Host Camisha Blackburn sits down with author Tina Djuretic to uncover the journey from surviving a high-control cult to reclaiming total sovereignty. After witnessing an exorcism at age 12 and spending decades in "survival mode," Tina realized her toxic relationship patterns were a mirror of her childhood isolation. This episode dives into the somatic reality of how the body stores trauma as physical pain and provides essential tools for empaths to protect their energy. If you are ready to break the cycle of generational trauma and stand in your authentic power, this conversation is your roadmap to freedom.

This week, I'm peeling back the curtain on my intentional life updates, from major health wins to challenging habits. I'm celebrating a breakthrough: achieving a nearly pain-free menstrual cycle thanks to spearmint tea and rooted dietary shifts. I also get deeply honest about my long-term relationship with cannabis and the unsettling, vivid flood of dreams (REM rebound) that returned when I paused. Plus, the awkward reality of making new adult friends, and my battle with the Yule tree cat, Sage!

My wife joins me this week to share our raw, rooted love story. We broke up in 2019, spent five years apart focusing on individual trauma healing, and then powerfully reconnected. This episode is about the non-negotiable personal growth and conscious brain rewiring that had to happen before we could build a sustainable marriage. We discuss the vital role of self-worth, communication boundaries that never existed before, and the shifts that allowed for a second chance at love.

This is the hardest, but most essential, conversation we've had. I trace decades of toxic relationships, self-sabotage, and emotional chaos back to the original wound of my childhood: abandonment and neglect. I share how that emotional vacuum created a foundational belief of low self-worth, making me a magnet for controlling partnerships. Your vicious cycle isn't accidental—it's learned. This episode is your permission slip to recognize your root wound, challenge your false foundation, and reclaim your power.