support the show [HTTPS://www.buymeacoffee.com/awakenedheartpod]

BONUS EPI: Honoring Brigid The Triple Flame: Healer, Poet, Smith

We meet Brigid as a living metaphor for healing after sexual trauma: soft and fierce at once, a steady flame you can tend without losing your power. We break her three domains down into practical, trauma-informed steps for nervous system regulation, voice, and transformation.  • the triple goddess framework: healer for restoration, poet for truth, smith for transformation  • the shift from sacred rage to a tended fire that stays warm and sustainable  • questions to identify which “flame” you need most right now  • healing flame practices: healing well check-in, naming the open wound, hand-on-heart somatic grounding  • poet flame practices: one true thing daily, telling the untold story, voice notes when writing is hard  • smith flame practices: inventory what you’ve made, name what you’re forging, create something from the heat  Work With Me Individually I offer trauma-informed therapy for high-achieving women navigating: • Complex trauma • Late-diagnosed ADHD or autism • Nervous system dysregulation • Relational pattern healing If you’d prefer one-on-one support, book a free 15-minute consultation here: http://linktr.ee/EmpoweringWellnessHub [http://linktr.ee/EmpoweringWellnessHub] Good Music for Healing 🎵 **Divine Woman Playlist (Apple Music):** https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/divine-woman/pl.u-leyl096uMoD885j [https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/divine-woman/pl.u-leyl096uMoD885j] Episodes Mentioned in this Episode First Epi of Season 2: YOUR FREEZE RESPONSE WAS SURVIVAL NOT CONSENT https://www.buzzsprout.com/2467345/episodes/19054178-your-freeze-response-was-survival-not-consent [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2467345/episodes/19054178-your-freeze-response-was-survival-not-consent] First Epi of the Rage Arc: YOUR ANGER IS PROOF YOU ARE HEALING https://www.buzzsprout.com/2467345/episodes/19243365-your-anger-is-proof-you-are-healing [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2467345/episodes/19243365-your-anger-is-proof-you-are-healing] To learn about creating an altar listen to this epi: What if Your Home Held Your Truth https://www.buzzsprout.com/2467345/episodes/19438789-bonus-epi-what-if-your-home-held-your-truth [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2467345/episodes/19438789-bonus-epi-what-if-your-home-held-your-truth] You’re not alone.  We’re healing together. Connect with me about this episode! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2467345/fan_mail/new] Support the show [HTTPS://www.buymeacoffee.com/awakenedheartpod]

Soft Without Surrendering Power after Sexual Trauma

We welcome rebirth season by exploring how softness can return after rage without dragging us back into smallness. We name armor, hypervigilance, and people pleasing for what they are, then practice softness as a real form of power we can feel in the body. • letting go of performing for other people’s opinions • how sharing our real story cracks the armor over time • defining softness as nervous system permission to relax • speaking truth in the present moment as regulation • building slow morning routines that fit neurodivergent brains • testing soft vs small through expansion vs constriction • working with hypervigilance and learning personal rhythms for rest • integrating rage as banked fire instead of living on burn Work With Me Individually I offer trauma-informed therapy for high-achieving women navigating: • Complex trauma • Late-diagnosed ADHD or autism • Nervous system dysregulation • Relational pattern healing If you’d prefer one-on-one support, book a free 15-minute consultation here: http://linktr.ee/EmpoweringWellnessHub [http://linktr.ee/EmpoweringWellnessHub] Good Music for Healing 🎵 **Divine Woman Playlist (Apple Music):** https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/divine-woman/pl.u-leyl096uMoD885j [https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/divine-woman/pl.u-leyl096uMoD885j] Episodes Mentioned in this Episode First Epi of Season 2/the numb arc: YOUR FREEZE RESPONSE WAS SURVIVAL NOT CONSENT https://www.buzzsprout.com/2467345/episodes/19054178-your-freeze-response-was-survival-not-consent [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2467345/episodes/19054178-your-freeze-response-was-survival-not-consent] First Epi of the Rage Arc: YOUR ANGER IS PROOF YOU ARE HEALING https://www.buzzsprout.com/2467345/episodes/19243365-your-anger-is-proof-you-are-healing [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2467345/episodes/19243365-your-anger-is-proof-you-are-healing] You’re not alone.  We’re healing together. Connect with me about this episode! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2467345/fan_mail/new] Support the show [HTTPS://www.buymeacoffee.com/awakenedheartpod]

BONUS EPI: What If Your Home Held Your Truth

We slow down and take a needed exhale, then we build a simple altar practice to honor Lilith as the part of us that refused silence and chose autonomy. We keep it grounded, practical, and body-based so your sacred rage has a safe place to land and your healing has something you can see and return to.  Work With Me Individually I offer trauma-informed therapy for high-achieving women navigating: • Complex trauma • Late-diagnosed ADHD or autism • Nervous system dysregulation • Relational pattern healing If you’d prefer one-on-one support, book a free 15-minute consultation here: http://linktr.ee/EmpoweringWellnessHub [http://linktr.ee/EmpoweringWellnessHub] Good Music for Healing 🎵 **Divine Woman Playlist (Apple Music):** https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/divine-woman/pl.u-leyl096uMoD885j [https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/divine-woman/pl.u-leyl096uMoD885j] Episodes Mentioned in this Episode BONUS EPI: Lilith And The Power of No https://www.buzzsprout.com/2467345/episodes/19327346-bonus-epi-lilith-and-the-power-of-no [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2467345/episodes/19327346-bonus-epi-lilith-and-the-power-of-no] BONUS EPI: Lilith And The Backlash Against Boundaries https://www.buzzsprout.com/2467345/episodes/19363858-bonus-epi-lilith-and-the-backlash-against-boundaries [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2467345/episodes/19363858-bonus-epi-lilith-and-the-backlash-against-boundaries] You’re not alone.  We’re healing together. Connect with me about this episode! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2467345/fan_mail/new] Support the show [HTTPS://www.buymeacoffee.com/awakenedheartpod]