144: Bodybuilder to Medicine Woman - Overcoming the Witch Wound With Paula Nogaj

<p>Stop trying to <em>fix</em> the female body… and start listening to it!</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, I’m joined by the beautiful Paula Nogaj — founder of Return to Her, ex-bodybuilder, fitness coach, Reiki Master, womb healer and WILD FEM yoni massage therapist.</p><p><br></p><p>Paula was my <strong>very first 1:1 trauma-informed yoni massage trainee</strong> — and after connecting online for YEARS, we finally got to meet in person and have this delicious conversation about the medicine of touch.</p><p><br></p><p><u><strong>Inside this episode, we dive into:</strong></u></p><ul><li>🌹 Paula’s journey from bodybuilder &amp; fitness coach to <strong>womb healer and bodyworker</strong></li><li>🔥 What actually shifted for her after learning trauma-informed yoni massage</li><li>🐚 Her experience of <strong>receiving yoni massage</strong> — and why being on the other side of the work matters so much</li><li>✨ What surprised her about <em>giving</em> yoni massage (because it’s not quite what you might imagine!)</li><li>🌑 The deeper layers that can emerge when we bring <strong>physical touch, womb work, energy healing &amp; shamanic tools</strong> together</li><li>🩸 The ways women can disconnect from their bodies after experiences like abortion, shame, trauma and years of self-abandonment</li><li>💗 Why yoni massage can offer something radically different: <strong>permission not to perform</strong></li><li>🌿 How this work has transformed Paula’s own path as a medicine woman</li><li>💰 What happened to her business after completing her training — including the <strong>EPIC retreat she recently held</strong></li><li>🔮 Why Paula believes women need to experience this work</li><li>🌹 And, of course, where you can work with Paula in the UK</li></ul><p><br></p><p>This conversation is a little window into what can happen when a woman learns how to meet another woman’s body with <strong>safety, presence, reverence and absolutely no agenda to make her perform.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>And if you’ve ever felt the calling to become the woman who holds that space for others…</p><p>You’re going to want to listen to this one. 🔥</p><p><u><strong>Connect with Paula: </strong></u></p><p>https://www.instagram.com/return_to_her_paula_nogaj/</p><p>_____________________________________________________________</p><p><u><strong>FACILITATOR TRAINING …</strong></u></p><p><strong>BECOME CERTIFIED IN TRAUMA-INFORMED CEREMONIAL YONI MASSAGE :</strong></p><p>Apply for <strong>PRIESTESS </strong>training here&gt; <a href="https://thewildfem.com/priestess"><u>https://thewildfem.com/priestess</u></a></p><p><br>_____________________________________________________________</p><p></p><p><strong>START HERE &gt; .. </strong></p><p>⁠🍯<a href="https://thewildfem.com/wise-nectar"><u>⁠ WISE NECTAR:⁠</u></a>⁠ Self yoni massage course to connect to your body - create safety to surrender - &amp; release lifetimes of numbness, trauma &amp; tension </p><p>(get ready to feel 10x more confidence + pleasure in the bedroom) </p><p><a href="https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/740281/153578783673156614/share"><u>⁠🎁⁠ FREE CEREMONY TO START RECONNECTING TO YOUR PUSSY:</u></a></p><p>Reconnect, let go of the past trauma, &amp; start to feel SAFE in your body &amp; the bedroom. </p><p>⁠🎁<strong> FREE MEMBERSHIP FOR WOMEN’S SEXUAL HEALING ON TELEGRAM:</strong></p><p><a href="https://t.me/+JyWu37s4WgxjMjU0"><u>The naughty corner</u></a> - a free sisterhood space to share, get private podcasts &amp; first access to my new offerings</p><p><br>_____________________________________________________________</p><p><strong>INSTAGRAM - FOR DAILY WILD WISDOM:</strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thewildfem/"><u>⁠</u><strong> </strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thewildfem/"><u>⁠</u><strong>⁠https://www.instagram.com/thewildfem/⁠</strong><u>⁠</u></a></p><p><br>Stay wet - Love Charlotte xx </p>