Afleveringen
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Sometimes the hardest part isn't the obstacle itself—it's believing we're capable of facing it. In this episode, I share a simple moment while driving that became a powerful reminder: maybe life isn't asking us to avoid every challenge. Maybe it's inviting us to slow down, build resilience, and remember who we already are.
If you've been trying to get somewhere in life, yet there's something blocking your path or asking you to slow down... this episode is for you.
The companion meditation from Episode 7 might feel supportive in conjunction with this episode. Sign up for my email list and check it out @ https://the-rediscovered-self.kit.com/
Share your story & connect by sending an email to [email protected]
or by sending a DM on Instagram @TheRediscoveredSelf
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This week, I almost didn't record this episode.
My kids are home for the summer, my healing journey (post hip surgery) has slowed me down, my routines have unraveled, and the inspiration which often moves me - simply wasn't there.
Instead of waiting until I felt creative again, I decided to explore what happens when inspiration doesn't come.
In this episode, we talk about why overwhelm can make us feel like we've lost ourselves, how our nervous system influences creativity, and why presence—not perfect conditions—may be the true beginning of meaningful work.
Together we'll explore:
Why creativity isn't something you force, but something you create space to receive. What your nervous system may actually be experiencing when inspiration feels absent. The difference between being disconnected from yourself and simply being overwhelmed. How motherhood, healing, and life's interruptions can become part of the creative process rather than obstacles to it. A simple grounding practice to help you return to the present moment whenever life feels noisy or uncertain or when you are feeling lost.If you've been waiting to feel motivated, clear, or "ready" before beginning something meaningful, this conversation is a gentle reminder that your light hasn't disappeared.
Sometimes the most creative thing we can do is simply become present enough to notice what this moment is asking of us.
Because maybe inspiration isn't the starting line.
Maybe showing up with presence is.
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Thank you so much for being here. My hope is to build community around healing, self rememberance and self re-discovery.
Follow along on Instagram so that I know your listening & send me an email: [email protected]
Share your experience, what part of the show you're vibing with most, and what you'd like to hear about next.
Getting to know my community is my favorite part of this journey, so don't forget to be in touch! <3
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Much love,
Erica
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Zijn er afleveringen die ontbreken?
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In the last Episode of The Rediscovered Self Podcast, we reflected on ways in which we’re trying to control life.
In this weeks episode, we ask: What happens when we stop trying to control?
And we explore the next step: Surrender
Not surrender as giving up. Not surrender as becoming passive.But surrender as releasing the grip on what was never ours to control...
and returning our energy to what truly matters.
Together we’ll consider...
the subtle difference between agency and control,why overcontrol is often rooted in fear and anxiety,and how the practice of letting go allows us to become more present, connected, and available for the life unfolding in front of us (i.e. our purpose)I’ll also guide you through a simple embodied practice to help you notice where you’re gripping, striving, or holding on too tightly—and how to begin releasing that energy through the wisdom of the body.
If you’ve been feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, stuck in your head, or like you’re carrying the weight of everything on your shoulders...
This conversation is an invitation to:Soften,Trust,and Remember that you don’t have to hold it all alone.
Thank you so much for being here. Please consider following the show, leaving a review, and sharing this episode with a friend.
You can share your experience, recommend topics for reflection, and connect by sending me an email: [email protected]
or finding me on Instagram @TheRediscoveredSelf
Until next time,
Healing is Remembering. Your Light isn’t LostIt’s waiting to be Rediscovered
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As mothers, we want what is best for our children.
We care deeply about them and their wellbeing.
We research. We plan. We think stress over every decision--trying to make the right one.
We carry the weight of wanting to create a life where our children can thrive.
But what happens when care quietly becomes control?
In this deeply personal reflection, I explore the moment I realized that my search for the "right" educational path for my children had become something more than thoughtful decision-making. It had become anxiety. It had become an attempt to control uncertainty. It had become a way to protect a younger part of me that still felt wounded and afraid.
In today's episode...
Together we'll explore:
When caring turns into controllingWhy anxiety disguises itself as problem-solvingWhen optimization keeps us from presence, relationship, and true wellbeingHow our own childhood experiences influence our parenting decisions and the things we get *stuck on*The nervous system cost of trying to optimize every outcomeThe role of trust in motherhood (and in our own lives)Why our children need our presence more than perfect situationsIf you've ever found yourself
obsessing over decisions, endlessly researching, or feeling responsible for creating the perfect childhood for your child/children...this episode is a gentle invitation to exhale, soften, and remember:
You can love your children deeply without carrying the impossible responsibility of controlling every outcome.
