THE EMPOWERING STORY

By Jean Dorff

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The Empowering Story – Podcast Where trauma recovery begins with voice, choice, and the body's own wisdom. This is not just a podcast about surviving. It's about reclaiming. Rewriting. Returning home to yourself. Hosted by The Empowering Story, each episode offers trauma-informed insight, embodied guidance, and powerful personal truths for those healing from sexual trauma. Whether through solo reflections or tender conversations with survivors and practitioners, we explore how safety, somatic awareness, and narrative reclamation can reshape your relationship with your story—and yourself. We don't rush healing. We meet it gently. We ask different questions: → What does readiness feel like in your body? → How do we write ourselves back together, one breath at a time? → What if the truth isn't too much—but just waiting to be heard? If you're searching for grounded wisdom, language for your inner world, and a community that honors your pace—this is your space. 🔗 Start your journey: https://theempoweringstory.com

Episode Date
#4/19 The Architecture of Authority
May 13, 2026
#4/18 Invisible Expert? Build Authority & Beat AI Search in 90 Days!
May 11, 2026
#4/17 What Seeing Red Reveals About Trauma, Memory, and Healing
May 02, 2026
#4/16 Why Your Body Reacts Even When You Know You're Safe
Apr 30, 2026
#4/35 The Loop is not the Enemy
Apr 12, 2026
#4/34 Your Brain Is Trapped In Time: The Real Reason You Ruminate
Apr 06, 2026
#4/33 "When Time Breaks: How Trauma Changes the Experience of Life"
Apr 02, 2026
#4/32 Why Trauma Makes Time Feel Different (It's Not Just a Metaphor)
Apr 02, 2026
#4/31 Your Nightmares Are NOT What You Think! (Science-Backed Healing)
Mar 29, 2026
#4/30 Where Is Your Mind
Mar 28, 2026
#4/29: Broken Silence Revisited: From Survival to Voice
Mar 20, 2026
#4/28: The Trap of Psychological Labels and the Path to True Healing
Mar 19, 2026
#4/27 Trauma to Narrative: How Survivors Share Their Story Responsibly
Mar 12, 2026
#4/26 Three Somatic Questions for Locating Your Healing Progress
Mar 02, 2026
#4/25 When the Shield Becomes the Weight
Feb 14, 2026
#4/24 Victim, Survivor, Patient: The Language of Trauma Healing (Nervous System)
Feb 11, 2026
#4/23 The Trap of Being Present
Feb 05, 2026
#4/22 When Religious Reassurance Becomes Harmful
Jan 26, 2026
#4/21 Procrastination & Trauma Respons
Jan 23, 2026
#4/20 When Insight Isn't Enough: The Quiet Gap Between Understanding and Readiness
Jan 13, 2026
#4/19 The Insight Plateau
Jan 11, 2026
#4/18 Not Broken Just Unoriented
Jan 02, 2026
#4/17 The Difference between Acceptance and Orientation.
Dec 24, 2025
#4/16 The Six Voice States
Dec 18, 2025
#4/15 Your Voice Knows Before You Do: Tracking the Inner Weather of Trauma Recovery,
Dec 10, 2025
#4/14 Your Voice Never Left You
Dec 05, 2025
#4/13 Every Story Deserves a Beginning
Nov 18, 2025
#4/12 The Keeps The Logic: How Reclaiming Our Stories Heals Us - and the World
Nov 11, 2025
#4/11 Interview with Filmmaker KC Bailey - Revenge in kind
Oct 31, 2025
#4/10 The Child Who Seemed Alright
Oct 27, 2025
#4/9 When the Body Remembers What the Mind Cannot Speak
Oct 20, 2025
#4/8 Stop Waiting for Peace to Arrive
Oct 14, 2025
#4/7 The Field of Unlimited Potential — A New Philosophy for Healing
Oct 09, 2025
#4/6 Understanding Anxiety & Depression After Sexual Trauma: Your Symptoms Are Survival Responses
Sep 28, 2025
#4/5 Are You Ambitious Or Just Afraid? | Trauma Responses in High-Performing Workplaces
Sep 15, 2025
#4/4 Sexual Abuse Recovery: Where Do I Begin?
