<![CDATA[Women and The Nervous System]]>
holisticallyrah.substack.com]]>https://holisticallyrah.substack.com/podcastSubstackTue, 09 Jun 2026 16:42:50 GMThttps://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/5417594.rssBecause your body has a story worth listening toA sanctuary for women ready to heal, set boundaries, and come home to themselves — with grounded guidance, soulful tools, and real conversations that nurture your mind, body, and spirit.episodicBecause your body has a story worth listening toholisticallyrah@substack.comNo<![CDATA[Episode 4 — Trauma in the Body: What Womens Nerves Never Forget]]>Your body remembers what your mind tried to forget.In this deeply honest episode, we explore how suppressed emotions, generational trauma, and cultural silencing leave invisible fingerprints on a woman’s nervous system — shaping her pain, her patterns, and her peace.

From chronic tension and gut issues to autoimmune flares and anxiety, we break down the truth behind “mystery symptoms” that are anything but random. This isn’t about blame — it’s about recognition. It’s about finally understanding that your body isn’t betraying you… it’s speaking for you.

We’ll unpack what happens when pain becomes protection, how women learn to silence themselves for survival, and what it really takes to create safety inside your own skin again. Expect truth, compassion, and just enough sass to call you lovingly higher.

By the end, you’ll see your body not as a battlefield, but as a sacred storyteller — one that’s been holding your history, waiting for you to listen.



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This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit holisticallyrah.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://holisticallyrah.substack.com/p/episode-3-fight-flight-and-fawn-howsubstack:post:174697308Sat, 27 Sep 2025 16:14:01 GMTRashida S. TurkNo113513full<![CDATA[Ep. 1 The Feminine Nervous System: Why Women Carry Stress Differently ]]>Women don’t just feel stress differently—we carry it differently. In this episode, I break down why your body holds tension the way it does, why rest feels so hard, and how understanding your feminine nervous system can finally make it all make sense.



This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit holisticallyrah.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://holisticallyrah.substack.com/p/the-feminine-nervous-system-why-womensubstack:post:173401922Fri, 19 Sep 2025 13:11:56 GMTRashida S. TurkNo24311full<![CDATA[Welcome to Women & The Nervous System: An 8-Part Journey to Healing]]>Women & The Nervous System is here. This isn’t another “self-care checklist” conversation — we’re getting into the real reasons your body reacts the way it does, why stress hits you harder than you admit, and how it’s all connected. This series was originally meant to be paid, but I decided to make it free because these conversations are too important to keep behind a wall. This intro sets the tone for an 8-part journey into how stress, trauma, and everyday life uniquely shape women’s bodies. Grounded, real, and unfiltered — pull up a chair, sis. You don’t want to miss this.



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