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Healing Doesn’t Have to Be Heavy
Healing Doesn’t Have to Be Heavy is a podcast for women ready to heal with hope, light, and laughter. Through honest conversations, playful practices, and uplifting stories, we explore how joy can be a powerful part of the healing journey.
Episodes
71 episodes
Ep. 70 How Trauma Healing Changes Your Nervous System and Your Life
Show Notes:What does healing actually feel like?Many people believe that healing from trauma means you'll never struggle again.In this deeply personal solo episode, Angie Berrett shares an unexpected experience that challen...
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Ep. 69 Why the Right Trauma Specialist Can Change Your Healing Journey
Show Notes:Finding the right support for trauma healing can feel overwhelming, especially with so many therapists, coaches, and healing modalities available today. In this solo episode, Angie shares practical guidance for choosing the ri...
Ep. 68 How Childhood Trauma Shapes Perfectionism and Self Worth with Shirin Eskandani
Show Notes:What happens when you achieve everything you've ever dreamed of and still don't feel worthy?In this heartfelt episode of Healing Doesn't Have to Be Heavy, Angie Berrett welcomes Shirin Eskandani, coach, speaker, writer,...
Ep. 67 Reiki, Trauma Healing, and the Science Behind Energy Work with Linda Dieffenbach
Show Notes:In this powerful episode of Healing Doesn't Have to Be Heavy, host Angie Berrett sits down with trauma informed personal transformation coach and healing arts practitioner Linda Dieffenbach to explore the connection b...
Ep. 66 The Powerful Lesson a Baby Lamb Taught Me About Worthiness and Healing
Show Notes:Can healing come from the most unexpected places?In this deeply personal solo episode of Healing Doesn't Have to Be Heavy, Angie Berrett shares the remarkable story of rescuing a newborn lamb while driving acro...
Ep. 65 Healing Trauma Through Fitness, Emotional Awareness and Body Code
Show Notes:In this episode of Healing Doesn't Have to Be Heavy, Angie Berrett sits down with Jade Kaye, a functional fitness coach, emotion code and body code practitioner, and founder of GroovyBell Wellness. Jade shares her jou...
Ep. 64 Healing, Play, and Prevention: Breaking the Cycle of Child Abuse with Rosalia Rivera
Show Notes:In this powerful episode of Healing Doesn't Have to Be Heavy, Angie Berrett sits down with child sexual abuse prevention specialist, educator, and advocate Rosalia Rivera for an eye-opening conversation about protecti...
Ep. 63 Why Healing Begins When You Finally Find the Words with Megan Rodriguez
Show Notes:In this episode of Healing Doesn't Have to Be Heavy, Angie sits down with Megan Rodriguez for an honest conversation about trauma, healing, reclaiming your voice, and learning that healing does not have to stay rooted...
Ep. 62 Bottom-Up Healing: How Yoga Therapy Targets the Root of Trauma in Your Nervous System
Show Notes🚨Trigger Warning This episode discusses childhood sexual abuse, PTSD, addiction, workplace bullying, and surviving house fires. Please take care of yourself while listening.Host Angie Berrett sits down...
Ep. 61 Stop Numbing Your Emotions: How to Finally Feel and Heal With EFT Tapping with Sophia Graniela
⚠️ Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of trauma, substance abuse, self-harm, and suicidal ideation. Please take care of yourself and return when you feel ready.Show Notes:In this episode of Healing Doesn’t H...
Ep. 60 🎉I’m Back for Season 2! How to Move Forward When Trauma Triggers Hit Hard
Show Notes:Season 2 kicks off with a powerful and deeply personal solo episode from Angie Berrett, trauma-informed coach, registered nurse, and survivor.In this raw and honest conversation, Angie shares what happened behind the sc...
Healing Doesn't Have to be Heavy Season 2 Trailer
Season 2 of Healing Doesn’t Have to Be Heavy is here and it’s coming in strong. After an unplanned pause that turned into a powerful personal reset, host Angie Barrett is back with raw honesty, fresh perspective, and a renewed mission....
