{"podcast":{"title":"Expanding Consciousness","slug":"expanding-consciousness-6721239","podcast_index_feed_id":6721239,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/ed681ad0/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/expanding-consciousness","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/39730228/39730228-1702459457429-1fad2df8bfb75.jpg","author":"Michael Wally and Nikolas Haag","episode_count":81,"summary":"How to connect to your higher self & escape the matrix. Two software engineers deconstruct together what they learned about spirituality, non-duality and the human experience. We explore to sharpen our awareness, make life more enjoyable, be little kinder, become more authentic, less reactive, more present & ultimately expand our consciousness. For Feedback & Inquiries: expanding.consciousness.podcast@gmail.com","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/expanding-consciousness-6721239"},"episode":{"title":"The Stories That Shape Us: Healing Trauma and Creating a New Reality w/ Melissa Monte | Ep. 68","slug":"the-stories-that-shape-us-healing-trauma-and-creating-a-new-reality-w-melissa-monte-ep-68","published_at":"2025-08-25T20:10:46+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/expanding-consciousness-6721239/the-stories-that-shape-us-healing-trauma-and-creating-a-new-reality-w-melissa-monte-ep-68","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/expanding-consciousness-6721239","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/expanding-consciousness/episodes/The-Stories-That-Shape-Us-Healing-Trauma-and-Creating-a-New-Reality-w-Melissa-Monte--Ep--68-e37a7ia","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/ed681ad0/podcast/play/107338762/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-7-25%2F406270265-44100-2-994012c9dee9e.m4a","summary":"Melissa's Website: https://www.mindlove.com/ In this powerful and deeply honest episode, Melissa Monte, host of the “Mind Love” podcast, shares her incredible journey from trauma and rock bottom to healing, entrepreneurship, and personal empowerment. She opens up about surviving sexual assault, addiction, toxic relationships, and a felony charge — and how these moments became stepping stones on her spiritual and professional path. Melissa reveals how storytelling is not only a tool for healing but also a technology for personal transformation. Together, we explore the relationship between trauma, nervous system states, and belief patterns, the paradox of control versus surrender, and how small choices shape our lives. Whether you’re on a path of healing, entrepreneurship, or self-discovery, this conversation will inspire you to reclaim your power and rewrite your story. Timestamps 00:00 - Intro: Welcoming Melissa Monte from Mind Love 00:41 - Melissa shares her powerful backstory: trauma, bulimia, and jail 02:41 - How childhood trauma shaped her identity and survival strategies 03:41 - A toxic relationship, stolen jewelry, and a life-altering arrest 05:41 - Moving to LA and the unexpected path to entrepreneurship 07:41 - The power of intentional creation vs. default programming 08:41 - Healing the body through yoga and breaking old patterns 10:41 - Self-awareness, new relationships, and nervous system rewiring 12:41 - Shifting the lens: how stories shape our identity and choices 14:41 - Religious deconstruction and the hero’s journey framework 17:41 - Melissa's 7-step process to rewriting your personal narrative 20:41 - Trauma, somatics, and the importance of feeling to heal 23:41 - Healing as a spiral, not a straight line 26:41 - How to identify your core beliefs and h…","meta_description":"Melissa's Website: https://www.mindlove.com/ In this powerful and deeply honest episode, Melissa Monte, host of the “Mind Love” podcast, shares her incred…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4076,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/expanding-consciousness-6721239/episodes/the-stories-that-shape-us-healing-trauma-and-creating-a-new-reality-w-melissa-monte-ep-68/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/expanding-consciousness-6721239/the-stories-that-shape-us-healing-trauma-and-creating-a-new-reality-w-melissa-monte-ep-68.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}