Feminist Wellness

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Somatic recovery with a feminist spine.

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Feminist Wellness treats anxiety, family triggers, work stress, and people-pleasing as body-level patterns, not personal defects. Bea Victoria Albina teaches listeners how to notice survival responses and build steadier access to choice, rest, boundaries, and interdependence.

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About Feminist Wellness

Feminist Wellness is a solo wellness and recovery show with a strong body-first thesis. Bea Victoria Albina treats codependency, perfectionism, people-pleasing, anxiety, family obligation, and chronic patterns as learned nervous-system patterns. The show is not detached. It is warm, insistent, and often funny in the middle of serious material. Episodes move quickly, but they keep returning to the same practical question: what can a person actually do when the body has already decided that conflict, rest, anger, or need is unsafe? A question about moving home to care for aging family becomes a lesson in staying internally present while old systems pull hard. A lesson on self-resourcing becomes a critique of the fantasy that mature people need nobody. Rest becomes a capacity problem, not a character flaw. Anger becomes information that may have been suppressed for a long time. The show is especially interested in the tiny intervention. Feet on the floor. One slow exhale. A small turn of the head. A hand on the chest, belly, thigh, or wherever contact feels okay. These are not presented as decorative mindfulness tips, but as ways to give the nervous system evidence that choice still exists. Feminist Wellness also keeps a political and cultural frame in view. It challenges bootstrap thinking, emotional shrinking, wellness isolation, and the idea that toughness is the same as capacity. Episodes about public grief and political reality ask how a person can stay caring without getting stuck at either numbness or overwhelm. The recurring Tenderoni Hotline format brings listener questions into the center, including anger, ADHD in mindfulness, paradoxical reactions, and workplace people-pleasing. The result is a show for people who want language for what happens inside them before they can explain it. It is tender without being vague, direct without becoming cold, and practical without pretending that a hard family lunch or a frightening news cycle can be solved by positive thinking.

Made for: For listeners working through codependency, perfectionism, people-pleasing, family triggers, unsafe-feeling rest, suppressed anger, or nervous-system shutdown. It especially suits people who want emotionally warm teaching with concrete body-based practices.

What sets it apart: The show links feminist critique to somatic micro-practices, making social conditioning and nervous-system survival feel part of the same map. Its strength is the move from big concepts to tiny, usable moments of choice.

In their own words

You weren't born anxious, depleted, and second-guessing yourself. You were taught to be.The Feminist Wellness podcast is where nervous system science meets the truth nobody wants to say out loud: most of what you think is "self-care" is just performing wellness while your body stays stuck in survival mode.Host Béa Victoria Albina - NP, life coach, and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner - breaks down the codependent, perfectionist, and people-pleasing habits that keep you trapped in what she calls Emotional Outsourcing™: constantly looking outside yourself for permission, validation, and proof that you're enough.This isn't another show about bubble baths and boundaries. It's about understandin…

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Based on 6 episodes we listened to · August 2026

Feminist Wellness makes nervous system patterns feel legible for listeners working through people-pleasing, anger, shutdown, and emotional self-trust.

Feminist Wellness belongs in Health & Fitness, but its center of gravity is the body under relational stress. Bea Victoria Albina often works in a solo teaching mode, with some multi-part arcs and listener questions, returning to codependency, perfectionism, people-pleasing,…

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You get body science, radical tenderness, and no medal for powering through.

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  • your freeze response explained without being made to feel broken
  • tiny body-based practices for anger, conflict, and the post-conversation oh-wait-that-hurt moment
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Episodes

  1. 1

    Questions Not to Ask at the Holiday Table

    ·29m
  2. 2

    Why Boundaries Feel So Hard + Why You Keep Procrastinating

    ·16m
  3. 3

    Self-Resourcing: What It Is & Why It’s Key to Healing Emotional Outsourcing (Part 1)

    ·25m
  4. 4

    Why You Get Triggered When Someone Says “Calm Down” + Why Your Body Feels Sick Before a Call

    ·17m
  5. 5

    Reclaim Rest: How to Rest When It Feels Unsafe (Part 2)

    ·29m
  6. 6

    Emotional Outsourcing in Relationships: When Both People Do It + Reaching For Food After Healing

    ·18m
  7. 7

    Reclaim Rest: The Link Between Rest and Emotional Outsourcing (Part 1)

    ·17m
  8. 8

    Paradoxical Nervous System Reactions + ADHD in Mindfulness

    ·31m
  9. 9

    Caring for the Long Haul: End Emotional Outsourcing to Live Your Values (Part 4)

