This isn’t a story about leaving - it’s a story about rising.
A woman who went from surviving trauma to helping others reclaim their power.
In this powerful episode, mindset and movement coach Lisa Tregenza shares her journey from an unhealthy and unsafe relationship marked by coercive control, financial abuse, and years navigating the family court system - to rebuilding a life rooted in deep healing, embodiment and service.
This is not the simplified story of “she should just leave.”
It’s the truth - the cost, the grief, the time lost and the nervous system toll.
And it’s also the story of the moment everything began to shift: a yoga mat, her breath and a single question -“How am I going to do this?”
We explore:
If you’re in that in-between place, wondering how to take the next step, Lisa’s story is a reminder that you’re not broken and you’re not alone.
Chapters
00:00 – Welcome & podcast intro
00:41 – Content note: domestic violence & trauma disclaimer
01:31 – Introducing Lisa & the shape of today’s conversation
02:47 – Motherhood, identity & the work Lisa does now
06:40 – Yoga, trauma & finding safety on the mat
15:13 – The real cost of leaving: money, courts, friendships & nervous system
20:27 – “Why doesn’t she just leave?” Being believed & orange flags
30:23 – Beginning her own healing: coaching, energetic cords & trauma training
37:07 – Tiny practices that kept her going: breath, gratitude & journaling
47:48 – Holding space differently & one truth every woman needs to remember
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