In today’s episode, we close out our menstrual cycle mini-series with Inner Winter — the menstruation phase.

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Most people talk about menstruation as the beginning of the cycle, but today, Riva shares why she experiences it as an ending as well — a time of release, reflection, and deep intuitive clarity.

We explore:

🩸 The science of menstruation (what’s happening with your hormones and brain during your bleed)

🩸 Why your energy drops and why rest is biologically necessary

🩸 Why so many women feel resistance to slowing down

🩸 How to support all four bodies during menstruation:

If you’ve ever felt guilty for slowing down, struggled to rest during your period, or wondered “why do I feel like a different person during my bleed?” — this episode will help you understand your body on a whole new level.

RESOURCES TO SUPPORT YOU THIS WEEK

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FREE Trauma-Informed Somatic Meditation For Rest & Restoration

FREE Breathwork Meditation: Nuture Your Voice & Womb Connection

FREE New Moon Breathwork Meditation

Moon Cycle Cookbook

Sacred Cycle Oracle Card Deck

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• Website: Learn more about our services and mission.

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

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

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If you’ve ever thought:

“Why am I still anxious / overwhelmed/exhausted even though I’m doing all the right things?”

This episode is going to feel like exhaling.

Today, we explore why so many women try to “get rid of” anxiety, depression, emotional dysregulation, or burnout — and why those symptoms keep returning… even after therapy, mindset work, journaling, or medication.

We’ll explore:

❤️‍🩹 The science of the nervous system + trauma storage

❤️‍🩹 Why talk therapy and mindset alone don’t heal body-based wounds

❤️‍🩹 The psychology of symptoms through Internal Family Systems (IFS)

❤️‍🩹 What happens when we stop fighting the symptom and start listening to it

❤️‍🩹 How somatic work and breathwork help us access the root

If you feel like you’ve tried everything and nothing has worked, this episode gives you the missing layer.

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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.

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healingherstorypodcast/

• 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 we honour the depth of the 🌓 waning moon and its mirror in our bodies — the premenstrual phase, also known as “inner autumn”. As the light of the moon decreases and energy begins to recede, our bodies move into a phase of release, introspection, and recalibration. During Scorpio season — as we focus on the powerful and transforming reproductive energy — I guide you through the science, the somatic truth, and the gentle practices that support you during this phase.

You’ll learn:

🥀 What’s really happening hormonally and neurologically when you move from ovulation into the pre-menstrual window.

🥀 Why this phase brings up more than just “PMS” — how trauma imprints, nervous system shifts, and the body’s wisdom converge.

🥀 How to move through the four bodies — physical, mental, spiritual, emotional — with practices that work, not just “wait it out.”

🥀 How to lean into this phase as a powerful time of release, rather than simply endure it.

Whether you’ve felt disconnected from your monthly cycle, overwhelmed by symptoms, or simply curious about what your body is doing each month, this episode is your invitation to step into new consciousness and ease around your cycle

🌹🤲🏼 Recommended Practices & Meditations:
Below are three specially chosen meditations to accompany this phase, support your nervous system, and deepen your connection to the inquiry of this inner autumn time:

• Trauma-Informed Somatic Meditation for Rest & Restoration — Listen here
  
  
• Creating Your Felt Sense of Safety — Listen here
  
  
• Softening Meditation for Tension Relief & Grounding — Listen here
  
  

Feel free to choose one (or all) of these and carve out space for support this week.

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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.

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healingherstorypodcast/

• 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 or send us a DM on Instagram at @healingherstorypodcast