The Awakened Heart: A Podcast for Healing Women

Autumn Moran
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The Awakened Heart: A Podcast for Healing Women is a safe space for trauma survivors and neurodivergent women ready to claim their voice, soften into their truth and feel at home with themselves. I’m Autumn Moran, a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), certified Life Coach, and 500-hour trained yoga instructor who understands this journey intimately as a neurodivergent woman, trauma survivor and as a therapist and life coach.  Each week, I offer soulful episodes where I intertwine my lived experiences with insights from my therapy practice all with the goal to help women unmask and find peace in their lives by healing trauma and learning how to accommodate their neurodivergence. Through real talk, mindfulness practices, and gentle healing approaches rooted in trauma-informed wisdom and nervous system care, you’ll find practical tools to help you feel safe in your body, seen in your story and supported in your journey. This is your sanctuary to soften, heal, and remember that you were and are never too much.  Work with me: Click the link to schedule a free 15 minute consultation. http://linktr.ee/EmpoweringWellnessHub

  1. Your Body Is Protecting You From Stillness

    6H AGO

    Your Body Is Protecting You From Stillness

    Restlessness after grief is normal when our nervous system finally comes online after numbness. I share a trauma-informed way to practice real rest in tiny steps so our body can learn that slowing down is safe.  • why emotional release can lead to nervous system activation instead of calm  • how stillness can feel unsafe after sexual trauma and chronic stress  • movement-first rest  • “you are the frog” making self-care the first task of the day  Find out all about working with me and my offerings at the link!  http://linktr.ee/EmpoweringWellnessHub Good Music for Healing 🎵 **Divine Woman Playlist (Apple Music):** https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/divine-woman/pl.u-leyl096uMoD885j You’re not alone.  We’re healing together. Connect with me about this episode! Support the show

    15 min
  2. BONUS EPI: Shadow Work And Somatic Release For The Numb Season after Sexual Trauma

    5D AGO ·  BONUS

    BONUS EPI: Shadow Work And Somatic Release For The Numb Season after Sexual Trauma

    We slow grief down and give it a body, a breath, and a ritual so the numb season can finally feel safe to move. I guide you through shadow work, heart-centered visualization, and gentle somatic release so you can honor double grief without trying to fix it.  • honoring grief as a ritual rather than a challenge  • grounding with breath and safety statements for the body  • shadow work for high achievers and people pleasers who hide pain  • three questions to uncover “unacceptable” grief and fear of feeling  • affirmations for feeling safe, held, and not broken  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 Good Music for Healing 🎵 **Divine Woman Playlist (Apple Music):** https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/divine-woman/pl.u-leyl096uMoD885j Episodes Mentioned in this Episode Honoring the Losses & Heaviness after Sexual Trauma https://www.buzzsprout.com/2467345/episodes/19093408-honoring-the-losses-heaviness-after-sexual-trauma You’re not alone.  We’re healing together. Connect with me about this episode! Support the show

    14 min
  3. Honoring the Losses & Heaviness after Sexual Trauma

    APR 29

    Honoring the Losses & Heaviness after Sexual Trauma

    Grief can rise when numbness finally softens, and that doesn’t mean we’re failing or sliding backward. We name the double grief of healing after sexual trauma and practice a slower, body-based way to carry the ache without turning recovery into a performance.  • grief as a sign of waking up, not regressing  • double grief after sexual trauma: what was taken and who we must become  • the “ever-present ache” as an echo of loss, not proof of brokenness  • why healing is not a checklist for high achievers and people pleasers  • five steps to stay with numbness: name, feel, compassion, breathe, permission  Work With Me Individually (Texas Residents) 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 Good Music for Healing 🎵 **Divine Woman Playlist (Apple Music):** https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/divine-woman/pl.u-leyl096uMoD885j Episodes Mentioned in this Episode Epi 55 Your Freeze Response was Survival not Consent https://www.buzzsprout.com/2467345/episodes/19054178-your-freeze-response-was-survival-not-consent  Bonus Epi: Holding Space for the Numbness after Sexual Trauma https://www.buzzsprout.com/2467345/episodes/19058743-bonus-epi-holding-space-for-the-numbness-after-sexual-trauma You’re not alone. We’re healing together. Connect with me about this episode! Support the show

