The Upgrade Edit

Davina Rankin
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Hosted by Davina Rankin, an embodiment coach, energetic healer, author and mama, The Upgrade Edit is a curated collection of potent conversations with thought leaders, healers, and visionaries. It’s a space for those who are ready to elevate their lives and expand their perspective - through soulful, grounded dialogues that blend spiritual insight, lived wisdom, and actionable steps. Whether you’re on a journey of self-discovery, seeking to unlock your inner power, or simply curious about new ways to upgrade your mind and life, The Upgrade Edit offers real conversations to help you step into your next level.

  1. 1D AGO

    ✨Manifestation Special ✨ How Your Emotional State Is Secretly Creating Your Reality

    In this Manifestation Special episode, Davina dives deep into the emotional and energetic side of manifestation and the “secret weapon” most people completely overlook when trying to call in more love, money, success, opportunities, confidence, and aligned relationships. This episode explores how your nervous system, emotional state, thoughts, and energetic patterns shape the reality you continue to experience and why manifestation is about so much more than vision boards and positive thinking. Inside this conversation, Davina shares: • Why your emotions are actually a built in alignment GPS • How your emotional state impacts what you attract into your life • The connection between embodiment, nervous system safety, and manifestation • Why your body must feel safe to receive the things you desire • How your thoughts and attention influence your energetic reality • The difference between manifesting from alignment vs anxiety • Why “the better it gets, the better it gets” • The role of self awareness in shifting emotional and energetic patterns • How to begin creating new neural pathways through intentional focus and embodied awareness • Why pleasure, aliveness, and emotional honesty matter in manifestation work This is a grounded, candid, and deeply expansive conversation for anyone wanting to better understand the relationship between their inner world and the reality they are creating around them. If you’ve been feeling stuck in cycles of stress, fear, overthinking, or emotional overwhelm while trying to “manifest” a different life… this episode will completely shift the way you view the process. Instagram: @davvyxx

    22 min

  2. APR 9

    From Anxious to Securely Attached: How I Learned to Feel Safe & Soften Into New Love 🌹

    In this episode, I share my journey from anxious attachment to becoming securely attached, and how that has completely changed the way I experience love. After years of doing the inner work, spending time alone, and learning how to truly meet myself, I have stepped back into dating in a very different way. What has surprised me the most is not just the connection I have created, but who I am within it. This episode is a raw and embodied reflection on what it feels like to feel safe in love, stay grounded in your body, communicate your needs clearly, and soften into a relationship without losing yourself. I also share the key shifts that supported me in moving from anxious to secure, and why this kind of love feels so different to anything I have experienced before. IN THIS EPISODEMy journey from anxious attachment to secureWhat it feels like to be securely attachedThe nervous system shift that allows you to feel safe in loveHow I stopped abandoning myself in relationshipsThe 5 lessons that made dating feel calmer and more alignedWhy softness comes from safetyHow doing the work alone changed everything If you are in a season of doing the work or learning to come home to yourself, this episode is for you In this episode, I share my journey from anxious attachment to becoming securely attached, and how that has completely changed the way I experience love. After years of doing the inner work, spending time alone, and learning how to truly meet myself, I have stepped back into dating in a very different way. What has surprised me the most is not just the connection I have created, but who I am within it. This episode is a raw and embodied reflection on what it feels like to feel safe in love, stay grounded in your body, communicate your needs clearly, and soften into a relationship without losing yourself. I also share the key shifts that supported me in moving from anxious to secure, and why this kind of love feels so different to anything I have experienced before. ✨ IN THIS EPISODEMy journey from anxious attachment to secureWhat it feels like to be securely attachedThe nervous system shift that allows you to feel safe in loveHow I stopped abandoning myself in relationshipsThe 5 lessons that made dating feel calmer and more alignedWhy softness comes from safetyHow doing the work alone changed everythingIf you are in a season of doing the work or learning to come home to yourself, this episode is for you. Instagram @davvyxx www.theupgradebydavina.com

