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76: The Sacred Victim’s Journey - Transforming Pain Into Empowerment With Miriam Pires
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The Sacred Victim’s Journey - Transforming Pain Into Empowerment With Miriam Pires
In this episode of A Soulful Rebellion, I sit down with Miriam Pires as she shares her powerful journey—growing up in a high-control cult and ultimately finding her voice as an advocate for personal empowerment and healing. Together, we explore the complexities of navigating trauma, the difficult path of leaving a toxic environment, and the idea of the sacred victim’s journey as a way to reclaim dignity and strength after abuse.
I also reflect on my own experiences and offer insights into what it means to move from victimhood to empowerment and self-love. I talk about the importance of recognizing our wholeness, even in the aftermath of trauma, and why unconditional self-love is a radical and necessary act. Reclaiming our narrative around victimhood is not just healing—it’s liberating.
Throughout our conversation, I emphasize how societal constructs can hold us back from fully healing and how shifting our perspective can help us see our strength and resilience. We also talk about the essential role of community, support, and personal practices in the ongoing journey of healing.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Spiritual Awakening and Personal Growth
01:08 Miriam's Journey from Cult to Empowerment
04:02 The Impact of Growing Up in a High-Control Cult
09:11 Defining Moments of Doubt and Rage
13:22 The Turning Point: Questioning Beliefs
16:11 Challenges of Leaving a Cult
19:30 Navigating Shame and Guilt
27:32 Understanding the Sacred Victim's Journey
29:39 Choosing Love Amidst Rage
32:51 Reclaiming the Word 'Victim'
36:11 The Dignified Human Experience
39:31 Seeing Ourselves Through a Higher Lens
45:36 Shifting from Victimhood to Empowerment
53:14 Navigating the Healing Journey
Who Is Miriam Pires?
Miriam Pires is an advocate for personal growth and creativity. Drawing from her own journey overcoming a difficult past in a high control cult, she now focuses on personal empowerment, starting conversations around abuse and the road to unconditional self-love after victimisation. With a background in marketing consultancy, Eating Psychology and a practicing yogi for twenty years, Miriam has a deep interest in exploring complex trauma, shadow work and visionary strategies for human development and communication. Miriam has just launched her latest creative project: House of Mpires where she explores her multiple passions as they co-exist: mpires.au
You can connect with Miriam Pires on Instagram at: @mpires.au
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