When your body has been through hell, how do you ever feel soft and safe again?

In this episode of Rewired & Desired: Where intimacy, mindset & disability intersect, Trina Ricketts opens up about something she’s never really talked about publicly: living in survival mode, feeling like she had to be “the strong one” for everyone, and how medical trauma and single motherhood pushed her deep into her masculine, protector energy.

Nicole Richards coaches Trina through:

• Years of being left alone in hospitals and emergency rooms
• Parenting through severe illness, arthritis, and ostomy surgeries
• Leaving a toxic relationship and rebuilding life with three kids
• What it means to never feel truly protected or cared for
• Why asking for help feels unsafe when you’ve always had to cope alone

Together, they unpack the difference between feminine and masculine energy (not gender, but energetic roles): how constant grinding, hustling, and shielding your emotions can block intimacy, softness, and connection… and how tiny moments of crying, sharing, and being witnessed can actually start to rewire your nervous system.

If you’re:

• Living with an ostomy or chronic illness
• A single parent who feels like everything lands on your shoulders
• Stuck in “I don’t need anyone” mode
• Struggling to feel vulnerable, feminine, or emotionally open after trauma

…this conversation will remind you that you’re not broken, you’re not alone, and you don’t have to carry it all by yourself anymore.

Connect with us
🩹 Trina – The Intimate Ostomate
YouTube: @intimateostomate

🌀 Nicole – Ostomy Innovations
YouTube: @OstomyInnovations222

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📌 Connect With Us
Trina Ricketts – The Intimate Ostomate
Website: intimateostomate.com
Instagram: / intimateostomate
Youtube: / @intimateostomate
Books, guides, coaching & resources
Coaching • Books / Guides • Resources • Intimacy Advocacy

Nicole Richards - Ostomy Innovations
Website: ostomyinnovations222.com
Instagram: / ostomyinnovations
Youtube: / @ostomyinnovations222
Coaching • Wellness • Disability advocacy • Ostomy Clothing