    ·22m
  10. 10

    Grief Over Losing Objects + Injustice In The Workspace

    ·14m
  11. 11

    Reclaim Your Political Energy: End Emotional Outsourcing to Live Your Values (Part 3)

    ·15m
  12. 12

    How to Stop People Pleasing Habits + Nervous System Healing for CPTSD

    ·17m
  13. 13

    Channeling Rage for Liberation: End Emotional Outsourcing to Live Your Values (Part 2)

    ·23m
  14. 14

    Grounding vs. Orienting: What to Do When a Space Isn’t Actually Safe + Why High-Achieving Folks Still Seek Approval

    ·22m
  15. 15

    Unfreeze for Collective Liberation: End Emotional Outsourcing to Live Your Values (Part 1)

    ·28m
  16. 16

    Are Emotions Really Stored in the Hips?

    ·21m
  17. 17

    How Projection Is Quietly Destroying Your Relationships (And What to Do About It)

    ·21m
  18. 18

    From Emotional Outsourcing to Embodied Healing: Rose’s Anchored Journey

    ·32m
  19. 19

    A Life with Default “Sorry”

    ·21m
  20. 20

    How to Respond When Someone Ignores Your Boundaries + Why Crying Is Good for Your Nervous System

    ·18m
  21. 21

    Anchored: Healing Emotional Outsourcing in Community with Susan Klunder

    ·35m
  22. 22

    Are You Ready for Real Love If You're Still Healing + Why focusing on yourself is not selfishness

    ·14m
  23. 23

    Emotional Outsourcing: What It Is, Why It Formed, and Why It’s So Hard to Change

    ·35m
  24. 24

    From Overfunctioning to Freedom: Healing in Anchored with Busayo Ayodele

    ·31m
  25. 25

    Why Nervous System Healing Isn’t Meant to Be Done Alone

    ·23m
  26. 26

    Why does healing emotional outsourcing matter + How to actually make space for rest

    ·21m
  27. 27

    Join Nervous System Healing to End Codependency!

    ·6m
  28. 28

    You Don’t Need Trauma to Have Codependent, Perfectionist, or People-Pleasing Habits

    ·20m
  29. 29

    Join Somatics to Reclaim Your Authentic Self!

    ·5m
  30. 30

    Why You Feel Off After Talking to Your Mom + Why You Pull Your Hair Without Realizing + Why You Can’t Stay Present

    ·16m
  31. 31

    Values-Based Living: The Alternative to New Year’s Resolutions

    ·30m
  32. 32

    My New Year's Wish For You

    ·6m
  33. 33

    The Best of Feminist Wellness: Emotional Liberation, Somatic Wisdom, and Collective Care

    ·27m
  34. 34

    The Truth About Perimenopause No One Told You With Mariza Snyder

    ·58m
  35. 35

    Returning to Ritual: Reclaiming Ourselves on the Winter Solstice

    ·25m
  36. 36

    Why Saying No Feels So Hard + Why You Overexplain + How to Protect Your Energy This Holiday Season

    ·18m
  37. 37

    Healing from Emotionally Immature Partners Part 2

    ·25m
  38. 38

    Unlearn the Good Girl Script: A Tool for Taking Up Space with Sara Fisk

    ·39m
  39. 39

    Burnout and Chronic Self-Abandonment

    ·18m
  40. 40

    Why Do I Over-Apologize + Why Does My Body Twitch Out of Nowhere? Explained

    ·17m
  41. 41

    The Third Arrow: When Self-Shame Makes Everything Worse

    ·25m
  42. 42

    From Self-Abandonment to Self-Love: Ending Emotional Outsourcing with Mary Jelkovsky

    ·49m
  43. 43

    Pre-Holiday Prep for Your Nervous System

    ·19m
  44. 44

    Why You Keep Wanting Closure from Your Ex + Why You Constantly Ask for Reassurance in Your Relationship

    ·14m
  45. 45

    Why We Celebrate Our Emotional Outsourcing Habits

    ·22m
  46. 46

    How to Recognize and Release the Grip of Overfunctioning

    ·23m
  47. 47

    Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): What It Is, How to Recognize It, and What Actually Helps

    ·25m
  48. 48

    Your ‘No’ Is Final: Stop the Boundary-Pushers

    ·26m
  49. 49

    Why People Get Defensive About Your Feelings + What Emotional Outsourcing Really Means

    ·22m
  50. 50

    Emotionally Immature Partners Part 1

    ·17m
  51. 51

    Why You Freeze When Asked What You Need + How to Say No Without Feeling Guilt

    ·15m
  52. 52

    Healing Unmet Needs and Attachment Patterns

    ·24m
  53. 53

    Nervous System Regulation Tips + How to Stop Losing Yourself in Others’ Needs

    ·18m
  54. 54

    The Cost of Emotional Outsourcing

    ·21m
  55. 55

    Today Is the Day: End Emotional Outsourcing Is Here!

