November 6, 2025 • 16 mins
When certainty falls away, what’s left to hold? We open the door to a candid, healing conversation about navigating diagnosis, surgery, and the uneasy calm that comes after the hospital lights fade. With a blend of Spanish and English, body wisdom and practical ritual, we map the terrain where fear, faith, and flow meet—and learn how to keep moving when the mind wants guarantees and the heart only has questions.
I share what it felt like to tell my family, how community care showed up in meals, messages, and quiet presence, and why receiving support is its own kind of courage. We unpack fear without shaming it, seeing it as a protector with information rather than a problem to crush. From there, faith becomes an act of devotion: trusting doctors and divine timing, breathing when plans dissolve, and letting love arrive in imperfect ways. You’ll hear guided grounding, a simple river visualization, and a four-part ritual to release control, honor emotion, and invite clarity. Along the way, we explore somatic cues, reflection prompts, and the micro-practices that help a nervous system feel safe enough to heal.
If you’re facing uncertainty—health news, relationship shifts, a job change, or a calling you didn’t plan—this conversation offers steady tools: breathwork for regulation, language to thank fear, and a rhythm for surrender that doesn’t abandon agency. The message is simple and strong: you don’t have to be fearless to be faithful. Keep showing up for yourself, one honest breath at a time, and let flow carry you where forcing never could.
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SPEAKER_00 (00:06):
Hi mi hijita.
Bienvenidos de nuevo.
I'm your host, Dora AliciaPraxedis.
In this episode, it's one thatI've been feeling deep in my
bones.
You know when life throws youinto the unknown, where every
plan, every routine, everyillusion of control just falls
apart.
That's where I've been lately.
Between health updates, surgeryprep, and then post-surgery, I'm
(00:30):
recording this two days after mysurgery date, the emotional
roller coaster that comes withit all.
I've had to learn to walk withfaith and fear, holding hands.
Today we're diving into thatsacred dance between faith,
fear, and flow.
Because navigating the unknownisn't about eliminating fear,
it's about learning to move withit, con gracia, with grace, con
(00:52):
surrender, con corazon abierto.
So grab your cabecito, yourjournal, maybe light a candle,
porque hoy we're going deadropa.
(01:17):
Let's start here.
What happens when you don't knowwhat's next?
When the diagnosis comes, whenthe relationship ends, when the
job shifts, when spirit saysit's time, and you're like, but
no, I'm not ready.
The truth is, the unknown issacred.
It's the void.
(01:39):
It's where creation begins, butour human selves, we fear it.
We fight it.
We want answers, certainty, anda plan.
For me, this season has been oneof deep surrender.
Finding out about my health,setting surgery dates, telling
my family, it honestly broke me.
Lloraba un chingo.
(02:00):
My husband cried in a way Ihadn't seen him in years.
Um, my mom's anxiety wentthrough the roof.
And Miahuela, I shared with herlast Saturday the news.
I was leading up to it, and Iwanted to do it as gently as
possible.
And I was able to share withher, she got to feel my lump and
(02:21):
my boob, very intimate thingswith my grandma, and we laugh,
we we cry, we everything, andit's such an amazing feeling
that my grandma gets me likethat.
So through it all, I've noticedthat spirit keeps whispering to
me, Dora, you are safe, even inthe unknown.
No tengas miedo, then confianza,though, and that's where I'm
(02:45):
gonna invite you to reflect.
What unknown are you facingright now?
How does your body respond touncertainty?
Do you freeze, control, avoid,or overdo?
Let's breathe together.
Inhale faith and exhale fear.
(03:20):
It's raw, it's trembling hands,it's crying in the shower,
saying, God, I don't know howI'm going to get through this,
and then hearing that innerwhisper of one day at a time,
Mija.
In my own journey, I've seenfaith show up through the people
around me.
The nurses, the clients thatsend me prayers, the friends
(03:43):
that drop off food, or nowadaysdoor dashing, gift cards, or
voice notes saying, You gotthis.
I've been so overwhelmed and sograteful for all the messages
that be via my my text messages,WhatsApp messages, Facebook,
Instagram, you name it, smokesignals, anything.