Sep 10, 2025
#4/3 The Hidden Link Between Trauma and Relationship Patterns
Sep 02, 2025
#4/2 When False Accusations Reopen Old Wounds: A Trauma Coach's Journey
Aug 21, 2025
#4/1 Care vs. Curiosity: Who Deserves Your Story?
Aug 20, 2025
Interview with Annica Vidales Author of 'Paper Thin' Part II
Oct 30, 2024
Interview with Annica Vidales Part I
Oct 23, 2024
Interview with Elisabeth Henderson, Author of 'The Courage To Own My Own Truth' - part I
Sep 10, 2024
Eps. 2 Why Is Publishing Survivor Stories A Major Step In Healing?
Jul 11, 2024
EPS 1: How To Find Strength In Your Story Of Sexual Abuse
Jun 28, 2024
Season 3 Eps 1 - Interview with Author, Speaker, Coach Elian Haan
Oct 15, 2022
Eps 225: You Want Personal Growth, Then Call BS On Big Breakthroughs First!
Sep 16, 2022
Eps 224: What does it cost us when we avoid doing what needs to be done?
Sep 16, 2022
Eps. 223: Divine Energy - We all want to know it...Do I have a Purpose in life?
Aug 31, 2022
Eps. 222: Manifestation Energy - Maybe SMART Goals Are Not All That SMART?
Aug 17, 2022
Eps. 221: Creative Energy - Are We Losing The Art Of Riding The Waves Of Life?
Aug 15, 2022
Eps. 220: Mental & Divine Energy - Is there a formula how to live life to the fullest?
Aug 15, 2022
Eps. 219: Mental Energy - Calling Bull***t on Your Beliefs
Aug 02, 2022
Eps 218: Creative Energy - The Hidden Pain Of The Lack of Imagination!
Jul 24, 2022
Eps. 217: Special Interview With Dr. Meena McCullough.
Jul 24, 2022
Eps. 216: Creative Energy - Wait what, there are not only 5 Love Languages, but also 5 Anger Languages?
Jul 24, 2022
Eps. 215: Mental & Creative Energy - Learning Styles Are A Myth!
Jul 20, 2022
Eps. 214: Mental Energy - The Truth About Our Comfort Zone Is, And Why It Isn't That Comfortable At All...
Jul 20, 2022
Eps. 213: Mental & Creative Energy: How Harmful Is Our Cancel Culture?
Jul 20, 2022
Eps. 212: Physical Energy - No Matter What You Do, Your Health Is Temporary!
Jul 20, 2022
Eps 211: Mental and Manifestation Energy - Does Freedom Of Choice Really Exist?
Jun 30, 2022
Eps 210: Mental and Creative Energy - Does Failure Really Help Us To Succeed?
Jun 30, 2022
Eps 209: Mental and Manifestation Energy - Don't Let People See Your Storm, Show Them How You Ride It!
Apr 26, 2022
Eps 208: Mental and Creative Energy - I am not always as I seem!
Apr 18, 2022
Eps. 207: Manifestation Energy - If you want to be trusted, be trustworthy!
Apr 06, 2022
Eps. 206: Mental Energy and Creative Energy - How To Deal With Disappointment
Mar 29, 2022
Eps. 205: Special Guest, Victoria Regan on Empowering Others
Mar 28, 2022
Eps. 204 Special Guest Dustin Wiggins On Women Self Defense and Abuse Prevention
Mar 23, 2022
Eps. 203: Mental Energy - The Lies We Tell Ourselves!
Mar 23, 2022
Eps. 202: Divine Energy - Should We Keep Faith In Humanity
Mar 21, 2022
Eps. 201: Divine Energy - Are You Using Your (Unique) Abilities To Change Today's Crisis?
Mar 21, 2022
Eps. 200: Are We Selfish If We Admit To Our Own Fears During Today's Crisis?
Mar 21, 2022
Eps. 199: Why We (Secretly) Reject Freedom?