Thanks so much for being here.
If this episode resonates, please share it with a friend, and let me know your experience.
You can email me at [email protected]
or DM me on Instagram at @TheRediscoveredSelf
Until next time, friend, don't forget...
Healing is Remembering
Your light isn't lost--
It's waiting to be REDISCOVERED.
With love,
Erica
**Note: When this episode first uploaded, a chunk of audio was missing around 5 min & 5 seconds. The episode has now been fixed. If you are experiencing the error, try removing your download of the episode and re-downloading again. To do so, from your homes screen on Apple Podcast, find the episode. Do not open the episode fully. Click the 3 dots. Scroll all the way down. Select: Remove Download - it's in red writing. Now, to re-download: From the same screen click on the three dots. This time, instead of scrolling down, you should see a download icon at the very top (I think on the left).
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In this episode, Erica explores a different way of relating to anxiety—one that moves beyond trying to fix, control, or eliminate uncomfortable feelings.
As mothers and caregivers, it's easy to assume that anxiety means something is wrong or that immediate action is required. Yet many of the situations that stir anxiety are not problems to solve, but natural responses to change, uncertainty, growth, and caring deeply.
Together, we'll explore the difference between anxiety and intuition, the hidden cost of resisting our emotions, and how creating space to be with ourselves can help us respond more consciously instead of reacting from fear. This conversation is an invitation to soften, to listen inwardly, and to discover the steadiness that can emerge when we stop fighting what we're feeling.
If you've been caught in cycles of overthinking, planning, researching, or trying to make life feel certain, this episode offers a gentle reminder: not every feeling requires fixing.
Sometimes anxiety is simply part of being alive.
In This EpisodeWhy anxiety isn't always a sign that something is wrongThe difference between responding and reactingHow resistance can create more suffering than the emotion itselfAnxiety versus intuition: learning to discern the differenceCreating an inner sense of safety through presence and self-compassionThe practice of allowing emotions without letting them take the wheelGentle ReflectionWhat if the feeling you're trying so hard to get rid of is simply asking to be acknowledged?What if the feeling of anxiety that you're experience is not signaling that something needs to change, be controlled, or figured out -- but that something needs to be acknowledged and felt?Let's Continue the Discussion...I encourage you to reach out, ask questions, challenge the notions, and share your experience.
You can email me: [email protected]
Instagram: @TheRediscoveredSelf
Thanks so much for being here!With love,
Erica
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What if the fatigue, overwhelm, burnout, anxiety, or sense of disconnection you’re experiencing isn’t a sign that something is wrong with you—but an invitation to come back into alignment?
In this episode, Erica explores the concept of the Layers of Self and how many of the challenges we experience physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually may arise when these layers begin to fall out of coherence with one another.
Together, we’ll explore:
The physical, mental, emotional, energetic, and spiritual layers of self • Why burnout often signals more than exhaustion • The hidden cost of living primarily from the mind while neglecting the body and soul • How nervous system states influence creativity, problem-solving, and perspective • The difference between survival mode and living from your deeper inner wisdom • Practical ways to begin checking in with yourself and returning to wholenessThis episode is a gentle invitation to pause, listen, and remember the parts of yourself that may have been overlooked along the way.
Because healing isn’t becoming someone new.
It’s remembering who you’ve always been and the parts of you that are always present.
Until next time, friend, don’t forget:
healing is remembering.
Your light isn’t lost— it’s waiting to be rediscovered.
If you are interested in receiving the Layers of Self Meditation, please send me an email: [email protected]
of find me over on Instagram @TheRediscoveredSelf and send me a DM!
I'd love to send it your way!
(Website: Coming Soon)
Thanks for being here, friend.
With love,
Erica
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In this deeply grounding and experiential episode of The Rediscovered Self, Erica explores the journey so many of us experience of disconnecting from the body — and the gentle path of returning home to ourselves again.
Together, we explore how stress, trauma, overwhelm, cultural conditioning, survival responses, and painful life experiences can slowly pull us away from the felt sense of being alive and embodied.
Erica reflects on the ways many of us learn to fear sensation, suppress emotion, or disconnect from the wisdom of the body in order to survive.
This episode includes a guided embodied reflection and gentle nervous system supportive practice to help listeners reconnect with safety, sensation, awe, gratitude, and the experience of simply being present within the body again.
