: gently confronting, radically loving

What if I told you healing was never meant to be a project?
What if it’s not something to finish, fix, or prove?

What if healing—real, soul-deep, nervous-system-rooted healing—was actually an act of rebellion?

Against the conditioning.
Against the programming.
Against the inner critic that says you’re never enough.

If you’re tired of treating yourself like a to-do list…
If you’ve been on a “healing journey” that feels more like a self-improvement hamster wheel…

This episode is your invitation to come home to something deeper.

— Dawn Elgin, Sovereignty Rising

You’ve done the healing.
You’ve cut the cords.
You’ve cleared the energy.
You’ve reclaimed your truth.

And now… it’s time to let it feel good.

This is the pleasure episode.
Not performative. Not guilt-soaked. Not spiritualized numbness.
This is sacred, primal, energetic, full-spectrum pleasure—from root to crown.

Because pleasure isn’t just a treat.
It’s your nervous system in harmony.
It’s your chakras singing.

And today, we’re reclaiming joy and pleasure—chakra by chakra—so your whole being gets turned back on.

— Dawn Elgin, Sovereignty Rising

“Your nervous system isn’t betraying you.
It’s the part of you that never stopped fighting for you.
You’re not too sensitive.
You’re tuned in.
You’re not broken.
You’re brilliantly wired for survival—
and now, you’re allowed to soften into safety.”

— Dawn Elgin, Sovereignty Rising

"Don’t just believe in your power.
Be your power.
Even if your voice shakes.
Even if it terrifies you.
Even if no one claps.
Choose yourself anyway."
— Dawn Elgin, Sovereignty Rising

“You don’t have to collapse your life to rest.
You don’t have to break down to wake up.
You just have to stop outsourcing your worth to what you produce.
Hustle isn’t power.
It’s fear, dressed in productivity.
Real power is presence.
And it lives in your pause.”
— Dawn Elgin, Sovereignty Rising

“You are not responsible for what they did.
But you are responsible for how long you carry it.
And that, my love, is where your freedom begins.”
— Dawn Elgin, Sovereignty Rising

“Everything you’re being asked to release once kept you safe. That’s why it’s hard.
But that’s also why it’s sacred.
You don’t need more tools.
You need to come home to what was always yours.”
— Dawn Elgin, Sovereignty Rising

“Powerlessness is not a personality trait—it’s a trauma pattern.
It’s the strategy your nervous system learned to stay safe.
But you’re not that strategy.
You’re the soul underneath it.
And your power?
It was never gone.
You just stopped listening to it.”
— Dawn Elgin, Sovereignty Rising

“You forgive others without an apology. But can you forgive yourself—without punishment? The version of you who stayed too long, who didn’t know better, who was just trying to survive—she doesn’t need your judgment. She needs your love.”

– Dawn Elgin, Sovereignty Rising Podcast

“Forgiveness isn’t about saying it was okay. It’s not forgetting. It’s not inviting them back in. Forgiveness is when you decide—I matter more than this pain. It’s the moment you stop handing your energy to the person who hurt you and finally bring it home to yourself.”

– Dawn Elgin, Sovereignty Rising Podcast

You’re not tired because of your schedule. You’re tired from carrying the weight of unspoken grief. Every time you say yes out of fear or obligation, resentment builds. This isn’t about being broken. It’s about being buried. And it’s time to stop disappearing.

– Dawn Elgin, Sovereignty Rising Podcast

“Most people don’t need another high-vibe playlist or an affirmation they don’t believe. Most people need a bloody emotional exorcism. You’re not stuck because something’s wrong with you. You’re stuck because your system is overloaded with emotions you were never allowed to feel.”

– Dawn Elgin, Sovereignty Rising

1. “The body isn’t the problem—it’s the portal.”
   
   

2. “You’re not bad at trusting yourself. You were taught to override your knowing. This is unlearning, not failing.”
   
   

3. “No one gaslights you more than your own mind. The body? She always tells the truth.”
   

Being liked is not the same as being safe. And being good is not the same as being whole.