    32 min
  4. BONUS EPI: Holding Space for the Numbness after Sexual Trauma

    APR 24 ·  BONUS

    BONUS EPI: Holding Space for the Numbness after Sexual Trauma

    We slow everything down and meet numbness with respect, treating it as a protective boundary rather than proof we are broken. I explain the freeze response, offer body-based practices to build safety, and end with a guided sanctuary meditation where numbness is welcome. In this Epi:  • reframing emotional numbness as a biological gift  • understanding freeze response and why the body shuts down  • practicing supportive touch to create a bridge back to the body  • speaking to the inner protector part with gratitude and clear promises  • using practical tools like a no decision hour and warmth  • trying a thank you journal when feelings are unavailable  • setting boundaries with social media to protect peace  • grounding in safety first and seeking help when needed  Work With Me Individually I offer trauma-informed services 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 Good Music for Healing 🎵 **Divine Woman Playlist (Apple Music):** https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/divine-woman/pl.u-leyl096uMoD885j Episodes Mentioned in this Episode Epi 55 Your Freeze Response was Survival not Consent https://www.buzzsprout.com/2467345/episodes/19054178-your-freeze-response-was-survival-not-consent You’re not alone.  We’re healing together. Connect with me about this episode! Support the show

    29 min
  5. Your Freeze Response Was Survival Not Consent

    APR 22

    Your Freeze Response Was Survival Not Consent

    We start season two with a slow return to the body and a clear truth: you were not broken and you did not fail. I name numbness and freeze for what they are, explain why survival can look like compliance or dissociation, and share five gentle steps to begin feeling again at your pace.  • a short grounding to notice breath and tension  • the core message that your response is survival  • the spectrum of sexual trauma beyond “movie script” scenarios  • why guilt and shame cling to freeze and dissociation  • how fight, flight, freeze, and fawn actually work  • why numbness is protective and can soften with safety  • five practical steps to build micro connection  • letting numbness act as a boundary and honoring “not yet”  • what the season will explore next, including rage as information  Share this episode with someone who may need to hear this. Leave me a comment, an emoji. Reach out anytime. Work With Me Individually (Texas Residents) I offer trauma-informed therapy for high-achieving women navigating: • Complex trauma • Late-diagnosed ADHD or autism • Nervous system dysregulation • Relational pattern healing For one-on-one support, book a free 15-minute consultation here: http://linktr.ee/EmpoweringWellnessHub Good Music for Healing 🎵 **Divine Woman Playlist (Apple Music):** https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/divine-woman/pl.u-leyl096uMoD885j Connect with me about this episode! Support the show

    31 min
  6. How Mother Wounds And Father Wounds Shape Your Nervous System

    APR 15

    How Mother Wounds And Father Wounds Shape Your Nervous System

    We close season one with a clear look at parental wounds and how your nervous system learned what love, safety, and connection feel like. We connect those early patterns to freezing, fawning, people pleasing, and boundary struggles, then share simple somatic tools to help you come back to yourself with less shame. • defining parental wounds • explaining how the nervous system adapts • naming mother wound patterns • naming father wound patterns • practicing awareness without judgment as the foundation for nervous system healing • using GLOW to calm activation • using HALT to check hunger, anger, loneliness, and tiredness before responding Ready for Deeper Support? Somatic Healing Group (JOIN THE WAITLIST NOW!) If you’re ready to move beyond insight and into embodied healing, I’m opening one small Somatic Healing Group this spring. This 6-week women’s healing group is designed for high-functioning women who: • Feel chronically on edge or emotionally shut down • Understand their trauma cognitively but still feel dysregulated • Want practical nervous system regulation tools • Are ready for deeper somatic integration Group Details: • 6 weeks • 90 minutes weekly • Limited to 5 women • Tuesdays, 6:00–7:30 PM • Begins April 21st Investment: $300 total Payment is due in full at enrollment to reserve your spot. Spots are intentionally limited to maintain safety and depth. → Join the Somatic Healing Group waitlist here: http://linktr.ee/EmpoweringWellnessHub Work With Me Individually (Texas Residents) 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 Good Music for Healing 🎵 **Divine Woman Playlist (Apple Music):** https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/divine-woman/pl.u-leyl096uMoD885j You’re not alone.  We’re healing together. Connect with me about this episode! Support the show

    24 min
  7. Feeling like the World is Against You? Let’s Talk About It!

