Reclaiming your Divine Feminine after Religious Trauma with Melanie Cain

<p><strong>Trauma itself is hard to process. When additional layers are thrown on top of trauma, healing and recovery becomes exponentially harder. Sometimes, those layers might be religious institutions or other communities intertwined with our identities - the “glue that keeps you stuck and keeps the shame there” explains today’s guest Melanie Cain, after recounting her story of healing of leaving the Church of the Latter Day Saints (LDS).</strong></p> <p><strong>In this conversation, Melanie vulnerably shares her experiences and journey with The Conscious Leadership Podcast, as she navigated the many layers of her healing that lead to leaving her religion. After working through trauma from a patriarchal home, numerous childhood abuses, medical detox, and a mental health break that led to an institutional stay, Melanie has come out on the other side as a champion for breaking past trauma cycles in the present for the future world of her children.</strong></p> <p><strong>From this episode, you’ll leave inspired by Melanie’s path to true self-love and liberation despite her many struggles. You’ll hear from someone literally in the midst of her future self creation, as she also walks other women through this journey of self-empowerment, reclaiming their sovereignty and figuring out new ways of being after experiencing religious trauma.</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>[1:32] Introduction to Melanie Cain, Intuitive healer and trauma coach<br> </strong></li> <li><strong>[3:07] Melanie shares her story of mental health struggles after growing up in the abusive, fundamentalist LDS home<br> </strong></li> <li><strong>[16:00] Her “Beautiful Mind” experience<br> </strong></li> <li><strong>[25:08] Melanie’s realizations when healing from her manic episode<br> </strong></li> <li><strong>[33:55] The brokenness of the Western mental health system<br> </strong></li> <li><strong>[36:08] Her healing journey from a medication detox and suicidal thoughts<br> </strong></li> <li><strong>[51:38] Children, energy, and trauma