Rooted & Rising: Stories of Transformation, Intuition, and Soul-Led Healing

Tara Mychelle
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Formerly the Intuitive Mentor Mom Podcast, now Rooted & Rising is a space for those ready to stop living life on autopilot and start living it by design. Hosted by Tara Mychelle — woman, mother, entrepreneur, friend, daughter, corporate professional, and energy practitioner — this podcast is born from the roots of challenge and the rise of self-discovery. Here, we explore the truth that life isn’t happening to us, it’s happening for us. When we release the victim within, we reclaim our power as the hero of our own story. Through healing and transformation, we create an inner world so rich and aligned that our outer world naturally reflects it. With personal stories, raw reflections, and inspiring conversations, each episode invites you to deepen your roots in self-awareness, self-love, and truth — and rise into your fullest self-expression. Together, we’ll explore everything from love, relationships, and parenting to health, spirituality, and the courage it takes to live fully awake. This is your invitation to heal, transform, and create a life you love — from the inside out. Get rooted. Rise high. And live the story you were born to tell. https://www.souldspaces.com/https://www.taramychelle.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXAqUOQmXbileD1LA-JE83Q

  1. 56: Situationships, Trauma Bonds & Self-Worth: How to Stop Settling for Almost Love | Case Erickson

    3D AGO

    56: Situationships, Trauma Bonds & Self-Worth: How to Stop Settling for Almost Love | Case Erickson

    Send a text What is a situationship, really—and why do so many of us stay in almost-love far longer than we should? In this honest and powerful episode of Rooted & Rising, Tara Mychelle sits down with author and speaker Case Erickson for a raw conversation about situationships, trauma bonds, self-worth, attachment patterns, emotional safety, and the courage to choose yourself. Together, they unpack the painful space between connection and commitment—the kind of relationship where feelings are real, chemistry is real, but clarity, accountability, and security never fully arrive. Tara and Case explore how anxious attachment, avoidant behavior, codependency, childhood wounds, and fear of abandonment can keep us stuck in relationships that feel meaningful but remain misaligned. This episode is for anyone who has ever felt almost chosen, almost loved, almost committed to, and is ready to stop abandoning themselves for half-love. Inside this conversation: What a situationship really isThe difference between love and a trauma bondWhy almost-relationships are so hard to leaveHow avoidant and anxious dynamics keep people stuckWhat it means to choose yourself without shutting down loveHow self-respect changes your standards in dating, work, and lifeWhy healing your inner world changes what you accept outside of youCase also shares pieces of his personal story, including relationship patterns, self-reclamation, and the moment he realized staying any longer would require abandoning himself. And before the episode begins, Tara shares a message about her guide, F**k Almost: Your Guide to Being Fully Chosen in Love and Self-Worth—created for anyone ready to break the cycle of almost relationships and reconnect with their value, worth, and sovereignty. If you’ve been stuck in a situationship, trauma bond, or emotionally unavailable relationship, this episode will meet you there. Listen now, and take one step closer to being fully chosen—starting with choosing yourself. Support the show 🌿 Done Negotiating with Almost? You don’t need better luck. You need better standards. F*CK ALMOST! is your guide to recognizing emotional limbo, breaking the pattern of ambiguity, and choosing clearly in love, work, and life. Inside you’ll learn how to: • Stop interpreting mixed signals • Stop softening your needs • Stop confusing intensity with alignment • Set standards without apology • Leave sooner when something isn’t fully aligned This is not about chasing commitment. It’s about becoming unavailable for almost. Fully chosen starts with fully deciding. 👉 You can explore the guide here: F*CK ALMOST - Your Guide to be Fully Chosen in Love, Work & Self Worth Whether you’re ready to take that step now or simply sit with what surfaced today, trust this: You’re not here to live in limbo. You’re not here to shrink yourself to fit into someone else’s maybe. You’re here to be rooted. And you’re here to rise. **If this show helped you root deeper into truth, you can Plant a Seed here. We appreciate the love and support. XO