    36 min

  3. MAR 5

    Juicy Permission Slips: Boundaries in Dating, Leaving Friendships & Curating Your Social Media

    In this episode, I’m sharing some of the most powerful permission slips I’ve learned as an embodiment coach. So many people stay stuck in situations that drain them because they feel guilty leaving, speaking up, or changing. But growth often requires us to make decisions that other people might not understand. We talk about: • Why your social media should be a space that supports your wellbeing • The truth about “cringe” and why you should still post the content • How to recognise when friendships are no longer aligned • Boundaries in dating and noticing what someone brings out in you • The difference between relationships that activate your inner child vs your caretaker • Why you are allowed to leave jobs, relationships, or environments that no longer feel right • The power of reinventing yourself at any moment This episode is your reminder that you don’t need approval to live a life that feels authentic. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is give yourself permission. https://www.theupgradebydavina.com/

    25 min

  4. FEB 8 ·  BONUS

    Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Body: The Missing Piece of Healing

    In this deeply embodied and expansive episode of The Upgrade Edit, I’m in conversation with my beautiful friend Hilary as she guides me through my own personal journey of healing, embodiment and energetic sovereignty - moving beyond mindset work and into the body, the womb and the nervous system. Together, Hilary and I explore what real self-healing actually looks like when we stop living life as a “floating head” and start listening to the intelligence of the body. I share openly about my journey from anxiety, suppression and disconnection into deeper embodiment and self-trust. We talk about how emotions live in the body, why suppressing feelings keeps us stuck, and how learning to sit with sensation — rather than avoiding it — becomes one of the most liberating practices a woman can access. We dive into somatic processing, generational healing, throat and womb energy, and why healing isn’t about fixing yourself — it’s about remembering who you were before conditioning taught you to disconnect. This conversation is raw, honest and deeply activating. It’s for women who are tired of intellectualising their healing and are ready to feel, move and embody their life force. In this episode, Hilary and I explore: Why so many of us live disconnected from our bodiesHow anxiety, grief and emotion want to move through the nervous systemWhat happens when you stop distracting yourself and choose to sit in sensationThe link between the throat, the womb and suppressed truthHow somatic processing prevents trauma from being stored in the bodySelf-forgiveness and compassion for past versions of yourselfWhy healing doesn’t need to make sense to be effectiveThe power of pleasure, receiving and nervous system safetyHow embodiment changes relationships, work and self-worthWhy investing in yourself ripples out to heal generationsThe difference between forcing growth and allowing expansionHow following intuition creates unshakeable inner stability This episode is a reminder that your body is not the problem — it’s the portal. Healing doesn’t come from doing more. It comes from feeling more, trusting more and allowing energy to move. If you’ve ever felt afraid of your emotions, disconnected from your power, or unsure how to truly come home to yourself, this conversation is for yo

    55 min

  5. FEB 4

    The 2026 Upgrade: Celibacy Szn Is Over (But the Work Is Just Beginning)

    The Upgrade Edit is back for 2026 baby, and celibacy szn is officially over! But the real work? That’s just getting started. In this episode, I’m sharing a real-life update on stepping back into dating after close to three years of celibacy, what this re-entry is teaching me about myself, my patterns, and the way my nervous system shows up in connection. We talk about why nervous system regulation is non-negotiable in this season, how growth work actually gets tested in real relationships, and what it means to integrate the healing — not just intellectualise it. I also share what’s coming up for 2026, including: The retreats I’m hosting this yearHeading back to the Amazon for my first co-branded retreat with Arkana Spiritual CentreMy word for 2026 and what I’m consciously calling inHow you can bring more intention and awareness into your year too This episode is for anyone re-entering the dating world, integrating deep personal work into real life, or intentionally upgrading how they move through relationships and the year ahead. Press play if you’re ready to meet 2026 with more presence, regulation, and next-level self-awareness. Chapters 00:00 The Return and Reflection05:22 Reentering the Dating World13:42 Embodying Power and Authenticity21:38 Emotional Processing and Resilience30:00 Future Plans and Connection

