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In this week’s episode of Healing Her Story, we explore the energetics of the Waning Gibbous Moon and the "late summer" phase of your menstrual cycle—also known as post-ovulation. This powerful window can offer deep insight into how well your cycle is supporting you—or where you may need to recalibrate.

As caregivers, lovers, creators, and leaders, we often give so much to others—but are we giving to ourselves, too? In this episode, I reflect on my own ovulation phase and how it became a messenger, urging me to slow down and restore.

You'll learn:

❤️‍🩹 How post-ovulation energy reveals if you're overextending yourself

❤️‍🩹 Ways to give back without compromising your own well-being

❤️‍🩹 How to listen to the subtle messages your body offers during this phase

❤️‍🩹 Why this part of your cycle is the perfect time to reflect, realign, and restore balance

If you’re a woman who’s feeling drained, disconnected, or stuck in patterns of overgiving, this episode will help you tune into your body’s wisdom and get back into rhythm with your own inner seasons.

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• Website: Learn more about our services and mission.

• Book a Free Consultation: Connect with me for personalized support.

• Insight Timer: Join me for free meditations to help you find inner calm.

• Full Video Version: Watch the music video for "Reclamation" featured in the intro and outro podcast.

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Love, this week on Healing Her Story, I’m joined by the incredible Mikayla De La Myco of MushWOMB to explore the deep connections between reproductive health, plant medicine, and rematriation—the process of reclaiming feminine wisdom, ancestral practices, and our relationship with the earth.

Mikayla shares her personal journey into herbal medicine and trauma-informed care, offering profound insights into how plant allies can support women’s health, particularly throughout pregnancy, postpartum, and motherhood. We discuss her powerful research project, Mother of the Mushrooms, which seeks to deepen our understanding of psychedelics in the motherhood journey, and how to approach plant medicine with discernment, education, and safety.

✨ In this episode, we explore:

🍄 What is plant medicine? The difference between herbal medicine & psychedelics

🍄 The benefits of herbal medicine for reproductive health & hormonal balance

🍄 What does rematriation mean? Reconnecting with ancestral wisdom & the earth

🍄 The importance of community, cultural competence, education, & discernment in plant medicine work and your motherhood journey

🍄 MushWOMB & Mother of the Mushrooms—Mikayla’s groundbreaking research on psychedelics & motherhood

This conversation is a must-listen if you’re looking for a holistic, informed approach to reproductive health and want to explore earth-based healing practices in a way that is safe, empowering, and aligned with your body’s wisdom.

Want to know more about Mikayla's work?

Visit Her Website

Learn More About Her Research Project - Mothers of the Mushrooms

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• Free Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: Begin your healing journey today.

• Website: Learn more about our services and mission.

• Book a Free Consultation: Connect with me for personalized support.

• Insight Timer: Join me for free meditations to help you find inner calm.

• Full Video Version: Watch the music video for "Reclamation" featured in the intro and outro podcast.

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This week’s cycle check-in is all about the Waxing Gibbous Moon and the Follicular Phase—a time of momentum, growth, and energy-building. But with all this forward motion, you might also feel a sense of urgency, pressure to "hurry up and bloom," or like you need to do all the things right now.

In this episode, I invite you to take a deep breath and slow down. Even in nature, growth takes time—what is fresh and new needs patience, nourishment, and care. With rising estrogen, you may feel energized, social, and motivated, but that doesn’t mean you have to rush. I share how honoring the natural unfolding of this phase can help you step out of the cycle of burnout and self-pressure, and how healing actually requires us to slow down.

This episode will help you:

🌷 Recognize and work with the natural energy of the Waxing Gibbous phase

🌷 Release the pressure to rush and allow yourself to unfold

🌷 Shift from urgency to embodied patience in your creative process

🌷 Practice self-compassion and trust in your own timing

This week, I'm offering a somatic meditation for patience, designed to help you ground yourself in the present and trust the unfolding of your own cycle.

