# elephants in the room

A podcast by Nicole Dawna Mitchell. Vulnerability creates freedom - Addressing the elephants in the room

Feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/EERMB6678889085

## Latest episodes

- [Say the thing...sharing how you really feel even when it's scary](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/8957127258dd) (2026-09-09, 25 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ONORO3686856757.mp3
- [Listening to my intuition changed everything… motherhood, questioning societal norms, holistic living, and the beliefs I had to unlearn](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/cf391ab39a54) (2026-08-06, 59 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ONORO2188675606.mp3
- [The grief that comes with being an adult, making peace with the decisions you regret & accepting that the people you thought would be in your life forever aren't.](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/8f8f3a1d56d7) (2026-07-09, 29 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ONORO8387862526.mp3?updated=1783631275
- [Learning to take care of myself & not be so consumed by others or things that are out of my control](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/91b4c9f645cc) (2026-06-25, 31 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ONORO6405428276.mp3?updated=1782348834
- [How learning to love myself after healing from trauma led me living a more holistic lifestyle](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/0699ec2006b4) (2026-06-10, 34 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ONORO9812237572.mp3?updated=1781135612
- [Brutally honest things I would tell my younger self if I wasn't afraid to hurt her feelings...](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/ca3f3d852733) (2026-05-27, 36 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ONORO3476025792.mp3?updated=1779846610
- [The cost of being understood, stop explaining yourself & learn to live with the discomfort of being misunderstood](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/4f276897ecbc) (2026-05-13, 34 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ONORO7148079012.mp3?updated=1778641236
- [Learning how to disconnect and detach as someone who just cares too much...](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/4fdae5e8e0a0) (2026-04-30, 45 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB7047628317.mp3?updated=1777521039
- [You think more will fix it. It won’t. Your nervous system doesn’t need more — it needs less.](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/486c847d6c68) (2026-04-17, 36 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB8678610008.mp3?updated=1776444490
- [Dealing with failure, redirection, and the pressure to "know better by now" as you get older](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/b226534e05a1) (2026-04-02, 47 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB5415735161.mp3?updated=1775088656
- [Ways life has been humbling me and the lessons I'm learning as a 27 year old](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/de0d3d4a8d8f) (2026-03-18, 48 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB1951341273.mp3?updated=1773802846
- [Why you have to get comfortable making people uncomfortable](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/053a2bf161b5) (2026-03-04, 52 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB8977596495.mp3?updated=1772601173
- [Doing everything right and still not healing like I thought I would.. Stress, trauma, and wellness fatigue](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/8079600032a2) (2026-02-18, 43 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB5021869292.mp3?updated=1771301839
- [Sitting down with my mom after 40+ years of addiction: sobriety, generational trauma, abusive relationships, and loss](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/8b98ddd14bcb) (2026-02-09, 82 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB4174724795.mp3?updated=1770667322
- [Understanding your menstrual cycle, adopting cycle syncing, and learning how to work with your body—not against it](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/769d5e5d3963) (2026-01-21, 48 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB9316186997.mp3?updated=1771450134
- [The hard lessons I learned this year & what I’m carrying into the new year](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/acd7740438ad) (2026-01-07, 53 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB4988330766.mp3?updated=1767683983
- [I thought I was just angry... how understanding what was underneath helped me feel like myself again](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/11b01a07434e) (2025-12-24, 61 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB2401700034.mp3?updated=1766524769
- [Liking yourself matters more than being liked by others](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/c4d60b9174d2) (2025-12-10, 67 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB8946796156.mp3?updated=1765261718
- [When family doesn't feel like home anymore...navigating the holidays as a new version of yourself](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/321007ef8c2a) (2025-11-26, 59 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB8413665726.mp3?updated=1764011467
- [To be honest I’m scared of getting older…but i’m learning to make peace with time](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/26acbe36dccc) (2025-11-15, 49 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB9512067994.mp3?updated=1763655334
- [I’m in a rut again… how I realistically ‘get out’ and what I’ve learned about ruts](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/d1c2e48435e6) (2025-10-29, 64 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB3956367892.mp3?updated=1763654967
- [Stop preparing for the worst — live in the present and believe good things can still happen to you](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/213e2952a7eb) (2025-10-15, 40 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB4226295720.mp3?updated=1763655482
- [Being happy for others when you’re hurting, and letting yourself be happy when they're hurting](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/e2c2664b768a) (2025-10-02, 51 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB2750801235.mp3?updated=1763655782
- [Looking for the right things in the wrong places, reseting from the constant cycle of burnout from dealing with the pain of life](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/70fd6075b65c) (2025-09-17, 47 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB1210293676.mp3?updated=1763656350