    27 min

  6. 11/02/2025

    Trusting the Universe When You Can’t See the Path With Hillary McVeigh

    This weeks episode is a soft landing for your soul. I’m joined by Hillary McVeigh, a lawyer turned Human Design teacher and an all-around luminous powerhouse who leads with heart, intuition, and deep feminine wisdom. Her presence alone feels like a transmission… gentle yet potent, grounded yet magical. Hillary’s work reminds us that life gets to feel aligned, divinely guided, and supported, and that miracles aren’t random. They unfold naturally when we are living in truth and surrendering to the universe’s rhythm. In this conversation, we explore: ✨ How miracles are simply byproducts of alignment
 ✨ The unseen magic happening behind the scenes on our behalf
 ✨ Moving from control into surrender - the feminine way
 ✨ Building trust in the universe even when you can’t see the path
 ✨ How to soften into flow when the mind wants proof
 ✨ Real stories of surrender turning into something even more beautiful
 ✨ The difference between forcing life and allowing life to reveal itself This is a deeply nourishing reminder that you don’t have to hold it all, push so hard, or control every outcome. You are guided. You are held. And life wants to meet you with more than you can imagine. Let this be your permission to relax your shoulders, breathe deeper, and trust that your alignment is the doorway, and the miracles will meet you there.

    45 min

  7. 10/19/2025

    The Medicine of Sound: Tanya Ali-Jani on the Healing Power of Frequency

    What if sound could rewrite the way we feel, think, and heal? In this episode, sound-healing facilitator and founder of RIISE, Tanya Ali-Jani, shares how vibration became her greatest teacher. From childhood sensitivity to music, through her own healing from anxiety and emotional pain, to a transcendental awakening that changed everything - Tanya explores how frequency can shift us from stress to deep coherence. We talk about the nervous system, consciousness, and the ancient science of sound that’s now being rediscovered in modern healing. What if sound could rewrite the way we feel, think, and heal? In this episode, sound-healing facilitator and founder of RIISE, Tanya Ali-Jani, shares how vibration became her greatest teacher. From childhood sensitivity to music, through her own healing from anxiety and emotional pain, to a transcendental awakening that changed everything - Tanya explores how frequency can shift us from stress to deep coherence. We talk about the nervous system, consciousness, and the ancient science of sound that’s now being rediscovered in modern healing.

    48 min

  8. 10/05/2025

    The Brutal Truth About Supplements, Diets, and Wellness Hacks with Tash Miers

    In this episode, I sit down with Tash Miers, a women’s health naturopath and wellness educator who specialises in fertility, postpartum, thyroid, gut, and vaginal health. Tash is compassionate, deeply knowledgeable, and refreshingly direct. Today she shares the unfiltered truths your practitioner might hold back to avoid hurting your feelings. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by supplements, confused by dietary advice, or let down by wellness hacks that promise results but never deliver, this conversation will give you clarity and confidence. We talk about: • Which supplements are actually worth your money • The real story behind weight-loss pills and shakes • Why restrictive dieting leaves women feeling stuck and exhausted • The connections between gut, thyroid, fertility, and postpartum health • Why vaginal health needs to be spoken about openly • How to cut through wellness industry noise and focus on what really matters This episode is honest, practical, and empowering. It will help you let go of what isn’t serving your health and guide you toward choices that truly support your body and wellbeing.

    47 min
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Hosted by Davina Rankin, an embodiment coach, energetic healer, author and mama, The Upgrade Edit is a curated collection of potent conversations with thought leaders, healers, and visionaries. It’s a space for those who are ready to elevate their lives and expand their perspective - through soulful, grounded dialogues that blend spiritual insight, lived wisdom, and actionable steps. Whether you’re on a journey of self-discovery, seeking to unlock your inner power, or simply curious about new ways to upgrade your mind and life, The Upgrade Edit offers real conversations to help you step into your next level.

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  • Creator
    Davina Rankin
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    164
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Davina Rankin
  • Show Website
    The Upgrade Edit

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