    1h 22m
  2. 55: The Story Is a Lie — And the Door Is Already Open

    MAR 8

    55: The Story Is a Lie — And the Door Is Already Open

    Send a text How many parts of your life are being shaped by a story that isn’t actually true? In this deeply personal episode of Rooted & Rising, Tara Mychelle explores the invisible narratives our minds create to keep us safe — and how those same stories can quietly block the love, success, and abundance we’re meant to experience. Through a vulnerable reflection about her relationship with her mother, Tara shares the moment she realized a painful belief she carried for years wasn’t the truth — it was a protection story that had outlived its purpose. When we allow these stories to run our lives, they become the guard standing in front of the door to everything we want. But what if the door was never locked? This episode explores: • How subconscious stories shape our relationships and decisions • Why the mind creates protective narratives after emotional wounds • How old beliefs can block love, opportunity, and connection • The courage it takes to question the stories we’ve always believed • What becomes possible when those stories finally move Tara also shares a powerful moment from a live concert that revealed how quickly we create stories about other people — and how those assumptions shape our reality. If you’ve ever felt stuck, unseen, undeserving, or unsure whether the life you want is truly available to you, this conversation will challenge the story behind that feeling. Because the life you want might already be here. You may just need to move the story standing in front of the door. Support the show 🌿 Done Negotiating with Almost? You don’t need better luck. You need better standards. F*CK ALMOST! is your guide to recognizing emotional limbo, breaking the pattern of ambiguity, and choosing clearly in love, work, and life. Inside you’ll learn how to: • Stop interpreting mixed signals • Stop softening your needs • Stop confusing intensity with alignment • Set standards without apology • Leave sooner when something isn’t fully aligned This is not about chasing commitment. It’s about becoming unavailable for almost. Fully chosen starts with fully deciding. 👉 You can explore the guide here: F*CK ALMOST - Your Guide to be Fully Chosen in Love, Work & Self Worth Whether you’re ready to take that step now or simply sit with what surfaced today, trust this: You’re not here to live in limbo. You’re not here to shrink yourself to fit into someone else’s maybe. You’re here to be rooted. And you’re here to rise. **If this show helped you root deeper into truth, you can Plant a Seed here. We appreciate the love and support. XO

    26 min
  3. 54: Why High-Functioning Women Still Feel Undeserving

    MAR 1

    54: Why High-Functioning Women Still Feel Undeserving

    Send a text Your life looks strong on the outside. Career experience. Independence. Resilience. But underneath? Money stress. Career uncertainty. Relationship patterns that feel intense but not secure. And a quiet belief that maybe you don’t fully deserve more. In this raw episode of Rooted & Rising, Tara Mychelle unpacks the “undeserving” wound — how childhood conditioning, scarcity mindset, and survival wiring create cycles of earning and losing, loving and almost, expanding and contracting. We explore: • Why high-achieving women still struggle with self-worth • The pattern of success followed by collapse • Scarcity programming and money fear • Survival mode vs. thriving • Rewiring the nervous system in real time • Practicing resilience instead of performing it This isn’t theory. It’s healing while living it — navigating layoffs, single motherhood, financial pressure, and the decision to break generational scarcity at the root. If you’ve ever felt polished on the outside but unraveling inside, this conversation will feel honest, grounding, and activating. Next week: the neuroscience behind survival wiring — why your brain keeps you looping in “almost” in love, career, and finances — and how to interrupt the pattern. Subscribe, share, and leave a review to help more women step out of survival mode and into self-trust. Support the show 🌿 Done Negotiating with Almost? You don’t need better luck. You need better standards. F*CK ALMOST! is your guide to recognizing emotional limbo, breaking the pattern of ambiguity, and choosing clearly in love, work, and life. Inside you’ll learn how to: • Stop interpreting mixed signals • Stop softening your needs • Stop confusing intensity with alignment • Set standards without apology • Leave sooner when something isn’t fully aligned This is not about chasing commitment. It’s about becoming unavailable for almost. Fully chosen starts with fully deciding. 👉 You can explore the guide here: F*CK ALMOST - Your Guide to be Fully Chosen in Love, Work & Self Worth Whether you’re ready to take that step now or simply sit with what surfaced today, trust this: You’re not here to live in limbo. You’re not here to shrink yourself to fit into someone else’s maybe. You’re here to be rooted. And you’re here to rise. **If this show helped you root deeper into truth, you can Plant a Seed here. We appreciate the love and support. XO

    30 min
  4. 53: Touch A Tree: Reset Your Nervous System in 60 seconds & Lower Cortisol

