{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63deb3834261050011c52477/68c2067c4027d9f21ffac16f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Breathe, Feel, Cry, Repeat: Healing Sexual Abuse and Trauma with MJ Renshaw","description":"<p>068: Today, I’m joined by&nbsp;<strong>MJ Renshaw</strong>—breathwork facilitator, wife, mother of two, and best-selling author of&nbsp;<em>How to Cry </em>(and fellow splenic Projector!). MJ shares her powerful journey through sexual abuse, endometriosis, and early life trauma, and how she discovered breathwork as a pathway to healing, emotional release, and spiritual grounding. MJ’s story beautifully ties together physiology and spirituality, offering a reminder that the body holds both our deepest wounds and our greatest capacity to heal. If you’ve ever wondered how emotional release, breathwork, and pelvic healing are connected, this conversation will leave you with both science-backed insights and soulful wisdom.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Feeling the Pulse On</strong></p><ul><li>How MJ has navigated the line between science and spirituality throughout her life, all while experiencing a wide range of trauma before the age of 23</li><li>Why breathwork is so powerful, even though her first impressions of it were “meh.”</li><li>What it means to develop a healthy relationship with reality and how to manage others’ energy and emotional hurt</li><li>Why it’s so important to cry and express emotions, including the science behind emotional repression</li><li>Going deep with partners, sitting with uncomfortable feelings, and being an ‘avoidant’ woman in relationships</li><li>What MJ’s breathwork practice and business looked like during pregnancy and postpartum</li><li>Her spiritual motherhood initiation(s) and how breathwork was her anchor for her dream birth</li><li>The male loneliness epidemic, how we can heal together, and what studies reveal about crying</li><li>How MJ connects breathwork, pelvic floor health, sexual abuse, and healing in her own story</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Connect with our guest, MJ Renshaw</strong></p><ul><li>@beingmethodbreathwork</li><li><a href=\"http://www.beingmethod.ca/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Www.beingmethod.ca</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Support the show</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/pelvicpulsepodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow&nbsp;@‌pelvicpulsepodcast</a>, subscribe, rate, review, or leave a comment</li><li><a href=\"https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ASPEXJFATX8PJ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Donate for more embodied wisdom and empowering stories for pelvic healing and vitality</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>For our listeners only</strong></p><ul><li>VAlchemy Reloaded (Use code PELVICPULSE for a discount):&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.brittneyellers.com/valchemy-reloaded\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.brittneyellers.com/valchemy-reloaded</a></li><li>FEEL: a free guided pelvic mapping session to get a taste of VAlchemy: <a href=\"https://www.brittneyellers.com/feel-guided-mapping-session\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.brittneyellers.com/feel-guided-mapping-session</a></li><li>Freebies for pelvic health, including HELD:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.brittneyellers.com/freebies\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.brittneyellers.com/freebies</a></li><li>Recommended wand and egg products:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.brittneyellers.com/recommendations\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.brittneyellers.com/recommendations</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Brittney Ellers"}