Click here to meditate with me on Insight Timer

💌 If you’re craving deeper support in aligning with your menstrual cycle and using its wisdom to create more ease, flow, and freedom in your life, I’m now offering Menstrual Cycle Coaching! Let’s explore how you can reclaim your rhythm and power—click here to book a free consultation with me!

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• Free Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: Begin your healing journey today.

• Website: Learn more about our services and mission.

• Book a Free Consultation: Connect with me for personalized support.

• Insight Timer: Join me for free meditations to help you find inner calm.

• Full Video Version: Watch the music video for "Reclamation" featured in the intro and outro podcast.

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In this empowering episode, we dive deep into menstrual cycle awareness as a powerful tool for healing, self-discovery, and personal revolution. I share what menstrual cycle awareness is, why it matters, and how it can completely transform your relationship with your body and your life.

I walk you through the four phases of your menstrual cycle—menstruating, follicular, ovulatory, and luteal—explaining how each phase impacts your energy, emotions, creativity, and productivity. Through real-life examples and my own journey of reclaiming my cycle, you'll learn how to sync your life with your cycle, rather than fighting against it.

In this episode, you'll discover:

🌹 What menstrual cycle awareness is and why it's essential for your well-being

🌹 How to identify and understand the four phases of your cycle and their impact on your physical, emotional, and mental states

🌹Why honoring your cycle is a radical act of self-care and empowerment

🌹 How menstrual cycle awareness can help you reduce stress, increase energy, and build a deeper connection with yourself

🌹 My personal story of integrating menstrual cycle awareness into my life and the profound impact it has had on my healing journey

If you're tired of pushing through exhaustion, feeling disconnected from your body, or constantly battling with the ups and downs of your cycle, this episode is for you. You’ll learn how understanding your cycle can help you stop fighting against your body and start embracing its natural rhythm. Whether you're looking to reduce PMS, reconnect with your creativity, or get off the cycle of burnout, menstrual cycle awareness offers a compassionate path to balance, energy, and clarity.

Looking to work with a certified menstrual cycle coach?

Check out the Cycle Coach Directory

Looking for more support or resources?

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• Free Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: Begin your healing journey today.

• Website: Learn more about our services and mission.

• Book a Free Consultation: Connect with me for personalized support.

• Insight Timer: Join me for free meditations to help you find inner calm.

• Full Video Version: Watch the music video for "Reclamation" featured in the intro and outro podcast.

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Hey love, welcome to this week’s Cycle Check-In on the Healing Her Story podcast! 🌙✨

We’re in the New Moon phase—a potent time of deep rest, reflection, and renewal. If you’ve been feeling a pull inward, noticing a dip in energy or motivation, or sensing the need for a fresh start, you’re right on time.

In this episode, I share:

🌑 Why your energy might feel lower right now—and why that’s actually a good thing
🌑 The power of slowing down, visioning, and letting go of what no longer serves you
🌑 How to work with this cycle instead of fighting against it
🌑 The hidden gifts of the New Moon: new ideas, inspirations, and unexpected opportunities

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure about your next steps, this episode will help you get clear, reset, and realign with your heart’s desires.

To support you in this process, I’ve created a New Moon Meditation to help you tune in and receive clarity. 🌑💫

✨ Click here to access the meditation ✨

Looking for more support or resources?

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• Free Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: Begin your healing journey today.

• Website: Learn more about our services and mission.

• Book a Free Consultation: Connect with me for personalized support.

• Insight Timer: Join me for free meditations to help you find inner calm.

• Full Video Version: Watch the music video for "Reclamation" featured in the intro and outro podcast.

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Have you ever felt drained, overwhelmed, or just off after spending time on social media? You're not alone. In this episode of Healing Her Story, I dive deep into my personal journey of reassessing my relationship with social media and the incredible impact it's had on my creativity, mental health, and overall well-being.

