The Resilience Project
Illuminating the unseen impacts of adoption — for all who’ve been touched by it.
The Resilience Project Podcast brings voice, visibility, and validation to the parts of adoption society rarely names - but all of us feel. Through a trauma-informed somatic lens, host Julie Brumley explores the lived experiences of the entire adoption constellation, with a tender emphasis on the adoptee experience.
This podcast goes beyond storytelling into soul-telling. It offers embodied insight, compassionate education, and a path toward awareness, strength, and hope. Each episode invites listeners to understand adoption more deeply - not just with the mind, but with the nervous system - and to reconnect with the truth, identity, and belonging that were always yours to come home to.
The Resilience Project
From Survival to Self: The Work That Keeps Working
As we move into a new year, this episode feels especially meaningful.
In today’s conversation, I’m sharing a powerful episode recorded with my longtime friend and fellow coach, Becky, from about a year ago - during a season when both of us were deeply immersed in our own journeys of identity, healing, and self-discovery.
At the time, neither of us could have fully known how much would continue to unfold in the months ahead. And yet, listening back now, I’m struck by how relevant and grounding this conversation still is - especially as we reflect on what it means to truly come home to ourselves.
Together, we explore:
- what identity really means beyond labels and roles
- how trauma responses can quietly shape who we believe we are
- the difference between ego, intuition, and survival energy
- why somatic work is essential for creating safety in the body
- how shame loses its power through compassion and connection
- and what it looks like to reclaim belonging from within
We also talk openly about the early stages of my own healing journey—when I couldn’t answer the question “Who am I?” without collapsing into shame—and the gradual, gentle process of learning to trust my body, my intuition, and myself again.
This episode isn’t about having it all figured out.
It’s about honoring the small, consistent shifts that create lasting transformation over time.
If you’re entering this new year feeling uncertain, tender, or quietly hopeful…
If you’re learning to listen to yourself instead of pushing through…
If you’re beginning—or continuing—the journey of coming home to who you really are… this conversation is for you.
✨ Key Themes
- Identity as an evolving, embodied experience
- The role of somatic healing in self-discovery
- Shame, self-compassion, and parts work
- Ego vs. intuition and learning to trust inner wisdom
- Healing as a process of integration, not perfection
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Breakthroughs
02:40 The Power of Connection and Friendship
05:25 Understanding Identity
10:51 The Journey of Self-Discovery
16:28 Practical Steps to Embrace Intuition
22:07 Transforming Triggers into Triumphs
27:37 The Role of Somatic Work in Healing
33:24 Creating a Community for Adoptees
38:53 Conclusion and Call to Action
Keywords
breakthrough, identity, self-discovery, somatic work, intuition, trauma, healing, friendship, community, empowerment
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