Faith isn't passive.
(04:05):
It's an act of devotion to yourhealing, to your purpose, to
divine timing.
When we say que sea lo que Diosquiera, it's not giving up.
It's aligning.
It's remembering that divinetiming doesn't run on our
calendar.
So what does faith mean to youright now?
(04:27):
Where in your life are you beingasked to trust, even without
proof?
How can you create space formiracles in the midst of fear?
And so lately I've been reallytested in my faith, I feel, but
all in all, like I trust God, Itrust the doctors, I trust
(04:48):
everything around me, theprocess.
And it's been quite the showtrying to receive, right?
The love, the affection, elcarinho, um genuine people
being, you know, coming out, um,visiting me, taking care of me.
Um, big shout out to my friendand my sister that were there
with me yesterday, which was myfirst day out of like first full
(05:10):
day out of surgery.
And then all the friends thatsend me their love and their
prayers and their thoughts.
Um I'm on a board at Team ParentConnection.
They were so nice and graciousenough to send me gift cards for
food.
That was amazing.
Um, and helping out andsupporting me and my family and
all those around me.
(05:30):
And especially one of my friendsthat I known since high school
when I got pregnant with Josie.
Um, she always stuck by my side,and this time around was no
exception.
She actually brought me pajamasand some fuzzy socks.
And all those things I take notethat it's through love.
Everything's through love,compassion.
(05:51):
Um, so far in my journey, Ihaven't felt anybody feel sorry
for me, and if they do, it'slike okay.
Um, and some people don't wantto be so open, right, about
their medical or challengesgoing through it.
But for me, I feel like I'm anopen book.
I've always kind of been likethat.
Um, and I want to be astransparent as possible.
And I'm not gonna lie, sittingin my closet recording in a
(06:12):
chair um is not my ideal, but umI do feel a little sore, and I'm
so fortunate that I have peoplearound me.
Like today, my mom's with me.
Um, and being able to bond, Iknow she she's really going
through it right now.
You can see it in her eyes.
Uh, the woman has cried a lot,and it's just a process that we
all go through is that fear andthat faith together, right?
(06:36):
So let's move on to a meditationwhere we can really kind of
anchor ourselves.
Let's pause for a groundingmoment.
If you're feel safe and you'reyou're not driving, you may go
ahead and make yourself comfy,close your eyes, and place one
(07:01):
hand over your heart, and onethe other hand over your womb or
belly.
And I want you to whisper.
I trust the timing of my life.
Even when I don't understand, Ichoose to have faith.
(07:25):
Fear, thank you for showing mewhere I still cling to control.
And like, let's take a deepbreath in and let yourself feel
what trust tastes like in yourbody, and then exhale.
And keep doing that for a fewmore.
(07:58):
Let's talk about fear, okay,Hermosa?
Fear isn't the enemy, it's themessenger.
Fear says, I want to protectyou, but faith says, I believe
you can handle this.
Flow says, let's walk together.
In my case, fear showed up likeoverthinking, insomnia, like
planning every scenario in myhead, going through Chat GPT to
(08:21):
figure it out.
My body was screaming, slowdown, slow the fuck down.
But my mind said, you can't stopnow.
You keep you can keep on going.
And that's when I realizedsometimes our deepest healing
happens when we finally stopresting.
Fear is a tightness in yourchest before the big leap.
(08:42):
It's the tears before surrender,it's your inner niña saying,
Please don't leave me behind.
So I want you to reflect.
What is the fear trying toprotect you from?
When was the last time you feltfear but still moved forward?
What would it look like to thankyour fear instead of fighting
(09:04):
it?
And so for me, obviously I wasvery scared with my surgery.
I thought I was gonna feelsomething, or it was gonna be,
you know, just I wasn't gonnafeel myself again.
And yeah, no joke, like havingtwo boobies cut out of you,
that's that's a that's a bigtraumatic thing for the
physical, right?
But for my for me, likesurrendering everything to God,
(09:26):
surrendering to the doctors andeverybody around me, and just
going through the process, thatfor me, mentally, I know that
there's an end goal, right?
