The Mountain Is Me: What Peru Burned Away (and What It Gave Back)

What if "retreat" isn't a luxury—but spiritual hygiene? In this raw solo, Gervase shares what happened on her Peru retreat in the Sacred Valley: the fire ceremony that helped her release an undercurrent of fear (10% at a time), how she anchored the steadiness of her inner mountain in her body, and why healing in circle, not solo, changes everything. Expect real talk on motherhood, anxious attachment, resourcing from nature (instead of numbing), and remembering the joyful, dancing essence beneath all your roles.

Listen to this episode to discover:

• The grief/fire ceremony that helped Gervase let go of fear and anxious attachment (in doable 10% increments)

• "The mountain is me": how to anchor steadiness from land and nature into your nervous system

• Why we need relational healing and community containers (and how to stop DIY-ing your deepest work)

• Remembering your essence beneath the roles: ancient and joyful can both be true

• Retreat as sacred time: signaling to your body and calendar that "this matters"

• Discernment in healing (including Human Design intuition + choosing the right intensity for your system)

This episode is for you if:

• You feel like a woman with her hair on fire and want grounded steadiness instead

• You're carrying fear or "buildup" from hard seasons and don't know how to move it

• You keep trying to heal alone and crave circle, ceremony, and nervous-system-safe support

• You want to feel more alive, on-purpose, and resourced in everyday life (not just on vacation)

Resources Mentioned

• Medicine for the Modern Soul (retreat host: Tracy Rulaine Roberts)

• Gervase's Human Design note: Splenic Projector (using intuition as a green-light threshold)

Join the Community / Upcoming Retreats

• The Phoenix Retreat — Charleston, Nov 6–9 (oceanfront house, ceremony + circle). Two bunks left—Gervase is in the bunk room too.

• Planning an international retreat in spring and another in fall 2026. Tell us where you want to go and what you're craving!

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