    FEB 22

    53: Touch A Tree: Reset Your Nervous System in 60 seconds & Lower Cortisol

    Send a text Your nervous system is overloaded — and your body already knows it. In this episode of Rooted & Rising, Tara Mychelle breaks down the science behind what happens when you touch a tree — and why nature regulates your nervous system in ways no app, supplement, or scrolling session can replicate. This is not spiritual fluff. This is physiology. You’ll learn: • How touching trees lowers cortisol (your primary stress hormone) • What forest bathing (Shinrin-Yoku) does to heart rate and blood pressure • How phytoncides from trees increase natural killer cells and immune function • Why Polyvagal Theory confirms nature shifts you into parasympathetic regulation • The science behind grounding (earthing) and inflammation reduction Research shows that just minutes in nature measurably improves stress response, nervous system regulation, immune health, and emotional clarity. If you’ve been struggling with anxiety, nervous system dysregulation, burnout, relationship stress, or emotional overload — this episode gives you a practical, zero-cost intervention you can use today. Sixty seconds. One tree. One reset. Listen now — and regulate differently. 🔬 SCIENCE REFERENCES 1️⃣ Cortisol + Forest Bathing Study Park, B.J. et al. (2010). https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12199-010-0153-2 2️⃣ Forest Bathing + Heart Rate + Blood Pressure  Song, C. et al. (2016) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12199-016-0542-7 3️⃣ Phytoncides + Natural Killer Cells Li, Q. (2010). https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12199-008-0068-3 4️⃣ Grounding / Earthing Research Chevalier, G. et al. (2012). https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jeph/2012/291541/ 5️⃣ Polyvagal Theory  Stephen Porges, PhD https://www.polyvagalinstitute.org/whatispolyvagal Support the show 🌿 Done Negotiating with Almost? You don’t need better luck. You need better standards. F*CK ALMOST! is your guide to recognizing emotional limbo, breaking the pattern of ambiguity, and choosing clearly in love, work, and life. Inside you’ll learn how to: • Stop interpreting mixed signals • Stop softening your needs • Stop confusing intensity with alignment • Set standards without apology • Leave sooner when something isn’t fully aligned This is not about chasing commitment. It’s about becoming unavailable for almost. Fully chosen starts with fully deciding. 👉 You can explore the guide here: F*CK ALMOST - Your Guide to be Fully Chosen in Love, Work & Self Worth Whether you’re ready to take that step now or simply sit with what surfaced today, trust this: You’re not here to live in limbo. You’re not here to shrink yourself to fit into someone else’s maybe. You’re here to be rooted. And you’re here to rise. **If this show helped you root deeper into truth, you can Plant a Seed here. We appreciate the love and support. XO

    12 min
  5. 52: High-Functioning Survival Mode: Job Anxiety, Relationship Fear & the Illusion of Safety

    FEB 15

    52: High-Functioning Survival Mode: Job Anxiety, Relationship Fear & the Illusion of Safety

    Send a text Let’s say it plainly. The fear of being fired. The fear of being left. The fear of losing income. The fear of losing love. Different scenes. Same root. In this episode of Rooted & Rising, Tara calls out the quiet survival pattern driving high performers and deep feelers alike. When fear runs the system: • You overwork to stay valuable • You overgive to stay chosen • You edit your truth to stay secure • You live bracing for loss It looks like responsibility. It feels like control. It is survival mode. This conversation dives into job insecurity, workplace anxiety, abandonment fear, and the illusion of external safety — and what shifts when you stop building your life around “don’t lose.” Because a life built around not losing is very different from a life built on purpose. If you’re ready to stop living on edge and start standing rooted, this episode is for you. Support the show 🌿 Done Negotiating with Almost? You don’t need better luck. You need better standards. F*CK ALMOST! is your guide to recognizing emotional limbo, breaking the pattern of ambiguity, and choosing clearly in love, work, and life. Inside you’ll learn how to: • Stop interpreting mixed signals • Stop softening your needs • Stop confusing intensity with alignment • Set standards without apology • Leave sooner when something isn’t fully aligned This is not about chasing commitment. It’s about becoming unavailable for almost. Fully chosen starts with fully deciding. 👉 You can explore the guide here: F*CK ALMOST - Your Guide to be Fully Chosen in Love, Work & Self Worth Whether you’re ready to take that step now or simply sit with what surfaced today, trust this: You’re not here to live in limbo. You’re not here to shrink yourself to fit into someone else’s maybe. You’re here to be rooted. And you’re here to rise. **If this show helped you root deeper into truth, you can Plant a Seed here. We appreciate the love and support. XO