Mar 21, 2022
Eps. 198: Manifestation Energy - It Really Helps If We Learn How To Suck At What We Do!
Mar 21, 2022
Eps. 197: Manifestation Energy - Should We Let Others Dictate Our Actions?
Feb 24, 2022
Eps. 196: Creative Energy - How Much Do You Live In Your Body
Feb 24, 2022
Eps. 195: Mental Energy - Let's Worry When We Get There, Is Most Of The Time Bad Advice.
Feb 15, 2022
Eps. 194: Physical Energy - The Lost Art of Home Cooking
Feb 15, 2022
Eps 193: Mental Energy - Are You Defined By Numbers?
Jan 19, 2022
Eps. 192: The Enneagram Explained
Dec 15, 2021
Eps. 191: Mental Energy - Who Is Looking At Me In The Mirror?
Dec 08, 2021
Episode 190: Mental Energy - You See What you Believe
Dec 01, 2021
Eps. 189: Stephanie McPherson on delicious healthy food and people empowerment
Oct 29, 2021
Eps 188: Divine Energy - Fate or Destiny?
Oct 22, 2021
Eps. 187: Mental Energy - The voice in your head
Oct 13, 2021
Eps. 186: Creative Energy - The good and the bad about visualization ...
Oct 07, 2021
Eps. 185: Mental Energy - Toxic Positivity
Sep 29, 2021
Eps. 184: Manifestation Energy - Why do we let other people dim our light.
Sep 21, 2021
Eps. 183: Mental Energy - Shame
Sep 14, 2021
What if Death is not the opposite of Life?
Aug 03, 2021
Eps. 181: Physical Energy - Life's Cycles and Rhythms
Jul 27, 2021
Episode 180: The Mindset of a Champion
Jul 13, 2021
Eps. 179: Creative Energy - The Importance Of Creativity In Decision Making
Jun 07, 2021
Eps. 178: Mental Energy - False Beliefs Pt. II
Jun 05, 2021
Eps. 177: Mental Energy - False Beliefs Pt. I
Jun 05, 2021
Eps. 176: Manifestation Energy - The Sense and Nonsense of the Power of Now
May 26, 2021
Eps. 175: Divine Energy - Spiritual Dimension
May 23, 2021
Eps. 174: Physical Energy - Am I My Body Part II
May 22, 2021
Episode 173: Physical Energy - Am I My Body?
May 15, 2021
Episode 172: Creative Energy - Predicting The Future
May 13, 2021
Episode 171: Mental Energy - Memory Part II
May 10, 2021
Episode 170: Mental Energy - Memory Part I
May 10, 2021
Episode 169: Divine Energy - Is There Life After Death?
Apr 27, 2021
Episode 168: Manifestation Energy - My Take On The 7 Spiritual Laws Of Success
Apr 24, 2021
Episode 167: Mental Energy - The Importance Of Quieting The Mind
Apr 20, 2021
Episode 166: Physical Energy - Your Diet Super Simple
Apr 19, 2021
Episode 165: Divine Energy - Sense Of Being, Belonging, Believing and Benevolence
Apr 18, 2021
Episode 164: Interview With Alexi Ruffell
Apr 16, 2021
Episode163: Creative Energy - Freedom Comes With Responsibility
Apr 13, 2021
Episode 162: Manifestation Energy - What Legacy Will You Leave Behind?
Apr 11, 2021
Episode 161: Mental Energy - What Motivates Us
Apr 10, 2021
Episode 160 - Interview with Raphaela Wohsler
Apr 09, 2021
Episode 159: Physical Energy - Asian Food
Apr 02, 2021
Episode 158: Divine Energy - Where And What Is The Divine Energy ?
Apr 01, 2021
Episode 157: Manifestation Energy - Are you customer or product centric?
Mar 31, 2021
Episode 156: Creative Energy - The Importance Of Imagination
Mar 29, 2021
Episode 155: Divine Energy - Why having a purpose is important?
