Embodied with Anthea Bell
Welcome to Embodied - the podcast for those who want to live an alive, examined and powerfully connected life.
I’m your host, Anthea Bell - Embodiment Coach, Public Speaker and lifelong spiritual healer. I believe passionately in the innate power of human beings to heal and expand - to grow beyond their perceived limits, connect to deep feeling as much as thought, and express the raw potential that utterly changes lives. So this is a podcast about exactly that: the journey into deep authenticity, aligned being, told through individual stories of powerful transformation.
Each week, alongside my own reflections, you will hear from leading voices within holistic health, wellness, entrepreneurial & creative spaces. Experts in their field, chosen for their capacity to inspire and lead through example and skill. These are people living at a profound level of “awakened connection” - guiding their audiences and you through courage, presence and deep intention.
Together, we explore their personal histories, the challenges that changed them, and the practices that help them stay grounded in embodiment. Through powerful and intimate conversations, we'll arm you with strategies you need to build a life you truly love.
Expect deep-dives on mind-body connection, nervous system regulation, belief & identity and emotional wellbeing. Learn how to connect to yourself on a daily basis, how to come home to abandoned or rejected parts, how to form intimate bonds with others and connect to a power greater than yourself. Spirituality will be as important as “living in the world” - learning to navigate our complex society and intense pace with a level of balance that keeps you centred and self aware.
So - sit back, tune in and replenish: If you’re tired of overthinking, over-trying and craving the deeper connection that allows you to come home to yourself, this is your place. We’re so grateful you’re here.
Embodied with Anthea Bell
Healing Childhood Trauma & Finding Deep Belonging - The Pathway Forward with Acclaimed Psychotherapist Turiya Hanover
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What if your disconnection had less to do with you - and more to do with what you have absorbed? Unconsciously, developmentally and through the generational line?
This episode is one of the most profoundly honest, touching explorations we’ve ever shared - with global retreat leader, psychotherapist & developmental coach Turiya Hanover. Together, we explore the legacies of generational, cultural and early childhood trauma - and the impact they have on who we know ourselves to be in the present.
Turiya shares her own experience: of growing up in post-war Germany, surrounded by unspoken pain, shame and emotional disconnection. Together we dive into what it means to be shaped like a soft stone by a trauma field; how that influences patterns like dissociation, nervous system disruption, hyper-vigilance, and a deep psychological sense of not belonging. There is a powerful reflection on how early instability and separation influence identity, relationships and the body - as well as how we walk ourselves beyond them.
A central theme is that real trauma healing does not happen in isolation. Together we explore the relational space and why healing through connection is essential when trust has been broken early in life. Turiya speaks openly about codependency patterns, dynamics of victimhood, feminine healing and the journey of learning to feel your own emotions rather than abandoning yourself for others.
We also touch on grief and loss; the role of death as a teacher and how facing life honestly can bring you back to what truly matters to you. This episode weaves together spiritual growth, self awareness and personal transformation - all grounded in the work of the Path of Love, an international retreat movement founded by Turiya, which roots people back into their essential connection to the heart. The Path journey, as well as this dialogue, are your avenue to deeper embodiment, self-embrace and safety in the world - take a listen.
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction to Turiya
02:56 Growing up in post war Germany and being surrounded by unspoken trauma
04:55 Not feeling like you belong and the urge to escape early on
08:14 The search for fearlessness and trying to find inner safety
09:12 Living in hyper vigilance and what safety actually feels like in the body
12:17 Early experiences of grief and the impact of loss in childhood
13:27 Feeling alone versus truly being connected to others
18:06 Why healing happens through relationships and not in isolation
25:17 The challenge for women to truly feel their emotions
28:49 Love, codependency and losing yourself in relationships
30:30 Death as a teacher and what it reveals about life
36:36 Living simply and finding meaning in ordinary life
37:52 Movement, solitude and being in service to others
42:48 Owning your shadow and stepping out of victimhood
45:40 Working with not enoughness and the inner critic
50:07 Trusting your intuition even when nothing feels certain
56:04 Finding purpose and what truly lights you up
59:44 Closing reflections and the Path of Love
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Connect with Turiya
Instagram: @turiyahanover
Website: https://www.turiyahanover.net/
Connect with Anthea
Instagram: @ab_embodiment
Email: ab.mindbodycoach@gmail.com