Trauma does not just live in your past. It can shape your relationships, your body, your choices, and even your spiritual life - and Maria reveals how to tell the difference between a true spiritual experience and a trauma response. If you have ever felt stuck, triggered, disconnected from your body, or unsure why healing work has not fully “landed,” this conversation will hit home. Maria shares the three roots of trauma she sees in her work - personal, ancestral, and soul-level - and explains why each one needs a different kind of healing. You’ll discover: Why nervous system regulation is not the same as healingHow somatic experiencing helps trauma move without overwhelmWhat family constellations reveal about inherited patterns, grief, and loyaltyWhy ancestral wounds can shape your relationships, abundance, and sense of selfHow shamanic and energy work fit into a wider, more complete model of healingMaria also opens up about her own childhood trauma, dissociation, and spiritual awakening, including the moment she realized the body is not the enemy - it is the gateway to embodiment, purpose, and real change. This episode is especially powerful if you are doing inner work, supporting clients, working in healing modalities, or wondering why your spiritual growth has not translated into lasting transformation. Maria shows why presence, safety, and co-regulation matter so much, and why healing is less about perfection and more about awareness, choice, and coming fully alive. Maria has spent decades weaving psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, somatic experiencing, family constellations, shamanic healing, and body-based work into a deeply integrated approach. She also shares the practical side of her practice, including how constellation work is done individually and in groups, and why it can create profound shifts in a single session. If you are ready to understand trauma through the lens of the body, the ancestors, and the soul, this is essential listening. Maria is a trauma-informed healer, psychotherapist, and teacher specializing in somatic experiencing, family constellations, shamanic healing, and ancestral work. She is the author of seven books on spirituality and relationships and teaches practitioners how to help others heal through her integrated approach. Find out more at empowered-relationships.com ReShape Skin & Body Clinic @ Sallins, Co Kildare. ReShape is a newly opened doctor led aesthetics clinic, offering innovative treatments for skin, body, laser & injectables. Follow them on Instagram: @reshapeclinic.ie Instagram Guest @mjsoulhealer Instagram @jen_cameron_Relationship Therapist