    ·9m
  56. 56

    Why I Wrote My Book

    ·25m
  57. 57

    Your Invitation: Tacos, Connection, and a Big Thank You

    ·2m
  58. 58

    The Thing You Do That You Don't Even Know You Do: The Book Series #8

    ·11m
  59. 59

    Sneak Peek: Chapter One of End Emotional Outsourcing (Out Sept 30!)

    ·46m
  60. 60

    The Resentment Equation: A Deep Dive Into Emotional Labor Debt

    ·17m
  61. 61

    You Don't Have to Earn Your Worth Anymore: The Book Series #7

    ·14m
  62. 62

    The 2AM Mental Hamster Wheel: The Book Series #6

    ·12m
  63. 63

    Why I Don’t Use the Term “Codependency"

    ·21m
  64. 64

    Don't Miss Out: Get 25% Off Your Emotional Outsourcing Pre-Order!

    ·1m
  65. 65

    Did I Make It All Up or Am I Actually Hurt?: The Book Series #5

    ·11m
  66. 66

    Your Brilliant Nervous System: Countdown to End Emotional Outsourcing

    ·35m
  67. 67

    You're Not Loving Them, You're Managing Them: The Book Series #4

    ·14m
  68. 68

    Recognizing Functional Freeze: Countdown to End Emotional Outsourcing

    ·45m
  69. 69

    You're Not Too Much. You're Not Not Enough.: The Book Series #3

    ·11m
  70. 70

    Stop Hating Who You Used to Be: Countdown to End Emotional Outsourcing

    ·28m
  71. 71

    You Can Stop Performing. Really.: The Book Series #2

    ·6m
  72. 72

    Is Shame Running Your Life?: Countdown to End Emotional Outsourcing

    ·25m
  73. 73

    You Were Never Meant to Live for Everyone Else: The Book Series #1

    ·9m
  74. 74

    It’s My Birthday, but the Presents Are for You 🎁

    ·2m
  75. 75

    Money is Emotional: The Link Between Finances and Well-Being with Aja Evans

    ·37m
  76. 76

    My book, End Emotional Outsourcing, is available for pre-order!

    ·4m
  77. 77

    Why We're Lonely: Unpacking Modern Friendship Dynamics with Anna Goldfarb

    ·43m
  78. 78

    Human Design Made Simple: Decode Your Authentic Self with Emma Dunwoody

    ·40m
  79. 79

    Break Free from Your Gilded Cage with Keren Eldad

    ·39m
  80. 80

    “No One Is Coming to Save You” Is Baloney

    ·22m
  81. 81

    You Don’t Need a Crisis to Grow

    ·13m
  82. 82

    Getting Anchored with Busayo Ayodele

    ·55m
  83. 83

    The Real Reasons You're Not Joining (And Why They're Exactly Why You Should)

    ·24m
  84. 84

    Emotional Outsourcing 101

    ·31m
  85. 85

    Getting Anchored with Carey Cramer

    ·50m
  86. 86

    Knowing What You Want vs. What Others Expect

    ·24m
  87. 87

    Find the Path Back to YOU

    ·3m
  88. 88

    The Secret to Sustainable Change

    ·1m
  89. 89

    327: Consent and Requests in Conversation

    ·19m
  90. 90

    Stress Reduction That Works: Somatic Regulation Tools

    ·1m
  91. 91

    326: Doing the Opposite: How Childhood Pain Shapes the Patterns We Can’t See

    ·24m
  92. 92

    Why Self-Trust Feels Out of Reach (& How to Rebuild It)

    ·2m
  93. 93

    325: The Antidote to Emotional Outsourcing with Abbie Attwood

    ·53m
  94. 94

    Stuck in Indecision & People-Pleasing? Break Free THIS WEEK!

    ·1m
  95. 95

    324: Getting Anchored with Paula Greenwood

    ·35m
  96. 96

    How to Shift Your Nervous System to Get UNSTUCK!