Inside this episode:
The connection between embodiment, nervous system states, and alivenessHow disconnection from the body develops over timeWhy many people feel numb, exhausted, disconnected, or “not fully here”A compassionate guided embodiment and grounding practiceRelearning safety within the bodyMoving from disconnection toward presence, softness, and self-inhabitationThe relationship between spirituality, healing, and embodimentThis episode is an invitation to slow down, soften, and remember:Your body is not the enemy.Your body is an important part of your path and purpose.
If this episode resonates, Erica would love to hear from you.
Feel free to share your reflections, experiences, or the parts of the practice that felt most supportive for you. You can send Erica a DM on Instagram @TheRediscoveredSelf. Website and email address coming soon.
Don't forget to follow and rate the show on Apple Podcast and to share this episode with a friend!
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*** This episode has a companion guided practice to help you gently connect with a felt sense of safety and support in your body. Click the link below to join my email list and the link to the practice will be sent your way*** https://the-rediscovered-self.kit.com
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In this episode of The Rediscovered Self, Erica explores motherhood overwhelm through the lens of the nervous system — not as a personal weakness, failure, or character flaw, but as an intelligent response from a body carrying too much for too long. If you have been feeling reactive, overstimulated, exhausted, touched out, emotionally stretched thin, or quietly wondering why you “can’t just get it together,” this conversation is an invitation to see yourself with more compassion. Together, we explore the invisible load so many mothers carry — emotional labor, decision fatigue, mental tabs, sensory overload, constant planning, and the pressure to hold everything together — and how this chronic demand can shape the way the autonomic nervous system responds. Through a grounded and accessible introduction to the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system, Erica shares how fight, flight, fawn, and shutdown can show up in motherhood, parenting, relationships, creativity, and daily life. This episode offers a reframe: your overwhelm may not be proof that you are failing. It may be your nervous system asking for more safety, support, restoration, and reconnection. This is a conversation about moving from self-blame to self-understanding, from survival mode to sacred safety, and from inner criticism to a more compassionate relationship with your body, mind, and heart. Because healing is not about becoming someone new. Healing is remembering how to come home to yourself. This coming home to self will foster safety, connection, and healing within that will ripple out to your loved ones around you.
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https://the-rediscovered-self.kit.com
Thanks for being here!
With love, Erica
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There are moments in life when everything just feels… heavy.
When everything feels overwhelming in a quiet, yet consuming way that makes even the smallest steps feel impossible.
In this episode of The Rediscovered Self, we explore what’s really happening in those moments—not from a place of judgment, but through the lens of the nervous system, mindful awareness, and self-compassion.
If you’ve ever found yourself shutting down, losing motivation, craving comfort, or feeling like all of your progress disappears when things get hard… this episode is for you.
You’ll learn:
Why your nervous system moves into shutdown or collapseHow your responses are not failures—but protective patternsThe difference between trying to “fix” yourself and actually supporting yourselfA simple, gentle 3-part practice to help you move through overwhelmMost importantly, this episode introduces a powerful shift:
Learning how to stay with yourself… instead of abandoning yourself in the moments you need support the most.
This is not about pushing through.
It’s about meeting yourself differently.
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In this episode, I share a simple but powerful mantra that came to me during one of the hardest seasons of my life—postpartum depression—and how it continues to shape the way I move through procrastination, perfectionism, and taking action today.
“Anything but nothing.”
What started as a survival tool—helping me to take even the smallest steps when everything felt too overwhelming—has become a grounded, compassionate practice for moving forward when I feel stuck.
And it can support you, too, in moving toward your soul's purpose and highest expression of self ... today.
Because often, what looks like procrastination isn’t laziness.
It's protection.
Often, what looks likes diligence and efficiency, isn't actually getting you where you want to go.
It’s-- you guessed it-- protection.
It’s the nervous system trying to keep us safe from failure, judgment, being seen, and from the vulnerability that comes with stepping into something meaningful.
In this episode, we explore:
How perfectionism quietly keeps you stuck (even when it looks well-intentioned)How procrastination is often rooted in nervous system protectionThe hidden cost of waiting until everything is “just right”How to gently move forward without forcing or overwhelming yourselfA simple, supportive way to take action—even when it feels hardThis is not about pushing harder, being more disciplined, or finally “getting it together.”
It’s about learning how to work with yourself (and your protector parts)
To listen.To soften.And to take one small step at a time.
