Welcome to The Femme Cast—the podcast for women who are truly ready to break free from toxic relationship cycles, choose themselves, and become a magnet for the love they deserve. I’m Maria — Master Energy Healer, Radical Self-Love Leader, and Relationship Mentor. I work with the women who are cycle breakers, grid shakers, and truth layers — the brave souls who came here to dismantle the inherited beliefs that told them they had to chase love, prove their worth, and beg to be chosen. I help them break free from the karmic cycles and generational patterns that keep them stuck in toxic relationships and self-abandonment — so they can unapologetically choose themselves, reclaim their inherent worth, and become magnetic to soul-aligned love, expansive opportunities, and the liberated life they were born to lead. Without ever shrinking, settling, or self-abandoning again. I’ve been where you are, stuck in cycles of chasing love, begging to be chosen, and abandoning myself again and again in the name of love. But I turned my pain into purpose, and now I’m here to help you do the same. Each week, I share personal stories, actionable insights, and a blend of spiritual and practical tools to help you heal from past wounds, reclaim your self-worth, and rewrite your love story. You’ll hear everything from vulnerable truths about my own journey to breaking toxic patterns to empowering lessons that will guide you toward creating the healthy, loving relationships you crave. Join me as we say goodbye to self-abandonment, people-pleasing, and unhealthy dynamics, and hello to radical self-love, emotional freedom, and true empowerment. It’s time to reclaim the version of you who never had to beg to be chosen. You ready? Let’s do this.
Have you ever kept contact with someone who betrayed you—just to prove you’re “unbothered”? Maybe you’ve told yourself you’re strong, confident, and over it… while inside, you’re secretly crumbling.
In this raw and unfiltered episode of The Femme Cast, I pull back the curtain on one of the most destructive cycles I stayed stuck in after betrayal: maintaining contact with my ex to prove I didn’t care. On the outside, I look...
When infidelity shattered my world, I thought I had hit rock bottom. Actually, it was worse than that. It was like Rachel Green said on Friends, “but today, it’s like there’s rock bottom, 50 feet of crap, then me!”
I was consumed by shame, rage, and the crushing belief that I wasn’t enough. What I didn’t know then was that this devastation was actually preparing me for a powerful post-betrayal transformation I couldn’t ha...
What if the deepest betrayal you’ve ever experienced wasn’t a sign of your weakness, but the very initiation you needed into your most powerful transformation?
In this raw and deeply personal episode of The Femme Cast, I pull back the curtain on one of the most painful chapters of my life: discovering infidelity, staying longer than I “should have,” and carrying the crushing shame that came with both. Not just the shame of...
What if the deepest betrayal wasn’t his cheating… but the way you abandoned yourself to keep him?
For years, I punished myself for his infidelity. I believed if I could just be prettier, sexier, happier, or more “positive,” he would change. I gaslit myself into denial, ignored my intuition, and became a version of me that wasn’t even real—just to hold on to a relationship that was already crumbling.
But here’s the truth I wish someon...
Have you ever trusted someone so completely that the thought of him one day cheating never even crossed your mind—only to be blindsided by betrayal? Or realized, after the heartbreak, that the deepest betrayal wasn’t his lies, but the way you abandoned your own needs, dreams, and intuition just to keep the relationship?
In this episode of The Femme Cast, we are going to talk about how being cheated on was my greatest lesson in self-...
We’ve all heard the phrase “hurt people hurt people.” It’s meant to encourage understanding — and yes, there’s truth in it. But for empathic, codependent, or anxiously attached women, this well-meaning advice can quietly become a trap that keeps you tolerating what you should be walking away from.
Yes, you can see the wounded child inside someone and understand where their pain comes from. Yes, you can choose compassion over bittern...
You can fake “black cat” energy all you want… but your energy never lies.
If you’ve been trying to master that mysterious, unbothered, magnetic vibe to attract love, while secretly spiraling, overthinking, and checking his online status every five minutes, you’re not alone. I’ve been there.
The truth?
Acting unbothered without actually feeling secure is just emotional cosplay. It might work at first, but...
I spent years smiling through heartbreak, betrayal, and depression—convincing everyone (and eventually myself) that I was fine. Behind the façade of the “perfect couple” was a reality I refused to face: infidelity, emotional abandonment, and a deep well of unprocessed pain that I kept buried under toxic positivity and denial.
I didn’t know it then, but this was the most devastating form of self-abandonment. And it came at ...
