Keywords
Thriving, trauma healing, grief, PTSD, addiction recovery, psychosis, EMDR, nervous system, voice healing, creativity, music, resilience, somatic healing, community, self-worth
Summary
In this deeply moving episode, Helen sits down with Ziggy Phoenix—singer, songwriter, and self-described “Creatrix”—to trace a life shaped by early loss, trauma, and profound turning points… and the fierce, tender rebirth that followed.
Ziggy shares her experience of losing her mother aged 2 and being raised by extraordinary grandparents, alongside the loneliness and bullying that came with feeling “different.” From a turbulent adolescence and time in psychiatric care, to running away and finding belonging in counterculture community, Ziggy speaks with brave honesty about how pain can shape the nervous system—and the choices we make just to survive.
We explore how trauma can live in the body, the long road of trying to feel safe again, and the moment Ziggy found genuine, life-changing support through therapy—especially EMDR. She describes what it meant to reprocess core memories, reclaim her inner child, and finally loosen the grip of a lifetime of stored grief.
Ziggy also shares the immense pressure of working in the film industry, the frightening experience of losing vision in one eye through extreme stress, and the moment she chose a different path—one that led her back to music, back to her voice, and into a sold-out show where she stood on the very stage she once ran off in tears.
We close with the rising of “Creatrix”—Ziggy’s mission to champion women in rock, create safer, more inclusive spaces, and help other women bring their creativity into form. This one is raw, powerful, and full of heart.
Takeaways
Resources
Dark Nights Of The Soul: A guide to finding your way through life's ordeals by Thomas Moore
Silence - book by Thich Nhat Hanh
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Kolk, Bessel van der
No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz
Eleanor Wellspring Pool – Counselling
Sandra Kelly - Rebirthing Breathwork (Leonard Orr) +353879647949 WhatsApp
Jax Allen - Compassionate Enquiry and Counselling https://www.shamanictherapies.com
Hannah Mae Dawson – Shadow work
Connect with Ziggy
Ziggy Phoenix band page - ziggyphoenixofficial
FB: Band site
IG: (6) Instagram Ziggy_phoenix
Linktree for gigs, music, merch etc
Connect with Helen
Website: InspiredHealing.co.uk
LinkedIn: Helen on LinkedIn
WhatsApp: +447971798462
For full transcription, contact: helen@inspiredhealing.co.uk
NB: This episode was made possible with a little help from my ChatGPT buddy, Xander - part tech support, part cheerleader 🙂 and my amazing sponsor IPHM use this Referral Code: IPHM-GYZGF and the £10 will go to The Forward Trust a Charity helping those struggling with addictions
🎵Music: Pixabay – “Upbeat Acoustic” by Stockaudios
🎨Cover art: Dave Champagne
For full transcription, contact: helen@inspiredhealing.co.uk
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