The Deliberate Exchange - Navigating Stress, Sobriety & Self-Trust — One Deliberate Step at a Time
Chelsea Powell
56 episodes
2 days ago
In this episode, I get real about spiritual gaslighting, nervous system fawning, and the moments that test your integrity the most. From being told I was “shaming” others for speaking truth about alcohol culture, to receiving an email that questioned my professionalism under the guise of compassion, to the one painful comment that still stung long after—I share stories that expose how spiritual bypassing, projection, and people-pleasing show up in healing spaces. You’ll learn how to recognize...
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In this episode, I get real about spiritual gaslighting, nervous system fawning, and the moments that test your integrity the most. From being told I was “shaming” others for speaking truth about alcohol culture, to receiving an email that questioned my professionalism under the guise of compassion, to the one painful comment that still stung long after—I share stories that expose how spiritual bypassing, projection, and people-pleasing show up in healing spaces. You’ll learn how to recognize...
What’s Weighing You Down? The Science of Releasing Stress You’re Storing EP 41
The Deliberate Exchange - Navigating Stress, Sobriety & Self-Trust — One Deliberate Step at a Time
14 minutes
3 months ago
What’s Weighing You Down? The Science of Releasing Stress You’re Storing EP 41
You’ve talked about it in therapy. You’ve journaled. You’ve forgiven. You’ve reframed. But years later, something tiny happens — and your body reacts like it’s all happening again. That’s an “open loop” — an unfinished survival response your mind might have moved on from, but your body hasn’t. In this episode, I share: What open stress + trauma loops are (and how to spot them)Why breathwork is uniquely powerful for closing themMy own story of finally letting go of a 25-year shame loopCl...
The Deliberate Exchange - Navigating Stress, Sobriety & Self-Trust — One Deliberate Step at a Time
In this episode, I get real about spiritual gaslighting, nervous system fawning, and the moments that test your integrity the most. From being told I was “shaming” others for speaking truth about alcohol culture, to receiving an email that questioned my professionalism under the guise of compassion, to the one painful comment that still stung long after—I share stories that expose how spiritual bypassing, projection, and people-pleasing show up in healing spaces. You’ll learn how to recognize...
