Navigating Love and Trauma Together with Mechelle Wingle

How do you heal trauma while building meaningful relationships? In this episode, I sit down with the incredible Mechelle Wingle, a heart-centered therapist and founding partner of The Wholeness Network. Mechelle opens up about her journey through marriage, healing, and self-discovery, and we talk about the impact of childhood emotional neglect and complex PTSD on relationships.

We dive into the importance of processing trauma and how open communication can transform connections with those closest to us. Mechelle also shares how heart-centered therapy and the internal family systems (IFS) approach have helped her and countless others uncover their authentic selves. It’s all about learning to balance personal healing while being present for the people we love.

If you're looking to start your own healing journey, be sure to check out Mechelle’s platform, The Wholeness Network.

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• How childhood emotional neglect shapes relationships.
• Mechelle’s personal story of navigating trauma in marriage.
• The role of heart-centered therapy and internal family systems (IFS).
• Recognizing emotional triggers and working through them.
• The power of connection in personal and relational healing.

VALUABLE RESOURCES

• Book: The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks
• Book: Getting the Love You Want by Harville Hendrix
• Website: The Wholeness Network

BEST MOMENTS

"Sometimes with neglect, it’s not what happened; it’s what didn’t happen."

"We are wounded and healed in relationships."

"Trauma is a story that doesn’t have an ending—it’s still living."

"The deepest part of who we are is kind, loving, and capable."

"We confuse greatness with selfishness, but true greatness is about authenticity."

"We can’t fill someone else’s wounds because they weren’t created by us."

"You can tell someone all you want that you love them, but if their system doesn’t register it, it won’t matter."

"When you shut down one emotion, you shut down all emotions."

"The body naturally knows what to do to heal—it’s about creating space for that process to happen."

"Our parts arise in protection. Every part of us, even the ones we dislike, is there to protect us."

CONTACT THE HOST

• Website |  www.thereikihealingcoach.com 
• Instagram | @sophia_i_got_ig
• Instagram | @createlifeyourway
• Facebook | www.facebook.com/sophia.e.754
• LinkedIn | Sophia Elcock

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