    ·3m
  97. 97

    How to Release Suppressed Anger + Stop People-Pleasing at Work

    Host Bea Victoria Albina answers two listener questions on the Feminist Wellness podcast.

    ·21m·2 clips
  98. 98

    Who Are You Without Emotional Outsourcing Habits?

    This episode introduces the concept of emotional outsourcing and encourages listeners to leave reviews for the host's new book.

    ·36m
  99. 99

    Breaking Free from People-Pleasing Habits: Monica Silva’s Journey with Anchored

    Bea Victoria Albina interviews Monica Silva about her experience overcoming people-pleasing and codependency through the Anchored program.

    ·30m
  100. 100

    Pet Names That Trigger

    Host Béa Victoria Albina addresses listener discomfort with her use of pet names like 'my tender ravioli' on her podcast and in her new book 'End Emotional Outsourcing.' She explains that such tenderness can trigger nervous systems conditioned on conditional love or emotional scarcity.

    ·20m·1 clip
  101. 101

    Self-Resourcing: The Path to True Interdependence (Part 2)

    Hidden gem

    Bea Victoria Albina explores the concept of self-resourcing as a path to true interdependence, addressing the fear that it leads to isolation.

    Apr 16, 2026·18m·1 clip
  102. 102

    What to Do When Family Triggers Old Patterns

    Hidden gem

    Bea Victoria Albina addresses a listener's question about maintaining nervous system regulation and boundaries when returning to a family environment that originally fostered codependency.

    Apr 14, 2026·18m·1 clip
  103. 103

    Self-Resourcing: What It Is & Why It’s Key to Healing Emotional Outsourcing (Part 1)

    Hidden gem

    Bea Victoria Albina introduces the concept of self-resourcing and addresses the fear that focusing on self-care leads to isolation, promising to explain how it actually fosters closeness.

    Apr 9, 2026·25m·1 clip
  104. 104

    Why You Get Triggered When Someone Says “Calm Down” + Why Your Body Feels Sick Before a Call

    A nurse practitioner and life coach explains why being told to 'calm down' triggers anger, linking it to a history of being told your emotions are too much.

    Apr 7, 2026·17m
  105. 105

    Reclaim Rest: How to Rest When It Feels Unsafe (Part 2)

    Beatrice Albina addresses listeners' questions about how to actually rest when their nervous system perceives stillness as a threat, building on the previous episode's explanation of why rest feels unsafe.

    Apr 2, 2026·29m
  106. 106

    Emotional Outsourcing in Relationships: When Both People Do It + Reaching For Food After Healing

    Mar 31, 2026·18m
  107. 107

    Reclaim Rest: The Link Between Rest and Emotional Outsourcing (Part 1)

    Mar 26, 2026·17m
  108. 108

    Paradoxical Nervous System Reactions + ADHD in Mindfulness

    Hidden gem

    Presence does not require stillness, and ADHD may need movement to focus.

    Mar 24, 2026·31m·2 clips
  109. 109

    Caring for the Long Haul: End Emotional Outsourcing to Live Your Values (Part 4)

    Hidden gem

    Pendulation and titration let people stay politically engaged without tipping into shutdown.

    Mar 19, 2026·22m·1 clip
  110. 110

    Grief Over Losing Objects + Injustice In The Workspace

    Mar 17, 2026·14m
  111. 111

    Reclaim Your Political Energy: End Emotional Outsourcing to Live Your Values (Part 3)

    Mar 12, 2026·15m
  112. 112

    How to Stop People Pleasing Habits + Nervous System Healing for CPTSD

    Mar 10, 2026·17m
  113. 113

    Channeling Rage for Liberation: End Emotional Outsourcing to Live Your Values (Part 2)

    Mar 5, 2026·23m
  114. 114

    Grounding vs. Orienting: What to Do When a Space Isn’t Actually Safe + Why High-Achieving Folks Still Seek Approval

    Mar 3, 2026·22m
  115. 115

    Unfreeze for Collective Liberation: End Emotional Outsourcing to Live Your Values (Part 1)

    Feb 26, 2026·28m
  116. 116

    Are Emotions Really Stored in the Hips?

