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In this episode, Wendy sits down with Darshana Avila, somatic experiencing practitioner and body-based trauma healer. Darshana is a recovering people pleaser who's spent years unwinding the cultural scripts we're all handed unknowingly: the ones about gender roles, perfectionism, and who we're supposed to be.

They explore:

• Why people pleasing is rooted in cultural conditioning (and how to recognize the script you've been reading)
• How trauma lives in your body and healing means changing your present relationship to the past
• Why forgiveness is a beautifully selfish act that frees you from resentment

Darshana talks about softening into embodiment, surrender as a practice, and what happens when we embrace our wholeness. This is a conversation about unwinding the people-pleasing patterns we didn't know we were practicing, and what becomes possible when we soften into our bodies and choose to lay down our armor.

Connect with Darshana:

Website: darshanaavila.com

Instagram: instagram.com/darshana_avila

Deeper with Darshana Podcast: darshanaavila.com/podcast

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