    APR 8

    Feeling like the World is Against You? Let’s Talk About It!

    We name victim mentality for what it often is: a trauma-shaped nervous system pattern of powerlessness, not a character flaw. We walk through how to move from stuck to steady using awareness, regulation, small choices, and self-trust that your body can actually believe.  • victim patterns as learned helplessness in the nervous system  • common signs like “I can’t,” overexplaining, waiting, tolerating, people pleasing  • the shift from victim to awareness to choice to agency to integration  • GLOW as a regulation tool: Ground, Lengthen exhale, Offer kindness, Wiggle  Ready for Deeper Support? Somatic Healing Group (JOIN NOW!) If you’re ready to move beyond insight and into embodied healing, I’m hosting a small Women’s Somatic Healing Group this spring. This 6-week therapy group is designed for high-functioning women who: • Feel chronically on edge or emotionally shut down • Understand their trauma cognitively but still feel dysregulated • Want practical nervous system regulation tools • Are ready for deeper somatic integration Group Details: • 6 weeks • 90 minutes weekly • Limited to 5 women • Tuesdays, 6:00–7:30 PM • Begins April 21st Investment: $300 total Payment is due in full at enrollment to reserve your spot. Spots are intentionally limited to maintain safety and depth. → Join the Somatic Healing Group waitlist here: http://linktr.ee/EmpoweringWellnessHub Work With Me Individually (Texas Residents) 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 Good Music for Healing 🎵 **Divine Woman Playlist (Apple Music):** https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/divine-woman/pl.u-leyl096uMoD885j You’re not alone.  We’re healing together. Connect with me about this episode! Support the show

    31 min
  8. BONUS EPI: When You Have No One: The Loneliness No One Talks About

    APR 3

    BONUS EPI: When You Have No One: The Loneliness No One Talks About

    We sit with the heavy reality of baseline loneliness and the specific ache of being unseen by people who are supposed to feel like family. We reframe “why not me?” through the lens of family systems, grief, and nervous system safety, then map a slow path toward real connection.  • the difference between feeling lonely and living alone as a baseline  • how family estrangement and emotional neglect create invisibility  • why seeing others get loved makes it feel personal  • family systems and unspoken rules that keep patterns in place  • the mantra that shifts shame into clarity  • grief for what you never had and why it still counts  Ready for Deeper Support? Somatic Healing Group ENROLLMENT NOW OPEN!! If you’re ready to move beyond insight and into embodied healing, I’m opening one small Somatic Healing Group this spring. This 6-week therapy group is designed for high-functioning women who: • Feel chronically on edge or emotionally shut down • Understand their trauma cognitively but still feel dysregulated • Want practical nervous system regulation tools • Are ready for deeper somatic integration Group Details: • 6 weeks • 90 minutes weekly • Limited to 5 women • Tuesdays, 6:00–7:30 PM • Begins April 21st Investment: $300 total Payment is due in full at enrollment to reserve your spot. Spots are intentionally limited to maintain safety and depth. → Join the Somatic Healing Group waitlist here: http://linktr.ee/EmpoweringWellnessHub Work With Me Individually (Texas Residents) 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 Good Music for Healing 🎵 **Divine Woman Playlist (Apple Music):** https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/divine-woman/pl.u-leyl096uMoD885j You’re not alone.  We’re healing together. Connect with me about this episode! Support the show

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The Awakened Heart: A Podcast for Healing Women is a safe space for trauma survivors and neurodivergent women ready to claim their voice, soften into their truth and feel at home with themselves. I’m Autumn Moran, a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), certified Life Coach, and 500-hour trained yoga instructor who understands this journey intimately as a neurodivergent woman, trauma survivor and as a therapist and life coach.  Each week, I offer soulful episodes where I intertwine my lived experiences with insights from my therapy practice all with the goal to help women unmask and find peace in their lives by healing trauma and learning how to accommodate their neurodivergence. Through real talk, mindfulness practices, and gentle healing approaches rooted in trauma-informed wisdom and nervous system care, you’ll find practical tools to help you feel safe in your body, seen in your story and supported in your journey. This is your sanctuary to soften, heal, and remember that you were and are never too much.  Work with me: Click the link to schedule a free 15 minute consultation. http://linktr.ee/EmpoweringWellnessHub

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