What if pleasure wasn’t the reward?
What if it was the remedy?

In this soul-awakening episode of Sovereignty Rising, Dawn Elgin invites you into one of the most sacred and shame-soaked conversations we rarely have with truth: the reclamation of pleasure. Not performative pleasure. Not aesthetic self-care. But deep, body-based, nervous-system-honoring joy—without guilt, justification, or needing to earn it.

Through a chakra-by-chakra framework, you’ll explore how trauma, conditioning, productivity culture, and people-pleasing disconnect you from joy… and how to return to it with power, softness, and truth.

If you’ve been feeling numb, stuck in survival, or guilty for enjoying life—this episode is for you.

This is spiritual rebellion.
This is nervous system healing.
This is pleasure as sovereignty.

🕰️ Time Stamps + Segment Highlights

[00:00] – Opening Transmission
Why this episode matters right now and why reclaiming pleasure is not optional for sensitive, intuitive, awakening humans.

[04:03] – The Cultural Programming That Disconnects Us From Joy
How the productivity matrix, collective trauma, and gendered shame block us from feeling good in our bodies—and what’s really underneath that.

[08:45] – “The Pleasure Pause” & Nervous System Awareness
Why your body resists pleasure even when your mind craves it, and the difference between comfort and aliveness.

[11:20] – Chakra-by-Chakra Pleasure Mapping
Dawn walks you through the 7 major chakras, asking soul-guiding questions to open each portal back to embodied joy.

[21:32] – The Reclamation Practice: The Pleasure Scan
A guided somatic moment to feel into where you’re holding, blocking, or ready to receive pleasure—without judgment.

[24:18] – The Permission Shift
The sacred moment of choosing joy not as a reward, but as a returning to yourself.

[26:42] – Closing Truth + Next Steps
The real reason pleasure feels dangerous—and how to honor that without bypassing your nervous system.

🎧 Key Takeaways

• You don’t have to earn joy—you were born wired for it
• The nervous system often resists pleasure because it remembers trauma
• Each chakra holds a map to receiving and holding more pleasure in the body
• Reclaiming joy is a revolutionary act of healing, not indulgence

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Ep. 16 – Why You Feel Lost After Growth (and What to Do Instead)
with Dawn Elgin | Sovereignty Rising

You’ve done the healing.
You’ve said the hard no.
You’ve set the boundary, left the thing, burned the old version of you to the ground…

And now?
You feel lost.

Let me tell you something no one says loud enough:
That lost feeling is not failure.
It’s the void between identities.
It’s not regression.
It’s rebirth.

In this soul-stabilizing episode of Sovereignty Rising, I’m naming the part of the healing journey that most people don’t prepare you for—the part after the fire, when the silence sets in and you start to wonder: Who am I now?

I’ll share why growth often feels like grief, why your nervous system is meant to freak out during up-leveling, and why integration—not more action—is your sacred task right now.

This isn’t a step-by-step roadmap.
This is a reclamation.
A return.
A reminder that your pause is holy, and your becoming doesn’t need to be rushed to be real.

🌀 In this episode, you’ll discover:

• Why post-growth disorientation is a sign of transformation, not failure
• How nervous system grief shows up even when the shift is “good”
• A sacred embodiment practice to anchor you when clarity is nowhere to be found
• The real difference between integration and avoidance (and how to know the difference)
• What it means to trust yourself when the old you no longer fits, and the new you hasn’t fully landed

If you’re in the middle space—where the timeline is gone, the plans are blurry, and the only thing you know is you can’t go back—this episode is your soul’s compass.

🎧 Listen now to Episode 16 of Sovereignty Rising
Your void is sacred.
Your confusion is holy.
You’re not lost.
You’re landing.

If your “healing journey” feels like a never-ending to-do list, this episode is for you.

Dawn Elgin dismantles the myth that healing is something to complete, fix, or earn. In her boldest episode yet, she exposes the trap of performative healing, the burnout of constant self-improvement, and the sacred invitation to come home to presence.

This is not another self-help checklist.
This is your permission to stop fixing—and start living.

