The re:Membering Project

"Embracing the Sacred Fire: Anger as a Force for Transformation"

Welcome to The Remembering Project, hosted by Martina, where we embark on a journey to rediscover parts of ourselves. In today's episode, part of our July series on Radiance and Inner Fire, we delve into the potent and transformative power of anger. We explore how rather than being destructive, anger can act as a sacred fire, capable of sparking change and defending what is holy.
Through the lens of the Egyptian goddess Sekhmet, guardian of fierce love and justice, we learn how to channel our rage into a force of healing and protection. Martina shares insights on the different faces of caregiver anger, addressing the unspoken truths and bitterness that arise while caring for loved ones, especially when faced with broken systems and personal sacrifices.
Listeners are invited to ground themselves, release daily tensions, and consider how they might honor their own inner fire. Practical tools such as lion's breath breathing, rage dancing, and journaling are suggested as ways to express and navigate emotions. This episode empowers you to acknowledge your anger as a vital and sacred part of your humanity, inviting both grief and love to coexist and breathe.

The Joyful Journey: Embracing Your Sun Child Within

Welcome back to The Remembering Project with your host, Martina. In this episode, we explore the concept of the 'Sun Child' - that unburdened part of you that lives for joy, play, and spontaneous laughter. Martina delves into the significance of reigniting this spirit within us, encouraging listeners to reflect on their inner child and share moments of pure happiness. Through personal anecdotes and thoughtful insights, she challenges the societal norms that label joy as frivolous and inspires us to reclaim it as sacred and healing. Join Martina on a journey to release the seriousness of adulthood and embrace the wild wonder within.

Feeling stuck in healing? Why Your Progress Deserves Celebration

In this heartfelt episode of The re:Membering Project, we explore what it means to heal, rebuild, and rediscover ourselves after caregiving and loss — and why true healing is rarely a straight line.
Host Martina shares personal reflections from her own journey through grief after her mother's passing and the quiet, often-overlooked progress that emerges in the sacred pauses. With the light of the summer solstice as our guide, we reflect on how to celebrate even the smallest signs of life returning — a smile, a breath, a moment of peace.
🌿 This episode includes:• A deeply personal story of life after caregiving and grief• A soulful retelling of the folk tale The Tortoise and the Eagle• A gentle invitation to reflect and honor your progress• A poetic meditation on healing in the present moment
Whether you're navigating life after loss, emerging from burnout, or learning to trust your own timing, this episode is a reminder that progress is not perfection — it’s presence.
🕯️ Take a moment with us to breathe, reflect, and say:“I honor my journey. I celebrate my progress. I am exactly where I need to be.”
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Reawakening Your Creative Spark

What if reclaiming your creativity wasn’t about pushing harder — but listening deeper?
In this episode of The re:Membering Project, we travel alongside Vasilisa, the heroine of an old Slavic fairytale, as she ventures into the dark forest in search of fire. But this isn’t just a story — it’s a metaphor for the creative journey so many of us find ourselves on after grief, burnout, or big life transitions.
Together, we explore:
How creativity is not a performance, but a quiet remembering
Why small steps and inner whispers matter more than big breakthroughs
What it means to carry your own skull-light home — and let it burn away what no longer serves
Whether your creative spark feels like a roaring fire or the faintest flicker, this episode will help you reconnect to your inner magic.
🕯️ Come sit with us in the quiet. Let’s feed the doll. Let’s awaken the light.

Unmasking the Self: The Power of ”I am”

Who are you… really?
In this powerful follow-up to our episode on self-connection, we explore the layered, often complicated nature of identity—how the words you speak after “I am” shape your life, and how to begin gently questioning the stories that have defined you.
We’ll look at the difference between identity and roles, how shadow identities can form from past pain or survival, and what it means to remember who you are outside of your successes, failures, or the masks you've worn.
This episode also features the folktale of Tatterhood, a fierce, unconventional heroine who never apologizes for who she is—and shows us the strength in claiming our true selves.
✨ Want to go deeper? Download the free companion workbook, Unmasking the Self, for reflective journal prompts and space to reconnect with the version of you that’s always been waiting.
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Reclaiming Yourself After Loss: Myth, Play, and the Journey Back to Belonging

In this episode of re:Membering, we explore what it means to find connection and belonging when you're starting over—whether after caregiving, loss, or transformation. How do we rebuild a sense of self, reconnect with others, and rediscover joy in identity? We talk about connecting to your truest self, the healing power of relationships, and the underrated magic of play and experimentation. Plus, we’ll revisit a timeless myth that shows how even goddesses can lose themselves—and how they find their way back.

Embracing the Journey of Starting Over

In this deeply personal premiere of The re:Membering Podcast, host Martina Rutledge invites you into her story of profound loss, soul transformation, and the sacred art of starting over. After a decade of caregiving for her mother with dementia, Martina found herself standing at the edge of an unfamiliar life—grieving, untethered, and unsure who she was without the role that once defined her.
With wisdom drawn from feminine archetypes, goddess stories, and nature’s rhythms, this episode explores how grief is not an ending but a powerful threshold—a descent that can lead to rebirth. Through vulnerability, storytelling, and spiritual insight, Martina shares how re:membering (gathering the scattered parts of self) becomes a holy act of healing.
If you are navigating loss, life transitions, or a quiet yearning for more, this episode offers a lantern in the dark. It’s an invitation to honor the ruins, welcome the mystery, and trust that your new beginning—however uncertain—is sacred ground.
✨ Themes: Caregiving, grief, feminine archetypes, healing, starting over, intuition, sacred storytelling🌙 Mentioned Archetypes: The Caregiver, The Crone, Persephone, Demeter, Inanna, La Loba, The Wise Woman🌿 Learn more at www.martinarutledge.com