ALIVE with Jessica Silverman: Heal Your Inner Child + Ancestral Trauma

In this last episode of May for Mental Health Awareness Month, join me as I fly solo to get real + raw as to why I needed an 8 month break, and the power of taking a pause! For me it was the podcast + business, but the lessons gleaned here are for you if you are experiencing daily overwhelm + burnout, or that feeling that you are at your wits end! 

We are all so exhausted right now, and in my time away, I learned 6 lessons in recove...

(Part 2): How much can your tender heart hold? Healing from heartbreak challenges you to love yourself in ways that can feel unnatural after experiencing the trauma + grief from loss of what you once loved, which can also lead to loss of Self. These defining moments (think the Tower card in Tarot) ask you to face the reality + beauty in the unknowing. To surrender the control of what should have happened, and lean into your inner G...

How much can your tender heart hold? Healing from heartbreak challenges you to love yourself in ways that can feel unnatural after experiencing the trauma + grief from loss of what you once loved, which can also lead to loss of Self. These defining moments (think the Tower card in Tarot) ask you to face the reality + beauty in the unknowing. To surrender the control of what should have happened, and lean into your inner Gypsy spiri...

ALIVE has been revived - Welcome to Season 2 of the podcast!!! After much introspection + and an inner calling to take a step back from the show last September 2024 (the 4 Year Anniversary celebration episode #133), I have had many divine downloads + fresh perspectives that I'm excited to unleash here JUST FOR YOU! It also felt divinely timed to release in May, which is Mental Health Awareness Month + my birth month! (May 12th...

The ALIVE podcast turns 4 today!!! 4 years ago today, on September 18, 2020, I released the very first episode of the podcast with my episode "Come ALIVE with Me" .

Even more significant is the fact that I didn't plan it this way, but the release of this show on the 18th of the month is symbolic of the energy of Chai, or "life" in Hebrew.

What started as a pandemic baby transpired into a...

Are you a people pleaser, or just hate to be the one to disappoint others so you say YES, when you really mean NO?

If yes, then this episode is for you to help you BREAK FREE from people pleasing tendencies with 6 easy steps I share with you that will literally change your life, and save you from constantly feeling exhausted, depleted, and resentful for not taking care of your needs first!

I also shed light as t...

Are you all over the place, and long to get more organized? Do you have a harsh inner critic that sparks when you try something new? If so, come soak in the Virgo vibes with this episode all about the New Moon in Virgo + how to harness the "Master Planner" of the Zodiac in your life!

As Virgo is known as the Organizer of the Zodiac, this is divine time to get your things in order and try to make your life more f...

If you experience the same challenges, and find traumatic events continue to control you + your emotional state, this episode will bring you much clarity!

Inspired by the athletes of the 2024 Paris Olympics, and one who truly inspired me in the realm of mental health recovery, Noah Lyles, I share the golden lessons learned over my month break from the podcast, and what all these athletes have in common that contribute to ...

How do you give yourself grace + space in the overwhelm? In today's episode, I share with you the secrets of what has been serving me in these challenging and dark times.  If you're a trauma survivor who has already been through SO much, adding even the simplest of things to your list can feel surmounting - I get that!

Let me lighten your load in this episode with 3 ways to give yourself grace and space in the ov...

Are you easily picking up on other people’s energy, almost porous? Do you you find it challenging to be around certain people or places, and want to know how to protect and love yourself while in those spaces? 

I felt compelled to release this talk from my Insight Timer live as so many of us highly sensitives + empaths struggle with setting and maintaining healthy boundaries in our lives. Especially around this time of yea...

Are you easily picking up on other people’s energy, almost porous? Do you you find it challenging to be around certain people or places, and want to know how to protect and love yourself while in those spaces? 

I felt compelled to release this talk from my Insight Timer live as so many of us highly sensitives + empaths struggle with setting and maintaining healthy boundaries in our lives. Especially around this time of yea...

The collective chaos feels like a lot, especially for empaths and highly sensitives souls who carry so much.

The collective chaos becomes collective trauma if you're not protective of your energy and where you place your attention. I've personally been feeling this, and wanted to continue the conversation from Ep. 125: We Are All Exhausted Right Now + How to Recover from Burnout (for Empaths) with what helps me ...

The collective energy in the cosmos right now is INTENSE, and empaths and highly sensitives especially feel this.

I wasn't physically able to record last week + release an episode because of this, and dedicated this episode to sharing my experience giving light and reality to our collective exhaustion, and how to recover with compassion, grace, and mad LOVE for yourself. 

Burnout is a buzzy word, but really...

Are you hard on yourself? The harsh inner critic is very common for women caregivers, especially empaths and highly sensitives in the spiritual and recovery communities. What started as resonance in response to a post on Instagram has led to a beautiful connection + kindred spirit with my guest in this episode, Kelly Greene. 
 
 She came into my life at a time when I lost faith in the spiritual community, and entrusting so ...

Are you hard on yourself? The harsh inner critic is very common for women caregivers, especially empaths and highly sensitives in the spiritual and recovery communities. What started as resonance in response to a post on Instagram has led to a beautiful connection + kindred spirit with my guest in this episode, Kelly Greene. 

She came into my life at a time when I lost faith in the spiritual community, and entrusting so ma...

While feelings can be fleeting, the resonance remains and lives inside our bodies, our hearts, and our minds. Trauma is the body’s response to a lived experience that was not processed, causing emotional distress + living inside your own mind! 

In this episode,  I speak to how to let go and live and find emotional freedom through 6 tangible tips that integrate Yogic wisdom based on Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. 

W...

If you're feeling unsettled, get grounded with me in this Gemini season where I unravel how to find yourself back on solid ground.

With so much uncertainty in the world, and the instability of what tomorrow can bring, it can be easy to spiral, especially when we are in the season of an Air sign in Gemini.

If you have been through trauma, or just a really challenging season in your life, plug this podcast in...

Being human can be challenging, especially in light of the global shift over the last 4 years.How can we embrace these changes with grace, and not pressure ourselves to live up to cultural standards that are honestly, unattainable and rooted in the presumption that you, as you are, is "not enough"?

In this episode, my guest, JodiGolda Komitor, unravels the gold laced within what it means to be HUMAN and how to em...

If you’re struggling, or want to know how to support someone and be an ally for mental health 🫶 this message and episode is for you! 💕💕

In this last of a special series to honor Mental Health Awareness month, I share both a somatic + spiritual approach to trauma recovery and suicide prevention.

As something I've been a devout advocate for many years in my trauma informed practice, is knowing how to suppor...