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If you’ve been stuck in the space between potential and commitment, this episode is your next layer.

In Episode 2 of my “Situationships to Commitment” series, we talk about what nobody warns you about: when you start shifting into something rooted, it doesn’t always feel amazing at first. Sometimes it feels quiet. Slower. Less charged. And that can confuse your nervous system—especially if you’ve spent years equating activation with connection.

We’re naming the nervous system truth: why the highs and lows can feel like intimacy, why “bracing” can start to feel like love, and why steady, emotionally available connection can initially register as “boring” or “no spark.” (Spoiler: boring isn’t always a red flag—sometimes it’s the absence of anxiety.)

You’ll also get a simple practice to help you discern peace vs numbness, and a powerful question to bring you back to truth:
What sensations do you associate with connection—and where did you learn that?

✨ Want to go deeper? My e-guide is linked below:
From Almost There to All the Way: A Bold Guide to Ending Situationships and Choosing Commitment
(“Super affordable” + built to help you stop cycling and start choosing your truth.)

Next episode: We get brutally honest about why we choose “almost there” in the first place—the protection, the pattern, the hidden payoff, and how to shift out of it for real.

In this episode, we cover:

• Why “rooted” can feel quiet (and why quiet can feel scary)
• Activation vs connection (and how the nervous system gets trained)
• Why people leave good love and call it “intuition”
• The difference between peace and numbness
• How to let your body catch up to your truth

Try this practice (quick + real):

When you’re with someone steady, ask:

• Do I feel peaceful or numb?
  Peace feels open + grounded. Numb feels shut down + disconnected.
  If you feel peace but your mind is searching for a problem, that’s often recalibration—not a warning sign.

Reflection question:

What sensations do you associate with connection… and where did you learn that?

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Have you been stuck in “almost there” relationships—close, connected, full of chemistry… but never clear, consistent, or committed? In Episode 1 of Rooted & Rising, I talk about the pattern behind situationships and the deeper truth most people avoid: sometimes it’s not fear of being alone… it’s fear of being fully chosen.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• What “almost there” actually looks like (and why it’s not neutral)
• The difference between connection and commitment
• How ambiguity becomes an “escape hatch” for the nervous system
• Why you can “upgrade the packaging”… and still repeat the same cycle
• A clean boundary for 2026: no more calling “almost” progress

✨ Want the step-by-step shift beyond the episode? The Rooted & Rising eGuide is available now:

From Almost There To All The Way: A Bold Guide to Ending Situationships and Choosing Commitment — A Rooted & Rising Guide

Grab it in the show notes.

Next episode: why rooted love can feel unfamiliar (and how to tell the difference between peace and “no chemistry”).

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In this episode of Rooted & Rising, we explore wine as medicine, story, and spirit. What if the glass you hold isn’t an escape… but a portal to presence? I’m joined by Sophia Cecilia, a wine professional and shamanic storyteller who bridges natural wine, indigenous wisdom, and ritual to help us remember the sacred inside every bottle.

We talk about wine as ceremony instead of numbing, how alcohol is highly programmable with intention and prayer, and why so much mass-produced alcohol carries the imprint of greed, disconnection, and burnout in the body. Sophia shares how working with small artisanal growers in Europe, volcanic soils, storm energy, and biodynamic practices opened her eyes to wine as a living, elemental ally—not just something to “drink to forget.”

You’ll hear about:

• Seeing wine as spirit and alchemy, not just alcohol
• How intention, blessing, and ritual can change how wine lands in your body
• Why natural, artisanal wines feel different than industrial alcohol
• Climate, soil, and planetary rhythms as part of the story in your glass
• Turning holiday drinking into sacred, conscious celebration instead of self-abandonment

If you’re rethinking your relationship with alcohol, curious about natural wine, or craving more intentional rituals in your daily life, this conversation will shift how you pour, taste, and commune.

Guest: Sophia Cecilia – wine professional, shamanic storyteller, “speaker for the vines” find her on IG: @thealchemyofwine

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Host: Tara Mychelle, Rooted & Rising

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