Healing Her Story with Riva Jean-Paul
Are you feeling overwhelmed, disconnected from your body, or stuck in cycles of stress and trauma? Healing Her Story is here to guide you from feeling lost, isolated, and exhausted to feeling empowered, grounded, and deeply connected to yourself.
This transformative podcast dives into trauma recovery, somatic healing, creativity, and the profound wisdom of trauma-informed menstrual cycle awareness. Each episode offers practical tools, inspiring stories of resilience, and insightful conversations to help you reconnect with your body, break free from societal expectations, and align with your natural rhythms.
If you're ready to shift from surviving to thriving, join us as we illuminate the path toward healing, empowerment, and wholeness. It’s time to rewrite your story and embrace the life you deserve.
Start your healing journey today with Healing Her Story—a podcast created for women, by women, who are reclaiming their power.
Healing Her Story with Riva Jean-Paul
Moon Phases & Feminine Power: Your Weekly Cycle Sync | The Dark Moon Phase Explained: Why Slowing Down Is Essential for Your Nervous System
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This week’s Cycle Sync episode explores one of the most overlooked yet powerful phases of the lunar cycle: the Dark Moon.
Just before the New Moon arrives, the moon disappears from the night sky for several nights. No light is reflected back to us. From the outside, it looks like there is no moon at all.
But this quiet phase carries profound wisdom.
The Dark Moon invites us to pause, reflect, and reconnect with ourselves before the next cycle begins. In a culture that constantly pushes productivity, movement, and achievement, this phase reminds us that rest and stillness are not weaknesses — they are essential for nervous system regulation and sustainable living.
In this episode, Riva explores the deeper meaning of the Dark Moon and shares a simple framework for working with this phase using the acronym P.A.U.S.E.
This practice can help you move into the upcoming New Moon and Spring Equinox with greater clarity, alignment, and ease.
Donation-Based Trauma-Informed Somatic Meditation to Support You, This Week🤲🏼🌹
Sit and Be With It — A 15-Minute Daily Somatic Practice
This simple practice invites you to pause, breathe, and reconnect with your body in a gentle and trauma-informed way. **For Insight Timer Premium Users Only**
Listen here:
https://insig.ht/rjUzwn5MJXb
Our intro and outro song, Reclamation (Reborn), is an anthem of remembering.
This song was created as a companion for the healing journey, especially for women reclaiming their voices, their rhythms, and their belonging in a world shaped by patriarchy.
You’re invited to listen, feel, and let the music meet you wherever you are.
Looking for support? Here's how to go deeper:
- Book a Somatic Assessment: Your 75-min 1:1 virtual session to explore what your body is holding and shape a personalized care plan. Book Here
- Free Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: A self-guided intro to trauma recovery and nervous system care. Download Here
- 1:1 and Group Support: Virtual and in-person offerings. Learn More
- Meditations on Insight Timer: Guided practices for nervous system regulation. Listen Here
- Watch Reclamation: A music video and expressive arts project. Watch Here
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