This week on Moon Phases & Feminine Power: Your Weekly Cycle Sync, we’re entering the dark moon—that liminal, tender space between what’s been and what’s yet to come.

If you’ve been feeling low energy, emotionally raw, or deeply fatigued… you’re not broken, love—you’re in rhythm with the cycle.

In this episode, I’ll guide you through the energetic and physiological invitations of this phase, which corresponds to the final days of the menstrual cycle—a time when estrogen dips and the body calls out for true, deep rest.

You’ll learn:

🌑 The difference between the dark moon and the new moon

🌑 Why this phase is essential for trauma recovery and nervous system regulation

🌑 How our fast-paced culture ignores this pause—and how you can reclaim it

🌑 Gentle, practical ways to honor your body in this sacred pause (even if you only have 30 seconds)

This episode is especially for the woman who struggles to slow down, feels guilty when resting, and is used to pushing through, even when her body is begging for space.

It’s a love letter to your in-between moments, to your nervous system, and your healing.

Plus, I’ve included three free trauma-informed somatic meditations in the show notes to help you ease into stillness, regulate your system, and create a felt sense of safety this week.

✨ Trauma-Informed Meditation for Rest & Restoration
https://insig.ht/rPJYtW358Tb

✨ Sensing the Support: A 5-Minute Daily Somatic Practice
https://insig.ht/TI36MS458Tb

✨ Creating Your Felt Sense of Safety
https://insig.ht/OfTD5r958Tb

Take the sacred pause, love. The next cycle will come soon enough. But for now… just be.

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

• Website: Learn more about our services and mission.

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• 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 on Moon Phases & Feminine Power: Your Weekly Cycle Sync, we’re attuning to the energy of the waning moon—a sacred and often overlooked phase of the menstrual and lunar cycle. Associated with inner autumn and the premenstrual phase, this part of the cycle invites us to release, reflect, and return to ourselves.

But in a culture that rewards productivity over presence, this shift can feel… hard.

If you find yourself feeling overwhelmed, overstimulated, or afraid to slow down—especially as energy begins to wane—you’re not alone. And you're not broken.

In this episode, I share:

🌙 Why the waning moon often triggers resistance, anxiety, and overstimulation

🌙 How trauma and survival conditioning can make slowing down feel unsafe

🌙 Gentle, embodied ways to honor this phase of the cycle—even if you’re short on time

🌙 Practical, lived-in examples of what rest can really look like (hint: it doesn’t have to mean doing nothing)

Whether you're a woman navigating burnout, a cycle-aware being learning to soften, or someone reclaiming safety in rest—this episode is a gentle reminder that your body knows what to do when you listen.

✨ This is a beautiful one to bookmark, revisit, and share.

Free trauma-informed somatic meditations to support you this week

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– Patience & Anxiety Relief
– Tension Relief & Grounding
– Rest & Restoration

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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

This week on Healing Her Story, I’m joined by the radiant and revolutionary voice of Mari Candela—a poet, healer, teacher, and traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivor whose words are both balm and battle cry.

Mari’s story is one of radical reclamation. After surviving a traumatic brain injury, she found her way back to herself through poetry—not as performance, but as a deeply embodied act of healing. In this powerful conversation, we explore how writing can become a bridge between brokenness and wholeness, between memory and imagination, between pain and possibility.

If you’ve ever struggled to express your truth...

If you’ve ever felt like your voice didn’t matter, or that your story was too fragmented to be told…

If you’ve been looking for another way to process your past and reconnect with your body…
This episode is for you.

We talk about:

❤️‍🩹 How poetry helps us speak to our inner child, our rage, and our resilience

❤️‍🩹 Why you don’t have to be a writer or poet to use language as medicine

❤️‍🩹 How to move through "writing blocks"

❤️‍🩹 The role of rhythm in reclaiming your voice

and so much more!

Mari also shares the powerful healing practices she uses in her own life—and offers one of two of original poems live on the show (bring tissues).

Whether you’ve always loved writing or you’ve been scared to start, this episode will help you understand how to approach the blank page with compassion, curiosity, and courage.

Connect with Mari on Instagram

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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