Because you don’t need to do everything.
But you do need to do something.
Anything… but nothing.
Reflection to take with you:
What is your version of “not starting the dishwasher”?What is it costing you to not start?What would it look like today… to make one small action? When you feel stuck in overwhelm and/or freeze, take this mantra with you... "Anything but nothing"or... "I don't have to do it all; I just need to do something."🎧 Want support reconnecting with yourself?Join my email list + receive my Return Meditation → [Coming Soon]
📲 Connect with me on Instagram:@therediscoveredself
I'd love to hear how these episodes are resonating for you, and to create a community to support each other in the journey of self remembrance.
Please subscribe to and rate the show on Apple Podcast and share this episode with a friend who could use the reminder that Anything But Nothing... is enough! <3
You got this!
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HI Friends, I kept feeling this quiet tug to share the original, raw download and transmission of Episode 4: The Missing Piece in Your Healing Journey and Why it's Not Your Fault.
Last Monday, April 13th, 2026, I received this message. It came through me without any planning or preparation. I had simply been moved while listening to music while driving home from drop off that morning.
I came home ready to record an episode around the power of music in regulating our nervous systems, and out came this episode around:
-my own healing journey
-the importance to stay with modalities that are "safe enough" while you find your more synchronistic space or person to do the work (especially when you know you need support)
-How I knew I had found my "right person & container" during my own dark night of the soul
-& more!
In last weeks episode, I spoke from a more structured truth-- from an outline and bulleted notes ...in an attempt to make what flowed through me in *this episode* in a more chaotic way...make more sense to you, my sweet listener.
However, in doing so, it felt like there was something special that was lost in that re-recording.
If you do happen to listen to both, I invite you to let me know which style of transmission comes across better for you:
Do you prefer more scripted and structured messages , as in Episode 4?
Or do you prefer a channeled raw message, even if it feels a bit more "all over the place"?
Please, let me know over on instagram @therediscoveredself in my DMs! I'd be so grateful to hear your thoughts.
In this episode, I share about my own nervous system dysregulation, the difference between understanding healing conceptually and actually experiencing it in the body, and how I began to recognize what true support felt like in a therapeutic relationship.
This original episode landed with a natural guided practice that invites you to tune into a felt sense of safety and support that is available to you in any moment-- without you having to do or be anything at all-- (other than being willing to notice what might be possible).
Inside this episode, I explore:
why education is important, but not always the first thing the body needshow to recognize when a healing space feels safe enough *for you*the role of connection, co-regulation, and presence in deep healinghow your nervous system may be protecting you (not working against you)This episode is for anyone who has ever:
–felt stuck in their healing
–blamed themselves for not “doing the work well enough” or for not “being motivated enough to make changes”
–or has ever wondered why change isn’t lasting
when what they may have really needed was a more aligned, supportive, and safe container for their unique and wise nervous system.
This is not about blame.
This is about unapologetically honoring your body’s unique and sacred wisdom.
Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the guidance of a qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding your health or wellbeing.
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In this episode, I share a personal reflection on something I have come to understand about healing:
information alone is not what transforms us.
If you’ve been feeling stuck in your healing journey—despite doing the work, learning, making changes and trying to understand yourself—this episode offers a different perspective.
Sometimes what we need most is not more education, more strategy, more pushing, or even more insight.
Sometimes what we need is a safe enough space for the body to soften, open, and finally receive support.
In this episode, I share my own nervous system dysregulation, the difference between understanding healing conceptually and actually experiencing it in the body, and how I began to recognize what true support felt like in a therapeutic relationship.
This understanding has deeply shaped how I now discern:
–relationships
–environment
–and healing containers
This episode is for anyone who has ever:
–felt stuck in their healing
–blamed themselves for not “doing the work well enough” or for not “being motivated enough to make changes”
–or has ever wondered why change isn’t lasting
when what they may have really needed was a more aligned, supportive, and safe container for their unique and wise nervous system.
This is not about blame.
This is about unapologetically honoring your body’s unique and sacred wisdom.
Inside this episode, I explore:
why education is important, but not always the first thing the body needshow to recognize when a healing space feels safe enough *for you*the role of connection, co-regulation, and presence in deep healinghow your nervous system may be protecting you (not working against you)If you feel called to experience a gentle guided practice to help you reconnect with support in your body, you can reach out to me on instagram @therediscoveredself – I would love to share it with you.