    18 min
  6. 51: From Situationships To Safety: How Real Choice Begins

    FEB 8

    51: From Situationships To Safety: How Real Choice Begins

    Send a text Are you stuck in a situationship and wondering why insight hasn’t been enough to break the pattern? In this final episode of the Situationship Series, Tara explores why understanding the cycle doesn’t always lead to change — and where rooted choice actually begins. This episode goes beyond dating advice to uncover the deeper reasons people stay in “almost” relationships: emotional safety, pre-rejection, and the quiet hope that clarity will come later. You’ll learn why situationships aren’t about bad timing, why waiting can feel safer than choosing, and what truly shifts when commitment becomes possible — internally and externally. If you’re tired of waiting to be chosen, over-explaining your needs, or feeling stuck in emotional ambiguity, this conversation offers a grounded path forward. This episode completes the situationship conversation and opens a new one — focused on safety, embodiment, and choosing yourself fully in relationships, work, and life. 🎧 Listen now — and take the next step with the guide linked in the show notes. 🌿 Ready to Go Deeper? If this resonated, and you recognize yourself in the pattern of almost relationships, I created something to support you beyond this post. My e-guide, From Almost There to All the Way, walks you through: Why situationships feel so hard to leaveHow nervous system patterns keep you attached to uncertaintyThe hidden payoffs that keep “almost” relationships aliveHow to rebuild self-trust and choose clarity without abandoning yourselfThis isn’t about forcing commitment. It’s about coming home to yourself—so commitment becomes natural, mutual, and grounded. 👉 You can explore the guide here: From Almost There to All the Way: A bold guide to ending Situationships and choosing Commitment Whether you’re ready to take that step now or simply sit with what surfaced today, trust this: You’re not here to live in limbo. You’re not here to shrink yourself to fit into someone else’s maybe. You’re here to be rooted. And you’re here to rise. Support the show 🌿 Done Negotiating with Almost? You don’t need better luck. You need better standards. F*CK ALMOST! is your guide to recognizing emotional limbo, breaking the pattern of ambiguity, and choosing clearly in love, work, and life. Inside you’ll learn how to: • Stop interpreting mixed signals • Stop softening your needs • Stop confusing intensity with alignment • Set standards without apology • Leave sooner when something isn’t fully aligned This is not about chasing commitment. It’s about becoming unavailable for almost. Fully chosen starts with fully deciding. 👉 You can explore the guide here: F*CK ALMOST - Your Guide to be Fully Chosen in Love, Work & Self Worth Whether you’re ready to take that step now or simply sit with what surfaced today, trust this: You’re not here to live in limbo. You’re not here to shrink yourself to fit into someone else’s maybe. You’re here to be rooted. And you’re here to rise. **If this show helped you root deeper into truth, you can Plant a Seed here. We appreciate the love and support. XO

    17 min
  7. 50: Situationships (Ep.5) When Faith Becomes Waiting: Situationships, Divine Timing, and Choosing Clarity

    FEB 1

    50: Situationships (Ep.5) When Faith Becomes Waiting: Situationships, Divine Timing, and Choosing Clarity

    Send a text When Faith Becomes Waiting: Situationships, Divine Timing, and Choosing Clarity Situationships often don’t end because something is wrong — they continue because faith quietly turns into waiting. In this episode of Rooted & Rising, Tara explores how spiritual language like “trusting divine timing”, “surrender”, and “having faith” can unintentionally keep people stuck in unclear relationships. When clarity is avoided in the name of patience, situationships thrive — not because love is present, but because choosing feels risky. This conversation is for anyone navigating a situationship, waiting for commitment, or questioning whether faith has become a way to avoid asking for what they truly need. Tara breaks down the difference between grounded faith and fear-based waiting, how the nervous system learns to tolerate “almost” relationships, and why asking for clarity is an act of self-trust — not control. Listeners will explore: Why situationships often hide behind spiritual languageHow “divine timing” can become emotional avoidanceThe difference between surrender and self-abandonmentWhy clarity strengthens relationships — or reveals the truthHow choosing yourself restores sovereignty and peaceThis episode invites you to stop spiritualizing uncertainty and start honoring your needs with grounded faith, self-trust, and clarity. 🌿 Ready to Go Deeper? If this resonated, and you recognize yourself in the pattern of almost relationships, I created something to support you beyond this post. My e-guide, From Almost There to All the Way, walks you through: Why situationships feel so hard to leaveHow nervous system patterns keep you attached to uncertaintyThe hidden payoffs that keep “almost” relationships aliveHow to rebuild self-trust and choose clarity without abandoning yourselfThis isn’t about forcing commitment. It’s about coming home to yourself—so commitment becomes natural, mutual, and grounded. 👉 You can explore the guide here: From Almost There to All the Way: A bold guide to ending Situationships and choosing Commitment Whether you’re r Support the show 🌿 Done Negotiating with Almost? You don’t need better luck. You need better standards. F*CK ALMOST! is your guide to recognizing emotional limbo, breaking the pattern of ambiguity, and choosing clearly in love, work, and life. Inside you’ll learn how to: • Stop interpreting mixed signals • Stop softening your needs • Stop confusing intensity with alignment • Set standards without apology • Leave sooner when something isn’t fully aligned This is not about chasing commitment. It’s about becoming unavailable for almost. Fully chosen starts with fully deciding. 👉 You can explore the guide here: F*CK ALMOST - Your Guide to be Fully Chosen in Love, Work & Self Worth Whether you’re ready to take that step now or simply sit with what surfaced today, trust this: You’re not here to live in limbo. You’re not here to shrink yourself to fit into someone else’s maybe. You’re here to be rooted. And you’re here to rise. **If this show helped you root deeper into truth, you can Plant a Seed here. We appreciate the love and support. XO