That that this is onlytemporary.
And I've seen so many miracleshappen in the past couple
months.
All these all, you know, folksthat didn't probably believe in
anything are starting to believethat, you know, we're start,
(09:48):
we're starting to ask, you know,please let you know, let this
healing happen.
And it's been so wonderful tosee all the people reach out to
me and receive that that love,right, and that compassion.
And so next time fear shows up,whisper, gracias for showing me
what's ready to be healed.
That's your cue to slow down andlisten to your soul.
(10:13):
Let's talk about flow.
Flow isn't passive, it's apartnership with spirit.
When we're in the flow, we allowlife to move through us instead
of around us.
We stop micromanaging theuniverse, we surrender to the
current and say, Okay, Diosito,take me where I'm meant to go.
In the middle of my journey,with medical appointments,
(10:36):
emotions, and uncertainty, I'velearned that flow looks like
this listening to my body whenit says rest, saying no when I
need space, asking for helpwithout guilt, and most
importantly, not forcing what'snot ready.
And so let's try this somaticpractice.
(10:58):
I want you to go ahead and closeyour eyes and imagine yourself
standing in a river.
Feel that water flow around yourlegs, up to your knees.
The current represents life.
Sometimes fast, sometimes slow.
(11:21):
You don't need to swim upstream.
Just float.
Breathe.
Surrender.
Let the water carry you to whereyou're meant to be.
And repeat out loud.
(11:42):
I release control.
I am guided.
I am safe in the flow.
And when you're ready, you canopen your eyes and let's
reflect.
What would happen if you stoppedforcing and started flowing?
(12:07):
Where are you still trying tocontrol divine timing?
So these are questions toreflect upon.
And for me, it took me a verylong time to become in this
state, I think, of just goingwith the flow, right?
The going through the process.
And people around me, I'm not socodependent on their emotions
(12:28):
anymore.
I know I did that with myhusband before, and now it's
like I have to worry about me100%, slow down, rest, be
careful or be mindful of what Iput my energy into.
And that's where I try tocontrol the divine timing
because I wanted everything tohappen super fast, right?
With like surgeries and thingsof that nature, um, in this
(12:50):
position in my medicalsituation.
But it's all panning out for thegreater good for myself and for
the collective.
And that's what I always ask forisito, dame lo que más me
comenga, because I don't evenknow what's convenient for me.
We can't talk about faithwithout ritual.
(13:10):
Rituals are anchors.
They ground us when life feelsuncertain.
So here's the here's your faithand flow ritual for this week.
Number one, create a sacredspace.
You can light a candle, place aglass of water, maybe some
flowers or a photo of yourancestors.
Number two, write a letter toyour fear.
(13:32):
Thank it for protecting you, askwhat it needs, then release it.
Burn it, bury it, or tear itinto tiny pieces.
And right now, the full moon isstill happening.
Um, and that's where this is aperfect ritual to do outside in
the underneath the mother moonand burn.
Number three, write a secondletter to faith.
Speak it, speak to it like it'syour best friend.
(13:54):
Tell faith what you're ready toco-create.
What are we ready to go for?
Right?
Let's do this, faith.
And then number four is closewith this prayer.
May I move with courage evenwhen I cannot see.
May I trust the unseen handsthat guide me.
May I surrender to the flow ofdivine timing.
(14:15):
Now you could definitely plug inhere, I'm always gonna plug in
my limpias in here, but youcould do an optional limpia
where you have a webbo and anherb, okay, so an egg or herb,
and you can pass it over yourbody gently while repeating.
With love and faith, I releasethe fear and I am confident on
(14:39):
this path.
Then dispose of the huevo, theegg, or herbs with gratitude.
And the egg you can actuallydump it outside, or you could
dump it out of the toilet.
You could do either of thosethings, and then also with
herbs.
Mijita.
The truth is we're all walkingeach other home through the
unknown.
(15:00):
Faith, fear, and flow are notenemies.
They are sacred teachers toourselves.
As I walk into this next chapterof my own healing, I want you to
remember, you don't have to befearless to be faithful.
