The Mystic In Training Podcast
Mystic in Training is a podcast for soul-led seekers navigating the messy, magical path of becoming. Hosted by Melissa Amos - spiritual psychotherapist, Akashic Records teacher, and author - this show blends everyday mysticism with grounded insight. Through soulful conversations and practical guidance, you’ll find the golden thread back to your inner wisdom. No dogma, no fluff - just real talk for the spiritually curious ready to come home to themselves.
The Mystic In Training Podcast
Feeling Triggered Around Family? You’re Not Regressing - You’re Evolving
The holidays can be beautiful - and still feel weirdly dysregulating. In this short episode, I’m offering a reframe for that “why do I feel worse when I’ve done so much work?” moment.
If you’re around family, old friends, or familiar dynamics, your system can slip back into old relational roles - not because you’ve failed, but because your awareness has grown faster than your nervous system’s sense of safety. This isn’t regression. It’s integration. It’s the body catching up to who you’ve become.
You’ll also be guided through a simple in-the-moment practice (hand on the body + breath + sigh) to soften the activation and return to presence, without shaming yourself or forcing “love and light” over what’s real.
In this episode, we explore:
- Why the holidays amplify old patterns (sensory load + routine changes + family dynamics)
- The “old relational field” - how other people can unconsciously pull you into who you used to be
- Why it can feel worse now that you’ve evolved (because your tolerance for misalignment is lower)
- Healing vs evolution - and why both can be happening at once
- A simple nervous system reset you can use mid-trigger
- Self-leadership without spiritual perfectionism
Try this (60 seconds):
Hand on heart or belly - breathe in - sigh out - “I am safe. I am here.”
Then: “Hey, I see you. Haven’t we grown so far?”
Invitation (free live series):
If this resonates, I’m exploring this much more deeply in my free live series in early January:
The Evolution of Healing - sign up here: https://melissa-amos.com/the-evolution-of-healing/
If you loved this episode:
Share it with someone who’s feeling tender this season, and come tell me what it unlocked for you.
Memoirs of a Mystic In Training, by Melissa Amos is available on Amazon
Learn more about Melissa by visiting her website melissa-amos.com and download a free hypnotherapeutic series, Intuition Rewired.
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