🎧 Tune into Sovereignty Rising to reclaim healing as your birthright, not your burden.

🧠 What You’ll Learn:

✅ Why most “healing work” is rooted in trauma conditioning
✅ How to stop outsourcing your worth to growth milestones
✅ A powerful embodiment practice to anchor into wholeness
✅ What it means to live from the version of you that’s already worthy

Chapters
00:00 The Invitation to Healing as Rebellion
02:16 Breaking Free from the Self-Help Trap
04:03 The Ego and Identity in Healing
07:21 Understanding the Nature of Healing
09:16 The Power of Thoughts in Healing
12:31 Letting Go of Labels and Identities
15:13 The Essence of Presence and Being
18:38 Healing as a Lifestyle, Not a Project
20:49 Practicing Presence and Acceptance
22:50 Embodying Your True Self
24:59 Resources for Your Healing Journey
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Ep. 14 – Your Nervous System Is Not Broken—It’s an Oracle

Have you ever been told you’re too sensitive? That your body overreacts? That you should just “breathe through it”?
This episode calls BS on the pathologizing of your sensitivity and offers a radically different truth:

Your nervous system is not broken.
It’s your inner oracle—and it’s time to start listening.

Dawn Elgin shares a deeply personal story of trauma, survival, and healing to guide you into a new relationship with your body’s signals. This is nervous system sovereignty. And it’s how we reclaim our power—one breath, one pause, one truth at a time.

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🎧 Tune in now to Sovereignty Rising and remember: you’re not broken. You’re remembering.

💡 What You'll Learn in This Episode:

✅ Why your nervous system’s “overreactions” are sacred signals
✅ The connection between trauma, intuition, and self-trust
✅ A guided embodiment practice to reconnect with your inner oracle
✅ How Dawn unpacked her own emotional “go bag” and reclaimed presence

You’ve done the inner work. You’ve remembered your worth. Now comes the real invitation: living it out loud.
In this fierce and tender episode, Dawn Elgin challenges the idea that healing is complete when you “know your truth”—and reminds you that the true work is walking it, even when your voice shakes.

You’ll explore why embodiment feels so terrifying, why playing small feels safer, and how to choose one bold action to move from survival to sovereignty. Includes a deep soul activation practice to anchor truth in your body and breath.

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💡 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

✅ Why embodiment (not information) is the real healing
✅ How old survival patterns trick you into shrinking after your awakening
✅ A somatic practice to activate your truth and take bold aligned action

Takeaways

Embodied sovereignty means aligning your nervous system with your values.
Fear often holds us back from expressing our true selves.
Authenticity attracts the right people and opportunities.
Deep connections are essential for personal growth.
Consumption of media influences our awareness and mindset.
We must discern what we allow into our lives.
Living your truth requires bold actions, even when scared.
Community and connection are vital for our journey.
Leadership is about being real, not perfect.
You are always aware of your truth; embrace it.

Chapters

00:00 Embracing Sovereignty: The Journey Begins
02:06 Understanding Embodied Sovereignty
04:05 Overcoming Fear: The Barrier to Authenticity
05:32 The Power of Aligned Action
10:07 The Transformation of Living Out Loud
12:52 The Importance of Deep Conversations
16:33 Consumption and Its Impact on Self-Identity
20:03 Finding Your Truth and Community
21:34 Living Your Truth: A Call to Action

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If stillness feels unsafe, if your value has always been measured by what you do—this episode is for you. Dawn Elgin unpacks the truth about hustle, performance, and power: how what we call “drive” is often unresolved trauma in a productivity costume.

In this raw and sacred transmission, Dawn shares her own story of breaking up with hustle and learning to let alignment, not urgency, lead. You’ll be guided through the Power Repatterning Drop-In, a practice to reconnect with your body and rewrite the story of what power really means.