You just have to be willing tokeep showing up for yourself.
If you're navigatinguncertainty, I invite you to
(15:24):
check out my website and ifthere's anything I can do to
assist you, and willing to godeep into what your soul is
trying to show you.
So let's move from that fearinto flow, from confusion into
clarity.
And again, you can find me atwww.dorapraxedis.com.
And if this episode spoke toyour heart, please share it.
(15:44):
Tag me at on Instagram atDPraxedis, or you can find me on
Facebook, and let me know whatpart hit for you the hardest.
(16:07):
Until next time, embrace yourraces, reclaim your essencia,
and as always, always trust theflow.
Los quiero mucho, un besote, yhasta la próxima
Hi mi hijita.
Bienvenidos de nuevo.
I'm your host, Dora AliciaPraxedis.
In this episode, it's one thatI've been feeling deep in my
bones.
You know when life throws youinto the unknown, where every
plan, every routine, everyillusion of control just falls
apart.
That's where I've been lately.
Between health updates, surgeryprep, and then post-surgery, I'm
(00:30):
recording this two days after mysurgery date, the emotional
roller coaster that comes withit all.
I've had to learn to walk withfaith and fear, holding hands.
Today we're diving into thatsacred dance between faith,
fear, and flow.
Because navigating the unknownisn't about eliminating fear,
it's about learning to move withit, con gracia, with grace, con
(00:52):
surrender, con corazon abierto.
So grab your cabecito, yourjournal, maybe light a candle,
porque hoy we're going deadropa.
(01:17):
Let's start here.
What happens when you don't knowwhat's next?
When the diagnosis comes, whenthe relationship ends, when the
job shifts, when spirit saysit's time, and you're like, but
no, I'm not ready.
The truth is, the unknown issacred.
It's the void.
(01:39):
It's where creation begins, butour human selves, we fear it.
We fight it.
We want answers, certainty, anda plan.
For me, this season has been oneof deep surrender.
Finding out about my health,setting surgery dates, telling
my family, it honestly broke me.
Lloraba un chingo.
(02:00):
My husband cried in a way Ihadn't seen him in years.
Um, my mom's anxiety wentthrough the roof.
And Miahuela, I shared with herlast Saturday the news.
I was leading up to it, and Iwanted to do it as gently as
possible.
And I was able to share withher, she got to feel my lump and
(02:21):
my boob, very intimate thingswith my grandma, and we laugh,
we we cry, we everything, andit's such an amazing feeling
that my grandma gets me likethat.
So through it all, I've noticedthat spirit keeps whispering to
me, Dora, you are safe, even inthe unknown.
No tengas miedo, then confianza,though, and that's where I'm
(02:45):
gonna invite you to reflect.
What unknown are you facingright now?
How does your body respond touncertainty?
Do you freeze, control, avoid,or overdo?
Let's breathe together.
Inhale faith and exhale fear.
(03:20):
It's raw, it's trembling hands,it's crying in the shower,
saying, God, I don't know howI'm going to get through this,
and then hearing that innerwhisper of one day at a time,
Mija.
In my own journey, I've seenfaith show up through the people
around me.
The nurses, the clients thatsend me prayers, the friends
(03:43):
that drop off food, or nowadaysdoor dashing, gift cards, or
voice notes saying, You gotthis.
I've been so overwhelmed and sograteful for all the messages
that be via my my text messages,WhatsApp messages, Facebook,
Instagram, you name it, smokesignals, anything.
Faith isn't passive.
(04:05):
It's an act of devotion to yourhealing, to your purpose, to
divine timing.
When we say que sea lo que Diosquiera, it's not giving up.
It's aligning.
It's remembering that divinetiming doesn't run on our
calendar.
So what does faith mean to youright now?
(04:27):
Where in your life are you beingasked to trust, even without
proof?
How can you create space formiracles in the midst of fear?
And so lately I've been reallytested in my faith, I feel, but
all in all, like I trust God, Itrust the doctors, I trust
(04:48):
everything around me, theprocess.
And it's been quite the showtrying to receive, right?