Ep. 59 Finding Lightness While Healing Trauma: Season One Finale
Show Notes:In this deeply personal and powerful season finale, host Angie Berrett reflects on the most impactful insights shared throughout Season One of Healing Doesn’t Have to Be Heavy. Drawing from her lived experience as a s...
Ep. 58 There Is No One Size Fits All Way to Heal: The Top 5 Episodes That Resonated Most in 2025
Show Notes:In this special recap episode of Healing Doesn’t Have to Be Heavy, host Angie Berrett reflects on an incredible year of meaningful conversations, global connection, and expanded awareness around trauma healing. <...
Ep. 57 Healing Is Not One Size Fits All: A Season One Reflection
Show Notes:Healing Doesn’t Have to Be Heavy – Season One Wrap-UpIn this special season one wrap-up episode of Healing Doesn’t Have to Be Heavy, host Angie Berrett reflects on the powerful conversations, stories, an...
Ep. 56 When “Perfect” Falls Apart. Learning to Heal Through Mistakes
Show Notes:In this powerful episode of Healing Doesn’t Have to Be Heavy, host Angie Berrett explores perfectionism as a trauma coping strategy and what it truly means to become a recovering perfectionist. Drawing from her lived ...
Ep. 55 Childhood Trauma, Resilience, and the Five Rs of Healing with Kathleen Harnish McKune and Karen Dixon
Show Notes:In this powerful episode of Healing Doesn’t Have to Be Heavy, host Angie Berrett sits down with sisters Kathleen Harnish McKune and Karen Dixon, trauma survivors, authors, and founders of the nonprofit Remarkably Resi...
Ep. 54 Survivor Led Healing After Sexual and Emotional Abuse with Sophia Moreno
Show Notes:In this episode of Healing Doesn’t Have To Be Heavy, host Angie Berrett is joined by survivor, author, and nonprofit founder Sophia Moreno for an honest and compassionate conversation about healing from complex trauma...
Ep. 53 Holding Space for Survivors During the Epstein Files
Show Notes:Trigger warning: This episode includes discussion of child sexual abuse, sex trafficking, and the Epstein files. Please listen with care and take breaks as needed.In this deeply personal solo episode of Healing Does...
Ep. 52 Identity Healing and Self Discovery through Astrology with Lori Barnes
Show Notes:In this episode, Angie sits down with astrologer, teacher, and former psychotherapist Lori Barnes to explore an unexpected but deeply insightful lens for healing: psychological astrology.Lori shares her powerful story o...
Ep. 51 From Survival to Victory Laps: How Writing, Cooking, and Yoga Became Tools for Emotional Healing
Show Notes:In this episode of Healing Doesn't Have To Be Heavy, host Angie Berrett sits down with yoga instructor, author, and trauma survivor Marie Triplett for a powerful conversation about healing, embodiment, and reclaiming ...
Ep. 50 When Holidays Feel Heavy: Simple Grounding Tools for Trauma Survivors
Show Notes:In this deeply supportive solo episode, trauma-informed coach, registered nurse, and play expert Angie Berrett speaks directly to trauma survivors navigating the heavy emotional landscape of the holiday season. Angie opens up ...
Ep. 49 Burnout, Back Pain & Intuition: What Your Body Is Trying to Tell You with Jacqueline M Kane
Show Notes:In this powerful episode of Healing Doesn’t Have to Be Heavy, host Angie Berrett, welcomes Jacqueline Kane. Together, they explore the deep connection between emotional trauma, chronic pain, autoimmune disorders...
Ep. 48 What Coercive Control Looks Like and How Survivors Can Take Their Power Back
Show Notes:Host Angie Berrett sits down with Laura Bonetzky-Gaffney, a multi-generational healer, intuitive, and survivor whose story sheds light on the intersection of trauma, justice, and resilience.Laura opens up about her jour...
Ep. 47 When Healing Gets Heavy, Try Laughing Instead
Show Notes:In this hilarious episode, Angie Berrett sits down with comedian and storyteller Natasha Samreny to explore how humor can become a surprising tool for healing trauma and reclaiming joy. From ex-Mormon roots and cultural identi...