In this episode, I'm joined by the incredible Dr. Maura Moynihan — a mother of four, a seasoned practitioner, and a soul-centered healer who has spent over 17 years walking beside women on their healing journeys through chiropractic, craniosacral therapy, breathwork, spiritual psychology, and now deep soul work rooted in the Divine Feminine.

Together, we dive into one of the most tender and essential topics of our time: the Mother Wound — what it is, how it shows up in the body, in our society, and why it’s absolutely vital to acknowledge and mend this wound in order to truly heal.

If you’re someone who:

❤️‍🩹 Struggles with anxiety, chronic pain, or dysregulation that seems to come from "nowhere"
❤️‍🩹 Feels overwhelmed in relationships, parenting, or your day-to-day responsibilities
❤️‍🩹 Is navigating the question of motherhood (or your relationship with your own mother)
❤️‍🩹 Is on a journey of breaking cycles and embodying the woman you never had growing up...

This episode is for you.

Maura shares her personal story of motherhood, healing, and spiritual transformation — including what it was like to earn her Master’s in Spiritual Psychology while raising three young boys, and how she now integrates the wisdom of the Divine Feminine into her life and work.

We talk about:

🌹 What the mother wound is and how it shows up in your body, nervous system, and relationships
🌹 How the mother wound relates to our relationship with the Earth
🌹 What it means to live the spiral path of feminine healing
🌹 Why every symptom — even pain — carries a love note
🌹 The importance of modeling sacred feminine values to our sons and future generations

This conversation is tender, empowering, and deeply validating — especially if you’ve ever felt like you’re “too much,” “too sensitive,” or not sure how to show up for yourself the way you wish someone had.

You’ll walk away with a deeper understanding of how the mother wound may be impacting your life — and how to begin meeting yourself with love, curiosity, and devotion.

Connect with Dr. Maura:

Instagram

Website

Substack

Ready to dive deeper?
Join us at the upcoming FREE Mending the Mother Wound weekend Virtual Immersion August 22nd - August 4th

Click here for more information

Send us a text

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.

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You're also welcome to reach out via email at riva@windsofchangesac.com

Hey love, welcome back to Moon Phases & Feminine Power: Your Weekly Cycle Sync. This week, we're tuning into the powerful energy of the Capricorn Full Moon — and exploring how to listen to your body’s wisdom through the lens of sensation, somatic awareness, and emotional balance.

If you’re on the healing path, you might already know the frustration of doing all the things — the therapy, the journaling, the mindset work — only to still feel overwhelmed, anxious, or like you’re “regressing” every month. Maybe your body feels like a mystery, or your emotions keep catching you off guard.

In this episode, we’ll explore how the full moon acts as a spotlight, illuminating not just what’s out of balance in your life… but what’s ready to be heard in your body.

You'll learn:

🌕 Why certain symptoms (like fatigue, anxiety, or tightness) are actually messages from your nervous system

🌕 How to work with the wisdom of your body — especially as you move through the menstrual cycle

🌕 Why this week is a powerful time to slow down, feel more, and honor what’s surfacing

🌕 What it means to shift from “fixing” to curious listening in your healing process

If you’re actively working to reconnect with your body, regulate your nervous system, or stop overriding your needs, this episode will give you insight, relief, and a whole new way of thinking about your symptoms — not as problems, but as guides.

Need support this week?

🌹🤲🏼

Explore these free somatic meditations on Insight Timer to help you feel, heal, and come home to your body:

• Somatic Breathing Meditation to Hear Your Body’s Wisdom
  https://insig.ht/IAIG3gQeIUb
• Somatic Body Scan for Self-Love & Body Appreciation
  https://insig.ht/9ujwsZQeIUb
• Sit and Be With It – 15 Minute Daily Somatic Practice
  https://insig.ht/rH4upeOeIUb

Send us a text

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

If you’ve been doing “all the healing things” — therapy, inner child work, mindset shifts — but still find yourself overwhelmed, burnt out, or spinning in the same emotional loops month after month... this episode is for you.

This week, we’re diving into a truth that’s often overlooked in the wellness world:
Your nervous system is cyclical — just like you.
And healing isn’t just about what you do. It’s about when and how you do it.

Inspired by a powerful masterclass with Veronika of Waking Womb, I’m exploring the biological differences in the female nervous system and how our capacity for stress, emotions, and healing shifts across the menstrual cycle. We’ll talk about the science, the spiritual implications, and why breathwork is one of the most effective tools for trauma recovery when used in alignment with your body’s natural rhythm.

You’ll learn:

🤲🏼 Why the same breathwork or therapy practice can feel amazing one week and overwhelming the next

🤲🏼 What the “window of presence” is — and how it shrinks and expands across your cycle

🤲🏼 How estrogen acts as a buffer for trauma healing (and when to use this to your advantage)

🤲🏼 Why female bodies are more sensitive to abandonment wounds and relational trauma

🤲🏼 How to time your somatic healing practices in a way that supports nervous system safety

🤲🏼 What oxytocin (not dopamine!) has to do with women’s regulation and recovery

🤲🏼And how to stop forcing healing... and start flowing with it instead

This episode will help you understand why your healing hasn’t worked the way you hoped — and give you permission to approach it in a way that feels gentler, wiser, and more effective.

🌹 Want to go deeper?
Join me August 22–24 for Mending the Motherwound, a free weekend immersion to help you regulate your nervous system, reconnect with your inner mother, and tend to the wounds that still live in your body.

Click here to register

Send us a text

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