The love, the affection, elcarinho, um genuine people
being, you know, coming out, um,visiting me, taking care of me.
Um, big shout out to my friendand my sister that were there
with me yesterday, which was myfirst day out of like first full
(05:10):
day out of surgery.
And then all the friends thatsend me their love and their
prayers and their thoughts.
Um I'm on a board at Team ParentConnection.
They were so nice and graciousenough to send me gift cards for
food.
That was amazing.
Um, and helping out andsupporting me and my family and
all those around me.
(05:30):
And especially one of my friendsthat I known since high school
when I got pregnant with Josie.
Um, she always stuck by my side,and this time around was no
exception.
She actually brought me pajamasand some fuzzy socks.
And all those things I take notethat it's through love.
Everything's through love,compassion.
(05:51):
Um, so far in my journey, Ihaven't felt anybody feel sorry
for me, and if they do, it'slike okay.
Um, and some people don't wantto be so open, right, about
their medical or challengesgoing through it.
But for me, I feel like I'm anopen book.
I've always kind of been likethat.
Um, and I want to be astransparent as possible.
And I'm not gonna lie, sittingin my closet recording in a
(06:12):
chair um is not my ideal, but umI do feel a little sore, and I'm
so fortunate that I have peoplearound me.
Like today, my mom's with me.
Um, and being able to bond, Iknow she she's really going
through it right now.
You can see it in her eyes.
Uh, the woman has cried a lot,and it's just a process that we
all go through is that fear andthat faith together, right?
(06:36):
So let's move on to a meditationwhere we can really kind of
anchor ourselves.
Let's pause for a groundingmoment.
If you're feel safe and you'reyou're not driving, you may go
ahead and make yourself comfy,close your eyes, and place one
(07:01):
hand over your heart, and onethe other hand over your womb or
belly.
And I want you to whisper.
I trust the timing of my life.
Even when I don't understand, Ichoose to have faith.
(07:25):
Fear, thank you for showing mewhere I still cling to control.
And like, let's take a deepbreath in and let yourself feel
what trust tastes like in yourbody, and then exhale.
And keep doing that for a fewmore.
(07:58):
Let's talk about fear, okay,Hermosa?
Fear isn't the enemy, it's themessenger.
Fear says, I want to protectyou, but faith says, I believe
you can handle this.
Flow says, let's walk together.
In my case, fear showed up likeoverthinking, insomnia, like
planning every scenario in myhead, going through Chat GPT to
(08:21):
figure it out.
My body was screaming, slowdown, slow the fuck down.
But my mind said, you can't stopnow.
You keep you can keep on going.
And that's when I realizedsometimes our deepest healing
happens when we finally stopresting.
Fear is a tightness in yourchest before the big leap.
(08:42):
It's the tears before surrender,it's your inner niña saying,
Please don't leave me behind.
So I want you to reflect.
What is the fear trying toprotect you from?
When was the last time you feltfear but still moved forward?
What would it look like to thankyour fear instead of fighting
(09:04):
it?
And so for me, obviously I wasvery scared with my surgery.
I thought I was gonna feelsomething, or it was gonna be,
you know, just I wasn't gonnafeel myself again.
And yeah, no joke, like havingtwo boobies cut out of you,
that's that's a that's a bigtraumatic thing for the
physical, right?
But for my for me, likesurrendering everything to God,
(09:26):
surrendering to the doctors andeverybody around me, and just
going through the process, thatfor me, mentally, I know that
there's an end goal, right?
That that this is onlytemporary.
And I've seen so many miracleshappen in the past couple
months.
All these all, you know, folksthat didn't probably believe in
anything are starting to believethat, you know, we're start,
(09:48):
we're starting to ask, you know,please let you know, let this
healing happen.
And it's been so wonderful tosee all the people reach out to
me and receive that that love,right, and that compassion.
And so next time fear shows up,whisper, gracias for showing me
what's ready to be healed.
That's your cue to slow down andlisten to your soul.
(10:13):
Let's talk about flow.
Flow isn't passive, it's apartnership with spirit.
When we're in the flow, we allowlife to move through us instead
of around us.
