In this episode, I sit down with breathwork facilitator and massage therapist Karen Theimer for a deep, grounded conversation about the power of the breath to release stored emotions, regulate the nervous system, and reconnect you to yourself.

Karen shares how breathwork can help you process what you’ve been carrying, sometimes for years or even generations, without having to “figure it out” in your head. We talk about how the body naturally knows how to regulate, why so many of us block that process, and how to use the breath to come back to a place of peace and clarity.

In this conversation, we explore:

• What breathwork actually is and how it works
• The connection between breath and releasing buried emotions
• How trauma and generational patterns show up in the body
• Why you don’t need to “understand” your pain to start letting it go
• Simple grounding practices you can use right now
• Karen’s own healing journey and her most profound client experiences

Karen also shares a short, powerful breathwork technique you can try at the end of this episode to instantly bring yourself back to the present moment when your mind is spinning.

If you’ve been feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected from your body, this conversation is a beautiful invitation to slow down, breathe, and trust your body’s innate wisdom to guide you home.

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Raffaela Marie is a leading coach in holistic healing from chronic skin picking and other body-focused repetitive behaviours (BFRBs). Through her skin picking podcast, social media, and coaching programs, she provides guidance for high-achieving women and others seeking recovery from skin picking. Her approach goes beyond surface fixes, focusing on the root causes of BFRBs, emotional healing, and holistic recovery.

Listeners and clients learn strategies for overcoming skin picking, reducing urges, building resilience, and creating lasting freedom from body-focused repetitive behaviours. By combining tools for confidence, authenticity, and emotional well-being, Raffaela helps people achieve long-term healing and transformation.