In this powerful episode of More Than Sex and Secrets, Dr. Lisha Antiqua sits down with holistic coach Reese, who shares her raw and transformational journey from surviving childhood abuse and navigating the world of sex work—including working as a dominatrix—to healing unhealable diagnoses and breaking free from trauma loops.
Reese opens up about the complex reality of being a sex worker while living with deep emotional pain, and how reclaiming her identity and body helped her move from survival to sovereignty. Together, we explore how trauma healing, energetic awareness, and soul-led coaching can help anyone escape the cycles of pain we unconsciously recreate.
This is not just a podcast about recovery—it’s about resurrection. It’s about making peace with your past and turning it into purpose.
🎧 In this episode, we cover:
Healing from complex trauma and childhood abuse
Breaking free from the identity of sex work
Living with and healing from chronic illness and mental health labels
Finding empowerment as a dominatrix
Becoming a trauma-informed holistic coach
How to stop repeating toxic patterns and reclaim your life
Connect with Resse and see her website.
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In this transformative episode, Dr. Lisha Antiqua reveals why trauma-informed coaching is the new frontier in healing — and how identity recovery is the future of helping survivors reclaim confidence, connection, and sovereignty.
Discover the trap of traditional therapy, and how your trauma is not the issue, but how you treat it is. She discusses ways to reset your nervous system, rebuild identity, and align you with your divine purpose. Whether you’re a therapist, coach, or someone ready to live your truth, this episode will show you how to turn your healing into your calling.
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This week’s episode features a deeply healing conversation with Ann Russo, a therapist, healer, and educator who works across the USA and around the world, specializing in religious trauma, inner child work, and nervous system regulation.
We explore:
✨ The effects of childhood programming on adult relationships
✨ How religious abuse creates confusion, guilt, and shame
✨ Tools for inner child healing and rebuilding trust
✨ Ways to upgrade your therapeutic care
✨ The difference between traditional therapy and holistic integrative healing approaches
✨ Empowerment for survivors to move from stuck to sovereign
💜 You Matter and your healing matters.
📍 Learn more about Ann Russo's work and therapy services:🔗 www.amrtherapy.com🔗 www.annrusso.orgJoin us in the You Matter Club for healing classes, emotional support, and embodiment work to reclaim your truth:
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Let’s break cycles of abuse, shame, and silence together. You’re not alone.
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Have you ever questioned your reality, your memory, or your worth—because someone else constantly made you feel "too sensitive" or "crazy"? In this raw and revealing episode, Dr. Lisha shares her personal experience navigating the hidden world of gaslighting and covert narcissism in an intimate relationship.
From the subtle signs to the soul-twisting confusion, she takes you on a journey of emotional abuse, self-doubt, awakening, and ultimately—reclaiming clarity and power. If you’ve ever been stuck in a toxic dynamic that looked “fine” from the outside but felt like survival on the inside, this episode will validate your truth and offer a path forward.
We’ll explore:
What covert narcissism really looks like in relationships
How gaslighting chips away at your self-trust and reality
Why confusion is often the biggest red flag
How Dr. Lisha broke free and found clarity through journaling, boundaries, and self-worth practices
✨ Plus, discover how to join the You Matter Club—a healing sanctuary where survivors become sovereign.
📩 Join the movement at: YourownUniversity.com
📬 Or email: info@lishaantiqua.com
This week I got to interview another inspiring healer, therapist, and creator,
Harris Eddie Hill (they/them) is a nonbinary podcaster, connection expert, best-selling author, and founder of The Secure Connection Method - a trauma-informed framework that helps people create secure, strong relationships in love, leadership, and life.
We talk about a little of everything and I think you will gain so much from what they have to say and share.
This show is especially for you if you - like Harris, Consider yourself nonbinary, have over come loads of trauma and now are inspired to help others heal at rapid speeds.
Find more of their work - Http://www.Mxharrishill.com
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/harriseddiehill -
Leave us a review - share this episode or another with your friends and let's continue to grow and heal together.
