Mastering the Emotional Side of Pregnancy
Awaken the Healer Within with Hana Miller
Pregnancy is hard as fuck. There is so much change in such a short period of time, major hormonal shifts, financial stress and pressure, relationships being tested, weight gain, physical discomfort, fear of birth, miscarriages, stillbirths, challenging family dynamics, postpartum, anxiety about being perfect, etc, etc. I get it, I see you, and all of these fears, worries, anxieties, and emotions are all absolutely valid. This episode is devoted to helping you feel the way you ACTUALLY want to feel throughout every stage of pregnancy - joyful, connected, grateful, blissful, and...
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Childbirth, Ayahuasca, and Feeling the Fear
Awaken the Healer Within with Hana Miller
I’m afraid of birth, I’m afraid of becoming a mother, I’m afraid of how this will change my life, my marriage, and my work. And yet, I’m doing it all anyways. Fear is the emotion that holds us back, it is paralyzing and keeps us stuck in our comfort zone. Even if we’re unhappy in our relationships, in our work, in our pain at least it’s familiar, right? Fear requires us to be brave, to take action, and step into the abyss and the unknown. In this episode I explore the connection between pregnancy, childbirth, and ayahuasca, how to identify where fear is stored in the...
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How to Navigate Unexpected Crises
Awaken the Healer Within with Hana Miller
I often meet women when they’re in the midst of an unexpected crisis whether it be a major health issue, the end of a relationship, being let go from a job, etc. In our work together I help them reclaim their sense of control so that they can grow, heal, and transform through their experiences instead of continuing to feel like a victim to unforeseen circumstances. I hope that this podcast episode will offer you key insights as to how you can navigate your unique challenges with a greater sense of confidence, ease, and faith that ultimately the universe has your back and there is a greater...
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Grief, Guilt, and Letting Go
Awaken the Healer Within with Hana Miller
Why do we have such a hard time letting go? When we experience grief from losing someone we love, heartbreak, contending with major disappointment after failing, etc there is a secondary emotion that emerges - guilt. We feel guilty for not feeling the way we were supposed to, guilty for continuing to live when someone else has passed on, guilty for feeling angry and resentful, guilty for letting people down, and more. Tune into this episode to learn more about how these grief and guilt are stored in the body, the patterns they evolve into over time, and a guided meditation at the end to...
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Finding Light in Your Darkest Moments
Awaken the Healer Within with Hana Miller
If you’re in the midst of a particularly dark moment in your life, presently emerging from one, or seeking a deeper understanding of the challenges you’ve been through, this episode is for you. I know what it’s like to be stuck, lost, and lonely in the isolation that comes with these experiences and through my own personal journey and my work with women I also know what it takes to feel light, free, empowered, and full of joy again. Chinese Medicine has a masterful understanding of both the dark and the light, the yin and the yang, and more importantly how to harness the...
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The Cure for Hopelessness
Awaken the Healer Within with Hana Miller
Disappointment, frustration, limitations, and defeat start to eat away at our sense of hope when it comes to healing. By the time most women find me they have explored so many other options like diets, medications, exercise routines, therapies, etc and placed their trust in doctors, books, and other healers only to end up doubtful, cynical, and pessimistic because they STILL don’t have the results they want. My years as an acupuncturist, teacher, and community leader have illuminated what it takes to reclaim our sense of hope so that we can finally experience profound healing...
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Ayahuasca, Courage, and Fatherhood
Awaken the Healer Within with Hana Miller
Are we ever done healing? This question sparked a conversation between me and my husband, Jeff, which led to us immediately sitting down to record an episode. Throughout his life Jeff has experienced extraordinary loss, grief, fear, and self-doubt which ultimately led to him becoming the single most resilient, resourceful, and strong-willed man I’ve ever known. In this conversation we explore the many practices, tools, and necessary shifts he has made over the past several decades to equip him with the courage he has now to step into the unknown abyss that is fatherhood. If...
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My Fertility Journey
Awaken the Healer Within with Hana Miller
Honestly, this is an episode I was nervous to share because I open up about experiences and challenges that very few women outside of my Balanced Woman community, even my closest friends and family members, know very much about. I offer it to you now because I recognize that part of me becoming a mother is leaving my shame, guilt, and fear in the past where it belongs so that my joy, gratitude, and strength can expand and flourish. Fertility and being ready for pregnancy, birth, and motherhood is such a deeply personal journey that goes far beyond healing and strengthening our bodies...
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Big dreams require bigger self-care
Awaken the Healer Within with Hana Miller
My apprentice Michelle is the definition of a powerhouse - she is entrepreneurial, self-motivated, passionate, and commanding. Like many women who are natural born leaders, she is devoted to being of service to the greater good. She has BIG plans and dreams for the world which requires an abundance of energy, tenacity, and self-knowledge. Throughout her time in The Balanced Woman and then in my Apprenticeship, she discovered how deeply caring for herself and meeting her own needs first enables her to make a greater impact on others in a sustainable and ever-expanding way.
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Family Drama, Wounds, and Triggers
Awaken the Healer Within with Hana Miller
I just got back from spending 3 weeks with my family which has me reflecting on just how far our relationships have come. Don’t get me wrong, they are wonderful, supportive, and beautiful people but just like any other family, we are far from perfect. In this episode I share how I healed old wounds, sensitivities and triggers, and finally learned how to love and accept myself without relying on anyone else’s validation.
info_outlineMaybe you’re in a dark place right now and struggling with feeling disconnected, purposeless, and lost. Or maybe you’re doing just fine across the board but it feels like your life is lacking any true meaning and you’re just going through the motions every day.
In this episode I expand upon the concept of Ming which is our inborn potential, spark, and the reason why each of us are here on earth. In modern society it is so easy to lose sight of ourselves, so consider this episode a means of deconditioning societal programming and remembering the unique magic you bring to humanity!
Knowing our deeper why, our Ming, stokes the inner fire of determination that incinerates any obstacles and challenges in the path to fulfilling our destiny. It is our true north, our barometer, our means of measuring if we are living in a way that is true to our authentic, unique selves. This is what allows our existence to feel beautiful, effortless, and full of grace.
Enjoy!
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