201: Out Of The Basement She Climbed

In this powerful episode of Meredyth with a Why, host Meredyth Willits sits down with intuitive author, healer, and psychic medium Rebecca J. Rowan to talk about her raw and transformative memoir Healing Becky. It’s a soul-shaking book that’s helping people everywhere face their trauma, rewrite their past, and reclaim their future.

 

Meredyth shares how the book cracked open a part of her she didn’t know could heal. Together, she and Rebecca explore the deeply personal and spiritual process of confronting generational pain, breaking family cycles, and choosing healing, even when it's messy, inconvenient, or terrifying.

 

Together, they dive into:
✅ What inspired Rebecca to write Healing Becky and why it took three years
✅ How her mother’s death sparked a life-changing spiritual download
✅ The real reason trauma survivors often need to take breaks while reading
✅ Why Rebecca calls Gen X the “no more” generation and what it’s here to do
✅ Her journey from surviving abuse to connecting with her higher self
✅ How her children gave her the courage to face her past and change her legacy
✅ Religion, reprogramming, and learning to meet your pain with truth instead of shame

 

Plus, Rebecca opens up about…
✨ Writing graphic chapters while reliving her trauma and how she got through it
✨ Her mother’s final days and how they found peace before it was too late
✨ The conversation that made Meredyth realize she didn’t want to die angry at her parents
✨ Why many abusers “sign up” to be the bad guy and the higher soul lessons behind it
✨ What the Halls of Healing are and how Rebecca’s visit changed everything
✨ Why the silence was killing her and why she chose to write the truth anyway

 

Whether you’re on your own healing path, navigating complex family relationships, or simply ready to let go of inherited pain, this episode is for you. Rebecca reminds us that healing is possible. Love can rise from the wreckage. There is profound purpose in our pain.

 

 

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00:00 Welcome back, meet Rebecca Rowan

01:15 Why Meredyth says Healing Becky is one of the top 10 books of her life

03:45 The vision that launched the book and the napkin that started it all

06:30 What it really felt like to relive trauma while writing

10:10 Why Rebecca had to take months-long breaks to process the hardest parts

13:40 Mother wounds, generational healing, and breaking the silence

17:25 What made her go back to her mom and ask the hard questions

20:50 Forgiveness, religious deconstruction, and the danger of shame-based healing

25:10 Raising kids while healing yourself and giving them room to speak their pain

30:00 Why some people sign up to be the villain in our story

34:15 How spiritual insight helped Rebecca find purpose in her trauma

38:00 What it takes to truly stop the cycle for yourself and your children

42:20 The profound power of being heard, seen, and believed

45:00 Why honesty, not perfection, heals parent-child relationships

50:30 Her plans for a second book and the message behind it

54:00 Rebecca’s advice for anyone ready to start their own healing journey

58:20 Final thoughts. You are not broken. You are becoming.

 

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💻 Website: rebeccahealingmedium.com

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