We explore the research on how social media affects women's mental health—how it fuels comparison, self-doubt, and burnout—and why so many of us are feeling called to step away or redefine how we engage with it. If you’ve been feeling disconnected from yourself, struggling with anxiety, or constantly caught in the cycle of doing too much, this conversation will offer you the insight and tools you need to start reclaiming your time, energy, and creativity.

In this episode, I share:

✨ How social media was affecting my nervous system, creativity, and sense of self

✨ Eye-opening studies on how social media impacts women’s mental health

✨ Signs that your relationship with social media may need to shift

✨ Practical ways to set boundaries, reduce comparison, and use social media with intention

✨ How stepping away has allowed me to deepen my healing, create more art, and feel more present in my life

If you’re ready to break free from the scroll, reconnect with your intuition, and find more balance in a world that constantly demands your attention—this episode is for you.

Looking for more support or resources?

Check out these links:

• Free Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: Begin your healing journey today.

• Website: Learn more about our services and mission.

• Book a Free Consultation: Connect with me for personalized support.

• Insight Timer: Join me for free meditations to help you find inner calm.

• Full Video Version: Watch the music video for "Reclamation" featured in the intro and outro podcast.

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As we move into the waning moon phase, we are invited to slow down, release, and do less—but for many of us, that’s easier said than done. In a world that glorifies productivity, rest can feel uncomfortable, unsafe, or even impossible.

In this week’s cycle check-in, I explore why slowing down is so hard and share practical, gentle ways to begin cultivating rest in ways that feel safe and doable. I introduce The R’s—a framework to help you create more balance, break cycles of stress and burnout, and shift away from the constant pressure to do more.

Learning to honor your natural rhythms isn’t just an act of self-care—it’s an act of resistance against the patriarchal systems that disconnect us from our bodies and push us into chronic stress and depletion. This week, I guide you through ways to reclaim your rest, nourish yourself, and restore balance in a world that so often demands the opposite.

✨ Inside this episode, I share:

😴 Why slowing down can feel so hard—especially for women

😴 How The R’s can help you break the cycle of overdoing and burnout

😴 Simple, doable ways to embrace rest (even if it feels foreign or scary)

🤲🏼 A somatic yin yoga practice from one of my favorite teachers on YouTube to support your journey into deeper relaxation

Click here

Looking for more support or resources?

Check out these links:

• Free Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: Begin your healing journey today.

• Website: Learn more about our services and mission.

• Book a Free Consultation: Connect with me for personalized support.

• Insight Timer: Join me for free meditations to help you find inner calm.

• Full Video Version: Watch the music video for "Reclamation" featured in the intro and outro podcast.

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The full moon eclipse may have stirred up a lot last week—big emotions, sudden realizations, or unexpected shifts. Now, as we enter the waning gibbous moon phase, it’s time to integrate, process, and soften into what’s come up.

In this episode, I introduce The 3 G’s—a simple yet powerful approach to help you move through this phase with more ease, clarity, and self-compassion. If you’ve been feeling drained, overwhelmed, or unsure what to do next, this check-in will help you recenter and realign.

To support you this week, I’m offering two guided meditations on Insight Timer:

🌿 Somatic Body Scan for Self-Appreciation – A gentle practice to reconnect with and honor your body.

Listen here

🌍 Sensing the Support – A 5-minute daily grounding practice to help you feel held by Mother Earth.

Listen here

Looking for more support or resources?

Check out these links:

• Free Trauma Recovery Mini-Course: Begin your healing journey today.

• Website: Learn more about our services and mission.

• Book a Free Consultation: Connect with me for personalized support.

• Insight Timer: Join me for free meditations to help you find inner calm.

• Full Video Version: Watch the music video for "Reclamation" featured in the intro and outro podcast.

Subscribe and Stay Connected:
Make sure to subscribe to Healing Her Story so you never miss an episode! Let’s heal, grow, and rise together.


You're also welcome to reach out via email at riva@windsofchangesac.com