- [When the unthinkable happens, dealing with betrayal, broken relationships, deception & destruction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/8e437a38ea61) (2025-09-03, 53 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB7467561622.mp3?updated=1763657322
- [Every choice stems from either love or fear. Learning to choose love—in how I live and how I love](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/c12e1acb98e2) (2025-08-06, 51 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB6584008628.mp3?updated=1763657777
- [You're not a problem to fix, you're a person with problems... when we become too obsessed with healing, fixing, solving & being the "best versions of ourselves"](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/2b80ea2a4399) (2025-07-25, 62 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB9309694775.mp3?updated=1763753242
- [The most important things I’ve learned about taking care of myself](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/624e54d16157) (2025-07-09, 71 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB3120346432.mp3?updated=1763759617
- [Learning to give yourself the same empathy you give to others](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/b367a1918953) (2025-06-26, 51 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB6695730760.mp3?updated=1763759726
- [Learning I have to to get down to the root to experience true healing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/7299d4cfc399) (2025-06-11, 62 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB7886200582.mp3?updated=1763760021
- [Grieving what never was](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/fadd2ee5375e) (2025-05-28, 40 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB5776926494.mp3?updated=1763760446
- [Unselfish self-love...my journey to giving myself the same love I give others](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/5070163321a8) (2025-05-14, 75 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB3842370751.mp3?updated=1763801891
- [Living in assumption & believing the stories we tell ourselves instead of the truth](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/61cc5935e5f8) (2025-05-07, 50 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB7339782733.mp3?updated=1763802050
- [The Body Remembers - Cracking the Code of Pain and Healing with Two Chiropractors](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/72c8ad01bc41) (2025-04-29, 72 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB9609224990.mp3?updated=1763802378
- [20 things I'd tell my younger self, the truths that set me free](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/fa52784ba06b) (2025-04-16, 68 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB2991191970.mp3?updated=1763802578
- [When you feel unmotivated, uninspired, sad and disconnected from yourself](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/a969b69da4f6) (2025-04-09, 44 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB7275062802.mp3?updated=1763802776
- [An honest conversation about how I'm feeling...](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/cc83d77a1ade) (2025-04-02, 41 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB3417817057.mp3?updated=1763803017
- [Walking on eggshells... stuck in a toxic cycle that steals your voice](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/788657fb106c) (2025-03-24, 55 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB1286045428.mp3?updated=1763803236
- [When it's all just too much to handle...The physical toll of stress, trauma, and emotional pain on the body](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/1a0187b1e64e) (2025-03-13, 55 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB8539843329.mp3?updated=1763803695
- [Your unhealed trauma affects every part of your life... it's not your fault, but healing is your responsibility](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/09b2672d5c0b) (2025-03-07, 61 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB7086941081.mp3?updated=1763804112
- [Being on bad terms with family...when you feel unaccepted and unloved by the ones who are suppose to love you the most](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/481afecac621) (2025-02-19, 68 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB8409670299.mp3?updated=1763804429
- [Rebuilding yourself and your life after heartbreak - the advice you might not wanna hear but need to](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/3e9469deec43) (2025-02-06, 77 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB7939614567.mp3?updated=1763805262
- [Making peace, not keeping it… you're not being mean—just setting boundaries & getting healthy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/6b4fe279e613) (2025-01-30, 66 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB1944771476.mp3?updated=1763805977
- [Rejection... the fear of it, the way it physically hurts & how to move past it](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/e5940508815d) (2025-01-22, 52 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB3292810978.mp3?updated=1763806052
- [MY FRONTAL LOBE IS FULLY DEVELOPED...reflecting on how I’ve actually changed from 18 to 26](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/c4eb40019934) (2025-01-17, 46 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB3837115213.mp3?updated=1764011956
- [26 of the Hardest and Most Valuable Lessons I’ve Learned in 26 Years](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/dce78b3cbe0d) (2025-01-11, 71 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB7340086691.mp3?updated=1764012283
- [Reflecting on 2024 & Stepping into 2025](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/16a5a5c65e13) (2025-01-02, 48 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB7222028684.mp3?updated=1764012408
- [Phone addiction & wasting your precious time on things that don’t bring any value or purpose to your life](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/fcb044ddc53d) (2024-12-24, 50 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB9054746276.mp3?updated=1764012666
- [My journey with forgiveness as a divorced ex mormon with drug addict parents](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/a0d1c530ce70) (2024-12-11, 54 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB7207481902.mp3?updated=1764012985
- [The truth about being in a relationship with a successful musician](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1656029614/45d2ff058df6) (2024-12-04, 57 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB7548427138.mp3?updated=1764013361

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