Episode 44

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8th Sep 2025

Reconnecting to Self After S*xual Trauma

In this soul-stirring episode of Survival Mode Disrupted, Astra joins Leticia to dive deep into what it really means to heal—not just mentally, but spiritually. They explore the ripple effects of childhood neglect and sexual trauma, and the ways we disconnect from our bodies and ourselves in order to survive.

But survival isn’t the end of the story—it’s the beginning of the return.

  • 🌀 Spiritual awakening after trauma and what comes after the breakthrough
  • 🧠 The subconscious mind, trauma loops, and how to ask the right questions
  • 🧘🏾‍♀️ Reconnecting to your body when it feels like the enemy
  • 🕯️ Meditation as a safe space for trauma survivors
  • 💥 The power of reframing and emotional curiosity
  • 🌸 Why letting go isn’t loss—it’s expansion
  • 💬 The one belief that can completely shift your healing: “There is nothing wrong with you.”


🎙️ What We Talk About:

  • How childhood neglect and early emotional patterns shape our adult lives
  • Sexual trauma and the silent disconnection that follows
  • The danger of siloed healing vs. integrated spiritual healing
  • Why anger, resentment, and overachievement are trauma responses in disguise
  • How our emotions serve as messengers—not enemies
  • The deep safety that comes from compassionate, question-based coaching
  • Why letting go gives us capacity to receive and thrive


🔑 Key Takeaways:

“You cannot heal in the places that broke you.”
“Letting go isn’t weakness—it’s the opening for capacity.”
“Your emotions are data. You are not broken for feeling them.”
“There is absolutely nothing wrong with you.”


🙌 Why This Episode Matters:

So many trauma survivors—especially women—move through life believing they are fundamentally broken. This episode dismantles that lie. It reclaims spirituality as a tool for healing, not bypassing. It affirms that even if your story is messy, painful, and unfinished, you are already enough. You are not behind. You are not too late. You are not unlovable.


This conversation is a permission slip to come home to yourself.


💬 Connect with Astra:

  • 🌐 Website: https://higherlove.co/meditate
  • 🧘🏾‍♀️ Join Astra’s Free Biweekly Meditation Circle
  • 📱 Social: Find Astra on Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube


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About the Podcast

Survival Mode Disrupted with Leticia R Francis
Disrupted Unapologetic Conversations about Survival Mode
Survival Mode Disrupted is not just a podcast. It's a rebellion.

A raw, unfiltered space where we finally stop pretending we're fine and start telling the truth—the truth about the trauma we've carried, the identities they had to wear to survive, and the radical decisions we made to break free.

Because here's the deal: survival mode isn’t just a season. It’s a damn identity. One that so many were forced to adopt just to get through life, to stay safe, to stay needed, to stay sane. But eventually, it starts costing you more than it protects. Your peace. Your purpose. Your power.

This podcast is for the disruptors—the people who were told to stay small, stay silent, stay grateful for crumbs… and said “hell no.”

Hosted by Leticia, The Survival Mode Disruptor herself—a trauma recovery mentor, speaker, and woman who has lived through the fires of abuse, betrayal, and breakdown and still chose to rise—this show dives deep into the unapologetic exits from survival mode that no one talks about.

You’ll hear from women (and a few brave men) who walked away from toxic relationships, soul-sucking careers, generational dysfunction, religious trauma, cultural expectations, and the lies they were taught to believe about themselves. Not because it was easy—but because staying would’ve killed something sacred inside of them.

These are the stories of bold pivots, quiet courage, and messy but miraculous rebirths.

Each episode is a conversation—a disruption—meant to wake something up in you. Whether it’s a guest sharing the moment they chose themselves for the first time, or Leticia dropping a truth bomb that makes you question everything you’ve normalized, this podcast is here to shake the foundation of your survival mode identity and replace it with something truer. Something freer.

We’re not here for surface-level self-care tips or fake empowerment slogans.

We’re here to talk about what it really takes to:

Reclaim your voice after being silenced.

Reinvent yourself after being broken down.

Rewrite your story when everyone else wants you to stay the same.

Release the guilt of choosing YOU.

This is for those who are done performing. Done pleasing. Done pretending.

It’s for the ones ready to exit survival mode—not slowly, not quietly, but disruptively and unapologetically.

You won’t leave this podcast the same.
You’ll cry. You’ll rage. You’ll laugh.
You’ll see yourself in every story.
And more importantly, you’ll remember who the hell you are.

Welcome to Survival Mode Disrupted.
It’s not just a podcast.
It’s a movement.
And your exit begins here.

About your host

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Leticia Francis

I am not here to inspire you—I am here to activate you.

As a Survivor, Keynote Speaker, and Trauma Recovery Mentor, I know what it’s like to fight battles no one sees. I also know that breaking free is possible. My work is about disrupting survival mode, exposing trauma-driven success cycles, and giving women the blueprint to reclaim their lives.

🔹 200+ podcast features & speaking engagements
🔹 Global Women of Choice Award Winner 2022
🔹 Creator of the Survival Mode Exit Plan
🔹 Host of Survival Mode Disrupted Podcast