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Why is it so hard for survivors to celebrate themselves or even accept compliments? In this journal masterclass episode, we explore how shame, guilt, low self‑esteem, and moral values can block our ability to feel pride, confidence, and self‑worth. Discover the transformative journey from hiding in shame to embracing your truth — because healing isn’t just about surviving, it’s about learning to receive love, honor your growth, and allow yourself to be proud.
What you’ll learn:
How shame & guilt keep survivors stuck, even when others see their growth
The difference between false modesty vs. healthy pride & confidence
How personal values, morals, and beliefs shape whether you feel worthy of compliments
Journaling exercises to uncover self-esteem barriers and rewire your belief in your own value
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Join us this week on More Than Sex and Secrets: What Is Healed…, as we welcome Jeanette St. Germain, founder of Radiant Soul Center. With over 20 years of experience in spiritual mentoring, energy alchemy, and guiding rising consciousness, Jeanette brings a powerful healing vibration. She supports those moving through life transitions, helping them reclaim clarity, divine connection, and service to their highest purpose. We dive into religious abuse, energetic blocking, and awakening to your own sacred power.
If you’re ready to heal, strengthen your self‑care—from internal self‑love to embodied self‑defense—and step into your full presence, this is your episode.
Get in touch with Jeanette personally - www.jeanettestgermain.com
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In this episode of More Than Sex & Secrets (or your podcast name), Dr. Lisha Antiqua dives into the transformational power of gratitude—not just as a feel-good practice, but as a proven method to reprogram your nervous system, retrain your brain, and raise your frequency to attract abundance.
You’ll discover 5 powerful (and often underutilized) gratitude practices that go beyond journaling—practices that calm trauma responses, regulate stress, and help your body feel safe enough to receive more.
GRAB your "My Amazing You Journal"
and join the YOU Matter club!!
Then, step by step, you’ll learn how to use gratitude as a manifestation tool—to call in what you desire most, whether it’s better health, financial freedom, or deeper love.
✨ Topics covered:
The science behind gratitude and neuroplasticity
How gratitude shifts your body out of survival mode
Anchoring gratitude into your nervous system for lasting change
Using “future gratitude” to manifest wealth, health, and love
A daily practice you can start today to attract what you desire
This episode blends science, spirituality, and soul psychology so you can move from survival into sovereignty and start living in alignment with your highest self.
#GratitudePractice #Manifestation #AbundanceMindset #Neuroplasticity #TraumaHealing #MindsetShift #LawOfAttraction #WealthFrequency #SelfLoveJourney #HealingEnergy #GratitudeForWealth #SoulPsychology #BEamazingYOU
Join Dr. Lisha on More Than Sex and Secrets as she welcomes Tasha Ina Church, also known by her Stó:lō name Iyèmote (“Strives for Empowerment”). Tasha is the visionary founder of ElleLiveAction, a global empowerment coaching brand dedicated to nurturing healing and safety—mind, body, and spirit.
With over 25 years of experience, Tasha has impacted over 13,500 students across 132 countries, teaching Self‑Care, Self‑Healing, Self‑Empowerment, and Empowerment Self‑Defense.
Born into healing traditions and trained by masters like Jeff Alexander (Rocky’s trainer), Arlene Limas (Olympic gold medalist), and numerous martial arts and empowerment professionals, Tasha combines lived experience with somatic healing to create practical, inclusive safety tools that transcend gender, ability, and attire.
Her signature approach—holistic self-care rooted in real-world readiness—is your invitation to nourish your strength from the inside out. Find out more about Tasha https://elleliveaction.com/
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Ready to deepen your healing journey? Join our You Matter Club—a community where your wellness matters, your safety matters, and YOU matter. Together, let’s step into empowered, healed living.
Unlock the power of your voice in this transformative podcast episode designed for survivors who are ready to reclaim their narrative with strength, resilience, and clarity. We dive deep into healing from trauma, sharing personal stories, building empowerment, and stepping into your truth from a place of empowerment—not pain.
What You’ll Discover:
How to reclaim your voice and share your survival story from strength, courage, and healing.
Awareness practice to immediately shift your story and heal faster.