Mar 28, 2021
Episode 154: Physical Energy - Women Empowerment and Self-Defense
Mar 27, 2021
Episode 153 - Mental Energy - Myths Of Happiness
Mar 26, 2021
Episode 152 - Manifestation Energy - What Are You Still Carrying Around
Mar 24, 2021
Episode 151: Physical Energy - Physical Attraction Matters More Than We Admit
Mar 21, 2021
Episode 150: Mental Energy - A Truly Open Mind
Mar 20, 2021
Episode 149: Special Guest Dawn Truell - Therapy VS Coaching part II
Mar 19, 2021
Episode 148: Special Guest Dawn Truell - Therapy VS Coaching part I
Mar 19, 2021
Episode 147: Creative Energy - The 7 Cs Of A Powerful Relationship
Mar 17, 2021
Episode 146: Mental Energy - Common Thinking Mistakes
Mar 16, 2021
Episode 145: Divine Energy - Spiritual Experiences
Mar 15, 2021
Episode 144: Manifestation Energy - Productivity Is Coming From Within
Mar 13, 2021
Episode 143: Creative Energy - The Power Of Play
Mar 12, 2021
Episode 142: Physical Energy - Where Is Physical Strength Coming From
Mar 11, 2021
Episode 141: Divine Energy - Does Living In The Now Benefit Our Daily Lives?
Mar 10, 2021
Episode 140 - Manifestation Energy - Are You Proactive Or Are You Reactive?
Mar 09, 2021
Episode 139: Mental Energy - Excuses Are Lies Sabotaging Your Life Pt. II
Mar 07, 2021
Episode 138: Mental Energy - Excuses Are Lies Sabotaging Your Life Pt. I
Mar 06, 2021
Episode 137: Creative Energy - The Importance of Passion in Your Life
Mar 04, 2021
Episode 136: Physical Energy - The Body, Mind and Soul Connection
Mar 04, 2021
Episode 135: Manifestation Energy - Manifestation Is That A Real Thing?
Mar 03, 2021
Episode 134: Divine Energy - We Rise by Lifting Others
Mar 02, 2021
Episode 133: Creative Energy - Unleash Your Potential by the Use of Imagination
Feb 28, 2021
Episode 132: Physical Energy - For The Love of Food and Fried Rice
Feb 27, 2021
Episode 131: Mental Energy - The Danger of Labeling Yourself and Others
Feb 26, 2021
Episode 130: Divine Energy - The Tapestry of a Connected Life
Feb 25, 2021
Episode 129: Physical Energy- Increase Productivity and be Personal Growth by Using Your Breath.
Feb 24, 2021
Episode 128: Manifestation Energy - Use Modern Marketing to Make From Your Mess Your Message
Feb 23, 2021
Episode 127: Mental Energy - 15 Simple But Fun And Effective Brain Exercises
Feb 22, 2021
Episode 126: Divine Energy - Are We Really Separate Individuals?
Feb 21, 2021
Episode 125: Manifestation Energy - Get Into Action, Imperfect Action
Feb 20, 2021
Episode 124: Physical Energy - To Organic or Not To Organic, That's The Question.
Feb 19, 2021
Episode 123: Creative Energy - Are You an Affective Person?
Feb 18, 2021
Episode 122; Mental Energy - Thoughts are Things
Feb 17, 2021
Episode 121: Creative Energy - Do We Have a Soulmate?
Feb 16, 2021
Episode 120: Physical Energy - What Is So Sacred About Our Body
Feb 15, 2021
Episode 119: Divine Energy - What Comes First Gratitude Or Happiness?
Feb 14, 2021
Episode 118: Creative Energy - Do We Have Freedom of choice?
Feb 13, 2021
Episode 117: Mental Energy - Who Is That Voice In Your Head.
Feb 12, 2021
Episode 116: Manifestation Energy - The Secret of Decision Making -
Feb 11, 2021
Episode 115: TELL A New Podcast Based Upon The Five Life Energies
Feb 09, 2021
Episode 114: Change is the only constant
Feb 04, 2021
Episode 113: The power of story telling - The Transformation
Feb 03, 2021
Episode 112: The hero story continues ... The first Transformation of the Hero ...