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You are not failing if healing has felt hard.
If you’ve made changes and found yourself right back where you started…
It may not be a lack of effort, motivation, or strength.
Sometimes the body is simply waiting for the conditions that communicate enough of a felt sense of safety to your beautiful & wise system, so that you can open once more.
And that is not weakness.
That is wisdom, friend.
Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the guidance of a qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding your health or wellbeing.
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There’s a quiet moment many mothers experience—but rarely speak about.
The moment you realize… you don’t quite feel like yourself anymore.
In this episode of The Rediscovered Self, Erica explores the subtle, often invisible ways mothers can lose connection with who they are—through the demands of caregiving, the pressure to hold everything together, and the slow drift away from their own inner world.
This isn’t about self judgement, blame, or even the pressure to do something to "fix yourself."
This is about bringing this very common and understandable experience into the light, so that we can have more compassion with ourselves...
It’s about gently noticing...
The invitation that this disconnection lays at our feet.
The one that invites us back home to ourselves.
Through honest reflection and grounded insight, this episode opens a compassionate conversation around identity loss in motherhood—and the beginning of the return.
Inside this episode, we explore:
Why losing yourself in motherhood is more common than we admitThe quiet signs you’ve drifted away from yourselfWhy this experience isn’t a failure—but an invitationSmall, meaningful ways to begin reconnecting with who you are (without having to do more)This episode is for the mother who feels a little disconnected…a little tired (or a lot)…& a little unsure of where she went.
Remember, your light isn't lostIt's waiting to be rediscovered.
Thank you for listening and joining in on the conversation. If you found this meaningful or inspiring in any way...
please follow the show so that you won't miss out on weekly episodes, and share this episode with a friend who this might encourage, too.
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In this episode of The Rediscovered Self, Erica shares more of her personal story and the journey that brought her back home to herself.
Through the lens of motherhood, burnout, and chronic illness, she explores what it means to pause, reflect, and process in a world that asks us to hustle, push through, and ignore the wisdom of the body.
Instead of seeing our symptoms as wrong, Erica invites us to consider them as the sacred communication of our body’s wisdom— an invitation toward healing, deeper presence, and transformation.
She reflects on:
the season before her own unraveling, the breakdown that became a turning point, and the combination of tools and healing modalities that helped her begin to release unprocessed emotions, old wounds, and conditioning that were keeping her disconnected, stuck in illness, and her light dimmed.This episode is a reminder that while each healing journey looks different, many of us know the moment when life asks us to surrender, listen, and remember who we really are.
Inside this conversation, Erica explores:
Remembering yourself in the midst of motherhood, illness, and survival modeListening to and responding to the body’s whispers instead of overriding themHow healing can restore the flow of energy, creativity, love, and alivenessThe role of compassion, mindfulness, and presence in transformationComing back into deeper connection with yourself, your loved ones, your life, and the creative path of your soul.This is an episode about responding to the body’s call and the soul’s whispers to come home to yourself — gently, honestly, and one layer at a time.
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In this opening episode of The Rediscovered Self, Erica explores the idea that healing isn’t about becoming someone new — it’s about remembering who you were before survival mode took over.
Through reflections on motherhood, burnout, nervous system regulation, and spiritual integration, this episode reframes exhaustion, over-researching, and self-doubt as protective intelligence and a doorway toward growth, rather than personal failure.
You’ll hear about:
Motherhood as an initiation into deeper embodimentBurnout as information, not weaknessThe nervous system as sacred intelligenceRest and creativity as wisdom, not indulgenceMoving from survival mode into grounded presenceThis podcast is for women — especially mothers — who feel the quiet tug toward something softer, steadier, and more aligned.
You are not broken.You are remembering.
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Welcome to The Rediscovered Self.
This short trailer introduces the heart behind the podcast — a space for women, especially mothers, who feel the quiet pull to slow down, reconnect with themselves, and live a life that feels more grounded, aligned, and alive.
Every Wednesday, host, Erica Cortis, explores themes of burnout, motherhood, mindfulness, creativity, emotional processing, and the process of remembering who we are beneath survival mode and various layers of conditioning.
If you’ve ever felt like you've lost pieces of yourself along the way...this space is an invitation to return.
If you've ever felt a quiet tug toward deeper presence, connection and alignment in your life...this space is an invitation to rediscover.
Listen to the trailer and follow the show, so that you don't miss upcoming episodes, released every Wednesday.