Real inspiration and guidance for survivors to rewrite their narrative and step into the future they deserve.
Why Listen Now:
Because your story matters—when you share it from a place of power, you heal not just yourself, but others. This episode is a call to rise, to courageously speak, and to transform trauma into purpose.
🌟 Visit linktr.ee/drlishaantiqua JOIN the next Your Story Matters class (for free) and get yourself started...🌟 Get Stephanie's book and be inspired - Not Broken Echoes of Strength - https://amzn.to/3UtT1RD.
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This week on our show, we have an illuminating conversation with Mallary Tenore Tarpley, author of Slip, as she honestly and compassionately shares the healing journey of living with eating disorders and body dysmorphia. Mallary explores the long, winding path of recovery and introduces her groundbreaking “middle place” framework—a space where slips are part of healing, and progress is never linear. You’ll hear:
Mallary’s deeply personal story: losing her mother at a young age, developing anorexia, and navigating years of treatment and internal struggle
Insight into how body dysmorphia and perfectionism fuel cycles of self‑criticism and how she recovered and healed.
The concept of the middle place: embracing recovery not as a polished endpoint, but a messy, hopeful in‑between where slips are expected and shame can be transformed
What beyond recovery looks like and how she handles the SLIPS, which she goes deeper into in her book.
This episode is a must‑listen for anyone grappling with issues around food, body image, shame, grief, or imperfect recovery. Something that I know many survivors of CSA struggle with for reasons I also bring up in this episode, and Mallory shares her insights.
Tune in to this moving interview and discover a new, compassionate way to understand recovery: messy, human, and always evolving.
Connect with Mallory:Personal website: mallarytenoretarpley.com
Amazon for her book - preorder and get it August 5th: SLIP
Find out more about Dr. Lisha Antiqua
Unlock your ultimate wellness blueprint with the Amazing YOU Method — the only guide you need to craft a personalized journey toward whole health, mental wellness, and abundant purpose. This transformative episode dives deep into each step of our proven system designed for lasting change:
Clarify Your Vision — Discover what thriving wellness means uniquely for you.
Optimize Energy & Habits — Align daily routines for holistic health and vitality.
Rewire Mindset & Emotions — Cultivate emotional resilience and mental clarity.
Activate Purpose & Abundance — Build a life rooted in mission, fulfillment, and abundant purpose.
Learn why personalized wellness routines, mindfulness practices, and purpose-driven living are the top searched topics in 2025—and how they can amplify your transformation.
Plus, discover how gut health, emotional wellness, journaling, and wearable health tech form the core pillars of your Amazing YOU blueprint
Grab the Journal for yourself off Amazon...
🚀 Join the 90-Day Amazing YOU Experience
Ready to step fully into your healed, empowered self? Our 90-day Amazing YOU Journal Transformational Experience begins now! You'll receive daily prompts, resilience-building exercises, and community support to embody your next-level healed self.
🗓️ Register today to:
Secure your spot in the limited-capacity cohort
Connect with fellow healers & growth-minded individuals
Fully commit to your own wellness transformation
👉 Register now at YourownUniversity.com
📩 Questions? Email me at info@lishaantiqua.com — I’m here to support your journey!
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In this week’s What Is Healed… episode of More Than Sex and Secrets with Dr. Lisha, I’m joined by Coach Jen, author of Married to a Lie, launching now on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. She courageously shares her journey living through covert narcissism, the lessons learned, and the powerful steps she took to break free, reclaim her voice, and redefine her life.
