Hi, I’m Andrea Medina. Though I’m in my early 20s, the history of relational trauma in my family lineage coupled with my own father’s abuse and abandonment, has instilled in me a self-awareness and sensitivity to emotions from a young age. I was born in México and raised in Compton, a community where I didn’t have many mentors or influences that pointed me in the direction of emotional healing work. Still, I went on to publish The Energized Self: A Journey to Interconnected Healing, a book that is half memoir and half conversations with trauma survivors at the age of 22. This same year I began my public speaking journey and my master’s program to become a Marriage and Family Therapist.

As I find myself rising to fulfill my soul’s calling today, I am still in the same location where conversations like the ones had in this podcast aren’t common. I’m also faced with a myriad of economic and social challenges that I know listeners will relate to. My goal is that you’ll see how it doesn’t matter where you are, anyone can rise to achieve self-realization by integrating their perceived darkness. With unbound compassion, we will explore topics like self-hatred, resentment toward family members, need for validation, fear of being loved, rising out of trauma through achievement, the illusion of power in giving away your body, and many more. When we are brave enough to face these emotionally charged parts, we commit to meeting our full selves. We descend in order to create a lasting ascension in our embodiment.

Listening to the Empowered by Darkness Podcast is like entering a room where the atmosphere feels just right to let down your guard and allow your hidden pain to be seen, validated, and reframed to bring you closer to inner peace and power.

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Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsdreamedina/

Find my book here: https://a.co/d/eD3009m

Request a podcast episode: itsandreamedinag@gmail.com