Transformation & Healing: How to Reign When it's Raining®

Why You Struggle to Speak Up (And What Your Body Is Holding Onto) With Juliette Karaman

Reign When it's Raining Season 4 Episode 6

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Why do so many women struggle to say what they really want, even when they know it? 

In this episode, we’re joined by Juliette Karaman to explore what’s really going on beneath the surface. 

This conversation goes beyond communication skills and into the body, the nervous system and the patterns we’ve learned over time. We talk about how unspoken emotions don’t disappear - they get stored, shaping how we show up in relationships, work and everyday life. 

Juliette shares how simple, structured prompts can unlock deeper conversations, why honesty can feel unsafe and how to start recognising the difference between avoidance and truth. 

We also explore: 

  •  Why you say yes when you mean no 
  •  How trauma and past experiences shape your voice 
  •  The link between visibility, safety and self-expression 
  •  Why “I’m just busy” can be a form of avoidance 
  •  How to start building self-trust through awareness 

This is a powerful, honest conversation about what happens when you stop holding it all in and start listening to yourself differently.

Time Stamps: 

  • 00:00 Why We Stay Silent
  • 01:07 Clearing Withholds Practice
  • 04:04 Cards That Spark Connection
  • 07:01 Better Questions With Kids
  • 08:54 When Honesty Feels Unsafe
  • 10:14 Sex Touch And Consent Prompts
  • 11:24 Remembering And Naming Trauma
  • 14:41 Somatic Release Through BDSM
  • 18:34 Visibility Fear And Being Seen
  • 22:28 Subconscious Safety Patterns
  • 22:38 Trauma And Body Weight
  • 23:27 Rebooting Old Programming
  • 24:21 Feeling Safe In Spaces
  • 25:34 Touch Base Grounding
  • 26:39 Busyness And Boundaries
  • 27:33 Guilt And Selfish Stories
  • 31:25 Truth Versus Avoidance
  • 35:18 Prompts To Speak Truth
  • 37:04 Mirror Work And Gratitude
  • 38:11 Poems And Role Models
  • 41:51 Daily Self Appreciation
  • 42:57 Key Takeaways And Next Steps

👩‍💼Connect with Juliette

Juliette Karaman is a somatic relationship, touch and intimacy expert and trainer of trainers with 27 years in practice across more than 20 countries.

From Orgasmic Meditation teacher to professional dominatrix to EMDR & Hypno therapist to becoming a death doula, she went wherever the truth lived: in herself first, then in the 1,000+ women and 650 couples she has worked with since.

Host of The Scrumptious Woman podcast, her work has been featured in Forbes, The Times, The Telegraph, Marie Claire, Newsweek, TED, Mindvalley, NBC, ABC and ITV.

Website:
https://www.feelfullyyou.com

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/juliettekaraman 

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