In this episode, you'll discover:
How identifying covert narcissism helped Jen stop gaslighting, self-doubt, and emotional manipulation
Real-life moments when speaking up in court and sharing her truth shifted her narrative
A proven blueprint for surviving and thriving when “you're married to a lie”
How owning and sharing your story—even in a broken judicial or social system—leads to empowerment and emotional freedom
🎯 Resources to Support Your Healing Journey:
🌟 Join the You Matter Club ➝ YourownUniversity.com – community, healing tools, LIVE support
📘 Coach Jen’s Book ➝ Married to a Lie – available now on Amazon & Barnes & Noble - Her website (coming soon) heaiingunseenwounds.com
🗣️ Book, Talk, Freedom Course ➝ practical training to help you speak your truth and break free
🌐 My Linktr.ee ➝ linktr.ee/DrLishaAntiqua – all episodes & resources in one place
Real-life moments when speaking up in court and sharing her truth shifted her narrative
A proven blueprint for surviving and thriving when “you're married to a lie”
How owning and sharing your story—even in a broken judicial or social system—leads to empowerment and emotional freedom
🎯 Resources to Support Your Healing Journey:
📘 Coach Jen’s Book ➝ Married to a Lie – available now on Amazon & Barnes & Noble
🗣️ Book, Talk, Freedom Course ➝ practical training to help you speak your truth and break free
🌐 My Linktr.ee ➝ linktr.ee/DrLishaPodcast – all episodes & resources in one place
🌟 Join the You Matter Club ➝ YourownUniversity.com – community, healing tools, LIVE support
Keywords: covert narcissism, emotional abuse, forensic testimony, reclaim your voice, survivor advocacy, personal transformation
Hashtags:
#YouMatter #MarriedToALie #CovertNarcissism #SpeakYourTruth #SurvivorAdvocate #TraumaRecovery #PodcastHealing #BookLaunch #CoachJen #Empowerment #MoreThanSexAndSecrets
Discover how to truly embody your healed self—not just survive, but thrive. In this powerful new episode, we walk you through the 4 essential steps to move from healing to healed, then invite you into the 90‑Day My Amazing YOU Journal Transformational Experience—a guided journey to leave trauma behind and step fully into your next‑level, brilliant self.We cover -
1) The trick to keep you healing
2) How to break free and move through healing
3) What you don't even realize you are capable of
4) How to embody this healed YOU in 90 days
Plus, discover how our 90‑Day “My Amazing YOU” Journal can support this journey with daily prompts, self‑reflection, resilience‑building, and self‑empowerment exercises. Studies show journaling for 90 days significantly amplifies self‑awareness, mindset shifts, and emotional clarity.
Ready to transform?
Join me and a community of like‑hearted seekers to fully embody your next‑level healed self and make lasting change. I AM IN!!
Email me - I'm In at info@LishaAntiqua.com
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In this deeply moving episode of our To Be Healed… series, host Dr. Lisha welcomes Brittany Baker, nonprofit founder and fearless advocate, as she shares how testifying set her free—despite facing adversity and a broken judicial system. Brittany’s journey is a testament to the radical truth that owning and sharing your story can liberate you, empower others, and create systemic change.
What You'll Discover:
The healing power of speaking your truth, even when the odds are against you
Real-life moments from Brittany’s testimony that shifted her from silence to strength
Transforming personal pain into public purpose through nonprofit advocacy
Why You Can’t Miss This:
Brittany’s courage challenges us all: no matter how flawed the system, your truth matters, and your voice is a catalyst for healing and reform.
💡 Join the Movement: Brittany has taken her adversities and cultivated them into being a voice for those who are often not heard or seen. She advocates for others bringing awareness to the needs and rights that are not being met. Her compassion and perseverance for humanity is changing lives and bringing hope to those who have lost their way. Follow her on FB -
Step into HEALED and live your best life: YourownUniversity.com – because You Matter.
🎧 Ready to be inspired? Tune in now.
#YouMatter #ToBeHealed #MoreThanSexAndSecrets #BrittanyBaker #SpeakYourTruth #SurvivorAdvocate #JusticeReform #HealingThroughStory #PodcastForChange
Ever feel like you’re on emotional repeat—cycling through fear, frustration, or self-doubt without progress? This week on More Than Sex and Secrets…, we're diving deep into what keeps you emotionally stuck in a loop and how to break free.
🔥 In this powerful episode, you’ll learn about:
The 4 phases of emotions and how energy moves—or gets frozen—in your system
How world control, media messaging, and cultural programming influence your emotional loops
What emotions help you to release, reframe, and redirect emotional energy so you can move forward
If you’ve ever wondered why you keep reliving the same emotional patterns—this episode is for you.