    Feb 24, 2026·21m
  117. 117

    How Projection Is Quietly Destroying Your Relationships (And What to Do About It)

    Feb 19, 2026·21m
  118. 118

    From Emotional Outsourcing to Embodied Healing: Rose’s Anchored Journey

    Feb 17, 2026·32m
  119. 119

    A Life with Default “Sorry”

    Feb 12, 2026·21m
  120. 120

    How to Respond When Someone Ignores Your Boundaries + Why Crying Is Good for Your Nervous System

    Feb 10, 2026·18m
  121. 121

    Anchored: Healing Emotional Outsourcing in Community with Susan Klunder

    Feb 5, 2026·35m
  122. 122

    Are You Ready for Real Love If You're Still Healing + Why focusing on yourself is not selfishness

    Feb 3, 2026·14m
  123. 123

    Emotional Outsourcing: What It Is, Why It Formed, and Why It’s So Hard to Change

    Jan 29, 2026·35m
  124. 124

    From Overfunctioning to Freedom: Healing in Anchored with Busayo Ayodele

    Jan 27, 2026·31m
  125. 125

    Why Nervous System Healing Isn’t Meant to Be Done Alone

    Jan 22, 2026·23m
  126. 126

    Why does healing emotional outsourcing matter + How to actually make space for rest

    Jan 20, 2026·21m
  127. 127

    Join Nervous System Healing to End Codependency!

    Jan 19, 2026·6m
  128. 128

    You Don’t Need Trauma to Have Codependent, Perfectionist, or People-Pleasing Habits

    Jan 15, 2026·20m
  129. 129

    Breaking Free from People-Pleasing Habits: Monica Silva’s Journey with Anchored

    Jan 13, 2026·30m
  130. 130

    Who Are You Without Emotional Outsourcing Habits?

    Jan 8, 2026·36m
  131. 131

    Join Somatics to Reclaim Your Authentic Self!

    Jan 7, 2026·5m
  132. 132

    Why You Feel Off After Talking to Your Mom + Why You Pull Your Hair Without Realizing + Why You Can’t Stay Present

    Jan 6, 2026·16m
  133. 133

    Values-Based Living: The Alternative to New Year’s Resolutions

    Jan 1, 2026·30m
  134. 134

    My New Year's Wish For You

    Dec 30, 2025·6m
  135. 135

    The Best of Feminist Wellness: Emotional Liberation, Somatic Wisdom, and Collective Care

    Dec 25, 2025·27m
  136. 136

    The Truth About Perimenopause No One Told You With Mariza Snyder

    Dec 23, 2025·58m
  137. 137

    Returning to Ritual: Reclaiming Ourselves on the Winter Solstice

    Dec 18, 2025·25m
  138. 138

    Why Saying No Feels So Hard + Why You Overexplain + How to Protect Your Energy This Holiday Season

    Dec 16, 2025·18m
  139. 139

    Questions Not to Ask at the Holiday Table

    Dec 11, 2025·29m
  140. 140

    Unlearn the Good Girl Script: A Tool for Taking Up Space with Sara Fisk

    Dec 9, 2025·39m
  141. 141

    Burnout and Chronic Self-Abandonment

    Dec 4, 2025·18m
  142. 142

    Why Do I Over-Apologize + Why Does My Body Twitch Out of Nowhere? Explained

    Dec 2, 2025·17m
  143. 143

    The Third Arrow: When Self-Shame Makes Everything Worse

    Nov 27, 2025·25m
  144. 144

    From Self-Abandonment to Self-Love: Ending Emotional Outsourcing with Mary Jelkovsky

    Nov 24, 2025·49m
  145. 145

    Pre-Holiday Prep for Your Nervous System

    Nov 20, 2025·19m
  146. 146

    Why You Keep Wanting Closure from Your Ex + Why You Constantly Ask for Reassurance in Your Relationship

    Nov 17, 2025·14m
  147. 147

    Why We Celebrate Our Emotional Outsourcing Habits

    Nov 13, 2025·22m
  148. 148

    How to Release Suppressed Anger + Stop People-Pleasing at Work

    Bea Victoria Albina answers a listener's question about releasing a lifetime of suppressed anger and stopping people-pleasing at work using somatics and nervous system tools.

    Nov 11, 2025·21m
  149. 149

    How to Recognize and Release the Grip of Overfunctioning

    Bea Victoria Albina explains how to recognize and release the pattern of overfunctioning, where you feel responsible for managing others' feelings and fixing problems.

    Nov 6, 2025·23m
  150. 150

    Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): What It Is, How to Recognize It, and What Actually Helps

    Nurse practitioner and life coach Bea Victoria Albina introduces seasonal affective disorder, its recognition, and helpful strategies on the Feminist Wellness podcast.

    Nov 4, 2025·25m