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💡 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

✅ How performance and productivity became your safety strategies
✅ Why hustle is a nervous system pattern, not a personality trait
✅ A guided somatic practice to return to your body and power from within

Takeaways

Hustle is often a response to trauma and societal conditioning.
True power is about coherence and flow, not control.
Competition is a learned behavior, not a natural state.
Intimacy with the self is essential for personal growth.
Understanding one's truth is a pivotal step in self-discovery.
The journey of self-awareness involves letting go of external validation.
Ego plays a role in our identity but should not define us.
Cultivating self-trust is crucial for inner peace.
Leading from presence allows for authentic expression.
We are all capable of recognizing the light within ourselves.

Chapters
00:00 Reclaiming Power Through Alignment
03:18 The Illusion of Hustle and Productivity
06:41 The Dichotomy of Masculine and Feminine Energy
12:39 Understanding Ego and Competition
16:30 Cultivating Self-Trust and Awareness
20:45 Personal Journey: Letting Go of the Hustle
30:25 Finding Your True Self Beyond Performance

Healing spaces often twist self-responsibility into blame. But true self-responsibility isn’t shame—it’s power. In this fire-starter episode, Dawn Elgin reclaims the concept of responsibility as a sacred portal to sovereignty. If you’ve ever been told “you attracted this” or “just own your vibration,” this is your permission slip to burn that BS down.

You’ll learn how to stop waiting for apologies, how to reclaim the parts of yourself you gave away, and how to step into self-responsibility without punishing yourself. Includes The Sovereign Pause embodiment practice and a moment that cracked Dawn wide open.

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💡 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

✅ The difference between shame-based accountability and soul-level self-responsibility
✅ How spiritual “mirror work” can become trauma reenactment without compassion
✅ The Sovereign Pause practice to reclaim your energy, breath, and present moment power

Takeaways
Self-responsibility is a doorway to power, not shame.
Healing involves choosing what happens next, not dwelling on the past.
Radical self-responsibility means giving up the fantasy of being rescued.
We often wait for others to validate our worth before we choose to rise.
The Sovereign Pause is a practice to reconnect with oneself.
We are the ones we've been waiting for to love ourselves.
Micro changes can lead to significant shifts in our lives.
Curiosity and compassion are essential for deeper conversations.
You are not responsible for others' actions, only your response.
Sovereignty is about choosing yourself and your path forward.

Chapters
00:00 Reclaiming Self-Responsibility
03:36 The Power of Choice and Agency
12:46 The Sovereign Pause Practice
22:41 Liberation Through Self-Choice

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You’ve performed. Perfected. People-pleased.
And now? You’re exhausted. Not because you’re broken—but because you’ve been carrying identities that were never yours to begin with.

In this soul-opening episode, Dawn Elgin explores the sacred rebellion of unlearning—what it really means to shed the programming, survival patterns, and spiritual performance culture that kept you safe but small. Plus, Dawn shares the seven principles of co-creation that sparked her own awakening and a powerful embodiment practice to reconnect with the self beneath the masks.

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💡 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

✅ Why letting go isn’t weakness—it’s warrior work
✅ The 7 principles of co-creation that helped Dawn reclaim her path
✅ A somatic drop-in to meet the “you” beneath the performance

Takeaways

Unlearning is essential for personal growth and self-discovery.
Letting go of past identities is a form of empowerment.
The journey of unlearning can be messy but is ultimately liberating.
Thoughts and beliefs shape our reality and experiences.
Every choice we make has consequences that affect our lives.
Magnetic attraction helps us recognize and heal subconscious beliefs.
The weight of our emotional baggage slows down our healing process.
Accountability is key to taking control of our lives and choices.
Pain is a part of life, but suffering is a choice we can avoid.
Personal growth is cyclical, allowing us to see our journey from different perspectives.

Chapters

00:00 The Journey of Unlearning
06:40 Embodiment and Self-Discovery
08:36 Mystical Experiences and Awakening
10:19 Principles of Co-Creation
16:08 The Power of Thoughts and Choices
19:52 Letting Go of Judgments and Expectations
24:42 Accountability and Radical Self-Responsibility
26:04 Cycles of Creation and Healing
29:11 The Call to Unlearn and Reclaim Your Power

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