    19 min
  8. 49: Situationships (Ep4): Expecting the No | The Pre-Rejection Pattern Keeping You in Situationships

    JAN 25

    49: Situationships (Ep4): Expecting the No | The Pre-Rejection Pattern Keeping You in Situationships

    Send a text Have you ever told yourself “I’m not getting my hopes up,” “I’m just going with the flow,” or “If it’s meant to be, it will be”? In this episode of Rooted & Rising, Tara Mychelle names the quiet sabotage pattern that keeps so many people stuck in situationships: pre-rejection—rejecting yourself before anyone else can. You’ll learn what “expecting the no” sounds like, how it shows up (softening your needs, reading silence as rejection, staying guarded when things are good, choosing emotionally unavailable partners), and why it can feel safer to stay in uncertainty than to risk real clarity. Tara also shares a science-backed lens on rejection sensitivity and how the brain can become hyper-alert to social threat—then gives you a simple weekly practice: The Pre-Rejection Audit, to start choosing from clarity instead of fear. If you’re ready to stop settling for “almost,” this is your next step. Get the e-guide: From Almost There to All the Way (linked here). Educational content only. Not therapy or medical advice. Science Corner (sources): Brain imaging research using social exclusion paradigms (e.g., Cyberball) finds that rejection and exclusion reliably engage regions involved in distress and threat monitoring, including the anterior/dorsal cingulate and anterior insula. Find link here  Individual differences matter: higher rejection sensitivity and attachment anxiety have been linked to stronger neural responses to social disapproval and exclusion. Find link here Studies also show that simply anticipating social feedback can activate the brain’s monitoring/alarm systems—meaning we can start “bracing” before anything happens. Find link here (Note: overlap between social rejection and physical pain networks is supported in parts of the literature, but the specificity of that overlap is debated.) Support the show 🌿 Done Negotiating with Almost? You don’t need better luck. You need better standards. F*CK ALMOST! is your guide to recognizing emotional limbo, breaking the pattern of ambiguity, and choosing clearly in love, work, and life. Inside you’ll learn how to: • Stop interpreting mixed signals • Stop softening your needs • Stop confusing intensity with alignment • Set standards without apology • Leave sooner when something isn’t fully aligned This is not about chasing commitment. It’s about becoming unavailable for almost. Fully chosen starts with fully deciding. 👉 You can explore the guide here: F*CK ALMOST - Your Guide to be Fully Chosen in Love, Work & Self Worth Whether you’re ready to take that step now or simply sit with what surfaced today, trust this: You’re not here to live in limbo. You’re not here to shrink yourself to fit into someone else’s maybe. You’re here to be rooted. And you’re here to rise. **If this show helped you root deeper into truth, you can Plant a Seed here. We appreciate the love and support. XO

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Formerly the Intuitive Mentor Mom Podcast, now Rooted & Rising is a space for those ready to stop living life on autopilot and start living it by design. Hosted by Tara Mychelle — woman, mother, entrepreneur, friend, daughter, corporate professional, and energy practitioner — this podcast is born from the roots of challenge and the rise of self-discovery. Here, we explore the truth that life isn’t happening to us, it’s happening for us. When we release the victim within, we reclaim our power as the hero of our own story. Through healing and transformation, we create an inner world so rich and aligned that our outer world naturally reflects it. With personal stories, raw reflections, and inspiring conversations, each episode invites you to deepen your roots in self-awareness, self-love, and truth — and rise into your fullest self-expression. Together, we’ll explore everything from love, relationships, and parenting to health, spirituality, and the courage it takes to live fully awake. This is your invitation to heal, transform, and create a life you love — from the inside out. Get rooted. Rise high. And live the story you were born to tell. https://www.souldspaces.com/https://www.taramychelle.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXAqUOQmXbileD1LA-JE83Q

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