Have you ever been told to tone it down? To stop being so extra? To take up less space so others could feel more comfortable?
If you’ve ever felt like your light made people squint—this episode is your reminder that the problem was never you. It was the room you were in.
In this raw and unfiltered episode of The Femme Cast, I take you behind the curtain of the subtle and not-so-subtle ways we’re made to feel like ...
Are you always adjusting, accommodating, and putting everyone else first… only to feel unseen, underappreciated, and emotionally drained?
If so, this episode of The Femme Cast is your wake-up call.
Because being “too convenient” in your relationships isn’t loving—it’s self-abandonment in disguise.
In this deep and unfiltered conversation, I pull back the curtain on the trauma-driven pattern of self-sacrif...
What if the very thing draining your energy isn’t what you’re doing—but who you’re being in each space?
In this special ASMR channeled message and healing activation, I’m speaking directly to the woman who’s learned to shape-shift her way through life. The high-performing perfectionist. The good daughter. The over-giving friend. The supportive partner. The reliable coworker. The woman who’s mastered the art of compartmentalizing her...
Have you ever dimmed your light so someone else could feel more comfortable?
Maybe you’ve caught yourself downplaying a promotion… hiding a new relationship… or making yourself smaller just to fit into someone else’s version of you. If so, you’re not alone—and this episode will feel like someone finally put words to what you’ve been carrying for years.
This week on The Femme Cast, I’m pulling back the curtain on a...
What if the exhausting chase for love—the overthinking, overgiving, people-pleasing, and shrinking yourself just to be chosen—was never your fault… but the result of a belief system that was handed down to you without your consent?
In this raw and soul-stirring episode of The Femme Cast, I’m pulling back the curtain on one of the deepest wounds so many women carry: the belief that love must be earned.
If you'...
What if the girl labeled “jealous” wasn’t insecure… but traumatized?
What if the woman who seems "too sensitive" is actually just learning how to feel safe again in a world that shattered her?
This powerful final part of The Sacred Reclamation Series: The Betrayal Edition here on The Femme Cast is for every woman who has ever had the rug ripped out from under her — who gave her heart to someone she trusted completely, only ...
What if the version of you who was betrayed wasn’t broken — but being rebuilt?
In Day 4 of The Betrayal Series, we're confronting the haunting question so many women ask after betrayal…
“Who am I without him?”
And deeper still…
“Can I ever get back to the confident, radiant woman I used to be when I met him?”
But what if the goal isn’t to go back?
What if she — the woman you were before the heartbreak — attracted that very relations...
You survived the betrayal… but now what?
If you’re still cooking the same meals, following the same routines, and trying to squeeze yourself into the exact life you had before it all fell apart — this episode is your wake-up call.
When my relationship ended in betrayal, I clung to the familiar. I stayed in the same job. Bought the same groceries. Maintained the same habits — even when they felt hollow. I think subconsciously part of ...
They told you to “let it go.”
To stay soft. Stay positive. Stay silent.
But what if your rage isn’t a problem to fix — what if it’s a portal?
In this raw, unfiltered episode of The Femme Cast, we’ll crack open the misunderstood experience of rage after betrayal — not as a weakness, but as a sacred, intelligent force calling you back to yourself.
Betrayal trauma doesn’t just break your heart — it breaks your trust in your own ...
The signs were there.
The late-night disappearances.
The mystery phone calls.
The way the energy shifted the moment I entered the room.
My gut was screaming that something wasn’t right… but I silenced it.
I believed his words over my body’s wisdom.
And when the truth finally came out?
I was shattered.
And furious with myself for not seeing it sooner.
In this opening episode of The Sacred Reclamation Series: The Bet...
Why do we keep chasing people who don’t choose us — even when we know better?
In this powerful, soul-baring episode of The Femme Cast, I break down the emotional addiction behind chasing emotionally unavailable partners — and why breaking free from this cycle feels so hard. Drawing from my own experience during a 7-year relationship hiatus, I share how I treated chasing like an addiction… and how this one shift changed everything.
Th...
What do anonymous prank calls, elaborate route detours, and fifth-grade crushes have to do with your love life today?
Turns out… everything.
In this raw, soul-baring episode of The Femme Cast, I take you on a time-traveling trip back to junior high, when love first felt like a game I had to win. These seemingly innocent childhood crushes didn’t just capture my heart; they unknowingly initiated me into a decades-long obsession with em...
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