Feb 01, 2021
Episode 111: The Hero Story Continues
Feb 01, 2021
Episode 110: How to balance your Throat Chakra
Jan 31, 2021
Episode 109: Story telling part II ... your back story and desires
Jan 30, 2021
Episode 108: Story Telling An Art We All Need To Master
Jan 29, 2021
Episode 107: The need to for contribution
Jan 28, 2021
Episode 106: Self growth and development is important but how do you shape this
Jan 27, 2021
Episode 105: The need for connection
Jan 26, 2021
Episode 104: The Need to Feel Significant
Jan 25, 2021
Episode 103: How to motivate someone? a question from one of my listeners
Jan 24, 2021
Episode 102: The need of Uncertainty or Variety in life
Jan 23, 2021
Episode 101: The need for certainty
Jan 22, 2021
Episode 100: The reason for this podcast and the evolution of the human race
Jan 21, 2021
Episode 99: What do you do if you are called a liar and an imposter?
Jan 20, 2021
Episode 98: We all have basic needs and they need to be all met
Jan 19, 2021
Episode 97: Unity in Diversity
Jan 18, 2021
Episode 96: Life isn't a game or a match... or is it?
Jan 16, 2021
Episode 95: Keep Falling Forwards
Jan 16, 2021
Episode 94: Beginners Syndrome
Jan 15, 2021
Episode 93: The stories we build up in our head
Jan 14, 2021
Episode 92: What Inner Voice Are You Listening To?
Jan 12, 2021
Episode 91: If Your Why Doesn't Make You Cry....
Jan 08, 2021
Episode 90: We see the world as we are
Jan 07, 2021
Episode 89: Be Authentically you in 2021
Jan 05, 2021
Episode 88: What grudges are you carrying over in the new year
Jan 05, 2021
Episode 87: Concentrate more on the input of your life than the output
Jan 03, 2021
Episode 86: Embrace all parts of you
Jan 02, 2021
Episode: 85 Be Fearlessly Authentic. Bravely Be you...
Jan 01, 2021
Episode 84: Being Authentically Your After Child Abuse
Dec 31, 2020
Episode 83: Just Be You In 2021
Dec 29, 2020
Episode 82: You think your kids are safe at home?
Dec 28, 2020
Episode 81: Tenacity the secret of achieving almost anything
Dec 28, 2020
Episode 80: Can you change your life in 30 days
Dec 26, 2020
Episode 79: Our traditions, unity in diversity
Dec 25, 2020
Episode 78 The Power Of Good Wishes
Dec 24, 2020
Episode 77: Goals VS Actions
Dec 23, 2020
Episode 76: What are your goals for 2021
Dec 22, 2020
Episode 75: What have habits to do with how 2021 will be?
Dec 21, 2020
Episode 74: New Years Resolutions For 2021 Yes or No
Dec 21, 2020
Episode 73: Find Your Gift, Than Give It Away
Dec 19, 2020
Episode 72: Why you should not be silent about your abuse
Dec 19, 2020
Episode 71: 3 things most child abuse survivors learn too late to save their relationship
Dec 17, 2020
Episode 70: Why we make this podcast
Dec 16, 2020
Episode 69: Facing The Future With Confidence ... is that a joke Jean?
Dec 15, 2020
Episode 68: Have understanding for other people's overreaction
Dec 15, 2020
Episode 67: Finding joy in the small things can have a big impact
Dec 14, 2020
Episode 66: How does our subconscious mind influences our daily lives?
Dec 12, 2020
Episode 65: Emotional Triggers we don't learn how to deal with them just for ourselves
Dec 12, 2020
Episode 64: yes you can change your emotional state
Dec 11, 2020
Episode 63: Our emotions are often caused by the choices we make
Dec 10, 2020
Episode 62: Are Emotions Contagious
Dec 08, 2020
Episode 61: Decisions need to be followed by actions
Dec 08, 2020
Episode 60: Finding your Voice
Dec 06, 2020
Episode 59: Should we have 2021 New Years Resolutions?