🙏 Help support the show:
If this episode resonated, please leave a 5‑star review, share it with someone who needs to heal, and join the You Matter Club before July 4th to level up your healing journey. 🔗 Connect now at YourownUniversity.com
This is the first interview in the series on what HEALED looks like after surviving abuse trauma.
I am so excited to share this series with you. Like, follow, and share these inspiring and healing interviews. Abuse trauma is not a life sentence, and HEALING is not your jail. It is my intention to share with you inspiring stories of healed people who each in their own way, has overcome, stepped into their gifts and are living beyond healing.
Our first guest is:
Tanja Diamond is an autistic polymath, Tantra Lineage Holder, and a highly sought-after Business and Life Strategist. With 45 years of unparalleled worldwide education and expertise across thousands of subjects, coupled with certifications in hundreds of modalities, Tanja has become the ultimate problem-solver for those seeking rapid, effective solutions. Links liinks.co/tanjadiamond
Are you stuck in the self-help spiral? In this powerful episode, Dr. Lisha dives deep into the addiction to healing and how it keeps survivors of abuse and trauma constantly chasing the next breakthrough. If you're always “working on yourself” but never feel free—this episode is your wake-up call.
Learn how to balance your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual power bodies, and finally break the trauma loop so you can start LIVING. This is your invitation to step off the healing treadmill and into the life you were born to lead.
Learn more about YOU Matter, Amazing Emotions, and Y.O.U. - https://linktr.ee/DrLishaAntiqua
#HealingJourney #TraumaRecovery #HolisticHealing #StopFixingYourself #SelfHelpAddiction #HealingTrap #EmotionalHealth #SpiritualAwakening #BodyMindSpirit #AmazingYou #YouMatterPodcast
Are you unknowingly addicted to your emotions—and the stories that keep them stuck? In this powerful episode of More Than Sex and Secrets, Dr. Lisha Antiqua explores the emotional addiction cycle and how unhealed trauma, inner narratives, and nervous system dysregulation keep you trapped in loops of anxiety, depression, anger, or numbness.
✨ Learn how to identify emotional dependency
✨ Discover why your body holds onto emotional pain
✨ Explore practical ways to detox your mind, body & soul
✨ Get a taste of somatic healing, trauma release, and emotional reprogramming
If you’ve ever said “Why do I feel this way all the time?” or “I just want peace,” this episode will guide you through a deep emotional awakening.
🔥 Enrollment is now open for the Amazing Emotions program inside the YOU Matter Club — where survivors, seekers, and soul-led women learn to reclaim their emotional freedom and stop letting their feelings run the show.
🔗 Learn more & join: YourOwnUniversity.com
🎧 Subscribe, share, and review to help more people release the stories and reclaim their emotional power.
#EmotionalHealing #TraumaRecovery #CPTSD #SomaticHealing #EmotionalDetox #MoreThanSexAndSecrets #AmazingEmotions #YouMatter #HealingJourney #EmotionalAddiction #MindBodySoulHealing
MAKING CHANGES - doesn't need to be so hard or take so long when you know what I am about to share with you in this podcast episode.
Breaking free from survival mode is a courageous journey, especially for abuse survivors. In this empowering episode, we delve into the hidden resistance that arises when stepping out of survival mode and into a life of purpose and joy. Discover practical strategies to recognize and navigate these internal barriers, transforming them into stepping stones toward your best life.
Key Topics:
Understanding the test of limitations when you choose to change, and the impact of prolonged survival mode
Identifying common forms of resistance during healing
Techniques to overcome fear, self-doubt, and limiting beliefs
Building resilience and embracing personal growth
Join the Movement:
Ready to continue your healing journey with a supportive community? Join the YOU Matter Club at YourownUniversity.com and connect with others committed to personal growth and transformation.
#YouMatter #TraumaHealing #SurvivorSupport #OvercomingResistance #LiveYourBestLife #PersonalGrowth #Resilience #HealingJourney #Empowerment #YourownUniversity