In this powerful episode of the Reclaimed Podcast, Sara explores the hidden receiving wound that lives beneath ambition, success, and self-sufficiency. She shares how many high-achieving, empathic women believe their challenge is manifestation, when in reality the body does not yet feel safe receiving what has already been called in.

This episode explores how survival patterns can quietly persist even after success is achieved. Sara unpacks how burnout, over-functioning, and constant productivity are signs of a nervous system still operating from survival mode, because giving has felt safer than receiving.

This week’s episode invites you to understand that difficulty receiving is not a mindset issue or a lack of self-worth. It is a nervous system pattern shaped by early conditioning around support, rest, and love. Sara explores how this wound shows up in love, money, rest, admiration, and leadership.

This episode invites you to better understand that;

• The receiving wound lives in the nervous system and subconscious, not the conscious mind.
• High-achieving women often use success, control, and productivity as regulation strategies.
• Overgiving, burnout, and difficulty resting are protective adaptations, not personal flaws.
• Receiving requires trust, slowing down, and allowing support without obligation.

Sara also shares personal stories of emotional unavailability, overworking, ancestral money patterns, and how recalibrating her nervous system transformed her relationship with love, rest, and wealth. And, she explains why healing the receiving wound does not mean becoming less ambitious or less powerful, but more integrated, spacious, and embodied.

If receiving has ever felt uncomfortable or unsafe, this episode is an invitation to release survival patterns and step into a new era where ease, love, and support are allowed.

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In this milestone 100th episode of the Reclaimed Podcast, Sara reflects on a journey that began with one simple commitment and has grown into a global movement. She shares deep gratitude for 100 conversations, thousands of downloads, and listeners across the world, while opening a powerful new chapter of the Reclaimed message.

This episode explores the unseen spiritual initiation of the strong and independent woman. Sara unpacks how strength is often forged through necessity, how independence becomes armor, and why so many capable, empathic women quietly carry loneliness beneath their success.

This week’s episode invites you to understand your path not as something to fix, but as something to integrate. Sara shares her personal story, the energetic archetypes of the feminine, and how reclaiming softness, safety, and support becomes the gateway to true power, fulfillment, and expansion.

This episode invites you to better understand that;

• Strength held too long becomes armor that protects, but also blocks intimacy and support.
• Loneliness is often a signal that the soul is ready for its next evolution.
• True reclamation is not losing strength, but integrating it with softness and safety.

Sara reframes independence as a sacred phase of the feminine journey — the warrior archetype — and explains how the next evolution invites a transition into queen and priestess energy. This shift is not about doing more, but about being held, receiving without guilt, and leading from internal safety rather than endurance.

If you’ve been called “the strong one” your entire life, this episode is a reminder that you were never meant to carry everything alone. This episode invites you to receive the permission to soften, integrate, and step into your next era of leadership, love, and fulfillment.

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• Instagram: @love.holistic.living https://www.instagram.com/love.holistic.living/
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In this episode of the Reclaimed Podcast, Sara explores what it truly means to become a high value reclaimed woman and why this identity shift has nothing to do with becoming someone new and everything to do with remembering who you were before survival became your armor.

She opens with a reflection on feminine self-respect and the moment a woman stops chasing, proving, or begging and begins choosing herself. Drawing from her own journey in love and leadership, Sara shares how reclaiming feminine energy allows women to move from survival into embodied queen energy, where life responds to who they are, not how hard they try.

This episode introduces a powerful shift and reveals that:

• Self-respect and consistency define high value, not chasing or proving.
• Feminine power is embodied, regulated, and heart-led.
• Independence must soften to allow intimacy, support, and receiving.
• Trust is built through actions, not words or potential.
• Nervous system regulation creates stability, magnetism, and sustainable success.

This conversation explores the eight traits of the high value reclaimed woman and the shift from survival into embodied feminine leadership. Sara reveals how true power becomes calm, discerning, and regulated, allowing love, leadership, and success to feel aligned and sustainable rather than driven by force or anxiety.

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• Instagram: @love.holistic.living https://www.instagram.com/love.holistic.living/
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In this episode of the Reclaimed Podcast, Sara explores the difference between a soulmate connection and a trauma bond, and why so many people confuse intensity, chemistry, and emotional highs with real love. Drawing from personal experience, nervous system science, and energetic truth, she shares what love is meant to feel like when it’s rooted in safety rather than survival.

Sara explains how trauma bonds activate old wounds, anxiety, and self-abandonment, while soulmate relationships regulate the nervous system, support growth, and feel steady without sacrificing passion. This episode helps you understand why calm can initially feel unfamiliar, how to discern alignment beyond attraction, and what it truly means to be chosen consistently.

Here are some key takeaways from this episode:

• Soulmate connections feel safe, mutual, and emotionally regulating rather than anxious or confusing.
• Trauma bonds often recreate familiar chaos and activate old survival patterns.
• Effortless communication and shared values matter more than intensity or chemistry.
• True love supports growth without competition, proving, or self-abandonment.