Dec 05, 2020
Episode 58: About Passion Purpose and Responsibility
Dec 04, 2020
Episode 57: 2 years anniversary Broken Silence
Dec 04, 2020
Episode 56: You are not your mind
Dec 03, 2020
Episode 55: What are the common thinking mistakes our mind make
Dec 01, 2020
Episode 54: The Child Abuser Tactics to Get Closer to Your Child
Dec 01, 2020
Episode 53: Good Habits, Bad Habits
Nov 30, 2020
Episode 52: Should I Change My Story?
Nov 28, 2020
Episode 51: The Ability to Choose: A blessing or a curse
Nov 25, 2020
Episode 50: Not really a reason to celebrate
Nov 24, 2020
Episode 49: Can you see the potential in others?
Nov 22, 2020
Episode 48: Acceptance comes before Change
Nov 21, 2020
Episode 47: It's all about Me
Nov 19, 2020
Episode 46: Change The World One Conscious Level At The Time
Nov 17, 2020
Episode 45: The universe gave me a lesson in the power of now
Nov 16, 2020
Episode 44: Unexpected travels give unexpected opportunities
Nov 15, 2020
Episode 43: Are we truly earth conscious?
Nov 10, 2020
Episode 42: Four Levels of Consciousness
Nov 07, 2020
Episode 41: Reconnect
Nov 07, 2020
Episode 40: See Feel Act
Nov 03, 2020
Episode 39: The Reason For Everything
Nov 01, 2020
Episode 38: A letter to my abuser
Oct 31, 2020
Episode 37: A Cry For Help
Oct 30, 2020
Episode 36: The search of love
Oct 29, 2020
Episode 35: Do you really have to love yourself first before you love someone else?
Oct 28, 2020
Episode 34: Make from your mess your message
Oct 25, 2020
Episode 33: Sales is a great Art
Oct 24, 2020
Episode 32: Tell Your Story
Oct 23, 2020
Episode 31: Body Mind and Soul are One
Oct 22, 2020
Episode 30: Expand your dream
Oct 21, 2020
Episode 29: Prove them they are right?
Oct 21, 2020
Episode 28: Do you have to see it to believe it?
Oct 19, 2020
Episode 27: Story Telling Part II
Oct 18, 2020
Episode 26: The Importance of Story Telling
Oct 17, 2020
Episode 25: A Call To Step Up As A Leader
Oct 16, 2020
Episode 24: There is never nothing going
Oct 16, 2020
Episode 23: Seven Steps To Build Your Confidence
Oct 14, 2020
Episode 22: Awake your inner Hulk
Oct 13, 2020
Episode 21: A Rolodex from Ceiling to Floor
Oct 12, 2020
Episode 20: How do we keep growing.
Oct 11, 2020
Episode 19: The Five Life Energies
Oct 10, 2020
Episode 18: Catching up costs you twice as much energy as keeping up.
Oct 09, 2020
Episode 17: A Story of Good and Evil
Oct 08, 2020
Episode 16: Your life is shaped by the decisions in your life
Oct 07, 2020
Episode 15: High performance habits
Oct 06, 2020
Episode 14: False Beliefs
Oct 05, 2020
Episode 13: When someone wants to tell you their story
Oct 04, 2020
Episode 12: The Law of Advancement
Oct 03, 2020
Episode 11: We all should take our responsibilities
Oct 02, 2020
Episode 10: We are not different!
Oct 01, 2020
Episode 9: A special chapter in my book
Sep 30, 2020
Episode 8: Living from your core.
Sep 29, 2020
Episode 7: You are never as alone as you think you are
Sep 28, 2020
Episode 6: We are going on an adventure ..
Sep 27, 2020
Episode 5: Living a Life in Shadows
Sep 27, 2020
Episode 4: I don't need anybody I can do it all by myself!
Sep 25, 2020
Episode 3: The Imposter starts to show up
Sep 25, 2020
Episode 2: How it all began
Sep 23, 2020
Episode 1: Fall in Love with the Past
Sep 22, 2020