Episode 69: Sacred Work: Turning Pain into Purpose

What if your pain wasn’t a burden to carry, but a message waiting to be heard — a sacred thread guiding you toward deeper purpose?

In this episode of Transcending Trauma, Moniquea Spiteri explores how trauma can become a gateway to transformation and meaningful contribution. Drawing from Somatic Experiencing®, neurobiology, and personal reflection, she unpacks the alchemical journey of turning pain into presence, wisdom, and sacred service.

This gentle and empowering episode guides you through three embodied practices designed to help you listen to the messages beneath your pain, embody the truths you’ve earned, and begin offering your unique medicine to the world — not through performance, but through presence.

Whether you're a healer, creative, caregiver, or someone walking their own healing path, this conversation offers tools and inspiration for embracing your story as a source of power and purpose.

✨ Featuring:


The somatic language of pain and what it reveals


How purpose arises through regulation and integration


Personal stories of transformation and sacred offering


3 embodied practices to connect, integrate, and radiate your medicine

This is a deeply affirming episode for those on the edge of something new — where survival becomes service, and pain becomes path.

Episode 69: Sacred Work: Turning Pain into Purpose
What if your pain wasn&rsquo;t a burden to carry, but a message waiting to be heard &mdash; a sacred thread guiding you toward deeper purpose?
In this episode of Transcending Trauma, Moniquea Spiteri explores how trauma can become a gateway to transformation and meaningful contribution. Drawing from Somatic Experiencing&reg;, neurobiology, and personal reflection, she unpacks the alchemical journey of turning pain into presence, wisdom, and sacred service.
This gentle and empowering episode guides you through three embodied practices designed to help you listen to the messages beneath your pain, embody the truths you&rsquo;ve earned, and begin offering your unique medicine to the world &mdash; not through performance, but through presence.
Whether you're a healer, creative, caregiver, or someone walking their own healing path, this conversation offers tools and inspiration for embracing your story as a source of power and purpose.
✨ Featuring:
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The somatic language of pain and what it reveals
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How purpose arises through regulation and integration
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Personal stories of transformation and sacred offering
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3 embodied practices to connect, integrate, and radiate your medicine
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This is a deeply affirming episode for those on the edge of something new &mdash; where survival becomes service, and pain becomes path.

"Where healing meets humanity."

Welcome to Transcending Trauma, a space where science, story, and soul converge. Hosted by Somatic Psychotherapist and change-maker Moniquea Spiteri, this podcast explores the human journey through trauma, transformation, and embodied awakening. 

Each episode invites you into meaningful conversations with leading experts, healers, and visionaries who are redefining what it means to heal,  from the nervous system up. With warmth, depth, and authenticity, Moniquea guides listeners through the complexities of trauma recovery, the wisdom of the body, and the pathways to reclaiming vitality, connection, and purpose. 

Whether you’re a practitioner, a healing soul, or someone reclaiming your vitality after adversity, Transcending Trauma ® offers grounded insights, somatic practices, and heartfelt stories that remind us: Transformation is not just possible,  it’s how we transcend the patterns of survival, awaken the wisdom of the body, and remember the truth of who we are. 

New Season Theme:The Return - stories of resilience, reinvention, and radical embodiment. To connect with Moniquea, visit her Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/somaticsynergy and connect with Moniquea via her other platforms via Link Tree https://linktr.ee/Moniquea_Spiteri

To connect with Moniquea, visit her Facebook page here https://www.facebook.com/somaticsynergy

Many thanks to The Kondoors for the use of their amazing single, Mr Rain, for our show's theme song in Season 1. To find out more about The Kondoors visit - https://www.thekondoors.com/ or to purchase Mr Rain click this link - https://orcd.co/byqrerj