If you’ve been questioning your relationship patterns or wondering whether love is supposed to feel this hard, this episode will help you recalibrate your expectations, trust your body’s wisdom, and open yourself to a love that feels expansive, secure, and deeply nourishing.

In this episode, I also share how my own healing journey led me to write Mangia, a cookbook created to nourish the body, regulate the nervous system, and support emotional healing. If you’re craving deeper nourishment and restoration. Get your copy of ​Mangia​.

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In this episode of the Reclaimed Podcast, Sara explores the energetic transition from the Year of the Snake into the Year of the Horse and why this past year has felt so deeply challenging for so many women. She shares how the Snake year required shedding old identities, relationships, and patterns, often through slow, uncomfortable internal transformation rather than visible progress.

Sara explains how this period of recalibration prepared you for what comes next, and how the incoming Horse energy invites boldness, momentum, and embodied leadership. This episode supports you in understanding why clarity arrived before action, why alignment had to come first, and how to move forward without proving, hustling, or abandoning yourself.

This episode shares that:

• The Year of the Snake focused on shedding, recalibration, and deep inner transformation.
• Feeling slowed down was part of alignment, not stagnation.
• Relationships and boundaries were reviewed to prepare you for expansion.
• The Year of the Horse brings boldness, momentum, and authentic self-expression.
• Aligned action replaces overthinking, proving, and survival-based effort.

If you’ve felt cracked open, tested, or quietly reshaped this year, this episode will help you reframe what you’ve been moving through and prepare you to step forward with clarity, confidence, and trust as a new cycle begins.

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In this episode of the Reclaimed Podcast, Sara guides you into the deeper energetic work of understanding why so many women struggle to receive, even when they’ve been manifesting, visualizing, and doing “all the right things.” She shares how the heart becomes guarded long before adulthood, why hyper-independence forms as protection, and her own experience of softening open after years of emotional self-reliance.

Sara breaks down why the heart closes, how early conditioning shapes our receiving patterns, and what begins to shift when you create inner safety, reconnect with your emotional body, and return to the deeper truth of who you are. This episode supports you in recognizing your protection patterns, rebuilding emotional availability, and opening the portal to love, abundance, and support in a new way.

This episode shares that:

• A guarded heart forms from childhood patterns of self-protection, not weakness.
• Receiving is a feminine energetic process that requires inner safety and openness.
• Hyper-independence is often a trauma response that blocks love, money, and support.
• You can manifest from the mind, but you only receive through the heart.
• Emotional presence, softness, and allowing support are essential for your next level.

If you’ve been feeling disconnected, pushing help away, or sensing that something inside you is trying to open, this episode will help you understand the root of that tension and guide you back into clarity, softness, and the deeper capacity to receive again.

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In this episode of the Reclaimed Podcast, Sara guides you through the deep inner work of remembering who you truly are beneath conditioning, trauma, expectations, and the roles you’ve carried for years. She shares her own experience of losing parts of herself during major life transitions, and the powerful process of reclaiming the truth of her identity.

Sara breaks down why disconnection happens and how soul searching, inner safety, and returning to your true essence open the path to receiving again. This episode guides you to rediscover your natural element, reconnect with your inner child, and rebuild the core of your authentic self.

This episode shares that:

• Reconnection begins with understanding your energetic “element” at the soul level.
• Soul searching is a necessary part of every woman’s evolution.
• Fun, play, and creative expression are essential for reconnecting with the inner child.
• Time alone is a non-negotiable for self-awareness and inner safety.
• Journaling or voice-note reflection helps reveal patterns, desires, and leaks in your energy.

If you’ve been feeling disconnected from yourself, unsure of who you are becoming, or aware that something inside you is shifting, this episode will support you in peeling back the layers and finding clarity again.

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In this episode of the Reclaimed Podcast, Sare dives into the 5 powerful signs you’re going through a spiritual upgrade, even if it feels chaotic on the outside. This episode will help you understand the “crumbling phase,” why your old life feels too small, and how to navigate the limbo between who you were… and the woman you’re becoming.

Sara invites you to understand the energetic signs of leveling up and to trust that what feels uncomfortable is actually preparing you for more love, more abundance, more clarity, and more alignment than you’ve ever held before. Learn more about;

• Your old life begins to feel too small when you’re outgrowing your former identity.
• Heightened emotions and sensitivity are signs of energetic integration, not regression.
• Certain relationships fall away as your frequency shifts into a higher timeline.
• You feel the pull to change your habits, environment, routines, or creative expression.
• Everything feels uncertain, yet you feel deeply ready for what’s next.

If you’re going through a transition, a breakup, a career shift, emotional chaos, or a manifestation setback… this episode will give you clarity, comfort, and the guidance your soul has been asking for.

Join the ✨ 21-Day Manifestation Experience and get a guided energetic immersion to rewire your frequency, expand your capacity to receive, and manifest your desires with ease and alignment, using The Energetic Upgrade System™.

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• Instagram: @love.holistic.living https://www.instagram.com/love.holistic.living/
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