If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing everything to heal — therapy, retreats, somatic work, journaling, breathwork — and still feel stuck, this episode is for you.

This week on Healing Her Story, we’re entering the last days of the lunar cycle, and with the waning moon comes an invitation we often resist: slow down.

So many of the women I work with are powerful, dedicated, and exhausted. They’re trying to heal by pushing harder — checking all the boxes, adding more to their calendar, constantly reaching for the next breakthrough.

But what if this way of healing is actually keeping your nervous system in the same survival loop?

In this short and potent episode, I share why “less is more” isn’t just a cliché — it’s a trauma-informed principle. You’ll hear a metaphor that will reframe your entire approach to healing, and I’ll walk you through how I’ve simplified my own practice to feel more supported, resourced, and whole.

We’ll explore:

🐌 Why nervous system regulation requires space, not pressure

🐌 How overdoing your healing can actually block your growth

🐌 What a slow, steady, effective practice can really look like

Whether you're navigating early childhood trauma, burnout, or just feeling like your healing journey has plateaued, this episode will help you create the conditions your nervous system actually needs to repair and receive.

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Check out these links:

• Free Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: Begin your healing journey today.

• Website: Learn more about our services and mission.

• Book a Free Consultation: Connect with me for personalized support.

• Insight Timer: Join me for free meditations to help you find inner calm.

• Full Video Version: Watch the music video for "Reclamation" featured in the intro and outro podcast.

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You're also welcome to reach out via email at riva@windsofchangesac.com

In this week’s episode of Healing Her Story, we’re tuning into the quiet power of the days following the full moon — a phase often overlooked, yet profoundly important for deep, lasting healing.

The week of July 14th holds us in the post-full moon phase, a time rooted in what Traditional Chinese Medicine calls the Earth element — a fifth season nestled between summer and fall. This phase invites us to slow down, ground, and digest everything that was illuminated under the bright light of the full moon.

This is not a time to push forward or chase the next big thing.
It’s a time to integrate what’s already been revealed.

If you’ve ever had a big realization during a retreat, ceremony, or therapy session — but then struggled to apply that insight in daily life — this episode is for you.

We talk about:

✨ Why post-full moon energy is a secret phase every woman needs to know about

✨ How integration is the key to true transformation

✨ The real reason you keep hearing the same messages from your body and your healing work

✨Why your nervous system, not your willpower, determines lasting change

✨Simple ways to shift from consuming healing to living it

This episode is especially for the woman who feels stuck in a cycle of knowing what needs to change… but not knowing how to make it happen. If you’ve been looping the same lessons or wondering why you’re not seeing more progress in your healing, this conversation will help you shift gears — gently, somatically, and sustainably.

Free Trauma Informed Somatic Meditations to Support Your Integration This Week

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Trauma-Informed Somatic Body Scan – 15-Minute Daily Practice
Somatic Breathing Meditation to Hear Your Body’s Wisdom
Somatic Body Scan for Self-Love & Appreciation

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Looking for more support or resources?

Check out these links:

• Free Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: Begin your healing journey today.

• Website: Learn more about our services and mission.

• Book a Free Consultation: Connect with me for personalized support.

• Insight Timer: Join me for free meditations to help you find inner calm.

• Full Video Version: Watch the music video for "Reclamation" featured in the intro and outro podcast.

Subscribe and Stay Connected:
Make sure to subscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode! Let’s heal, grow, and rise together.


You're also welcome to reach out via email at riva@windsofchangesac.com

In this episode, I'm joined by the incredible Dr. Maura Moynihan — a mother of four, a seasoned practitioner, and a soul-centered healer who has spent over 17 years walking beside women on their healing journeys through chiropractic, craniosacral therapy, breathwork, spiritual psychology, and now deep soul work rooted in the Divine Feminine.

Together, we dive into one of the most tender and essential topics of our time: the Mother Wound — what it is, how it shows up in the body, in our society, and why it’s absolutely vital to acknowledge and mend this wound in order to truly heal.

If you’re someone who:

❤️‍🩹 Struggles with anxiety, chronic pain, or dysregulation that seems to come from "nowhere"
❤️‍🩹 Feels overwhelmed in relationships, parenting, or your day-to-day responsibilities
❤️‍🩹 Is navigating the question of motherhood (or your relationship with your own mother)
❤️‍🩹 Is on a journey of breaking cycles and embodying the woman you never had growing up...

This episode is for you.

Maura shares her personal story of motherhood, healing, and spiritual transformation — including what it was like to earn her Master’s in Spiritual Psychology while raising three young boys, and how she now integrates the wisdom of the Divine Feminine into her life and work.

We talk about:

🌹 What the mother wound is and how it shows up in your body, nervous system, and relationships
🌹 How the mother wound relates to our relationship with the Earth
🌹 What it means to live the spiral path of feminine healing
🌹 Why every symptom — even pain — carries a love note
🌹 The importance of modeling sacred feminine values to our sons and future generations

This conversation is tender, empowering, and deeply validating — especially if you’ve ever felt like you’re “too much,” “too sensitive,” or not sure how to show up for yourself the way you wish someone had.

You’ll walk away with a deeper understanding of how the mother wound may be impacting your life — and how to begin meeting yourself with love, curiosity, and devotion.

Connect with Dr. Maura:

Instagram

Website

Substack

Ready to dive deeper?
Join us at the upcoming FREE Mending the Mother Wound weekend Virtual Immersion August 22nd - August 4th

Click here for more information

Send us a text

Looking for more support or resources?

Check out these links:

• Free Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: Begin your healing journey today.

• Website: Learn more about our services and mission.

• Book a Free Consultation: Connect with me for personalized support.

• Insight Timer: Join me for free meditations to help you find inner calm.

• Full Video Version: Watch the music video for "Reclamation" featured in the intro and outro podcast.

Subscribe and Stay Connected:
Make sure to subscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode! Let’s heal, grow, and rise together.


You're also welcome to reach out via email at riva@windsofchangesac.com