15 | How to Take Your Power Back When Life Feels Chaotic

In this solo episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on a very real, very human season I’ve been walking through behind the scenes. It’s been a mix of deeply painful conversations, grief, honesty, and also moments of beauty and expansion—all happening at the same time.

From navigating hard family dynamics and raw relationship conversations to noticing where I’ve slipped into freeze, avoidance, and self-abandonment, this season has asked me to meet myself with radical honesty and responsibility, even when it would’ve been easier to check out.

I share the exact ways I’ve been not showing up fully, how I’ve been gently calling myself back, and the tangible practices I’m using to return to myself in the middle of it all. Because healing and leadership aren’t about being “on” all the time—they’re about learning how to hold yourself through the messy, in-between moments.

If you’ve ever felt yourself pulling away from your routines, numbing out, or avoiding what matters most when things get heavy—this episode is for you. It’s a reminder that you’re not broken, you’re human. And you can always come home to yourself again.

Episode Highlights

00:00 – Behind the scenes: navigating a tough personal season
02:45 – Honest conversations in relationships and the pain of truth-telling
04:00 – “Choose your hard”: speaking up vs. holding it in
05:00 – When others can’t meet your honesty: family dynamics and pain
06:00 – Freeze response vs. avoidance and why it matters
07:00 – How self-abandonment shows up when things get overwhelming
08:00 – Radical responsibility check-in: reclaiming your power
10:00 – Moving through stagnation with daily movement
12:00 – Creating through the chaos: alchemizing what you’re living into something meaningful
14:00 – Leaning into support instead of isolating
16:00 – Returning to yourself when routines have unraveled
18:00 – One small choice back to yourself
19:00 – Why showing up to record this episode was an act of reclaiming power
20:00 – Closing reflections: you’re not alone in this season

Journal Prompts to Support Your Return

✨ Where have I been avoiding responsibility in my life lately?
✨ What’s one small thing I can do today to come home to myself again?
✨ Where am I giving my power away to external circumstances—and how can I reclaim it?

Connect with Meleah

Meleah Rose — Trauma-Informed Somatic Practitioner | Transformational Breathwork Facilitator | Writer

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