We stop micromanaging theuniverse, we surrender to the
current and say, Okay, Diosito,take me where I'm meant to go.
In the middle of my journey,with medical appointments,
(10:36):
emotions, and uncertainty, I'velearned that flow looks like
this listening to my body whenit says rest, saying no when I
need space, asking for helpwithout guilt, and most
importantly, not forcing what'snot ready.
And so let's try this somaticpractice.
(10:58):
I want you to go ahead and closeyour eyes and imagine yourself
standing in a river.
Feel that water flow around yourlegs, up to your knees.
The current represents life.
Sometimes fast, sometimes slow.
(11:21):
You don't need to swim upstream.
Just float.
Breathe.
Surrender.
Let the water carry you to whereyou're meant to be.
And repeat out loud.
(11:42):
I release control.
I am guided.
I am safe in the flow.
And when you're ready, you canopen your eyes and let's
reflect.
What would happen if you stoppedforcing and started flowing?
(12:07):
Where are you still trying tocontrol divine timing?
So these are questions toreflect upon.
And for me, it took me a verylong time to become in this
state, I think, of just goingwith the flow, right?
The going through the process.
And people around me, I'm not socodependent on their emotions
(12:28):
anymore.
I know I did that with myhusband before, and now it's
like I have to worry about me100%, slow down, rest, be
careful or be mindful of what Iput my energy into.
And that's where I try tocontrol the divine timing
because I wanted everything tohappen super fast, right?
With like surgeries and thingsof that nature, um, in this
(12:50):
position in my medicalsituation.
But it's all panning out for thegreater good for myself and for
the collective.
And that's what I always ask forisito, dame lo que más me
comenga, because I don't evenknow what's convenient for me.
We can't talk about faithwithout ritual.
(13:10):
Rituals are anchors.
They ground us when life feelsuncertain.
So here's the here's your faithand flow ritual for this week.
Number one, create a sacredspace.
You can light a candle, place aglass of water, maybe some
flowers or a photo of yourancestors.
Number two, write a letter toyour fear.
(13:32):
Thank it for protecting you, askwhat it needs, then release it.
Burn it, bury it, or tear itinto tiny pieces.
And right now, the full moon isstill happening.
Um, and that's where this is aperfect ritual to do outside in
the underneath the mother moonand burn.
Number three, write a secondletter to faith.
Speak it, speak to it like it'syour best friend.
(13:54):
Tell faith what you're ready toco-create.
What are we ready to go for?
Right?
Let's do this, faith.
And then number four is closewith this prayer.
May I move with courage evenwhen I cannot see.
May I trust the unseen handsthat guide me.
May I surrender to the flow ofdivine timing.
(14:15):
Now you could definitely plug inhere, I'm always gonna plug in
my limpias in here, but youcould do an optional limpia
where you have a webbo and anherb, okay, so an egg or herb,
and you can pass it over yourbody gently while repeating.
With love and faith, I releasethe fear and I am confident on
(14:39):
this path.
Then dispose of the huevo, theegg, or herbs with gratitude.
And the egg you can actuallydump it outside, or you could
dump it out of the toilet.
You could do either of thosethings, and then also with
herbs.
Mijita.
The truth is we're all walkingeach other home through the
unknown.
(15:00):
Faith, fear, and flow are notenemies.
They are sacred teachers toourselves.
As I walk into this next chapterof my own healing, I want you to
remember, you don't have to befearless to be faithful.
You just have to be willing tokeep showing up for yourself.
If you're navigatinguncertainty, I invite you to
(15:24):
check out my website and ifthere's anything I can do to
assist you, and willing to godeep into what your soul is
trying to show you.
So let's move from that fearinto flow, from confusion into
clarity.
And again, you can find me atwww.dorapraxedis.com.
And if this episode spoke toyour heart, please share it.
(15:44):
Tag me at on Instagram atDPraxedis, or you can find me on
Facebook, and let me know whatpart hit for you the hardest.
(16:07):
Until next time, embrace yourraces, reclaim your essencia,
and as always, always trust theflow.
Los quiero mucho, un besote, yhasta la próxima
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