#TranscendingTrauma #Trauma #MoniqueaSpiteri #TheKondoors

"Where healing meets humanity." Welcome to Transcending Trauma, a space where science, story, and soul converge. Hosted by Somatic Psychotherapist and change-maker Moniquea Spiteri, this podcast explores the human journey through trauma, transformation, and embodied awakening. Each episode invites you into meaningful conversations with leading experts, healers, and visionaries who are redefining what it means to heal,&nbsp; from the nervous system up. With warmth, depth, and authenticity, Moniquea guides listeners through the complexities of trauma recovery, the wisdom of the body, and the pathways to reclaiming vitality, connection, and purpose. Whether you&rsquo;re a practitioner, a healing soul, or someone reclaiming your vitality after adversity, Transcending Trauma &reg; offers grounded insights, somatic practices, and heartfelt stories that remind us: Transformation is not just possible,&nbsp; it&rsquo;s how we transcend the patterns of survival, awaken the wisdom of the body, and remember the truth of who we are. New Season Theme:The Return - stories of resilience, reinvention, and radical embodiment. To connect with Moniquea, visit her Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/somaticsynergy and connect with Moniquea via her other platforms via Link Tree <a href="https://linktr.ee/Moniquea_Spiteri">https://linktr.ee/Moniquea_Spiteri</a>
To connect with Moniquea, visit her Facebook page here <a href="https://www.facebook.com/somaticsynergy">https://www.facebook.com/somaticsynergy</a>
Many thanks to The Kondoors for the use of their amazing single, Mr Rain, for our show's theme song in Season 1. To find out more about The Kondoors visit - https://www.thekondoors.com/ or to purchase Mr Rain click this link - https://orcd.co/byqrerj
#TranscendingTrauma #Trauma #MoniqueaSpiteri #TheKondoors

 Transcending Trauma ® with Moniquea Spiteri

"Where healing meets humanity."

Welcome to Transcending Trauma — a space where science, story, and soul converge.

Hosted by Somatic Psychotherapist and change-maker Moniquea Spiteri, this podcast explores the human journey through trauma, transformation, and embodied awakening. Each episode invites you into meaningful conversations with leading experts, healers, and visionaries who are redefining what it means to heal — from the nervous system up.

With warmth, depth, and authenticity, Moniquea guides listeners through the complexities of trauma recovery, the wisdom of the body, and the pathways to reclaiming vitality, connection, and purpose.

Whether you’re a practitioner, a healing soul, or someone reclaiming your vitality after adversity, Transcending Trauma ® offers grounded insights, somatic practices, and heartfelt stories that remind us:

Transformation is not just possible — it’s how we transcend the patterns of survival, awaken the wisdom of the body, and remember the truth of who we are.

New Season Theme:The Return — stories of resilience, reinvention, and radical embodiment.

To connect with Moniquea, visit her Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/somaticsynergy and connect with Moniquea via her other platforms via Link Tree https://linktr.ee/Moniquea_Spiteri

#TranscendingTrauma #Trauma #MoniqueaSpiteri 

"Where healing meets humanity."
Welcome to Transcending Trauma &mdash; a space where science, story, and soul converge.
Hosted by Somatic Psychotherapist and change-maker Moniquea Spiteri, this podcast explores the human journey through trauma, transformation, and embodied awakening. Each episode invites you into meaningful conversations with leading experts, healers, and visionaries who are redefining what it means to heal &mdash; from the nervous system up.
With warmth, depth, and authenticity, Moniquea guides listeners through the complexities of trauma recovery, the wisdom of the body, and the pathways to reclaiming vitality, connection, and purpose.
Whether you&rsquo;re a practitioner, a healing soul, or someone reclaiming your vitality after adversity, Transcending Trauma &reg; offers grounded insights, somatic practices, and heartfelt stories that remind us:
Transformation is not just possible &mdash; it&rsquo;s how we transcend the patterns of survival, awaken the wisdom of the body, and remember the truth of who we are.
New Season Theme: The Return &mdash; stories of resilience, reinvention, and radical embodiment.
To connect with Moniquea, visit her Facebook page -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/somaticsynergy">https://www.facebook.com/somaticsynergy </a>and connect with Moniquea via her other platforms via Link Tree <a href="https://linktr.ee/Moniquea_Spiteri">https://linktr.ee/Moniquea_Spiteri</a>
#TranscendingTrauma #Trauma #MoniqueaSpiteri&nbsp;