Finding Peace Through Trauma, Healing, & Community with Malisa Hepner

Finding Peace Through Trauma, Healing, & Community with Malisa Hepner

From The FEEL Podcast: Women’s Empowerment, Emotional Wellness and Self-Leadership with Melissa Crook by The FEEL Podcast

June 4, 2026 · 1h 7m

About this episode

Malisa Hepner discusses trauma recovery and the importance of community and self-compassion in the healing journey.

Support our work by becoming a Paid Substack Subscriber Here - ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ https://substack.com/@thefeelpodcast ⚠️ Trigger Warning: Trauma, Substance Abuse In this deeply honest episode of The FEEL Podcast , Malisa Hepner, host of the Emotionally Unavailable , joins us for a powerful conversation about trauma recovery, emotional healing, and finding peace through self-awareness, community, and self-compassion. Through her own experiences with trauma, emotional disconnection, and substance abuse, Malisa shares what it means to embrace healing as an ongoing journey rather than a destination. Together, we explore the connection between emotional wellness and physical health, discussing how unresolved emotions, chronic stress, and trauma can manifest in the body. Malisa explains why learning to listen to your body is an essential part of holistic healing and how nervous system awareness can support long-term emotional resilience and recovery. This conversation also highlights the importance of women supporting women and the transformative power of authentic community. Malisa reflects on learning to release guilt, shame, and perfectionism while building a deeper relationship with…

People in this episode

Host: Melissa Crook

Guest: Malisa Hepner

Topics covered

  • trauma recovery
  • emotional healing
  • self-awareness
  • community support
  • women empowerment

Keywords

  • trauma
  • emotional wellness
  • self-compassion
  • community
  • women supporting women
  • holistic healing
  • nervous system awareness

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Organizations: The FEEL Podcast

Books & works: Emotionally Unavailable

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