In this episode of Hot Flushes & Higher Self, I'm joined by Oxana, holistic practitioner and founder of Avidia, for a deeply grounding conversation about healing beyond the mind.

Together, they explore how nervous system regulation, subconscious patterns, and family systems shape our emotional wellbeing, relationships, and sense of purpose — especially during midlife transitions.

Oxana shares her personal journey into holistic healing, her work with cognitive behavioural hypnotherapy and family systemic constellations, and why many symptoms can’t be resolved through talk therapy alone. This conversation sheds light on inherited family patterns, stored emotions in the body, and how listening inward can create profound shifts in how we live and relate.

This episode is especially for women navigating midlife, identity changes, anxiety, fatigue, burnout, or a sense that something deeper is asking to be acknowledged.

In this episode, we explore:

• Nervous system regulation and why safety is essential for healing
• How family systems and intergenerational patterns influence our lives
• Why midlife can be an initiation rather than a crisis
• The connection between emotions, the body, and physical symptoms
• Meditation and somatic practices to reconnect with inner wisdom
• Why choosing yourself is not selfish — but necessary

🎧 Listen now and allow this conversation to meet you exactly where you are.

✨ Oxana will also be joining the Self Love Retreat on the 15th February, where she’ll be bringing her systemic and integrative approach into a shared healing space.

🌿 Resources & Links:

Books mentioned:

It Didn't Start With You by Mark Wolynn

Body holds the Score by Bessel van der Kolk

You can find more information about the retreats this year at : https://reconnectandrise.org/

Connect with Oxana
https://www.avideya.co.uk/

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